Daily Current Affairs Quiz : 28/09/2018

Q1. Recently, who among the following won highest environmental honour 'Champions of the Earth Award?

1. PM Narendra Modi
2. Sundarlal Bahuguna
3. Medha Patekar
4. Chandi Prasad Bhatt
5. Prof. G D Agarwal

Solution:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded with the UN’s highest environmental honour, also given to five other individuals and organisations, for his leadership of the International Solar Alliance and pledge to eliminate single use plastic by 2022.

Q2. The Indian Air Force successfully test fired the indigenously developed Missile Astra. It is a/an ________ Missile.

1. Sea-to-Air
2. Air-to-Sea
3. Air-to-Air
4. Land-to-Land
5. Air-to-Land

Solution:

The Indian Air Force successfully test fired the indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile Astra from a Su-30 aircraft.

Q3. World Tourism Day is celebrated on ______.

1. 27 August
2. 1st October
3. 21st September
4. 27th September
5. 31st December

Solution:

World Tourism Day is observed every year globally on 27th September. It is a unique opportunity to raise awareness on the potential contribution of digital technologies to sustainable tourism development.

Q4. Recently IPC Section 497 was in news. This section is related to_____.

1. RTI activists
2. Homo sexuality
3. Dowry
4. Adultery
5. Supreme Court

Solution:

Section 497 (adultery) gives a husband the exclusive right to prosecute his wife's lover. If found guilty, the adulterer faces five years behind bars.

Q5. India and ______recently signed MoU to enhance cooperation in MSME sector.

1. Oman
2. Morocco
3. South Korea
4. Uzbekistan
5. Russia

Solution:

India and Morocco signed an MoU for deepening cooperation between MSME sectors of the two countries in Rabat, Morocco

Q6. As per the RBI, banks could 'carve out' up to ______ of holdings under the statutory liquidity reserves to meet their liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) requirements as compared to ____ now. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

1. 15%, 13%
2. 17%, 15%
3. 19.5%, 19%
4. 19.5%, 18.5%
5. 15%, 17%

Solution:

The Reserve Bank of India allowed banks to dip further into statutory cash reserves in a bid to ease a liquidity squeeze afflicting the nation’s money markets. As per the RBI, banks could 'carve out' up to 15% of holdings under the statutory liquidity reserves to meet their liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) requirements as compared to 13% now.

Q7. MoU have been signed between India and _____ pertaining to defence related issues including maritime security and defence industry engagement.

1. Oman
2. South Korea
3. Singapore
4. Switzerland
5. Azerbaijan

Solution:

Memoranda of Understanding have been signed between India and Oman pertaining to defence related issues. Cooperation in maritime security and defence industry engagement were prioritized for future engagement.

Q8. India and Uzbekistan signed MoU on cooperation in agriculture, health and medical science, and tourism. What is the currency of Uzbekistan?

1. Dinar
2. Som
3. Rial
4. Uzby
5. Ruble

Solution:

India and Uzbekistan signed MoU on cooperation in agriculture, health and medical science, and tourism. Uzbekistani so?m is the currency of Uzbekistan.

Q9. Recently, an MoU was signed between India and _____ for enhancing cooperation in Applied Science and Industrial Technology.

1. China
2. South Korea
3. Japan
4. Indonesia
5. Pakistan

Solution:

Recently an MoU was signed between India and South Korea for enhancing cooperation in Applied Science and Industrial Technology.

Q10. What was the theme of World Tourism Day-2018?

1. Sustainable Tourism – a Tool for Development
2. Tourism and the Digital Transformation
3. Tourism for all – promoting universal accessibility
4. Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future
5. None of the given themes are true

Solution:

World Tourism Day is observed every year globally on 27th September. “Tourism and the Digital Transformation” is the theme of this year’s World Tourism Day (WTD). Hungary is the host country for this year's WTD.