Daily Current Affairs Quiz : 29/09/2018

Q1. Which of the following institute tops India in Times Higher Education’s (THE) world university rankings 2019?

1. Oxford University
2. IISc Bengaluru
3. IIT-Bombay
4. IIM-Ahmadabad
5. IIT Indore

Solution:

IISc Bengaluru tops India in Times Higher Education’s (THE) world university rankings 2019. Oxford topped the worldwide list.

Q2. Which among the following has received $57.1 billion the biggest loan package ever from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

1. Turkey
2. Pakistan
3. Venezuela
4. Argentina
5. Iran

Solution:

Argentina has received $57.1 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the biggest loan package ever from the global body aimed at boosting the country's struggling economy.

Q3. Which state bagged the first prize under National Tourism Awards in state category for comprehensive development of tourism?

1. Goa
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Gujarat
4. Madhya Pradesh
5. Andhra Pradesh

Solution:

Andhra Pradesh bagged the first prize under National Tourism Awards in state category for comprehensive development of tourism.

Q4. National Informatics Centre (NIC) and National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (NICSI) have jointly set up a Centre known as CEDA to support Government departments. What does D stand for in CEDA?

1. Department
2. Demographic
3. Different
4. Divisions
5. Data

Solution:

National Informatics Centre (NIC) and National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (NICSI) have jointly set up a Centre of Excellence for data analytics to support Government departments to unlock the hidden potential of the data that they are generating as part of the governance processes and use it to improve the overall governance.

Q5. According to J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, India has allocated _______ for implementation of TB Free India Campaign in the current year.

1. US$ 1 billion
2. US$ 330 million
3. US$ 100 million
4. US$ 430 million
5. US$ 590 million

Solution:

By launching the TB Free India Campaign. India has allocated US$ 430 million for implementation of the Plan in the current year, which is an increase of 54% over last year.

Q6. Government has set up an eight-member Lokpal Search Committee under the Chairmanship of________.

Justice M B Shah

Amitabh Chaudhry

Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai

Deepak Parekh

Justice Dipak Mishra

Solution:

The government has set up an eight-member Lokpal Search Committee under the Chairmanship of former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai. Prasar Bharati Chairman A Surya Prakash, former SBI Chief Arundhati Bhattacharya and Justice Sukha Ram Singh Yadav among others will be members of the panel.