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General Awareness Nov 2018 Part -1 Answer the following question by choosing the best option from the choices given. 1. The United Nations World Food Programme will form a strategic partnership with this firm to support efforts to eliminate hunger globally by 2030. Which is this firm? 1. Alibaba Group 4. Apple 2. Google 5. None of the above 3. Microsoft Ans: 1 Solution: United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group have formed strategic partnership to support efforts eliminate hunger globally by 2030. The agreement was signed between WFP Executive Director David Beasley and Alibaba Partner and Chairman of Alibaba Foundation Sun Lijun at Alibaba’s headquarters in Hangzhou, China. Under this agreement, Alibaba will lend its cutting-edge technology and resources to support digital transformation of WFP’s operations. In particular, Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba will work with WFP to develop digital “World Hunger Map”. 2. The promulgated amendments to the Company Act 2013 as in late 2018 aim to: 1. increase workers' accountability in workplace 3. break worker unions and give businesses a harassment competitive benefit 2. decongest NCLT and de-criminalize minor 4. make firing of an employee difficult offenses by companies 5. None of the above Ans: 2 Solution: Union Cabinet has approved proposal for promulgation ordinance to amend the Companies Act, 2013. The ordinance had received assent from President Ram Nath Kovind under Article 123 and has been promulgated. The amendments to the Act are aimed to promote ease of doing business as well as ensure better compliance levels. The ordinance to change Companies Act seeks to declog National Company Law Tribunals (NCLTs) and decriminalise minor offences by companies. The ordinance will transfer 90% of the cases to regional directors under Ministry of Corporate Affairs from NCLTs. Moreover, it will retain status of all non-compoundable offences since they are serious in nature. 3. What did the NDMC launch for making digital payments of bills as easy as operating a refrigerator? 1. QR-enabled fridge stickers 4. IR-enabled fridge magnets 2. QR-enabled fridge suckers 5. None of the above 3. QR-enabled fridge magnets Ans: 3 © CETS www.conduiraonline.com Replication or other unauthorized use of this material is prohibited. Page 1 of 8 Solution: New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has launched quick response (QR)-enabled fridge magnets for digital payment of bills. The magnets are personalised and each customer will have unique QR Code mapped to their consumer account number. It is powered by SignCatch – an IT and services company. There will be separate magnets provided by the NDMC to its consumers’ doorstep for both electricity and water bills. Consumers can stick these magnets on their refrigerators at home and use their smartphones to scan QR Code on magnet to pay their bills instantly. The QR Code will redirect consumers to their current bill with option to pay using any of digital payment channels active with NDMC like credit/debit cards, net banking, wallet, and UPI. 4. Recently, the National Seminar on Entrepreneurship and Business Development in Ayurveda was held in: 1. Kerala 4. New Delhi 2. Maharashtra 5. None of the above 3. Andhra Pradesh Ans: 4 Solution: The National Seminar on Entrepreneurship and Business Development in Ayurveda was held in New Delhi. It was organised by Ministry of AYUSH in association with NITI Aayog with aim of encouraging entrepreneurs and Ayurveda stakeholders towards businesses opportunities in the sector. 5. ICGS Varaha was recently launched near: 1. Kolkata 4. Kochi 2. Mumbai 5. Chennai 3. Visakhapatnam Ans: 5 Solution: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) launches new Offshore patrol vessel (OPV) ICGS Varaha at L&T Kattupalli shipyard near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is fourth in the series of 98 M OPVs designed and built indigenously by Larsen & Toubro (L&T). ICGS Varaha is fitted with advanced technology navigation and communication equipment, sensor and machinery. Its weaponry includes one 30 mm and two 12.7 mm guns with fire control system. It has been designed to attain maximum speed of 26 knots and has endurance of 5,000 nautical miles. 6. The World Tsunami Awareness Day is observed on: 1. November 5th 4. November 10th 2. January 3rd 5. None of the above 3. December 10th Ans: 1 © CETS www.conduiraonline.com Replication or other unauthorized use of this material is prohibited. Page 2 of 8 Solution: The World Tsunami Awareness Day is observed every year across the world on 5 November 2016 to spread awareness among people across the world about Tsunami. This year it was third edition of World Tsunami Awareness Day after it was instituted in 2015. 2018 World Tsunami Awareness Day is aligned with International Day for Disaster Reduction (observed on 13 October) and “Sendai Seven Campaign”. It focused on Target “c” of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction which aims at reducing direct disaster economic loss in relation to GDP. 7. Recently, India and South Korea signed MoU on: 1. Samsung India's establishing of billion dollar 3. electronics manufacturing mobile factory 4. medicinal herbs 2. sports cooperation 5. None of the above Ans: 2 Solution: India and South Korea have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on sports cooperation. The MoU was signed between Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in New Delhi. The objective of this MoU is to establish framework to facilitate and promote cooperation between two countries on basis of reciprocity and mutual benefit. 8. Recently, India and South Korea sign a MoU to strengthen cooperation in: 1. exchange of tax-records of Indian living in South 3. Tourism like a new Memorial of Queen Korea Suriratna 2. bullet trains 4. Tourism like a new Memorial of King Motratrap 5. None of the above Ans: 3 Solution: India and South Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for strengthening cooperation in the field of Tourism. The MoU was signed between Union Ministry of Tourism and South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in New Delhi. It was signed during official four-day visit of First Lady of South Korea Kim Jung-sook (wife of incumbent South Korean President Moon Jae-in) to India. First Lady Kim is Chief Guest at Deepotsav event organized by Uttar Pradesh Government in Ayodhya and at ceremony of inaugurating new Memorial of Queen Suriratna (Heo Hwang- ok) in Ayodhya. 9. Recent count says that the Indian Railways has eliminated Unmanned Level Crossings on Broad Gauge routes from N of its 16 zones. What is the value of N? 1. 15 4. 12 2. 5 5. None of the above 3. 10 Ans: 4 © CETS www.conduiraonline.com Replication or other unauthorized use of this material is prohibited. Page 3 of 8 Solution: Indian Railway has eliminated all Unmanned Level Crossings (UMLCs) on Broad Gauge routes (rails separated by 1676 mm or 1.67m of distance) from 12 of its total 16 zones. These 12 zones are Central Railway, Eastern Railway, East Coast Railway, East Central Railway, North Eastern Railway, Southern Railway, North East Frontier Railway, South Central Railway, South Eastern Railway, South East Central Railway and West Central Railway. 10. What is UTS on Mobile about? 1. Unreserved Trains 4. Universal ticketing service 2. Universal trains 5. Unreserved mobile ticketing 3. Underage Ticketing seva Ans: 5 Solution: Union Ministry of Railways has launched Unreserved Mobile Ticketing facility (UTS on Mobile) to enable seamless booking of unreserved tickets including season tickets and also platform tickets all over Indian Railways. This will remove the need for passengers to wait in queues for purchasing the tickets. UTS on Mobile aims to promote: Cashless transactions (Digital payment), Contact less ticketing (no need to physically visit the point of sale) and Customer convenience and experience. With this, booking of unreserved tickets on all non-suburban sections across all Zonal Railways will be now made available on mobile. 11. Ekana International Stadium has been renamed after the former PM Vajpayee. Where is this stadium? 1. Lucknow 4. Chennai 2. Bhopal 5. None of the above 3. Gandhinagar Ans: 1 Solution: The newly-built Ekana International Stadium of Lucknow was renamed after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The stadium will now be known as ‘Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium’. 12. For the period 2019 to 2022, India will be a member of the ITU Council. How many votes did India poll in the elections? 1. 225 4. 100 2. 165 5. None of the above 3. 150 Ans: 2 Solution: India has been elected as a member of the International Telecommunications Union-ITU Council for another four-year term from 2019 to 2022. The elections to the Council were held during the ongoing ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 at Dubai. India secured 165 votes and ranked third among the 13 countries elected to the council from the Asia-Australasia region, and eighth among the 48 countries elected to the council globally. The ITU has 193 member states who elect representatives to the Council. © CETS www.conduiraonline.com Replication or other unauthorized use of this material is prohibited. Page 4 of 8 13. Which city has the first asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge in India? 1. Chennai 4. Bengaluru 2. Hyderabad 5. None of the above 3. Delhi Ans: 3 Solution: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated Delhi’s Signature Bridge, the first asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge in India. The bridge was constructed by the Delhi Tourism and Transport Development Corporation (DTTDC) at an expenditure of Rs 1,518.37 crore. The 675-metre bridge aims to reduce travel time and traffic congestion between the north-eastern and northern parts of Delhi.