26,December, 2018 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
26,December,
2018 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
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For which bank, P.V. Bharathi was
Appointed as MD and CEO?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
P V Bharathi has
been appointed as managing director and chief executive officer of the
Corporation Bank. Bharathi is at present Executive Director, Canara Bank. She
will replace Jai Kumar Garg. She will take over the charge on or after
February 1, 2019. Birupaksha Mishra and Balakrishna Alse S have been
appointed as executive director in the Corporation Bank and the Oriental Bank
of Commerce, respectively.
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2.
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Kalu police station placed in the list of
best performing police stations across the nation. It was located in
__________.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Union Home
Minister Rajnath Singh released the list of best performing police stations
across the nation during the ongoing DGP conference. On the top of the
rank-list stands Kalu police station of Rajasthan. Singh awarded trophies to
the police officers of the top three police stations of India in 2018 at the
conference. The top three police stations in India for 2018 are Kalu
(Bikaner, Rajasthan), Campbell Bay ( Andaman & Nicobar Islands). Farakka
(Murshidabad, West Bengal).
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3.
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Where was the first meeting of the
Follow-up Committee held?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The first
meeting of the Follow-up Committee for implementation of the Trilateral
Chabahar Agreement between India, Afghanistan and Iran was held in the port
city of Chabahar in Iran. India Ports Global Limited company opened its
office and took over operations at Chabahar. They agreed on the routes for
the trade and transit corridors between the three countries. It was agreed to
finalize at the earliest Protocol to harmonize transit, roads, customs, and
consular matters.
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4.
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Tsunami stuck coastal towns in ________
on 22 December 2018.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Tsunami stuck
coastal towns on Indonesia's Sunda Strait on 22 December 2018. It is thought
undersea landslides from the Anak Krakatau volcano caused them. The Sunda
Strait, between the islands of Java and Sumatra, connects the Java Sea to the
Indian Ocean. Indonesia is prone to tsunamis because it lies on the Ring of
Fire, the line of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
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5.
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Who was appointed as the next High
Commissioner of India to Bangladesh?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Riva Ganguly Das
was appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh. She is
currently the Director General of Indian Council of Cultural Relations
(ICCR).
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6.
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Turkmenistan launched its first messaging
app on 24 December 2018. It was named as;
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Turkmenistan
launched its first messaging app on 24 December 2018. The name of the
messaging app is 'BizBarde'. The app will allow the exchange of messages,
files, photos, and videos. The application is available via the Google
Android platform as well as Apple's iOS and Microsoft Windows.
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7.
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Researchers have developed the world's
smallest ___________ board game by using dynamic DNA origami tiles.
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The researchers
from California Institute of Technology, United States of America (USA) made
world's smallest tic-tac-toe game board using dynamic DNA microscopic organic
structures that can be programmed to transform into predesigned patterns.
Using this technique they fashioned a microscopic game of tic-tac-toe in
which players place their X's and O's by adding special DNA tiles to the
board. They had chosen to make the world's smallest version of the Italian
polymath Leonardo Da Vinci's iconic painting Mona Lisa. DNA consists of a
backbone and four types of molecules known as bases. These bases are adenine,
guanine, cytosine, and thymine.
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8.
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InSight lander places its first
instrument (SEIS) on?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The US space
agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that
its InSight lander has deployed its first instrument Seismometer (SEIS) onto
the surface of Mars, completing a major mission milestone that will allow
scientists to peer into the Martian interior by studying ground motion also
known as marsquakes. The Insight will deploy two more instruments namely
Rotation and Interior Structure Experiment (RISE) and Heat Probe (HP3) to
study Mars' deep interiors.
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9.
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Who bagged the Indian-style prestigious
wrestling championship 'Maharashtra Kesari 2018'?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Bala Rafique
Shaikh clinched the 62nd Maharashtra Kesari 2018 title by defeating Abhijeet
Katke of Pune in the wrestling duel held at Azad ground, Jalna, Maharashtra.
He defeated his opponent 11-3 in the one-sided match. Shaikh was honoured
with a silver mace and cash prize of Rs 1 lakh. Maharashtra Kesari is an
Indian-style prestigious wrestling championship, established in 1961.
'Kesari' is a Sanskrit word for 'Lion'.
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10.
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Which state is the venue of the 106th
Indian Science Congress?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The 106th Indian
Science Congress (ISC-2019) will be held at Lovely Professional University in
Jalandhar, Punjab on January 3-7 with theme ''Future India: Science and
Technology' . It will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The
Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) has been organising the event
annually to bring together science fraternity from across the world to
discuss innovations and researches. This year, six Nobel laureates from
countries like Germany, Hungary, England and others will be participating in
the science congress to make it the largest such gathering of its kind in the
country. Eminent scientists from Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
Department of Science and Technology (DST), University Grants Commission
(UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) are also slated
to take part. The science congress will attract over 20,000 delegates
including 3000 acclaimed scientists and researchers.
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11.
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Bharat Ratna and former Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday is celebrated as Good Governance Day across
the country on ___________.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Bharat Ratna and
former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday is celebrated as Good
Governance Day across the country on 25 December. The Samadhi of Bharat Ratna
and Former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee Sadaiv Atal was dedicated to
the Nation. The Samadhi has been completed by CPWD at a cost of over ten
crore rupees and the entire cost of construction has been borne by the Atal
Smriti Nyas Society.
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12.
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PM Narendra Modi inaugurated
4.94-kilometer long bridge in Assam recently, It was named as;
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
PM Narendra Modi
inaugurated the Bogibeel bridge in Assam. The 4.94-kilometer long Bogibeel
bridge on Brahmaputra river will connect the two northeast states of Assam
and Arunachal Pradesh. This Bogibeel Bridge on Brahmaputra river marks a
historic milestone towards achieving the goal of New India. It was in 2002,
the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee commenced the construction of
the double-decker bridge in Dibrugarh of Assam. The 4.9 km-long Bogibeel
Bridge on the Brahmaputra river is India's only fully welded bridge for which
European codes and welding standards were adhered to for the first time in
the country.
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13.
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Mission Indradhanush was launched for a
targeted approach to immunisation in India. It was related with __________.
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Mission
Indradhanush was launched for a targeted approach to immunisation in India,
in a bid to change the tardy annual growth rate of 1 per cent. Between 2014
and 2018, India's annual immunisation growth rate has risen to 4 per cent,
with an unprecedented 16 per cent rise in the number of fully immunised
children. The word Indradhanush was chosen to represent the seven vaccines
that were subsequently included in the Universal Immunization Program against
these seven diseases - tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, hepatitis B, diphtheria,
pertussis, tetanus and measles.
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14.
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Which of the following become the first
state in the country to appoint out-of-state trade representatives.
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Maharashtra has
become the first state in the country to appoint out-of-state trade
representatives. The Maharashtra State Agriculture Marketing Board (MSAMB)
appointed six trade representatives to promote trade in semi-perishable
commodities. They will also collect relevant market information. They have
been posted in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Assam, and
Tamil Nadu.
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15.
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Which state launched a AAUY scheme, where
the each household in the state will be able to avail medical treatment of up
to 5 lakh rupees annually?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
'Atal Ayushman
Uttarakhand Yojana' has been launched in Uttarakhand. Under the scheme, each
household in the state will be able to avail medical treatment of up to 5
lakh rupees annually. The scheme will benefit 23 lakh households and cover 1,350
critical diseases. Launching the Yojna in Dehradun, Chief Minister Trivendra
Singh Rawat distributed scheme-related golden cards to beneficiaries. Mr.
Rawat stated that all the households have been included under the scheme as
the government wants that everyone should be able to afford medical
treatment.
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16.
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Which two countries agreed on avoidance
of power vacuum in Syria?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
US president
Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed to prevent a power
vacuum in Syria after the pullout of American forces. According to an
official statement by Turkish Presidency, the both of the leaders in a
conversation yesterday, agreed to ensure coordination between countries'
military and other officials to avoid a power vacuum which could result into
abuse of the withdrawal and transition phase in Syria.
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17.
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This country launched first satellite for
space-based broadband to rival Google.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The satellite
was launched from a Long March 11 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite
Launch Centre in north-western China. The satellite is the first in the
Hongyun project planned by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC).
The Hongyun project, started in September 2016, aims to build a space-based
communications network to provide broadband internet connectivity to users
around the world, especially those in the underserved regions.
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