September Current Affairs 2018 Weekly Test – 4

Answer – 2) Andhra Pradesh
Explanation:
On September 24, 2018, the “Ease of Living Index” rankings were launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) at the National Dissemination Workshop on Ease of Living Index, 2018 in New Delhi. Andhra Pradesh has topped the charts followed by Odisha and Madhya Pradesh. The first round of Ease of Living covered 111 cities. Gurugram was subsequently included in the assessment. Four cities of West Bengal – Howrah, New Town Kolkata, Kolkata and Durgapur did not participate in the competition. Naya Raipur of Chhattisgarh and Amravati of Andhra Pradesh did not fulfill the parameters as they are green-field cities.

Answer – 2) Pakyong Airport
Explanation:
On September 24, 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Sikkim and was received by Governor Ganga Prasad, Chief Minister Pawan Chamling. He inaugurated Sikkim’s first airport and nation’s 100th operational airport: Pakyong Airport in Sikkim. This was constructed at an estimated cost of Rs. 605 crore under UDAN scheme. It will provide regional connectivity and would initially only cater to domestic flights, the first of which would begin from October 4, 2018. This will also provide international flight services connecting Sikkim with other countries like Paro in Bhutan, Kathmandu in Nepal and Dhaka in Bangladesh.

Answer – 3) Karnataka
Explanation:
On September 24, 2018, according to a new report by TransUnion Cibil, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka make up for nearly 40 per cent of all retail loans in the country. The increase in retail balances were due to economic development and urbanization. The 3 states of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka represent about 20% of the population of the country and 32 per cent of the credit active population. Overall, the 10 largest Indian states represented Rs 21.27 lakh crore in balances, which comprised almost 76 per cent of the total balance share.

Answer – 4) Softbank
Explanation:
On September 24, 2018, BSNL has inked a pact with Japan’s Softbank and NTT Communications to roll out 5G and internet of things technology in India. Under this, BSNL and Softbank will work on satellite constellation which will have around 900 satellites to provide high speed internet services. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has recommended auction of about 8,644 MHz of telecom frequencies at an estimated base price of Rs 4.9 lakh crore.

Answer – 3) Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Explanation:
On 24th September 2018, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was elected the new President of Maldives. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih will be 6th President of Maldives. He replaces Abdulla Yameen. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is 56 years old. He belongs to the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). He is one of the founding members of MDP. He has been representing Lhaviyani Atoll in the Maldivian Parliament since 1994. In 2011, he became the leader of MDP’s parliamentary group.

Answer – 4) India
Explanation:
On September 25, 2018, India became the only SAARC country to have a quit-line number on tobacco products. The Quit call number is: ‘1800-11-2356’. Union Health Ministry along with the 85% pictorial warning has involved the number in the packaging of tobacco products from September 1, 2018. India is the 4th such country in Asia after Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia to have a helpline number dedicated for helping people quit tobacco products. Around 46 countries globally have quit line numbers as part of health warning.

Answer – 3) RupeeBoss.com
Explanation:
On September 25, 2018, YES Bank, India’s fourth largest private sector bank announced its partnership with RupeeBoss.com, an online financial services company. This partnership would enable integration of YES mPower BOT, the Bank’s chat bot based platform. It can be accessed across platforms like the online portal RupeeBoss.com for the customers, Magic Finmart , RupeeBoss Business Associate app etc. It would be used to support instant loan eligibilities for its several loan products. YES BANK would be able to leverage RupeeBoss.com’s wide network of agents and employees to offer the Bank’s asset products to a larger customer base. Hence, it will be able to provide its loan applicants with instant information without needing to know all the details about the customers.

Answer – 3) Japan
Explanation:
On September 25, 2018, Japan became the world’s first country to land 2 robotic rovers in asteroid Ryugu. It is also the first man made robot to have landed in an asteroid. The name of the rover that has landed is: MINERVA-II1. The MINERVA-II1 consists of two rovers, Rover-1A and Rover-1B. The rovers were aboard the Hayabusa2 spacecraft. It has been developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

Answer – 1) Luka Modrić
Explanation:
On 24th September 2018, the Best FIFA Football Awards 2018 ceremony, was held in London, England.
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Answer – 3) Cricket commentator
Explanation:
On September 25, 2018, commentator Jasdev Singh passed away at the age of 87. He was primarily a cricket commentator and had started his career in All India Radio in 1955. He was the voice of Indian sports on Doordarshan and was conferred with the Padma Shri in 1985 and the Padma Bhushan in 2008. He had covered 9 editions of Olympics from 1968 to 2000 and was also honoured with the ‘Olympic Order’ in 1988 in Seoul by IOC. He also covered 6 editions each of both Asian Games and Hockey World Cups.

Answer – 2) Jan Dhan Darshak
Explanation:
On September 26, 2018, Finance Ministry launched mobile application “Jan Dhan Darshak”. The mobile app has been developed by: Department of Financial Services(DFS), Ministry of Finance and National Informatics Centre(NIC). It will act as a locator app guiding common people to find financial service touch point at a given location in the country. Over 5 lakh FI touch points (Bank branches, ATMs, Post Offices) have been mapped on this App out of which 1.35 lakh Bank Mitras would be included by 01.12.2018.

Answer – 1) Rs 1 crore
Explanation:
On September 25, 2018, the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley launched a web portal for a transformative initiative in MSME credit space. The web portal is: http://www.psbloansin59minutes.com. This is a first one of a kind MSME credit space which will ensure seamless loan approval up to Rs. 1 crore within 59 minutes from SIDBI and 5 Public Sector Banks (PSBs). The approved loan will be disbursed in 7-8 working days reducing the turnaround time from 20-25 days to 59 minutes. It processes details of borrower from various sources such as IT returns, GST data, bank statements, MCA21 etc. in less than an hour.

Answer – 3) Justice Amitava Roy
Explanation:
On September 25, 2018, the Supreme Court constituted a three-member committee headed by its former judge Justice Amitava Roy for suggestive jail reforms across the country. This decision was taken by a bench headed by Justice M B Lokur. The scope of the discussion would involve:
• Issues concerning women prisoner,
• Issues including over-crowding in prisons,
• To tackle the issue of human rights of prisoners in jails.

Answer – 1) Ranchi, Jharkhand
Explanation:
On September 27, 2018, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated a national literary and intellectual conference- “Lok Manthan 2018” at Khel Gaon in Ranchi, Jharkhand. The four-day event was organised by Department of Culture of Jharkhand Government in association with a NGO. The event witnessed discussions on present social and cultural issues facing the country.

Answer – 3) Hyderabad Metro Rail
Explanation:
On September 27, 2018, Hyderabad Metro Rail became India’s second-largest metro network after Delhi, with the completion of Hyderabad Metro Rail’s (HMR) 46-km Corridor One. It is also the world’s largest metro project under the public-private-partnership (PPP) worth over Rs 20,000 crore. It is originally a 72 km of elevated metro line which is being built by L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad in the three dense traffic corridors of the city, of which 46 km is now operational.

Answer – 2) USD 500 million
Explanation:
On September 25, 2018, Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved financing of up to USD 500 million for a multitranche financing facility (MFF) infrastructure project in at least 10 cities of Tamil Nadu. ADB’s financing will be provided in 3 tranches between September 2018 and March 2022. The first tranche of the program amounting to $169 million will target the cities of Chennai, Coimbatore, Rajapalayam, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, and Vellore. The Second one would be a $2 million grant from the Asian Clean Energy Fund, established by the Government of Japan, to fund the solar energy pilot project. ADB technical assistance grant of $1 million to support capacity building. This is a part of a project worth $766.4 million by The Government of India, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.

Answer – 3) Narendra Modi
Explanation:
On September 26, 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with 5 other individuals and organisations are recipients of UN’s highest environmental honour: Champions of the Earth Award. He along with French President Emmanuel Macron have been conferred this award in the Policy Leadership category. They have been awarded for their joint effort to: Promote environmental policies through the International Solar Alliance and Eliminate all single-use plastic in India by 2022. Cochin International Airport has also been awarded this year under the ‘Entrepreneurial Vision’ category for its leadership in the use of sustainable energy. These awards would be presented during the Champions of the Earth Gala in New York City, on the sidelines of the ongoing 73rd UN General Assembly in New York.

Answer – 3) Mary Kom
Explanation:
On 27th September 2018, Jual Oram, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs launched “Punch Tantra Diwali collection” and announced World Boxing Champion Mary Kom as Brand Ambassador of “Tribes India” in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The event was organised by Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) and Tribes India under Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The Punch Tantra range of tribal arti-facts consists of handlooms and handicrafts inspired and promoted by Mary Kom. The collection is like the powerful punch of Mary Kom, as the name suggests. It has been specially introduced for the festive season.

Answer – 3) Astra
Explanation:
On September 27, 2018, the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully test fired the indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) Astra from a Su-30 aircraft over the Bay of Bengal near Chandipur in Odisha. It has been developed by: IAF and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) primarily. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited modifying the aircraft for weapon integration along with 50 other private and public industries. It was part of the series of final pre-induction trials and had already undergone more than twenty developmental trials.

Answer – 2) Surjit S Bhalla
Explanation:
On September 28, 2018, the Commerce Ministry Friday said it has constituted a High Level Advisory Group (HLAG) to look into the challenges of global trade. The High Level Advisory Group (HLAG) would be chaired by Surjit S Bhalla, Director of Oxus Research and Investments. Other members would include: former foreign secretary S Jaishankar, Principal Economic Advisor Sanjeev Sanyal. It will meet regularly over the next two months and make recommendations to facilitate the formulation of future trade policies. It would focus on boosting India’s share and importance in global merchandise and services trade and management of bilateral trade relations.

Answer – 1) Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
Explanation:
On September 28, 2018, the Ministry of Personnel announced that the government set up an eight-member Lokpal Search Committee under the Chairmanship of former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai. Other members include: Prasar Bharati Chairman A Surya Prakash, former SBI Chief Arundhati Bhattacharya and Justice Sukha Ram Singh Yadav. The panel will recommend the names for the Chairperson and Members of the Lokpal to the Lokpal Selection Committee. The proposed Lokpal will have a chairman and eight members to enquire into offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act against the Prime Minister (with specified safeguards).

Answer – 4) ICICI Bank
Explanation:
On September 28, 2018, ICICI Bank ties-up with MakeMyTrip to launch a range of co-branded credit cards. This includes 2 types of credit card – MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Platinum Credit Card and MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Signature Credit Card. These can convert their daily spends on the card to MakeMyTrip ‘MyCash’ as reward currency. The rewards points have the validity of upto one year from the date of issuance and there is no maximum limit for reward points that can be accumulated in ‘MyCash’.

Answer – 3) Qutub Minar
Explanation:
On 27th September 2018, Union Minister for Tourism (IC), K.J. Alphons, presented the National Tourism Awards 2016-17 on the World Tourism Day, in New Delhi. Some important awards are listed below:
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Answer – 1) Rabies: Share the message. Save a life
Explanation:
On 28th September 2018, World Rabies Day was observed all over the world. World Rabies Day is observed every year on 28 September which marks the death anniversary of Louis Pasteur, the French chemist and microbiologist, who developed the first vaccine for rabies. It aims to create awareness about rabies prevention and to share the progress in fighting this disease. Theme: for World Rabies Day 2018 is – “Rabies: Share the message. Save a life”.

Answer – 3) 90 %
Explanation:
On 27th September 2018, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced that, the Centre has increased its contribution in the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) from 75 % to 90 % with effect from April 1, 2018. The Centre will contribute 90 % and states will contribute 10 % to the relief fund. The additional contribution by the central government in SDRF regarding this will be Rs 1,690.35 crore for 2018-19 and Rs 1,774.67 crore for 2019-20.

Answer – 2) Injeti Srinivas
Explanation:
A High Level Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility – 2018 (HLC-2018) has been constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri. Injeti Srinivas, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) to review the existing framework and guide and formulate the roadmap for a coherent policy on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Other members of the committee are: DG, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs; Chairman, SEBI or his representative; N. Chandrasekharan, Chairman Tata Sons; Amit Chandra, MD, Bain Capital Private Equity; P. S. Narasimha, Additional Solicitor General; Anil K Gupta, Founder Honey Bee Network and Prof. IIM-A; Prakash Padukone, Former World Badminton Champion; S Santhanakrishnan, Chartered Accountant; Mathew Cherian, CEO Helpage India; and Joint Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Answer – 1) Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh
Explanation:
On 29th September 2018, India’s first corn festival began in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh. This festival is a one-of-its-kind international event. Madhya Pradesh is one of the largest corn producing states in India. Chhindwara is the highest corn producing district.

Answer – 2) India
Explanation:
On 28th September 2018, India won the Asia Cup for a record-extending 7th time, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. India defeated Bangladesh by 3 wickets in the final and won the Asia Cup 2018 title. Bangladesh’s Liton Das was named man of the match. Bangladesh was the first to bat and had set a target of 223 runs for India to win. The Indian team was captained by Rohit Sharma.

Answer – 2) Kolkata
Explanation:
On September 27, 2018, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) launched a flood forecasting and early warning system (FFEWS) for Kolkata City. It is also India’s first comprehensive city-level FFEWS. It aims to help city officials and citizens act decisively to minimize damage before and during disasters. Asian Development Bank (ADB) from its Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund under the Urban Financing Partnership Facility, funded this project with technical assistance of a $1 million to KMC. The system has been designed to provide forecasts as well as real-time information on inundation, temperature, air quality, and other climate-related data through 400 sensor nodes.

Answer – 1) CS Ghosh
Explanation:
On September 28, 2018, RBI withdrew permission of Bandhan Bank to open new branches. It also put a freeze on the remuneration of the MD & CEO, CS Ghosh. This happened because of the bank’s failure to bring down shareholding of Non-Operative Financial Holding Company (NOFHC) or promoter share holding to 40 per cent as instructed by RBI.

Answer – 3) Ganga Prasad

Answer –2) Capital – Male; Currency – rufiyaa.

Answer – 1) Secretary General – Amjad Hussain B. Sial; Headquarters – Kathmandu, Nepal.

Answer – 1) Andhra Pradesh

Answer – 4) Capital – Tashkent; Currency – Som

Answer – 1) G. Satheesh Reddy;Headquarters – New Delhi

Answer – 2) Madhya Pradesh

Answer – 3) MD – Christine Lagarde; Headquarters – Washington D.C., USA

Answer – 1) Ashwani Lohani.

Answer – 4)Trusted Family Bank