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1
In which city Purushottam Rupala inaugurated the 32nd world conference of 'World Union of Wholesale
Markets' on 11 October 2018?
Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Purushottam Rupala
inaugurated the 32nd world conference of 'World Union of Wholesale Markets' (WUWM).
The Conference was held at Gurugram, Haryana on 11 October 2018. The theme of the
conference is 'The Wholesale Markets in the Digital Era: Challenges and Opportunities'.
Sunil Bhaskaran, Tata Group veteran, has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of low-cost carrier AirAsia India with effect from November 15, 2018.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has appointed Pravin Srivastava as
Chief Statistician of India, and Secretary of the Statistics Ministry. Before this, he worked
as additional director general in the national accounts division of the Statistics Ministry.
Pravin Srivastava is the 1983-batch Indian Statistical Service officer.
4
What is the rank of India in Oxfam world inequality index ?
India ranked 147th in Oxfam world inequality index.
5
In which of the following events has Sundar Singh Gurjar won a silver medal in the men’s
F46 category of the Asian Para Games 2018 at Jakarta, Indonesia?
Indian javelin thrower Sundar Singh Gurjar won a silver medal in the men’s F46
category of the Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. The F46 category of disability
covers upper limb deficiency, impaired muscle power or impaired range of movement.
Gurjar won the silver medal with an effort of 61.33m in his fifth attempt.
The government has appointed Sachin Chaturvedi to the central board of the
Reserve Bank of India. Revathy Iyer, a former Indian Audit and Accounts Services officer,
was also nominated to the RBI board. Both are appointed for a period of four years with
effect from September 19, 2018. With these appointments, RBI will now have 18 members
on its central board.
8
Which country launches Air Exercises With NATO Countries ?
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj participated in the 17th Council of Heads
of Government (CHG) meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The meeting
was held in Tajikistan on 11 October 2018. This is the second CHG meeting since India
became a full member of SCO in June 2017. In 2017, CHG meeting was held in Sochi,
Russia.
10
Who is appointed as the Suicide Prevention Minister?
