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Quiz from Current Affairs 9 September 2018 of A2Z – Click Here to Read Current Affairs of September 9, 2018
- Ayushmaan Bharat Call Centre was formally inaugurated in which city?
A)Pune
B)Indore
C)Bhopal
D)Bengaluru
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
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.
[/su_spoiler] - Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention(MGISC) will be held in which city?
A)Mumbai
B)Kolkata
C)NewDelhi
D)Pune
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
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.
[/su_spoiler] - The Mazagon Dock Limited(MDL) will deliver its which submarine to the Navy by the end of this year?
A)Kuma
B)Khanderi
C)Trishul
D)Tarini
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: The Mazagon Dock Limited(MDL) will deliver its second submarine, Khanderi to the Navy by the end of this year, senior MDL officials said.
[/su_spoiler] - India and USA will hold combat exercise “Yudh Abhyas” in which state?
A)Uttrakhand
B)Haryana
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Sikkim
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
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.
[/su_spoiler] - Which country has decided to participate in the Programme for International Student Assessment(PISA), which tests the learning level of 15 year olds, after a gap of nine years?
A)SriLanka
B)Thailand
C)Pakistan
D)India
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: India has decided to participate in the Programme for International Student Assessment(PISA), which tests the learning level of 15 year olds, after a gap of nine years, a senior HRD Ministry official said.
[/su_spoiler] - Which organization tweaked norms for exchange of mutilated notes following the introduction of Rs. 2,000, Rs.200 and other lower denomination currencies?
A)NABARD
B)RBI
C)SEBI
D)Finance Ministry
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: The RBI tweaked norms for exchange of mutilated notes following the introduction of Rs. 2,000, Rs.200 and other lower denomination currencies. Post demonetisation in November 2016, the Reserve Bank introduced Rs.200 and Rs.2,000 notes. Besides, it came out with smaller notes of Rs.10, Rs.20, Rs.50, Rs.100 and Rs.500. “We further inform that there is a change in the minimum area of the single largest undivided piece of the note required for payment of full value for notes of rupees fifty and above denominations.” the RBI further said.
[/su_spoiler] - Which organization is working on the guidelines for “Sandbox” method which will allow insurers to test products in a particular geography?
A)NABARD
B)SEBI
C)IRDA
D)LIC
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
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.
[/su_spoiler] - According to RBI data,India’s Q1 current account deficit(CAD) stands at how much percent of GDP?
A)3.5
B)3.2
C)2.8
D)2.4
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: The country’s current account deficit(CAD) as a percentage of GDP declined marginally to 2.4 percent in the April-June quarter of fiscal 2019 against 2.5% in the year ago period, RBI data showed
[/su_spoiler] - According to an Assocham-APAS Study, Indian Insurance industry is expected to grow to how much amount by 2019-20?
A)255 billion
B)260 billion
C)280 billion
D)270 billion
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: The Indian Insurance industry is expected to grow to USD 280 billion by 2019-20 aided by the government’s flagship Ayushman Bharat and increasing awareness about need for protection, according to an Assocham-APAS Study. Insurance penetration in the country reached 3.7 per cent in 2017 from 2.71 per cent in 2001.
[/su_spoiler] - The first Asian School Indoor Rowing Championship was inaugurated in which city?
A)Lucknow
B)Pune
C)Kolkata
D)Mumbai
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
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.
[/su_spoiler] - Naomi Osaka became first Grand Slam singles champion after she thumped Serena Williams 6-2 6-4 in a controversial US Open final.She hails from which country?
A)Thailand
B)India
C)Japan
D)China
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: Naomi Osaka became Japan’s first Grand Slam singles champion after she thumped Serena Williams 6-2 6-4 in a controversial US Open final , with the American suffering a mesmerizing meltdown after being handed a code violation.
[/su_spoiler] - Satrughna Pandav will be honoured with the prestigious “Sarala Puraskar”for his poetry collection “Misra Dhrupad.He is a poet of which language?
A)Kannada
B)Hindi
C)Odia
D)Tamil
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: Noted Odia poet Satrughna Pandav will be honoured with the prestigious “Sarala Puraskar”for his poetry collection “Misra Dhrupad”.
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STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS
- Where is the HQ of ASSOCHAM?
A)Kolkata
B)Chennai
C)New Delhi
D)Mumbai
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
[/su_spoiler] - Where is the HQ of IRDAI?
A)Delhi
B)Mumbai
C)Hyderabad
D)Pune
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
[/su_spoiler] - Where is the HQ of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited?
A)Gandhinagar
B)Chennai
C)Pune
D)Mumbai
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
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