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1 Latest Current Affairs September 2018 Q1. What is the name of India s biggest Cyclotron facility? a) Cyclone 30 b) Cancertron c) Cyclotron 30 d) Cyclocan A. Cyclone 30 India s biggest cyclotron facility named Cyclone-30 became operational at Kolkata-based Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC), which comes under Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). Cyclotron is used to produce radioisotopes for diagnostic and therapeutic use for cancer care. It will be first and only cyclotron facility in country to produce Germanium 68 radioisotopes, which is used in diagnosis of breast cancer. Q2. Who out of them is a recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award 2018? a) Hima Das b) Rahi Sarnobat c) MS Dhoni d) S Mirabai Chanu A. S Mirabai Chanu Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is India s highest sporting award given to a sportsperson for outstanding performance over a period of four years. Recipients for 2018 are: S. Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting) and Virat Kohli (Cricket). The Union Government bestows National Sports Awards every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports in India. These awards include Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Dronacharya Award, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar. The awards will be given by the President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on 25th September, Dronacharya Award It is bestowed upon coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious international sports events. Recipients are: Chenanda Achaiah Kuttappa (Boxing), Vijay Sharma (Weightlifting), A. Srinivasa Rao (Table Tennis), Sukhdev Singh Pannu (Athletics), Clarence Lobo (Hockey-Life Time), Tarak Sinha (Cricket-Life Time), Jiwan Kumar Sharma (Judo-Life Time), V.R. Beedu (Athletics -Life Time). Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy is given annually to the university/institutions for their all-round performance in Inter-University Tournaments. Recipient for 2018: Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2018 recipients are- Identification and Nurturing of Budding & Young Talent: Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited Encouragement to Sports through Corporate Social Responsibility: JSW Sports Sports for Development: Isha Outreach

2 Q3. Who out of these is a recipient of the Dhyan Chand award 2018? a) Chougale Dadu Dattatray b) Vinesh Phogat c) MS Dhoni d) PV Sindhu A. Chougale Dadu Dattatray Dhyan Chand award is bestowed upon sportspersons for life time contribution to sports development. Recipients are: Satyadev Prasad (Archery), Bharat Kumar Chetri (Hockey), Bobby Aloysius (Athletics), Chougale Dadu Dattatray (Wrestling). Q4. Who out of these is a recipient of the Arjuna award 2018? a) Hima Das b) Vinesh Phogat c) Saina Nehwal d) PV Sindhu A. Hima Das Arjuna award is India s second highest sporting award bestowed upon sportsperson for consistently outstanding performance for four years. Recipients for 2018 are: Neeraj Chopra (Athletics), Jinson Johnson (Athletics), Hima Das (Athletics), Nelakurthi Sikki Reddy (Badminton), Satish Kumar (Boxing), Smriti Mandhana (Cricket), Shubhankar Sharma (Golf), Manpreet Singh (Hockey), Savita (Hockey), Ravi Rathore (Polo), Rahi Sarnobat (Shooting), Ankur Mittal (Shooting), Shreyasi Singh (Shooting), Manika Batra (Table Tennis), G. Sathiyan (Table Tennis), Rohan Bopanna (Tennis), Sumit (Wrestling), Pooja Kadian (Wushu), Ankur Dhama (Para-Athletics) and Manoj Sarkar (Para-Badminton). Q5. What is the name of the surface-to-surface short-range tactical ballistic missile developed by DRDO? a) Hamla b) Kooch c) Prahaar d) Pahaad A. Prahaar Prahaar was launched on a mobile launcher from Launch Complex-III, Integrated Test Range (ITR), Balasore off the Odisha Coast. Q6. Where was the 62nd General Conference of IAEA held? a) Vienna b) London c) Milan d) Amsterdam A. Vienna India announced to place four more reactors under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards. IAEA is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. Q7. Aviaindra is a joint air exercise between India and which country? a) Sri Lanka b) Russia c) USA d) South Africa A. Russia

3 India and Russia joint air exercise Aviaindra 18 was held in Lipetsk, Russia from September 17 to 28, The 2 nd session of Aviaindra 2018 will be conducted in Jodhpur, Rajasthan (India) from December 10 Dec to 22, It was conducted for first time in 2014 and since then it is conducted bi-annually (twice a year) in both countries. Q8. Which state Government has sought status of rashtra mata mother of the nation for cow? a) Punjab b) Haryana c) Uttarakhand d) Delhi A. Uttarakhand Q9. India will supply refined diesel through a friendship Pipeline Project to which country? a) Nepal b) Sri Lanka c) Bhutan d) Bangladesh A. Bangladesh Q10. Name the chairman of Atomic Energy Commission? a) Kamlesh Neelkanth Vyas b) Shekhar Basu c) Anil Kakodkar d) Ratan Kumar Sinha A. Kamlesh Neelkanth Vyas Q11. When is World Ozone day observed? a) 16 September b) 17 September c) 18 September d) 15 September A. 16 September India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP) was released on the eve of World Ozone day Q12. Which country has rolled out the world s 1 st Hydrogen powered train? a) Italy b) China c) France d) Germany A. Germany Q13. Where will India s first Coal-gasification based fertilizer plant be set up? a) West Bengal b) Odisha c) Bihar d) Andhra Pradesh A. Odisha The coal gasification-based fertilizer plant is being developed by Talcher Fertilizers Limited (TFL). Q14. What is the name of ISRO s Commercial wing? a) ANTRIX b) AAKASH c) VIMAAN d) VAYU A. ANTRIX Q15. ISRO will launch India s 1 st manned mission to moon Gaganyaan from which station? a) Sriharikota, India b) Thumba, India c) Hall beach, Canada

4 d) Abdul Kalam island, India A. Sriharikota, India Q16. Name the 1 st international intergovernmental treaty based organization to be headquartered in India? a) ASEAN b) SAARC c) UNESCO d) ISA A. ISA ISA International Solar Alliance. The inaugural General Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) will be inaugurated on 2 October 2018 in New Delhi. It celebrated its founding day on 11th March, Its founding conference was held on 11 March 2018 in New Delhi. ISA was jointly launched by India and France in November 2015 at Paris on side lines of COP21 UN Climate Change Conference. Its Framework Agreement came into force in December Q17. Who is the new chairman of SAIL? a) PK Singh b) Saraswati Prasad c) Anil Kumar Choudhary d) Ashok Gupta A. Anil Kumar Choudhary SAIL - Steel Authority of India Limited Q18. What is India s contribution to the UN Headquarter s Solar project? a) USD 3 million b) USD 1 million c) USD 2 million d) USD 1.5 million A. USD 1 million Q19. Which country will join the CPEC as third strategic partner? a) South Africa b) Oman c) UAE d) Saudi Arabia A. Saudi Arabia CPEC - China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan visited Saudi Arabia during his first foreign trip after getting elected, he gave the formal invitation to the country head. Q20. Which organisation has started the Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna? a) ITAT b) IPPB c) ESI d) SBI A. ESI ESI Employees State Insurance. Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna for providing unemployment allowance to workers rendered jobless due to changing employment pattern. It was announced at 175th ESI Corporation meeting chaired by Union Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar in New Delhi. Q21. NIKSHAY is web - based solution for effectively monitoring patients suffering from which disease? a) Diabetes b) High BP c) Jaundice d) TB

5 A. TB Q22. What was the theme of the 7th UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism? a) A 2030 Vision for Urban Tourism b) Vision for Urban Tourism c) A Vision for Tourism d) A 2030 Vision for Tourism A. A 2030 Vision for Urban Tourism 7th UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism was held in Seoul, capital of South Korea. UNWTO is United Nations agency responsible for promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. HQ of UNWTO is in Madrid, Spain. Q23. India s Smart Fence pilot project is along its border with which country? a) Bhutan b) Bangladesh c) Pakistan d) China A. Pakistan CIBMS - Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System. Inaugrated by Union Home minister, Rajnath Singh. Earlier this year, BSF had operationalised first smart fence on riverine stretch of Indian border with Bangladesh in Assam. The riverine stretch where first smart fence was put up was previously patrolled by BSF speedboats. Q24. The 2 satellites NovaSAR and S1-4- launched by ISRO belong to which country? a) USA b) Australia c) UK d) France A. UK Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched 2 satellites NovaSAR and S1-4-belonging to UK based Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL). Launched on board of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C42) from 1 st launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. This was the 44th flight of PSLV and the 12th flight of Core Alone version of the vehicle. Q25. Mt Everest Friendship exercise also known as Sagarmatha Friendship is a joint military exercise between which 2 countries? a) China and Nepal b) Nepal and India c) Pakistan and China d) China and India A. China and Nepal The 2nd edition of Nepal-China joint military exercise named Mt Everest Friendship Exercise-2018 (Sagarmatha Friendship-2018) commenced in China s southwestern Sichuan province. Sagarmatha is the Nepali name for Mt Everest, which stands in between both the countries.

QUIZ. Sol. Ans: (d) Sarita gayakwad won the gold medal in Asian Games in Women s 4*400 meters relay along with M.R.Poovamma and V.K.Vismaya.

QUIZ. Sol. Ans: (d) Sarita gayakwad won the gold medal in Asian Games in Women s 4*400 meters relay along with M.R.Poovamma and V.K.Vismaya. QUIZ 1. Duleep Trophy is related to which sport? a. Football b. Cricket c. Hockey d. Tennis Sol. Ans: (b) Domestic first class cricket tournament played between teams representing geographical zones of