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Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 9th May 2018

Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 9th May 2018

Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 9th May 2018

Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 9th May 2018 includes a set of 15 questions which are important for the upcoming examinations of Bank, Rail and SSC such as IBPS PO, IBPS CLERK, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL and Railway exams. These are important for the exams and have been framed based on the latest examination pattern. A proper explanation and answers have been given for each of the questions. Aspirants should go through the Current Affairs Updates and Static GK and One Liner and Note Down Points.

Q1. A facility named as 'Colocation as a Service' have been started by ___________.

[A] BSE
[B] CSE
[C] KSE
[D] NSE
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: D [ NSE ]
Explanation:

The National Stock Exchange of India on Monday introduced a facility of managed colocation service, which has been named, ‘Colocation as a Service’ (CaaS).

Q2. India has launched a flood and earthquake early warning systems in ________ ?

[A] Myanmar
[B] Delhi
[C] Gujarat
[D] Meghalaya
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: A [ Myanmar ]
Explanation:

India has launched a flood and earthquake early warning systems in Myanmar.

Q3. Which cabinet secretary gets a years extension?

[A]PK Roy
[B]PK Sinha
[C]AK Sinha
[D]CR Sinha
[E]None of these

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Correct Answer: B [ PK Sinha ]
Explanation:

Cabinet secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha has got another one-year extension as the country’s top bureaucrat.

Q4. The Balikatan exercise is being held at _________?

[A] US
[B] Russia
[C] Philippines
[D] UK
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: C [Philippines]
Explanation:

U.S. and Philippine forces began their largest annual military exercises since President Rodrigo Duterte came to power and vowed to scale down America’s military presence in the country as he sought closer ties with China and Russia..

Q5. NITI Aayog is collaborating with which company to develop Precision Agriculture Over Artificial Intelligence?

[A] TCS
[B] IBM
[C] WIPRO
[D] Accenture
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: E [IBM]
Explanation:

NITI Aayog To Collaborate With IBM To Develop Precision Agriculture Over Artificial Intelligence

Q6. which organization has developed an atomic clock that will be used in navigation satellites to measure precise location data?

[A] CPT
[B] KIST
[C] ISRO
[D] NASA
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: B [ ISRO ]
Explanation:

Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has developed an atomic clock that will be used in navigation satellites to measure precise location data.

Q7. Which bank is going to provide loan to help National Nutrition Mission in India?

[A] World Bank
[B] Asian Development Bank
[C] Korean Bank
[D] Malaysia Bank
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: A [ World Bank ]
Explanation:

The World Bank will provide a USD 200 million loan to help the government achieve its goal of reducing stunting in children 0-6 years of age from 38.4 per cent to 25 per cent by the year 2022

Q8. World Red Cross day is observed on which day?

[A]8th April
[B]6th May
[C]8th May
[D]4th May
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: C [8th May]
Explanation:

World Red Cross day means 8th of May is celebrated every year as the birthday anniversary of founder of the Red Cross.

Q9. Which state institute comes up with new sheep insemination technique?

[A] Manipur
[B] Delhi
[C] Assam
[D] Rajasthan
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: D [ Rajasthan ]
Explanation:

Rajasthan institute comes up with new sheep insemination technique

Q10. Who has sworn in as Costa Rica's president ?

[A] Óscar Arias
[B] Ottón Solís
[C] Luis Guillermo Solís
[D] Carlos Alvarado
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: D [ Carlos Alvarado ]
Explanation:

Journalist Carlos Alvarado was sworn in as Costa Rica's president through 2022, promising a "plural" and inclusive government following an election and runoff where same-sex marriage became a key issue.

Q11. Who is Google's Cloud Operations head in India ?

[A] Sundar Pichai
[B] Jeff Besos
[C] Nitin Bawankule
[D] Akhil Agarwal
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: C [ Nitin Bawankule ]
Explanation:

Google said it had appointed Nitin Bawankule as the country head for its cloud business in India, as the search giant looks at taking a larger share of the booming demand for those services in the country.

Q12. The Van Dhan Vikas Kendra have been launched in which tribal areas?

[A] Biliaspur
[B] Ashoknagar
[C] Raipur
[D] Manipubr> [E] Bijapur

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Correct Answer: E [Bijapur ]
Explanation:

After the launch of the Van Dhan Vikas Kendra at Bijapur by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on 14th April, 2018 and his call to converge Jan Dhan, Van Dhan and Govardhan Schemes, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), Government of India proposes to expand Van Dhan Vikas Kendras in Tribal Districts across the country. .

Q13. India and which country signed a MoU for expanding cooperation in the area of diplomatic training.?

[A] Guatemala
[B] UK
[C] Paris
[D] Philippines
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: A [ Guatemala ]
Explanation:

India and Guatemala signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for expanding cooperation in the area of diplomatic training.

Q14. The two-day conference ‘First Apex Conference for the CEOs of Smart Cities' will be held in which place?

[A] Manipur
[B] Bhopal
[C] Assam
[D] Jammu
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: B [Bhopal]
Explanation:

The two-day conference ‘First Apex Conference for the CEOs of Smart Cities' will be held in Bhopal

Q15. A climate summit to review the Paris Agreement commitments will be hled in ?

[A] Manhattan
[B] Paris
[C] France
[D] New York
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: D [ New York ]
Explanation:

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced a climate summit set to take place in September 2019 in New York to review the Paris Agreement commitments.

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