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Question 1 / प्रश्न 1 Important Points

7 अक्टू बर 2018 को अंतराष्ट्रीय आपराधिक पुलिस संगठन (इंटरपोि) के प्रमुख पद से इस्तीफा देने वािे व्यक्ति का नाम क्या है ? Name the person who resigned as the President of International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), on 7th October 2018?

1.

ककम जोंग यांग / Kim Jong Yang

2. मेंग होंगवेई / Meng Hongwei

3. इयान हॉफमैन / Ian Hoffman 4. ववक्टर स्टेनिी / Victor Stanley 5. इनमें से कोई नहीं / None of these

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मेंग होंगवेई / Meng Hongwei • Meng Hongwei is the first Chinese official to become the Interpol President. • He became the Interpol President in 2016. • Kim Jong Yang of South Korea, will be the acting

president. • A new president will be elected at the General Assembly Session, that will be held in Dubai from November 18 to 21, 2018. • Interpol HQ - Lyon (France) • Formed - 1923

Question 2 / प्रश्न 2 Important Points

भारतीय ररज़वव बैंक (आरबीआई) ने कच्चे माि की अनुपिब्धता के कारण____ रुपये के लसक्कों की ढिाई को कम ददया है । Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reduced minting of ____ rupee coins by half due to non-availability of raw material? 1.

1 रुपये / Rs 1

2. 2 रुपये / Rs 2

3. 10 रुपये / Rs 10 4. 5 रुपये / Rs 5

5. इनमें से कोई नहीं / None of these

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10 रुपये / Rs 10

• 10 Rs Coin introduced in 2005. • Coin Minting units under Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) Coin Minting Units: • Mumbai

• Kolkata • Noida

• Hyderabad

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6 अक्टू बर 2018 को दितीय ववश्व युद्ध के बाद पहिी बार कफिीपींस में अमेररका और कफिीपींस की सैवनकों के साथ 'कामंदग' नामक संयुि अभ्यास में कौन सा दे श शावमि हुआ?

Which country joined the joint exercise codenamed ‘Kamandag’ (venom) with US and Filipino troops in the Philippines for the first time since World War II, on 6th October 2018? 1.

चीन / China

2. जापान / Japan

3. ऑस्टर ेलिया / Australia 4. भारत / India

5. उपरोि में से कोई नहीं / None of these

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जापान / Japan • Japan joined the joint exercise codenamed‘Kamandag’ (venom) with US and Filipino troops in the

Philippines. • 10 Days Exercise.

• For the first time since World War II.


सरकार ने ककस योजना के तहत परीक्षण के आिार पर वन्य जीवों से होने वािे फसि के नुकसान को कवर करने का फैसिा ककया है ? Government has decided to cover crop damages in wild animal attacks under which scheme on trial basis? 1.

प्रिानमंत्री फसि बीमा योजना / Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna

2.

प्रिानमंत्री जीवन ज्योवत बीमा योजना / Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti

Bima Yojana 3.

प्रिानमंत्री सुरक्षा बीमा योजना / Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana

4. प्रिानमंत्री जन िन योजना / Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana 5. इनमें से कोई नहीं / None of these


प्रिानमंत्री फसि बीमा योजना / Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna • The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (Prime Minister's Crop Insurance Scheme) was launched by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 18 February 2016


कौशि ववकास एवं उद्यवमता मंत्रािय और ववश्व आधथवक मंच िारा गदठत "भारत में कौशि गैप को बंद करने के लिए टास्क फोसव" का गठन िमेंद्र प्रिान और _____की सह-अध्यक्षता में ककया गया है? The “Closing the Skills Gap Task Force in India” constituted by the Union ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship and World Economic Forum is cochaired by Dharmendra Pradhan and _____? 1.

ववकास शमा / Vikash Sharma

2. सलिि पारे ख / Salil Parekh 3. अवमताभ कांत / Amitabh Kant 4. नारायण स्वामी / Narayana Swamy 5. इनमें से कोई नहीं / None of these


सलिि पारे ख / Salil Parekh

• A task force was constituted by the Union ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship in collaboration

with World Economic Forum • Co-chaired by the Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan along

with Infosys MD and CEO Salil Parekh.


ओिंकपक स्तर पर भारत की ओर से पहिा जूडो पदक ववजेता कौन है? Who became India's first judo medallist at the Olympic level? 1.

गररमा चौिरी / Garima Chaudhary

2. थांगजम तबाबी देवी / Thangjam Tababi Devi 3. कल्पना देवी / Kalpana Devi

4. सुशीिा देवी / Sushila Devi


थांगजम तबाबी देवी / Thangjam Tababi Devi

• Claiming a silver at the ongoing Youth Games. • 16 Year old

• Tababi Devi hails from Manipur • Her silver was India's second medal at the ongoing Games after shooter Tushar Mane in the men's 10m

air rifle competition.


हाि ही में नाइजीररया में आयोलजत भारत-पलिम अफ्रीका सम्मेिन में भाग िेने वािे भारतीय मंत्री का नाम बताएं । Name the Indian minister who attends India-West Africa Conclave in Nigeria, recently. 1.

सी. आर. चौिरी / C R Chaudhary

2. राज्यविवन लसंह राठौर / Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

3. प्रकाश जावडेकर / Prakash Javadekar 4. सुषमा स्वराज / Sushma Swaraj


सी. आर. चौिरी / C R Chaudhary • Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution- C. R. Chaudhary • Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)- EXIM Bank,

Regional Conclave on India-West Africa Project Partnership


Important Point About Nigeria • Capital

Abuja

• President

Muhammadu Buhari

• Currency

Naira


पुनः गदठत पयावरण प्रदषू ण (रोकथाम एवं वनयंत्रण) वनगरानी प्राधिकरण (ईपीसीए) के चेयरमैन कौन है? Who heads the reconstituted Pollution watchdog Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA)? 1.

भूरे िाि / Bhure Lal

2. अजय माथुर / Ajay Mathur 3. नवरोज के. डु बाश / Navroz K. Dubash 4. अरुणाभा घोष / Arunabha Ghosh 5. रं जन सेठ / Ranjan Seth


भूरे िाि / Bhure Lal • The tenure of the last EPCA expired on 3rd October 2018.

• EPCA is tasked with taking various measures to tackle air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR)


हाि ही में अटि इनोवेशन वमशन और SIRIUS एजुकेशनि फाउं डेशन ने सहयोग के लिए एक समझौता ककया है। SIRIUS ककससे संबंधित है? Atal Innovation Mission and SIRIUS Educational Foundation signed an MoU for cooperation recently. SIRIUS belongs to

1.

चीन / China

2. यूएस / US

3. रूस / Russia 4. यूके / UK 5. स्वस्वटज ज़रिैंड / Switzerland


रूस / Russia • To promote innovative cooperation between students of India and Russia, an MoU was exchanged between India’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and the Russian Federation’s SIRIUS Educational Foundation in the

presence of the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, in New Delhi. • The AIM and SIRUS Education Foundation were represented by Mission Director Shri. R Ramanan and Ms. Elena Shmeleva respectively.


About AIM-SIRIUS Innovation Festival 2018: • To promote a spirit of collaborative innovation, young

innovators of Atal Tinkering Labs and SIRIUS Educational Foundation came together at a four-day Indo-Russian ATL innovation boot-camp from October 1st to October 4th.

Question / प्रश्न Important QuestionPoints /10 प्रश्न 10 10

हाि ही में वनकी हे िी ने ककस पद से इस्तीफा ददया है ? Nikki Haley recently resigned from which of the following designation? 1.

संयुि राष्ट्र में अमेररकी राजदत ू / US Ambassador to the United

Nations 2. भारत के अमेररकी राजदत ू / US Ambassador to India 3. एलशयान में एलशयाई राजदत ू / US Ambassador to ASEAN 4. ववश्व बैंक के लिए अमेररकी प्रवतवनधि / US representative to the World Bank

5. इज़राइि के लिए यू.एस. राजदत ू / US Ambassador to Israel


संयुि राष्ट्र में अमेररकी राजदत ू / US Ambassador to the United Nations

• She was governor of South Carolina when President Donald Trump offered her the job of ambassador to the

UN.


ऑक्सफैम ववश्व असमानता सूचकांक, 2018 में भारत का रैं क क्या है?

What is the rank of India in Oxfam world inequality index, 2018? 1.

99

2. 106 3. 147 4. 126

5. 68


147 • India ranked 147 out of 157 countries on Oxfam index on efforts to reduce inequality • The index is topped by Denmark

Question 12 / प्रश्न Important QuestionPoints / प्रश्न 11 12

86 वीं वषवगांठ के अवसर पर भारतीय वायुसेना ने एक अधभनव मोबाइि हे ल्थ ऐप िॉन्च ककया है। इस ऐप का नाम क्या है ? On the occasion of 86th anniversary, the Indian Air Force has launched an innovative mobile health App. What is the name of this app? 1.

ए.एफ. वॉच / AF Watch

2. मेड वॉच / Med Watch 3. ककप वॉच / Keep Watch 4. एयर वॉच / Air Watch

5. स्काई वॉच / Sky Watch


मेड वॉच / Med Watch • The Indian Air Force (IAF) has launched an innovative mobile health App named ‘MedWatch’. • The app is conceived by the doctors of IAF and developed in house by Directorate of Information

Technology (DIT). • ‘MedWatch’ will provide correct, Scientific and authentic health information to air warriors and all citizens of India


‘चचककत्सा उत्पादों तक पहुंच पर दस ू रे वैलश्वक सम्मेिन’ का उदघ ज ाटन ककसने ककया? Which of the following inaugurated ‘2nd World Conference on Access to Medical Products?

1.

नरेंद्र मोदी / Narendra Modi

2. रामनाथ कोववंद / Ramnath Kovind 3. राजनाथ लसंह / Rajnath Singh 4. जे पी नड्डा / J P Nadda 5. वेंकैया नायडू / Venkaiah Naidu


‘चचककत्सा उत्पादों तक पहुंच पर दस ू रे वैलश्वक सम्मेिन’ का उदघ ज ाटन ककसने ककया? Which of the following inaugurated ‘2nd World Conference on Access to Medical Products?

1.

नरेंद्र मोदी / Narendra Modi

2. रामनाथ कोववंद / Ramnath Kovind 3. राजनाथ लसंह / Rajnath Singh 4. जे पी नड्डा / J P Nadda 5. वेंकैया नायडू / Venkaiah Naidu


इनमें से कौन अंतराष्ट्रीय मध्यस्थता में सवोत्तम अभ्यास पर कायवशािा का आयोजन कर रहा है? Which of the following is organizing a Workshop on Best Practices in International Arbitration? 1.

ववत्त मत्रांिय / Ministry of Finance

2. रक्षा मंत्रािय / Ministry of Defense 3. गृह मंत्रािय / Ministry of Home 4. ववदे श मामिों के मंत्रािय / Ministry of Foreign Affairs 5. नीवत अयोग / NITI Aayog


नीवत अयोग / NITI Aayog • In an effort to strengthen dispute resolution

mechanisms, a workshop was organised on 'Best Practices in International Arbitration’ in New Delhi on

10 October 2018. • The workshop was organised by NITI Aayog in collaboration with the International Court of Arbitration. • The workshop covered basic concepts of international arbitration, selection of arbitrators, and enforcement of

arbitral award


कौन सा दे श युवा ओिंकपक खेिों, 2022 की मेजबानी करे गा? Which country will host Youth Olympic Games, 2022? 1.

सेनेगि / Senegal

2. वमस्र / Egypt 3. कतर / Qatar 4. मोरक्को / Morocco 5. पोिैंड / Poland


कौन सा दे श युवा ओिंकपक खेिों, 2022 की मेजबानी करे गा? Which country will host Youth Olympic Games, 2022? 1.

सेनेगि / Senegal

2. वमस्र / Egypt 3. कतर / Qatar 4. मोरक्को / Morocco 5. पोिैंड / Poland


ररच ऑि वुमेन इन WAR (RAW इन WAR) अन्ना राजनीवतकोस्काया पुरस्कार ककसने जीता है? Who has won the Reach All Women in WAR (RAW in WAR) Anna Politkovskaya Award? 1.

वबनािक्ष्मी नेप्रम / Binalakshmi Nepram

2. सुजाता वमा / Sujata Verma 3. राबेका नामजोंग / Rabecca Namjong

4. सेलिन लसंह / Celine Singh 5. इनमें से कोई नहीं / None of these


ररच ऑि वुमेन इन WAR (RAW इन WAR) अन्ना राजनीवतकोस्काया पुरस्कार ककसने जीता है? Who has won the Reach All Women in WAR (RAW in WAR) Anna Politkovskaya Award? 1.

वबनािक्ष्मी नेप्रम / Binalakshmi Nepram

2. सुजाता वमा / Sujata Verma 3. राबेका नामजोंग / Rabecca Namjong

4. सेलिन लसंह / Celine Singh 5. इनमें से कोई नहीं / None of these


बैडवमंटन कोच पुल्लेिा गोपीचंद को ___ के 'आउटस्टैंकडंग पसवन' पुरस्कार से सम्मावनत ककया गया। Badminton coach Pullela Gopichand has been awarded with the ___ 'outstanding person award' 1.

रामीनेनी फाउं डेशन / Ramineni Foundation

2. ग्रैमी फाउं डेशन / Grammy Foundation 3. नाज़ फाउं डेशन / Naaz Foundation

4. ग्रीनपीस फाउं डेशन / Greenpeace Foundation 5. टेरेसा फाउं डेशन / Teresa Foundation


रामीनेनी फाउं डेशन / Ramineni Foundation

• The Ramineni Foundation, based in the US, was established in 1995 and ever since has been honouring eminent persons for their achievements in various fields. • Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Sunday presented

the Ramineni Foundation's outstanding person award to badminton coach Pullela Gopichand.


भारत सरकार ने 1 अक्टू बर 2018 से प्रभावी गैर-सरकारी भववष्य, पेंशन और उपदान वनधि के लिए ________% की उच्च ब्याज दर अधिसूचचत की है। The GoI has notified a higher interest rate of ________% for the non-government provident, superannuation, and gratuity funds, effective from October 1 2018. 1.

6

2. 7 3. 8 4. 9 5. 10


8 • The government of India has notified a higher

interest rate of 8% for the non-government provident and gratuity funds, effective from October 1 2018. • The interest rate on these funds has been raised

from 7.6%. • This hike will help private sector employees who

have enrolled for these provident funds gains extra returns.


चक्रवात तूफान '________' 11 अक्टू बर 2018 की सुबह कलिंगपट्टजनम (उत्तर आंध्र प्रदे श) और गोपािपुर (दलक्षण ओकडशा) के बीच भारत के पूवी तट को पार करे गा।। Cyclonic storm ________ will cross east coast of India between Kalingapatnam (north Andhra Pradesh) and Gopalpur (south Odisha) in the morning of 11th October 2018.

1.

फैलिन/ Phailin

2. हुदहुद / Hudhud 3. ओकची / Ockhi 4. वततिी / Titli 5. नीिोफ़र / Nilofar


Titli • Cyclone ‘Titli’ is expected to intensify further into a Severe Cyclonic Storm. • It will cross east coast of India between Kalingapatnam (north Andhra Pradesh) and Gopalpur (south Odisha)

in the morning of 11th October 2018. • The Met department has issued a red in some coastal districts of Odisha.

Question 20 / प्रश्न 20 Important ImportantPoints Questions

9 अक्टू बर 2018 को युवा ओिंकपक खेिों में 10 मीटर एयर कपस्टि शूकटंग में ककसने स्वणव पदक जीता है? Who has won gold medal in 10m Air Pistol shooting at the Youth Olympic Games on 9 October 2018? 1.

अंजिी भागवत / Anjali Bhagwat

2. मनु भाकर / Manu Bhaker 3. अंजुम मुदगीि / Anjum Moudgil 4. दीपािी दे शपांडे/ Deepali Deshpande

5. तेजस्वस्वनी सावंत / Tejaswini Sawant

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Manu Bhaker

• Manu Bhaker won gold medal in 10m Air Pistol shooting at the Youth Olympic Games on 9 October 2018. • She became India’s first Youth Olympic Games Gold medalist in the sport of shooting.

• This was India’s third medal from shooting in three days, with Shahu Mane and Mehuli Ghosh bagging silver medals on the first two days.

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सेबी ने कमोकडटी डेररवेकटव सेगमेंट में भाग िेने के लिए भारतीय कमोकडटी बाजारों में वास्तववक एक्सपोजर रखने वािी ववदे शी संस्थाओ ं को अनुमवत दी है। इन इकाइयों को ________ के रूप में जाना जाएगा। SEBI has permitted foreign entities having actual exposure to Indian commodity markets to participate in the commodity derivative segment. These entities will be known as ________. 1. वास्तववक ववदे शी संस्थाओ ं / Actual Foreign Entities 2. प्रत्यक्ष ववदे शी संस्थाओ ं / Direct Foreign Entities 3. अप्रत्यक्ष ववदे शी संस्थाओ ं / Indirect Foreign Entities 4. योग्य ववदे शी संस्थाओ ं / Eligible Foreign Entities

5. प्रामाणणक ववदे शी संस्थाओ/ं Authentic Foreign Entities

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Eligible Foreign Entities

• Currently, foreign entities are not permitted to directly participate in the Indian commodity derivatives market. • SEBI Headquarter-

Mumbai

• Chairman-

Ajay Tyagi

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2018 हेनिी पासपोटव इंडेक्स के मुतावबक, ककस दे श का पासपोटव अब दवु नया में सबसे शक्तिशािी है? According to the 2018 Henley Passport Index, which country's passport is now the strongest in the world ?

1.

लसंगापुर / Singapore

2. जापान / Japan

3. जमवनी/ Germany 4. दलक्षण कोररया / South Korea 5. फ्रांस/ France

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Japan

• The Japanese passport is now the strongest in the world (190 Countries) • The Singapore passport, which allows travel to 189 destinations without a prior visa, is at second rank • Germany, South Korea and France are placed at third

rank • The Indian passport is ranked 66th in the list of most powerful

Question 23 प्रश्न 23 Important Question QuestionPoints 23 /Questions प्रश्न // प्रश्न 19 23 Important

हाि ही में एम. एन. पिूर का 9 अक्टू बर 2018 को केरि में वनिन हो गया। वे एक __________ थे। Recently, M N Paloor passed away in Kerala on 9 October 2018. He was a ________. 1.

गायक / Singer

2. िोक नतवक / Folk Dancer

3. पत्रकार / Journalist 4. कवव / Poet

5. वनदे शक / Director

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Poet • He received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his autobiography 'Katha Illathavan Katha' in 2013.


दवु नया भर में "ववश्व मानलसक स्वास्थ्य ददवस 2018" कब मनाया जा रहा है? When is the "World Mental Health Day 2018" being observed across the world ?

1.

8 अक्टू बर / October 8

2. 9 अक्टू बर / October 9

3. 10 अक्टू बर / October 10 4. 11 अक्टू बर / October 11 5. 12 अक्टू बर / October 12


October 10

• World Mental Health Day 2018 is observed on October 10 across the world. • The theme of World Mental Health Day 2018 is "Young people and mental health in a changing world” • The goal of World Mental Health Day is to increase

awareness about mental health and the importance of mental health in the overall health of a person. "


भारतीय स्टेट बैंक (SBI) गैर-बैंककं ग ववत्तीय कंपवनयों (NBFC) से मानक ऋण खरीदने के अपने िक्ष्य को तीन गुना कर देगा, जो ववत्त वषव 19 में ________ करोड रुपये तक होगा। State Bank of India will triple its target of buying standard loans from Non-Banking Financial Companies to up to ₹________ crore in FY19. 1.

24,000

2. 30,000 3. 36,000

4. 45,000 5. 60,000


45,000 • A bank typically purchases loans from NBFCs to meet

the shortfall in priority sector lending Important Point About SBI • Headquarters - Mumbai, Maharashtra • Chairman - Rajnish Kumar


केंद्रीय मंकत्रमंडि ने सुरलक्षत, सम्माननीय और सतत पयवटन को बढावा देने के लिए भारत और ________ के बीच लसतंबर 2018 में हस्ताक्षररत एमओयू को मंजूरी दे दी है। The Union Cabinet has approved the MoU signed in September 2018 between India and ________ to promote safe, honourable and sustainable tourism. 1. बुल्गाररया/ Bulgaria

2. रोमावनया / Romania 3. मोिदोवा/ Moldova 4. वतवमसोअरा / Timișoara 5. यूक्रेन/ Ukraine


Romania • The Union Cabinet has approved the Memorandum of Understanding signed between India and Romania in the field of tourism.

• The MoU was signed in September, 2018 during the visit of the Vice-President of India to Romania. • The main objectives of the MoU is to expand bilateral cooperation in the tourism sector between the two countries and to promote safe, honourable and

sustainable tourism.


• Important Facts about Romania

• Capital and largest city

Bucharest

• Currency

Romanian Leu


8 अक्टू बर 2018 को ककस दे श ने सफितापूववक 'गौरी' बैलिस्टस्टक वमसाइि का परीक्षण ककया है ? Which country has successfully test-fired 'Ghauri' ballistic missile on 8 October 2018? 1.

भारत / India

2. पाककस्तान/ Pakistan

3. बांग्लादे श / Bangladesh 4. भूटान/ Bhutan 5. श्रीिंका / Sri Lanka


Pakistan • Pakistan successfully test-fired 'Ghauri' ballistic missile on 8 October 2018.

• The missile is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads up to a distance of 1,300 kilometers. • In April 2018, Pakistan successfully test fired an enhanced version of the indigenously-built Babur

cruise missile, which has a range of 700 kilometres


ववदे श मामिों के मंत्रािय ने 'मानवता के लिए भारत' पहि शुरू की है, लजसके अंतगवत कृकत्रम अंग कफटनेस लशववर ________ ववधभन्न दे शों में आयोलजत ककए जाएं गे। The Ministry of External Affairs has launched 'India for Humanity' initiative, under which artificial limb fitment camps will be held in ________ different countries. 1.

6

2. 10 3. 12 4. 26

5. 32


12 • The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) launched 'India

for Humanity' initiative. • Under the initiative MEA will partner with a charitable organisation for holding artificial limb fitment camps in various countries. • The camps will initially be held in 12 countries

identified through Indian missions. • MEA is partnering with Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti known for its 'Jaipur Foot'.


9 अक्टू बर 2018 को ववद्युत चुम्बकीय पयावरणीय जांच करने के लिए ककस दे श ने दो ररमोट सेंलसंग उपग्रहों को सफितापूववक प्रक्षेकपत ककया है?

Which country has successfully launched two remote sensing satellites to conduct electromagnetic environmental probes on 9 October 2018? 1.

चीन / China

2. USA / USA

3. UK / UK 4. जमवनी / Germany 5. फ्रांस / France


चीन / China

• China successfully launched two remote sensing satellites to conduct electromagnetic environmental

probes. • The satellites, both belonging to the Yaogan-32 family, were launched by a Long March-2C rocket.


ककस राज्य के मुख्यमंत्री के साथ केंद्रीय रेि मंत्री पीयूष गोयि ने 6 अक्टू बर 2018 को दो प्रमुख रेि पररयोजनाओ ं की नींव रखी है? Along with the CM of which state has the Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal laid the foundation stone of two key railway projects on 6 October 2018? 1.

उत्तर प्रदे श / Uttar Pradesh

2. झारखंड / Jharkhand 3. छत्तीसगढ / Chhattisgarh

4. मध्य प्रदे श / Madhya Pradesh 5. तेिंगाना / Telangana


छत्तीसगढ / Chhattisgarh • Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and the state Chief Minister Raman Singh laid the foundation stone of two key railway projects in Chhattisgarh.

• The two projects are- The construction of a 295km railway line connecting Katghora-Mungeli-KawardhaDongargarh. • And, a railway gauge conversion project connecting Kendri (Raipur) to Dhamtari and Abhanpur to Rajim.

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The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles.

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The Bombay Stock Exchange is an Indian stock exchange located in Mumbai, India. It was founded in__? 1. 1890

2. 1945 3. 1915 4. 1875 5. 1920


The Bombay Stock Exchange is an Indian stock exchange located in Mumbai, India. It was founded in__? 1. 1890

2. 1945 3. 1915 4. 1875 5. 1920


Grey Revolution is for which of the following production? 1. Fruits 2. Fertilizer 3. Egg 4. Jute

5. Onion


Grey Revolution is for which of the following production? 1. Fruits 2. Fertilizer 3. Egg 4. Jute

5. Onion


Anamudi Shola National park situated in? 1. Kerala 2. Karnataka 3. Assam 4. Odisha 5. Madhya Pradesh


Anamudi Shola National park situated in? 1. Kerala 2. Karnataka 3. Assam 4. Odisha 5. Madhya Pradesh


International Labour Day is observed on___? 1. 22 March 2. 7 April 3. 8 March 4. 12 January

5. 1 May


International Labour Day is observed on___? 1. 22 March 2. 7 April 3. 8 March 4. 12 January

5. 1 May


Indira Sagar dam situated on Narmada river and in ___ state? 1. Gujarat

2. Karnataka 3. Madhya Pradesh 4. Bihar 5. Himachal Pradesh


Indira Sagar dam situated on Narmada river and in ___ state? 1. Gujarat

2. Karnataka 3. Madhya Pradesh 4. Bihar 5. Himachal Pradesh


What is the name of capital city of Lebanon? 1. Nicosia

2. Bishkek 3. Male

4. Vientiane 5. Beirut


What is the name of capital city of Lebanon? 1. Nicosia

2. Bishkek 3. Male

4. Vientiane 5. Beirut


International Olympic Day is observed on___? 1. 23 June 2. 8 May 3. 18 July 4. 19 August

5. 2 July


International Olympic Day is observed on___? 1. 23 June 2. 8 May 3. 18 July 4. 19 August

5. 2 July


Pin Valley national park is located in___? 1. J&K 2. Punjab 3. Haryana 4. Himachal Pradesh

5. Uttarakhand


Pin Valley national park is located in___? 1. J&K 2. Punjab 3. Haryana 4. Himachal Pradesh

5. Uttarakhand


Nashik is an ancient holy city in Maharashtra, it’s situated on which of the following river? 1. Cauvery 2. Krishna 3. Godavari 4. Tapti 5. Hoogly


Nashik is an ancient holy city in Maharashtra, it’s situated on which of the following river? 1. Cauvery 2. Krishna 3. Godavari 4. Tapti 5. Hoogly

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Currency of Guyana is__? 1. Rial 2. Euro 3. Dollar 4. Shilling 5. Peso

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Currency of Guyana is__? 1. Rial 2. Euro 3. Dollar 4. Shilling 5. Peso

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• On 7th October 2018, Meng Hongwei resigned as the President of International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). • Meng Hongwei is from China.

• He has resigned after he was detained in China and having been kept under probe for alleged involvement in criminal activities. • He became the Interpol President in 2016. He is the first Chinese official to become the Interpol President.


• Senior Vice-President of Interpol’s Executive Committee, Kim Jong Yang of South Korea, will be the acting president. • A new president will be elected at the General

Assembly Session, that will be held in Dubai from November 18 to 21, 2018.


• A delay in procurement of raw material for coins has forced Reserve Bank of India to cut its demand for Rs 10 coins by half, raising the specter of shortage in circulation.

• RBI, which manages the supply, adjusted the entire coin indent plan for FY19 by raising the demand for smaller denomination of coins in lieu of Rs 10 coins, following India Government Mints’ failure to procure Rs 10 coin blocks on time.


• On October 6, 2018, Japan joined the joint exercise codenamed- ‘Kamandag’ (venom) with US and Filipino troops in the Philippines for the first time since World War II.

• This marked the first time Japanese armoured military vehicles were used on foreign soil since 1945. • This exercise consists of about 150 US, Filipino and Japanese troops participating in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief training.


• Union Agricultural Minister Radha Mohan Singh stated that the government has decided to cover damages to crops in wild animal attacks under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna in select districts on an experimental

basis. • The government has also brought under the Fasal Bima Yojna ambit certain horticultural crops on an experimental basis.


• Damages to individual or limited number of cultivators in localised events like water logging, land slide, hailstorms etc did not fall under the ambit of the Centre’s crop insurance scheme earlier, but they too are

being covered now under new provisions.


• On October 8, 2018, a task force was constituted by the Union ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship in collaboration with World Economic Forum for addressing the skill gap in the country.

• This task force is called: Closing the Skills Gap Task Force in India and will be co-chaired by the Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan along with Infosys MD and CEO Salil Parekh.


• This is the second country-led public-private collaboration of the World Economic Forum’s Closing the Skills Gap Project after South Africa. • The functions of the task force would be to: Bring

together various leaders from different sectors like business, government, education and Working on promoting education and training systems in the country.


•

16 Year old Thangjam Tababi Devi became India's first judo medallist at the Olympic level, claiming a silver at the ongoing

Youth Games. •

She was defeated by Venezuela's Maria Giminez in the finals of the women's 44kg category in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

•

Tababi Devi hails from Manipur.

•

India have never won an Olympic medal in judo either at the senior or the youth level.

•

Her silver was India's second medal at the ongoing Games after shooter Tushar Mane also clinched the second position in the men's 10m air rifle competition.


• Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution, C. R. Chaudhary led the Indian delegation to the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)- EXIM Bank, Regional Conclave on India-

West Africa Project Partnership being held in Abuja, Nigeria. • President and Vice President of Nigeria along with Ministers and Delegation of West African countries are participating in the Conclave.


• The Conclave is a two-day event with the focus on business deliberations, Business to Government (B2G) and Business to Business (B2B) engagements.


• The Government of India (GoI) has reconstituted Supreme Court-empowered Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA),which is tasked with taking various measures to tackle air

pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR). • The tenure of the last EPCA expired on 3rd October 2018. • Former secretary Bhure Lal will continue to be the chairman of reconstituted Pollution in the National

Capital Region (NCR).


• The purpose of the EPCA is to protect & improve the quality of the environment, and prevent & control the environmental pollution in the NCR. • The EPCA is also mandated to enforce Graded

Response Action Plan (GRAP) in the city as per the pollution levels.


• To promote innovative cooperation between students of India and Russia, an MoU was exchanged between India’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and the Russian Federation’s SIRIUS Educational Foundation in the

presence of the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, in New Delhi. • The AIM and SIRUS Education Foundation were represented by Mission Director Shri. R Ramanan and

Ms. Elena Shmeleva respectively.

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• She was governor of South Carolina when President Donald Trump offered her the job of ambassador to the UN.


• India ranked 147 out of 157 countries on Oxfam index

on efforts to reduce inequality • The index is topped by Denmark


• The government of India has notified a higher interest

rate of 8% for the non-government provident and gratuity funds, effective from October 1 2018. • The interest rate on these funds has been raised from 7.6%. • This hike will help private sector employees who have

enrolled for these provident funds gains extra returns.


• Cyclone ‘Titli’ is expected to intensify further into a

Severe Cyclonic Storm. • It will cross east coast of India between Kalingapatnam (north Andhra Pradesh) and Gopalpur (south Odisha) in the morning of 11th October 2018. • The Met department has issued a red in some coastal

districts of Odisha.


• Manu Bhaker won gold medal in 10m Air Pistol shooting

at the Youth Olympic Games on 9 October 2018. • This was India’s third medal from shooting in three days, with Shahu Mane and Mehuli Ghosh bagging silver medals on the first two days.


• Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) permitted foreign entities having actual exposure to Indian commodity markets to participate in the commodity derivative segment.

• Such foreign entities will be known as Eligible Foreign Entities. • Currently, foreign entities are not permitted to directly participate in the Indian commodity derivatives market.


• According to the 2018 Henley Passport Index, The Japanese passport is now the strongest in the world. • Japanese citizens can travel without a visa or gain a visa on arrival in 190 destinations.

• The Singapore passport, which allows travel to 189 destinations without a prior visa, is at second rank. Germany, South Korea and France are placed at third rank.

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• Well-known Malayalam poet M N Paloor passed away in Kerala on 9 October 2018. • Paloor is the author of some of the finest Malayalam poems of the latter half of the 20th century.

• He received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his autobiography 'Katha Illathavan Katha' in 2013. • Paloor won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, the state's highest literary honour, in 1983 for 'Kalikalam'.


• World Mental Health Day 2018 is observed on October 10 across the world. • The theme of World Mental Health Day 2018 is "Young people and mental health in a changing world

• The goal of World Mental Health Day is to increase awareness about mental health and the importance of mental health in the overall health of a person. "


• State Bank of India (SBI) will triple its target of buying standard loans from Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) to up to 45,000 crore in FY19. • The move is expected to give an additional liquidity

cushion to NBFCs who will benefit by selling these loans on full-cash basis. • A bank typically purchases loans from NBFCs to meet the shortfall in priority sector lending.


• The Union Cabinet has approved the Memorandum of Understanding signed between India and Romania in the field of tourism. • The MoU was signed in September, 2018 during the

visit of the Vice-President of India to Romania. • The main objectives of the MoU is to expand bilateral cooperation in the tourism sector between the two countries and to promote safe, honourable and sustainable tourism.


• Pakistan successfully test-fired 'Ghauri' ballistic missile on 8 October 2018. • The missile is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads up to a distance of 1,300 kilometers.

• In April 2018, Pakistan successfully test fired an enhanced version of the indigenously-built Babur cruise missile, which has a range of 700 kilometres.


• The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) launched 'India for Humanity' initiative. • Under the initiative MEA will partner with a charitable organisation for holding artificial limb fitment camps in

various countries. The camps will initially be held in 12 countries identified through Indian missions. • MEA is partnering with Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti known for its 'Jaipur Foot'.


• China successfully launched two remote sensing satellites to conduct electromagnetic environmental probes. • The satellites, both belonging to the Yaogan-32 family,

were launched by a Long March-2C rocket.


• Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and the state Chief Minister Raman Singh laid the foundation stone of two key railway projects in Chhattisgarh. • The two projects are - The construction of a 295km

railway line connecting Katghora-Mungeli-KawardhaDongargarh. • And, a railway gauge conversion project connecting Kendri (Raipur) to Dhamtari and Abhanpur to Rajim.