HPAS 2018 Current Affairs Topic-Wise Solutions
Question 39
Who has been awarded 2018 Einstein Prize?
- (A) Abhay Ashtekar
- (B) Peter Bergman
- (C) John Wheeler
- (D) William Nordhaus
Correct Answer: (A) Abhay Ashtekar
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Question 40
‘eDrishti’ software is launched to facilitate:
- (A) Prime Minister to monitor implementation of policies
- (B) To help railway minister to keep track of punctuality of trains
- (C) To help the Home Minister to watch law and order problems
- (D) To help soldiers on border for night vision
Correct Answer: (B) To help railway minister to keep track of punctuality of trains
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Question 41
Which of the following won the Fields Medal in Mathematics?
- (A) Akshay Venkatesh
- (B) Caucher Birkar
- (C) Peter Scholze
- (D) All of these
Correct Answer: (D) All of these
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Question 42
In 2018, which of the following has been awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
- (A) George Smith
- (B) Frances Arnold
- (C) Greg Winter
- (D) All of these
Correct Answer: (D) All of these
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Question 43
Who is appointed as Chairman, Competition Commission of India?
- (A) Arvind Saxena
- (B) Ashok Kumar Gupta
- (C) S.S. Deswal
- (D) Sanjay Mishra
Correct Answer: (B) Ashok Kumar Gupta
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Question 44
Which state in India was given FAO’s Future Policy Award, 2018 for its 100% organic state?
- (A) Goa
- (B) Assam
- (C) Sikkim
- (D) Tripura
Correct Answer: (C) Sikkim
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Question 45
What is QUAD?
- (A) It is an informal mechanism between India, USA, Australia and Japan for the security in Pacific Region.
- (B) It is formal organization of India, USA, Japan and Australia for Global Security.
- (C) It is quadrilateral security dialogue between India, USA, Vietnam and Japan.
- (D) None of these
Correct Answer: (A) It is an informal mechanism between India, USA, Australia and Japan for the security in Pacific Region.
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Question 46
What is Blue economy?
- (A) It is the high growth rate economy
- (B) It is sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth
- (C) It is low growth rate economy
- (D) It is economy not sustainable for longer period.
Correct Answer: (B) It is sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth
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Question 47
ASI is undertaking renovation of which three temple groups in Vietnam?
- (A) Angkor Wat
- (B) My Son Temple
- (C) Ananda Temple
- (D) To Prohm Temple
Correct Answer: (B) My Son Temple
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Question 48
Where is the Nongkrem dance festival being celebrated?
- (A) Mizoram
- (B) Tripura
- (C) Meghalaya
- (D) Arunachal Pradesh
Correct Answer: (C) Meghalaya
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Question 49
Who has been awarded 2018 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development?
- (A) Manmohan Singh
- (B) UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)
- (C) Indian Space Research Organisation
- (D) Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Correct Answer: (D) Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
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Question 50
What is the theme of International Energy Agency publication – World Energy Outlook, 2018?
- (A) Nuclear Energy
- (B) Solar energy
- (C) Electricity
- (D) Hydropower
Correct Answer: (C) Electricity
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Question 51
What is the name of first microprocessor developed by IIT, Madras?
- (A) Shakti
- (B) Speed
- (C) Atal
- (D) Bharat
Correct Answer: (A) Shakti
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Question 52
Recently USA announced its withdrawal from INF treaty with Russia. When was this treaty signed?
- (A) 1977
- (B) 1987
- (C) 1981
- (D) 1975
Correct Answer: (B) 1987
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Question 53
What do you mean by Mariculture?
- (A) It is a specialized branch of Aquaculture
- (B) It involves the cultivation of massive plants and animals
- (C) It is related to water bodies having tidal influences
- (D) All of these
Correct Answer: (D) All of these
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Question 54
Which are the projects selected by World Economic Forum to be launched as Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution in India?
- (A) Drones
- (B) Blockchain
- (C) Artificial Intelligence
- (D) All of these
Correct Answer: (A) Drones
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Question 55
Where is Banni Grassland situated?
- (A) Gujarat
- (B) Maharashtra
- (C) Rajasthan
- (D) Himachal Pradesh
Correct Answer: (A) Gujarat
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Question 56
Match List-1 and List-2 and give correct answer with the help of codes given below:
List-1 (Country)
i. France
ii. USA
iii. South Africa
iv. UK
List-2 (Time Zones)
A. 11
B. 12
C. 09
D. 02
- (A) (i)-A, (ii)-B, (iii)-C, (iv)-D
- (B) (i)-B, (ii)-C, (iii)-D, (iv)-A
- (C) (i)-B, (ii)-A, (iii)-D, (iv)-C
- (D) (i)-C, (ii)-A, (iii)-D, (iv)-B
Correct Answer: (C) (i)-B, (ii)-A, (iii)-D, (iv)-C
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Question 57
UN observes which day as International Rural Women’s Day?
- (A) 8 March
- (B) 2 October
- (C) 15 October
- (D) 10 December
Correct Answer: (C) 15 October
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Question 58
‘Bathukamma’ Festival is related to:
- (A) It is floral festival of Telangana
- (B) New South Wales Parliament, Sydney celebrated this for the first time
- (C) It means- ‘Mother Goddess come Alive’
- (D) All of these
Correct Answer: (D) All of these
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