Facebook India appoints Ajit Mohan as MD & VP
Facebook has appointed Ajit Mohan as Managing Director and Vice-President
for its Indian operations. Mr. Mohan
will be responsible for aligning teams and driving Facebook’s overall strategy
in India.
Aadhaar linking must for PAN & filing income tax returns
The Supreme Court said that linking Aadhaar with bank accounts and mobile
phone numbers is not mandatory, but a must for Permanent Account Number (PAN). It pronounced a landmark verdict on
Aadhaar Card and said that Aadhaar identification is unparalleled and it
empowers the marginalised sections of the society.
India’s economy forecast remains
unchanged at 7.3% for 2018: ADB According to the Asia Development Bank’s (ADB) annual economic publication, the
Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2018, India’s economy is in an upward trajectory.
The GDP forecast remains unchanged at 7.3 per cent for 2018, and 7.6 per cent
for 2019.
Commerce Ministers of India & Bangladesh Bilateral meeting
A bilateral meeting was held in Dhaka between Commerce Minister of
Bangladesh, Tofail Ahmed, MP and
Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation Minister of India, Suresh Prabhu.
Both Ministers noted the significant progress made in the bilateral
relationship under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.
Indian women beat Sri Lanka by 51 runs to win T20
Indian women defeated Sri Lankan women by 51 runs in the fifth and final
T20 International and won the series 4-0 at Katunayake, Sri Lanka.
Modi was awarded Champions of the Earth award
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded the United Nation’s highest
environmental honour ‘Champions of the Earth’ for his leadership of the band
pledge to eliminate single-use plastic by 2022.
Successful Flight Test of Astra BVR Air-to-Air Missile
Astra, the indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile
(BVRAAM), was successfully test fired by the Indian Air Force from Su-30
aircraft, from Air Force Station, Kalaikunda. The missile successfully engaged
a manoeuvring target with high precision meeting the mission objectives.
Mukesh Ambani topped Barclays Hurun rich list
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani, chairman of India’s second-most valued firm
‘Reliance Industries’, has topped the ‘Barclays Hurun India Rich List 2018’ for
the seventh consecutive year, with the total net worth of INR 371,000 crore.
27 September: World Tourism Day World
Tourism Day is observed every year globally on 27th September. ‘Tourism and the Digital Transformation’ is
the theme of this year’s World Tourism Day
(WTD). Hungary is the host country for this year's WTD.
Jasdev Singh, an eminent commentator, passed away
Jasdev Singh, the renowned Hindi commentator passed away due to prolonged
illness. He was
87 and is survived by a son and daughter. Jasdev grew up in Jaipur.
QUIZ
1) Which Company has appointed Ajit Mohan as MD & Vice-President for its Indian operations?
A) Flipkart
B) Facebook
C)
Twitter
D) None of the above
Answer: B
2)
Which
Court said that linking Aadhaar with bank accounts & mobile phone numbers
is not mandatory, but a must for PAN?
A) Supreme Court
B) High court
C)
District Court
D) None of the above
Answer: A
3)
According
to Asia Development Bank Which Country economy forecast remains unchanged at
7.3% for 2018?
A) Russia
B) USA
C) China
D) India
Answer: D
4)
Commerce
Ministers of India & Bangladesh
Bilateral meeting was held in which city?
A) Comilla
B) Chittagong
C) Dhaka
D) Sylhet
Answer: C
5)
Indian
women beat Which Country by 51 runs to win T20?
A) Russia
B) China
C)
Sri Lanka
D) USA
Answer: C
6)
Who
was awarded Champions of the Earth award?
A) Manmohan Singh
B)
Narendra Modi
C)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
D)
Inder K. Gujral
Answer: B
7)
Recently
a successful flight test of Astra was recently launched. What is Astra?
A) Beyond Visual Range
Air-to-Air Missile
B) Artillery Gun
C)
Submarine
D)
International missile
Answer: A
8)
Who
has topped Barclays Hurun India Rich List 2018?
A) L.N.Mittal
B)
S.P.Hinduja
C)
Anil Agarwal
D)
Mukesh Ambani
Answer: D
9)
Which
day was observed as World Tourism Day?
A) 17 September
B) 27 September
C)
07 September
D)
12 September
Answer: B
10)
Jasdev
Singh who recently passed away is a famous
.
A) Commentator
B)
Editor
C)
Narrator
D)
Politician
Answer: A
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