Weekly Current Affairs Question Bank (13th-19th May 2018) Question 1 c) 15 d)18 In which year did the Postal Life Insurance extend the insurance cover to rural population under the Question 6 banner ‘Rural Postal Life Insurance' (RPLI)? Consider the following statements: a) 1992 b) 1994 1.Ministry of Defence has issued a notification for c) 1996 d) 1995 a unified Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) Question 2 2.DGTR will provide trade defence support to do- The Monetary Policy Committee, which is respon- mestic industry and to exporters in trade remedy sible for fixing the benchmark interest rate in In- investigations instituted by other countries. dia comprises of how many members? 3. DGTR will be the apex national authority for all a) 4 b) 7 trade remedial measures including anti-dumping, c) 5 d) 6 countervailing duties and safeguard measures. Which of the above statement/s is/are true re- Question 3 garding the Directorate General of Trade Reme- The Union Environment Ministry has launched a dies? drive aimed at cleaning ________ in the run-up a) Both 1 and 2 b) Both 2 and 3 to the World Environment Day. c) Only 2 d) Only 1 a) Roads and Highways b) Beaches and Water bodies Question 7 c) Villages in Rural areas d) Railway stations Who among the following has received a lifetime achievement award for his contributions towards Question 4 promoting brand India in the UK? According to a study using an array of NASA sat- a) Gopichand Hinduja b) Anurag Dikshit ellite observations of Earth, which country is c) Naresh Goyal d) Swraj Paul among the hotspots where overuse of water re- sources has caused a decline in the availability of Question 8 freshwater? India has pledged to eradicate tuberculosis by a) India b) China ________ c) Pakistan d) Bangladesh a) 2022 b) 2020 c) 2025 d) 2023 Question 5 The Department of Telecommunications has en- hanced the number of connections per user to Question 9 ________. Private players of which state have been invited a) 9 b) 5 for building the Advanced Medium Combat Air- b) Godavari Management Scheme craft by the Aeronautical Development Agency? c) Periyar Management Scheme a) Karnataka b) Tamil Nadu d) Cauvery Management Scheme c) Odisha d) Maharashtra Question 15 Question 10 Who among the following has been appointed as Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar was recently ap- the next chairman of the Lalit Kala Akademi? pointed as the Chief Justice of ________ High a) CS Krishna Setty b) Ashok Vajpeyi Court by the President of India) c) Uttam Pacharne d) Balan Nambia a) Gujarat b) Meghalaya c) Kerala d) Manipur Question 16 Indian American Susheela Jayapal has become Question 11 the first South Asian to be elected as a member of Name the bank that was recently slapped with a the Board of Commissioners of which US state? penalty of ₹ 50 million for non-compliance with a) New Jersey b) Delaware the directions issued by RBI. c) Connecticut d) Oregon a) Punjab National Bank b) Dena Bank c) South Indian Bank d) Canara Bank Indian American Susheela Jayapal has been elected as a member of the Board of Commission- Question 12 ers of Multnomah County in Oregon, USa) With Who among the following has been elected as the this Susheela becomes first South Asian to be Vice-President of Badminton Asia Confederation? elected in Oregon. Susheela, a political newcomer, a) S.Muralidharan b) Devender Singh will represent North and Northeast Portland com- c) Himanta Biswa Sarma d) Arun Hanuman Das missioner's seat Lakhani Question 17 Question 13 Who among the following is the youngest Indian Who along with the National Investigation women to scale the Mt Everest ? Agency recently organised a workshop in New a) Shivangi Pathak b) Malavath Poorna Delhi on countering online radicalisation? c) Premlata Agarwal d) Gurmayum Anita Devi a) North Atlantic Treaty Organization b) European Union Question 18 c) Interpol ________ has been appointed as the Central d) UN Office of Counter Terrorism Intelligence Agency's first female director. a) Ann E. Dunwoody b) Gina Haspel Question 14 c) Susan Roley Malone d) Penny Harrington Which draft management scheme of the central government was recently approved by the Su- Question 19 preme Court for smooth distribution of water The first Para-National Games under the Khelo among the four southern riparian states? India Scheme will be held in which city? a) Krishna Management Scheme a) New Delhi b) Chennai c) Mumbai d) Bengaluru 2. The government has set up an IFSC in Maha- rashtra) Question 20 3. To enable IBUs to start operations, parent According to the UN World Economic Situation banks have to provide a minimum capital of USD and Prospects (WESP), India's economy is pro- 20 million. jected to grow at ________ in the fiscal year Which of the above statements is/are correct? 2018-19. a) Only 1 b) 1 and 2 a) 7.4% b) 7.3% c) 1 and 3 d) Only 3 c) 7.5% d) 7.6% Question 25 Question 21 Which company is handling the laying of 'alterna- Read the following statements: tive communication network' for defence ser- 1. New Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) guide- vices? lines will ensure that banks maintain a stable a) BSNL b) MTNL funding profile. c) Reliance Communications d) Larsen and 2. The guidelines on NSFR are in line with global Toubro norms prescribed by the Basel Committee. 3. NSFR would be applicable for Indian banks at Question 26 the solo as well as consolidated level. Coal linkage rationalisation for Independent Which of the above statements is/are correct? Power Producers (IPPs) will be undertaken by a) 1 and 2 b) 1 and 3 ________. c) 2 and 3 d) 1, 2 and 3 a) Coal India b) South Eastern Coalfields Question 22 c) Central Electricity Authority Where will the National Institute of Mental d) All of the above Health Rehabilitation be set up? a) Lucknow b) Ranchi Question 27 c) Jaipur d) Bhopal Who has been given the 'Shri Jayadev Rashtriya Yuva Pratibha Puraskar 2018'? Question 23 a) Kumudini Lakhiya b) Sunayana Hazarilal Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Cul- c) Vidya Patel d) Anindita Anaam tural Ministers Meeting (2018) will be held at ________. a) Sanya, China b) Beijing, China c) Wuhan, China d) Hainan, China Question 28 Question 24 What is the script name of Santali language? Read the following statements: a) Tirhuta b) Kaithi 1. RBI had formulated a scheme for setting up of c) Ol Chiki d) Newari IFSC Banking Units (IBUs) in April 2015. Question 35 Where will a 'Freight Village' be set up under Question 29 the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Pro- Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has cre- ject? ated history by establishing a road link to a) Neemrana, Rajasthan b)Ahmedabad, Guja- China border beyond which village? rat a) Martoli b) Limeking c) Dadri, Uttar Pradesh d) Nangal c) Khilanch d) Laspa Chaudhary, Haryana Question 30 Name the cyclonic storm which has devel- Question 36 oped in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Where will the first central university in An- Somalia) dhra Pradesh, after its division from Tel- a) Ava b) Kanga angana, be set up? c) Melina d) Sagar a) Vishakhapatnam b) Kurnool c) Anantapur d) Srikakulam Question 31 Who has been given additional charge of the Question 37 post of Chairman of National Highways Au- A narrow-mouthed frog named Microhyla ko- thority of India? dial has been discovered in which city? a) Bhaskar Khulbe b) K. Dhasmana a) Mangaluru b) Pune c) Yudhvir Singh Malik d) Pradeep Kumar c) Belgaum d) Matheran Sinha Question 38 Question 32 A cabinet meeting of which state was held in a In which year was The World Hypertension boat named Marina for the first time ever? Day inaugurated? a) Uttarakhand b) Assam a) 2009 b) 2000 c) Kerala d) Chhattisgarh c) 2014 d) 2005 Question 39 Question 33 PM Narendra Modi will lay the foundation Which Chinese firm has launched the coun- stone of a tunnel on which pass on 19 May try's first private space rocket? 2018? a) OneSpace Technology b) ExPace a) Bolan Pass b) Shipki La Pass c) SpaceX d) Made in Space c) Rohtang Pass d) Zojila Pass Question 34 An International Rail Coach Expo (2018) is Question 40 being held for the first time in ________. On which bank has RBI imposed a penalty of a) Mumbai b) Perambur ₹50,000 for violating loan guidelines? c) VaranasI d) Chennai a) Khattri Co-operative Urban Bank c) States b) Universal Co-operative Urban Bank d) Regulatory bodies c) The Kangra Co-operative Bank d) Indraprastha Sehkari Bank Question 46 Which city has been selected “India’s best city in solid waste management”? Question 41 a) Vishakhapatnam b) Indore India’s production of foodgrains touched a c) Chandigarh d) Mangaluru record _______ million tonnes in 2017-18. a) 536.2 b) 480.5 Question 47 c) 279.5 d) 110.3 International Widows’ Day is commemorated every year on Question 42 a) June 24th b) June 23rd With which country has India signed a MoU c) June 22nd d) June 25th for cooperation in the legal field? a) Morocco b) Swaziland Question 48 c) Egypt d) Ethiopia Which city is projected to become the most populous city in the world around 2028? Question 43 a) Shanghai b) Karachi With how many banks has Infosys formed a c) Tokyo d) New Delhi blockchain-based trade finance network ? a) 5 b) 3 Question 49 c) 7 d)10 Which organisation won the top award in public communication category at the international Question 44 event ATOMEXPO, 2018? Which is the first Indian exchange to receive a a) Nuclear Power Corporation of India recognition certificate of ‘Designated Offshore b) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited Securities Market’ from the United States Se- c) Indian Space Research Orgaisation curities and Exchange Commission (SEc)? d) NTPC Limited a) National Stock Exchange b) Bombay Stock Exchange Question 50 c) Calcutta Stock Exchange Aadhar is not mandatory for which of the fol- d) Multi Commodity Exchange lowing? a) Supplementary Nutrition Program Question 45 b) Benefits under Grih Kalyan Kendra scheme Cabinet has approved a mechanism for c) Pension for government employees speedy resolution of commercial disputes of d) Benefits under National Meum-Merit Schol- ________.