Weekly CA Quiz: October 2018 4th week with PDF

Explanation: Benyamin,the author of “Jasmine Days” , translated from Malayalam into English by Shahnaz Habib, is the winner of the first edition of Rs 25 lakh JCB Prize for Literature, India’s richest literary prize.

Explanation: Agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan will receive the first World Agriculture Prize instituted by the Indian Council of Food and Agriculture in New Delhi.

Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred with the Seoul Peace Prize for 2018 for his contribution to international cooperation and fostering global economic growth.

Explanation: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh declared open the first edition of North East Olympic Games 2018 at main Stadium Khuman Lampak Sports Complex,Imphal.

Explanation: Seventh seed Indian Prajnesh Gunneswaran of India defeated Johan Tatlot of France in closely contested straight sets 6-4, 7-5 in the men’s singles of the 50,000 dollar in Liuzhou International Challenger in Guangyuan City,China.

Explanation: Virat Kohli is now the fastest man in the history of ODI cricket to reach 10,000 runs. The Indian skipper reached the landmark on his way to his 37th ODI ton in the Vizag ODI against the West Indies.

Explanation: Public sector Syndicate Bank said it has received capital infusion of Rs 728 crore from the government in lieu of preferential allotment of shares.

Explanation: Hurricane Willa swept onto Mexico’s Pacific mainland with 195 kph winds, hitting an area of beach towns, fishing villages and farms after roaring over an offshore penal colony.

Explanation: The 2018 UN Day Concert held in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in NewYork.The theme is “Traditions of peace and Non Violence”.

Explanation: The Global Agriculture Leadership Summit 2018 opened in NewDelhi.The theme of the 2-day summit is, “Connecting Farmers to Market”.

Explanation: PM Modi launched a portal and app, Main Nahin Hum, which will enable IT professionals and organisations to bring their efforts towards social causes and service to society on one single platform.

Explanation: Most of the international migrants in 2017 were from India, followed by China and Bangladesh, an Asian Development Bank report titled “Asian Economic Integration Report 2018”said. The report further said as many as one third of international migrants were from Asia in 2017.

Explanation: The Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government constituted a 4 member group of ministers headed by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh “to strengthen the legal and institutional frameworks to deal with and prevent sexual harassment at workplace.

Explanation: Haryana Government has decided to introduce “Pashu Sanjeevani Sewa” in the state under which free of cost quality veterinary services and health care facilities for the livestock would be made available at the doorstep of livestock farmers through mobile veterinary clinics.

Explanation: World Polio Day is celebrated on October 24 globally to generate awareness for the eradication of polio, as well as to honour the efforts of thousands of employees of World Health Organization(WHO) and other organisations committed to the cause.The theme is “End Polio Now”.

Explanation: Veteran theatre personality Na.Muthuswamy, founder of avant-garde theatre group “Koothu-p-pattarai”passed away in Chennai.

Explanation: Paytm Payments Bank, a unit of One97 Communications Ltd., had appointed Satish Kumar Gupta as managing director and chief executive officer of the digital bank.

Explanation: West Indies all rounder Dwayne Bravo has announced his retirement from the international cricket.

Explanation: The Supreme Court said that no Bharat Stage IV vehicle shall be sold across the country with effect from April 1,2020.

Explanation: Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has been re-elected for a 7th term, the country’s constitutional council said, extending his 36-year rule over the nation.

Explanation: Eitiopian members of parliament have elected Sahle Work Zewde as the country’s first female president.

Explanation: The International Conference on Status and Protection of Coral Reefs(STAPCOR-2018) with theme “Reef for Life”was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr.Harsh Vardhan at Bangaram coral Island of Union Territory of Lakshadweep.

Explanation: Union Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot announced that the Centre would set up a sports stadium of international standard for persons with disability in Meghalaya.

Explanation: Mr. Modi was speaking after inaugurating three-day long Krishi Kumbh 2018 in Lucknow through video conferencing.

Explanation: The world’s largest airport terminal “under one roof” with a capacity to serve 90 million passengers will be officially opened on October 29 in Istanbul,Turkey.

Explanation: IDFC Bank has proposed to change its name to “IDFC First Bank Ltd.” as it is in the process of amalgamating non-banking financial company Capital First with itself. The Board of Directors of IDFC Bank at its meeting decided to seek approval of the Reserve Bank of India to rename the bank as ‘IDFC First Bank Limited’.

Explanation: Dropped for Para Asian Games, wheelchair badminton player Sanjeev Kumar returned with two gold medals and a bronze from the first Victor Denmark Championship recently in Odense,Denmark.

Explanation: The Indian men’s football ranking is unfazed, as it continues to be placed at the 97th spot in the latest rankings released by Federation Internationale de Football Association.Belgium have retained the pole position ahead of World Cup champions France.

Explanation: Late Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer Asma Jahangir was announced as one of the four winners of the 2018 UN Human Rights Prize.

Explanation: The European Parliament has awarded Oleh Sentsov, a Ukrainian film director imprisoned in Russia after opposing Moscow’s takeover of his native Crimea, with its prestigious 2018 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.

Explanation: The World Day for AudioVisual Heritage takes place every 27 October.The theme of this year is “Your Story is Moving”.

Explanation: World number one Simona Halep has become the first recipient of the Chris Evert Women’s Tennis Association World No.1 Trophy, named after WTA’s first-ever world number one, Chris Evert.

Explanation: Microsoft has closed its $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub, a leading software development platform .

Explanation: NATO’s biggest military maneuvers since the Cold War began I Norway in a hypothetical scenario that involves restoring the Scandinavian country’s sovereignty after an attack by a fictitious aggressor.

Explanation: India and the United Kingdom will collaborate on research on different aspects of the Ganga Delta region and the Bay of Bengal.

Explanation: India’s Sourav Kothari defeated Peter Gilchrist of Singapore to clinch the 2018 WBL World Billiards Championship title.

Explanation: Former CM of Delhi Madan Lal Khurrana passed away at the age of 82

Explanation: Noted African American playwright Ntozake Shange, known for her works addressing sensitive issues related to racism, passed away at the age of 70

Explanation: The UN has hailed the “inspiring” work of four individuals and organisations as it announced the winners of its Prize in the Field of Human Rights for 2018.The honour was given to Asma Jahangir,the late Pakistani Lawyer and leading human rights defender.

Explanation: Maverick Vinales ended his amd Yamaha’s lengthy droughts when he won the Australian MotoGP as newly-crowned world champion Marc Marquez failed to finish after starting from pole for the fifth straight year.

Explanation: Michael D Higgins has been re-elected Irish President after winning a landslide victory with 822,566 votes

Explanation: Indo Canadian expatriates have donated more than $7 million dollars to a Toronto-based non-profit organisation which builds and runs education hostels in rural India.

Explanation: The Meghalaya Government is all set to launch a new scheme Blue Revolution:Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries on October 26.

Explanation: Pankaj Bandyopadhyay, also former leader of the opposition in West Bengal assembly, was 72 and he was also founding member of TMC.

Explanation: Stunning Clara Sosa was crowned as the winner of Miss Grand International 2018.

Explanation: Far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro has won a sweeping victory in Brazil’s presidential election.

Explanation: In Men’s Hockey, India and Pakistan were declared joint winners of the Asian Champions Trophy at Muscat in Oman.

Explanation: Tech major IBM has announced to acquire Open Source Solutions leader Red Hat for a massive $34 billion.

Explanation: Every day, around 93 percent of the children globally under the age of 15 years (1.8 billion children) breathe air that is so polluted it puts their health and development at serious risk, the World Health Organisation(WHO) said.

Explanation: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched India’s first automatic Early Warning Dissemination System (EDWS).

Explanation: The country’s first gallery on robotic dinosaurs was opened to the public at the Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala.

Explanation: The Vigilance Awareness Week will be observed across the country from 29 October to promote probity in public life and achieve a corruption-free society. The theme of the week this year is, “Eradicate Corruption-Build a New India”.

Explanation: India Mobile Congress 2018, a marquee event which provided a peep into the exciting future in the rapidly evolving area of digital communications ended on 29 October. This year’s event theme was “New Digital Horizons –Connect,Create ,Innovate”.

Explanation: The country’s first engine less train , widely regarded as the success to the Shatabdi Express will hit the tracks on October 29. Known as Train 18, this train is run by a self-propulsion module without a separate engine

Explanation: Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone for the country’s largest Dry Dock at Cochin Shipyard in Kerala.

Explanation: Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani launched the Ghogha-Dahej Ro-Pax ferry service, with BJP functionaries, shipping agents, ship recyclers from Alang and representatives from other industrial sectors accompanying him on the maiden voyage of the new Ro-Pax ferry.

Explanation: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched a scheme to increase the use of solar energy in the agriculture sector. Under the “Soura Jalanidhi”scheme, 5,000 solar pumps will be given to farmers with up to 90 per cent subsidy. It will create irrigation potential for 2,500 acres in the state.

Explanation: The 18th tropical cyclone for 2018, in Philippines,Typhoon Yutu is the second most significant devastating typhoon in Philippines after Mangkhut. Yutu made landfall over Isabela province in northern Philippine main Island Luzon.

Explanation: Veteran Marathi musician Yeshwant Deo, who had composed music for many films including Shabana Azmi-starrer Saaz, passed away after suffering from a brief illness.

Explanation: Eminent novelist,short story writer Qazi Abdus Sattar passed away after a prolonged illness at a hospital in New Delhi.

Explanation: The statue of Unity,a 182 metre giant structure built in honour of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, has been inaugrated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The imposing monument, touted as the world’s tallest statue, is twice the height of Statue of Liberty and is built on an islet, Sadhu Bet, near the Sardar sarovar Dam in Narmada District.

Explanation: Japan will be the 71st country to sign and 48th country to ratify the International Solar Alliance(ISA) Framework.

Explanation: Nearly 7,000 people gathered in northern Indonesia to witness the inauguration of “Little India Gate’, the first-of-its-kind structure in the country which recognises the contribution of Indian community in the development of Medan city.

Explanation: India has jumped 23 places in ease of doing business ranking. It was at 100th place last year and now it is at 77th rank.

Explanation: Ace cueist Pankaj Advani won the Asian Snooker Tour by defeating Ju Reti of China in Jinan.