Daily Current Affairs Quiz : 28 August 2018

Daily Current Affairs Quiz : 28 August 2018

1. The G20 digital economy ministerial meeting held in which country recently?
1) Australia
2) Canada
3) Argentina
4) Saudi Arabia
5) Germany

2. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) announced new measure to make facial recognition mandatory for every authentication that requires Aadhaar. Who is the current chairman of UIDAI?
1) Ajay Tyagi
2) Injeti Srinivas
3) Nandan Nilekani
4) Ajay Bahl
5) K V R Murty

3. Which Indian armed forces formally launched The Stores, Proactive, Efficient and Expeditious Despatch of Extra Size/ Wt Consignment (SPEEDEX) contract?
1) Indian Army
2) Indian Air Force
3) Indian Navy
4) Indian Coastal Guard
5) None of these

4. Which organization has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Integrated Defence Staff of the Defence Ministry to set up satellite-enabled telemedicine nodes aims to improve emergency medical support to Indian soldiers posted in high-altitude areas, especially Siachen?
1) ISRO
2) DRDO
3) TRAI
4) Indian Air Force
5) Indian Navy

5. Which among the following is India’s only aircraft carrier to have marine hydraulic system?1) INS Vikrant2) INS Sahyadri
3) INS Satpura
4) INS Vikramaditya
5) None of these

6. Which state govt has sought revival of Cheetah Reintroduction Project to reintroduce Cheetahs in Nauradehi sanctuary located in Sagar district of state?
1) Karnataka
2) Kerala
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Goa
5) Madhya Pradesh

7. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has recently approved procurement of 111 utility helicopters for Indian Navy at an approximate cost of
1) Rs 15,000 crore
2) Rs 18,000 crore
3) Rs 20,000 crore
4) Rs 21,000 crore
5) Rs 25,000 crore

8. Which city hosted the 2018 India Banking Conclave (IBC) to address issues of India’s Banking Sector?
1) Bengaluru
2) New Delhi
3) Chennai
4) Chandigarh
5) Bhopal

9. Tejinder Pal Singh Toor won Gold medal at 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games held in Indonesia. He is associated with which sports?
1) Boxing
2) Shot-putter
3) Javelin
4) Rowing
5) Wrestling

10. Fouaad Mirza has become the first Indian to win an Asian Games individual medal in which sports?
1) Sprinting
2) Table Tennis
3) Badminton
4) Gymnastics
5) Equestrian

Answers:

1. 3
2. 3
3. 2
4. 1
5. 4
6. 5
7. 4
8. 2
9. 2
10. 5