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Important Current Affairs - September 1st Week 

2018 
1st September - 9th September

Arif Alvi is elected as new President of Pakistan: 

● He is a close ally of Prime Minister Imran Khan and one of the
founding members of the ​Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (​ PTI) party.
● The 69-year-old former dentist defeated Pakistan Peoples (PPP)
Party’s Aitzaz Ahsan and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s
(PML-N) Maulana Fazlur Rehman to become the ​13th President​.
● Arif Alvi took the oath of office on September 9 as the outgoing
President ​Mamnoon Hussain​’s five-year tenure ends on
September 8.

India  and  Nepal  Sign  MoU  On  Preliminary  Survey  Of  Railway 
Line Between Raxaul and Kathmandu: 
● India and Nepal agreed to construct a new electrified rail line with
India’s financial support connecting the border city of ​Raxaul in
India​ to ​Kathmandu​, the capital of Nepal in ​April 2018​.

China pledged to offer USD 60 billion to Africa: 

● Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged ​USD 60 billion in financing
for projects in Africa in the form of assistance, investment and
loans.
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● China will provide the said amount to finance development in the

African continent over the next ​three years​.
● The value will cover the ​non-refundable assistance of ​USD 15
billion​ in interest-free and preferential loans.

Amazon hits USD 1 trillion market capitalisation after Apple: 

● World's richest man ​Jeff Bezos​-led e-commerce major ​Amazon
became the 2nd publicly traded US company to hit ​$1 trillion ​in
market capitalisation after iPhone maker ​Apple.
● Amazon stock has more than doubled in the last 12 months and has
gained more than 70% in 2018.

India to buy 18 bullet trains from Japan for Rs 7,000 crore: 

● Each train will have 10 coaches and would be able to cruise at the
speed of 350 km per hour.
● Purpose​:- To launch India's first bullet train by 2022.
● The 508-km high speed train corridor between ​Mumbai and
Ahmedabad at an estimated cost of Rs 1,10,000 crore is expected
to be operational by ​2022​.
● National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited ​(NHSRCL) will
be responsible for executing the project of the high-speed train
corridor.

Typhoon Jebi: Japan hit by strongest storm of 25 years: 

● Jebi​, Japan's most powerful storm in 25 years, has killed at least
10 people. It recorded wind gusts of up to 216 km/h (135mph).
● In a separate incident, a ​6.6 magnitude earthquake ​caused a
landslide in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido.
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● Japan Prime Minister - ​Shinzo Abe.

 
Facebook to open its 1st ever Asian data centre in Singapore: 
● Facebook will invest over ​$1 billion to build its first Asian data
centre in ​Singapore​, which is expected to open in ​2022​.
● The new site is at ​Tanjong Kling​, located in the western part of
Singapore, and in an area formerly known as Data Centre Park.
● Facebook runs ​15 other data centres worldwide, mostly in the US
and European markets such as Ireland and Sweden.

Qatar  1st  Gulf  nation  to  grant  permanent  residency  to 

expatriates: 
● The country's Emir ​Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has
issued a decree allowing a maximum of ​100 expatriates
(foreigners) to gain permanent residency ​each year.
● Children of Qatari mothers, and skilled expatriates who have lived
in the country for more than ​20 years​ will be given priority.
● Qatar is one of the richest countries in the world with an average
income of nearly $124,000 per year.

Supreme Court decriminalised a portion of Section 377 of IPC: 

● On 6th September 2018, the Supreme Court headed by Chief
Justice of India ​Dipak Misra ​overruled its own 2013 decision and
decriminalised a portion of ​Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code
(IPC), that criminalises private consensual sexual acts between
same sex adults (homosexuality)​.
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● Section 377 was introduced in ​1861 ​during the British rule of

India, and targeted in particular Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) individuals and communities.
● Modelled on the ​Buggery Act of 1533​, it criminalised sexual
activities "against the order of nature", including homosexual sex.

Mauritius tops India's FDI charts again in FY18: 

● According to RBI data, ​Mauritius ​remained the top source of
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India in 2017-18 followed
by ​Singapore​.
● The total FDI in the financial year stood at ​$37.36 billion​, a
marginal increase from $36.31 billion recorded in the previous
fiscal.
● FDI from Mauritius totalled $13.41 billion.

Govt to collect data on OBCs for first time in 2021 Census: 

● This will be the first general census to collect data on ‘Other
Backward Classes’ (OBC) since ​1931​.
● Although a socio-economic caste census (SECC) was conducted
between 2011 and 2013 in deference to the demand of the
powerful OBC lobby, it was part of the rural development
ministry’s survey of socio-economic status of households.
● The government has been collecting data on Scheduled
Castes/Scheduled Tribes since the first census of Independent India
in ​1951​.
● Notably, ​Mandal Commission​'s recommendation for reservation
of OBCs was broadly based on caste data collected in the 1931
Census.
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● Registrar-General of India - Shailesh

Telangana  dissolves  1st  state  assembly  9  months  before  the 

tenure ends: 
● Based on the recommendation of Telangana Chief Minister and
TRS (Telangana Rashtra Samiti) President ​K Chandrasekhar
Rao​and his Cabinet, the first state assembly of Telangana has
been dissolved nine months before the term of the House expires.
● This paves the way for early polls in the state.
● Telangana Governor -​ ESL Narasimhan.

Delhi Metro is second-most unaffordable in the world: 

● A study by the Centre for Science and Environment (​CSE​) has
found that after the fare hike last year, ​Delhi metro has become
the ​second-most unaffordable ​transport network ​in the world
after ​Hanoi ​in Vietnam.
● The affordability is defined as the percentage of commuters’ total
income spent on travel.
● Last year, the Metro fares almost doubled after two hikes in May
and October. The maximum fares escalated from Rs 30 to Rs 50
and then to Rs 60.

Supreme Court fined the Income Tax Department Rs 10 lakh: 

● A bench headed by Justice ​Madan B Lokur slapped a cost of ​Rs
10 lakh on the IT department for making "misleading statement"
about the pendency of an appeal and said that the apex court is not
a "picnic place".
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● The Income Tax Department had delayed the filing of a petition by

596 days​.

Supreme  Court  banned  all  construction  activities  in 

Maharashtra, MP, Uttarakhand: 
● Supreme Court has banned all the construction activities in
Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Chandigarh
till October 9.
● A bench, led by Justice ​Madan Lokur​, announced the ban citing
the failure of these States and UT to implement a ​solid waste
management​ policy.

Uttar  Pradesh  CM  Yogi  inaugurates  the  first  luxury  cruise 

'Alaknanda' in Varanasi: 
● The ​five-star ​luxury cruise, a 30-metre double-decked modern
line, is a startup venture of ​Varanasi ​based ​Nordic Cruiseline​.
● It will run between Assi Ghat and Panchganga Ghat for a two-hour
ride of around 12 km in the morning and evening.

Jharkhand  Govt  renames  town  and  railway  station  after 

Bansidhar temple of Lord Krishna: 
● The town Nagar ​Untari ​and the railway station would be renamed
as ​Bansidhar Nagar,​ after Bansidhar Temple.
● The union government is looking at proposals for a tie-up with the
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).

 
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HRD  Ministry  introduced  'Atal  ranking'  for  higher  education 

institutions: 
● Human Resource Development Ministry launched the ‘​Atal
Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements’ (ARIIA)
to promote innovation and research in ​higher education​.
● Named after former Prime Minister ​Atal Bihari Vajpayee​, ARIIA
will rank educational institutions for innovation output based on all
major indicators and parameters used globally.

Congress won 982 seats in Karnataka urban body polls: 

● According to the ​Karnataka ​state election commission, ​BJP
secured ​929 ​seats while ​JD​(S) won ​325 ​seats in the elections
which were held on August 31.
● Congress ​won the majority of ​982 ​seats across 10 of 22 Karnataka
districts during vote count for ​105 ​Urban Local Bodies (ULBs).

TCS  becomes  2nd  Indian  company  to  cross  Rs.  8  trillion  market 
cap: 
● Mumbai-headquartered ​Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
became only the second Indian company to cross ​₹8 trillion (Rs 8
lakh crore) in market capitalisation after Mukesh Ambani-led
Reliance ​Industries.
● Earlier on August 23, Reliance Industries (RIL) became the first
Indian company to cross the Rs 8 lakh crore market capitalisation
mark.
● TCS CEO - Rajesh Gopinathan.
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Union  Government  approved  36  percent  increase  in  wages  of 

artisans: 
● It was proposed by ​Khadi and Village Industries Commission
(KVIC).
● The wages will be increased from Rs 5.50 per hank to Rs 7.50 per
hank.

Prime  Minister  Narendra  Modi  inaugurated  India's  first  ever 

Global Mobility Summit ‘MOVE’: 
● On 7th September, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated
MOVE​: India's ever first Global Mobility Summit organized by
NITI Aayog at Vigyan Bhawan.
● Main focus​:- To make Indian cities pollution free.
● The government is likely to unveil a ‘​One Nation-One Card
policy​’ for public transport that will entail connectivity between
various modes of transport in the next three months.

Puducherry  bagged  top  position  in  National  Clean  School  Award 

given by HRD Ministry: 
● Seven ​schools from Puducherry were awarded for cleanliness. As
many as 52 schools from across the country were bestowed with
National Clean School Award ​in recognition of their efforts in
carrying forward ​Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
● Tamil Nadu ​bagged ​second ​position in National Clean School
Award. The ​third ​position was shared by ​Andhra Pradesh and
Gujarat​. Fourth position was shared by Jharkhand, Haryana,
Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
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Nagaland  Government  declared  Singphan  Wildlife  Sanctuary  as 

an elephant reserve: 
● The ​Singphan Elephant Reserve which is the ​30th ​elephant
reserve in India, is located in ​Mon ​district of Nagaland and spreads
over an area of 5825 acres (2357 hac).
● As per recent census report (2017) Nagaland has around ​446
elephants. The creation of new Elephant Reserve will result in
protection and conservation of the elephants.

Germany to give Rs 990 crore loan for Clean Ganga Mission: 

● In an effort to clean the river Ganga, ​Germany ​is providing a ​soft
loan of euro 120 million (approx. Rs 990 crore) to India to
strengthen sewage water treatment infrastructure in ​Uttarakhand.
● The purpose of the project ‘Clean Ganga Mission’ is to reduce the
inflow of untreated wastewater in River Ganga and, thus, to
improve the water quality of the river.
● The initiative also includes construction of 13 sewage pumping
stations.

Rajasthan  Government  to  Provide  Free  Mobile  Phones  To Women 

Of BPL Families: 
● Vasundhara Raje​-led government in Rajasthan will soon
distribute mobile phones to women who fall under the Below
Poverty Line (BPL) under the ​Bhamashah Yojana​.
● This initiative is in a bid to strengthen Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s flagship ‘​Digital India​’ campaign.
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● The state government will also provide free Wifi facilities to as

many as ​5,000-gram panchayats ​to ensure that the state is well
connected with the outside world.

Smriti Irani inaugurated 'digital village' in Amethi: 

● Union ​textiles ​minister Smriti Irani inaugurated a 'digital village' in
Amethi​, Uttar Pradesh, the parliamentary constituency of
Congress president ​Rahul Gandhi​.
● Under the digital village project, there would be ​206 ​programmes
available for the people including a Wi-Fi Chaupal, LED bulb
manufacturing, a unit to make sanitary pads and PM digital literacy
initiative.

RBI  announces  new  rules  for  exchanging  damaged  Rs  2000,  200 
notes: 
● As per the new Reserve Bank of India (Note Refund) Amendment
Rules, 2018, "the undivided area of the single largest piece of the
note" for a ​damaged Rs 2000 ​note must be ​88 square cm for a ​full
refund​, and ​44 ​square cm for ​half refund​. The Rs 2000 note is
109.56 square cm in dimension.
● For a ​damaged Rs 200 ​note, the criteria is ​78 ​square cm for a full
refund, and ​39 ​square cm for half refund.
● Rs 2,000 notes are issued in November 2016 and Rs 2,00 notes are
issued in September 2017.
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Argentina hikes interest rate to 60%, highest in the world: 

● Due to economic crisis, ​Argentina's ​central bank raised its
benchmark interest by 15 percentage points to ​60%​, the highest in
the world.
● Argentine ​peso ​is down 50% this year against the dollar and the
country's inflation is running at over 30%.
● Argentina President ​Mauricio Macri has asked for an early
release of a $50-billion loan from the IMF (International Monetary
Fund).

Prime  Minister  Narendra  Modi  launched  India  Post  Payments 

Bank (IPPB) on September 1: 
● Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the IPPB at Talkatora
Stadium in ​Delhi.
● IPPB is the ​largest ​payments bank in the country by network size.
● It carries out most banking operations but ​cannot give loans or
issue credit cards directly.
● It will accept deposits of up to ​₹1 lakh​, offer remittance services,
mobile payments and other banking services and third-party fund
transfers.

RBI buys gold for the first time in 9 years: 

● Taking a cue from global uncertainties, market volatility, and
rising interest rates in the US, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
has added ​8.46 tonnes of gold during the financial year 2017-18,
taking the level of gold reserves to 566.23 tonnes as on June 30,
2018.
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● RBI last purchased ​200 tonnes of gold from the International

Monetary Fund (IMF) in November ​2009​.

Cabinet doubles Jan Dhan accounts overdraft cap to Rs 10,000: 

● The government has doubled the overdraft cap from ​₹5,000 to
₹10,000 under the ​Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana ​(PMJDY),
which provides a bank account to ​every individual​.
● The age limit for availing overdraft has been increased from 60 to
65 years​.
● About PMJDY:
○ Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana was launched by
Narendra Modi-​led government in ​August 2014​.
○ It was the ​first big mission launched by Modi government
after it assumed office in May 2014.
○ It first aimed to provide at least one bank account for every
household, along with an overdraft facility of ​₹5,000​, a
RuPay debit card and a personal accident insurance of ​₹1
lakh​.

RBI  directs  banks  with  over  10  branches  to  have  an  internal 
Ombudsman: 
● The Reserve Bank of India asked all scheduled commercial
banks with more than ​10 branches to appoint an internal
ombudsman. It has excluded regional rural banks (RRB) from its
directive.
● RBI has reviewed the arrangement and issued revised directions
under ​Section 35 A of the Banking Regulation Act, ​1949 ​in the
form of Internal Ombudsman Scheme, 2018.
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● An ombudsman is a person officially charged with investigating

and ​addressing public complaints ​or violation of rights.
● The tenure of the IO cannot be more than ​five years ​and it is not
open to reappointment.

France  to  collaborate  on  India's  first  human  space  mission 

'Gaganyaan': 
● India and France inked an agreement to collaborate on
Gaganyaan​, ISRO's first human space mission.
● ISRO and ​CNES​, the French space agency, will be combining
their expertise in fields of space medicine, astronaut health
monitoring, life support, radiation protection, space debris
protection and personal hygiene systems.
● These two space agencies also plan to work on Mars, Venus and
asteroids.
● India plans to send three humans to space before ​2022​. It would
make India one of the four countries in the world after Russia, US
and China to launch a manned space flight. 
 
ISRO to launch 19 missions in just 7 months: 
● Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will conduct ​19
missions, including 10 satellites and nine launch vehicles, in the
next seven months between September and March.
● It will include the launch of India's second moon mission
Chandrayaan-2.
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● ISRO planned to launch two satellites within 30 days

consecutively for months.
● The services would be resumed on September 15 with the ​PSLV
C42 mission​, which will carry UK satellites - ​Novasar and S1-4 -
as the main payload.
● Then, ISRO will launch ​GSLV Mk III-D2​, also known as
‘Bahubali’.
● ISRO Chairman - K Sivan.
 

 
 
ISRO  plans  to  set  up  its  First  Overseas  Ground  Station  at  North 
Pole: 
● The ground station will augment the ​Indian Remote Sensing
(Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) operations crucial not just for
civilian needs like disaster management but also for the armed
forces.
● However, ISRO has already two ground stations-​IMGEOS ​at
Shadnagar ​and ​AGEOS ​in ​Antarctica​.
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UAE  revealed  the  names  of  its  first  2  astronauts  for  the  space 
mission: 
● The ​United Arab Emirates has disclosed its first two astronauts to
go on a mission to the ​International Space Station​.
● Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates - Sheikh Mohammed
bin Rashed al-Maktoum named the new astronauts as
○ Hazza al-Mansouri​, 34-year-old, and
○ Sultan al-Neyadi​, 37-year-old.
● The UAE has its sights set on space with a programme worth 20
billion dirhams i.e, $5.4 billion.
● UAE has announced its plans to become the ​first Arab country to
send an unmanned probe to orbit Mars by ​2021​. The probe is
named as “​Hope​”.

World's first lion cubs born via artificial insemination: 

● In a world first achievement, a lioness at the ​Ukutula
Conservation Center and Biobank in South Africa​'s North West
province has given birth to two cubs conceived via non-surgical
artificial insemination, using fresh semen from an adult male lion
at the same facility.
● The research is a breakthrough for ​saving endangered species like
tiger and snow leopard.

Google launched new search engine for scientists: 

● Google launched a new search engine called ​'Dataset Search',
which works in multiple languages, to help scientists, data
journalists and others find data required for their work.
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● The new search engine will work like Google Scholar​, the
company’s popular search engine for academic studies and reports.

India  ranks  19th  in  'Theft  Rankings'  regarding  Nuclear Materials 

Security: 
● Nuclear Security Index (NSI) published a report on theft rankings
of ‘weapon-usable’ nuclear materials, in which ​India ​holds a score
of ​46 out of 100. It is followed by ​Pakistan ​on the 20th position
with 44 points.
● Australia and Switzerland are on the first position with a score of
94 each, followed by Canada with 89, Germany and Japan with 88
out of a total of 100.
● The report noted that except in ​North Korea​, all the other
countries had shown improvement in minimizing and eliminating
the world’s deadliest materials.
 
Indian  Navy  beats  22  other  teams  to  win  KAKADU  Cup  2018  in 
Australia: 
● Kakadu Cup 2018 was organised by the ​Australian Navy ​as part
of its multi-nation maritime exercise.
● INS Sahyadri had participated in the Kakadu Cup 2018 which
involved swimming, running, crossing water and land obstacles.
● The name KAKADU is derived from ​Kakadu National Park, a
protected area in the northern territory of Australia, 171 km
south-east of Darwin.
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Bangladesh  Naval  Ship  Somudra  Joy  arrives  at  Visakhapatnam 

on a goodwill visit: 
● BNS Somudra Joy​, a Hamilton Class frigate commissioned on 23
December 2013, is one of the ​largest ships of the Bangladesh
Navy.
● The ship earlier visited Visakhapatnam in Feb ​2016 ​and
participated in the International Fleet Review hosted by Indian
Navy.

India  successfully  carried  out  first  ever  mid-air  refuelling  of 

Tejas combat jet: 
● A Russian-built ​IL-78 MKI ​tanker transferred fuel to ​Tejas MK I
aircraft.
● The Indian Air Force (IAF) currently operates nine Tejas fighters
built to an Initial Operating Clearance (IOC) standard. These jets
are being flown by No. 45 Squadron, the Flying Daggers, based at
Sulur Air Force Station in Tamil Nadu.

Indo-Kazakhstan joint military exercise KAZIND 2018: 

● KAZIND 2018 will be held in ​Otar region​, Kazakhstan from 10 to
23 September 2018.
● This is the ​third ​joint military exercise between the two countries.
● The second edition of the KAZIND exercise was held in India in
2017.
● Aim​:- To build and promote bilateral Army to Army relations and
also exchange skills and experiences between Kazakhstan Army
and the Indian Army.
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India-Sri  Lanka  Joint  Naval  Exercise  SLINEX-2018  began  in  Sri 

Lanka: 
● The ​sixth ​edition of ​SLINEX ​2018 held at Trincomalee from
September 7 to 13.
● Indian Naval Ships Kirch, Sumitra and Cora Divh are taking
part in the exercise.
● SLINEX series of bilateral ​maritime ​exercises were initiated in
2005 ​and were initially held every two years.
● It has been converted to an annual event from this year onwards.
● This comes even as the Indian Navy is participating in Exercise
KAKADU ​off Darwin, ​Australia​.
● KAKADU, a biannual joint exercise, this year involves ​27 nations
and India is represented by ​INS Sahyadri​. The ship was deployed
in the South China Sea and Pacific Ocean for over four months,
which included representing the Navy in multinational exercises
MALABAR 18 at Guam and RIMPAC 18 at Hawaii.

 
Two  Indians,  Bharat  Vatwani  and  Sonam  Wangchuk,  received 
Magsaysay Award: 
● Bharat Vatwani and ​Sonam Wangchuk are among six
individuals who received this year's ​Ramon Magsaysay Award​,
popularly known as ​Asia's Nobel Prize​.
● The other recipients of the award are
♦ Youk Chhang,
♦ Filipino Howard Dee,
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♦ Vietnam's Vo Thi Hoang Yen and

♦ East Timore's Maria de Lourdes Martins Cruz.

Luka Modric was awarded the UEFA Player of the Year: 

● Luka Modric of Real Madrid and Croatia was awarded the UEFA
(Union of European Football Associations) Player of the Year
(2017-2018)​.
● The 32-year-old helped Real Madrid won the Champions League
for a third season running and then led ​Croatia ​to the World Cup
final.
● Cristiano Ronaldo​ was awarded in the last year (2016-2017).

Ulka Maha conferred with Praful Bidwai memorial Award 2018: 

● Ulka Mahajan is one of the three founders of Sarvahara Jan
Andolan.
● The Praful Bidwai Memorial Award, instituted in the memory of
journalist and social activist who died in Amsterdam in ​2015, ​and
was committed to radical social transformation, justice for all and
gender equality, seeks to recognise the efforts of individuals and
institutions that strive for similar ends.

Nehal Chudasama to represent India in Miss Universe 2018: 

● Mumbai-based Nehal Chudasama had won the ​Yamaha Fascino
Miss Diva Universe India 2018 title to become the representative
of India at Miss Universe 2018 that will be held at ​Bangkok ​in
December.
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● While Indore's ​Aditi Hundia was crowned Yamaha Fascino Miss

Diva ​Supranational ​2018, Lucknow's ​Roshni Sheoran was
crowned Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva 2018 ​Runner-Up​.

Pakistan gets its first woman High Court Chief Justice: 

● Justice ​Syeda Tahira Safdar was sworn in as the first woman
Chief Justice of a Pakistani High Court.
● Safdar, who took over as the ​Chief Justice of the Balochistan
High Court​, is also the first woman civil judge in the province.
● She was part of a three-judge special court hearing the treason case
against former President​ Pervez Musharraf​.

Dipak  Misra  recommends  Ranjan  Gogoi  as  next  Chief  Justice  of 
India: 
● Present Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, who is set to
retire from the post on October 2 this year, recommended senior
Supreme Court judge ​Ranjan Gogoi ​to be the ​next ​Chief Justice
of India.
● Justice Ranjan Gogoi who hails from ​Assam ​was appointed as a
judge in Gawahati High Court on February 28, 2001. He later
became the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on
February 12, 2011. Then he elevated to the ​Supreme court in
April ​2012​. Justice Gogoi is slated to retire on November 17, 2019.
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Sunil  Mehta  elected  as  New  chairman  of  Indian  Bank's 

Association for 2018-19: 
● Sunil Mehta serves as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of ​Punjab National Bank.
● Dina Bandhu Mohapatra​, Managing Director & CEO, Bank of
India, was elected as the body's ​Deputy ​Chairman.
● Shyam Srinivasan​, Managing Director & CEO, Federal Bank and
Rajnish Kumar, Chairman, State Bank of India, continue to be
Deputy Chairmen.

Twitter India Director Taranjeet Singh quits: 

● Taranjeet Singh, who was elevated as Twitter's Country ​Director
for India in ​May 2017​, has quit the company. He worked for
Twitter India for close to ​four ​years.
● Balaji Krish, Twitter's Global Head of Revenue Strategy and
Operations, will become the interim country head.
 
Dr  Poonam  Singh  Nominated  For  2nd  Term  As  Regional  Director 
WHO South-East Asia: 
● Dr ​Poonam Khetrapal Singh unanimously re-elected as Regional
Director for another ​five-year​ term beginning February 2019.
● She is the first woman to have been elected to the position of
Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia Region after an
illustrious career in the Indian civil service, World Bank and
WHO.
● About World Health Organisation:
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○ World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the

United Nations that is concerned with international public
health.
○ It has 11 Member States.
○ Established on 7th April 1948.
○ Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

China's richest man Jack Ma retires from Alibaba at 54: 

● Chinese billionaire and ​Alibaba ​Co-founder ​Jack Ma ​step down
from the post of Executive Chairman to pursue philanthropy in
education.
● Ma, a former English teacher who co-founded Alibaba in ​1999​, has
a fortune of about $40 billion.
● He will be succeeded by the current CEO ​Daniel Zhang​.

Amitabh  Chaudhry  of  HDFC  Life  appointed  as  CEO  &  MD  of  Axis 
Bank: 
● He will take over as Axis Bank's MD & CEO for ​3 years ​from
January 1, 2019 and will remain in office till December 31, 2021.
● Chaudhry will replace outgoing MD & CEO ​Shikha Sharma
whose term ends on December 31.
● Chaudhry has been associated with HDFC Life since January 2010
and had earlier held senior management positions in Bank of
America, Calyon Bank and Infosys BPO.

SBI appointed Anshula Kant as Managing Director: 

● Anshula Kant is at present the ​Deputy Managing Director and
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of SBI.
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● SBI's MD post fell vacant after resignation of ​B Sriram​, who took

over as the MD and CEO of IDBI Bank.
● With this appointment SBI now has ​four MDs​, the other 3 MDs
are PK Gupta, DK Khara and Arijit Basu.

Rikako  Ikee  who  bagged  6  golds  named  2018  Asiad's  Most 

Valuable Player: 
● Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee (18-year-old), who bagged ​six
gold and ​two silver ​medals at the Asian Games 2018, has been
named as the quadrennial event's ​Most Valuable Player​.
● She became the ​first female athlete to bag the award in the history
of Asian Games.
● Ikee also received a cheque of $50,000 (₹35.5 lakh).

Anjum, Apurvi become first set of Indian shooters to secure quota 
places for 2020 Olympics: 
● Anjum Moudgil and Apurvi Chandela achieved this by winning
a silver and finishing fourth respectively in the women’s 10m air
rifle event of the ​ISSF World Championship on September 3,
2018.
● The International Shooting Sport Federation’s (​ISSF​) premier
tournament assumes added significance as it is the ​first Olympic
quota event for the 2020 ​Tokyo ​Games, offering as many as 60
berths across 15 events.
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Lucknow to host 1st International cricket match after 24 years: 
● Lucknow's ​Ekana International Cricket Stadium is set to host
its first international cricket match as the stadium has been
announced as the venue for the second T20I between ​India and
West Indies​ on November 6.
● West Indies' tour of India, which consists of two Tests, five ODIs,
and three T20Is begins on October 4.

Novak Djokovic Won US Open Tennis Men’s Singles Title: 

● He defeated ​Juan Martin del Potro ​of Argentina.
● It was Djokovic’s 14th Grand Slam title and the third US Open
title.
● Further, he became the seventh man to win US Open singles title at
least thrice in the Open Era.

Naomi  Osaka  defeated  Serena  Williams  to  win  U.S  Open  Tennis 
women’s Singles Title: 
● Naomi Osaka became the ​first Japanese woman to win a Grand
Slam title after she registered an emphatic win over Serena
Williams in the finals of the U.S Open.

Triple  jumper  Arpinder  Singh  creates  history  by  becoming  first 

Indian to win a medal in IAAF Continental Cup: 
● He clinched a ​bronze ​with a modest effort of 16.59m.
● Arpinder had won a gold in the Asian Games in Jakarta.
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President  Ram  Nath  Kovind  on  a  3-nation  tour  from  September 2 

- 9: 
● On September 2, President ​Ram Nath Kovind embarked on a 8
day three-nation tour to Europe - ​Cyprus, Bulgaria and the
Czech Republic​.
● Cyprus is the ​eighth ​largest investor in India with a cumulative
investment of over $9.2 billion.
♦ Cyprus President - Nicos Anastasiades
♦ Bulgarian president - Radev and Prime Minister - Boyko
Borissov.
♦ Czech President - Milos Zeman and Prime Minister -
Andrej Babis

Other important Current Affairs - Headlines:

★ Binoy Kumar assumed Charge Of Secretary In Steel Ministry.
★ Indian boxer ​Mary Kom signed as brand ​ambassador by BSNL
for 2 years.
★ For the first time, US India Business Council (USIBC) organised
2-day ​India Idea Summit ​in ​Mumbai. ​The theme of the
conference is ‘US and India connecting our future’.
★ India Blue defeated India Red and won 57th ​Duleep Trophy​.
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1) Who is awarded as the UEFA Player in the Year (2017-2018)?

A. Luka Modrić
B. Cristiano Ronaldo
C. Franck Ribéry
D. Lionel Messi

Answer:- A

2) How much amount has been pledged by Germany to India for

Clean Ganga Mission?
A. Rs 890 crore
B. Rs 990 crore
C. Rs 790 crore
D. Rs 590 crore

Answer:- B

3) Due to economic crisis, Argentina raised its benchmark interest

by 15 percentage points to ______, the highest in the world.
A. 65%
B. 50%
C. 55%
D. 60%

Answer:- D
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4) Who has been recommended as the next Chief Justice of India, by

Dipak Misra?
A. Uday U. Lalit
B. Ranjan Gogoi
C. Sharad Arvind Bobde
D. N. V. Ramana

Answer:- B

5) Rikako Ikee (18-year-old) has been named as the Most Valuable

Player of Asian Games 2018. Which country does she belong to?
A. China
B. Indonesia
C. Japan
D. Thailand

Answer:- C

6) Which country remained the top source of Foreign Direct

Investment (FDI) into India in 2017-18?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Mauritius
C. Singapore
D. Maldives

Answer:- B
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7) For the first time in independent India, Census 2021 will collect
data on _____.
A. OBC
B. Disability status
C. Mother tongue
D. Worker/non –worker status

Answer:- A

8) With which company did Wipro sign a $1.6 billion contract for 10
years?
A. Alight Solutions LLC
B. Upp Technology
C. Abbott Solutions Ltd
D. Mondel Az International

Answer:- A

9) Two Indians who received this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award

are:
A. Gethsie Shanmugam and Abdon Nababan
B. Sanjiv Chaturvedi and Anshu Gupta
C. TM Krishna and Bezwada Wilson
D. Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk

Answer:- D
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10) Who has been elected as New chairman of Indian Bank's

Association (IBA) for 2018-19?
A. Sunil Mehta
B. Dina Bandhu Mohapatra
C. Rajnish Kumar
D. Shyam Srinivasan

Answer:- A

11) 'Alaknanda' is the first five-star luxury cruise in _____.

A. Vishakapatnam
B. Kolkata
C. Varanasi
D. Mumbai

Answer:- C

12) On September 2, President Ram Nath Kovind embarked on a 8

day three-nation tour to Cyprus, Bulgaria and ______.
A. Malta
B. Czech Republic
C. Greece
D. Ukraine

Answer:- B

13) How much tonnes of gold has been added by the Reserve Bank
of India (RBI) during the financial year 2017-18?
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A. 5.37 tonnes
B. 6.28 tonnes
C. 7.82 tonnes
D. 8.46 tonnes

Answer:- D

14) Which party won Karnataka urban body polls that were held
for 2,662 seats on August 31?
A. Janata Dal (Secular)
B. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
C. Indian National Congress (INC)
D. Karnataka Janata Paksha

Answer:- C

15) Which company becomes 2nd Indian company to cross ₹8

trillion (Rs 8 lakh crore) in market capitalisation after Reliance?
A. HCL Technologies
B. Bharti Airtel
C. Infosys
D. Tata Consultancy Services

Answer:- D

16) The Indian Navy has defeated teams from 22 other nations to
win Kakadu Cup 2018 which was organised by the _____.
A. Egyptian Navy
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B. Iranian Navy
C. Australian Navy
D. Russian Navy

Answer:- C

17) World's first lion cubs born via artificial insemination in _____.
A. South Africa
B. Kenya
C. Zimbabwe
D. Mozambique

Answer:- A

18) Which of the following book is the compilation of the speeches

made by PM Narendra Modi?
A. Abode of Love
B. Jyotipunj
C. Exam warrior
D. Setubandha

Answer:- C

19) Which company became the 2nd publicly traded US company to

hit $1 trillion in market capitalisation after iPhone maker Apple?
A. Walt Disney
B. Microsoft
C. Facebook
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D. Amazon

Answer:- D

20) From October 4, India will play two Tests, five ODIs and three
T20Is against _____.
A. West Indies
B. Zimbabwe
C. England
D. Australia

Answer:- A

21) Who is the elected as the President of Pakistan?

A. Imran Khan
B. Arif Alvi
C. Maulana Fazlur Rehman
D. Aitzaz Ahsan

Answer:- B

22) Which state Government provides Free Mobile Phones to

Women of Below Poverty Line (BPL) Families?
A. Bihar
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Kerala
D. Rajasthan
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Answer:- D

23) On 6th September 2018, Supreme Court decriminalised a

portion of Section 377 of IPC. What is Section 377 of Indian Penal
Code (IPC) for?
A. To Criminalize gambling
B. To Criminalize money laundering
C. To Criminalize sexual activities ‘against the order of nature’,
arguably including homosexual acts
D. To Criminalize murder

Answer:- C

24) India’s first bullet train is likely to start running between

Mumbai and ______ by the end of 2022.
A. New Delhi
B. Kolkata
C. Lucknow
D. Ahmedabad

Answer:- D

25) Who is appointed as the brand ambassador by BSNL for 2

years?
A. Harmanpreet Kaur
B. Mary Kom
C. Sunil Chhetri
D. P.V Sindhu
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Answer:- B

26) Japan recently hit by strongest storm of 25 years, called

Typhoon ________.
A. Shanshan
B. Haiyan
C. Jebi
D. Maria

Answer:- C

27) What is the position of India in the list of ‘Theft Ranking’ of

nuclear weapons, released by Nuclear Security Index?
A. 19th
B. 20th
C. 16th
D. 14th

Answer:- A

28) India successfully carried out first ever mid-air refuelling of

_____.
A. HAL Dhruv
B. HAL Tejas
C. HAL Cheetah
D. HAL Chetak
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Answer:- B

29) Facebook will invest over $1 billion to build its first Asian data
centre in ____.
A. India
B. Russia
C. China
D. Singapore

Answer:- D

30) The government has doubled the overdraft cap under the
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) from ₹5,000 to ____.
A. ₹9,000
B. ₹10,000
C. ₹15,000
D. ₹7,000

Answer:- B

31) Recently, which country inked an agreement to collaborate on

‘Gaganyaan’, ISRO's first human space mission?
A. US
B. Russia
C. France
D. China

Answer:- C
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32) The top position in ‘National Clean School’ Award given by

HRD Ministry is bagged by _____.
A. Puducherry
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Maharashtra

Answer:- A

33) Who had won the ‘Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva Universe India
2018’ title to become the Representative of India at Miss Universe
2018 that will be held at Bangkok in December?
A. Shraddha Shashidhar
B. Roshni Sheoran
C. Nehal Chudasama
D. Aditi Hundia

Answer:- C

34) Who is the first Indian to win a medal in IAAF Continental

Cup?
A. Arpinder Singh
B. Sharad Kumar
C. Suresh Babu
D. Varun Bhati

Answer:- A
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35) Who has been appointed as SBI Managing Director, after the
post fell vacant B Sriram’s resignation?
A. Arijit Basu
B. DK Khara
C. PK Gupta
D. Anshula Kant

Answer:- D

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