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1
Which country has successfully launched the twin BeiDou-3 navigation satellites into
space on 15 October 2018?
China successfully launched twin BeiDou-3 navigation satellites into space on 15
October 2018 to strengthen its satellite navigation network.
The satellites were launched from a Long March-3B carrier rocket.
The launch was the 287th mission of the Long March rocket series.
The BeiDou system started serving China in 2000 and the Asia-Pacific region in
2012.
2
Kamal Haasan, the founder of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), has launched a new app for women's safety. The name of the App is?
Suraj Panwar won a silver medal in men's 5000m race walk event in the ongoing
Youth Olympic Games at Buenos Aires in Argentina.
Patin Oscar of Equador won the gold medal and Puerto Rico's Jan Moreu won the
bronze medal.
This is India’s first athletics medal in this edition and third overall.
4
In which of the following states the Electric autorickshaws are to be launched in November 2018?
Electric autorickshaws are set to be launched in Kerala. A committee of six autorickshaw driver unions signed a pact with a Kinetic Green, a private firm, to roll out 200 Electric autorickshaws in Kochi.
5
Which book has bagged the prestigious 'Vimala V Pai Vishwa' Konkani best book award for
the year 2018?
'Beeg Ani Beegath', a collection of short stories in Konkani by well-known writer,
journalist and critic H M Pernal has bagged the prestigious 'Vimala V Pai Vishwa'
Konkani best book award for the year 2018.
Konkani poet Sharathchandra Shenoy won the Vishwa Konkani best poetry award for
his book 'Idam Na Mama'.
Each award carries a purse of Rs one lakh each, a certificate, memento and shawl.
6
In which place Union Minister Radha Mohan Singh inaugurates two-day Agri-startup and Entrepreneurship event ?
The sixth meeting of the UAE – India High-Level Joint Task Force on Investments
(‘the Joint Task Force’) was held in Mumbai on 15 October 2018.
India will soon set up a special UAE desk to facilitate investments and resolve any
business issues between the two nations.
The meeting was also attended by Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court,
Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
8
Which state Cabinet approves Renaming Of Allahabad To Prayagraj ?
Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft, has died aged 65 from complications of nonHodgkin's
lymphoma.
Allen was a philanthropist and also the owner of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers,
the NFL's Seattle Seahawks and had a stake in Seattle's Sounders soccer team.
Allen also founded Stratolaunch Systems, which built the world's largest plane
designed as a colossal rocket-launching aircraft.
10
Which company has appointed former RBI deputy governor SS Mundra as advisor ?
