03, November, 2018 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
03, November, 2018 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
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The First WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health
will be held in __________.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The First WHO
Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health took place at WHO headquarters
in Geneva, Switzerland. The conference was organized in collaboration with UN
Environment, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Climate and
Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC), the UN
Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the World Bank and the Secretariat of
the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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2.
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IAMAI forms AR/VR committee to Promote Technologies in India.
It was chaired by;
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Internet and
Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has formed a new industry expert
committee to develop and promote an augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR)
ecosystem in India. The committee is chaired by Namrita Mahindro, Senior
General Manager, digital transformation, Mahindra Group and co-chaired by
Satyajeet Singh, Head -Strategic Product Partnership, India and South Asia,
Facebook. The committee is a step in IAMAI's efforts to evangelise the
nascent technology's ability to drive economic growth, job creation, and
skill development in the country.
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3.
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Who received Excellence in 2018 FINEXT Award at the Finextcon
conference?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Sanjoy
Gaddipati, Founder, CEO, and Managing Director of InternationalCryptoX Pte.
Ltd, INCX, received Excellence in FINEXT Award 2018 at the Finextcon
conference held at Las Vegas, USA on 25th & 26th October 2018. The
Finextcon 2018 awards recognize the innovative, creative and successful
projects in financial technology from various parts of the world. It honours companies
in the financial markets.
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4.
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The 2nd successful night trial of Agni-1 ballistic missile was
conducted in which coast?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
India's
indigenously developed nuclear-capable Agni-1 ballistic missile had a
successful 2nd time night time test, conducted from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off
the Odisha coast. The surface-to-surface missile has a strike range of 700
km. The test was undertaken as a part of periodic training activity by the
Strategic Forces Command (SFC). It was developed by advanced systems
laboratory of the DRDO with Defence Research Development Laboratory and
Research Centre Imaratand integrated by Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad.
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5.
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This company gets a contract of USD 200 bn solar power project
in Saudi Arabia, recently.
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Larsen &
Toubro (L&T) plans to bid for an Engineering, Procurement and
Construction (EPC) contract for a section of the $200 billion solar projects
in Saudi Arabia to be built with the backing of Japan's SoftBank. Earlier
this year, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and SoftBank signed a MoU to
invest in building the world's biggest solar power project in Saudi Arabia.
This project is expected to have the capacity to produce up to 200 gigawatts
(GW) by 2030. The first two solar parks are expected to generate 7.2 GW and
construction work is scheduled to begin by next year. On the timeline for
bagging the project, there occurred some pressure in the Saudi market so it
was reasonable to expect it in 12 months.
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Which country has initiated talks with the Taliban against
bypassing Afghan's President Ashraf Ghani's government?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Russia has
quietly invited a group of senior Afghan politicians to talk with the Taliban
in Moscow. This talk has bypassed President Ashraf Ghani's government and has
angered officials in Kabul who say it could muddle the U.S.-backed peace
process. The Afghan officials also said that the government was unhappy that
Moscow was pressing ahead with plans for talks. In August, Russia proposed to
hold multilateral peace talks in Moscow and invited 12 countries and the
Taliban to attend a summit the following month. But President Ashraf Ghani
rejected the invitation on the grounds that talks with the Taliban should be
led by the Afghan government and hence the meeting was postponed. The U.S.
had also declined to attend.
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Atul Kumar Goel has taken charge as the MD and CEO of
___________.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Atul Kumar Goel
assumed charge as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (UCO) of UCO
Bank. Prior to this assignment, he was executive director of Union Bank of
India.
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8.
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India's first 'Justice City' was developed by this state.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Andhra Pradesh
is building a world-class and India's first 'Justice City' within its new
capital Amaravati with the vision to provide a state-of-the-art ecosystem
built on latest technology for supporting the judicial system in the state.
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9.
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With which company, Ministry of Defence signed a contracts for
supply of four survey vessels for Indian Navy?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Ministry of
Defence awarded contract for design, construction and supply of four Survey
Vessels for Indian Navy to Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE)
Limited, Kolkata. The order value for these four vessels is Rs. 2435.15
crore. The first ship is to be delivered within 36 months and remaining
within an interval of six months for each vessel. The project completion time
is 54 months from date of signing the contract. With this prestigious
contract, GRSE's Order Book as on date stands at Rs. 22,604 crore. The GRSE
is currently handling a major project to make three Stealth Frigates for
Indian Navy under P17A Project.
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Name the sail training ship of Indian Navy that returned from
a seven-month sail across the world named 'Lokayan 18'?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The sail
training ship of Indian Navy, INS Tarangini based at Kochi, returned after a
seven-month sail across the world. The ship sailed over 22000 nautical miles
across 15 ports in 13 countries in 205 days. The voyage named 'Lokayan 18'
was flag-ged off on April 10 from Kochi to sail acr-oss the Arabian Sea, Red
Sea, Suez Canal, Mediterranean Sea, Strait of Gibraltar, North Atlantic
Ocean, Bay of Biscay, English Channel and North Sea, right up to Norway. It
also participated in the culminating event of the 'Three Festival Tall Ships
Regatta' at Bordeaux, France, as well as the 'Tall Ships Races Europe 2018'.
The ship was received by Rear Admiral RJ Nadkarni, VSM, Chief of Staff,
Southern Naval Comman.
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The fifth World Buddhist Forum held in __________.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
China has host
the fifth World Buddhist Forum held from 28th to 30th October 2018. It was
held in the Chinese city of Putian. More than 1,000 participants from 55
countries and regions participated.
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Which of these sets a record with 'supersonic' parachute for
Mars 2020 mission?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
NASA's
"supersonic parachute" that will have a major role in landing its
Mars 2020 rover has created a world record by deploying in just four-tenths
of a second and surviving 37,000 kg load. Following the launch of a
17.7-metre Black Brant IX sounding rocket, in less than 2 minutes a payload
separated and started diving back through Earth's atmosphere. When the
payload had reached the appropriate height (38 km) and Mach number 1.8, the
payload deployed a parachute. Within four-tenths of a second, the 180-pound
parachute fully inflated. It was the fastest inflation in history of a
parachute of this size. It created a peak load of nearly 70,000 pounds of
force. The 37,000-kilogramme load was the highest ever load survived by a
supersonic parachute.
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13.
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IIT-Madras has designed India's first and indigenous
microprocessor. It was named as;
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Indian
Institute of Technology Madras has designed and booted up 'Shakti', which can
be used for wireless and networking systems, as well as mobile computing.
'Shakti' is India's first and indigenous microprocessor. Bluespec, an
open-source high-level synthesis language was used in making the chips. The
concept to design the chip was germinated in 2011 and some preliminary works
were carried out. In 2017, the project gained speed with about Rs 11 crore
funding from the Indian government.
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The Maharashtra Cabinet has approved this aircraft as a
floating museum.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Maharashtra
Cabinet has approved the conversion of decommissioned carrier INS Viraat into
a floating museum. As per primary estimates, the project worth 852 crore
rupees will be implemented through public-private-partnership (PPP). The
decision has been taken to elicit interest among the school and college
students in the marine sector. Besides, it will make the new generation
familiar with the glorious history of INS Viraat.
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India-Japan first joint military exercise 'Dharma
Guardian-2018' began in ___________.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Being first of
its kind, the 14 days long joint exercise is being conducted from 01 Nov 2018
to 14 Nov 2018. The Japanese contingent is being represented by 32nd Infantry
Battalion while the Indian side is being represented by Gorkha Rifles.
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Which country launched a high-orbit satellite to boost its
BeiDou global satellite navigation system?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
China launches
new high-orbit satellite to boost its BeiDou global satellite navigation
system. This is the first BeiDou-3 satellite in high orbit, nearly 36,000 km
above the Earth. It will follow the Earth's rotation, in a geostationary orbit,
and will view the same point on Earth continuously. The satellite will serve
countries in the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). BeiDou global
satellite navigation system will be the fourth global satellite navigation
system after the US GPS system, Russia's GLONASS and the European Union's
Galileo.
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Which of the following launched a 'Digital Literacy Library'
providing safety tips for users in 6 Indian languages?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Facebook
launched a 'Digital Literacy Library' providing safety tips for users in 6
Indian languages. This launch is a part of Facebook's efforts to train
3,00,000 people in India on digital literacy by the end of 2018. Digital
Literacy Library will help educators in addressing digital literacy and young
people in skill development regarding digital safety. The library will be
available in 6 Indian languages: Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and
Malayalam. Facebook is also organising a 2-day child safety hackathon at
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi.
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HAL plans to manufacture Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) fighters
at which of the following city?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
R. Madhavan,
Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd informed that HAL
plans to manufacture Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) fighters at a new unit in
its Nashik complex after completing the deliveries of Sukhoi-30. The licence
production of the last 24 Sukhoi-30 MkIs is due to end there in March 2020.
Currently, the Sukhoi-30 are manufactured in the Nashik's MiG Complex and the
two units in Bengaluru produce LCAs. In the last two years, HAL has been
investing around Rs.1,300 crore to increase the production rate of LCA. A
part of this amount would be used to put up the third LCA unit in Nashik.
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Who inaugurated the India Pavilion at Videocitta, 2018 in Rome
Film Festival?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Joint Secretary
(Films), Ministry of I&B Shri Ashok Kumar Parmar inaugurated the India
Pavilion at Videocitta, 2018 in Rome Film Festival. India was partner country
at Videocitta 2018, an event focussing on Virtual Reality, Video gaming,
Animation, Film Making, etc. was organized along with Rome Film Festival and
the International Audio Visual Market.
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How many countries are given exemption to receive a waiver
from U.S. sanctions on oil trade with Iran?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Eight countries
are given exemption once U.S. sanctions against Iran. India is one among the
8 countries that will receive a waiver from U.S. sanctions on oil trade with
Iran. On May 8, the U.S. President Donald Trump announced that it is pulling
out of the Iran nuclear deal. Sanctions imposed prior to nuclear deal are
re-triggered. These targets Iran's ability to purchase U.S. dollar notes and
trade in metals, besides other currency transactions. From November 4, other
sanctions will kick in targeting Iran's oil exports and energy sector. On
November 2, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that 8 countries
including India, which is the second largest importer of crude oil from Iran,
will receive sanction waivers to keep buying oil.
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