Daily Current Affairs Quiz : 19th September 2018

Q1. India’s first ‘smart fence’ pilot project was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh along the ______ border.

1. India-Bangladesh border
2. India-Pak border
3. India- Nepal border
4. India- China border
5. None of the above option is true

Solution:

India’s first ‘smart fence’ pilot project was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh along the Indo-Pak border at the BSF Headquarters in Ploura, Jammu.

Q2. The government has proposed amalgamation of Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank, and Dena Bank to create India’s _____ globally competitive Bank.

1. 3rd largest
2. 4th largest
3. Largest
4. 2nd largest
5. None of the above option is true

Solution:

The government has proposed amalgamation of Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank, and Dena Bank to create India’s 3rd largest globally competitive Bank.

Q3. The Union Minister for Railways and Coal, Piyush Goyal inaugurated the ‘first ever’ India Tourism Mart (ITM 2018) in____.

1. Kashmir
2. Mumbai
3. New Delhi
4. Goa
5. Kochi

Solution:

The Union Minister for Railways and Coal, Piyush Goyal inaugurated the ‘first ever’ India Tourism Mart (ITM 2018) in the presence of Union Tourism Minister, K J Alphons and the Tourism Minister of Morocco, Mr. Mohamed Sajid, in New Delhi.

Q4. A bilateral meeting on Tourism Cooperation between India and Morocco led by the Minister of Tourism from both countries recently held at_______.

1. Rabat
2. New Delhi
3. Marrakesh
4. Mumbai
5. Goa

Solution:

A bilateral meeting on Tourism Cooperation between India and Morocco led by the Minister of Tourism, Air Transport, Handicraft and Social Economy, Kingdom of Morocco, Mohamed Sajid and the Minister of State for Tourism (IC), Government of India, K. J. Alphons, held in New Delhi.

Q5. The MoU on the 'Friendship and Cooperation Agreement' was signed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Mayor of ____.

1. California
2. Shanghai
3. Tokyo
4. Seoul
5. London

Solution:

The Delhi government signed an MoU with the Seoul Metropolitan Government to work closely in the fields of environment, tourism, wastewater and solid waste management, infrastructure and public health.

Q6. Who won the women’s Singles Japan Open 2018 title?

1. Nozomi Okuhara
2. Carolina Marin
3. Saina Nehwal
4. P V Shindu
5. Jwala Gutta

Solution:

Carolina Marin won the women’s Singles Japan Open 2018 title. Nozomi Okuhara as runner up.

Q7. Which Show won the EMMY award in Best Drama category?

1. Seven Seconds
2. The Americans
3. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
4. Game of Thrones
5. The Crown

Solution:

Game of Thrones won the EMMY award in Best Drama category. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel won in best comedy category.

Q8. Which state's tourism department won two prestigious gold awards of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) for its innovative marketing campaigns?

1. Himachal Tourism
2. Goa Tourism
3. Kerala Tourism
4. J&K Tourism
5. Uttarakhand Tourism

Solution:

Kerala Tourism has won two prestigious gold awards of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) for its innovative marketing campaigns. The awards were presented at a glittering function in Langkawi, Malaysia during PATA Travel Mart 2018.

Q9. Recently Mr. Dolagobinda Pradhan passed away in Bhubaneswar. He was a noted___.

1. Playwriter
2. Politician
3. Sketch artist
4. RTI activist
5. Sportsman

Solution:

Noted freedom fighter and former Odisha Minister Dolagobinda Pradhan passed away in Bhubaneswar. He was 93. A follower of Mahatma Gandhi, he took part in the Quit India Movement in 1942 and got imprisoned by the then British government for 3 years and two months.

Q10. All-women crew of _____ has bagged the prestigious Tenzing Norgay National Adventure award for beating the odds in water with their enduring skills and sailing across the world for eight long months.

1. INSV Ganga
2. INSV Sagarratna
3. INSV Sindhu
4. INSV Tarini
5. INSV Khukri

Solution:

All-women crew of INSV Tarini has bagged the prestigious Tenzing Norgay National Adventure award for beating the odds in water with their enduring skills and sailing across the world for eight long months.

Q11. Rupee-denominated bonds, popularly referred to as ____.

GoId bond

India bond

Masala bond

Himalayan bond

Tiger bond

Solution:

Rupee-denominated bonds, popularly referred to as masala bonds.

Q12. Who is the present chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT).

Subhas Chandra

Sushil Chandra

Ajay Tyagi

Ram Sewak Sharma

Harsh kumar bhanwala

Solution:

Sushil Chandra is the chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes.

Q13. The DAC, chaired by Raksha Mantri Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman accorded approval for the procurement of equipment for the Defence Forces valued at over Rs. 9,100 crores. In DAC, A stands for____?

Arjun

Accurate

Acquisition

Achievement

Army

Solution:

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Raksha Mantri Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman accorded approval for the procurement of equipment for the Defence Forces valued at over Rs. 9,100 crores.

Q14. Who won the Men’s Singles Japan Open 2018 title?

Pannawit Thongnuam

Kento Momota

Khosit Phetpradab

Hsu Jen-hao

Kidambi Srikanth

Solution:

Kento Momota of japan won the Men’s Singles Japan Open 2018 title

Q15. Recently, Nepal-China joint military exercise (JME) named Mt Everest Friendship Exercise-2018 (Sagarmatha Friendship-2018) commenced in China. It was ___ edition of the exercise.

7th

10th

3rd

2nd

12th

Solution:

The second edition of Nepal-China joint military exercise (JME) named Mt Everest Friendship Exercise-2018 (Sagarmatha Friendship-2018) commenced in China’s southwestern Sichuan province.