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Current Affairs (News 20 August 2018) CURRENT AFFAIRS (NEWS 20 AUGUST 2018) Country Capital Currency News on Air Albania Tirana Lek 18th edition of the Asian Games has been started in Jakarta, Indonesia. Angola Luanda Kwanza Armenia Yerevan Dram एशियाई खेलⴂ का 18वा車 स車स्करण इड車 ोनेशिया के जकार्ाा में िु셂 हुआ है। Azerbaijan Baku Manat Bahrain Manama Dinar Sports 2018 Asian Games, officially known as the 18th Asian Games is being Days Date • held from 18 August to 2 September 2018 in the Indonesian cities of World Heritage Day 18th April Jakarta and Palembang. • The opening and closing ceremonies of the Games will be held at Earth Day 22nd April Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta. National Panchayati Day 24th April • Motto: "Energy of Asia“ • For the first time, eSports (a form of competition using video games) International Labor Day 1st May and canoe polo will be contested as demonstration sports. Indian sports ministry had cleared an 804-member Indian World Press Freedom Day 3rd May • contingent, including 572 athletes, for the Asian Games. Sports State : Madhya Pradesh • Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra was India's flag-bearer at the Capital: Bhopal glittering opening ceremony. Chief Minister: Shivraj Singh Chouhan • The first Asian Games were held in Delhi, India, 1951. Governor: Anandiben Patel • First time in Indonesia in 1962. Districts: 51 • 17th Asian Games were held in Incheon, South Korea. (2014) Largest city: Indore • 2022 Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou, China. Official language: Hindi • 2026 Asian Games will be held in Nagoya, Japan. Loksabha Seat: 29 Rajya Sabha Seat: 11 Nicknamed: Heart of India + 2nd Largest State (Area) Border (State): Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan State : Madhya Pradesh Bandhavgarh National Park Kanha National Park Madhav National Park Panna National Park Pench National Park Fossil National Park Sports Satpuda National Park Van vihar National Park Orchha Wildlife Sanctuary Phen Wildlife Sanctuary Bori Wildlife Sanctuary Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary Singhori Wildlife Sanctuary Chutka Nuclear Power Plant Bhojtal (Upper Lake) Bhin Bhin is a bird of paradise (Paradisaea Apoda) that 2. The decision to organize the 11th edition of the Conference in represent strategy. Mauritius was taken at the 10th World Hindi Conference held in Bhopal, India in September 2015. 3. The First World Hindi Conference was held in 1975 in Nagpur, India. 4. The main theme of the Conference is "Hindi Vishwa Aur Bharatiy Sanskriti". 5. The venue of the Conference is "Swami Vivekanand International Convention Centre", Pailles Mauritius. 6. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has inaugurated "Panini Language Laboratory" (पाणिनी भाषा प्रयोगशाला) during World Hindi Conference in Port Louis, Mauritius. International Atung is a Bawean deer (Hyelaphus Kuhlii) that represents speed. International 1. 11 वा 車 शवश्व शह車दी स륍मेलन णिदशे मंत्रालय वारा ा मी ीशस स रा रे सोयोग से -20 अगत 20 तर मॉरीिस मᴂ आयोणित णरया िा ोा ोै। Kaka is a single-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros 2. 11 वें शवश्व शह車दी स륍मेलन रो मॉरीिस मᴂ आयोणित र ने रा णनिणय णसतंब 2015 में Sondaicus) that represents strength. भारर् के भोपाल शो मᴂ आयोणित 10 वें शवश्व शह車दी स륍मेलन मᴂ णलया गया था। 3. पहला शवश्व शह車दी स륍मेलन 1975 मᴂ नागपुर, भा त मᴂ आयोणित णरया गया था। 4. स륍मेलन रा म奍ु य शवषय "शह車दी शवश् व रर भारर्ीय स車स् कृ शर्" ोै। 5. स륍मेलन रा आयोजन स्थल "स्वामी शववेकान車द अ車र्रााष्ट्रीय सभा कें द्र" पाई, मी ीशस ोै। News On Air 11th World Hindi Conference was held in Port Louis, News On Air Mauritius. Former United Nation secretary-general Kofi Annan has passed away recently. He was 80. 11 वा車 शवश्व शह車दी स륍मेलन मॉरीिस के पो셍ा लुईस में आयोशजर् हुआ। पूवा स車युक्त राष्ट्र महासशिव कोफी अन्नान का हाल ही में शनधन हो गया। वह 80 वषा के थे। International Obituary 1. The 11th World Hindi Conference (WHC) is being organized from 18-20 August 2018 in Mauritius by the Ministry of External Affairs, • Kofi Atta Annan Born in Kumasi, Ghana, on 8 April 1938. Government of India in association with the Government of • He has served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Mauritius. Nations, from January 1997 to December 2006. • He was re-elected for a second term in 2001, and was succeeded as Secretary-General by Ban Ki-moon on 1 January 2007. • He was awarded the Nobel peace prize for his humanitarian work jointly with the UN as an organisation in 2001. • Kofi Atta Annan has died in Bern, Switzerland. • The Nobel Peace Prize winner served as the U.N. special envoy to Syria, and was the first black African to be appointed as Secretary- General. News On Air India has won the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-15 Women's Championship title. भारर् ने दशिण एशियाई फु 셍बॉल फे डरेिन (एसएएफएफ) अ車डर -15 मशहला िैश륍पयनशिप का शिर्ाब जीर् शलया है। Sports • India defeated Bangladesh in the final of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-15 Women's Championship in Thimpu, Bhutan. • This is the second edition of the Championship. The Hindu • Bangladesh had won the inaugural edition last year, beating India, 1- 0 in the final played at Dhaka. Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar have won the Bangladesh bronze medal for India in 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Capital: Dhaka + Currency: Taka + PM: Sheikh Hasina event at 18th Asian Games. Bhutan Capital: Thimphu + Currency: Ngultrum + PM: Tshering Tobgay अ पूवी ि車देला रर रशव कु मार ने 18 वें एशियाई खेलⴂ में 10 मी셍र एयर राइफल शमशिर् 셍ीम प्रशर्स्पधाा में भारर् के शलए News on Air का車स्य पदक जीर्ा है। Esow Alben has won the first Medal (Silver Medal) in a history of India at the UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Aigle, Switzerland. एसो अ쥍बेन ने शस्व셍्जरलℂड के एगल में यूसीआई जूशनयर रैक साइकशलग शवश्व िℂशपयनशिप में भारर् के इशर्हास में पहला 車 पदक (रजर् पदक) जीर्ा है। Sports • Teen cyclist Esow Alben has created history by claiming India's first ever medal - a silver- at the UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Aigle, Switzerland. • The 17-year-old from Andaman and Nicobar. Switzerland Hindustan Times • Capital: Bern Bajrang Punia has won the first gold medal for India • Currency: Franc in men’s freestyle 65kg category at the Asian Games • President:Alain Berset 2018. बजर車ग पूशनया ने 2018 एशियाई खेलⴂ में पु셁षⴂ की 65 शकग्रा फ्रीस्셍ाइल िेणी में भारर् के शलए पहला स्वणा पदक जीर्ा है। Financial Express Former member of Lok Sabha, Chennupati Vidya has passed away recently. She was 84. लोकसभा की पूवा सदस्य, िेनुपशर् शवद्या का हाल ही में शनधन हो गया । वह 84 वषा की थी। • She was twice elected to the Lok Sabha, in 1980 and 1989. • She was elected to the 7th Lok Sabha in 1980 from Vijayawada constituency on an Indian National Congress ticket. www.un.org • She was reelected in 1989 to the 9th Lok Sabha from the same constituency. World Humanitarian Day is observed Every year on Business-Standard 19th August. Former Shiv Sena member of parliament from शवश्व मानवर्ा शदवस प्रत्येक वषा19 अगस्र् को मनाया जार्ा है। Nashik in Maharashtra Rajabhau Godse has passed away recently. He was 57. Business-Standard म हाराष्ट्र के नाशसक से पूवा सास車 द राजभाऊ गोडसे का हाल ही में शनधन हो गया। वह 57 वषा के थे। K S Srinivas has taken charge as the Chairman of the Marine Products Export Development Authority The Hindu (MPEDA). क े एस िीशनवास ने समुद्री उत्पाद शनयाार् शवकास प्राशधकरण (एमपीईडीए) के अध्यि के 셂प में कायाभार स車भाला है। The Hindu DRDO • Defence Research and Development Organisation • Founded: 1958 • Headquarters: New Delhi • Director General: Sanjay Mitra QUESTION (NEWS 20 AUGUST 2018) Q.1 Who launched Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) on the occasion of 3. Ram Nath Kovind/ राम नाथ कोशव車द the 72nd Independence Day? 4. Venkaiah Naidu/ वेंकै या नायडू शकसने 72 वें स्वर्車त्रर्ा शदवस के अवसर पर शबजू स्वास््य क쥍याण योजना 5. Ganeshi Lal/ गणेिी लाल (बीएसके बाई) िु셂 की हℂ? Ans: Naveen Patnaik/ नवीन प셍नायक 1. Naveen Patnaik/ नवीन प셍नायक Q.2 What is the Name of Noted Malayalam Poet and Sahitya Akademi 2. Narendra Modi/ नरेंद्र मोदी awardee who has passed away recently? मलयालम कशव रर साशहत्य अकादमी पुरस्कार शवजेर्ा का नाम क्या हℂ शजनका हाल ‘क्वीन ऑफ सोल' अरेथा फ्रℂकशलन का हाल ही में शनधन हो गया। वह______ गायक ही में शनधन हो गया हℂ? थीं। 1. Harish Pal/ हरीि पाल 1. American/ अमेररकी 2. Arvind Singh/ अरशव車द शस車ह 2. Russian/ 셂सी 3. Chemmanam Chacko/ िेममानम िेको 3. Japanese/ जापानी 4. Raj Kumar Singh/ राज कु मार शस車ह 4. Indian/ भारर्ीय 5. Vikram Sharma/ शवक्रम िमाा 5. Chinese/ िीनी Ans: Chemmanam Chacko/ िेममानम िेको Ans: American/ अमेररकी Q.3 Ajit Wadekar has passed away recently. He was related to which Q.10 Danijel Subasic has announced his retirement from the International sports? Football. He is from which country? अशजर् वाडेकर का हाल ही में शनधन हो गया। वह शकस खेल से स車ब車शधर् थे? डेशनयल सुबाशसक ने अ車र्रराष्ट्रीय फु 셍बॉल से स車न्यास लेने की घोषणा की है। वह शकस 1.
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