Weekly CA Quiz: December 2018 3rd week with PDF

Explanation: As part of its proposed manned space mission,India will launch the Indian Data Relay Satellite System(IRDSS) to improve data relay and communication links with its remote sensing/earth observation satellites.

Explanation: Bhupesh Bhagel is the new CM of Chattisgarh.

Explanation: The government has constitute d a seven member panel to select managing directors of public sector insurance companies.The panel would be headed by Banks Board Bureau (BBB) chairman BP Sharma.

Explanation: Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu lifted the prestigious season-ending World Tour Finals Trophy in China.The Olympic silver medallist defeated Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara 21-19, 21-17 in the summit clash.

Explanation: United National Party leader Ranil Wickremsinghe was swore-in as the PM of Sri Lanka.

Explanation: Ajayan,noted filmmaker and director of classic Malayalam movie Perumthachan, passed away at Thiruvananthapuram

Explanation: Foreign Affairs Minister of Denmark Anders Samuelsen arrived in New Delhi for a two-day official visit and is scheduled to meet Minister of commerce and industry Suresh Prabhu at Udyog Bhawan.

Explanation: Equipped with Bharat Heavy Electricals supplied Nuclear power equipment, the 220 MW Unit 1 at the indigenously developed Kaiga Atomic Power Station(KAPS) of Nuclear Power Corporation of India, has created a world record for continuous operation.

Explanation: Geographical Indications Registry at Chennai has granted GI tag to Silao Khaja the traditional delicacy of Nalanda district of Bihar.

Explanation: India announced financial assistance of USD 1.4 billion to the Maldives as the island nation’s President Ibrahim Mohammed Solih undertook his maiden visit, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi said would enhance “trust and friend” between the two nations.

Explanation: Belgium pipped the Netherlands via a penalty shootout to lift their maiden title of the Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 at Kalinga Stadium,Bhubaneshwar.

Explanation: Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep were named as the 2018 ITF world champions by the governing body of global tennis.

Explanation: Leading industry chamber FICCI announced that it has elected Sandip Somany as the association’s President for 2018-19.

Explanation: Actress Yami Gautam has been named as the goodwill leader of Super Sniffers Campaign initated by TRAFFIC India along with World Wildlife Fund India(WWF).

Explanation: Catriona Elisa Gray from Philippines was crowned Miss Universe 2018 at a gala ceremony, where representatives from South Africa and Venezuela secured the first runner-up and second runner-up spots. India’s Nehal Chudasama failed to make it to the Top 20.

Explanation: Indian American Shree Saini has been crowned Miss India Worldwide 2018 at a pageant held in the Fords City of New Jersey.

Explanation: Producer Ashok Amritraj was honoured with the French Knight of the National Order of Merit.

Explanation: Renowned classical singer Pandit Arun Bhaduri passed away at a city hospital in Kolkata after a prolonged illness.

Explanation: The International Migrants Day 2018 observed on 18th December across the world. The theme is “Migration with Dignity”.

Explanation: Former Nepalese PM Tulsi Giri passed away in Kathmandu. He was 92.

Explanation: Actress Sonam Kapoor, a vegan, has been named People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals(PETA) India’s Person of the Year for 2018.

Explanation: the Central government appointed advocate Madhvi Divan the additional Solicitor General.

Explanation: Senior bureaucrat Pranab Kumar Das has been appointed as Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs(CBIC), the apex policy-making body for indirect taxes.

Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a book “Timeless Laxman”, based on the life and times of legendary cartoonist, the late RK Laxman. The book has been penned by cartoonist’s daughter-in-law Usha Srinivas Laxman.

Explanation: The Union Cabinet approved setting up of 2 new All India Institute of Medical Sciences at Madurai,Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs.1264 crore and at Bibinagar,Telangana at a cost of Rs 1,028 crore.

Explanation: The National Cancer Institute in Jhajjar,Haryana which is also India’s largest cancer hospital, opened for public service with the formal inauguration to be held in January.

Explanation: India has welcomed Zambia as a member of the International Solar Alliance, with Vice President Venkaiah Naidu expressing hope for an early ratification of the Framework Agreement by Zambia.

Explanation: ISRO launched its military communication satellite GSAT 7A from Sriharikota,Andhra Pradesh. The satellite GSAT-7A is the 35th Indian communication satellite weighing 2,250 kg.

Explanation: A fresh cadre review and restructuring of the Income Tax department has been ordered by the government with an aim to create a “caring but strict” direct taxes regime in the country.It will be chaired by SK Dash.

Explanation: india has been ranked 108th in World economic Forum(WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2018, same as 2017, while recording improvement in wage equality for similar work and fully closing its tertiary education gender gap for the first time.Iceland topped the list.

Explanation: Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) communicated that India is adhering to safety standards of International Civil Aviation Organization and India’s International Aviation Safety Assessment Ratings remains Category 1.

Explanation: President’s rule will be imposed in Jammu and Kashmir from 20 December with President Ram Nath Kovind signing a proclamation to give effect to the recommendation of the state Governor Satya Pal malik.

Explanation: Haryana Government has started mobile app “Shiksha Setu”which would have all information related to attendance, fee, online admission and scholarships in all government colleges of the state besides having details of lecturers of government colleges and officers of the Directorate.

Explanation: A mobile application “Chuppi Tod” was launched in Patna to fight the rampant social evil of child marriage and sexual harassment.

Explanation: Begium PM Charles Michael announced his resignation from the post.

Explanation: It could take 202 years for women to earn as much as men because the global pay gap is so vast and the pace of change so slow, the World Economic Forum(WEF)has said in a report.

Explanation: New generation private sector IDFC Bank and non-banking financial company Capital First announced completion of their merger, creating a combined loan asset book of Rs 1.03 trillion for the merged entity IDFC First Bank.

Explanation: Late lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir has been awarded the UN Human Rights Prize for 2018.

Explanation: Former PM Manmohan Singh, ridiculed for his silence by his political opponents for years, had taken an unusual dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the release of his book, Changing India. Dr Manmohan Singh said he wasn’t “the PM who was afraid of talking to the Press”.

Explanation: The Department of Posts will honour all important people who have not been given their due place in history by issuing commemorative postal stamps in their names, Communications Minister Manoj Sinha said. In this series, a postal stamp has been issued on Shri Rajkumar Shukla.

Explanation: India’s former World Cup winning captain Anup Kumar announced his retirement from Kabaddi, ending a 15-year iconic career.

Explanation: Former Indian cricketer WV Raman has been chosen by the BCCI-appointed ad-hoc committee as the head of women cricket team.

Explanation: The ministry of external affairs(MEA) in New Delhi appointed Harsh Vardhan Shringla as the new ambassador of India to USA.

Explanation: SEBI, which has been in existence for over three decades, will now have its first full time Chief Vigilance Officer. The PMO recently cleared the name of Arti Chhabra Srivastava, a 1990-batch Indian Ordinance Factory Services officer, as SEBI CVO.

Explanation: Legendary singer Dipali Borthakur passed away at a city hospital in Guwahati

Explanation: Tamil writer and Sahitya Akademi award winner Prabhanjan passed away in Puducherry

Explanation: RBI announced a cap on the outstanding stock of external commercial borrowings at 6.5 percent of GDP at current market prices

Explanation: A new report by the Reporters Without Borders(RSF) shows there has been an increase in the number of journalists killed this year, with a total of 80 killed so far. Of these, 63 were professional journalists, compared with 55 professional journalists killed last year. RSF said 348 others were detained, 60 were held hostage and 3 are missing.

Explanation: The civil aviation ministry along with the Airports Authority of India launched an official mobile app “GAS 2019” for the global aviation summit to be held in Mumbai next month.

Explanation: The Ministry of Environment,Forest and Climate Change has launched the “Asiatic Lion Conservation Project” with an aim to protect and conserve the world’s last ranging free population of Asiatic Lion and its associated ecosystem.

Explanation: Belgium will end the year as no 1 ahead of world champions France in the global rankings released by FIFA recently.

Explanation: According to the MORI Perils of Perception Survey 2018,done by Ipsos india, an independent market research company, Indians stood at 12th rank in the “misperception index”, behind several countries like, Italy, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Chile and Argentina, among others.

Explanation: The World Bank recently released a report titled “in the Dark:How much do power sector distortions cost South Asia”. As per the report, Efficiency gap in India’s power sector costs the Indian economy 4% every year, which equivalents to $86 billion in 2016 FY.

Explanation: Addressing scientists after inaugurating the Atal Complex for the International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography(ITCOocean) at the INCOIS campus in Hyderabad, Union Earth Sciences, Environment and Forests Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said India is playing a key role in the efforts that are being made to address the global environmental concerns.

Explanation: India will receive loan to the tune of Rs 6668.46 crore from Japan for various development projects.

Explanation: Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu has conferred the Skoch Golden Jubilee Challenger Award at the 5th Skoch Summit in New Delhi.

Explanation: Fencing Association of India President Rajeev Mehta has been made the head of the South Asian body for a four-year term.

Explanation: India successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable long-range Inter Continental Ballistic Missile Agni-IV,with a strike range of 4000 km.

Explanation: In an effort to have more intense relations with countries in the Indian Ocean region,india inaugurate an Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region(IFC-IOR) which will work closely with countries in the region and will be manned by the Indian Navy. The IFC has been established at the Navy’s Information Management and Analysis Centre at Gurugram.

Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the institution of a new award named after Sardar Vallabhai Patel which would be given every year for “outstanding efforts” in the field of furthering national integration.