Current Affairs/कर ट अफ यसर ( 28 सतम बर 2018) By Surendra Pandey (Twice Appeared for IAS interview)
Question of the Day When was the Gandhi - Irwin Pact signed? (a) March 1, 1932 (b) March 5, 1931 (c) March 10, 1935 (d) March 7, 1937 ग ध -इर वन प क ट पर कब हस त र कय गय थ? (a) म चर 1, 1932 (b) म चर 5, 1931 (c) म चर 10, 1935 (d) म चर 7, 1937
1. The Best Airport Award of National Tourism Award 2016-17 in Major Cities category was given to (a) Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport, Indore (b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad (c) Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi (d) Pune International Airport 1. बड़ शहर क श र ण म र ष ट र य पयर टन प रस क र 2016-17 क सवर श र ष ठ हव ई अड ड प रस क र कस दय गय? (a) द व अ हल य ब ई ह लकर हव ई अड ड, इ द र (b) सरद र वल लभभ ई पट ल अ तरर ष ट र य हव ई अड ड, अहमद ब द (c) इ दर ग ध अ तर र ष ट र य हव ई अड ड, नई दल ल (d) प ण अ तरर ष ट र य हव ई अड ड
2. Who was recently appointed as Director General of Border Security Force (BSF)? (a) S S Deswal (b) Rajni Kant Mishra (c) Archana Ramasundram (d) K K Sharma 2. ह ल ह म स म स र बल (ब एसएफ) क मह नद शक क र प म कन ह नय क त कय गय? (a) एस एस द सव ल (b) रजन क त मश र (c) अचर न र म स दरम (d) क क शम र
Name Central Armed Police Forces Founded Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 27 July 1939 Rajni Kant Mishra Border Security Force (BSF) 01 Dec 1965 R K Pachnanda Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) 24 October 1962 Rajesh Ranjan Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) 10 March 1969 S S Deswal Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) 1963
3. Which country s President recently expressed interest in inviting India to join Afghan rail project? (a) Afghanistan (b) Tajikistan (c) Uzbekistan (d) Kazakhstan 3. कस द श क र ष ट रप त न ह ल ह म अफग न र ल प रय जन म श मल ह न क लए भ रत क आम त रत करन म र च व यक त क? (a) अफ़ग़ नस त न (b) तज कस त न (c) उज़ ब कस त न (d) कज खस त न
Uzbekistan s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has expressed interest in inviting India to help with a key rail link in Afghanistan. The rail link of approximately 650 km, will connect the Afghan cities of Mazaar-e-Sharif and Herat. The project could become another major regional connectivity project for India, after its construction of the Zaranj-Delaram Highway in Afghanistan and the Shahid Beheshti port in Chabahar, Iran.
4. Who was recently named as Brand Ambassador of Tribes India? (a) M C Mary Kom (b) Priyanka Chopra (c) Alia Bhatt (d) Mirabai Chanu 4. ह ल ह म ट र इब स इ डय ' क न मत कय गय? ब र ड ए ब सडर क र प म कन ह (a) एम स म र क म (b) प रय क च पड़ (c) आ लय भट ट (d) मर ब ई च न
TRIFED on Sept 27, 2018 launched the Punch Tantra collection of Tribes India. These collections are inspired and promoted by six-time world champion M C Mary Kom, who also was appointed as Brand Ambassador of Tribes India. Managing Director, TRIFED: Pravir Krishna Union Tribal Minister: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor About TRIFED The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) came into existence in 1987. It is a national-level apex organization functioning under the administrative control of Ministry of Tribal Affairs. TRIFED has its registered and Head Office located in New Delhi and has a network of 13 Regional Offices.
5. Who will head the eight-member committee set up recently on searching Lokpal? (a) Arundhati Bhattacharya (b) Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai (c) A.S. Kiran Kumar (d) A. Surya Prakash 5. ह ल ह म ल कप ल क गठन क लए ग ठत आठ-सदस य य स म त क अध य क न ह? (a) अर धत भट ट च यर (b) न य यम तर र जन प रक श द स ई (c) ए एस करण क म र (d) ए स यर प रक श
The Centre on Sept 27, 2018 constituted an eight-member search committee headed by former Supreme Court judge, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, to recommend the chairperson and members of the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal. The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 envisages establishment of anti-graft body Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in States to look into cases of corruption against certain categories of public servants. Members Former SBI chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya Prasar Bharati chairperson A. Surya Prakash Former ISRO head A.S. Kiran Kumar Former judge of the Allahabad High Court, Justice Sakha Ram Singh Yadav; Former Gujarat Police head Shabbirhusein S Khandwawala Retired IAS officer Lalit K Panwar Ranjit Kumar
6. What is period of implementation for UN Sustainable Development Framework (UNSDF)? (a) 2017-22 (b) 2018-21 (c) 2014-17 (d) 2018-22 6. स य क त र ष ट र सतत वक स ढ च (य एनएसड एफ) क लए क य र न वयन क अव ध क य ह? (a) 2017-22 (b) 2018-21 (c) 2014-17 (d) 2018-22
CEO NITI Aayog, Amitabh Kant and United Nations Resident Coordinator in India, Yuri Afanasiev, signed the India-United Nations Sustainable Development Framework (UNSDF) for 2018-2022. The NITI Aayog is the national counterpart for the UN in India for the operationalization of the UNSDF. Nineteen (19) UN agencies have signed on the UNSDF 2018-2022. The UNSDF 2018-22 comprises of seven priority areas. These are: 1. Poverty and Urbanization 2. Health, Water, and Sanitation 3. Education and Employability 4. Nutrition and Food Security 5. Climate Change, Clean Energy, and Disaster Resilience 6. Skilling, Entrepreneurship, and Job Creation 7. Gender Equality and Youth Development.
7. 1750 MW Demwe Lower hydroelectric project is in which state? (a) Assam (b) Jammu & Kashmir (c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Uttarakhand 7. 1750 म ग व ट ड मव ल अर ह इड र इल क ट रक प र ज क ट कस र ज य म ह? (a) असम (b) जम म -कश म र (c) अर ण चल प रद श (d) उ र ख ड
Why in News? Conservationists have asked the Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL) to reverse the clearance for the 1750MW Demwe Lower hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh. About the Project The project envisages construction of 124-m high dam on River Lohit, one of the three tributaries that form Brahmaputra river. It will be constructed jointly by Athena Energy Ventures and the Arunachal Pradesh government. The project site, greens and local activists say, is extremely close to cultural heritage site Parshuram Kund, a major Hindu pilgrimage. The project would severely impact the grasslands of Dibru Saikhowa National Park home of the only population of feral horses in India and riverine islands of Lohit river, which Birdlife International identified as Important Bird Area.
8. Who is the only female winner in the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology 2018? (a) Ameka George (b) Dr Aditi Sen De (c) Shubha Tole (d) Mitali Mukherjee 8. व न और प र द य गक 2018 क लए श त स वर प भटन गर प रस क र म एकम त र म हल वज त क न ह? (a) अम क ज जर (b) ड अ द त स न ड (c) श भ ट ल (d) मतल म खज
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2018 were announced on Sept 27, 2018. Dr Aditi Sen De of Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad, got the prize in Physical Sciences category. About the Prize It is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in seven disciplines. These are: Physical Sciences, Medical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences, Chemical Sciences and Biological Sciences. It is given to scientist below the age of 45 years. Instituted: 1958 First winner: Kariamanickam Srinivasa Krishnan Reward(s): Citation Plaque; 500,000; Monthly retainer of 15,000
9. Which country recently stripped Aung San Suu Kyi of the honorary citizenship given by it? (a) USA (b) France (c) Britain (d) Canada 9. कस द श न ह ल ह म आ ग स न स क क द गय म नद न ग रकत क व पस ल लय ह? (a) अम र क (b) फ र स (c) ब रट न (d) कन ड
Question of the Day Where was Gandhiji kept after being arrested for Quit India Movement? (a) Yeravda Jail (b) Byculla Prison (c) Agakhan Palace Jail (d) Ahmedabad Prison "भ रत छ ड़ " आन द लन क रख गय थ? पश च त ग ध ज क अर स ट कर क कह (a) य रवड ज ल (b) भ यखल ज ल (c) आघ ख न प ल स ज ल (d) अहमद ब द ज ल
Which book influenced Gandhiji greatly, which he read in England? (a) Be Vegetarian (b) Vegetables are good for health (c) Plea for Vegetarianism (d) Use of Vegetables कस प स तक न ग ध ज क बह त प रभ वत कय, जस उन ह न इ ग ल ड म पढ़ थ? (a) श क ह र रह (b) स ब जय स व स थ य क लए ल भद यक ह (c) श क ह र क लए अज (d) स ब जय क उपय ग