02, November, 2018 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
02, November, 2018 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
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The world's largest airport terminal "under one
roof" was opened in which city?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The world's
largest airport terminal "under one roof" with a capacity to serve
90 million passengers has been officially opened on October 29 in Istanbul,
which marks the Republic Day of Turkey. Overall the first phase has cost 7.5
billion Euro. The airport has been envisioned to have a total capacity of up
to 200 million passengers, once all four phases are completed in the next 10
years.
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Aishwarya Sharma was the Indian brand ambassador of this
company.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Mahendra Singh
Foundation (MSF), a New York-based organization, has appointed Aishwarya
Sharma as its India brand ambassador for #takethepowerback project. Aishwarya
Sharma has a blog named Figuramoda where she speaks on various topics through
her fashion blog posts. She is a fashion activist.
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3.
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The first India-US Dialogue on Intellectual Property has been
launched in __________.
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The first ever
India-US Dialogue on Intellectual Property has been launched in Delhi to
deepen bilateral strategic cooperation on IP policy. The dialogue was
launched by US Chamber of Commerce's Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC)
and FICCI in partnership with the US-India Business Council. It will be
convened annually, alternating between New Delhi and Washington, DC.
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4.
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Who has taken charge as the Air Officer-in-Charge
Administration of IAF?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Air Marshal
Pradeep Padmakar Bapat VSM succeeds Air Marshal HN Bhagwat AVSM VM who
retired on 31 October 2018. Air Marshal PP Bapat was commissioned in the
Indian Air Force in the Administrative Branch on 28 May 1983. He was
commissioned as a Fighter Controller. Earlier, he carried out the
responsibilities of Director General (Works & Ceremonials). He was awarded
'Vishisht Seva Medal' by President of India in 2014. He represented Madhya
Pradesh twice in National Cycle Polo tournament.
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5.
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India and this country signed a MoU for strengthening
cooperation in the field of Tourism, recently.
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Cabinet approved
a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and South Korea for
strengthening cooperation in the field of Tourism. The objectives of the MoU
is to expand bilateral cooperation in the tourism sector, encourage
cooperation between tourism stakeholders including hotels and tour operators,
increase the exchange of information and data related to tourism, encourage
participation in travel fairs/exhibitions in each other's country and promote
safe, honourable and sustainable tourism.
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The Arab country which will host the 23rd edition of the World
Corporate Games 2019.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Qatar will host
the 23rd edition of the World Corporate Games 2019. The Games will provide an
opportunity for corporations around the world to showcase their competitive prowess
through sports. This is the first time the World Corporate Games will be held
in the Middle East. The sporting event takes place every one to two years and
the last edition was held in Houston in the US last year.
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7.
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Which private sector company in India is named as official
partner of men's Hockey World Cup 2018?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Tata Steel was
named as official partner for the Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2018 to be
held from November 28 to December 16, at the Kalinga Stadium, in Bhubaneswar,
Odisha. Tata Steel signed the agreement with the Odisha Hockey Men's World
Cup 2018 to promote development through sports in India. The upcoming 14th
edition of the FIH (International Hockey Federation) World Cup will be the 3rd
time it is held in India and the first time it is held in the eastern part of
India. Tata Steel is the first private sector company in India to start a
hockey academy.
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Who among the following has been names as the Brand Ambassador
Of 2018 Women's World Boxing Championships?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Olympic
bronze medalist and five-time World Champion, MC Mary Kom has been named as
the brand ambassador of the 10th edition of the Women's World Championship in
New Delhi. She leads the Indian contingent for the 2018 AIBA Women's World
Boxing Championships to be held at the IG Stadium's K.D. Jhadav Hall between
November 15 and 24.
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Name of the Indian Sculptor who designed the world's tallest
statue 'Statue of Unity'.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi unveiled the 'Statue of Unity' in Narmada district of Gujarat
on the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Sardar Patel - who
served as the first Home Minister of independent India - is credited with
uniting all 562 princely states in pre-independent India to build the
Republic of India. That is why it is called the 'Statue Of Unity'. It is the
world's tallest statue, with a height of 182m. It located around 3.5 km
downstream from the Sardar Sarovar Dam, on islet Sadhu Bet on the bed of the
river Narmada. The statue was designed by 93-year-old acclaimed sculptor Ram
V. Sutar, who is Padma Bhushan awardee. It is built by Larsen & Toubro
Ltd at a cost of Rs. 2,989 crore. . The viewing gallery at the height of 135
metres can accommodate up to 200 people at a time.
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Who among the following was appointed as the Director General
(DG) of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
S S Deswal, a
1984 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre, has been appointed as the new
Director General (DG) of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) for a period up to
his superannuation on August 31, 2021. He succeeded R K Pachnanda. Prior to
this post, Deswal was the DG of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). The ITBP was
raised on 24 October 1962 under the CRPF Act, in the wake of the Sino-Indian
War of 1962. It is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces of India.
Apart from its primary task of guarding the 3,488-km India-China border,
where ITBP troops are deployed at freezing heights of up to 18,700 feet, the paramilitary
force is tasked with rendering a variety of duties in the internal security
domain, including undertaking anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh.
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Under which provision did the U.S. revoke the duty free
imports on 50 Indian products?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The U.S. revoked
duty-free concessions on the import of at least 50 Indian products, mostly
from handloom and agriculture sectors. The revocation is to reflect the Trump
administration's tough stand on trade-related issues with New Delhi. The
Federal Register issued a notification, listing 90 products which were so far
subject to duty-free provisions under the Generalised System of Preferences
(GSP), an oldest and largest U.S. trade preference programme. The GSP is
designed to promote economic development by allowing duty-free entry for
thousands of products from designated beneficiary-countries. A count of these
products indicated that at least 50 of them are from India. Notably, India is
the largest beneficiary of the GSP.
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Who has been conferred with the 2018 Ezhuthachan Puraskaram,
the highest literacy prize of the Kerala government?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Noted Malayalam
writer M Mukundan has been selected for 2018 Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, the
highest literacy prize of the Kerala government. The award, which carries a
cash prize of Rs five lakh and citation, is being given for his overall
contributions to the language and literature. His popular works inlcude
'Mayyazhippuzhayude Theerangalil', 'Kesavante Vilapangal', 'Delhi Gadhakal',
'Appam Chudunna Kunkiyamma' and 'Lesli Achante Kadangal'.
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13.
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Emerging Trends in Aviation Engineering and Logistics'
(AVIAMAT-2018) was organized by;
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Indian Air Force
has organised a two day seminar on 'Emerging Trends in Aviation Engineering
and Logistics' (AVIAMAT-2018) at Air Force Auditorium, Subroto Park, New
Delhi. The Seminar brought together designers, producers, and users of high-tech
aviation equipment to discuss the potential of innovative indigenous
technologies.
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Which union territory falls under jurisdiction of Calcutta
High Court?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Justice Debasish
Kar Gupta has recently been sworn-in as the new chief justice of the Calcutta
High Court. It is the oldest High Court in India and has jurisdiction over
the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar
Islands. The seat of the High Court is Kolkata, capital of West Bengal. The
High Court building's design is based on the Cloth Hall, Ypres, in Belgium.
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The only Indian film which has been included in BBC's 100 best
foreign language films list of the 21st century?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Satyajit Ray's
epic masterpiece 'Pather Panchali' has been included in BBC's 100 best
foreign language films list of the 21st century. Ray's film, which was
released in 1955 and the first in his 'Apu' trilogy, is the only Indian film
that find its spot in the BBC list and is placed at number 15. Some of the
notable films that featured in the BBC list are - Kurosawa's 'Rashomon ',
Wong Kar-wai's 'In the Mood for Love', Andrei Tarkovsky's 'The Mirror',
Asghar Farhadi's 'A Separation', Guillermo del Toro's 'Pan's Labyrinth',
Ingmar Bergman's 'The Seventh Seal' and Alfonso Cuaron's 'Y Tu Mama Tambien',
among others.
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