28,December, 2018 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
28,December, 2018 Current Affairs - Daily
Current Affairs
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Who was appointed the deputy managing
director of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Infrastructure
Leasing & Financial Services Ltd appointed retired Indian Administrative
Service official Bijay Kumar as its deputy managing director.
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2.
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched a
'Survey on Retail Payment Habits of Individuals (SRPHi)' for how many cities?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Reserve Bank
of India (RBI) launched a 'Survey on Retail Payment Habits of Individuals
(SRPHi)' in 6 cities including four metropolitan cities. The survey will
cover a sample of 6,000 individuals from various socio-economic backgrounds
across six cities of: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru and
Guwahati. The fieldwork for the survey was carried out by Sigma Research
& Consulting Pvt Ltd. The survey would capture payment habits of
individuals and this will provide some idea about awareness and usage habits
of digital payment products.
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3.
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Name the Indian junior golfer who won the
U.S. Kids Junior Golf World Championship?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The 14 year old,
Indian junior golfer Arjun Bhati bagged the first position against America's
Aksel Moe during the three-level final match in the U.S. Kids Junior Golf
World Championship held in Malaysia. To claim 1st position in the
championship, Arjun Bhati scored a total of 222 points followed by America
and Vietnam at 2nd and 3rd position with 225 and 226 points respectively.
Indian Junior Golfers bagged 11 medals, including 4 Gold, scripting history
by hallmarking India's name at the US Kids Golf World Championship. The gold
medallists of India include Arjun Bhati (boys' 13-14 group), Aarnav Nath
(boys' 12 group), Gurnavjeet Singh Bhatia (boys'11group) and Kartik Singh
(boys' 8 group). The winners list also included Harjai Milkha Singh, son of
India's most famous golfer Jeev Milkha Singh. Harjai won bronze in the
category for Boys-8 years. The competitions started from Under-7 and went
right up to the age group of 15-16 for both boys and girls.
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4.
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Who takes over charge as Deputy Chief of
Integrated Defense Staff Operations recently?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Air Marshal
Rajeev Sachdeva has taken over as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence
Staff (Operations) on 26 December 2018. Prior to this, he was the Senior Air
Staff Officer at Southern Air Command headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram. He
was an Air Force examiner and also commanded a frontline transport squadron,
a transport base, and the College of Defence Management.
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5.
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26th edition of National Children's
Science Congress begins in __________.
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Odisha Chief
Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated 26th edition of National Children's
Science Congress in Bhubaneswar in which as many as 800 students from ten
Asian and seven Gulf countries are participating. This year's theme is
'Science, Technology and Innovations: For clean, green and healthy nation'.
It is for the second time that the National Children's Science Congress is
being organized in Odisha. Earlier, the mega event was held in 2015.
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6.
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Which state cabinet announced the
approval of an online system for mutation of property?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The West Bengal
cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced approval of an
online system for mutation of property. Its objective is to ease the process
of property mutation and check illegal practices.
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The centre Railways of this Division has
developed the AI-powered robot named USTAAD to check for faults in trains.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The mechanical
branch of Central Railway's Nagpur division developed a new AI-powered robot
named USTAAD (Undergear Surveillance through Artificial Intelligence Assisted
Droid) which examines parts of the coach in real time with an HD camera and
transmits them over WiFi. The new Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered robot
will click photos and record videos of the train, under the gears and then
transmits them over WiFi to engineers for maintenance and repair. Since
USTAAD can watch and examine areas which cannot be seen and approached by
humans usually, due to the narrow spaces between under-gear parts, it will
reduce chances of human error while examining undergear equipment on Indian
Railways trains. The special features of the robot include HD (high-definition)
camera that can be rotated in any direction as per commands are given by the
engineer and can capture video as well as still photographs with zoom in or
out facility.
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8.
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Which of the following company bagged
orders worth Rs.2,357 crore from APCRDA and MPJNM?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Larsen &
Toubro (L&T) said that its construction arm has bagged orders worth
Rs.2,357 crore from APCRDA and MPJNM. L&T's water and effluent treatment
and transportation infrastructure business had secured an order worth
Rs.1,281 crore from Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority
(APCRDA). The order is for activities including investigation, design and
construction of roads, bridges, storm water drains, culverts, water supply
systems, sewerage systems for the villages of Kurugalla, Nidamarru in Zone
12A area at Amravati Capital City, Andhra Pradesh. The firm's water and
effluent treatment business had also secured orders worth Rs.1,076 crore from
the Madhya Pradesh Jal Nigam Maryadit (MPJNM). The order is for the execution
of multi village rural water supply schemes in Jabalpur, Narsinghpur, Seoni
and Damoh districts of Madhya Pradesh.
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9.
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Who released the book 'Prince, Patron and
Patriarch Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala'?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Captain
Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister of Punjab, released the book 'Prince, Patron
and Patriarch Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala', co-authored by the
Maharaja's grandson, Brigadier (Retd) Jagjit Singh, and Cynthia Frederick in
Chandigarh. Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore was also present on the occasion
of the launch of the book. The book which is published by Roli Books is a
candid tribute by a grandson to the erstwhile exceptional royal king of
Kapurthala. Maharaja Jagatjit Singh is considered as one of the scripters of
modernization of Kapurthala who brought Patiala and Kapurthala on the world
map through modernization.
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10.
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Union Ministry for Electronics and
Information Technology has announced draft rules of __________ to end the
complete encryption system to trace 'unlawful' activities for better national
security.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Union
Ministry for Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) announced draft
rules of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules 2018. Its
objective is to end the complete encryption system to trace 'unlawful'
activities for better national security. These would amend and replace the
Information Technology Act, 2000 and would include the inter-ministerial
consultations, followed by discussions with major social media platforms like
Facebook, Google, Twitter, Yahoo and WhatsApp, and associations representing
intermediaries. According to the amended rules under Section 79 of the IT
Act, It will be mandatory for online platforms to deploy technology to enable
access to content seen as "unlawful". Information about "unlawful
acts" can be sought from the intermediaries by "court order".
The parameter to judge unlawful acts would be Article 19(2) of the
Constitution, which places restriction on freedom of speech and expression.
The measures proposed include breaking end-to-end encryption so that the
origin of messages can be traced. Online platforms will keep a record of
"unlawful activity" for a period of "180 days", double
the 90 days in the older version.
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11.
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This ministry signs MoU to Develop A
Mobile Audio Guide App For 5 Iconic Sites.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
K J Alphons,
Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism, handed over a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) under the 'Adopt a Heritage' scheme to Resbird
Technologies for development of a mobile Audio Guide App for five iconic
sites. The five iconic sites for which the mobile Audio Guide App is to be
developed are Amer Fort (Rajasthan), Kaziranga (Assam), Colva Beach (Goa),
Kumarakom (Kerala) and Mahabodhi Temple (Bihar).
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12.
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Divya Patidar Joshi was crowned as Mrs.
India My Identity Beauty Pageant 2018. She belongs to the state of;
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Mrs. India
My Identity Beauty Pageant 2018 finale was held in Delhi and Divya Patidar
Joshi was crowned with the prestigious honor. Hailing from Madhya Pradesh's
Ratlam, Divya won the crown of Mrs India this year from among 24 promising
contestants. She won all the rounds of Beauty with Brain contest along with
Best Cat Walk title.
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13.
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SPJIMR hosted the 12th Annual Indian
Subcontinent Decision Sciences Institute (ISDSI). The theme of this
international conference is;
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
SPJIMR hosted
the 12th Annual Indian Subcontinent Decision Sciences Institute (ISDSI)
Conference at SPJIMR, Mumbai. The theme of this international conference is
"Data-Driven Decision Making in the Digital Age". The main
objective of this conference is to provide a platform for academicians,
researchers and practitioners to disseminate research, providing insights
into the challenges, opportunities, emerging strategies and analytical tools
in the domain of decision making.
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14.
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Which country imposed a monthly limit on
the amount of Indian currency?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Nepal imposed a
monthly limit on the amount of Indian currency its citizen can spend in
India. A spokesperson of the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) stated that a Nepali
citizen would be unable to spend more than INR 1 lakh per month while paying
for goods and services in India. The decision was taken to address the
country's current account deficit. The policy applicable to prepaid, credit
and debit cards of Nepali banks came into effect.
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Who has been conferred with the
'Champions of Change' award by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu in Delhi?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Manipur Chief
Minister N Biren Singh conferred the 'Champions of Change' award by Vice
President M Venkaiah Naidu in Delhi. He was recognized for his leadership
role in transforming the governance in the north-eastern state. At a
programme to identify the progress made in 115 'aspirational' districts,
Manipur was chosen for its all-round development on various parameters in all
its 'aspirational' districts. Other such awardees are: 1. Union Minister of
State for Food Processing Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, 2.Union Minister for Tribal
Affairs Sudarshan and 3.Member of Parliament Nishikant Dubey. The award
selection jury was led by former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishna and
former Supreme Court judge Sudha Mishra.
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16.
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An Indian-American, Rajesh Subramaniam
was appointed as the President and Chief Executive Officer of __________.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
FedEx Express, a
U.S. multinational courier delivery giant, has named Rajesh Subramaniam, an
Indian-American, as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the firm. He
will assume his new role on January 1, 2019. He replaces David L Cunningham.
Mr. Subramaniam currently holds the executive vice- president, chief
marketing and communications officer position of FedEx Corporation. He is an
IIT-Bombay graduate from Thiruvananthapuram and has been with FedEx for more
than 27 years. He has held various executive-level positions in the company.
He began his career in Memphis and subsequently moved to Hong Kong where he
oversaw marketing and customer service for the Asia Pacific region.
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17.
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Russia planned to introduce the new type
of strategic weapon. It was named as;
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Russia has
conducted a final test of a nuclear-capable glider that flies at 20 times the
speed of sound. The missile was launched from the Dombarovskiy missile base
in the southern Ural Mountains and hit its target on a test site in
Kamchatka, about 6,000km away. Avangard is designed using new composite
materials to withstand temperatures of up to 2,000 degrees Celsius that come
from a flight through the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds.
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The 41st meeting of the Central
Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee was held in __________.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The 41st meeting
of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee was held in New Delhi. In
the meeting, the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has approved the
construction of another 3,10,597 more affordable houses for the benefit of
urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). A total of 864 projects
with a project cost of Rs 14,662 crore with central assistance of Rs 4,658
crore has been approved in the meeting held under the Chairmanship of Durga
Shankar Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The
cumulative number of houses sanctioned under PMAY(U) now is 68,54,126. Uttar
Pradesh has been sanctioned 1,08,135 houses while the sanction for Karnataka
is 1,05,502 affordable houses.
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Which of the following has been awarded
Best Capital City in the Solid Waste Management in the Swachh Survekshan 2018
rankings?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Greater
Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has been awarded Best Capital City in
the Solid Waste Management in the Swachh Survekshan 2018 rankings. Swachh
Survekshan was launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)
under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban). The Swachh Survekashan survey ranks
cities on various sanitation parameters. The GHMC was also at the 27th place
among 4,041 cities. The GHMC said that as a part of the Swachh Survekshan
2019, maintaining the timing of toilets, i.e., from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. and
proper signage will be an important parameter. As a part of this, the GHMC
has requested the Hyderabad Metro Rail to ensure that public toilets in all
metro corridors are open from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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Which company emerged as the most
profitable Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in 2017-18?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Indian Oil
Corporation, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and NTPC emerged as the
top three most profitable Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in 2017-18. Coal
India and Power Grid Corporation occupied the fourth and fifth spot in the
list of top 10 profit making CPSEs (Central Public Sector Enterprises) in the
2017-18 fiscal. BSNL, Air India and MTNL incurred the highest losses for the
second consecutive year.
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