THE EXAMS MADE SIMPLE: 13th March 2018 The Hindu and PIB Daily News Analysis

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13th March 2018 The Hindu and PIB Daily News Analysis

Daily Prelims Practice Question :-

Q.1 Which one of the following is not among the eight core industries ?

(a) Cement
(b) Refinery Products
(c) Natural Gas
(d) Electronics

Q.2 The ‘World Social Protection Report’ is a flagship report of the

(a) World Bank
(b) World Economic Forum
(c) International Labour Organisation
(d) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Q.3 The Coco Channel separates an Indian island from

(a) A Myanmarese island
(b) Sumatra (Indonesia)
(c) A Maldivian island
(d) Thailand















1)Theni forest are in the Bodi Hills of Tamil Nadu, they were in News because of the Forest Fire that took place in it.

2)What is Revenge Trading ? :- This refers to a style of trading in financial Markets that is motivated Purely by the goal of recovering Previous Losses from the Market.

Here the Market is seen as enemy and the ultiate goal of the trader is to recover previous losses.

3)Indian Science Congress to be held at Manipur University in Imphal from March 16 to 20.

The Indian Science Congress is usually held every January and — since the days of Jawaharlal Nehru — is the first event of the year to be addressed by Prime Minister.

This Year the event got Postponed from January and original venue Osmania University because of the fears of student agitation. This is for the First Time in 105 years the event will not be held on scheduled Date.

4)PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate Delhi End TB Summit in New Delhi today : The summit is being co-hosted by the Health Ministry, WHO South East Asia Regional Office and Stop TB Partnership. Mr Modi will also launch Tuberculosis Free India Campaign.



Prime Minister's vision to end TB by 2025, five years ahead of the Sustainable Development Goals.

5)Russia says it successfully launches a hypersonic missile : Russia today said it successfully launched a hypersonic missile which President Vladimir Putin called an ideal weapon.

The high-precision Kinzhal (Dagger) missile was launched from a MiG-31 supersonic interceptor jet.

What is a Hypersonic Missile? : Missile having Speed more than Mach 5 (Kinzhal is Said to be at MACH 10  i.e Ten Times the Speed of Sound).

Mach 1 is the Speed of Sound.


6)The Centre has constituted a three-member Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal to adjudicate the dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over sharing the river's water.

Left bank Tributaries: The Seonath, the Hasdeo, the Mand and the Ib.

Right bank Tributaries: The Ong, the Tel and the Jonk.



7)ISSF World Cup: India's Akhil Sheoran wins gold medal in men's 50 metre rifle .

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