Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel WWW.AMBITIOUSBABA.COM Page 1 Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel 1st October Q1. PM Narendra Modi has addressed the program 'Satyagraha se Swachhagraha' in Champaran. Champaran is located in which state? (a) Jharkhand (b) West Bengal (c) Odisha (d) Bihar (e) Uttar Pradesh Q2. Vodafone will merge with which company to make the largest mobile operator in India? (a) MTNL (b) Reliance Jio (c) BSNL (d) Airtel (e) Idea Cellular Q3. In which city of Rajasthan turned into yoga city when nearly 2 lakh people performed yoga on Yoga Day 2018 together to break Mysore's 2017 record of most people performing yoga at one place at the same time? (a) Bhilwara (b) Jodhpur (c) Kota (d) Jaipur (e) Bikaner Q4. Which Bank's credit card issuer has announced the launch of 'ELA' (Electronic Live Assistant), a virtual assistant for customer support and services? (a) State Bank of India (b) HDFC Bank (c) Bank of Baroda (d) Axis Bank (e) Punjab National Bank Q5. Which Bank is all set to roll out a capacity building project with farmers in Haryana and Rajasthan under its ‘Livelihood and Water Security’ CSR initiative? (a) ICICI Bank (b) Bank of India (c) State Bank of India (d) Kotak Mahindra Bank (e) Yes Bank WWW.AMBITIOUSBABA.COM Page 2 Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel Q6. Who was conferred the ‘Chief Minister of the Year’ award for her remarkable work in egovernance the award was given at the 52nd Skoch Summit held in New Delhi? (a) Vasundhara Raje Scindia (b) Jai Ram Thakur (c) Shivraj Singh Chouhan (d) Raman Singh (e) Devendra Fadnavis Q7. The World Bank has approved Rs.6000 crore to Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation for which scheme? (a) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (b) Atal Bhujal Yojana (c) Atal Pension Yojana (d) Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (e) Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation Q8. According to SEBI, investors will be permitted to purchase mutual funds worth up to Rs______________ through digital wallets. (a) Rs 1,50,000 (b) Rs 1,00,000 (c) Rs 50,000 (d) Rs 5,000 (e) Rs 25,000 Q9. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Economic Advisory Council to PM (EAC-PM)? (a) Shashikant Sharma (b) Ratan Watal (c) Rajiv Kumar (d) Bibek Debroy (e) Rajiv Mehrishi Q10. Sukanya Samriddhi Account can now be opened with a minimum deposit of __________________which was Rs 1,000 earlier. (a) Rs.250 (b) Rs.500 (c) Rs.750 (d) Rs.1250 (e) Rs.2000 WWW.AMBITIOUSBABA.COM Page 3 Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel Explanations Ans.1(d) Exp. The Prime Minister, ShriNarendraModi, will address 20,000 Swachhagrahis in Motihari, East Champaran district of Bihar . The event is the culmination of a weeklong “Satyagraha se Swachhagraha” campaign run in Bihar from 3rdApril onwards. At this event, associated with the clarion call “ChaloChamparan”, the Prime Minister will also award ten Swachhagrahis who have performed outstandingly in their villages. Chief Minister of Bihar and Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation will also be present at this event. In addition to addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister will also inaugurate new initiatives of the Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and NamamiGange in Bihar. Ans.2(e) Exp. Vodafone merge with Idea Cellular company to make the largest mobile operator in India. Ans.3(c) Exp. Kota, the education city of Rajasthan turned into yoga city when nearly 2 lakh people performed yoga on Yoga Day 2018 together to break Mysore's 2017 record of most people performing yoga at one place at the same time.Government of Rajasthan, Patanjali Yogpeeth and District Administration at Kota (all India) achieved this record.Sound health keeps one happy and jolly. Yoga would usher the country to be the vishva guru once again. Ans.4(a) Exp. SBI Card, the country's second largest credit card issuer, today announced the launch of 'ELA' (Electronic Live Assistant), a virtual assistant for customer support and services. Driven by Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, ELA is designed to enhance customer experience by providing relevant and instant responses to customer queries. Ans.5(e) Exp. YES Bank is all set to roll out a capacity building project with farmers in Haryana and Rajasthan under its ‘Livelihood and Water Security’ CSR initiative. Ans.6(a) Exp. Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has been conferred with the ‘Chief Minister of the Year’ award for her remarkable work in e-governance. Ans.7(b) Exp. The World Bank has approved Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY), a Rs.6000 crore Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. The scheme is to be implemented over a period of five years from 2018-19 to 2022-23, with World Bank assistance. Ans.8(c) Exp. Investors will be permitted to purchase mutual funds worth up to Rs 50000 through digital wallets, the market regulator. WWW.AMBITIOUSBABA.COM Page 4 Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel Ans.9(d) Exp. Bibek Debroy has been appointed as the Chairman of Economic Advisory Council to PM (EAC-PM) Ans.10(a) Exp. Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) is a small deposit scheme for the girl child launched as a part of the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign. It is currently 8.1 per cent and provides income-tax benefit under section 80 C of the Income Tax Act,1961. Even the returns are tax free in the scheme. A Sukanya Samriddhi Account can be opened any time after the birth of a girl till she turns 10, with a minimum deposit of Rs 250 (Earlier it was Rs 1,000). In subsequent years, a minimum of Rs 250 and a maximum of Rs 1.5 lakh can be deposited during the ongoing financial year. 3rd October 1. Deepika Kumari won a bronze medal at the Archery World Cup Final in Samsun in which country recently? 1) Turkey 2) Greece 3) Bulgaria 4) Spain 5) South Korea 2. President Ram Nath Kovind recently gave assent to a bill providing legal protection to the good samaritans. The Bill belongs to which state? 1) Gujarat 2) Tail Nadu 3) Odisha 4) Bihar 5) Karnataka 3. Which country recently held a referendum on whether to change its name or not? Greece blocks its membership bids for the European Union and NATO due to its name. 1) Estonia 2) Eretria 3) Macedonia 4) Zambia 5) Bulgaria 4. Yuvraj Wadhwani won the boys U-13 title at the 25th Asian junior individual championship in which game in Chennai recently? 1) Snooker WWW.AMBITIOUSBABA.COM Page 5 Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel 2) Tennis 3) Table tennis 4) Squash 5) Golf 5. The overseas investors pulled out a massive Rs 210 bn from the Indian capital markets in Sep 2018 on widening CAD. Here, CAD means 1) Commercial Account Deficit 2) Country Account Deficit 3) Currency Account Deficit 4) Commodity Account Deficit 5) Current Account Deficit 6. BNP Paribas had created SBI Life 17 years ago in partnership with State Bank of India. BNP Paribas is based in which country? 1) France 2) Germany 3) Russia 4) Switzerland 5) Singapore 7. Who among the following has been elected as the new Chairman of the Press Trust of India (PTI), the country’s largest news agency? 1) Viveck Goenka 2) N Ravi 3) Vijay Kumar Chopra 4) Shobhana Bhartia 5) Vineet Kumar Jain 8. The International Translation Day is observed every year on which date? 1) 03 Sep 2) 13 Sep 3) 23 Sep 4) 27 Sep 5) 30 Sep 9. Ajit Kumar Das has been appointed as the new Executive Director in which of the following banks? 1) Bank of India 2) Indian Bank 3) United Bank of India 4) Union Bank of India 5) Syndicate Bank WWW.AMBITIOUSBABA.COM Page 6 Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel 10. Rahi Sarnobat is associated with which of the following games? She won Arjuna award recently. 1) Archery 2) Triple jump 3) Wushu 4) Shooting 5) Squash WWW.AMBITIOUSBABA.COM Page 7 Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel 4th October Q1. Which of the following has become the India’s first state to give legal protection to good samaritans? (a) Odisha (b) Assam (c) Karnataka (d) Kerala (e) Uttar Pradesh Q2.What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for 2018, according to UNCTAD’s latest report “Trade and Development Report”? (a) 6.7% (b) 7.2% (c) 7.0% (d) 7.5% (e) 8.0% Q3. Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan has launched an innovative initiative titled SATAT. What does S stand for in SATAT? (a) Sagarmala (b) Simulating (c) Securing (d) Sustainable (e) Sampurna Q4.he Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 5 crore on which of the following banks for non-compliance of its directives? (a) Bandhan Bank (b) Allahabad Bank (c) Karur Vysya Bank (d) Bank of Baroda (e) Dena Bank Q5.As per the RBI, India's external debt declined _______to USD 514.4 billion at June- end (a) 2.8% (b) 3.8% (c) 1.8% (d) 2.2% (e) 3.3% Q6.The theme for World Habitat Day 2018 is _______. (a) Save your city (b) Let’s visit our villages WWW.AMBITIOUSBABA.COM Page 8 Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel (c) Municipal Solid Waste Management (d) Plastic Waste Management (e) Waste Management: Waste to money Q7.Which of the following states has topped the chart for state with the maximum penetration and Assets Under Management (AUM)? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Maharashtra (d) Goa (e) Karnataka Q8.The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to James P Allison and Tasuku Honjo for their discovery of which cancer therapy? (a) Chemotherapy (b) Radiation (c) Surgery (d) Immunotherapy (e) None of these Q9.Assam Government will offer a Wage Compensation for pregnant women working in the tea gardens of the state.