Current Affairs 20-09-2018

1. What is the purpose of recently launched ‘e-Sahaj’ portal?

[A] Security clearance to businesses
[B] Easy approval to manufacturing units
[C] E-filing of Income Tax returns
[D] Easy approval to manufacturing units

2. Which state government has rolled out “Swayangsiddha” to combat human trafficking?

[A] Assam
[B] Jharkhand
[C] West Bengal
[D] Bihar

3. India has launched Green Agriculture project along with which international organisation to bring transformative change in the farm sector?

[A] UNESCO
[B] UNODC
[C] ILO
[D] FAO

4. Which of the following has become the world’s first country to develop document on Cooling Action Plan (CAP)?

[A] Australia
[B] Japan
[C] France
[D] India

5. Who of the following have been signed as ambassadors of Skill India Campaign?

[A] Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan
[B] Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma
[C] Ajay Devgan and Kajol
[D] Aksay Kumar and Deepika Padukone

6. ISRO has recently launched its first Space Technology Incubation Centre in which state?

[A] Maharashtra
[B] Odisha
[C] Tripura
[D] Tamil Nadu

7. Which country is host to the 2018 Track Asia Cup cycling tournament?

[A] India
[B] China
[C] Nepal
[D] Japan

8. India has signed a $74 million loan pact with which international organisation for Uttarakhand Workforce Development Project (UKWDP)?

[A] World Bank
[B] ADB
[C] AIIB
[D] IMF

9. Who of the following was the India’s first woman IAS officer post-Independence, who passed away recently?

[A] Merin Joseph
[B] Smita Sabharwal
[C] Riju Bafna
[D] Anna Rajam Malhotra

10. Who has been appointed new Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)?

[A] Manu Aahuja
[B] Shekhar Basu
[C] Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas
[D] J L Malhotra