Current Affairs 22 May 2018 Quiz
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- India is soon to include Artificial Intelligence in its defence forces for which a task force has been constituted to plan and execute the project. Who will head this committee?
A) N. Chandrasekaran
B) Rajesh Gopinathan
C) Subramaniam Ramadorai
D) F. C. Kohli
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Option A
Explanation: After US, Russia and China, India has decided to include Artificial Intelligence in its defence forces with an aim to enhance the operational preparedness of the armed forces. A task force has been set up under the chairmanship of Tata Sons chairman N. Chandrasekaran to finalise the specifics and framework of the project.
- Anti Terrorism Day is observed annually on___________
A) May 20
B) May 21
C) May 19
D) May 18
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Option B
Explanation: Anti Terrorism Day is observed across India on 21 May. This day is also observed to make people aware of the ongoing terrorist activities and the precautions to be taken by the commoners to prevent these acts of terrorism.
- China’s Zhao Kangmin passed away at the age of 82. He was a renowned __________.
A) Meteorologist
B) Sailor
C) Scientist
D) Archaeologist
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Option D
Explanation: The Chinese archaeologist credited with discovering the ancient Terracotta Warriors, Zhao Kangmin, has died aged 82. Zhao was the first archaeologist to identify fragments of terracotta found by local farmers digging a well in 1974 as relics dating back to the Qin dynasty and the first to excavate the site.
- Name the all women cruise naval ship which returned to Goa after successfully navigating the globe for past 8 months?
A) INSV Trishul
B) INSV Shivalik
C) INSV Tarini
D) INSV Ganga
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Option C
Explanation: Indian Naval Sailing vessel Tarini (INSV Tarini), with an all-women crew circumnavigating the globe for eight months under the Navika Sagar Parikrama project, successfully completed its mission and returned to Goa. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman received the six-member team along with Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lamba.The INSV Tarini is the first Indian all-women crew to circumnavigate the globe.
- The European Golden Shoe for 2017-18 has been won by which player?
A) Lionel Messi
B) Cristiano Ronaldo
C) Luis Suarez
D) Luca Toni
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Option A
Explanation: Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has won his fifth European Golden Shoe after his team beat Real Sociedad 1-0 in its final La Liga Santander match of the season. Messi who finished the campaign as top La Liga goal scorer. also won the award last year, as well as in 2010, 2012 and 2013, and is the only player to do so five times.
- Which Indian state is soon to establish India’s largest Metro Rail network in a move to avoid traffic congestion?
A) West Bengal
B) Maharashtra
C) Karnataka
D) Uttar Pradesh
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Option B
Explanation: In order to avoid traffic congestion, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced the construction of India’s largest Metro rail network in Mumbai with the help of the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA). The new Metro rail network in Mumbai will enable the people to get huge relief from traffic congestion.
- Who among the following has been given the additional charge as the Chairperson of Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) by the Haryana government?
A) Navraj Sandhu
B) Keshni Anand Arora
C) B B Bharti
D) Deepti Umashankar
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Option D
Explanation: Deepti Umashankar, the principal secretary of Sainik and Ardh Sainik Welfare Department, has been given the additional charge as the Chairperson of Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) by the state government. The move came after HSSC chairperson B B Bharti was suspended on May 17 over controversial questions on Brahmins.
- India successfully tested the Russian JV-BrahMos cruise missile-under life extension program. The life of the missile has been extended to ________ years from the previous 10 years.
A) 15 Years
B) 20 Years
C) 17 Years
D) 25 Years
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Option A
Explanation: India successfully test-fired BrahMos cruise missile under life extension program from a mobile launcher from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur along the Odisha coast. BrahMos is the first Indian missile whose life has been extended from 10 to 15 years. The successful test will result in huge savings of replacement cost of missiles held in the inventory of the Indian Armed Forces.
- Anti Terrorism Day is observed to mark the death anniversary of which political leader?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Rajiv Gandhi
C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D) Chandrasekhar Azad
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Option B
Explanation: Martyrdom of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, also known as Anti Terrorism Day is observed across India on 21 May. A grateful nation is remembering former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 27th death anniversary on May 21, 2018. Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in a suicide bombing at Chennai’s Sriperumbudur on this day in 1991.
- The National Skill Development Mission of the Government of India aims to impart various skills training among over 40 crore of people by which year?
A) 2025
B) 2019
C) 2022
D) 2020
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Option C
Explanation: Union Petroleum and Skill Development Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan said National Skill Development Mission aims at training over 40 crore people in the country in a wide range of skills by 2022. The Mission is training people in different skills ranging from industrial welding, industrial electrician to computer data application course. The mission was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015.
- According to the rating agency Icra Ltd, India’s GDP growth is estimated to grow at __________ in the fourth quarter of 2017-18
A) 7.4%
B) 7.2%
C) 7.5%
D) 7.6%
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Option A
Explanation: Rating agency Icra Ltd expects gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the fourth quarter of the fiscal 2017-18 at 7.4% on account of good rabi crop harvest and improved corporate earnings, up from 7.2% in the third quarter.
- India has emerged as the 6th wealthiest country of the world according to the data by AfrAsia Bank Global Wealth Migration Review. Which country has topped the list?
A) China
B) United States
C) Japan
D) Singapore
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Option B
Explanation: India is the sixth wealthiest country in the world with a total wealth of 8,230 billion US dollars. According to the AfrAsia Bank Global Wealth Migration Review, the US is the wealthiest country in the world with a total wealth of 62,584 billion dollars. China stood at the second place with 24,803 billion dollars, while Japan is at the third place with 19,522 billion dollars.
- British-American Bernard Lewis who died recently was a well known ________
A) Journalist
B) Scientisit
C) Historian
D) Politician
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Option C
Explanation: Prominent British-American historian Bernard Lewis, a leading scholar on Oriental and Middle Eastern studies, died Sunday at the age of 101.
- Who has been re-elected as the President of Venezuela?
A) Juan Manuel Santos
B) Evo Morales
C) Delcy Rodriguez
D) Nicolas Maduro
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Option D
Explanation: Venezuela’s President and leftist leader, Nicolás Maduro has been re-elected for another second six-year term in presidential elections.
- Indian women’s Hockey team lost to which country in the 5th Asian Champions Trophy 2018?
A) Indonesia
B) Japan
C) South Korea
D) Malaysia
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Option C
Explanation: The Indian women’s Hockey team failed to defend its crown at the fifth Asian Champions Trophy, as it lost to hosts South Korea, 0-1 in the summit clash at Donghae City. The final was India’s first defeat of the tournament. South Korea has lifted the title for the third time after having won it in 2010 and 2011. India, on the other hand, finished second best for the second time after having lost to Japan in the final of the 2013 edition.
- The 71st World Health Assembly session has been organised in which city?
A) Geneva
B) New York
C) Paris
D) Vienna
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Option A
Explanation: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri JP Nadda presided over the 71st World Health Assembly session and lead a high-level Indian delegation to the assembly in Geneva. The theme of the Assembly was Health for All: Commit To Universal Health Coverage.
- The Indian Tax Department has made which among the given documents mandatory for a person seeking customs broker licence?
I. PAN Card
II. Aadhaar card
II. Passport
A) Only I
B) Only II
C) Both I & II
D) All the Above
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Option C
Explanation: The revenue department has made unique identity number Aadhaar and PAN mandatory for persons seeking a customs broker licence. ‘Customs broker’ is a person licensed to act as an agent on behalf of importer/exporter for transaction of business relating to entry or departure of conveyances or goods at any customs station, including audit.According to the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018, notified by the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) recently, an applicant seeking to get a licence for customs broker should hold Aadhaar as well as PAN card.
- The Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has signed the annual MoU with the Ministry of Railways targeting the total revenue from operations for 2018-19 at______________
A) Rs 6600 Cr
B) Rs 9600 Cr
C) Rs 8600 Cr
D) Rs 7600 Cr
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Option D
Explanation: Annual Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Ministry of Railway & Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) regarding financial & non financial targets for the company. Shri Ranjanesh Sahai, Secretary, Railway Board & Shri S.C. Agnihotri, Chairman & Managing Director, RVNL signed the MoU in Rail Bhavan.The target for revenue from operations for RVNL has been set of Rs 7600 Cr for the FY 2018-19.
- Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani who passed away recently was a veteran __________
A) Telugu Novelist
B) Malayalam Actor
C) Marathi Singer
D) Bharatanatyam Dancer
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Option A
Explanation: Veteran writer, novelist Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani, who along with her women counterparts Arikepudi Kousalya Devi and Ranganayakamma, heralded a new era in Telugu fictional literature since the 1950s, passed away at California. The writer, who hailed from Kaza village of Krishna district, was 78.
- The T.K. Ramanathan Award for the year 2017-18 has been conferred upon which player by the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association (TNTA)?
A) V.M. Sandeep
B) Prajnesh Gunneswaran
C) Bandaru Kundana
D) Dhakshineswar Suresh
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Option B
Explanation: Prajnesh Gunneswaran won the prestigious T.K. Ramanathan award for the year 2017-18 at the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association (TNTA) annual day function at the SDAT tennis stadium in Chennai. He received a cash prize of Rs. 30,000.
- Who has won the 2018 Italian Open in men’s single event?
A) Alexander Zverev
B) Roger Federer
C) Mike Bryan
D) Rafael Nadal
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Option D
Explanation: In Tennis, Rafael Nadal has beaten Germany’s Alexander Zverev to win Italian Open title for a record eighth time. With this win, Spaniard regained the world number one ranking.
- Which state government has launched the Krishi Mahabhiyan-cum-Beej Vikas Vahan Rath- an initiative to alert the farmers about government schemes for them during Kharif season?
A) Gujarat
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Bihar
D) Haryana
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Option C
Explanation: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar flagged off the ‘Krishi Mahabhiyan-cum-Beej Vikas Vahan Rath’ to create alertness among farmers about government schemes for them during Kharif season. The minister flagged off two ”raths’ each for every district on the occasion of ‘Kharif Mahabhiyan-cum-Mahotsav 2018 being held in the state.Of the two raths, one is ‘Kharif Mahabhiyan-cum-Mahotsav Rath’ while the nother is ‘Beej (Seed)Vahan Vikas Rath’which would have Kharif seeds and pesticides for the treatment of kharif seeds.
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- The ICRA rating agency is based in________
A) New Delhi
B) Mumbai
C) Gurugram
D) Hyderabad
- Caracas is the capital of which country?
A) Venezuela
B) South Korea
C) Colombia
D) Peru
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Option A
Explanation: Currency: Venezuelan bolívar
- Professional tennis star Alexander Zverev belongs to which country?
A) Portugal
B) Italy
C) Spain
D) Germany
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