1 st August, 2018 Current Affairs Questions for Bank (IBPS Clerk, IBPS PO, RBI Grade-B, SBI Clerk & SBI PO) and Railways Exams

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2 1 st August, 2018 Current Affairs Questions for Bank (IBPS Clerk, IBPS PO, RBI Grade-B, SBI Clerk & SBI PO) and Railways Exams August GA Quiz 1 Directions: Study the following questions carefully and answer the questions given below. 1. Which of the following bank was recently awarded as the best performing primary lending institution in credit linked subsidy scheme (CLSS)? A. HSBC Bank B. HDFC Bank C. ICICI Bank D. IDBI Bank E. None of these 2. Ramapada Chowdhury passed away recently. He was famous writer of which of the following language? A. Hindi B. Telugu C. Bengali D. Tamil E. None of these 3. The Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) has recently been brought under which of the following ministries? A. Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways B. Union Ministry of Home Affairs C. Union Ministry of Commerce D. Union Finance Ministry E. None of these 4. Which of the following countries has recently topped the E- Government Development Survey 2018? A. Sweden B. Australia C. Denmark D. United States E. None of these

3 5. Which of the following countries has recently elevated India s status to Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) country to ease export controls for high-technology product sales? A. Germany B. Russia C. United States D. France E. None of these 6. Which free software has been launched by the Union IT Ministry to enable editing of text on scanned images? A. e-aksharayan B. Darshan-Y C. Imagery D. Saransh E. None of these 7. Which state government has decided to take up census for backward classes? A. Karnataka B. Andhra Pradesh C. Telangana D. Rajasthan E. None of these 8. Which Assamese film has recently bagged the best movie award at the 3rd Love International Film Festival 2018 in Los Angeles? A. Amazon Obhijaan B. Xhoihobote Dhemalite C. Calendar D. Kothanodi E. None of these 9. Who among the following has recently won the Russian Open Badminton trophy? A. Chirag Sen B. Lakshya Sen C. Sourabh Verma D. Parupalli Kashyap E. None of these 10. Who among the following has recently become the first Asian to swim UK-France Channel? A. H S Prannoy B. Prabhat Koli C. Manish Sharma D. Atul Varma E. None of these

4 Correct Answers: A C D C C A C B C B Explanations: 1. Who: HSBC Bank What: awarded as the best performing primary lending institution in credit linked subsidy scheme (CLSS) When: published on 29th July 2018 Leading mortgage lender HDFC has been awarded the best performing primary lending institution in credit linked subsidy scheme ( CLSS) for the EWS (Economically Weaker Section) and LIG (Low Income Group) category. The award was given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the company said in a press release Who: Eminent Bengali author Ramapada Chowdhury What: passed away When: published on 30th July 2018

5 Sahitya Academy awardee Bengali writer Ramapada Chowdhury, who authored famous novels like Kharij, Bari Badle Jay and Abhimanyu, passed away at a city hospital, his family said. Chowdhury, 95, is survived by his wife and two daughters. He was admitted to the hospital on July 21 with old age ailments including lung problem. He died of cardiac arrest at 6:30 p.m., a spokesman of the hospital said. 3. Who: Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) What: has been brought under Union Finance Ministry When: published on 30th July 2018 Work related to the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) has been taken away from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and brought under the domain of the Finance Ministry, according to an official order. It will now be under the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Finance Ministry, the order approved by President Ram Nath Kovind stated. Budget 2018 amended the Central Road Fund Act, 2000, and renamed the Central Road Fund the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund.

6 4. Who: Denmark What: has topped the E-Government Development Survey 2018 When: published on 1st August 2018 For the complete information kindly read the given lines carefully: India has jumped 22 places to 96th rank to break into the top 100 of the United Nation s E-Government Development Index (EGDI) Denmark, with an index value of , topped the 2018 E-Government Development Survey. The E- Government survey is released by the United Nations in every two years. The 2018 edition was titled as 'Gearing E-Government to Support Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies'. 5. Who: United States What: elevated India s status to Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) country to ease export controls for high-technology product sales When: published on 31st July 2018 India welcomed the US decision to ease export controls for high technology product sales to it, saying the move will further boost collaboration between the two countries in defence and certain other areas. The Trump administration announced on Monday granting India the status of Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) country, the only South Asian nation to be given the designation along with the US NATO allies like South Korea, Australia and Japan. Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Raveesh Kumar called Washington s decision a logical culmination to India s designation as a major defence partner of the US and a reaffirmation of its impeccable record as a responsible member of

7 the concerned multilateral export control regimes. The STA-1 status will help India in getting critical technology from the US in the defence and certain other key areas / 6. Who: e-aksharayan What: has been launched by the Union IT Ministry to enable editing of text on scanned images When: published on 30th August 2018 The IT ministry today launched a desktop software e-aksharayan to enable editing of text printed on scanned documents and it can be downloaded for free from its website. "e-aksharayan is a desktop software for converting scanned printed Indian language documents into a fully editable text format in Unicode encoding. The text can be also saved separately," Swaran Lata, programme head and director technology Development for Indian Languages (TDIL) said after unveiling the software at a FICCI event. The software supports editing in seven Indian languages - Hindi, Bangla, Malayalam, Gurmukhi, Tamil, Kannada & Assamese.

8 7. Who: Telangana What: has decided to take up census for backward classes When: published on 27th July 2018 A meeting of the Telangana cabinet today decided to take up a census of the backward classes (BC) in the state. "To take up census of BC population in the state at once," a release from the office of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who chaired the cabinet meeting, said. A scheme of eye-testing for all the citizens ("Kanti velugu") would be launched across the state on August 15, it added Who: Xhoihobote Dhemalite What: bagged the best movie award at the 3rd Love International Film Festival 2018 in Los Angeles When: published on 28th July 2018 Assamese film Xhoihobote Dhemalite" ("Rainbow Fields") on Saturday wins three top awards at the third edition of Love International Film Festival 2018 in Los Angeles, where over 150 films from across 36 countries participated. Besides winning the best feature film, it also won the awards for best actress (Dipannita Sharma) and best background music score (Anurag Saikia) at the festival.

9 The film, directed by Bidyut Kotoky, portrays children of Assam growing up in violent times and witnessing brutality around them. 9. Who: Sourabh Verma What: has won the Russian Open Badminton trophy When: published on 30th July 2018 Former India No. 1 shuttler Sourabh Verma pulled off a stunning come-from-behind fightback on Sunday to defeat Japan's Koki Watanabe for the Russia Open Tour Super 100 tournament at Vladivostok. Sourabh, ranked 65 in the world, beat Watanabe in an electrifying contest with the scoreline reading 18-21, 21-12, He is the first Indian male athlete to win the $75,000 trophy shuttler-sourabh-verma-wins-russian-open/articleshow/ cms 10. Who: Prabhat Koli What: has become the first Asian to swim UK-France Channel When: published on 30th July 2018

10 A city college student, Prabhat Koli (19), who crossed the English Channel when he was 16, has become the first Asian to swim the choppy water from Jersey (an Island in the UK) to France in cold weather. The long-distance sea swimmer covered 25km in 6 hours and 54 minutes. He started off from La Coupe Point of Jersey, behind St Catherine s backwater and touched the shore of St Germain Plage on the Normandy coast of France.

11 Top 10 News of the Day : 1 st August, HSBC Bank was awarded as the best performing primary lending institution in credit linked subsidy scheme (CLSS). (Latest Current Affairs Questions 1 st August 2018) Leading mortgage lender HDFC has been awarded the best performing primary lending institution in credit linked subsidy scheme ( CLSS) for the EWS (Economically Weaker Section) and LIG (Low Income Group) category. The award was given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the company said in a press release. 2. Eminent Bengali author Ramapada Chowdhury passed away. (Most Important Current Affairs Questions August 1 st 2018) Sahitya Academy awardee Bengali writer Ramapada Chowdhury, who authored famous novels like Kharij, Bari Badle Jay and Abhimanyu, passed away at a city hospital, his family said. Chowdhury, 95, is survived by his wife and two daughters. He was admitted to the hospital on July 21 with old age ailments including lung problem. He died of cardiac arrest at 6:30 p.m., a spokesman of the hospital said. 3. Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) has been brought under Union Finance Ministry. (Current Affairs Quiz 1 st August 2018) Work related to the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) has been taken away from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and brought under the domain of the Finance Ministry, according to an official order. It will now be under the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Finance Ministry, the order approved by President Ram Nath Kovind stated.

12 Budget 2018 amended the Central Road Fund Act, 2000, and renamed the Central Road Fund the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund. 4. Denmark has topped the E-Government Development Survey (Daily Current Affairs Quiz 1 st August 2018) India has jumped 22 places to 96th rank to break into the top 100 of the United Nation s E-Government Development Index (EGDI) Denmark, with an index value of , topped the 2018 E-Government Development Survey. The E- Government survey is released by the United Nations in every two years. The 2018 edition was titled as 'Gearing E-Government to Support Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies'. 5. United States elevated India s status to Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) country to ease export controls for high-technology product sales. (Top Current Affairs Questions 1 st August 2018) India welcomed the US decision to ease export controls for high technology product sales to it, saying the move will further boost collaboration between the two countries in defence and certain other areas. The Trump administration announced on Monday granting India the status of Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) country, the only South Asian nation to be given the designation along with the US NATO allies like South Korea, Australia and Japan. Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Raveesh Kumar called Washington s decision a logical culmination to India s designation as a major defence partner of the US and a reaffirmation of its impeccable record as a responsible member of the concerned multilateral export control regimes. The STA-1 status will help India in getting critical technology from the US in the defence and certain other key areas. 6. e-aksharayan has been launched by the Union IT Ministry to enable editing of text on scanned images. (Objective Current Affairs Quiz 1 st August 2018)

13 The IT ministry today launched a desktop software e-aksharayan to enable editing of text printed on scanned documents and it can be downloaded for free from its website. "e-aksharayan is a desktop software for converting scanned printed Indian language documents into a fully editable text format in Unicode encoding. The text can be also saved separately," Swaran Lata, programme head and director technology Development for Indian Languages (TDIL) said after unveiling the software at a FICCI event. The software supports editing in seven Indian languages - Hindi, Bangla, Malayalam, Gurmukhi, Tamil, Kannada & Assamese. 7. Telangana has decided to take up census for backward classes. (Top 10 Current Affairs Questions 1 st August 2018) A meeting of the Telangana cabinet today decided to take up a census of the backward classes (BC) in the state. "To take up census of BC population in the state at once," a release from the office of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who chaired the cabinet meeting, said. A scheme of eye-testing for all the citizens ("Kanti velugu") would be launched across the state on August 15, it added. 8. Xhoihobote Dhemalite bagged the best movie award at the 3rd Love International Film Festival 2018 in Los Angeles. (Top 10 MCQs on Current Affairs 1 st August 2018) Assamese film Xhoihobote Dhemalite" ("Rainbow Fields") on Saturday wins three top awards at the third edition of Love International Film Festival 2018 in Los Angeles, where over 150 films from across 36 countries participated. Besides winning the best feature film, it also won the awards for best actress (Dipannita Sharma) and best background music score (Anurag Saikia) at the festival.

14 The film, directed by Bidyut Kotoky, portrays children of Assam growing up in violent times and witnessing brutality around them. 9. Sourabh Verma has won the Russian Open Badminton trophy. (Today s Current Affairs Capsule 1 st August 2018) Former India No. 1 shuttler Sourabh Verma pulled off a stunning come-from-behind fightback on Sunday to defeat Japan's Koki Watanabe for the Russia Open Tour Super 100 tournament at Vladivostok. Sourabh, ranked 65 in the world, beat Watanabe in an electrifying contest with the scoreline reading 18-21, 21-12, He is the first Indian male athlete to win the $75,000 trophy. 10. Prabhat Koli has become the first Asian to swim UK-France Channel. (Latest Current Affairs Quiz 1 st August 2018) A city college student, Prabhat Koli (19), who crossed the English Channel when he was 16, has become the first Asian to swim the choppy water from Jersey (an Island in the UK) to France in cold weather. The long-distance sea swimmer covered 25km in 6 hours and 54 minutes. He started off from La Coupe Point of Jersey, behind St Catherine s backwater and touched the shore of St Germain Plage on the Normandy coast of France.

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