Mid-Session Questions Answers

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2 Mid-Session Questions Answers 1. Japan-India Maritime Exercise in Visakhapatnam: JIMEX Second country after the US to shift its embassy to Jerusalem: Guatemala 3. Headquarter of International Telecommunication Union (ITU): Geneva 1. वश ख प नम म ज प न-भ रत सम द र व य य म: JIMEX अम रक क द सर द त व स क यर शल म म स थ न त रत करन क ब द द सर द श: ग व ट म ल 3. इ टरन शनल ट ल कम य नक शन य नयन (आईट य ) क म ख य लय: जन व Visit

3 Question of the Day Botanic Garden of India Republic (BGIR) is located in? (a) Bangalore (b) Kolkata (c) Lucknow (d) Noida ब ट नक ग डर न ऑफ इ डय रप ब लक (ब ज आईआर) म स थत ह? (a) ब गल र (b) क लक त (c) लखनऊ (d) न एड

4 The Sabarmati river originates in which among the following ranges? (a) The Satpuras (b) The Vindhyas (c) The Aravallis (d) The Western Ghats स बरमत नद कस र ज स नकलत ह? (a) सतप र स (b) व ध य स (c) अरव लस (d) प श चम घ ट

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6 When is World Statistics Day observed? (a) October 18 (b) October 19 (c) October 20 (d) October 21 वश व स ख यक दवस कब मन य ज त ह? (a) अक ट बर 18 (b) अक ट बर 19 (c) अक ट बर 20 (d) अक ट बर 21

7 Theme: Better Data, Better Lives The theme emphasizes the critical role of high-quality official statistical information in analysis and informed policy decisionmaking in support of sustainable development. At its 41st Session in February 2010, the United Nations Statistical Commission proposed celebrating 20 October 2010 as World Statistics Day every five year. The UN General Assembly decided with resolution 69/282 to celebrate the day every five years from The Assembly also noted that 2015 marks the bicentenary of the birth of George Boole, whose work on the application of the principles of logic as a form of algebra underpins modern computer science.

8 1. Who was awarded with the fourth annual Carnot Prize for contributions to energy policy? (a) Piyush Goyal (b) R K Singh (c) Sunita Narain (d) Ratan Tata 1. ऊज र न त म य गद न क लए च थ व षर क क न र ट प रस क र स कन ह सम म नत कय गय? (a) पय ष ग यल (b) आर क स ह (c) स न त न र यण (d) रतन ट ट

9 The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design awarded its fourth annual Carnot Prize to Piyush Goyal. Piyush Goyal is the Union Minister of Railways & Coal and former Union Minister of Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines. About the Award The Carnot Prize is the Kleinman Center s annual recognition of distinguished contributions to energy policy through scholarship or practice. The most prestigious award in the energy sector, Carnot Prize is named after French physicist Nicolas Sadi Carnot. Carnot recognised that the power of the steam engine would produce a great revolution in human development.

10 2. On the import of which product from China, India imposed antidumping duty in October 2018? (a) Plastics (b) Cement (c) Steel (d) Apparel 2. च न स कस उत प द क आय त पर, भ रत न अक ट बर 2018 म ए ट -ड प ग श ल क लग य? (a) प ल स टक (b) स म ट (c) इस प त (d) प रध न

11 The Union Ministry of Finance on October 19, 2018 imposed antidumping duties ranging from $44.89 to $ per tonne for five years on certain Chinese steel products. The levies have been introduced to guard domestic players from cheap imports of straight length bars and rods of alloy steel. The Department of Revenue imposed these duties on the recommendations of the Directorate-General of Trade Remedies (DGTR). About DGTR DGTR was created on May 7, 2018 in place of Directorate General of Anti- Dumping and Allied Duties. It is an attached office in the Department of Commerce. It is an integrated single umbrella National Authority for providing comprehensive and swift trade defence mechanism in India. Sunil Kumar, Additional Secretary to Commerce Dept, is the designated authority.

12 3. With which regional grouping China will be holding its first-ever maritime exercise? (a) Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) (b) Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) (c) Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) (d) Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) 3. कस त र य सम ह क स थ च न अपन पहल सम द र अभ य स आय जत कर ग? (a) ह द मह स गर रम एस सएशन (IORA) (b) एस सएशन ऑफ स उथ ईस ट ए शय ई न श स (ASEAN) (c) श घ ई सहय ग स गठन (SCO) (d) ए शय -य र प म ट ग (ASEM)

13 4. Which country in October 2018 flight-tested the world s largest amphibious plane? (a) Russia (b) USA (c) China (d) India 4. अक ट बर 2018 म कस द श न द नय क सबस बड़ उभयचर वम न क पर ण कय? (a) र स (b) अम र क (c) च न (d) इ डय

14 China s indigenously designed and built amphibious aircraft AG600, touted as the world s largest, successfully carried out its first takeoff and landing tests on October 20, The AG600 codenamed Kunlong is powered by four domestically-built turboprop engines and has a range of 12 hours. It will be mainly used for maritime rescue, fighting forest fires and marine monitoring, according to an earlier report by the state-run Xinhua news agency.

15 5. Name the Saudi journalist who was killed in Istanbul consulate in October 2018? (a) Sheikh Saud al-mojeb (b) Jamal Khashoggi (c) Mohammed bin Salman (d) Ahmed al-asiri 5. अक ट बर 2018 म इस त ब ल व णज य द त व स म म र गए सऊद पत रक र क न म? (a) श ख स द अल-म ज ब (b) जम ल खश गग (c) म हम मद बन सलम न (d) अहमद अल-अ सर

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17 6. Name the Indian-American woman who was honoured with the US Presidential Medal for Combating Human Trafficking. (a) Minal Patel Davis (b) Kshama Sawant (c) Aruna Miller (d) Swati Dandekar 6. भ रत य-अम रक म हल क न म जस 'म नव तस कर क म क बल करन ह त अम रक र ष ट रप त पदक' स सम म नत कय गय (a) मनल पट ल ड वस (b) म स व त (c) अर ण मलर (d) स व त द ड कर

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19 7. Which country is planning to launch man-made moons to lower electricity costs? (a) USA (b) China (c) United Arab Emirates (UAE) (d) Germany 7. बजल क ल गत कम करन क लए क न स द श 'म नव न मर त च द रम ' ल न च करन क य जन बन रह ह? (a) अम र क (b) च न (c) स य क त अरब अम र त (UAE) (d) जमर न

20 China is planning to launch its own artificial moon by 2020 to replace streetlamps and lower electricity costs in urban areas. Chengdu, a city in southwestern Sichuan province, is developing illumination satellites which will shine in tandem with the real moon, but are eight times brighter. The first man-made moon will launch from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan, with three more to follow in 2022, if the first test goes well. By reflecting light from the sun, the satellites could replace streetlamps in urban areas, saving an estimated 1.2 billion yuan (USD 170 million) a year in electricity costs for Chengdu, if the manmade moons illuminate an area of 50 square kilometers.

21 8. In which country is Pearl River Delta, in news in October 2018, situated? (a) Russia (b) Canada (c) Mexico (d) China 8. अक ट बर 2018 म सम च र म रह पलर नद ड ल ट कस द श म स थत ह? (a) र स (b) कन ड (c) म क सक (d) च न

22 Why in News? The world s longest sea bridge Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will be thrown open for traffic on October 24, The 55-kilometer-long bridge, situated in the Lingdingyang waters of the Pearl River Estuary. The construction of the multibillion-dollar bridge had begun in December It will slash the travel time between Hong Kong and Zhuhai from three hours to just 30 minutes, further integrating the cities in the Pearl River Delta.

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24 Question of the Day Who is called the guardian of the public purse of India? (a) Comptroller & Auditor General (b) Finance Minister (c) Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (d) Prime Minister भ रत क "स वर ज नक पसर क अ भभ वक" क कस कह ज त ह? (a) नय त रक और मह ल ख पर क (b) व म त र (c) ल क ल ख स म त क अध य (d) प रध न म त र

25 Who is the first citizen of a city in India? (a) Mayor (b) Chairman (c) Sheriff (d) Member of Legislative Assembly भ रत म एक शहर क पहल न ग रक क न ह त ह? (a) मह प र (b) अध य (c) श रफ (d) वध न सभ क सदस य

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