Weekly CA Quiz: October 2019 1st week with PDF

In Assam, in order to gradually collect and remove the harmful plastics from the eco- system Bongaigaon District administration has launched a campaign ‘Plants for Plastic’. The campaign aims to encourage people to collect and remove plastic from their houses, commercial establishments and educational institutions.

Kerala has retained their places as the best states in terms of school education in the country. The revelation came in the Niti Aayog’s School Education Quality Index (SEQI) for the year 2016-17 which was released recently. Tamil Nadu retained the second spot.

India’s current account deficit (CAD) narrowed to 14.3 billion dollars or two per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) during April to June, data released by the Reserve Bank of India showed.

Indian fencer C. A. Bhavani Devi clinched the silver medal in the women’s sabre individual category in the Tournoi satellite competition (World level) at Ghent, Belgium. Bhavani lost 15-10 to Anna Bashta of Azerbaijan in the final.

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes won the 2019 Russia F1 Grand Prix (Formula 1 GP) at Sochi Autodrom race track in Russia. Mercedes Valtteri Bottas (Finland) and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc (Monaco) won the second and third spot respectively.

Senior Indian Information Service officer, KS Dhatwalia, has been appointed as the Principal Director General of Press Information Bureau.

Jessye Norman, the renowned international opera star whose passionate soprano voice won her four Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honor, has passed away. She was 74.

On the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2nd October declared India to be an ‘open defecation free’ (ODF) country.

Union Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated a 1,650-kg ‘charkha’ (spinning wheel) made of plastic waste in Noida on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary.

In order to fast-track consumer grievance redressal process and provide an effective forum for consumers to give their valuable suggestions to the Department on consumer related issues, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Ram Vilas Paswan launched the ‘Consumer App’.

The Documentation Identification Number (DIN) system of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has come into existence with the generation of about 17,500 communications with DIN on the very first day, the Finance Ministry said in a statement.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated the ‘Village Secretariat system’ in the state and asserted that the state government aims to strengthen the village ecosystem.

Chhattisgarh government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has launched five new schemes on October 2 to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Joint Military Exercise KAZIND-2019 between India and Kazakhstan began at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The exercise will comprise of nearly 100 soldiers from both Indian and Kazakhstan Army who would be sharing their experience gained during conduct of various counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations in the past.

Australia women batter Alyssa Healy scripted a record by scoring the highest-ever individual score in women’s T20I at North Sydney Oval stadium.

The government appointed Economist Dr Surjit S Bhalla as Executive Director for India at International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a period of three years.

President Ram Nath Kovind presented the most effective Swachchta Ambassador award to legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off the inaugural run of Vande Bharat Express (Train 18) between New Delhi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra.

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said that Indian Railways will connect the country from Kashmir to Kanyakumari before August 15, 2022.

Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat launched an awareness campaign — Urjagiri — which aims at stopping power theft and saving.

China unveiled the DF-41 intercontinental-range ballistic missile, touted to be the most powerful missile on the planet.

The World Trade Organisation has lowered its growth projection for world merchandise trade for 2019 to 1.2 per cent against a 3 per cent growth achieved the previous year.

The government has kept the post office small savings schemes unchanged for October to December quarter (third quarter of FY20). The interest rates are as:Public Provident Fund (PPF) — 7.9%,National Savings Certificate (NSC) — 7.9%,Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSY) — 8.4%,Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) — 8.6%

The NBA brought to India the first-ever Floating Basketball Court in the Arabian Sea near Bandra Worli Sealink in Mumbai.

India and the Netherlands – Past, Present and Future’, a book authored by India’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, Venu Rajamony, was released in the Netherlands.

Tourism Ministry has launched the Audio Guide facility “Audio Odigos” for 12 sites of India (including Iconic Sites) on the occasion of “Paryatan Parv 2019”.

Power Minister RK Singh and Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi have jointly launched PRAKASH – Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony- portal in New Delhi.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express from capital of Uttar Pradesh. It is the first ‘private train’ of the country by IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) with world-class luxury and comfort.

Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Harsh Vardhan and Harsimrat Kaur Badal flagged off ‘Sarbat Da Bhala Express’ train at New Delhi railway station. The renamed New Delhi-Ludhiana Intercity Express will ply from New Delhi to Lohian Khas via holy city Sultanpur Lodhi.

Jaipur topped the list of cleanest railway stations in the country, as per a report ‘Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat 2019’ released by Ministry of Railways.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut repo rate for the fifth consecutive time this calendar year to 5.15 per cent from the current 5.4 per cent in a bid to support government measures for boosting economic activity amid benign inflation.

The Indian men’s hockey team produced an attacking masterclass to defeat reigning world and European champions Belgium 5-1 in the fifth and last match to maintain their 100 per cent record in their tour of Belgium. The Indian team won all five matches during the tour, beating Belgium 2-0 in the opening match, and registering 6-1 and 5-1 wins over Spain in the next two games, before finishing off their Tour with two wins against Belgium (2-1 and 5-1).

SS Mallikarjuna Rao was appointed as the Managing Director(MD)and Chief Executive of the Punjab National Bank(PNB). He will replace Sunil Mehta.

Senior IAS officer Abhishek Singh was appointed the chief executive officer of MyGov India, the government’s citizen-centric online platform.

A new book entitled “The Tech Whisperer”, written by digital transformation expert Jaspreet Bindra, features a chapter on AI (Artificial Intelligence). The book has been published by Penguin India.

Private sector lender Axis Bank has announced the launch of a digital fixed-deposit product. Called ‘Express FD’, a customer can open an Express FD account in three minutes through the digital mode without opening a savings account with the bank.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mauritian premier Pravind Jugnauth jointly inaugurated a metro express service and a hospital in Mauritius via video conferencing and described the projects as a symbol of New Delhi’s strong commitment towards the development of the island nation.

The government has constituted a working group to prepare the contours of a new industrial policy to make India a manufacturing hub. The group will be headed by Guruprasad Mohapatra, secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

The Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) have joined hands to set up the country’s first e-waste clinic in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, that would enable segregation, processing and disposal of waste from both household and commercial units.

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot launched the Silicosis policy under which those suffering from the disease will be treated on a par with differently abled persons and will get a pension – up to Rs 1,250 – under social justice and empowerment department, the civil liberty groups demanded that they should get a pension of Rs 5,000 per month along the lines of Haryana.

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has announced the setting up of state’s first-ever Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Sabroom, after it got approved by the Central government. Sabroom in South Tripura is 130 km away from Agartala.

The Health Informatics and Information Management Association (HIIMA), Kerala, and the Health Records Association of India (HERAI) are jointly organising the 20th annual national conference in Kochi, Kerala on February 7 and 8 next year.

Former Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio (Italian) has announced his retirement from professional football.

World Space Week (WSW) is an annually observed from 4 to 10 October in various parts of the world, including Europe and Asia. World Space Week is officially defined as “an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition”.The theme of World Space Week 2019 is “The Moon: Gateway to the Stars”.

Wildlife Week is celebrated all over the country in the month of October from 2nd to 8th October every year with the view to preserve the fauna means the animal life of the India.The 2019 theme is “Life below water: for people and planet”

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched the Pragati Rath of the HDFC bank. Pragati Rath will provide financial and digital literacy to the people during a month-long initiative by moving to different parts of Himachal Pradesh.

Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the YSR Vahana Mitra scheme which provides Rs 10,000 allowance to self-employed drivers of autos, taxis and maxi cabs.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a campaign to make Delhi pothole-free which will be undertaken by the Public Works Department under his government.

In the Global Firepower Index (GFP) /Military Strength Ranking 2019 of the Global Firepower which ranks each nation’s potential war-making capability across land, sea and air with conventional weapons, India was ranked 4th with the PowerIndex (PwrIndx) score of 0.1065 and in South Asia, it stood at the No 1 position.

UCO Bank has launched three new digital products called, UCash, Digilocker and an app in Kolkata, West Bengal.

InstantPay, India’s largest Inclusive and Neo Banking platform, announced that it has received the Corporate Agency license from Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA).

Anand Kumar of Super 30 will be given the prestigious Mahaveer Award-2019 instituted by Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation for his contributions in the field of education.

World Teachers’ Day or International Teachers’ Days is celebrated on October 5 with the aim to acknowledge the significant role of educators across the world. It commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of UNESCO’s 1966 recommendation concerning the status of teachers.This year’s theme is ‘Young Teachers: The future of the Profession’.

14th edition of Indo – Mongolian joint military training, Exercise Nomadic Elephant-XIV has commenced at Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh.

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences in collaboration with the Union Health Ministry launched the first-ever website and mobile application on oral health awareness.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the 39th World Congress of Poets (WCP) at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Peddapalli in Telangana has jumped two places in the annual sanitation survey to become the cleanest district replacing Satara in Maharashtra. The most remarkable improvement was recorded by Faridabad which jumped to the second rank in the 2019 rural swachhta survey findings from a lowly 71 a year back.

Indian Army undergoing its biggest transformation has started its biggest mountain assault exercise called ‘Him Vijay’ in Arunachal Pradesh. The exercise is to test mobility, communication and coordination of such huge body of fast-moving troops in difficult terrain.

Tenth edition of the Joint Military Exercise Ekuverin between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Force was organised at Aundh Military Station in Pune, Maharashtra. The Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Forces have been conducting Exercise Ekuverin meaning ‘Friends’ in the Dhivehi language since 2009.

Regulator IRDAI has started the process to standardise ‘title insurance’ with an aim to promote the product which provides indemnity to property buyers against loss arising from defects in title deeds. Towards this, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has set a working group to revisit the product structure of title insurance.

Harmanpreet Kaur has become the 1st Indian to play 100 T20 International matches. She has joined the club of 10 female players who have reached the three figure mark in terms of appearances.

Japan’s Naomi Osaka has won the China Open held in Beijing, China. She defeated world number one Ashleigh Barty with a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Portugal’s Socialist Prime Minister Antonio Costa, has won the second term in the elections held in Portuguese.

The Nobel Assembly has decided to award the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to William G. Kaelin Jr. (US), Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe (UK) and Gregg L. Semenza (US) for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability.

The United Nations designated the first Monday of October of every year as World Habitat Day to reflect on the state of our towns and cities, and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter. The Day is also intended to remind the world that we all have the power and the responsibility to shape the future of our cities and towns.It was observed on 7th October 2019 this year.The 2019 theme is ‘Frontier Technologies as an innovative Tool to Transform Waste into Wealth’.