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1 Current Affairs/कर ट अफ यसर ( 17 सतम बर 2018) By Surendra Pandey (Twice Appeared for IAS interview)

2 Question of the Day Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature? (a) Phosphorous (b) Bromine (c) Chlorine (d) Helium नम न ल खत म स क न स ग र ध त ह ज कमर क पर तरल बन रहत ह? (a) फ स फ रस (b) ब र मन (c) क ल र न (d) ह लयम त पम न

3 Which of the following is used in pencils? (a) Graphite (b) Silicon (c) Charcoal (d) Phosphorous नम न ल खत म स कस क उपय ग प सल म कय ज त ह? (a) ग र फ इट (b) स लक न (c) च रक ल (d) फ़ स फ़र स

Why in News? India was placed at 130 among 189 countries in the latest human development index (HDI) report released by UNDP. India s HDI value for 2017 is 0.

5 Why in News? India was placed at 130 among 189 countries in the latest human development index (HDI) report released by UNDP. India s HDI value for 2017 is still higher than South Asian average of Between 1990 to 2017, India s HDI value saw a 50 % increase from to About 26.8 per cent of India s HDI value is lost on account of inequalities. India s gross per capita income increased by 266.6% between 1990 and What is HDR? Human Development Report (HDR) first published in 1990 by Pakistani economist Mahbub Ul Haq. The HDR is anchored in the Nobel laureate Amartya Sen s work on human capabilities approach. Freedom of choice is central to the approach. An alternative to GDP as a measure of economic development but never was intended to be used as a measure of well-being.

Two Steps in calculating HDI Dimension Indicator Minimum Maximu m Health Life Expectancy (in Years) 20 85 Education Expected

6 Two Steps in calculating HDI Dimension Indicator Minimum Maximu m Health Life Expectancy (in Years) Education Expected Years of Schooling (In Years) 0 18 Mean Years of Schooling (In Years) 0 15 Standard of Living GNI Per capita (2011 PPP$)

7 1. Where was the second flight test of Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) conducted? (a) Pokhran (b) Babina (c) Ahmednagar (d) Nashik 1. म न प ट बल ए ट -ट क म गर द शर त मस इल क द सर उड़ न पर ण कह आय जत कय गय? (a) प खरण (b) बब न (c) अहमदनगर (d) न शक

Indigenously developed Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM), was successfully flight tested for the second time from the Ahmednagar range on September 16.

8 Indigenously developed Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM), was successfully flight tested for the second time from the Ahmednagar range on September 16. Key Features of MPATGM The MPATGM is a third-generation anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). It has been under development by DRDO in partnership with Indian defence contractor VEM Technologies Ltd. since It has been fitted with a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead. It has a maximum engagement range of about 2.5 kilometers. The Indian government scrapped a $500 million deal with Rafael for 321 Spike ATGM systems and 8,356 missiles in favor of the MPATGM system in December The Indian MoD selected the Spike ATGM over the U.S.- made FGM-148 Javelin ATGM system in October 2014.

9 2. Who recently broke the world decathlon record? (a) Kevin Mayer (France) (b) Ashton Eaton (USA) (c) Eden Hazard (Belgium) (d) Elia Viviani (Italy) 2. वश व ड क थल न रक डर ह ल ह म कसन त ड़? (a) क वन म यर (फ र स) (b) एश टन ईटन (य एसए) (c) ईडन ह ज़ डर (ब ल जयम) (d) ए लय व वय न (इटल )

10 3. How many medals were won by India at the 32 nd Ahmet Comert Boxing Tournament? (a) 10 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 7 3. भ रत न 32व अहम त क म टर म क क ब ज प र तय गत म कतन पदक ज त? (a) 10 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 7

11 Indian women boxers bagged a total of 7 medals, including 3 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze at the 32nd Ahmet Comert Boxing tournament in Turkey. Gold winners Simranjit Kaur: 64 kg category Monika: 48 kg category Bhagyabati Kachari: 81 kg category Kachari, for her sublime display in the tournament, also received the award for the most scientific boxer at the event.

12 4. Who became the new Prime Minister of Sudan? (a) Mohamed Osman Yousif Kiber (b) Moutaz Mousa Abdallah (c) Omar al-bashir (d) Abdallah Hamdok 4. स ड न क नए प रध न म त र क न ह? (a) म हम मद उस म न य स फ क बर (b) म ट ज़ म स अब दल ल ह (c) उमर अल-बश र (d) अब दल ल ह हमद क

14 5. Where was the Jaipur Literature Festival held for the first time in the US? (a) New York (b) Houston (c) Colorado (d) Washington 5. अम रक म पहल आय जत कय गय? ब र जयप र स हत य सम र ह कह (a) न य य कर (b) ह य स टन (c) क ल र ड (d) व श गटन

15 6. In which country was the Silesian Open boxing tournament held? (a) Austria (b) Turkey (c) Poland (d) Hungary 6. सल सयन ओपन म क क ब ज आय जत कय गय थ? ट न र म ट कस द श म (a) ऑ स ट रय (b) त क (c) प ल ड (d) ह गर

16 Why in News? Indian five-time world boxing champion M C Mary Kom clinched her third gold medal of the year in 48 kg category. She won the medal at the Silesian Open boxing Tournament for women in Gliwice, Poland. Jyoti Gulia picked up the country's lone gold in 51 kg of the youth category. Jyoti is a former world champion and India's only boxer to have qualified for 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Argentina. In the junior competition, the Indian team produced a terrific performance to sign off with 13 medals -- six gold, six silver and a bronze.

17 7. Which famous magazine was bought for $190 million by co-founder of Salesforce? (a) National Geographic (b) Sports Illustrated (c) Times (d) Vogue 7. स ल सफ सर क सह-स स थ पक द व र 190 म लयन ड लर म क न स मशह र प त रक खर द गई? (a) न शनल ज य ग र फक (b) स प ट र स इलस ट र ट ड (c) ट इम स (d) प रचलन

Time magazine is being sold by Meredith Corp. to Marc Benioff, a co-founder of Salesforce a cloud computing pioneer. Meredith had put four Time Inc. publications up for sale in March.

18 Time magazine is being sold by Meredith Corp. to Marc Benioff, a co-founder of Salesforce a cloud computing pioneer. Meredith had put four Time Inc. publications up for sale in March. Negotiations for the sale of the three other publications Fortune, Money and Sports Illustrated are continuing. Started by Yale University graduates Henry Luce and Briton Hadden, Time first went on sale in March 1923.

19 8. Which film recently won audience prize at the Toronto Film Festival? (a) Roma (b) If Beale Street Could Talk (c) First Man (d) Green Book 8. ट र ट फल म फ स टवल म ह ल ह म कस फल म न दशर क क प रस क र ज त? (a) र म (b) इफ ब ल स ट र ट क ड ट क (c) फस टर म न (d) ग र न ब क

Peter Farrelly's dramatic comedy buddy movie Green Book, starring Mahershala Ali and

The Toronto film festival is the biggest in North America.

20 Peter Farrelly's dramatic comedy buddy movie Green Book, starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen, won the Toronto International Film Festival audience prize. The Toronto film festival is the biggest in North America. Given out since 1978 and based entirely on audience votes, its People's Choice Award is a bellwether for the Academy Awards. Seven past winners went on to win an Oscar for best picture: Chariots of Fire," American Beauty," Slumdog Millionaire," The King's Speech," Argo," 12 Years a Slave and Spotlight.

21 9. How many rivers stretches in India are critically polluted? (a) 34 (b) 39 (c) 43 (d) भ रत म कतन न दय क स ट र च ग भ र र प स प रद षत ह? (a) 34 (b) 39 (c) 43 (d) 45

Why in news? According to an assessment by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The number of polluted stretches of the country's rivers has increased to 351 from 302 two years ago.

22 Why in news? According to an assessment by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The number of polluted stretches of the country's rivers has increased to 351 from 302 two years ago. The number of critically polluted stretches where water quality indicators are the poorest has gone up to 45 from 34. Maharashtra, Assam and Gujarat account for 117 of the 351 polluted river stretches. Most Polluted River Stretches Mithi river: Powai to Dharavi Godavari: Someshwar to Rahed Sabarmati: Kheroj to Vautha Hindon: Saharanpur to Ghaziabad

23 10. Who along with Virat Kohli has been recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award? (a) Mirabai Chanu (b) Neeraj Chopra (c) Kidambi Srikanth (d) MC Mary Kom 10. र ज व ग ध ख ल रत न प रस क र क लए वर ट क हल क अल व और कन ह र क म म ड कय गय ह?? (a) मर ब ई च न (b) न रज च पड़ (c) कद ब श र क त (d) एम स म र क म

Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and world champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu were on Monday jointly recommended for the country s highest sporting honour the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.

24 Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and world champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu were on Monday jointly recommended for the country s highest sporting honour the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. Kohli will become the third Indian cricketer after legendary Sachin Tendulkar (1997) and the talismanic former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2007), if it is accepted by Sports Ministry. About Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is the highest sporting honour of the Republic of India. The award comprises a medallion, a certificate, and a cash prize of Rs 7.5 lakh. It was first awarded in and Vishwanathan Anand was the first winner. 2017: Former Hockey Captain Sardar Singh and para-athlete Devendra Jhajharia. 2016: Sakshi Malik, PV Sindhu and Deepa Karmakar

25 Question of the Day Who proposed the PURA Model of growth? (a) Dr APJ Abdul Kalam (b) PV Narsimha Rao (c) Manmohan Singh (d) C D Deshmukh वक स क प र म डल क प रस त व कसन कय? (a) ड क टर ए.प.ज. अब द ल कल म (b) प.व. नर सम ह र व (c) मनम हन स ह (d) स ड द शम ख

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