Daily Current Affairs Quiz : 15th September 2018

Q1. The Union Cabinet approved new Umbrella Scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan, PM-AASHA. It is comprised of ______________ sub schemes.

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5
5. None of the given options is true

Solution:

The new Umbrella Scheme includes the mechanism of ensuring remunerative prices to the farmers and is comprised of: 1. Price Support Scheme (PSS), 2. Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS), and 3. Pilot of Private Procurement and Stockist Scheme (PPPS).

Q2. The new Umbrella Scheme PM-AASHA includes the mechanism of ensuring remunerative prices to the farmers and is comprised few sub schemes. In PM-AASHA, ‘S’ stands for ____.

1. Sub-scheme
2. Support
3. Stockist
4. Sanrakshan
5. Super

Solution:

The Union Cabinet approved new Umbrella Scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan, PM-AASHA.

Q3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of 'Swachhata Hi Seva Movement', to mark the 150th birth anniversary of ____.

1. Bhimrao Ambedkar
2. Vallabhbhai Patel
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Swami Vivekananda
5. None of the given options is true

Solution:

To mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of 'Swachhata Hi Seva Movement'. The mission, which also celebrates the fourth anniversary of the Swaccha Bharat Mission will take place across the length and breadth of the country and will continue till Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary on October 2.

Q4. 23rd India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Technical and Economic Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) will be co-chaired by Swaraj and Yuri Borisov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. What is the venue of the meeting?

1. Mumbai
2. Moscow
3. Sochi
4. Saint Petersburg
5. Delhi

Solution:

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj left for a two-day visit to Moscow, Russia. During this visit, she will attend the meeting of 23rd India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Technical and Economic Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC).

Q5. Samsung has recently opened its biggest experience centre in which Indian city?

1. Noida
2. New Delhi
3. Mumbai
4. Hyderabad
5. Bengaluru

Solution:

After launching the world's largest mobile phone-manufacturing factory in Noida in July 2018, Samsung has now opened its biggest experience center in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Q6. India, Iran and Afghanistan held their first tripartite meeting in ________.

1. Kabul
2. New Delhi
3. Tehran
4. Ghazni
5. Mumbai

Solution:

India, Iran and Afghanistan held their first tripartite meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan during which implementation of the Chabahar port project and a host of other issues including ways to deepen counter-terror cooperation were discussed.

Q7. What is the currency of Iran?

1. Iranian Dinar
2. Iranian lira
3. Iranian won
4. Iranian rial
5. Iranian rupiah

Solution:

Iranian rial is the currency of Iran.

Q8. Recently Padma Bhushan laureate Vijay Shankar Vyas passes away. He was a noted _____.

1. Journalist
2. Poet and Writer
3. Agri-economist
4. Actor
5. Vocalist

Solution:

Renowned agricultural economist and former PM's Economic Advisory Committee Member Professor Vijay Shankar Vyas died after a brief illness. He was 87.

Q9. Who is the Chairman & Managing Director of BSNL?

1. Anupam Shrivastava
2. Ajay Tyagi
3. R. S. Sharma
4. Manoj Sinha
5. None of the given options is true

Solution:

Anupam Shrivastava is the Chairman & Managing Director of BSNL.

Q10. Unlimit, end-to-end IoT service provider announced its partnership with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to offer comprehensive IoT solutions where I and T stand for ___and ___.

1. Internet, Technology
2. Internet, Things
3. International, Territories
4. Interconnection, Technology
5. Interstate, Things

Solution:

Unlimit, end-to-end IoT service provider in India announced its partnership with State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to offer comprehensive Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services to the enterprise customers across India.