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    The 3rd edition of Raisina Dialogue 2018 was held in which city? 
    Solution
    The 3rd edition of the annual Raisina Dialogue 2018 was held at the Taj Diplomatic Enclave in New Delhi from January 16-18. The theme for the 2018 Conference was "Managing Disruptive Transitions: Ideas, Institutions and Idioms". The 2018 Conference was inaugurated by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj were also part of the inaugural session of the 3-day-long event, which saw a series of high-powered panel discussions on geopolitical issues. 
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    Which city hosted the International Workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (IWDRI)? [JAN 2018]
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    The Union Home Minister inaugurated a two-day International Workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (IWDRI) in New Delhi on January 15, 2018. The workshop was organized by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in collaboration with United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). The workshop brought together countries from different parts of the world from Chile to Australia and from Japan to Sri Lanka with different socio-economic backgrounds and geographical features. 
  • Question 3
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    Doodhnath Singh, the well-known Hindi writer had passed away. He hailed from which state? [JAN 2018]
    Solution
    Doodhnath Singh, the well-known Hindi writer, critic, and poet, had passed away in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh on January 12, 2018. In 2014, the government of Uttar Pradesh honoured him with their Bharat Bharti Samman. He was known for his works like "Sapaat Chehre Wala Aadmi", "Aakhri Kalaam", "Nishkaasan", "Bhai Ka Shok Geet", "Dharmakshetra-Kurukshetra" and "Surang se Lautate Huye".
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    The 13th joint military drill exercise "Iron Fist 2018" was conducted between the United States and which country? [JAN 2018]
    Solution
    The 13th edition of joint military drill exercise Iron Fist 2018 was held between American and Japanese forces at Camp Pendleton in California on January 12 and continued till February 12. More than 500 U.S. Marines and sailors partnered with 350 members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force to train in fire support operations and amphibious assaults. Iron Fist is an annual, bilateral training exercise where U.S. and Japanese service members train together and share techniques, tactics, and procedures to improve their combined operational capabilities.
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    Who was appointed the Chairman of the newly formed Finance Commission by Indian Olympic Association (IOA)? [JAN 2018]
    Solution
    Anil Khanna, the Senior sports administrator, was appointed the Chairman of newly formed Finance Commission by Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The IOA also formed a Medical Commission and Games Technical Conduct Committee and nominated office bearers of IOA and National Sports Federations (NSFs) to the Committees. 
  • Question 6
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    W.B. Rao, who passed away recently, was the noted personality of which field? JAN 2018]
    Solution
    W.B. Rao, the veteran Cinematographer had passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra on January 16, 2018. Rao had been a part of the film industry for over four decades. He worked for films like Hum, Khuda Gawah, Rangeela Raja Hindustani, Judwaa, Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega and Dhadkan. He worked with a range of actors from the late Sanjeev Kumar, Mala Sinha to Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and Juhi Chawla.
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    NK Trikha, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? [JAN 2018]
    Solution
    NK Trikha (82), the veteran journalist, had passed away at AIIMS in New Delhi on January 15, 2018. Trikha had worked at the Times of India Group's Hindi newspaper 'Navbharat Times' for a long time and was also the editor of its Lucknow edition. He also served as a member of the Press Council of India and he was twice president of the National Union of Journalists (India).
  • Question 8
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    Which commodity exchange had launched India's first agri-commodity options contract in guar seeds? [JAN 2018]
    Solution
    Arun Jaitley, the Union Finance Minister, had launched India's first agri-commodity options contract in guar seeds on the commodity bourse National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX). The purpose of this new initiative is to benefit farmers and ensure better prices in the coming days. The guar seeds options is one of the most liquid contracts on the exchange platform. Around 1.5 million farmers are associated with this commodity. Options are derivatives which give a buyer the right but not the obligation to buy or sell an underlying asset or instrument at a specific price on or before a certain date. NCDEX is the second exchange after MCX to launch options trading in commodities. In October 2017, MCX had launched gold options.
  • Question 9
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    Narayana Sadashiv Pharande, who passed away recently, was the leader of which political party? JAN 2018]
    Solution
    Prof. Narayana Sadashiv Pharande (78), the senior BJP leader and former Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC), had passed away in Pune, Maharashtra on January 16, 2018. He was popularly known as Na Sa Pharande & was elected thrice as the Member of the Legislative Council. Originally, he hailed from Satara district and was a gold medallist in Marathi and Sanskrit from Shivaji University in Kolhapur.
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    K.K. Ramachandran Nair, who passed away recently, was the MLA from which constituency of Kerala? JAN 2018]
    Solution
    Kerala MLA K.K. Ramachandran Nair (65) had passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on January 14, 2018. He had been representing Chengannur constituency in the Kerala state legislative assembly from 2016 until his death. He had started his political life as an SFI worker and had risen to the position of CPI(M) Chengannur area secretary.
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