Weekly CA Quiz: September 2018 2nd week with PDF

Explanation: The next edition of Aero India will be held in Bengaluru from February 20 to 24, 2019, Defence Ministry announced.Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru has hosted all the 11 editions of Aero India so far and has emerged as a premier air show in Asia.

Explanation: The Union Government has appointed former Reserve Bank of India governor Bimal Jalan as the head of the panel that has been tasked with selecting India’s next chief economic advisor.

Explanation: Lucknow’s famous “Hazratganj Chauraha” will be renamed after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as “Atal Chowk”.

Explanation: The World Summit on Accrediation pertaining to educational institutes got underway in NewDelhi on 8th September. The three-day Summit will focus on challenges and opportunities in outcome-based accreditation.The theme is-Challenges and Opportunities in Outcome Based Accrediation.

Explanation: The three-day World Hindu Congress has begun in Chicago. Over 2000 delegates from across the globe are participating in this mega event. The theme of World Hindu Congress is “Think collectively,Achieve Valiantly”.

Explanation: Ankur Mittal claimed the men’s double trap gold medal in the ISSF World Championship for his career’s biggest triumph, as the Indian shooting team continued its dominance in the premier tournament.

Explanation: Assam government has made Asian Games medalist Hima Das as the sports ambassador of the state. Chief Minister Sarbanand Sonowal announced to develop 500 village stadiums in the state.

Explanation: Lending major Axis bank’s long serving Chief Executive and Managing Director Shikha Sharma’s reign will come to an end on December 31, 2018 and she will be succeeded by Amitabh Chaudhry.

Explanation: Noted Odia poet Satrughna Pandav will be honoured with the prestigious “Sarala Puraskar”for his poetry collection “Misra Dhrupad”.

Explanation: The first Asian School Indoor Rowing Championship was inaugurated in Kolkata with oldest rowing coach Ashok Chtterjee and former international oarsman Ashok Mehta lighting the sacred lamp.

Explanation: The IRDA is working on the guidelines for “Sandbox” method which will allow insurers to test products in a particular geography or among a set of few policyholders before they are available in the market. The regulator has also asked insurance firms to come out with long-term health insurance policies, which are currently only available in two wheeler and four wheeler insurance.

Explanation: Armies of India and US will hold their annual combat exercise “Yudh Abhyas” at Chaubatia in Uttrakhand from September 16 to 29 with an aim to enhance inter-operability between the two forces. The exercise will also focus on enhancing counter-terror cooperation.

Explanation: Ayushmaan Bharat Call Centre was formally inaugurated in Bengaluru by CEO of Ayushman Bharat Dr.Indu Bhushan.The call centre functioning 24×7 in collaboration with Medi assistant is sharing info in English and Hindi initially and 9 more regional languages to be added later. The executives are working in 7 different shifts and one more such call centre functioning in Hyderabad.

Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention(MGISC) will be held in New Delhi from September 29 to October 2, Mr. Parameswaran Iyer, Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation said.

Explanation: Britain’s Jamie Murray and US’s Bethanie Mattek Sands have won the US Open Mixed doubles title beating Alicja Rosolska and Nikola Mektic in a thrilling tie-break.

Explanation: Triple Jumper Arpinder Singh created history by becoming the first Indian to win a medal in the IAAF Continental Cup as he clinched a bronze. He was representing the Asia-Pacific team in the meet, held once every four years.

Explanation: India Blue thrashed defending champion India Red by an innings and 187 runs in the final to win the Duleep Trophy at NPR College ground in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu.

Explanation: The inaugural Military Field Training Exercise for the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technological and Economic Cooperation nations called MILEX 18, started with a grand opening ceremony at Aundh Military Station Pune. The military exercise will be held from September 10 to 16, amongst teams from member nations.

Explanation: Goa government’s Women and Child Development Ministry launched a universal helpline service for women in distress in the coastal state.

Explanation: Calling it a “historic step” and “revolutionary change”, the Delhi government launched the doorstep delivery of 40 public services for the people living in the national capital.

Explanation: Thousands of people thronged the streets of Maharashtra’s Nagpur city to celebrate the Marbat festival.As per the tradition, the devotees took out a procession carrying effigies that represent evil forces. The clay effigies or ‘Marbats’ of Kali (black) and Pivli (Yellow) were the main attraction of the procession.

Explanation: The government has said that treatment of childhood cancer will be covered under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. The scheme will provide health insurance cover of five lakh rupess to poor families. BPL and lower-middle-class families will benefit from it.

Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi,his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina and Chief Ministers of West Bengal and Tripura jointly inaugurated three projects in Bangladesh via video conferencing.

Explanation: Inspired by the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister for a New India by 2022, Railways is taking various initiatives for upgrading its infrastructure, technology, hygiene among host of other things for an enhanced passenger experience. Minister of Railways and Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal launched a web portal “Rail Sahyog”.

Explanation: The first of its kind university in the country on the transport sector, the National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI), started operations this week. Currently, it is functioning out of the National Academy of Indian Railways, Vadodara.

Explanation: National Green Tribunal has appointed three committees to monitor disposal of garbage in an eco-friendly manner across the country. The apex monitoring committee will be headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice D K Jain.

Explanation: Bengaluru International Airport(BAIL) is planning to roll out face recognition facility for the passengers of select airlines in a bid to make the boarding process paperless. The airport operator has inked a deal with Lisbon-based biometric solutions service provider, Vision Box, to implement this technology at the airport.

Explanation: Looking to further cement its position in India, South Korean tech major Samsung set up what is arguably the world’s largest mobile experience centre in Bengaluru,barely two months after it opened its biggest mobile factory in Noida.

Explanation: Indo Mongolia joint exercise Nomadic Elephant 2018, commenced at Mongolian Armed Forces (MAF) Five Hills Training Area, Ullanbaatar ,Mongolia.

Explanation: The World Economic Forum for the Association of SouthEast Asian Nations began in Vietnam amid the ban of two human rights activists by Vietnamese authorities. Amnesty International said in a statement that Vietnam refused entry to its senior director of global operations, Minar Pimple, who was to due to speak on diversity and pluralism.

Explanation: South Africa declared an official end to the world’s recorded listeria outbreak after it killed 216 people and sickened more than 1,000 since early 2017.

Explanation: Hurricane Florence,packing sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h), seems to have its sights set on the Carolinas. Hundreds of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate along the coast of North and South Carolina and Virginia, according to news reports.

Explanation: The ICC has decided to accord ODI status to India and Pakistan’s group league matches against Hong Kong in the upcoming Asia Cup, starting September 15.

Explanation: An international children rights charity based in Switzerland has been awarded the 2018 Balzan Prize for humanitarian achievement.

Explanation: Best-selling author Preeti Shenoy announced the launch of her new book, “The Rule Breakers”.The book claims to explore complex themes of women’s equality, gender, and inclusion among others.

Explanation: NITI Aayog ,Intel and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,TIFR are collaborating to set up a Model International Center for Transformative Artificial Intelligence, ICTAI.

Explanation: The Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been apprised of the MoU between India and Brunei Darussalam on cooperation in the operation of telemetry tracking and telecommand station for satellite and launch vehicles, and for cooperation in the field of space research, science and applications.

Explanation: With an aim to boost the pro-farmer initiatives of the government, the Centre approved a new Umbrella Scheme “Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan(PM-AASHA)”. The scheme is aimed at ensuring remunerative prices to the farmers for their produce as announced in the Union Budget for 2018.

Explanation: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for the MoU on collaborative research on distributed ledger and blockchain technology in the context of development of digital economy by Exim Bank with the participating member banks, under the BRICS Interbank Cooperation Mechanism.

Explanation: The Andhra Pradesh Government and Mastercard introduced e-Rythu, a mobile platform that provides farmers an easy and secure way to buy, sell and receive payments for agricultural products via their feature phones.

Explanation: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister announced the launch of “Yuva Nestam Scheme” on October 2, which would provide unemployment dole of Rs.1000 each to empower youth.

Explanation: Nine years after Apsara – the country’s first and oldest atomic reactor was shut down, the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) set in motion Apsara-upgraded (U).

Explanation: Justice Mukul Mudgal, who headed the Supreme Court-appointed probe into the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal, has been named of the 11-member selection committee to pick this year’s Dronacharya and Dhyanchand Awardees.

Explanation: Author Ruskin Bond has been penning his life experiences — in both fiction and nonfiction — for well over six decades now and is back with a fresh memoir, “The Beauty of all my days”.

Explanation: Dr Rita Jitendra passed away at Doordarshan Kendra in Srinagar while speaking during the live broadcast of DD Kashir’s “Good Morning J&K” programme. Jitendra, a leading educationist and writer, was declared dead on arrival at SMHS Hospital.

Explanation: Veteran freedom fighter Goura Chandra Mohapatra passed away at the age of 104 at Bhadrak District Headquarters Hospital, family sources said. Mohapatra, who was jailed during Quit India Movement in 1942, was suffering from old age related ailments.

Explanation: Padma Bhushan awardee and noted agricultural economist Vijay Shankar Vyas passed away in Jaipur after a brief illness. He was 87.

Explanation: Former England captain Paul Collingwood will retire from professional cricket at the end of the current season. Collingwood, 42, became the first England captain to win a trophy at a global tournament when he guided them to the ICC World T20 in 2010.

Explanation: Former Indian hockey captain Sardar Singh decided to call time on his illustrious career, saying he had played enough in the last 12 years and now it’s time for the youngsters to take over.

Explanation: Google is set to shut down its alternate mailing app “Inbox” in March 2019, giving users time to shift to the traditional Gmail by then, the company has said in a blog post.

Explanation: The UN says more people went hungry in 2017 than at any time in the previous decade as food deprivation on the rise due to conflict and climate change. According to the latest edition of the UN’s annual multi-agency flagship report on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, the number of undernourished globally, increased to 821 million in 2017.

Explanation: Asserting that climate change is pushing the world towards “the edge of the abyss”, UN Chief Antonia Guteress has said that he will convene a meeting in September 2019 to bring climate action to the top of the international agenda.

Explanation: The 34th annual convention of one of India’s biggest inbound travel trade associations,the Indian Association of Tour Operators(IATO), started with a grand opening in Vishakapatnam.

Explanation: Four months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi questioned the need for total electrification of the country’s rail network, the PM-led Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved 100 percent electrification of the Indian Railways ,tentatively by 2021-22, settling a decades-long debate.

Explanation: The Mumbai-based artist,Mehlli Gobhai passed away at the age of 87 in a city hospital. The artist was said to be ailing for a while and had been hospitalised for a month.

Explanation: Udhayveer Sidhu shone bright with an individual gold in the junior men’s 25m pistol event after spearheading India to the team gold in the same event at the 52nd World Shooting Championship in Changwon,South Korea. Compatriot and twin brother, Vijayveer Sidhu, and Patiala lad Rajkanwar Sandhu comprised the Indian team.

Explanation: India’s oldest female athelete Man Kaur from Patiala, made the country proud by winning a gold medal at the World Masters Athletics Championship in Malaga, Spain. The 102-year-old athlete won the 200 m race medal in the age group of 100 – 104.

Explanation: Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu participated in G-20 trade and investment ministrial meeting at Mar del Plata in Argentina. Issues including increasing protectionism challenges to promote global commerce and the new industrial revolution were discussed at the meeting.

Explanation: Once ready, it will be India’s first, a force multiplier and cruise the country into a global elite club. Hindustan Shipyard Limited(HSL) is gearing up to undertake sea trials of India’s first missile tracking ship by the first week of October.

Explanation: In western Odisha, the festival of Harvest Nuakhai is being celebrated. After harvest of new paddy of this season, rice has been processed and offered to Goddess Samaleswari in Sambalpur. People of western Odisha have also arranged Nuakhai Vetghat programs in Capital city Bhubaneswar.

Explanation: The country’s first tribal tourism circuit was inaugurated by Union Minister of state for tourism KJ Alphons in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh.

Explanation: In a bid to boost tourism, the Nepal government headed by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, flagged off the first bus service connecting Kathmandu and the Indian state of Bihar.

Explanation: For the first time in India, dog owners will have a dedicated dog park to visit. Set up in Hyderabad, the park is spread across an area of 1.3 acres.

Explanation: The CCEA approved a Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund with an outlay of Rs 10,881 crore for 2017-18 to 2028-29 to boost the dairy sector.

Explanation: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu flagged off the “Swachh Dhara”programme in Amravati, with an aim to provide clean drinking water across the state.

Explanation: The Indian Coast Guard commissioned the indigenously built patrol vessel “Vijaya”, fitted with advanced navigation and communication equipment. The 98-metre ship will be based at Paradip in Odisha for extensive surveillance in the Exclusive Economic Zone.

Explanation: In an attempt to combat human trafficking, the West Bengal government has rolled out a scheme, Swayangsiddha in different districts of the State. Swayangsiddha, which means self-reliance, will be executed by the West Bengal Police.

Explanation: World leaders and business tycoons gathered in Russia’s Far Eastern port city of Vladivostok to discuss cooperation at the fourth Eastern Economic Forum(EEF).The three-day forum under the theme of “The Far East:Expanding the Rnage of Possibilities” has attracted thousands of attendees from more than 60 countries.

Explanation: Typhoon Mangkhut has left multiple dead as the storm pummelled the northern Philippines with ferocious wind and rain that set off landslides, damaged an airport terminal and ripped off tin roofs.

Explanation: India has climbed one spot to 130 out of 189 countries in the latest Human development rankings released by the United Nations Development Programme(UNDP). HDI measures the progress in key dimensions of human development such as education, health and living standards.

Explanation: India ranks third globally in terms of number of family owned businesses with 111 companies having a total market capitalisation of $839 billion. India closely follows China with 159 firms and the US with 121 firms, says a report.

Explanation: Former England wicket keeper James Foster has announced his decision to retire from all forms of cricket at the end of the ongoing season.

Explanation: In a bid to understand Earth’s ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice, snow cover and permafrost,NASA successfully launched its Ice,Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2 or IceSat-2. The satellite with a three-year mission was launched with liftoff aboard a Delta II rocket from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Explanation: India’s first underwater robotic drone developed at Maker Village in Kochi, which can send real-time video of ships and other underwater structures to help with their repair and maintenance, was launched.

Explanation: The Tamil Nadu government formally launched its investment promotion campaign for “Global Investors Meet 2019” to be held in January next year.