Current Affairs With Quiz Date: 12 Oct 2018
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1.
Soyuz crew
survives emergency landing
The
Soyuz rocket made a successful emergency landing after an engine problem on
lift-off to the International Space Station (ISS). The two-man crew, astronaut
Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin, survived. The rocket was
launched was from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 0840 GMT. The rocket
had a problem with the booster while launching. A few seconds after the first
stage of separation after the crew has started to go into ballistic descent
mode. The failure is a major setback for the Russian Space Industry.
2.
Malaysia
to scrap death penalty
3.
S BI
signed MoU with Nepals National Banking Institute for human resource
development
State
Bank of India signed a 3 year MOU with Kathmandu-based National Banking
Institute (NBI) for development of human resources. About State Bank of India
Headquarters: Mumbai. ♦ Chairman: Rajnish Kumar. ♦ Tagline: With you all the
way, Pure Banking Nothing Else, The Nation’s banks on us.
4.
Website
for Aero India 2019 launched by Minister of Defence
5.
Environment
Ministry and World Bank released report on Strengthening Forest Fire Management
in the Country
Strengthening
Forest Fire Management in India”, jointly prepared by the Ministry of
Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the World Bank. The report
was released by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Hon. Minister of Environment, Forest, and
Climate Change. The report states that forest fires are the leading cause of
forest degradation in India. About 95 percent of all forest plots inventoried
show some signs of degradation.
6.
Kakinada
SEZ signed MoU with APGDC
7.
Mahesh Reddy
Takes Over as PHDCCI Secretary-General
PHD
Cham ber
of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) announced that Mahesh Y Reddy taken over as
its Secretary General with immediate effect.
He holds 28 years of experience in national level trade, infrastructure
and industry bodies in various capacities.
8.
Pakistans anti
graft body summoned U.S. envoy
Pakistan's
anti-graft body has summoned Ali Jahangir Siddiqui, the country's envoy to the
US, for bribing a top government official. Ali Jahangir Siddiqui allegedly
bribed a top government official by paying Rs.15 crore to get the diplomatic
post. Ambassador Siddiqui has been issued a notice to appear before the
National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Lahore. The transaction was made between
him and former Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Fawad Hasan Fawad.
National Accountability Bureau (NAB): Formed: November 18 1399 Jurisdiction:
Constitution of Pakistan Headquarters: Islamabad Capital Venue Chairman: Senior
Justice (Retired) Javed Iqbal NAB is an autonomous and constitutionally
established federal institution responsible to build efforts against corruption
and prepare critical national economic intelligence assessments against
economic terrorism to the Government of Pakistan.
9.
Sharad Kumar won
gold in mens high jump in Asian Para Games
Indian
para high jumper Sharad Kumar won gold in men’s high jump T42/63 category. This
is his second successive gold in the Asian Para Games 2018 in Jakarta,
Indonesia. Silver was claimed by Varun
Bhati (1.82m), Rio Paralympic bronze-medallist, and bronze by Thangavelu
Mariyappan (1.67m), Rio gold-medallist. The F46 category of disability covers
upper limb deficiency, impaired muscle power or impaired range of movement.
10.
Pravin
Srivastava appointed as India's 3rd Chief Statistician
A
senior officer with the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
(MoSPI), as the Chief Statistician of India (CSI). Srivastava’s tenure will be
till August 31, 2020.
11.
Rahul
Aware was awarded the Best Sportsperson of the Year by SJAM
Wrestler
Rahul Aware, the Commonwealth Games gold medallist, was awarded the Best
Sportsperson of the Year award at the annual Sports Journalists’ Association of
Mumbai (SJAM) award function. The awards function was sponsored by Star Sports.
Other awardees of SJAM are listed below:
Awards Name Sportsman of the year Rahul Aware Sportswomen of the year
Heena Sidhu Tejaswini Sawant Junior Sportsman of the year Kisan Tadvi Junior
Sportswoman of the year Durga Deore Sportsman of the year, Indian Games Rishank
Devadiga Cricketer of the year Prithvi Shaw Ranji Trophy Cricketer of the year
Siddhesh Lad Woman Cricketer of the year Jemimah Rodrigues Junior Cricketer of
the year Yashasvi Jaiswal Team of the year Maharashtra kabaddi team Best Co-Ed
school Jamnabai Narsee School, Bandra Best boys’ school Don Bosco High School,
Matunga Best Girls school J. B. Petit High School, Fort Lifetime Achievement
Award Football & Basketball SS ‘Babu’ Narayan Athletics Mary D’Souza
Cricket Ramakant Achrekar Para-sport Murlikant Petkar
12.
International
Olympics Committee picks Senegal as first African Host for Youth Olympics
International
Olympics Committee (IOC) picked its first African host of any Olympics,
formally awarding the 2022 Youth Games to Senegal. Senegal will host the youth
games in three places: Dakar; a new city of Diamniadio, close to the capital;
and the coastal resort of Saly.
13.
Tushar
Mehta appointed as Solicitor General Of India
He
will assume the office of the Solicitor General till June 30, 2020. Presently,
Mehta is serving as the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) of India. Solicitor
General is the second highest ran king law officer of the government after
the Attorney General.
14.
Centre
approves Land pooling policy of Delhi
15.
IIT-Madras signs
MoU With Tamil Nadu E-Governance Agency
IIT-Madras
signed an agreement with Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (TNeGA) to enhance
data-driven governance. The Robert Bosch
Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (RBC DSAI ) at IIT-Madras
agreed to support the State government on various data science and ICT-related
challenges.
16.
Coal India Signs
MoU With NLC For 5000 MW Power Generation
Coal
India tasked to become a net zero emission energy company by the ministry of
coal and a move which requires it to generate 3,000 MW of solar power. About NLC
Neyveli lignite Corporation (NLC)
Industry: Mining Founded:1975 Hea dquarters: Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
17.
Indus Towers
Wins Deming Prize for 2018
Indus
Towers, world's largest telecom tower company (outside China) won the Deming
Prize for 2018, being the first Indian company in the service sector and the
fifth in the world to achieve. He is only the 29th Indian company to win this
coveted award, with other notable names including Tata Steel, Ashok Leyland,
Mahindra and Mahindra, and NBC Bearings. The Deming Prize was bestowed on Indus
Towers for distinctive performance improvements through the application of
Total Quality Management (TQM) practices.
Daily
Quiz
1. Who
was awarded as the Best Sportsperson of the Year award at the annual Sports
Journalists’ Association of Mumbai (SJAM) award function?
A. Durga Deore B. Siddhesh Lad C. Jemimah Rodrigues D. Rahul Aware
2. Who
launched ‘Aero India 2019’ recently?
A. Minister of Defence B.
Minister of finance C. Minister of External Affairs D. Minister
of Internal Affairs
3. Who
takes over as PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) Secretary General ?
A. Mahesh Reddy B.
Naresh Iyer C. Zaheer Hussain D. Nithish Kumar
4. Who
is the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs?
A. Piyush Goyal B. Hardeep Singh Puri C.
Sushma Swaraj D. Nitin Jairam
Gadkari
5. Who
is the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs?
A.Piyush Goyal B.Hardeep Singh Puri C.Sushma
Swaraj D.Nitin Jairam Gadkari
6. Who
is appointed as India's 3rd Chief Statistician ?
A. Pravin Srivastava B.
Dinesh Kumar C. Suresh Rajan D. Vijay
Kumar
7. International
Olympics Committee picks --------- as 1st African Host for Youth Olympics ?
A. Africa
B. Pakistan C. Indonesia D. Senegal
8. Who
is appointed as Solicitor General Of India ?
A. Tushar Mehta B.
Sathish yadav C. Naresh Kumar D.
Dinesh Karthik
9. Who
signed MoU With Tamil Nadu E-Governance Agency ?
A. IIT-Madras
B. IIT - Bombay C.IIT- Roorkee D. IIT- Pune
10. Which
company signed MoU With Neyveli lignite Corporation (NLC) For 5000 MW Power
Generation?
A. Tech Mahindra B. Coal India C. Tata Steels D. Aditya Birla Group
11. Which
company won Deming Prize for 2018 ?
A. Indus Towers B. Ashok Leyland C.
Larsen and Toubro limited D. Birla Cement
ANSWER
KEY
1. D 2. A
3. A 4. B 5. B 6.
A 7. D
8. A 9. A 10.A 11. A
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