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First Published: August 4, 2018 | Last Updated:August 4, 2018

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1. Which state has become the rst Indian state to

implement the National policy on bio fuels?
[A] Kerala
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Punjab
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Correct Answer: C [Rajasthan ]

Notes:
Rajasthan has become the rst Indian state to implement the
National policy on bio fuels, which was launched by the Union
Government in May 2018. The desert State will lay emphasis
on increasing production of oilseeds and establish a Centre for
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Excellence in Udaipur to promote research in the elds of

alternative fuels and energy resources. The policy on bio fuels
seeks to help farmers dispose of their surplus stock in an
economic manner and reduce the country’s oil import
dependence. It has expanded the scope of raw material for
ethanol production by allowing use of sugarcane juice, sugar
containing materials, starch containing materials and damaged
food grains like wheat, broken rice and rotten potatoes for
ethanol production.

2. What is the current repo rate, as per 3rd bi-monthly

monetary policy review for of 2018-19 of the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI)?
[A] 6.50%
[B] 6.00%
[C] 6.25%
[D] 6.75%
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Correct Answer: A [6.50%]

Notes:
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) hiked policy repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.50% in
its third bi-monthly monetary policy review of 2018-19. Repo
rate is the rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial
banks in the event of any shortfall of funds. Reverse repo rate,
the rate at which the Reserve Bank borrows money from
commercial banks within the country, was adjusted to 6.25%.
Accordingly, the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate and the
Bank Rate too stand adjusted at 6.75%. This time too, RBI has
maintained neutral stance with an objective of achieving the
medium-term target for headline in ation of 4 per cent while
supporting growth.

3. Which Indian-Australian mathematician has bestowed

with the prestigious 2018 Fields medal?
[A] C.S. Seshadri
[B] Akshay Venkatesh
[C] Calyampudi Radha krishna
[D] Narendra Karmarkar
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Correct Answer: B [Akshay Venkatesh]

Notes:
Akshay Venkatesh, a renowned Indian-Australian
mathematician, has won the 2018 Fields Medal for his
profound contributions to an exceptionally broad range of
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subjects in mathematics. Venkatesh is one of four winners of

mathematics’ top honour known as the Nobel prize for math.
The Fields medals are awarded every four years to the most
promising mathematicians under the age of 40. Each winner
receives a 15,000 Canadian-dollar cash prize. The other three
winners are: Caucher Birkar, a Cambridge University
professor of Iranian Kurdish origin; Germany’s Peter Scholze,
who teaches at the University of Bonn and Alessio Figalli, an
Italian mathematician at ETH Zurich.

4. Umbayee, the noted ghazal singer and composer has

passed away. He belonged to which state?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Assam
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: D [Kerala]

Notes:
Umbayee (68), the noted ghazal singer and composer from
Kerala, has passed away at Aluva on August 1, 2018. Born in
Mattancherry, he was a disciple of Ustad Munawar Ali Khan
and was known his reinvention of several old Malayalam lm
songs in his own natural style. His birth name was PA Ibrahim.

5. Dr Bhishma Narain Singh, who passed away recently,

was associated with which political party?
[A] INC
[B] BJP
[C] NCP
[D] CPI
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Correct Answer: A [INC]

Notes:
Dr Bhishma Narain Singh (85), the former Union Minister and
Congress leader, has passed away in Noida on August 1, 2018.
Dr Singh held various portfolios during the Congress rule led
by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. He was also the
Governor of Assam and Tamil Nadu.

6. Which state government has launched a 360 degree

nation-wide publicity campaign publicity campaign for
2018 men’s hockey World Cup?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Goa
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[C] Odisha
[D] West Bengal
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Correct Answer: C [Odisha ]

Notes:
The Government of Odisha has launched a 360 degree nation-
wide publicity campaign “Heartbeats for Hockey” to attract
fans for 2018 men’s hockey World Cup. The movement
attempts to get India behind the game by way of music,
entertainment, fashion, pure sport and panel discussions. Each
time anyone holds the custom-made hockey stick, named
‘Heart Beat’, their heart beat will be recorded as a pledge to
support hockey. The ‘Heart Beat’ will take a round of the
country through ‘Hockey Adda’, a curated on-ground
discussion platform for hockey players and experts. The event
will take place at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar from
November 28 to December 16. The state is the title partner for
the hockey event and Odisha Tourism is the host partner. The
maximum players in the national team are also from Odisha.

7. What is the India’s rank in the United Nation’s E-

Government Development Index (EGDI) 2018?
[A] 100th
[B] 88th
[C] 75th
[D] 96th
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Correct Answer: D [96th]

Notes:
India has been ranked 96th in the United Nation’s E-
Government Development Index (EGDI) 2018. The survey,
released by UN every two years, noted that India has scored
100% in the rst stage of the E-Participation sub-index,
followed by 95.65% in the second stage and 90.91% in the
third stage. The overall score of 0.9551 on the E-Participation
sub-index has put India among top 15 countries in the list of
193 counties surveyed. In this category, India has emerged as
sub-region leader. Denmark is the world leader, both on E-
Government index and E-Participation sub-index.

8. Which union ministry has launched a desktop software

‘e-Aksharayan’ to enable editing of text printed on scanned
documents?
[A] Ministry of Human Resource Development
[B] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
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[C] Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

[D] Ministry of Science and Technology
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Electronics and Information

Technology]
Notes:
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(MeitY) has launched a desktop software ‘e-Aksharayan’ for
converting any scanned or printed Indian language documents
into a fully editable text format in Unicode encoding. The text
can be also saved separately. The application is free of cost and
supports editing in 7 Indian languages viz. Hindi, Bangla,
Malayalam, Gurmukhi, Tamil, Kannada & Assamese.

9. Which Indian personality has won the 2018

International Contributions Award given by the
Association for Educational Communications and
Technology (AECT), USA?
[A] K Anvar Sadath
[B] Kapil Bansal
[C] Harish Bhatt
[D] P S Mohan
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Correct Answer: A [K Anvar Sadath]

Notes:
K. Anvar Sadath, the vice chairman and executive director of
the Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE),
has won the 2018 International Contributions Award given by
the Association for Educational Communications and
Technology (AECT), USA. He has been chosen for the award to
recognize his outstanding contribution to the eld of
educational communication and technology in an
international setting. With this, he has become the rst Indian
to be honoured with the International Contributions award.
The award will be presented at 2018 AECT International
Convention function to be held in Kansas City, Missouri, on
October 26, 2018. The AECT is a premier professional
association for instructional design and educational
technology.

10. Which country has recently launched amnesty

programme for foreign workers overstaying permits?
[A] Iran
[B] UAE

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[C] Israel
[D] Jordon
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Correct Answer: B [UAE]

Notes:
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recently launched a
landmark 3-month visa amnesty programme which will bene t
hundreds of illegal foreign workers, including Indians,
overstaying their permits by allowing them to leave the
country without penalties and giving them six months to nd a
job. The UAE is home to 2.8 million Indian expatriates, the
largest expatriate community in the country. Professionally
quali ed personnel constitute about 15 to 20% of the
community, followed by 20% white-collar non-professionals
and the remainder 65% comprises blue-collar workers. The
government did not release speci c numbers, but says
thousands of people, primarily labourers from countries like
India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal and the
Philippines, will bene t from the amnesty scheme which will
facilitate their smooth return to their home countries. As per
Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA), the entity
responsible for entry and residence of foreigners in the UAE,
visa violators before August 1, 2018 will be able to rectify their
status legally during the amnesty period, which will end on
October 31.

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