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Quiz from Current Affairs 27 December 2018 of A2Z – Click Here to Read Current Affairs of December 27, 2018
- PM Lotay Tshering visited India on a three day official visit.He is the former PM of which country?
A)Myanmar
B)Bhutan
C)Nepal
D)Afghanistan
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: PM of Bhutan Lotay Tshering reached New Delhi on a three-day official visit to India. The visit takes place during the Golden Jubilee year of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between the two countries.
[/su_spoiler] - According to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal,which train is now the fastest train in India?
A)Shatabdi
B)Train 18
C)Garibrath
D)Lucknow Mail
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: Railway minister Piyush Goyal, announced that Train 18 is now the fastest train in India. India’s first indigenously built engine-less train, meant for intra-day travel, can cut down travel time by 10 to 15 per cent compared to the Shatabdi.
[/su_spoiler] - Indian railways developed which Robot to check for faults in trains?
A)SRISHTI
B)UMANG
C)ARYA
D)USTAAD
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: The mechanical branch of Central Railway’s Nagpur division has developed the robot named USTAAD(Undergear Surveillance Through Artificial Intelligence Assisted Droid) which examines parts of the coach in real time with a HD camera and transmits them over WiFi.
[/su_spoiler] - Which state’s Pakur district was adjudged as the worst in NITI Aayog 111 Aspirational districts?
A)Jharkhand
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Odisha
D)Bihar
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
Explanation: The NITI Aayog ranked Jharkhand’s Pakur district the worst and TamilNadu’s Virudhunagar the best among the nation’s 111 backward districts.
[/su_spoiler] - In which state,the Dwijing festival began?
A)Sikkim
B)Assam
C)Mizoram
D)Manipur
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: In Assam,the 3rd Dwijing festival, has begun on the bank of Aye river at Chirang district.
[/su_spoiler] - 26th National Children’s Congress has been inaugurated in which city?
A)Bhubaneshwar
B)Lucknow
C)Kochi
D)Mumbai
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
Explanation: The 26th National Children’s Congress has been inaugurated by the CM Shri Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneshwar.
[/su_spoiler] - Which country has approved the use of medical marijuana,making it the first country in Southeast Asia to do it?
A)India
B)Sri Lanka
C)Mauritius
D)Thailand
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: Thailand has approved the use of medical marijuana,making it the first country in Southeast Asia to do so.
[/su_spoiler] - Who became the first person to complete a solo trek across Antarctica without assistance of any kind?
A)Collin O’Brady
B)John Colter
C)Jim Bridger
D)James Backworth
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
Explanation: An American adventurer has become the first person to complete a solo trek across Antarctica without assistance of any kind.Mr Collin O’Brady 33, took 54 days to complete the nearly 1,600km crossing of the frozen continent from north to south.
[/su_spoiler] - How much percent India’s fiscal deficit for April-November crossed the target?
A)114.8 percent
B)105.5 percent
C)102.2 percent
D)108.3 percent
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
Explanation: India’s budgetary fiscal deficit for the April November period at Rs 7.17 lakh crore has exceeded the target for the full fiscal, accounting for 114.8 percent of the budgeted target of Rs 6.24 lakh crore, mainly owing to slow revenue growth during the period.
[/su_spoiler] - Who will head the panel to review the economic capital framework of the central bank?
A)Raghuram Rajan
B)Viral Acharya
C)Bimal Jalan
D)Shaktikanta Das
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: RBI, in consultation with the government, has set up a 6 member committee to review the economic capital framework of the central bank. Former RBI Governor Bimal Jalan will be the committee’s chairman and former Deputy Governor Rakesh Mohan deputy chairman.
[/su_spoiler] - Which organization launched a survey to understand the “retail Payment Habits of Individuals”?
A)RBI
B)NABARD
C)IRDA
D)SEBI
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
Explanation: The RBI has launched a survey to understand the “retail Payment Habits of Individuals”.
[/su_spoiler] - As per government new e-commerce policy, a vendor will not be permitted to sell more than how much percent of its products on an online platform of a single e-marketplace firm?
A)20%
B)15%
C)25%
D)30%
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: Tightening norms for e-commerce firms having foreign investment,the government barred online marketplace like Flipkart and Amazon from selling products of companies where they hold stakes and banned exclusive marketing arrangements that could influence product price. The policy says a vendor will not be permitted to sell more than 25% of its products on an online platform of a single e-marketplace firm.
[/su_spoiler] - India’s manufacturing sector grew at how much percent during April-October 2018 as per the information given by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry CR Chaudhary?
A)5.4%
B)4.2%
C)4.4%
D)5.6 %
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: During 2015-16, growth rate in manufacturing sector as per IIP was 2.8 per cent, 4.4 per cent in 2016-17, 4.6 per cent in 2017-18, while 5.6 percent during April-October in the current fiscal as per the information given by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry CR Chaudhary.
[/su_spoiler] - Which state Chief Minister was conferred the “Champions of Change” award ?
A)Sikkim
B)Manipur
C)Meghalaya
D)Mizoram
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh was conferred the “Champions of Change” award for exemplary leadership in bringing about transformation in governance.
[/su_spoiler] - Who won Junior Debate Championship at the World scholar’s Cup held at Yale University,USA?
A)Anvesha Sharma
B)Ahil Chowdhary
C)Vijay Saran
D) Aadi Sai Vijaykaran
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: Aadi Sai Vijaykaran created history by winning the Junior Debate Championship at the World scholar’s Cup held at Yale University,USA.
[/su_spoiler] - Recently,Dr Hamid Kashmiri passed away.He was related to which field?
A)Writer
B)Actor
C)Singer
D)Politician
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
Explanation: Dr Hamidi Kashmiri,the tallest literary figure in the world of Urdu language, literature and literary criticism passed away.
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STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS
- What is the currency of Bhutan?
A)Riel
B)Peso
C)Ngultrum
D)Rinngit
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
[/su_spoiler] - What is the currency of Thailand?
A)Peso
B)Rial
C)Euro
D)Baht
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
[/su_spoiler] - Where is the HQ of RBI?
A)Pune
B)Delhi
C)Mumbai
D)Chennai
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
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