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Current Affairs Questions on 5 to 10 December 2018:
What is the name of India’s heaviest and most advanced communication satellite that was launched from Kourou in French Guiana on 5 December 2018?
A. GSAT-23
B. GSAT-11
C. CRAST-23
D. GEOSAT-11
Answer: B
Explanation: India’s heaviest and most advanced communication satellite GSAT-11 was launched from the European spaceport at Kourou in French Guiana in the early hours of 5 December 2018. It was placed into its orbit by Ariane 5 VA246 rocket of the European Space Agency. The 5,854-kg GSAT-11, built by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is expected to enable much faster Internet services than now to users down home over the next 15 years. It will play a vital role in providing broadband services across the country. It will also provide a platform to demonstrate new generation applications.
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has been sworn in as 58th President of which nation?
A. Spain
B. Mexico
C. Egypt
D. Poland
Answer: B
Explanation: Veteran leftist leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has been sworn in as the 58th President of Mexico. Obrador won a landslide victory in the July 1 Presidential Elections, the biggest win for any president and the first for a leftist since Mexico transitioned to multi-party democracy in 2000.
Who was appointed as the Finance Secretary of India?
A. Hasmukh Adhia
B. Suresh Modi
C. Jatin Pandey
D. Ajay Narayan Jha
Answer: D
Explanation: Ajay Narayan Jha, a 1982-batch IAS officer of Manipur Tripura cadre, was appointed as the new Finance Secretary of India. He succeeded Hasmukh Adhia. The Finance Secretary is the Permanent Secretary-level civil servant, who plays a leadership role in the bureaucracy of the Finance Ministry.
Who won the Sahitya Academy Award 2018 in Hindi Language in Novels category?
A. Chitra Mudgal
B. Sanjib Chattopadhyay
C. Anees Salim
D. Ramesan Nair
Answer: A
Explanation: India's national academy of letters, Sahitya Akademi on December 6, 2018 announced the annual ‘Sahitya Akademi Awards 2018’, recognising the literary works of 24 writers in 24 different Indian languages. To name a few, this year’s winners include Sanjib Chattopadhyay for Bengali, Anees Salim for English, Sharifa Vijliwala for her essays in Gujarati, Chitra Mudgal for Hindi, and S Ramesan Nair for his poetry in Malayalam........Check More at INDIA GK" App: tinyurl.com/IndiaGK
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