| 1. The helitaxi – first such service in Bangalore.
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| A. When Bengaluru’s first helitaxi service took off, app-based taxi service took on a whole new meaning. |
| B. It ferry passengers from Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) to Electronics City in 15 minutes. |
| C. By KIA in partnership with Thumby Aviation Pvt Ltd, the service is being offered. |
| D. It started in an effort to reduce the time taken to travel to the city from the international airport. |
| 2. Over cyberspace threat of new malware looms. |
| A. A new malware called Saposhi detected by cybersecurity agencies after Mirai and Reaper. |
| B. This is capable of taking over electronic devices and turning them into ‘bots’. |
| C. It can be then used for any purpose, including a Distributed Denial Of Service attack which, with enough firepower, can cripple entire industries. |
| D. “Saposhi is similar in its intensity to Reaper, which was taking over millions of devices at the rate of 10,000 devices per day. |
| 3. By Tourism Ministry under Swadesh Darshan Scheme over Rs. 5600 crore sanctioned. |
| A. Since 2014-15 till date under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of Ministry of Tourism, a total amount of Rs. 5638.87 crore was sanctioned with release of Rs. 2148.17. |
| B. Thirteen thematic circuits have been identified, under the Swadesh Darshan scheme. |
| C. Aimed for development namely: North-East India Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Himalayan Circuit, Coastal Circuit, Krishna Circuit, Desert Circuit, Tribal Circuit, Eco Circuit, Wildlife Circuit, Rural Circuit, Spiritual Circuit, Ramayana Circuit and Heritage Circuit. |
| 4. 2 cr on IOB and 3 cr penalty on Axis Bank slapped by RBI.
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| A. Penalty on Axis Bank for violation of NPA classification norms. |
| B. Penalty on Indian Overseas Bank for not complying with the KYC regulations. |
| C. It said Axis Bank didn’t complianced with the directions issued by RBI on Income Recognition and Asset Classification (IRAC) norms. |
| D. The regulator said in a separate release that a “fraud was detected” in one of the branches of the Indian Overseas Bank. |
| 5. Bravery award in Barcelona terror attack won by British Indian man. |
| A. Harry Athwal, an Indian-origin Birmingham man, has been selected for this year’s ‘Pride of Birmingham’ award. |
| B. He risked his life to help a fatally injured young boy in the last year’s Barcelona terror attack. |
| 6. Rapid event at Tal Memorial won by Viswanathan Anand. |
| A. At the 11th Tal Memorial chess in Moscow, Viswanathan Anand won the rapid event. |
| B. With 6 points the World rapid champion finished the event while Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (with 5 points) came second. |
| C. The event is a 10-player single round-robin competition where players have 25 minutes to make all of their moves, and receive a 10-second increment from move 1. |
| 7. Bhaker clinched a gold medal while Ravi Kumar bagged a bronze |
| A. In the ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico, Young Manu Bhaker clinched a gold medal while Ravi Kumar bagged a bronze. |
| B. Host country’s Alejandra Zavala, with a 10.8 in the last shot of the 24 shot final, to come out on top with a score of 237.5 beated by Bhaker. |
| C. Alejandra Zavala is a two-time World Cup Finals winner. |
| 8. Saudi Arabia as India’s biggest oil supplier overtaked by Iraq. |
| A. By supplying 38.9 million tonnes (MT) crude oil in the current financial year Iraq has overtaken Saudi Arabia to become India’s top crude oil supplier. |
| B. It was fifth of the India’s oil needs. |
| C. India is 80% dependent on imports to meet its oil needs. |
| D. During April-January period of 2017-18 period India had imported 184.4 MT of crude oil as compared to 213.9 MT in the entire 2016-17 fiscal, and 202.8 MT in 2015-16. |
| E. In solar dispute case between India, US WTO to set up compliance panel. |
| F. To set up panel in solar dispute case the dispute settlement body (DSB) of World Trade Organization (WTO). |
| G. To examine whether India has complied with its 2016 ruling in case against US regarding domestic content requirements (DCR) rules for solar cells and modules. |
| 9. M777 ultra-light howitzers in Pokhran test fired by India-US team.
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| A. 777 ultra-light howitzers (ULH) at Pokhran firing range in Rajasthan test-fired by Joint investigation committee (JIC) comprising US and Indian officials. |
| B. The team will review results of this test soon. |
| C. The test was conducted in the wake of accident during its trial in September 2017. |
| 10. In Februrary 2018 services PMI contracts to 47.8. |
| A. In February 2018 the Nikkei India Services Business Activity Index contracted at 47.8 compared with 51.7 in January 2018. |
| B. A reading above 50 implies an expansion while one below 50 denotes a contraction. |
| C. The contraction shows that activity and new work in services sector declined for the first time since November 2017, with rates of contraction the fastest since August 2017. |
| 11. As new chief of Scotland Yard’s Counter terrorism unit, appointed Neil Basu. |
| A. To be appointed as Counter terrorism Chief Senior Indian-origin Scotland Yard officer Neil Basu became first person of Asian heritage. |
| B. He will take charge as Scotland Yard’s National Lead for Counter Terrorism (CT) and Head of Met Police’s Specialist Operations. |
| C. He will replace Mark Rowley, Met assistant commissioner. |
| D. Mark Rowley has been in charge of counter terrorism unit since June 2014 and had resigned recently. |
