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“The Pessimist Sees Difficulty in Every Opportunity. the Optimist Sees Opportunity in Every Difficulty.” Importantquestion Points 1 / प्रश्न 1 Important Points “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” ImportantQuestion Points 1 / प्रश्न 1 भारत में ूचुअल फंड एसोससएशन का अध्यक्ष ककसे ननर्वाचचत ककया गया है? Who has been elected as Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India? 1. आर. सी. भागगर्व / R. C. Bhargava 2. र्वी जी ससद्धार्ग / V. G. Siddhartha 3. ननमेश शाह / Nimesh Shah 4. र्वेणुश्रीननर्वासन / Venu Srinivasan ImportantAnswer Points ननमेश शाह / Nimesh Shah • Nimesh Shah, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, has been elected as Chairman of trade body, Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). • Shah has replaced A Balasubramanian, CEO of Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund. ImportantQuestion Points 2 / प्रश्न 2 ककस संगठन के सलए कियंका कनोन्गो को अध्यक्ष ननयुक्त ककया गया है? For which organisation, Priyank Kanoongo appointed as the Chairperson? 1. राष्ट्र ीय बाल अधिकार संरक्षण आयोग (एनसीपीसीआर)/ National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) 2. सामुदाययक नर्वकास का नर्वाजो राष्ट्र िभाग (एनएनडीसीडी)/ Navajo Nation Division of Community Development (NNDCD) 3. राष्ट्र ीय नतलहन एर्वं र्वनस्पनत तेल नर्वकास (एनओर्वीओडी)/ National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils Development (NOVOD) 4. राष्ट्र ीय सहकारी नर्वकास ननगम (एनसीडीसी) / National CO- Operative Development Corporation(NCDC) ImportantAnswer Points राष्ट्र ीय बाल अधिकार संरक्षण आयोग (एनसीपीसीआर)/ National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) • Priyank Kanoongo appointed to the post of Chairperson, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India for a period of 03 years. • Kanoongo has been member of the commission from November 2015. ImportantQuestionQuestion Points / 3 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न3 3 उत्तर िदेश के इलाहाबाद जंक्शन रेलर्वे स्टेशन कानाम बदलकर__________ कर ददया गया है। Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad Junction railway station is renamed to __________. 1. सोनभद्रस्टेशन / Sonbhadra Station 2. िभादेर्वी स्टेशन / Prabhadevi station 3. पंकडत दीन दयाल उपाध्यायस्टेशन / Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya station 4. ियागराज / Prayagraj ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 3 ियागराज / Prayagraj • Uttar Pradesh Cabinet led by CM Yogi Adityanath has approved the proposal to rename Allahabad, which will be called Prayagraj with immediate effect. • Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Sidharth Nath Singh informed the media regarding the decision. • The new name derives from a place in the city called Prayag, where three rivers flowing across the state meet. ImportantQuestionQuestion Points / 4 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न4 4 भारत तीसरे एसशयाई पैरा खेलⴂ, जकाता, इंडोनेसशया में __________र्वें ान पर रहा। India took __________ rank in the third Asian Para Games, Jakarta, Indonesia. 1. 6 2. 7 3. 9 4. 12 ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 4 9 • The third Asian Para Games took place in Jakarta, Indonesia. • Around 3000 athletes from 43 countries took part in 15 Paralympic and three non-Paralympic sports. • The official mascot of the 2018 Asian Para Games is a Bondol eagle named MOMO, which was chosen to represent motivation and mobility. ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 4 • India recorded its best-ever medal haul at the Asian Para Games by ending the 2018 edition with 72 medals (15 gold, 24 silver, and 33 bronze medals) and placed in the 9th position. • Continental giants, China were at the top of the pecking order with 172 gold. ImportantQuestionQuestion Points / 5 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न5 5 उस भारतीय कलाकार का नाम क्या है सजन्हⴂने 2018 फुकु ओका कला और संस्कृनत पुरस्कार ?जीता Name of the Indian artist who won the 2018 Fukuoka Arts and Culture Prize? 1. इला अ셁ण / Ila Arun 2. स्व셁प खान / Swaroop Khan 3. तीजन बाई / Teejan Bai 4. मासलनी अर्वी / Malini Awasthi ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 5 तीजन बाई / Teejan Bai • Dr. Teejan Bai, the folk artist from Chhattisgarh, has won the 2018 Fukuoka Arts and Culture Prize, one of the top honours of Japan. ImportantQuestionQuestion Points / 6 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न6 6 आर्वास एर्वं शहरी मामलⴂ के केंद्रीय मंत्रीहरदीप ससंह पुरी और ककस मंत्री ने हाल ही में नई ददल्ली में भारत के ििान मंत्री पर िानर्वत संग्रहालय की आिारसशला रखी? Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri and this minister jointly laid the foundation stone for proposed Museum on Prime Ministers of India at New Delhi, Recently. 1. श्री सजतेंद्र ससंह / Shri Jitendra Singh 2. श्री महेश शमा / Shri Mahesh Sharma 3. श्री राजनार् ससंह / Shri Rajnath Singh 4. श्री हर्गर्विगन / Shri Harsh Vardhan ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 6 श्री महेश शमा / Shri Mahesh Sharma • Minister of state for culture, Mahesh Sharma and Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri jointly laid the foundation stone for proposed Museum on Prime Ministers of India at Teen Murti Estate, New Delhi. • The new museum will incorporate the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) at the Teen Murti Estate, the official residence of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. • The Museum will be constructed at a cost of Rs. 271 crore. ImportantQuestionQuestion Points /7 प्रश्न / प्रश्न7 7 मंकत्रमंडल की ननयुयक्त सनमनत ने िबंि ननदेशक और मुख्य कायगकारी अधिकारी पीएस जयकुमार के कायगकाल में नर्वार को मंजूरी दे दी है। र्वह ककस बℂक के एमडी और सीईओ हℂ? The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved extension in tenure of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer PS Jayakumar.He is the MD and CEO of which bank? 1. भारतीय स्टेट बℂक / SBI 2. आईडीबीआई / IDBI 3. बℂक ऑफ बड़ौदा / Bank of Baroda 4. पंजाब नेशनल बℂक / Punjab National Bank ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 7 बℂक ऑफ बड़ौदा / Bank of Baroda • The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved extension in tenure of Bank of Baroda’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer PS Jayakumar given one year extension, i.e. till October 12, 2019. ImportantQuestionQuestion Points /8 प्रश्न / प्रश्न7 8 ििान मंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने ककस राष्ट्र ीय शहर में राष्ट्र ीय मानर्वाधिकार आयोग के जुबली समारोह का उदघ् ाटन ककया? Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Jubilee celebrations of National Human Rights Commission in which city? 1. चेन्नई / Chennai 2. कानपुर / Kanpur 3. पुणे / Pune 4. नई ददल्ली / New Delhi ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 7 नई ददल्ली / New Delhi • Prime Minister Narendra Modi said National Human Rights Commission said has an important role to play in government’s efforts to achieve sustainable development goals. • Addressing an event in New Delhi to mark the 25th to mark the anniversary of the founding of the NHRC, he said the government is committed to improve the lives of people by ensuring their rights ImportantQuestionQuestion Points / 9 प्रश्न / प्रश्न9 9 केंद्र ने तनमलनाडु में चमडा उद्योग को बढार्वा देनेके सलए ककतनी रासश की मंजूरी दे दी है? Centre has approved how much amount to promote leather industry in Tamil Nadu? 1. 102 करोड / 102 cr 2. 100 करोड / 100 cr 3. 105 करोड / 105 cr 4. 104 करोड / 104 cr ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 9 105 करोड / 105 cr • The central government has approved a special package for employment generation in leather and footwear sector. • Centre has approved 4 projects worth over 105 crore rupees to promote leather industry in Tamil Nadu. • Chief minister: Edappadi K. Palaniswami • Governor Banwarilal Purohit QuestionImportantQuestion Points /10 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न10 10 र्वैसिक िनतस्पिाकता सूचकांक, 2018 में भारत का रℂक क्या है? What is the rank of India in Global Competitiveness Index, 2018? 1. 54 2. 58 3. 69 4. 82 5. 98 ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 10 58 • USA has topped the Global Competitiveness Index, 2018 • Global Competitiveness Index report is released by World Economic Forum QuestionImportantQuestion Points /11 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न10 11 हाल ही में गोर्वा समुद्रीय संगो� ठी- 2018 का उदघ् ाटन ऩौसेना िमुख एडनमरल सुनील ला륍 बा ने ककया र्ा। इस साल के संगोष्ठी का नर्वर्य क्यार्ा? Goa Maritime Symposium – 2018 was recently inaugurated by the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lamba in Goa. What was the theme of this year's Symposium? 1. दहꅍ द महासागर क्षेत्र में मजबूत समुद्रीय भागीदारीको िो配सादहत करना / Building Stronger Maritime Partnerships in IOR 2. अटलांकटक क्षेत्र में मजबूत समुद्री साझेदारी का ननमाण/ Building Stronger Maritime Partnerships in Atlantic Region 3. िशांत महासागर में मजबूत समुद्री साझेदारी बनाना / Building Stronger Maritime Partnerships in Pacific Ocean 4. बंगाल की खाडी में मजबूत समुद्री साझेदारी बनाना / Building Stronger Maritime Partnerships in Bay of Bengal 5. अरब सागर में मजबूत समुद्री साझेदारी का ननमाण / Building Stronger Maritime Partnerships in Arabian Sea QuestionImportantQuestion Points /11 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न10 11 हाल ही में गोर्वा समुद्रीय संगो� ठी- 2018 का उदघ् ाटन ऩौसेना िमुख एडनमरल सुनील ला륍 बा ने ककया र्ा। इस साल के संगोष्ठी का नर्वर्य क्यार्ा? Goa Maritime Symposium – 2018 was recently inaugurated by the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lamba in Goa. What was the theme of this year's Symposium? 1. दहꅍ द महासागर क्षेत्र में मजबूत समुद्रीय भागीदारीको िो配सादहत करना / Building Stronger Maritime Partnerships in IOR 2.
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