08,December, 2018 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
08,December,
2018 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
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Who of the following are nominated for Golden Globe
awards?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper have earned
nominations at the 2019 Golden Globe awards for their performances in the
film 'A Star is Born'. Gaga was nominated alongside Nicole Kidman and Melissa
McCarthy in the 'Best Actress - Drama' category. Cooper was nominated in the
'Best Actor - Drama' category along with 'Bohemian Rhapsody' star Rami Malek,
among others.
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2.
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Who won 2018 'IAAF Female Athletes of the Year' award?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge of
Kenya and 2018 triple and long jump Diamond League champion Caterine Ibarguen
of Colombia are the 2018 IAAF Male and Female Athletes of the Year. Both are
first-time winners of the award. Kipchoge is just the second Kenyan ever to
win the award after David Rudisha in 2010.
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3.
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Which airlines becomes first Indian airline to have 200
aircraft?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Four new aircraft have joined the fleet,
including two Airbus A320 ceo (VT-IKA and VT-IKB) and two A320 neo (VT IZK
AND VT-IZI), taking the fleet count to 200 and number of deliveries to 226.
IndiGo currently offers over 1,200 flights to 63 domestic destinations, which
include 49 domestic and 14 international ones. The airline, founded by
billionaires Rahul Bhatia and Rakesh Gangwal, started operations in August
2006 with a Delhi-Imphal flight.
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4.
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Who has been appointed the new Chief Economic Advisor
(CEA)?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Dr Krishnamurthy Subramanian has been appointed
the new Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) for a period of three years. The post of
CEA had been lying vacant since Arvind Subramanaian left the finance ministry
after a four-year stint. Dr Krishnamurthy is currently working as an
Associate Professor and the executive director at the Indian School of
Business (IBS), Hyderabad. The CEA is the ex-officio cadre controlling
authority of the Indian Economic Service (IES) & is under the direct
charge of the Minister of Finance.
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5.
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'Ideate for India' is the joint collaboration between
National e-governance Division and which technological giant?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has launched
National Challenge for Youths 'Ideate for India - creative solutions using
technology' at New Delhi on December 6. The aim of this National Challenge is
to give school students across the country a platform and opportunity to
become solution creators for the problems they see around them and their
communities. It is open to students of classes 6 - 12 all across the country
- all 29 States and 7 Union Territories and aims to reach out to at least 1
million youth over the next 3 months. "Ideate for India" will help
inculcate innovation skills in youth and equip all students to utilise
technology for the betterment of their communities and the society at large.
Simultaneously, this will prepare them to contribute towards the realization
of Digital India goals. The challenge has been designed and launched by the
National e-governance Division in collaboration with Intel India, with
support from the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSE&L) of
Ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD).
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Which country launched the 1st Mission to Land on the
far side of the Moon?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
China launched the first-ever spacecraft, Chang'e
4, that will attempt landing on the far side of the Moon, which always shows
the same face to Earth as it's close enough to be locked by the planet's
gravitational field. The Chang'e-4 mission will see a static lander and rover
touch down in Von K?rm?n crater, located on the side of the Moon which never
faces Earth. The payload blasted off atop a Long March 3B rocket from Xichang
Satellite Launch Center.
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Which IIT institute launched the Centre for Technology
and Policing?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Indraprastha Institute of Information
Technology-Delhi (IIIT-D), New Delhi launched the Centre for Technology and
Policing. It aimed at strengthening the Delhi Police by providing the latest
technology in the field of crime prevention and control. Lieutenant-Governor
of Delhi Anil Baijal inaugurated the Centre. The research activities at the
Centre will help the police control criminal activities. It will assist the
police in criminal identification, law and order management, cyber policing,
traffic management, and combating terrorist activities using Artificial
Intelligence, social media analysis, biometrics, image processing, big data,
and network forensics. It also plans to train police personnel to acquire
knowledge in using the latest tools and techniques to aid other aspects of
policing such as traffic management, disaster management, urban crime, and
terrorism.
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8.
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Who has approved India's proposal to observe an
International Year of Millets in 2023?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Food and Agriculture organisation, FAO Council
has approved India's proposal to observe an International Year of Millets in
2023. Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh stated that the 160th session of
the FAO Council, in Rome approved the proposal. The FAO Council has also
approved India's membership to the Executive Board of the United Nations
World Food Program for 2020 and 2021.
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9.
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Who was appointed as the US Ambassador to the United
Nations?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
US President Donald Trump nominated State
Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert as the US Ambassador to the United
Nations. The former Fox News presenter's appointment to the UN role will have
to be approved by the US Senate. Nauert will replace Nikki Haley, who will be
leaving the post by the end of 2018. She became the State Department's
spokeswoman in April 2017 and was named as the acting undersecretary for
public diplomacy and public affairs in early 2018.
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10.
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Who gets SEBIs approval to launch 2 new schemes?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Yes Bank, a Private sector lender, announced that
its wholly-owned subsidiary Yes Asset Management received SEBI's approval to
launch two mutual fund schemes. The asset management company is to launch two
schemes, Yes Liquid Fund and Yes Ultra Short Term Fund. Yes Asset Management,
India is the latest Indian company to enter the mutual fund segment.
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This country is planning to increase its green cover by
building 20,000 national forest villages by 2020 in the country.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
China is planning to increase its green cover by
building 20,000 national forest villages by 2020 in the country. As the
country has been facing the problem of severe pollution, it has spent over
$100 billion on trees and its total forest cover area is almost 22%. Liu
Dongsheng, Deputy Director of China's National Forestry and Grassland Administration
said that the country will continue to enhance the ecological environment in
villages across the country. It also plans to bring the green coverage rate
in rural areas to 30%.
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12.
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Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing
Director (CMD) of New India Assurance?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Atul Sahai has been appointed as the Chairman and
Managing Director (CMD) of the country's largest general insurance company
New India Assurance for a five year period. The post had been lying vacant
since July 2018 after former chairman and managing director G Srinivasan
retired.
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The Indian Coast Guard has conducted the Regional Level
Marine Oil Pollution Response Exercise titled 'Clean Sea - 2018' __________.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Indian Coast Guard has conducted the Regional
Level Marine Oil Pollution Response Exercise titled 'Clean Sea - 2018' at sea
off Port Blair. Coast Guard ships Viswasth, Vijith, Rajveer, Rajshri, 4
interceptor boats, and its air assets Dornier and Chetak helicopters
participated in the exercise. The preparedness of all agencies during the
exercise was conducted under observation of Inspector General Maneesh V
Pathak, Commander Coast Guard Region, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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14.
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Who became the fastest cricketer to take 200 Test
wickets breaking an 82-year-old record?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Pakistan's leg-spinner Yasir Shah became the
fastest cricketer to take 200 Test wickets breaking an 82-year-old record,
beating Australian leg-spinner Clarrie Grimmett's record of 36 Tests set
against South Africa in Johannesburg in 1936. Yasir achieved this by taking
New Zealand's batsman Will Somerville wicket in Abu Dhabi.
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Which ministry Conferred with the Skoch Award?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government
of India has been conferred the Skoch Award for National Significance at an
event held recently in New Delhi. The award was received by Secretary,
Ministry of New Renewable Energy Shri Anand Kumar. The award has been
conferred on the Ministry considering its purpose and critical role played in
installing about 73 GW renewable energy capacity in the country.
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Name the professor who won the 2018 Innovative Young
Biotechnologist Award.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Dr. Rajanish Giri,an assistant professor from the
Indian Institute of Technology-Mandi (IIT-Mandi),has been awarded the
Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award (IYBA) 2018. Dr.Giri was selected for
his proposed innovative idea on Zika virus Capsid Folding and inhibitor
discovery. The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and
Technology selected Dr.Giri for the award. Along with the award he received a
research grant, for three years, to delve more insight into the biophysical
research on Zika Capsid protein system.
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Which state launched a SMART initiative for
agribusiness,rural transformation?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
launched a unique initiative called- State of Maharashtra's Agribusiness and
Rural Transformation or "SMART". This will be implemented in 10,000
villages with an objective to achieve sustainable farming within the next 3
years. It's main aim is to propel rural transformation and double farmers
income by 2022. This is a World Bank (WB) assisted project which has a net
worth of 300 million US dollars. Of this WB has provided financial assistance
of $210 million and remaining will be Contributed by State government and
Village Social Transformation Foundation (VSTF).
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18.
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Who inagurated the 2018 All India Police Shooting
Competition?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju
inaugurated the 19th All India Police (AIPDM) Shooting Competition-2018 at
Manesar, Gurugram in Haryana. The competition will continue till 11th of this
month. More than 750 participants of 31 teams of State Police Forces and
Central Armed Police Forces are participating in the event.
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With which bank, HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company
ties up for offerings non-life insurance to the customers of the Bank?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, India's
leading private sector general insurance company, and Federal Bank, announced
tie-up for the distribution of HDFC ERGO's range of non-life insurance
offerings to the customers of the Bank through its network branches. This
Corporate Agency Tie-up offers comprehensive Insurance solutions to customers
both digitally and physically, which benefits the customers in many ways.
Federal Bank's deep-rooted presence in Southern markets allows the Company to
strengthen its foothold within the region.
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With which country, India signed Two MoUs in the
Renewable Energy sector to enhance the technology and bring in power
efficiency?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Sweden and India signed Two Memorandum of
Understandings (MoUs) in the Renewable Energy sector to enhance the
technology and bring in power efficiency. Among the two MoUs signed, the
first was signed between Swedish firm Spowdi and EMVEE for setting up local
manufacturing and assembly unit in Bangalore and the second MoU was inked
between Swedish Neutral and Tata Power DDL for setting up pilot for earth
fault protection in Delhi. The MoUs were signed on the sidelines of
inauguration of the 'Sustainability by Sweden - Showroom India' themed as
"Sustainability is Everybody's Business"by Swedish Energy, Agency
Business Sweden and Embassy of Sweden under the Sweden India Nobel Memorial
Programme. The India-Sweden Innovations' Accelerator (ISIA) programme is a
part of intergovernmental cooperation between India and Sweden in the area of
new and renewable energy technology.
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