28,November, 2018 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
28,November,
2018 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
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Which of the following organisation organised the 9th
Indian Organ Donation Day?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
'9th Indian Organ Donation Day' was organized by
the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) in Delhi. Shri
Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare stated
that People's participation and people's awareness is the key to encouraging
organ donation. The best performing State of Tamil Nadu was also felicitated.
The State of Maharashtra received an award for being the best State for
promoting awareness of organ donations. Dr. Subramania Iyer K, Kochi was
felicitated for conducting first hand transplant in the country and Dr.
Shailesh Puntambekar, Pune, received the award for conducting 1st Uterine
Transplant in India.
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Which state bagged the Best State Award in cadaveric
organ donation from the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Tamil Nadu bagged the Best State Award in
cadaveric organ donation from the National Organ and Tissue Transplant
Organisation (NOTTO), Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The State
has been awarded for the fourth consecutive year. Health Minister C.Vijaya
Baskar received the award from the Ministers of State, Union Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare, Ashwini Kumar Choubey and Anupriya Patel during
the 9th Indian Organ Donation Day programme in New Delhi 28th November 2018.
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Who of the following has been conferred with the
highest French civilian award?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Tech magnate and philanthropist Premji will
receive the Knight of the Legion of Honour or Chevalier de la Legion
d'Honneur from Ambassador of France to India, Alexandre Ziegler. The renowned
entrepreneur will be bestowed with this distinction for his contribution to
developing the IT industry in India and his economic outreach in France.
Indian recipients who have received this prestigious award include Shah Rukh
Khan as well as Bengali actor Soumitra Charrerjee
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Who has been named captain of the ICC Women's World
Twenty20 XI?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Harmanpreet Kaur has been named captain of the
ICC Women's World Twenty20 XI, which also featured opener Smriti Mandhana and
leg-spinner Poonam Yadav. A selection panel of ICC in Dubai picked up the
team on the basis of the players' performances in the 2018 ICC Women's World
Twenty-20 tournament , which concluded recently with Australia winning the
title.Three players from England, two from Australia and one each from
Pakistan, New Zealand and the Windies have also been named in the eleven. The
next ICC World T20 tournament will take place in Australia in 2020.
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What is the theme of the 2018 International Day for the
Elimination of Violence against Women?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The International Day for the Elimination of
Violence against Women (IDEVAW) is observed every year on 25th of November to
raise public awareness on issues of violence against women and girls,
including how men and boys can play a more active role in eliminating this
violence. The day also marks the start of the "16 Days of
Activism". The 2018 UN theme for 16 Days of Activism Against
Gender-Based Violence under the UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign
is "Orange the World: #HearMeToo". The aim of #HearMeToo is to
bring to the forefront the voices of women and girls who have survived
violence, who are defending women's rights every day and taking action, many
of them very far away from the limelight or media headlines.
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6.
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How many movies are nominated for ICFT UNESCO Gandhi
Medal by IFFI?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
has nominated 12 movies for this year's International Council for Film,
Television and Audio-visual Communication (ICFT) UNESCO Gandhi Medal. Of
these 12 films, two are from India and the rest are foreign movies. The two
Indian movies competing for the honour are Tamil film Baaram and Ladakhi
movie Walking with the Wind.
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Which of the following is the first US state to accept
taxes in Bitcoin?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Ohio will become the first US state to accept
payment of taxes by businesses in Bitcoin, beginning this week. Businesses
can pay 23 different taxes with Bitcoin, from employee withholding tax to
fuel and sales tax, through an online cryptocurrency portal. The state will
use BitPay, a cryptocurrency global payment system, to complete the process.
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Which bank developed the PaiSA portal for processing
interest subvention on bank loans to beneficiaries under DAY-NULM?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The government launched a centralised electronic
platform for processing interest subvention on bank loans to beneficiaries
under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission
(DAY-NULM), called 'Paisa'. PAiSA, or `Portal for Affordable Credit and
Interest Subvention Access', is a web platform designed and developed by
Allahabad Bank, which is the nodal bank.
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For which state, The Centre and Asian Development Bank
(ADB) has signed a 200 million dollar loan agreement recently?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Centre and Asian Development Bank (ADB) has
signed a 200 million dollar loan agreement to finance widening and upgrading
of about 230 Kilometers State Highways in Bihar to all-weather standards with
road safety features. The agreement was signed by Additional Secretary in the
Finance Ministry Sameer Kumar Khare and Officer-in-Charge of ADB's India
Resident Mission, Rajeev P Singh in New Delhi.
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Name the Minister who inagurated the 14th Formation Day
of National Disaster Management Authority.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren
Rijiju has inaugurated the 14th Formation Day of National Disaster Management
Authority (NDMA) on 27th November 2018 in New Delhi. The theme of this year's
Formation Day is 'Early Warning for Disasters'. On the occasion, NDMA also
released a training manual for masons on Hazard-Resistant Construction. A
study report on "Gujarat floods 2017: A Case Study" will also be
released.
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Name the person who topped in the list of Fortune
India's Most Powerful Women list 2018.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The top five Fortune India's Most Powerful Women
list 2018: 1. Zia Mody - Co-founder, AZB & Partners; 2. Kiran
Mazumdar-Shaw - Chairperson and MD, Biocon; 3. Suneeta Reddy - Managing
director, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise; 4. Alice G. Vaidyan - Chairman and
managing director, General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re); 5.
Mallika Srinivasan - Chairman and CEO, Tractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE).
Shah Rukh Khan's wife and Renowned interior designer and co-owner of Red
Chillies Entertainment, Gauri Khan debuts on the list of 'Fortune India's 50
Most Powerful Women' in business' this year. Being the founder and chief
executive office of Gauri Khan Designs, Gauri gained the 42nd spot.
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Who of the following has been conferred with the FICA
Emerging Artist Award 2018?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Delhi-based artist Anupam Roy has won the FICA
Emerging Artist Award 2018, which is granted by Foundation for Indian
Contemporary Art (FICA) for his large-scale drawings and paintings speak
about systemic violence and injustice. As part of the award, he would receive
a 90-day residency in Switzerland in 2019, supported by Pro Helvetia, which
would help develop his practice and in forging further artistic
collaborations. The FICA award, granted annually in collaboration with Pro
Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council, seeks to promote young artists who are
studying or practising in India, and demonstrate extraordinary skill and
promise in the visual arts. The FICA is a non-profit organization that aims
to broaden the audience for contemporary Indian art, enhance opportunities
for artists, and establish a continuous dialogue between the arts and the
public through education and active participation in public art projects and
funding.
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Saina Nehwal wins ___________ at Syed Modi
International 2018.
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
World number nine Saina Nehwal bagged silver at
Syed Modi International Badminton Championships 2018 after losing to world
number 27 Han Yue. India's Sameer Verma defeated Lu Guangzu of China in the
men's singles final to successfully defend and win the Syed Modi
International Championships in Lucknow.
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ISRO to launch Indias HysIS satellite with how many
foreign satellites?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
ISRO is all set to launch its workhorse rocket
PSLV-C43 carrying India's earth observation satellite Hyper Spectral Imaging
Satellite (HysIS) and 30 co-passenger satellites, including 23 from the US,
from Sriharikota on November 29. HysIS is an earth observation satellite
developed by ISRO. It is the primary satellite of the PSLV-C43 mission. The
mission life of the satellite is five years. The co-passengers of HysIS
include one micro and 29 nano satellites from eight different countries -
United States of America (23 satellites), Australia, Canada, Columbia,
Finland, Malaysia, Netherlands and Spain (one satellite each). PSLV is ISRO's
third generation launch vehicle. It can carry upto 1,750 kg of payload into
polar SSO of 600 km altitude.
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Jolly Grant airport was renamed after former prime
minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It was located in __________.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Uttarakhand government chaired by Chief
Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, approved a total of 27 proposals including
renaming the Dehradun airport after former prime minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee. As per the approved proposal, the Jolly Grant airport in
Uttarakhand will be renamed after Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The cabinet also gave
its approval to the setting up of the Uttarakhand State Agency For Public
Services to ensure time-bound delivery of services and redressal of
complaints.
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This country has launched a Social Security Scheme for
formal sector workers.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Nepal government has launched a Social Security
Scheme for formal sector workers of the country. PM of Nepal KP Sharma Oli stated
that it was very necessary to strengthen the system in which the government
is accountable to its people. People of all ages and categories would be
included in the scheme. The new social security scheme is contribution based
and it will cover health and medical facilities, safe motherhood, accident,
and physical incapacity security, security to dependent family members and
security at old age.
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Which Indian state will host the Hockey World Cup 2018?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Odisha is hosting the Hockey World Cup 2018. The
opening ceremony of Men's Hockey World Cup took place at Kalinga Stadium,
Bhubaneswar. The opening ceremony, which was almost a three-hour long,
conveyed a powerful message of "oneness of humanity". India is
hosting the FIH Hockey World Cup for the third time, earlier Mumbai in 1982
and New Delhi in 2010 have hosted the event. World's top 16 teams will fight
for the coveted title in the 14th edition of the tournament.
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