Daily Current Affairs Quiz : 26/10/2018

Q1. The Global Agriculture Leadership Summit 2018 held in New Delhi. What was the theme of the 2-day summit?

1. Doubling Farmers' Income by 2022
2. Deciphering Our Future
3. Connecting Farmers to Market
4. Creating Your Future in Agriculture
5. Activating “Generation Next”

Solution:

The Global Agriculture Leadership Summit 2018 opened in New Delhi. The theme of the 2-day summit is, ‘Connecting Farmers to Market’. The summit was inaugurated by the Secretary Agriculture and Co-operation, Sanjay Agrawal.

Q2. All-rounder Dwayne Bravo announced his retirement from international cricket recently. He played for _______.

1. Sri Lanka
2. England
3. Kenya
4. Zimbabwe
5. West Indies

Solution:

All-rounder Dwayne Bravo announced his retirement from international cricket. The 35-year-old, who last represented the West Indies in September 2016, played a grand total of 270 international matches.

Q3. Government Constituted a four-member Group of Ministers (GoM) to look into sexual harassment at workplace. Who will be heading the GoM?

1. MJ Akbar
2. Rajnath Singh
3. Uma Bharti
4. Sushma Swaraj
5. Sumitra Mahajan

Solution:

The Union Government constituted a four-member Group of Ministers (GoM) to examine and strengthen the existing legal and institutional frameworks for dealing with matters of sexual harassment of women at the workplace. The Group of Ministers will be headed by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

Q4. The Supreme Court ruled that no Bharat ________ vehicle shall be sold across the country with effect from April 1, 2020.

1. Stage-IV
2. Stage-V
3. Stage-VI
4. Stage-III
5. Stage-I

Solution:

The Supreme Court ruled that no Bharat Stage-IV vehicle shall be sold across the country with effect from April 1, 2020. The Bharat Stage VI (BS-VI) emission norm would come into force from April 1, 2020 across the country.

Q5. Which of the following has become the fastest batsman to score 10,000 runs in the history of ODI cricket?

1. Steve Smith
2. Joe Root
3. Rohit Sharma
4. Virat Kohli
5. Fakhar Zaman

Solution:

India captain Virat Kohli has become the fastest batsman to score 10,000 runs in the history of ODI cricket, achieving the feat in his 205th innings, against Windies.

Q6. India recently signed Thirty-eight pacts of_____ worth to give impetus to Iron and Steel Industry.

1. $3bn
2. $5 bn
3. $8 bn
4. $10 bn
5. $1 bn

Solution:

Thirty-eight pacts worth $5 billion were signed among 20 technology providers, capital goods manufacturers and steel producers, which will give impetus to the manufacturing of capital goods for the iron and steel industry.

Q7. Life insurer PNB Metlife has unveiled an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered customer service app. What is the name of that app?

1. Khushi
2. Disha
3. Pragati
4. Laxmi
5. Rashmi

Solution:

Life insurer PNB Metlife has unveiled an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered customer service app ‘Khushi’. The app is designed to be a one-stop shop providing insurance-related information, anytime, anywhere.

Q8. Which Indian state will organize TECH 2018 in association with UNESCO MGIEP ?

1. New Delhi
2. Karnataka
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Goa
5. Uttarakhand

Solution:

UNESCO MGIEP (Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education) in association with Government of Andhra Pradesh announces TECH 2018, an international conference which aims to showcase the role of games and digital learning

Q9. A Chinese company has tested the 'world's largest' cargo drone successfully. What is the name of the drone?

1. Tianyi TY-DB3
2. Hexiang FH-100
3. Aisheng D-4
4. Feihong-98
5. MQ-9

Solution:

A Chinese company has tested the 'world's largest' cargo drone Feihong-98 (FH-98) which can carry a payload of 1.5 tonnes (1,500kg).

Q10. Which of the following veteran banker has been appointed as the new Managing Director and CEO of Paytm Payments Bank?

1. Renu Satti
2. Satish Kumar Gupta
3. Arundhati Bhattacharya
4. Shikha Sharma
5. Rajnish Kumar

Solution:

Paytm Payments Bank has appointed veteran banker Satish Kumar Gupta as its new Managing Director and CEO. The post was lying vacant after Renu Satti stepped down in July 2018.