Q1.Which of the following states unveiled the plan for setting up India’s first Institute for Artificial Intelligence?
Answer : Option AExplaination / Solution:
Maharashtra state government unveiled the plan for setting up India’s first Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Mumbai.
Setting up of the AI Institute will not only play a crucial role in ushering the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ but will also promote Mumbai as an investment destination in innovations and data analysis.
Q2.Which of the following Startups/enterprises had been conferred with the ‘Startup of the Year 2017’ award at the 7th Small Business Awards function?
Answer : Option CExplaination / Solution:
‘Milkbasket’ had been awarded the ‘Startup of the Year 2017’ at the 7th Small Business Awards in New Delhi. The Small Business Award 2018 was organised by Franchise India Group.
Note: It honours the best enterprises among the SMEs (Small & Medium Enterprise), SMB (Small & Medium Business) and emerging small-scale ventures.
Q3.Who became the new chairman of Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR)?
Answer : Option BExplaination / Solution:
Archaeologist and historian Mr. Arvind P Jamkhedkar became the new chairman of Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR). He is currently working as the Chancellor of Deccan College in Pune.
Q4.Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding “Paschim Lahar”?
Answer : Option CExplaination / Solution:
“Paschim Lahar” is a tri-service maritime exercise, is being held off India’s western coast. The exercise is being held among the Indian Navy, Indian Army and Indian Air Force.
Note: The objective of this exercise is to build interoperability.
Q6.Who became the new Governor of the Bank of Japan?
Answer : Option DExplaination / Solution:
Japan government has reappointed Bank of Japan Governor ‘Haruhiko Kuroda’ for another term and chose an advocate of bolder monetary easing as one of his duties. The union government has also nominated Masazumi Wakatabe as Deputy Governor.
Q7.Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the World Sustainable Development Summit-2018 in New Delhi. The summit has been organised by ___.
Answer : Option BExplaination / Solution:
The World Sustainable Development Summit-2018 has been organised by ‘The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)’.
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the summit in New Delhi.
The theme for the summit is ‘Partnership for a Resilient Planet’, seeking to create action frameworks to resolve some of the most urgent challenges facing developing economies in the backdrop of climate change.
Q8.India signed a loan agreement of USD 100 million with which international bank for Rajasthan Water Sector Restructuring Project for Desert Areas?
Answer : Option AExplaination / Solution:
India had signed the loan agreement with New Development Bank for USD 100 million for Rajasthan Water Sector Restructuring Project for Desert Areas.
The objective of this project is to rehabilitate the Indira Gandhi Canal System (678 km long) built during 1958 to 1963 to prevent seepage, conserve water and enhance water use efficiency.
Q9.Supreme Court awarded additional 14.75 TMC of river water to the Karnataka state under Cauvery Water Dispute. The Cauvery water is also shared by which of the following states?
Answer : Option EExplaination / Solution:
The Cauvery water has been shared by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry. Supreme Court has awarded additional 14.75 TMC of Cauvery water to Karnataka and reduced Tamil Nadu’s share of Cauvery water in the Cauvery Water Dispute. Supreme Court has kept the water share of Puducherry and Kerala unchanged.
Q10.India Medical Device-2018 conference held in ____.
Answer : Option BExplaination / Solution:
India’s biggest global conference on Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Sector ‘India Medical Device-2018’ held in Bengaluru.
Note: The event is being organised by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers, along with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry.
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