AUGUST 2018

Current Affairs MCQ 4th August 2018

Q1. Neeraj Chopra is associated with which of the following sports?
(a) Cricket
(b) Wrestling
(c) Discus Throw
(d) Javelin Throw
(e) Badminton

Solution: D

Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won a gold medal in the Savo Games in Lapinlahti, Finland. Neeraj Chopra made a throw of 85.69 metres and won the gold medal.

Q2. Name the country with which India has signed an agreement on financial and technical cooperation focusing on sustainable urban development and renewable energy.
(a) Romania
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) Bulgaria
(e) Georgia

Solution: C

India and Germany have signed an agreement on financial and technical cooperation focusing on sustainable urban development and renewable energy. The government-to-government Umbrella Agreement on Financial Cooperation and Technical Co-operation 2017 is worth about 5,000 thousand crore rupees.

Q3. Name that country who’s Parliament has signed into law a controversial asylum and immigration bill designed to accelerate asylum procedures by cutting the maximum processing time from the current 120 days to 90 days.
(a) Italy
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) Poland
(e) Turkey

Solution:B

France’s Parliament has signed into law a controversial asylum and immigration bill. The bill is designed to accelerate asylum procedures by cutting the maximum processing time from the current 120 days to 90 days after entering France.

Q4. The Union Cabinet has recently approved Extension of CFS to support Indian Entities bidding for strategically important infrastructure projects abroad. What does ‘C’ stands for in CFS Scheme?
(a) Concessional
(b) Constructional
(c) Corporate
(d) Cooperation
(e) None of the given options is true

Solution: A

The Union Cabinet has recently approved Extension of Concessional Financing Scheme (CFS) to support Indian Entities bidding for strategically important infrastructure projects abroad- Under the CFS, the Govt. of India has been supporting Indian Entities bidding for strategically important infrastructure projects abroad since 2015-16.

Q5. A two-day Indo-US Military Cooperation Meeting was held in __________ as a prelude to 2 plus 2 Dialogue between the two countries scheduled in September 2018.
(a) Jaipur
(b) Bengaluru
(c) New Delhi
(d) Pune
(e) Guwahati

Solution: C

A two-day Indo-US Military Cooperation Meeting began in New Delhi as a prelude to 2 plus 2 Dialogue between the two countries scheduled in September 2018. The meeting was co-chaired by Lt Gen Satish Dua, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) and Lt Gen Bryan Fenton, Deputy Commander, Indo-Pacific Command.

Q6. Name the Indian-Australian mathematician who is one of four winners of mathematics’ prestigious Fields medal, known as the Nobel Prize for math.
(a) Vimal Srivastava
(b) NK Surna
(c) Manoj Prabhakar
(d) Akshay Venkatesh
(e) Devendra Jha

Solution: D

Akshay Venkatesh, a renowned Indian-Australian mathematician, is one of four winners of mathematics’ prestigious Fields medal, known as the Nobel prize for math. New Delhi-born Venkatesh, 36, who is currently teaching at Stanford University, has won the Fields Medal for his profound contributions to an exceptionally broad range of subjects in mathematics.

Q7. The United States Congress has passed the National Defense Authorization Act-2019 (NDAA-19) which capped its security-related aid to Pakistan to _____________.
(a) $250 million
(b) $150 million
(c) $350 million
(d) $650 million
(e) $550 million

Solution: B

The United States Congress has passed the National Defense Authorisation Act-2019 (NDAA-19) which capped its security-related aid to Pakistan to $150 million, significantly below the historic level of more than $ 1 billion to $750 million per year.

Q8. The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has launched a dedicated portal to connect cargo owners and shippers with real-time data on the availability of vessels. The portal has been named as the FOCAL. FOCAL stands for _____________.
(a) Fund of Cargo Owners and Legal Operators
(b) Framework of Cargo Owners and Legal Operators
(c) Forum of Cargo Owners and Logistics Operators
(d) Framework of Cargo Owners and Landfilling Operators
(e) None of the given options is true

Solution: C

The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has launched a dedicated portal to connect cargo owners and shippers with real-time data on the availability of vessels. The portal has been named as the Forum of Cargo Owners and Logistics Operators (FOCAL) and it will facilitate responses from the logistics operators against the requirement raised by cargo owners and vice-versa.

Q9. Name the Institution/Authority/Ministry that will host an Investors’ Conference at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra for the Holistic Development of Islands.
(a) Home Ministry
(b) Finance Ministry
(c) NITI Aayog
(d) CSIR
(e) IIT, Bombay

Solution: C

NITI Aayog will host an Investors’ Conference at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra for the Holistic Development of Islands. The Conference will be inaugurated by Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog. It will attract investment for the sustainable development of eco-tourism projects in Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands.

Q10. The Cabinet has recently approved the Re-structuring of the Agricultural Scientists’ Recruitment Board (ASRB). The ASRB will now be a 4 Member body instead of ___________ Members.
(a) 6
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 3
(e) 2

Solution: D

The Cabinet has recently approved the Re-structuring of the Agricultural Scientists’ Recruitment Board (ASRB)- The ASRB will now be a 4 Member body instead of 3 Members. It will have a Chairperson and 3 Members. ASRB would be for a period of three years or till attainment of 65 years of age, whichever is earlier.

Preeti Singh