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1 Latest Current Affairs 28 oct - 3 nov 2018 Q1. Dharma Guardian 2018 is which edition of the exercise? a) 1st b) 4th c) 5th d) 3rd A. 1st The first joint military exercise named Dharma Guardian between India and Japan is being held at Mizoram, India. Q2. Name the fifth Indian cricketer to be officially inducted into International Cricket Council s (ICC) Hall of Fame? a) Virat Kohli b) Rahul Dravid c) Sourav Ganguly d) Sachin Tendulkar A. Rahul Dravid Dravid became fifth Indian cricketer after Bishan Singh Bedi (inducted in 2009), Sunil Gavaskar (2009), Kapil Dev (2010) and Anil Kumble (2015). ICC Cricket Hall of Fame was launched by International Cricket Council (ICC) of Dubai on January 2, Q3. What is India s rank in World Bank s Ease of Doing Business (EODB) 2018 rankings? a) 75th b) 77th c) 76th d) 80th A. 77th EODB 2018 was topped by New Zealand (for third time), followed by Singapore, Denmark, and Hong Kong. US was placed at eighth and China was ranked 46th while Pakistan is placed at 136th. Q4. Who will be awarded the Gleitsman Award 2018 by the Harvard University? a) Nadia Murad b) Shahad Al Rawi c) Sehmat d) Malala Yousafzai A. Malala Yousafzai In 2014, at the age of 17 Malala was awarded Nobel peace prize, becoming youngest Nobel Laureate in the history of Nobel award. She had shared this award with India s Kailash Satyarthi. She also has been honoured with National Youth Peace Prize (2011), Mother Teresa Awards for Social Justice (2012), Simon de Beauvoir Prize (2013), Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought (2013), Anna Politkovskaya Award (2013). United Nations in her honour has declared 12 July as Malala Day. Q5. Name the new Director General of ITBP? a) SS Deswal b) RK Pachnanda c) Subhas Goswami d) Krishna Chowdhari A. SS Deswal

2 ITBP (भ रत- त बत स म प लस बल) is one of five Central Armed Police Forces of India. It was raised on 24 October 1962, under CRPF Act, in wake of 1962 Sino-Indian War. It is headquartered in New Delhi. Its motto is Shaurya Dridhata Karm Nishtha. Q6. Name the Space telescope that has been retired by NASA? a) Hubble space telescope b) Broadband X ray telescope c) Kepler space telescope d) Astro 2 telescope A. Kepler space telescope NASA has retired Kepler space telescope after it ran out of fuel needed for further science operations. This ends nine-and-a-half year mission life. It was named after German mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler. Q7. When is the World cities day observed every year? a) 31 October b) 30 October c) 29 October d) 28 October A. 31 October 2018 Sub-theme of world cities day is Building Sustainable and Resilient Cities. The general theme of World Cities Day is Better City, Better Life. The first World Cities Day was celebrated in Shanghai, China on 31 October 2014 under sub-theme Leading Urban Transformations. Q8. Which state government has launched an automatic public address system to warn citizens about cyclone and tsunami, floods? a) Karnataka b) Tamil Nadu c) Odisha d) West Bengal A. Odisha This is the first of its kind technology in field of Early Warning Dissemination System (EWDS) in India. It has been established with assistance from World Bank. Q9. India is planning to build the world s highest railway line on which route? a) New Delhi - Ladakh b) Srinagar - Delhi c) New Delhi - Jammu d) Chandigarh - Ladakh A. New Delhi - Ladakh Indian railways announced its plan to link New Delhi and Ladakh by means of a railway line that will run along the India-China Border. The proposed Bilaspur-Manali-Leh Line would be the world s highest railway line once launched. Q10. Where was the 2018 World Wrestling Championship held? a) Belgium b) Hungary c) Macau d) Monaco A. Hungary The 2018 World Wrestling Championships were 15 th edition of World Wrestling Championships. In the 2018 event, Japan won the most medals with 5 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze. Russia comes second with 8 medals. India is at the 17th place with 2 medals 1

3 silver and 1 bronze. Bajrang Punia bagged the silver medal. Pooja Dhanda won Bronze medal and became fourth Indian woman to win a medal at the championships. Q11. Where is the Turga Hydel project located? a) Odisha b) Jharkahnd c) West Bengal d) Bihar A. West Bengal India and Japan signed Loan Agreement worth Rs crore for construction of Turga Pumped Storage (I) Hydel Project. Q12. Which country has invited the Taliban for a meeting? a) USA b) Russia c) China d) India A. Russia Q13. The portal offering loans upto 1 crore in 59 minutes launched by PM Modi aims at sector? a) Startups b) MSMEs c) NGOs d) Large Companies A. MSMEs Q14. Name the new Chief Justice of Uttarakhand? a) Ramesh Rangathan b) Dipak Mishra c) Gita Mittal d) Surya Kant A. Ramesh Ranganathan Q15. Which Indian film is in BBC s list of 100 best Foreign Language Films? a) Village Rockstars b) Pather Panchali c) Manto d) Secret Superstar A. Pather Panchali Q16. Which country will host the 23 rd World Corporate Games in 2019? a) Oman b) UAE c) Qatar d) Saudi Arabia A. Qatar Q17. What is the new name given to the Jharsuguda airport, Odisha? a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee airport b) Veer Surendra Sai airport, Jharsuguda c) Narendra Modi airport, Jharsuguda d) Veer Savarkar airport, Jharsuguda A. Veer Surendra Sai airport, Jharsuguda Q18. November 1 does not mark the foundation day of which of these Indian states? a) Rajasthan

4 b) Chhattisgarh c) Haryana d) Telangana A. Telangana November 1 marks the foundation day of seven Indian states namely Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. The Union Territories of Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar also celebrate their formation day on November 1. Q19. Which organization has developed crackers that cause less pollution? a) CSIR b) CSIO c) IIT d) ISRO A. CSIR CSIR developed Less Polluting Firecrackers named SWAS, SAFAL and STAR SWAS stands for Safe Water releaser, SAFAL stands for Safe minimal Aluminum and STAR stands for Safe Thermite cracker. Q20. Who is the 1 st Indian to win the Asian Snooker Tour title? a) Manan Chandra b) Aditya Mehta c) Pankaj Advani d) Geet Sethi A. Pankaj Advani Q21. Soura Jalanidhi scheme has been launched in which state? a) Bihar b) Odisha c) Madhya Pradesh d) Chhattisgarh A. Odisha The main aim is to increase the use of solar energy for helping farmers in irrigation. It is a dug well based solar pump irrigation system in convergence mode. Q22. The Statue of Unity has been dedicated to which Indian leader? a) Subhash Chandra Bose b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel c) Jawaharlal nehru d) MK Gandhi A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Statue of Unity or Sardar Patel s statue, the world s largest statue (measuring 600 feet (182m)), on the statesman's 143rd birth anniversary in Gujarat. The statue has been dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, fondly known as the Iron Man of India. The statue stands in the midst of the Narmada River, on the islet of Sadhu Bet. Q23. The Rayalseema steel plant will be located in which state? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Uttar Pradesh c) Telangana

5 d) Gujarat A. Telanagana Q24. Name the winner of the 2018 Women s Tennis Association (WTA) finals? a) Elina Svitolina b) Venus Williams c) Sloane Stephens d) Naomi Osaka A. Elina Svitolina Q25. Name the President of Brazil? a) Michel Temer b) Jair Bolsonaro c) Dilma Rousseff d) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva A. Jair Bolsonaro Jair Bolsonaro is the President elect of Brazil. He will assume office on January 1, 2019

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