Current Affairs Questions for Indian Bank PO Mains Exam: 19th October 2018

S1. Ans.(b)

Sol. An ATM for deposit and withdrawal of money for cryptocurrencies has been installed in Bengaluru’s Kemp Fort Mall by virtual currency exchange Unocoin. 

S2. Ans.(d)

Sol.  Social Entrepreneur Suheil F. Tandon has won the International Olympic Committee’s Sport and Active Society Commission’s Grant Award for his contribution to sports for development.  Suheil is the Founder of Pro Sports Development (PSD) and Executive Director of Martha Farrell Foundation.

S3. Ans.(e)

Sol. After huge efforts for a year, now Shahi Litchi of Muzaffarpur, Bihar has got official recognition as it receives the geographical indication (GI) tag. The sweet, pulpy and juicy Litchi of Bihar is mostly grown in Muzaffarpur, and adjoining areas including East Champaran, Vaishali, Samastipur, and Begusarai districts.

S4. Ans.(c)

Sol. National Award-winning music director Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi, famous as ‘Khayyam’, has been named for this year’s Hridaynath Award for Lifetime Achievement.

S5. Ans.(b)

Sol. The government launched a national campaign ‘Swasth Bharat Yatra’ on the World Food Day (16th October) under which a pan-India cycle rally is being organized to sensitise people about eating safe food and be healthy. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is leading this campaign.

S6. Ans.(e)

Sol. A new book on Maharana Pratap named “Maharana Pratap: The Invincible Warrior” authored by historian Rima Hooja has been released. The book narrates the life of Maharana Pratap, the great Rajput warrior and talks about the famous battle of Haldighati. 

S7. Ans.(d)

Sol. Akash Malik became India’s first silver-medallist in archery at the Youth Olympic Games, providing a fitting finale to the country’s best-ever campaign at the marquee event Buenos Aires. 

S8. Ans.(a)

Sol. Official Mascot of Youth Olympic Games 2018 is Pandi.

S9. Ans.(c)

Sol. In a move aimed at promoting digital transactions, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released operational guidelines to facilitate payments among prepaid instruments (PPI) such as mobile wallets.

S10. Ans.(e)

Sol. Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, N D Tiwari, passed away after a prolonged stint of hospitalization in New Delhi.

S11. Ans.(b)

Sol. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Ltd’s quarterly earnings from the financial sector have edged past that of Accenture Plc, which is nearly double its size, making company the world’s largest pure-play information technology (IT) and consulting firm servicing megabanks and insurers.

S12. Ans.(d)

Sol. Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries made it official that it is entering a strategic investment partnership with Den Networks Limited and Hathway Cable and Datacom Limited, which will be a ‘win-win’ outcome for customers, local cable operators, content producers, and the companies.

S13. Ans.(b)

Sol. The World Economic Forum released the Global Competitiveness Report 2018.

S14. Ans.(d)

Sol. According to the report, India has jumped five spots to become the 58th most competitive economy on the Global Competitiveness Index 2018 (GCI 4.0).

S15. Ans.(d)

Sol. The United States ranked number one again with a score of 85.6. India ranked highest among South Asian countries with a score of 62.0.