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Quiz from Current Affairs 18 October 2018 of A2Z – Click Here to Read Current Affairs of October 18, 2018
- India’s first cryptocurrency ATM was launched in which city?
A)Dehradun
B)Lucknow
C)Pune
D)Bengaluru
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: Despite the government and Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) crackdown on cryptocurrency in India, virtual currency exchange Unocoin has installed a currency deposit and dispensing ATM at Kemp Fort Mall in Bengaluru.
[/su_spoiler] - Which country’s PM arrived in New Delhi on a three-day visit to India and discussed details about Jaffna?
A)Indonesia
B)Nepal
C)SriLanka
D)Australia
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is arriving in New Delhi this evening on a three-day visit to India. He will hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his stay.
[/su_spoiler] - Which state’s shahi litchi has recently got GI tag?
A)Haryana
B)Sikkim
C)Karnataka
D)Bihar
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: After Katrani rice, Jardalu mango and Magahi paan (betel vine), Bihar’s Shahi Litchi has got the GI tag and has become an exclusive brand in the national and international market.
[/su_spoiler] - Which state to hold first ever corporate social responsibility Summit 2018?
A)Haryana
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Bihar
D)Karnataka
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
Explanation: Haryana will organise its first ever corporate social responsibility in Gurugram on November 12
[/su_spoiler] - In a move aimed at promoting digital transactions, which organisation has released operational guidelines to facilitate payments among prepaid payments instruments(PPI)?
A)SEBI
B)RBI
C)NABARD
D)IRDA
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: In a move aimed at promoting digital transactions, the RBI has released operational guidelines to facilitate payments among prepaid payments instruments(PPI).
[/su_spoiler] - Which company is the largest IT company servicing banks?
A)Wipro
B)Infosys
C)TCS
D)Accenture
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: TCS quarterly earnings from the financial sector have edged past that of Accenture Plc, which is nearly double its size, making the Mumbai-based company the world’s largest pure play information technology and consulting firm servicing mega banks and insurers.
[/su_spoiler] - According to Gartner, global IT Spending to grow by how much percent in 2019?
A)4.0%
B)3.2%
C)2.5%
D)3.5%
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: Driven by increased Cloud adoption, worldwide IT Spending is projected to total $3.8 trillion in 2019, an increase of 3.2 percent from expected spending of $3.7 trillion in 2018, according to the latest forecast by market research firm Gartner.
[/su_spoiler] - The Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy 2018 begins in which city?
A)New Delhi
B)Tokyo
C)Muscat
D)Brussels
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: The Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy begins in Muscat,Oman. In their first round-robin match, defending champions India will face hosts Oman.
[/su_spoiler] - Who became the first Indian to win a silver medal in archery at the Youth Olympic Games?
A)Akash Malik
B)Abhishek Verma
C)Rajat Chauhan
D)Deepak Malik
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
Explanation: Akash Malik became the first Indian to win a silver medal in archery at the Youth Olympic Games. The 16-year-old suffered a defeat in the final to USA’s Trenton Cowles 0-6 in the men’s recurve event.
[/su_spoiler] - Which FC clinched their second Puttaiah Memorial Cup after a 2-1 win over Madras Engineering Group (MEG)?
A)Mumbai FC
B)Lucknow FC
C)Bengaluru FC
D)Pune FC
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: Bengaluru FC clinched their second Puttaiah Memorial Cup after a 2-1 win over Madras Engineering Group (MEG) in the final of the 2018 edition of the competition at the Bangalore Football Stadium in Bengaluru.
[/su_spoiler] - Who is the author of “Maharana Pratap: The invincible Warrior”?
A)HM Praveen
B)Rima Hooja
C)Arundhati Roy
D)Seema Ahuja
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: A new book on Maharana Pratap named “Maharana Pratap:The invincible Warrior” authored by historian Rima Hooja has been released.
[/su_spoiler] - “There is no God” is the book based on which personality?
A)Nikola Tesla
B)Nelson Mandela
C)Stephen Hawking
D)Sachin Tendulkar
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: ”There is no God” that’s the conclusion of the celebrated physicist Stephen Hawking whose final book is published recently.
[/su_spoiler] - The awarding ceremony of Breakthrough Prize 2018 will take place in which city?
A)New York
B)Paris
C)London
D)California
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: The Breakthrough Prize Foundation announced 9 recipients of the 2019 Breakthrough Prize in recognition of their important achievements in the fields of fundamental physics, life sciences and mathematics.
[/su_spoiler] - Recently, ND Tiwari passed away. He was related to which field?
A)Scientist
B)Singer
C)Actor
D)Politics
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: Former Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand CM Narayan Dutt Tiwari passed away in a private hospital in Delhi. He was 93 years old.
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STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS
- Where is the HQ of RBI?
A)Delhi
B)Pune
C)Chennai
D)Mumbai
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
[/su_spoiler] - Where is HQ of TCS?
A)Pune
B)Lucknow
C)Mumbai
D)Delhi
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
[/su_spoiler] - Where is HQ of Gartner?
A)France
B)UK
C)USA
D)India
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
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