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Class 8 General Knowledge
Overview Of India
Quiz 14
Which Indian swimmer clinched gold in men's $$50$$ meter breakstroke event at $$2018$$ Singapore National Swimming Championships?
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Virdhawal Khade
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Arvind Mani
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M M Sahu
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Sandeep Sejwal
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Indian swimmer Sandeep Sejwal clinched the gold medal in men’s 50 meter breaststroke event at the Singapore National Swimming Championships in Singapore on June 23, 2018. Besides, Virdhawal Khade grabbed a creditable silver medal in the 50 meter freestyle event with a timing of 22.68 seconds. Meanwhile, Karnataka’s Arvind Mani also found a spot on the podium, grabbing the bronze in the men’s 50m backstroke event. Sandeep broke the Singapore meet record with a timing of 27:59 seconds to win the gold. He bettered his own time of 27.68 seconds in the semi-final by 0.09 seconds.
Which union ministry has been conferred the SKOCH's 'Best performing Social Sector Ministry award? [June 2018]
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Ministry of External Affairs
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Ministry of Human Resource Development
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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The SKOCH Group has conferred the ‘Best performing Social Sector Ministry’ award on the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) for its significant achievements and initiatives from the last 4 years. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi received the award on behalf of the Ministry in an event held in New Delhi on June 22, 2018. The excerpts of the achievements of the Ministry are as follows: 6 months maternity leave, Sexual Harassment at Work Place Act, She-box, One stop centres, Universal Women help line (181) and 33% reservation in police. The Skoch Group is a think tank dealing with socio-economic issues with a focus on inclusive growth since 1997. The Skoch Awards are based on the philosophy of spearheading positive socio-economic changes through recognising persons who have contributed immensely to salutary transformations in society and governance by displaying exemplary leadership abilities.
Which state government has launched Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY) for farmers?
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Madhya Pradesh
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Gujarat
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Rajasthan
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Uttar Pradesh
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Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has launched the Rs 870-crore pilot project of Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY) where farmers can generate electricity using solar energy and sell the surplus to the electric grid. The SKY Yojana is for farmers who are existing consumers of power companies. As per the new scheme, a farmer signing up for it will have to spend only 5 % amount of the total expenditure for installing the solar project (including solar panels and inverters). The central and state governments will bear 60% of share of total cost of the project and 35% share will be repaid by farmers in 7 years period. In it, farmer can also earn by selling the generated power. Farmers under SKY feeder will get 12 hours power in daylight without low voltage problem. The SKY Yojana is expected to cover, through solar power generation, 12,400 farmers in 33 districts through 137 feeders.
Which state Chief Minister has been conferred with 'Chief Minister of the Year' award at the $$52$$nd Skoch Summit $$2018$$?
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Rajasthan
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Tamil Nadu
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Assam
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Punjab
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Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has been conferred with the Chief Minister of the Year award for her remarkable work in e-governance. The award was given at the $$52$$nd Skoch Summit $$2018 $$ held in New Delhi.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved an equity investment of how much amount in National Investment & Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) of India?
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$$\$ 500$$ million
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$$\$ 300$$ million
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$$\$ 200$$ million
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$$\$ 400$$ million
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On June 24, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a $$\$200$$ million equity investment into the National Investment & Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) of India and the first tranche of $$\$100$$ million has already been approved by the bank’s Board. The second tranche of $$\$100$$ million will be invested by AIIB on call. This was announced by AIIB before its 3rd annual meeting in Mumbai on June 25 and 26. This is the first time that AIIB is holding its meeting in India. The AIIB mega event will see the participation of 86 member countries. The theme for 2018 meeting is “Mobilizing Finance for Infrastructure: Innovation and Collaboration” that will see leaders from varied organizations and levels of government to share ideas and experiences for creating a sustainable future through sound infrastructure investment.
Which state government has launched a new scheme 'Paani Bachao, Paise Kamao' to check depletion of underground water?
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Rajasthan
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Punjab
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The Punjab government has launched a new scheme ‘Paani Bachao, Paise Kamao’ to check depletion of underground water. Under this scheme, farmers will get monetary benefit for less use of tube well. The purpose of the scheme was to ensure that farmers use the power with restraint to pump out water from earth. They said every detail regarding the usage of power and the money transferred into account of farmer would be given to him on phone. Initially farmers for Bambiwal, Khusropur, Kukar Pind, Aladinpur and Kot Khurd village of Bambiwal feeder and Malsian, Dabri, Lasuri, Nawajipur, Mullewal Khaira and Mulewal Gharnian under Nawajipur feeder were entitled for this scheme.
Which movie has won the Best Picture Award at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards $$2018$$?
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Tumhari Sulu
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Hindi Medium
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Mom
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Newton
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“Tumhari Sulu”, a movie about a housewife who lands a job as a radio jockey, won the Best Picture Award at the International Indian Film Academy Awards 2018 in Bangkok. Irfan Khan was adjudged the Best Actor for his role of a father trying to get his child admitted in a posh English medium school in Delhi in the film “Hindi Medium”. The Best Director trophy was won by Saket Chowdhary for his film “Hindi Medium”. Sridevi was posthumously awarded the Best Female Actor for “Mom”. Arijit Singh was announced as the Best Playback Singer (Male) for the song “Hawayein” from “Jab Harry Met Sejal”, while Meghna Mishra won the Best Playback Singer (Female) Award for the track “Main Kaun Hoon” from “Secret Superstar”.
The first edition of naval exercise "Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)" will be conducted between India and it's which neighbouring country?
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Sri Lanka
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China
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Nepal
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Bangladesh
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The naval forces of India and Bangladesh will conduct the joint patrol exercise “Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)” in the Bay of Bengal from June 27. The first edition of 3-day naval exercise will be inaugurated by Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the naval staff (CNS) of India, who is visiting Bangladesh from June 24. The purpose of the Lanba’s visit is to consolidate bilateral defence relations between India and Bangladesh and to explore new avenues for naval cooperation. In the CORPAT exercise, four maritime patrol aircraft, two from the Bangladesh Navy and two from the Indian navy, and four frigates, two from the Bangladesh Navy (BNS Abu Bakar and BNS Dhaleswari) and two from the Indian navy (INS Satpura and INS Kadmatt) will participate.
Which Indian archer has clinched a gold medal in the women's recurve event at stage three of World Cup in Salt Lake City of US?
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Laxmirani Majhi
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Bombayla Devi Laishram
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Atanu Das
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Deepika Kumari
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In Archery, Deepika Kumari clinched a gold medal in the women’s recurve event at stage three of World Cup in Salt Lake City of US on June 25, 2018. She defeated Michelle Kroppen of Germany 7-3. With the win, the four-time World Cup final silver medalist has automatically qualified for the Archery World Cup Final to be held in Samsun of Turkey later this year. Beside her, Abhishek Verma secured an individual silver and a mixed team bronze medal in compound events. In the medal standings, India finished fourth behind US, Colombia and Chinese Taipei with a gold, silver and bronze each in the penultimate stage of the World Cup. India’s Asian Games-bound archery squad will now head to Berlin to take part in fourth stage of World Cup from 16th to 22nd of next month.
B Sujatha Devi, the well-known poetess and environmental activist passed away. She is native of which state? [June 2018]
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Karnataka
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Kerala
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Andhra Pradesh
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B Sujatha Devi (72), the well-known poetess, environmental activist and travel writer, has passed away in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on June 23, 2018. Sujatha Devi had served as English professor in various government colleges in the state, including the Maharaja’s college in Kochi. She had won the Kerala Sahithya Academy award for the best travelogue for her work ‘Kaadinte Thaalam Thedi’. She wrote poems under the pseudonym Devi. Her poems have been collected under the title ‘Mrnmayi’. Daughter of freedom fighter Bodheswaran and Prof. Karthyayini Amma, she had played a leading role in the anti-Silent Valley Project struggle in the late 1970s and was active subsequently too in several environmental battles in the State and elsewhere.
Which committee will be constituted by the Union Government to lay down standard for metro rail systems in the country?
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K S Mehta committee
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Elattuvalapil Sreedharan committee
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Vijay Kapoor committee
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Neeraj Pandey committee
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the proposal of setting up of a committee to lay down standards for metro rail systems in the country. The committee will be headed by E Sreedharan, who is also known as the ‘Metro Man’. The aim of this move is to cut costs in the construction and operation of metro rail systems in the country and bring them under the Make in India umbrella. Besides recommending standardisation norms for various components, the Sreedharan committee will also suggest ways to indigenize metro components that are currently imported. The standards, once finalised by the committee, will be mandatory for all metro projects coming up with central assistance. Elattuvalapil Sreedharan is a retired Indian Engineering Service (IES) officer who has served as the managing director of Delhi Metro from 1995 to 2012. Currently, metro projects with a total length of 370km are operational in eight cities, including Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai, Kochi and Mumbai.
Which city is hosting the 4th National Review and Consultation on Swachh Iconic Places?
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Hyderabad
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Kurnool
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Allahabad
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Murshidabad
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The 4th National Review and Consultation on Swachh Iconic Places has started in Hyderabad on June 25, 2018 to review the progress relating to maintenance and cleanliness of Iconic Places. The two-day consultation and review was inaugurated by Akshay Rout, the Director General Special projects under the Ministry of Drinking Water Supply. Here, the list of historic and heritage monuments and structures for the third phase of the Swachh Iconic Places initiative announced. It includes the Hazardwari Palace (Murshidabad, West Bengal), VidurKuti (Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh), Nagvasuki Temple (Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh), Sabarimala Temple (Kerala), Mana village (Chamoli, Uttarakhand), Sri Raghavendra Swamy Temple (Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh), etc. The purpose behind Swachh Iconic Places project is to achieve inter-ministerial efforts and coordination higher level of sanitation at the identified places.
Which country hosted the $$2018$$ anti-doping sports conference 'Clean Sport=Fair Outcome?'
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Germany
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India
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Argentina
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Norway
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On 25th June 2018, the anti-doping sports conference titled Clean Sport=Fair Outcome?’ was held at Oslo in Norway to address the issue of doping menace. The conference is a joint initiative of the World Forum for Ethics in Business (WFEB), Anti-Doping Norway and Fair Sport to propose a substantial agenda for action, enabling it to have an impact on the ongoing anti-doping reforms and policy framework. The conference will not only address various governance issues in sports but also celebrate role models by announcing the winner of the 2018 Ethics in Sports Award.The Anti-Doping in Sports conference is a continuation of WFEB’s conference series on Ethics in Sports’. Earlier editions were held at the FIFA headquarters (2014, 2016) and at the stadium of Germany’s soccer club, Union Berlin (2015).
Which village panchayat of Haryana has passed a resolution "No Toilet, No Bride"?
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Bishangarh
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Nimriwali
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Godikan
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Ishapur Kheri
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Dharampal, the Sarpanch of Godikan village panchayat in Haryana, has passed a ‘No Toilet No Bride’ resolution to ensure the safety and well-being of its womenfolk. The move is aimed at ensuring the security of their daughters in addition to hygiene. With this move, the Godikan panchayat has become the first panchayat in the country to marry off girls only to families who have a toilet in their house. The village apparently was inspired by the super hit Hindi movie starring Akshay Kumar – ‘Toilet-Ek Prem Katha’. Godikan panchayat has already been declared an Outdoor Defecation Free (ODF) panchayat.
The Union Government has launched a mobile application "ReUnite" for which purpose?
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To track and trace bank defaulters
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To track and trace missing children
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To track and trace Sagarmala project
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To track and trace Swacch Bharat Abhiyan
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On June $$29$$, Suresh Prabhu, the Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, launched a mobile application “ReUnite” in New Delhi to track and trace missing and abandoned children in India. The app is multiuser where parents and citizens can upload pictures of children, and provide detailed description like name, birth mark, address, report to the police station, search and identify missing kids. The photographs will not be saved in the mobile phone’s physical memory. Amazon Rekognition, web facial recognition service, is being used to identify missing kids. The app is available for both Android and iOS.
What was the theme of Statistics Day-$$2018$$?
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Statistics for Common Man
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Quality Assurance in Official Statistics
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Statistics for New India
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Statistics for Development
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The theme selected for the Statistics Day the year 2018 was ‘‘Quality Assurance in Official Statistics’ for focused discussions and efforts throughout the year, aimed at bringing about improvements in the selected area.
Which committee has been constituted by the Maharashtra Government to study issues related to floating solar power plant at Ujani dam?
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Puneet Mehta committee
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Satish Chavan committee
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Akshita Patil committee
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Nidhi Patel committee
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The Maharashtra government has constituted a committee to study issues related to the development of a 1,000-MW floating solar power plant at Ujani dam in Solapur district. The committee will be headed by Satish Chavan, the Director (Commercial) of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL). Beside this, the committee will also study the environmental impact of the project and monitor the month-wise water level of the dam. Ujani dam is an earthfill cum Masonry gravity dam located near Ujjani village of Madha Taluk in Solapur district. The dam is on the Bhima River, a tributary of the Krishna River, and has a total capacity of 110 TMC.
At present(June, $$2018$$), which of the following state governments Disaster Management Authorities are working with Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System(RIMES)?
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Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
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Odisha and Tamil Nadu
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West Bengal and Tamil Nadu
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Goa and Karnataka
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In June 2018, Odisha government entered into a collaboration with the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES), an intergovernmental body under United Nations. RIMES has 48 member nations among Asia Pacific and Africa Region and is aimed at automating risk management, advisory generation and dissemination. This body had evolved in the aftermath of 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami due to efforts of African and Asian Countries.
As per Mercer's $$24$$th annual Cost of Living Survey $$2018$$, which is the India's most expensive city?
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New Delhi
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Mumbai
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Bengaluru
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Chennai
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According to Mercer’s $$24th$$ annual Cost of Living Survey $$2018$$, Mumbai (55) is India’s most expensive city, followed by New Delhi (103) and Chennai (144). Kolkata (182) and Bengaluru (170) are the least expensive Indian cities ranked. As per survey, the factors like instability of housing markets, low inflation, and fluctuating prices for goods and services are impacting the cost of doing business in various cities around the world. This year, Hong Kong is emerged as the most expensive city for expatriates both in Asia and globally as a consequence of Luanda’s drop in the ranking due in part to the downward trend in the city’s housing market. Hong Kong is followed by Tokyo (2), Singapore (4), Seoul (5), Shanghai (7), and Beijing (9).
The $$2018$$ Kabir Mahotsav held in which state to mark the $$500$$th death anniversary of mystic poet and saint Kabir Das?
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Madhya Pradesh
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Rajasthan
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Uttar Pradesh
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Gujarat
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To mark the $$500th$$ death anniversary of mystic poet and saint Kabir Das, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the two-day ‘Kabir Mahotsav’ at Maghar in Sant Kabir Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh on June $$28, 2018$$. The festival, organised by the Union Culture Ministry, featured folk music, dance performances and musical theatre in which artistes from all over the country will participate. Mr Modi also visited the Sant Kabir cave and unveiled a plaque to mark the laying of foundation stone of the Kabir Academy, which will highlight the great saint’s teachings and philosophy.
The Getalsud Dam is located in which state?
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Jharkhand
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Kerala
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Odisha
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Manipur
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The Getalsud Dam is an artificial reservoir situated at Ormanjhi in Ranchi, Jharkhand. It was constructed across the Subarnarekha River and was opened in 1971. It is a popular picnic spot for the residents of Ranchi and Ramgarh District. The dam provides a small-scale fishing opportunity to the local people of Rukka. The main purpose of the dam is to fulfill the drinking water requirements of the residents of Ranchi. Apart from that, it is also used for industrial purposes and generating electricity.
Which country was the partner country at the 32nd Surajkund International Crafts Mela 2018?
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Uzbekistan
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Turkmenistan
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Kyrgyzstan
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Oman
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The 32nd Surajkund International Crafts Mela 2018 started at Faridabad, Haryana on February 2, 2018. The Mela was organized by the Surajkund Mela Authority and Haryana Tourism in collaboration with Union Ministries of Tourism, Textiles, Culture and External Affairs. This year, Uttar Pradesh was the theme state and Kyrgyzstan is the Partner Nation. The 17-day cultural extravaganza saw a spectacular showcase of regional and international crafts, handlooms, traditions along with some mouth-watering multi-cuisine food for the visitors. Representing the ethos of rural India, the Mela celebrates the unique diversity of Indian traditions and culture.
What was the theme of the $$2018$$ World Leprosy Day (WLD)?
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Zero Child Leprosy
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Leprosy defeats, Live transform
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Zero Disabilities in girls and boys
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To live is to help to live
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The World Leprosy Day (WLD) is observed every year on the last Sunday of January to support those suffering from leprosy and educate those taking care of people suffering from this disease. In 2018, it fell on 28 January and its theme was Zero Disabilities in Girls and Boys. Leprosy is one of the oldest recorded diseases in the world. It is an infectious chronic disease that targets the nervous system, especially the nerves in the cooler parts of the body the hands, feet, and face.
UN Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day is celebrated on which of the following dates?
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$$25$$ June
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$$26$$ June
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$$27$$ June
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$$28$$ June
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United Nations has designated June $$27$$ as Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day through its resolution $$71/279$$. The first such day was observed in $$2017$$ while $$2nd$$ UN Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day has been celebrated on June $$27, 2018$$.
Khwaja Haleem, the former Uttar Pradesh minister has passed away. He associated with which political party? [Feb 2018]
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Nationalist Congress Party
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Bahujan Samaj Party
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Samajwadi Party
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Indian National Congress
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Khwaja Haleem (78), the former Uttar Pradesh minister and senior Samajwadi Party leader, has passed away in New Delhi on February 16, 2018. He started his political career with the Youth Congress in the early 1970s.He later joined the Lok Dal and was elected to the Vidhan Sabha from Aligarh Assembly constituency in 1980. He remained a Mulayam Singh loyalist ever since, and was elected twice for the Vidhan Parishad. In 1990, Haleem was appointed as the chairman of Uttar Pradesh Minority Commission and was the member of the Samajwadi Party Central Committee for nearly two decades. In 2014, he was appointed as advisor in tourism department by then chief minister Akhilesh Singh Yadav.
Which country hosted $$2018$$ Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit?
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China
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India
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Kazakhstan
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Tajikistan
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The 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO-2018) was hosted by China in the city of Qingdao in June, 2018. China had taken over the rotating chair of SCO after the17th SCO summit 2017, which was held in Astana, Kazakhstan in June 2017. The SCO is consists of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan. The SCO focuses on
security- related
issues of the region especially on counter terrorism cooperation.
Which city hosted India's biggest international conference on pharmaceutical industry "India Pharma & India Medical Device $$2018$$"?
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New Delhi
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Pune
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Bengaluru
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Jaipur
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The third-edition of international conference and exhibition on pharmaceuticals industry and medical devices- India Pharma 2018 and India Medical Device 2018 was held in Bengaluru, Karnataka on February 15, 2018. It was inaugurated by Ananth Kumar, Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs, with the theme Affordable & Quality Healthcare. The key highlight of the conference is a workshop by World Health Organization (WHO) on Regulatory System Strengthening and Prequalification updated by WHO.
The world's tallest hotel 'Gevora' has opened in which city? [Feb 2018]
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Paris
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Beijing
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Tokyo
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Dubai
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The world's tallest hotel Gevora has opened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on February 11, 2018. The gleaming gold 75-storey Gevora Hotel stands 356 metres, or nearly a quarter of a mile, tall. Dubai is also home to the worlds tallest building Burj Khalifa, which pierces the city skyline at 828 metres (half a mile) high.
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has recently signed a project agreement with World Bank for Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP). It is signed for which river?
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Narmada
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Ganga
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Godavari
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Kaveri
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The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has signed a project agreement with the World Bank (WB) for Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) on Ganga to enhance navigation on National Waterway-1 from Varanasi to Haldia. Beside this, the Government of India and the World Bank has also signed a $375 million loan agreement for JMVP. The signing of the pact comes after Union Cabinet approved the implementation of $800 million JMVP for capacity augmentation of navigation on River Ganga. The JMVP, which is expected to be completed by March 2023, is being implemented with the financial and technical support of the World Bank. The development and operations of the National Waterway-1 project will lead to direct employment generation to the tune of 46,000 and indirect employment of 84,000 in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
Who has taken charge as the new Director General of the National security Guard (NSG)?
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Sudeep Lakhtakia
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Sarath Chand
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Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar
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V S Vagede
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Sudeep Lakhtakia, the 1984-batch IPS officer of the Telangana cadre, has taken charge as the new Director General of the 'black cats commando' force National Security Guard (NSG). DG of National Security Guard (NSG) and will hold the post till July 2019. He succeeded S P Singh. The NSG was raised as the federal contingency force to counter terrorists and hijack-like incidents in 1984. It is under the authority of Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA).
Which city hosted the India's first-ever radio festival? [Feb 2018]
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New Delhi
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Pune
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Mumbai
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Kanpur
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India's first-ever radio festival was held at the UNESCO House in New Delhi on February 15, 2018 to mark World Radio Day (WRD-2018). The festival was organised by International Association of Women in Radio and Television in partnership with UNESCO. Apart from touching on the theme for World Radio Day 2018 Radio and Sports the festival is also examining the potential of the medium as a platform for social change, ways to make it more creative and will trace the journey of music on the radio.
Which city hosted the 2018 Kala Ghoda Arts festival?
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New Delhi
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Kochi
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Mumbai
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Kolkata
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The 2018 Kala Ghoda Arts festivall was started at Cross Maidan in Mumbai, Maharashtra on February 3 and went on till February 11. It was in news recently because the Bombay High Court had refused permission for cultural events as part of the Kala Ghoda Festival at public properties free of cost and without imposing any conditions, which were granted by the Maharashtra government. The 2018 theme of the fest was "Hara Ghoda" to promote sustainable living, recycling and environment-friendliness. It is an open platform to discuss contemporary issues led by individuals from different disciples.
Who has been name the EY Entrepreneur of the Year $$2017$$? [Feb 2018]
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E Sreedharan
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Sanjiv Bajaj
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Puneet Dalmia
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Nitin Kamath
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Sanjiv Bajaj, managing director of Bajaj Finserv, has been named the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 for solutions in lending, life and general insurance and wealth advisory. Dr. E Sreedharan was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for transforming the face of public transportation in India.
Which city hosted the National Meet on Grassroot Informatics- VIVID 2018?
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Pune
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Nagpur
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New Delhi
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Jabalpur
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The National Informatics Centre (NIC) organized a three-day National Meet on Grassroot Informatics- VIVID 2018 in New Delhi from February 8, 2018. The event was inaugurated by Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad at India Habitat Centre. The theme for VIVID 2018 was Cyber Security and Innovation. The aim of the meet was to showcase the various initiatives of NIC in creating and enhancing the security of Digital Infrastructure in the country. VIVID would be an extensive platform for knowledge sharing which would empower 240 NIC district officials from across the country to interact and leverage on each others experience and best practices.
Which state government has recently made vaccinations compulsory for school admissions? [Feb 2018]
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Karnataka
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Punjab
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Uttar Pradesh
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Kerala
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The Kerala government has recently made vaccination compulsory for school admissions to Class 1 from the 2018-19 academic year. Parents will have to show details of immunization shots given to children during enrolment in school.
The India International Textiles Expo (IITExpo) held in which city? [Feb 2018]
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New Delhi
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Kathmandu
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Kolkata
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Colombo
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The 3-day India International Textiles Expo (IITExpo) was held in Sri Lankan capital of Colombo on February 21, 2018. It was organized by Powerloom Development & Export Promotion Council (PDEXCIL) with the support of Union Ministry of Textiles & Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India (GoI).
The Raja Lakhamagouda dam is built across on which tributary of Krishna river in which Karnataka?
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Koyna River
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Ghataprabha River
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Mand River
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Venna River
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The Raja Lakhamagouda dam is a dam constructed across the Ghataprabha River in the Krishna River basin. It is situated at Hidkal village in Hukkeri Taluk of Belagavi district in North Karnataka. The dam with the height of 62.48 metres and 10 Vertical Crest Gates, impounds a large reservoir with a gross surface area of 63.38 Square kilometres, and storage capacity of 51.16 Tmcft. It is an earthen and masonry dam which caters to the Irrigation needs for over 8,20,000 acres, and Hydel power generation.
Billy Graham, the renowned Christian evangelist has passed away. He was related to which country? [Feb 2018]
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France
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United States
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United Kingdom
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South Africa
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Billy Graham, one of the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, has passed away in North Carolina, USA on February 21, 2018. He is credited for transforming American religious life through his preaching and activism. His leadership summits and crusades in more than 185 countries and territories forged powerful global links among conservative Christians, and threw a lifeline to believers in the communist-controlled Eastern bloc. Dubbed Americas pastor, Graham was a confidant to US Presidents from Dwight Eisenhower to George W. Bush. In 1983, President Reagan gave him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Americas highest civilian honour. Grahams reached millions of people through his pioneering use of prime-time telecasts, network radio, daily newspaper columns, evangelistic feature films and globe-girdling satellite TV.
The Bheemgarh dam is built on which river in Madhya Pradesh?
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Barna River
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Singh River
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Tawa River
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Wainganga River
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The Bheemgarh dam is built across the Wainganga river in Chhapara tehsil of Seoni district of Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The dam is also known as Sanjay Sarovar Bandh and Upper Wainganga dam. It is known as the biggest Mud / Earthen dam of Asia. It is bounded by mountains from all sides
Who will chair the NITI Forum for Northeast, which will be set up by the Union Government?
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Vice-Government of NITI Aayog
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Minister of State (I/C)
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Ministry of Development of North-eastern Region (DoNER)
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All of the above
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The Union Government will set up the NITI Forum for North-East to identify various constraints on the way of accelerated, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in the North East Region of the country and to recommend suitable interventions for addressing identified constraints. It will also review the development status in the NER. The forum will be co-chaired by the Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog and Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of Development of Northeastern Region (DoNER). The forum will have its Secretariat in the Ministry of DoNER. The Forum may examine and address any other issues which are of importance but not specifically spelt out in its Terms of Reference. It may devise its own procedure to conduct its business/meetings/fields visits or constitution of Sub-Groups etc.
The Ranganadi Dam is located in which state?
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Punjab
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Arunachal Pradesh
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Himachal Pradesh
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Jammu & Kashmir
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The Ranganadi Dam is a concrete-gravity diversion dam on the Ranganadi River in Arunachal Pradesh which serves a run-of-the-river scheme. The dam is intended for hydroelectric purposes and is part of Stage I of the Ranganadi Hydro Electric Project and supports the 405-megawatt Dikrong Power House.
What was the theme of the $$2018$$ International Mother Language Day (IMLD)?
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Quality education, language(s) of instruction and learning outcomes
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Inclusion in and through education: Language counts
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Linguistic diversity and multilingualism court for sustainable development
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Towards Sustainable Futures through Multilingual Education
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The International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is celebrated every year by UNESCO on February 21 to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversityand promote multilingualism. In 2018, UNESCO commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its bold statement that no discrimination can be made on the basis of language, and celebrates its translation into more than 500 languages. The 2018 theme was Linguistic diversity and multilingualism count for sustainable development.
Where is the headquarters of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR)?
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Kochi
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Lucknow
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New Delhi
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Jaipur
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The Centre for Policy Research (CPR) is an Indian think tank focused on public policy. It was established in 1973 and located in New Delhi. It is one of 27 national social science research institutes recognized by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), the apex advisory body of the Government of India for the promotion of research in the social sciences. The aims of CPR are to develop substantive policy options on matters relevant to the Indian polity, economy and society; to provide advisory services to governments, public bodies and other institutions; and to disseminate information on policy issues through various channels.
Which city hosted the $$2018$$ Sanskriti Mahotsav 'Swachhagarh - Bapu ko Kaaryaanjali"?
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Hyderabad
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Varanasi
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Patna
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Shillong
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The Sanskriti Mahotsav "Swachhagrah Bapu ko Kaaryaanjali" started at the Man Mandir Ghat and Assi Ghat in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on February 21, 2018 to celebrate the creative and cultural industries in Varanasi and to focus attention on the need for Swachhta by using cultural forms.
What was the theme of the $$21$$st National conference on e-Governance $$2018$$?
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Internet of Things and e-Governance
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Technology for Accelerating Development
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Artificial Intelligence & e-Governance
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Technology for Humankind
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The 21st edition of National conference on e-Governance was held in Hyderabad, Telangana with theme Technology for Accelerating Development on February 26, 2018. The conference, which was jointly organised by the Government of India (GoI) and Telangana Administrative Reforms department, will provide a forum for Secretaries of Administrative Reforms and Information Technology of the Centre and the State Governments, IT Managers and software solution providers to exchange views, discuss issues and analyse various solution frameworks.
Who authored the book "Hari Singh Nalwa: Champion of the Khalsaji- $$1791-1837$$"?
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Vanit Nalwa
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Aravind Adiga
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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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Rohinton Mistry
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On February 23, the Director General of National Archives of India (NAI) Pritam Singh launched a Book reading series -Archives Reads in New Delhi to showcase importance of archival records. This Book Reading Series commenced with the book titled Hari Singh Nalwa: Champion of the Khalsaji 1791-1837 authored by Dr. Vanit Nalwa, a senior consultant Psychologist. This book chronicles the life and times of Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa, one of the great pillars of Maharaja Ranjit Singhs empire. Hari Singh Nalwa was the commander-in-chief of the Sikh army along its border with Afghanistan.
Which country hosted the $$2018$$ SAARC Business Leaders Conclave?
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Nepal
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Myanmar
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India
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Sri Lanka
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The 2018 SAARC Business Leaders Conclave was held in Kathmandu, Nepal from March 16 to 18, with an objective to promote investment, innovation and entrepreneurship in the region.
After Sikkim, which North-East state has been officially declared Open Defecation Free (ODF)?
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Manipur
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Arunachal Pradesh
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Nagaland
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Mizoran
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Arunachal Pradesh has been officially declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) and has become the second state in the North East after Sikkim to achieve the status. On 1st January 2018, Upper Subansiri, Siang and Changlang were officially declared ODF. The project undertaken under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) SBM (G) saw the light of day only after the state government extended an incentive of Rs 8,000 per toilet. This is in addition to the Centres support of Rs 12,000, raising the grant for constructing a toilet to Rs 20,000. The state government also launched Swachh Arunachal Mission on October 2, 2017 at Tawang which envisaged the Swachh Protocol (Cleanliness Protocol) aimed at ensuring sustainability of assets created under SBM (Gramin). The state has achieved the ODF status before the national target, which is October 2019.
India and signed how much amount of loan with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for improvement and expansion of water supply in Bihar? [feb 2018]
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$$\$ 84$$ million
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$$\$ 68$$ million
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$$\$ 95$$ million
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$$\$ 111$$ million
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The Government of India (GoI) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a $84 million loan for improvement and expansion of water supply in Bhagalpur and Gaya towns in Bihar. This is the second tranche of ADBs $200 million Multi-tranche Financing Facility (MFF) for Bihar Urban Development Investment Programme, which was approved in 2012. The Project 2 will improve access to better quality and sustainable water supply, for the people of Bhagalpur and Gaya towns. It will also promote better water management practices that will result in a citywide coverage with 24-hour uninterrupted supply of treated water of 135 litres per capita per day in both cities. The loan will have a 25-year term, including a grace period of 5 years, an annual interest rate determined in accordance with
ADBs
lending facility based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and a commitment charge of 0.15% per year.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently launched the Ombudsman Scheme for NBFCs. The NBFC Ombudsman will have office in which of the following cities? [Feb 2018]
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Kolkata
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Chennai
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New Delhi
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All of the above
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched Ombudsman Scheme for redressal of complaints against the Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs). The scheme will provide a cost-free and expeditious complaint redressal mechanism relating to deficiency in the services by NBFCs covered under the scheme. The scheme will cover all deposit-taking NBFCs, and based on the experience gained. The scheme will initially cover all deposit-taking NBFCs, and will subsequently include companies with asset size of Rs 100 crore and above with customer interface. Additionally, the mechanism will provide an option to the NBFC in question to appeal against the decision of the Ombudsman before the appellate authority. The NBFC Ombudsman will have offices in four cities New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata and will handle complaints of customers in the respective zones.
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