Daily Current Affairs Quiz : 25/10/2018

Q1. The first trilateral meeting among India, Afghanistan and Iran of the Coordination Council of the Chabahar Agreement took place in______.

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

Solution:

The first trilateral meeting among India, Afghanistan and Iran of the Coordination Council of the Chabahar Agreement took place in Tehran, Iran. The Indian delegation was led by Secretary (Economic Relations) TS Tirumurti.

Q2. The United Nations Day is celebrated on _____.

1. 20th October
2. 24th October
3. 26th October
4. 2nd November
5. 26th December

Solution:

The United Nations Day is celebrated on 24th of October every year. The Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter.

Q3. World Development Information Day is celebrated on________.

1. 24th September
2. 26th November
3. 25th October
4. 24th October
5. 20th October

Solution:

The General Assembly decided that the date for the Day should coincide with United Nations Day, 24 October, which was also the date of the adoption, in 1970, of the International Development Strategy for the Second United Nations Development Decade.

Q4. Amjad Ali Khan reverberated in the iconic Assembly hall on United Nations Day Concert recently. What instrument does he play?

1. Sitar
2. Sarod
3. Tabla
4. Violin
5. Shehnai

Solution:

The 2018 United Nations Day Concert was held in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Soulful music from the strings of the sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan reverberated in the iconic Assembly hall.

Q5. Who has been recently awarded with Seoul Peace Prize for 2018 for his contribution to international cooperation and fostering global economic growth?

1. Narendra Modi
2. Shinzo Abe
3. Amartya Sen
4. Raghuram Rajan
5. Urjit Patel

Solution:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred with the Seoul Peace Prize for 2018 for his contribution to international cooperation and fostering global economic growth. The award committee recognized his contribution to the growth of Indian and global economies, crediting ‘Modinomics’ for reducing the social and economic disparity between the rich and the poor.

Q6. UNICEF Ambassador for South Asia, _________ gave away prizes to the winners of South Asia Regional WASH innovation in Thimphu.

1. Sania Mirza
2. Aamir Khan
3. Amitabh Bachchan
4. Virat Kohli
5. Sachin Tendulkar

Solution:

India's legend cricketer and UNICEF Ambassador for South Asia, Sachin Tendulkar gave away prizes to the winners of South Asia Regional WASH innovation in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan.

Q7. Which of the following Payments Bank has recently been allowed to open new accounts by RBI after it submitted a compliance report?

1. Paytm Payments Bank
2. Fino Payments Bank
3. Aditya Birla- IDEA Payments Bank
4. India post Payments Bank
5. None of the above option is true

Solution:

Fino Payments Bank, one of India's first payments banks, has been allowed to open new accounts by RBI after it submitted a compliance report. It had been barred by the central bank from adding new customers since the end of May.

Q8. Who among the following has recently been appointed as Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)?

1. M Nageshwar Rao
2. Alok Verma
3. Rakesh Asthana
4. Sanjeev Chaturvedi
5. M Vijay Rao

Solution:

The committee also issued an order appointing M Nageshwar Rao as Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Rao is presently working as Joint Director at the CBI. Rao will take over the duties and functions of CBI Director with immediate effect.

Q9. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has recently won an ________ contract to supply LRSAM air and missile defence systems to seven ships in the Indian navy.

1. $500 million
2. $666 million
3. $888 million
4. $777 million
5. $1 billion

Solution:

State-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has won an additional $777 million contract to supply LRSAM air and missile defence systems to seven ships in the Indian navy. The contract is with the Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), which is the main contractor in the project.

Q10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with IT and electronic manufacturing professionals and key industry leaders and launched ______portal and app to help them in service to society.

1. Main Nahi Hum
2. Hum Nahi Aap
3. Pahale Aap
4. Mitroo
5. Swacch Society

Solution:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with IT and electronic manufacturing professionals and key industry leaders from across the country in New Delhi. The Prime Minister launched the “Main Nahi Hum” Portal and app on the occasion.