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1. Which State Government has published first draft attended this meeting. HPRB approved restructuring of Supreme Court monitored National Register of of Brahmaputra Board. Rs. 237 crore project for Citizens (NRC)? protection of Majuli Island from flood and erosion 1. Manipur 2. Mizoram 3. Assam has been rati fied. Approval has been granted for 4. Nagaland 5. Sikkim establishment of Brahmaputra Board office Assam State Government has published first draft complex in Majuli. of Supreme Court monitored National Register of Citizens (NRC). As per Supreme Court directive, 4. After Sikkim, Which state was declared as the draft NRC for Assam was to be published on or second state in the Northeast to be declared Open before December 31, 2017. Registrar General of Defecation Free (ODF)? India, Sailesh has stated that first draft of NRC 1. Manipur 2. Mizoram 3. Nagaland contains names of 1.9 crore applicants. Names of 4. Arunachal Pradesh 5. West Bengal thes e applicants have been verified out of 3.29 crore Arunachal Pradesh was declared as the second state population.NRC application process in Assam in the Northeast (after Sikkim), to be declared Open started in 2015 with an objective to weed out illegal Defecation Free (ODF). Arunachal has attained immigrants from the state. Assam Chief Minister, ODF status much before the national deadline of Sarbananda Sonowal has stated that all those October 2, 2019. This was made possible as under individuals wh ose name did not appear in the draft Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) – SBM (G), of the NRC, may submit claims and objections Arunachal Pradesh State government offered an against the same. incentive of Rs 8000 per toilet. This amount is in addition to the Central Government’s support of Rs 2. Which state government had launched 12000 per toilet, thereby raising the tota l grant for ‘Saubhagya Yojana’, aimed at providing electricity constructing a toilet to Rs 20000. On October 2, to all the villages across the state? 2017, Arunachal Pradesh State Government had 1. Bihar 2. Gujarat 3. Assam also launched Swachh Arunachal Mission which 4. Jharkhand 5. Odisha envisaged Swachh Protocol (Cleanliness Protocol), Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das launched aimed at ensuring sustainability of assets created ‘Saubhagya Yojana’, aimed at providing electricity under SBM (G). to all the 29376 villages across the state. Currently, 17.64 lakh households in Jharkhand do not have 5. The Annual Book Exhibition supported by electricity supply. Under ‘Sau bhagya Yojana’, all Andhra Pradesh government and NTR trust was such households will get 24X7 electricity supply by inaugurated in which city of Andhra Pradesh? December 2018. Jharkhand State Government is 1. Vishakapatnam 2. Tirupathi 3. Guntur also putting efforts to provide electricity to cottage 4. Vijayawada 5. Amaravati industries and agriculture. Under this scheme, above Year 2018 was declared as Telugu promotion yea r poverty line (APL) families wou ld get electricity by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu connection by paying Rs 500 (Rs 50 each month for Naidu. This was announced at the 29th edition of 10 months). Annual Book Exhibition of Vijayawada. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Andhra Pradesh 3. Which state hosted the 9th meeting of High Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated Powered Review Board (HPRB) of Brahmaputra the exhibition. Chan drababu Naidu also recognised Board? Vijayawada as the centre for Telugu magazines, 1. Himachal Pradesh 2. Manipur 3. Sikkim newspapers, and literary publications. The Annual 4. Uttarkhand 5. Assam Book Exhibition of Vijayawada is organized by 9th meeting of High Powered Review Board Vijayawada Book Festival Society. This edition was (HPRB) of Brahmaputra Board was held at supported by Andhra Pradesh gove rnment and NTR Kaziranga in Assam on December 30, 2017. The trust. meeting was chaired by Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga 6. Name the two Arab countries which introduced Rejuvenation, Nitin Gadkari. Assam Chief Minister, Value Added Tax (VAT) for the first time? Sarban anda Sonowal along with other ministers and 1. Saudi Arabia and Algeria senior officers of Assam State Government also 2. Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates 1 www.maruthischoolofb anking.com , V.K.K.Menon Road,Gandhipuram,Coimbatore -44.9600342223

(UAE) sickness are main reasons fo r death while 3. Saudi Arabia and Bahrain attempting to scale mountain peaks. 4. Saudi Arabia and Qatar 5. Saudi Arabia and Djibouti 9. What is the present Base Rate of India’s large Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) bank SBI? introduced Value Added Tax (VAT) for the first 1. 8.65% 2. 8.64% 3. 8.63% time. The VAT is levied on food, clothes, 4. 8.62% 5. 8.61% electronics, gasoline, phone, water, electricity bills, India’s large bank, State Bank of India, reduced its hotel reservations, etc. Most of the goods and base rate by 30 basis points. Post this reductio n, servic es are levied5% tax. Medical treatment, SBI’s base rate is 8.65%. This base rate cut will financial services and public transport also excluded benefit those borrowers who availed floating rate from VAT. This is done in a move to boost income loans, including home loans, before April 2016 and in Saudi Arabia and UAE apart from their oil field have not migrated to marginal cost of lending rate earnings. In Saudi Arabia, tobacco and soft drinks (MCLR) regime. Marginal Cost of Funds Based have been l evied tax. In UAE, road tolls have been Lending Rate (MCLR), introduced by Reserve increased and a tourism tax has been introduced. Bank of India (RBI) from April 1, 2016 is the minimum interest rate of a bank below which it 7. India exchanged the list of nuclear installations cannot lend. It serves as an internal benchmark for and facilities with which country, simultaneously the bank. Interest rate on corporate and retail loan through diplomatic channels? products is fixed abov e this rate. Higher difference 1. Afghanistan 2. China 3. Russia between benchmark rate and loan rate is more 4. Singapore 5. Pakistan beneficial for the bank from revenue standpoint. It India and Pakistan exchanged the list of nuclear is to be noted that MCLR was introduced as the installations and facilities through diplomatic base rate regime was found to be rigid and weak for channels simultaneously at New Delhi and rate transmission (passing th e benefit of benchmark Islamabad. The list of nuclear installations and rate reduction by RBI to borrowers). In context of facilities covered under the Agreement on t he this news, it is important to note that SBI has not Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations made any changes in its current MCLR. were exchanged between India and Pakistan. This agreement was signed on 31st December 1988. As 10. Name the country which announced a 40% per this agreement, India and Pakistan exchange increase to the minimum wage with effect from information on nuclear installations and facilities on January 2018? Jan uary 1 every year. This is the 27th consecutive 1. Egypt 2. Lebanon 3. Oman exchange of nuclear installations. 4. Venezuela 5. Palestine Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced a 8. In a bid to reduce accidents and make 40 percent increase to the minimum wage with mountaineering safer, which country has brought in effect from January 2018. In recent times, new regulations that prohibit solo mountaineers, Venezuelan economy has witnessed world’s fastest double amputee and blind climber s from attempting infl ation. Although Venezuelan government no to scale the mountains? longer publishes inflation data on a regular basis, 1. Bhutan 2. India 3. Nepal internal assessment has revealed that prices went up 4. Myanmar 5. Pakistan 1369 percent between January and November 2017. In a bid to reduce accidents and make To counter this situation, Maduro has been raising mountaineering safer, Nepal has brought in new the minimum wage. However galloping inflation regulations that prohibit solo mountaineers, double along with a depreciating bolivar currency has amputee and blind climbers from attempting to plunged millions of Venezuelans into poverty. scale its mountains including Mt. Everest. In case of Economists are of the opinion that these approach is double amputee and blind climbers, prohibition putting Venezuela through a vicious cycle. applies only to those without a valid medical However, Maduro believes that wa ge hike will certificate. Eight of the world’s 14 highest peaks are protect workers against US Government’s located in Nepal. Every year, thou sands of climbers ‘economic war’ to sabotage socialism in Venezuela. arrive in Nepal to scale these peaks. However, not all are successful. As per the data, since 1920, more 11. Who was appointed the new Managing Director than 200 people have lost their lives in an attempt to of India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd scale Mt. Everest. Avalanches, falls and mountain (IIFCL)?

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1. Ashok Gupta 2. Sudhir Patel match was played at Holkar Stadium in Indore. 3. Jyothi Ghosh 4. V ijay Kumar Vidarbha’s victory in the finals match can be 5. Pankaj Jain attributed to performances of Rajneesh Gurbani and Pankaj Jain has taken charge as Managing Director Akshay Wadkar. R ajneesh Gurbani picked 6 of India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd wickets (including a hat -trick) by conceding 59 (IIFCL). Pankaj Jain is currently Joint Secretary in runs, while Akshay Wadkar scored a century. On the Department of Financial Services (DFS). He December 30, 2017, during Ranji Trophy final will hold additional responsibility as Managing match, Vidarbha’s Rajneesh Gurbani took a hat - Director of India Infrastructure Finance Company trick against Delhi. Rajneesh Gurbani is a ri ght-arm Ltd (IIFCL). Pankaj Jain is a 1990 batch IAS officer medium fast bowler. Gurbani’s hat -trick proved of Assam-Meghalaya cadre. instrumental in restricting Delhi’s total to 295.

12. Name the Space Agency which will launch 15. Who won the title of the Royal Cup golf Parker Solar Probe to explore Sun’s outer tournament at the Phoenix Gold Golf and Country atmosphere? Club in Pattaya, Thailand? 1. ISRO 2. NASA 3. Roscosmos 1. Tiger Woods 2. Jack Nicklaus 4. JAXA 5. Israel Space Agency 3. Shiv Kapur 4. Jorden Spieth National Aeronautics and Space Administration 5. Phil Mickelson (NASA) will launch Parker Solar Probe to explore India’s Shiv Kapur won the title of the Royal Cup Sun’s outer atmosphere. Under this mission, the golf tournament at the Phoenix Gold Golf and spacecraft will fly through Sun’s atmosphere as Country Club in Pattaya, Thailand. Shiv Kapur shot close as 6.2 million ki lometres. This will be closer four-under 67 and finished at 14 -under. His rival than any spacecraft has gone before. The objective Prom Meesa wat of Thailand finished at 13 -under. of this mission is to trace how energy and heat He was handed a trophy and cheque of $90,000. move through the solar corona. Besides it will also This is his third Asian Tour title of 2017. try to investigate, as to what accelerates the solar wind as well as solar energetic particles. Besides, 16. To which Profession does Ananta Ojha belongs Parker Solar Probe, NASA has lined up several to? missions which will be launched during 2018. 1. Singer 2. Dancer 3. Actor 4. Musician 5. Athlete 13. Nyctibatrachus Mewasinghi belongs to which of Ananta Ojha, famous Odi a playwright, actor and the below given species? director passed away after suffering from prolonged 1. Spider 2. Frog 3. Snake illness in Bengaluru, . Ananta Ojha was 4. Fish 5. Turtle 59 years old. He was admitted at a private hospital A new frog spe cies named “Nyctibatrachus in Bengaluru due to illness. He has scripted over mewasinghi” has been discovered from Malabar 200 plays. He has acted and a lso directed in many Wildlife Sanctuary, Kozhikode, in Kerala. The jatras. study has been published in The Journal of Threatened Taxa. Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi is in 17.Union Home Ministry has declared which state light brown colour. It has slightly wrinkled s kin and as “disturbed area” for six more months (till June granular projections. Scientists from Indian Institute 2018) under Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act – of Science Education and Research (Pune, AFSPA? Maharashtra) and the Zoo Outreach Organisation 1. Odisha 2. Arunachal Pradesh 3. Sikkim (ZOO, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu) were involved in 4. Manipur 5. Nagaland the research. This new species has been named after Union Ho me Ministry has declared entire state of Mewa S ingh, a wildlife scientist. These are endemic Nagaland as “disturbed area” for six more months to Western Ghats. (till June 2018) under Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act – AFSPA. Union Home Ministry has 14. Who won the Ranji Trophy title for the first time justified this extension by citing that killings, loot by defeating Delhi in the final match? and extortion have be en going in various parts of 1. Salil Mishra 2. Vijay Hazare Nagaland, making it necessary to grant special 3. Rajneesh Gurbani 4. Syed Mushtaq powers to armed forces in tackling such incidences. 5. Charles Debolin It is to be noted that, AFSPA is in force in Nagaland Vidarbha ha s won the Ranji Trophy title for the first since several decades. Under AFSPA, armed forces time by defeating Delhi in the final match. The final attain several overriding powers including authority

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to open fire and use force against any person acting 20.Which town of Tamil Nadu hosted the 171st against the law. Moreover any person can be Araadhanai Music Festival? arrested without a warrant. Armed forces also have 1. Kumbakonam 2. Thiruvaiyaru authority to enter and search any premise. Over and 3. Kancheepuram 4. Thiruvarur 5. Vennaru above, officers of armed for ces have legal immunity The 171st Araadhanai Music Festival started in for their actions. Thiruvaiyaru, Tamil Nadu. The Araadhanai Music Festival o f musician Thyagaraja was inaugurated by 18.Defence ministry clears procurement of getting Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit. Barak missiles from which country? Thyagaraja is one of the Trinities of . 1. Egypt 2. Brazil 3. Argentina The highlight of the festival is choral singing of 4. S.Africa 5. Israel Thyagaraja’s 5 kritis in Ghana ragas. Around 1000 Union Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman musicians from vario us countries are participating cleared two proposals to procu re Barak Missiles in this festival to pay homage to the music saint from Israel and precision guided bombs for the Thyagaraja. Indian Air Force from Russia. 131 Barak missiles and associated equipment will be procured from 21.Uttarayan festival is celebrated in which state? Israel’s Rafael Advance Defence Systems Ltd at a 1. Gujarat 2. Rajasthan 3. Uttar Pradesh cost of Rs 460 crore. Barak Missiles (surface -to-air 4. Punjab 5. Haryana missiles) will be used as a ship-borne anti -missile Gujarat Animal Husbandry department has banned defence system against anti-ship missiles. 240 all voluntary animal care and NGOs working under precision guided bombs will be procured from M/s ‘Karuna Abhiyan’ to function in residential areas JSC Rosonboron Exports, Russia at a cost of Rs during the 2018 Uttarayan festival. Usage of 1254 crore. This procurement will address the abrasive thread for flying kites during Uttarayan deficien cy of Precision Guided Munitions in Indian festival injures a lot of birds. To prevent such Air Force and will thereby enhance its offensive injuries aroun d 40 organisations have been working capabilities. to treat birds, mainly at time of this festival. These organisations function under the Ahmedabad forest 19.Which State Government announced that it department. Now, the Gujarat government has would be obtaining electric vehicles under the banned these organisations to function in residential Central Government’s Faster Adoption and areas during Utt arayan, because of high bird flu Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in outbreak in January 2017 and a Gujarat High Court India (FAME-India) Scheme? order issued in 2017. Two animal shelters – Asha 1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Punjab 3. Haryana Foundation and Jeev Daya Charitable Trust have 4. Karnataka 5. Bihar been permitted to carry out follow -up of injured Karnataka State Government announced that it birds after treatment at sev en care centres in would be obtaining electric vehicles under the Ahmedabad. Central Government’s Faster Adoption and Ma nufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in 22.Which state government launched a special India (FAME-India) Scheme. Under FAME -India police force to safeguard tourists? Scheme, Karnataka State Government will procure 1. Karnataka 2. Andaman Nicobar 40 electric buses, 100 four wheelers and 500 three 3. Puducherry 4. Goa 5. Daman Diu wheelers. It will also set up charging infrastructure The Puducherry goverment launched a special for these ve hicles in Bengaluru. FAME India police force to safeguard touris ts. The tourist- scheme was announced in Union Budget 2015 -16 friendly police are provided with special blue colour with an initial allocation of Rs. 75 crore. It is being head gears. They will also wear blue badges with administered by Union Ministry of Heavy Industries police emblem. Usually the territorial police wear & Public Enterprises. Under this scheme, Govt. red colour caps. The colour has been changed for encourages buyers to purc hase hybrid and electric easy identification of the police by tourists. This has vehicles by providing monetary subsidy. For been done to improve the safety of tourists. The purchase of electric buses, the subsidy component is tourist police would safeguard both domestic and up to 60 per cent of purchase cost. For electric four international tourists. The tourist police would wheelers and electric three-wheeler subsidy is Rs. coordinate with the coastal police. This wing was 1.24 lakh and Rs 61000 respectively. launched by Director General of Police S K Gautam.

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23.UNESCO has entered the “bird language” of acquired information to intelligence centres and Black Sea villagers (in northern Turkey) in the list providing actionable information to Chinese navy of Intangible Cultural Heritage. This system is now which will use it for tracking, navigation and under threat due to ______? positioning. Information is acquired through 1. Advent of technology satellites, surface vessels, underwater gliders and by 2. Increasing usage of cellular mob ile systems deploying buoys in South China Sea and the 3. Decrease of population in that area Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. The acquired 4. 1&2 5. 2&3 information is streamed to three intelligence centres United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural — in the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, the Organization (UNESCO) has entered the “bird southern province of Guangdong, and a joint facility language” of Black Sea villagers (in northern in South Asia. These centres will process and Turkey) in the list of Intangible Cultural Herit age. analyse the acquired information and will transmit it The highly-developed and high pitch system of to Chinese Navy. The network has been developed whistling to communicate in the rugged terrain in by South China Sea Institute of Oceanolo gy under Black Sea Regions dates back to some 500 years the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). ago. This whistle language has been traditionally passed on through generations – from grandparent 26.Subhash Chandra, Secretary of Department of to parent , from parent to child. However, this Economic Affairs under Ministry of Finance, has system is now under threat due to advent of tweeted that new subscription to GoI Savings technology and increasing usage of cellular mobile (Taxable) Bonds, 2003 would now bear ____% systems. interest rate as compare d to earlier %. 1. 7.70% 2. 7.75% 3. 7.77% 24.Which of the following state/states permit the 4. 7.79% 5. 7.85% sale of cannabis for recreational use? Subhash Chandra, Secretary of Department of 1. California & Oregon 2. Colorado & Nevada Economic Affairs under Ministry of Finance, has 3. Washington & Alaska 4. All the above tweeted that new subscription to GoI Savings 5. None of the above (Taxable) Bonds, 2003 would now bear 7.75 per California became the sixth U.S. state to permit the cent interes t rate as compared to 8% earlier. On sale of cannabis for recreational use. Five U.S. January 1, 2018, Central Government notified that states where sale of cannabis for recreational use is 8% GoI Savings (Taxable) Bonds, 2003 shall be permitted are Colorado, Washington, Oregon, closed for subscription from the close of business Alaska and Nevada. However, sale of cannabis in on January 2, 2018. Since April 2016, this these states is regulated by the government and is instrument had become a prefe rred choice amongst taxable. Besides, it can be sold only to adults 21 fixed income investors as the interest rates on fixed years and older. Cannabis, popularly known as deposits and small savings instruments dropped marijuana is a psychoacti ve drug from the Cannabis below 8% mark. However, Mr. Garg has clarified plant. It can be consumed by smoking, vaporising or that this scheme is not being closed rather it is being by mixing with food. In context of this news, it is replaced by 7.75 per cent Saving s Bonds Scheme. important to note that, in July 2017, Uruguay Even at 7.75 per cent interest, these bonds will fetch became the first country to legalize sale of highest returns as compared to other fixed -income marijuana for recreational use. products.

25 .Which country has developed a new underwater 27.Upto how much Rupees Finance Ministry stated surveillance network which will help its submarines that there will be no charges on debit card to accurately track target vessels and will protect its transactions? interests in the Indian Ocean and South China Sea? 1. Rs 1000 2. Rs 1 500 3. Rs 1750 1. China 2. India 3. Pakistan 4. Rs 2000 5. Rs 2250 4. Srilanka 5. None of these Rajiv Kumar, Secretary of Financial Services under China has developed a new underwater surveillance Union Finance Ministry has stated that from network which will help its submarines to January 1, 2018, customers will not have to pay any accurately track target vessels and will protect its transaction charges for payments made through interests in the Indian Ocean and South China Sea. debit card, BHIM app and A adhaar-enabled This surveillance network works by acquiring payment systems for up to Rs 2000. This has been informa tion about the underwater environment made possible as the merchant discount rate (MDR) (water temperature, salinity etc.), streaming will now be borne by the government for two years

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with effect from January 1, 2018. Government will GAIL India Ltd announced that it has straightaway reimburse MDR to the banks. B earing commissioned India’s second largest rooftop solar the MDR for two years will cost the Government Rs power plant in Uttar Pradesh. This plant has been 2512 crore. Proposal in this regard was approved by installed at GAIL’s petrochemical complex at Pata Union Cabinet in December 2017. Fee charged to a in Uttar Pradesh. Over 79 lakh KWh (or units) of merchant by a bank for providing debit and credit electricity will be generated from this rooftop solar card payment services is referred to as merchant plant, which will be use d within the petrochemical discount rate (MDR). complex itself. Captive solar power initiatives like this will help GAIL to reduce its carbon emissions 28.Name the index launched by the Rating agency by 6300 tonnes per annum. Crisil, to measure the performance of investments of foreign portfolio investors (FPI) in the fixed - 31.Who was named the Arab Football Player of the income market? Year 2017? 1. Crisil FPI Index 2. Crisil Portfolio Index 1. Mohamed Suhail 2. Mohamed Salah 3. Crisil Investors Index 3. Mohamed Shameer 4. Mohamed Aadhil 4. Crisil FPI Performance Index 5. FPI Crisil Index 5. Mohamed Sherif Rating agency Crisil launched Crisil FPI Index, an Mohamed Salah, Liverpool and Egypt striker, was index to measure the performance of investments of named Arab Football Player of the Year 2017. A foreign portfolio investors (FPI) in the fixed -income poll was conducted with around 100 sports market. This index is expected to serve as journalists from various Arab countries. benchmark for performance of FPI investments in Mohammed Salah won the pol l and claimed the government securities and high rated corporate Arab football player of the year 2017 title. bonds with maturity greater than three years. The Mohammed Salah is 25 years old. Syria’s Omar index holds significance owing to the current tilt of Khribin secured the second position and another FPIs towards fixed-income securities and recent Syrian player Omar Al -Soma came third. enhancemen t of investment limits by Reserve Bank Mohammed Salah is also nominated for the African of India (RBI). Apart from the FPI index, Crisil Player of th e Year title, which is to be announced maintains 47 indices tracking bond, money market, on 4th January 2018. gilt, hybrid and commodity segments. These indices are used by fund managers for benchmarking their 32.Who has taken charge as the managing director products and portfolios. and chief executive officer of Indian Clearing Corporation Ltd (ICCL)? 29.The ‘Karnataka International Travel Expo’ 1. Pierre Nanterme 2. Kumar Birla (KITE), considered the “largest” B2B travel event 3. Devika Shah 4. Shantanu Narayen in India, will be held in which city of Karnataka? 5. Kenneth Chenault 1. Mysore 2. Bijapur 3. Mangalore Devika Shah has taken charge as the managing 4. Bengaluru 5. Hubli director and chief executive officer of Indian The ‘Karnataka International Travel Expo’ (KIT E), Clearing Corporation Ltd (ICCL). Devika Shah has considered the “largest” B2B travel event in India, worked in several areas like regulatory and will be held in Bengaluru, from February 28, 2018. business, surveillance, investigation and inspection, The ‘Karnataka International Travel Expo’ (KITE) tra ding operations, clearing and settlement, listing will be held for 3 days. Around 400 delegates from membership, etc. She graduated in Commerce from 25 countries are expected to part in the expo. the University of Mumbai. She is a fellow member Es timated budget for the expo is Rs 7 crore. Aim of of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. this expo is to project Karnataka globally and attract tourism. For the first time, blogathon will be 33.Who was appointed the India’s next foreign conducted in the expo. Also, a startup pavilion will secretary? be setup for promoting new technologies and 1. Tim Cook 2. Charles Woodburn innovations in the tourism sector. 3. Tapan Singhel 4. Vijay Keshav Gokhale 5. Brian Carlos 30.In which state GAIL India Ltd it has Vijay Keshav Gokhale, current secretary (economic commissioned India’s second largest rooftop solar relations) has been named as India’s next foreign power plant? secretary. Mr. Gokhale is a 1981 -batch Indian 1. Gujarat 2. Karnataka 3. Bihar Foreign Service (IF S) officer. He is considered an 4. Uttar Pradesh 5. West Bengal expert on China. He is the only IFS officer to have

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served as India’s Representative both in Taiwan and Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Minister of Women and China. He has also served as India’s high Child Development inaugurated NARI, an online commissioner to Malaysia and as an ambassador in portal. The NARI portal has been launched to Germany. Besides, he has also handled East Asia provide women easy access to information on Division in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). government sc hemes and various initiatives for This division focuses on India’s ties with China, women. The NARI portal provides a summary of South Korea, North Korea, Japan, Mongolia and more than 350 government scemes and other Taiwan. Mr. Gokhale will succeed current foreign important information useful for women. Also, it secretary, S Jaishankar whose extended t enure will provides links to the ministries, departments and end on January 28, 2018. autonomous bodies offering these sch emes. Easy access to online applications and grievance 34.Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga was appointed the redressal is also provided. new Prime Minister of which country? 1. Mali 2. Maldives 3. Liberia 37.Scientists have said that, more than a quarter of 4. Libya 5. Somalia Earth’s land area will become drier even if we Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga was appointed the new manage to reduce global warming to two degrees Prime Minister of Mali. Ibrahim Boubaca r Keita, Celsius. What will be the consequences of this President of Mali, appointed Soumeylou Boubeye drying? Maiga as the new prime minister of Mali. 1. Land degradation and desertification Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga is a former defense and 2. Droughts and wildfires foreign minister and intelligence chief. He replaces 3. Loss of plants and trees Abdoulaye Idrissa Maiga. Abdoulaye Idrissa Maiga 4. All the above 5. None of the above and his c abinet resigned on 29th December 2017. Scientists have said that, more than a quarter of He did not mention any reason for his resignation. Earth’s land area will become drier even if we manage to reduce global warming to two degrees 35.In which Indian state Ms. Preeti Sudan, Celsius. If the average global warming is reduced to Secretary, Health and Family Welfare launched the 1.5 C, the drying will be limited to about one tenth. Allied and Healthcare Professionals’ database This was stated in a study published in Nature portal? Climate Change. At 1.5 C global warming, certain 1. Maharashtra 2. Haryana 3. Punjab reg ions of southern Europe, southern Africa, central 4. Uttarkhand 5. New Delhi America, coastal Australia and Southeast Asia Ms. Preeti Sudan, Secretary, Health and Family would become dry. This drying would increase land Welfare launched the Allied and Healthcare degradation and desertification, loss of plants and Professionals’ database portal in New Delhi. The trees, droughts and wildfires. portal will serve as a robust data repository of healthcare workers in India. Allied and Healthcare 38.Who has become the Indi a’s highest ranked Professionals’ can visit the portal and provide basic player in the International Table Tennis Federation personal, qualification and professional information. (ITTF) rankings? The portal will help the Government to track the 1. Sharath Kamal 2. G Sathiyan number of professionals and streams of allied and 3. Manika Batra 4. Mouma Das healthcare professi ons in India. It will also expedite 5. Kamlesh Mehta the processes of licensing of professionals and will G Sathiyan has become India’s highest ranked bring transparency in the system by maintaining player in the International Table Tennis Feder ation standards of educational and clinical practice and (ITTF) rankings. G Sathiyan, who has become workforce policy planning. Over 3000 professionals India’s highest ranked player in ITTF rankings has have already regi stered on the portal during the scored 49th position at the world level. He is testing phase. However, Ms. Sudan stated that this followed by Sharath Kamal who is at 51st world portal is a provisional measure to track and reach rank. In women’s ranking, Manika Batra has topped out to all the allied and healthcare professionals in the list am ong Indians with world rank 62. She is India until a statutory body is established. followed by Mouma Das at 74 and Madhurika Patkar at 81. 36.What is NARI? 1. Submarine 2. Online Portal 3. Navy Ship 39.Who is Anwar Jalalpuri? 4. Satellite 5. Atom Bomb 1. Actor 2. Poet 3. Writer 4. Researcher 5. Racer

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Urdu poet Anwar Jalalpuri died due to cardiac arrest integrated solar-based micro irrigation scheme in all at King George’s Medical Univ ersity (KGMU) in its districts? Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Anwar Jalalpuri was 71 1. Punjab 2. Haryana 3. Gujarat years old. He was admitted to the KGMU’s Trauma 4. Karnataka 5. Maharashtra Centre in critical condition after he was affected by Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar brain stroke. Some of his important works are directed the state irrigation department to “Rahrau se Rahnuma Tak” and translations of implement the integrated solar -based micro Gitanjali and Bhagwat Gita in Urdu. He also wrote irrigation scheme in all districts of Haryana. Mr. dialogues for TV serial “Akbar the Great”. Khattar has constituted a committee headed by Haryana Re newable Energy Development Agency 40. Under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha (HAREDA) chairman to form a strategy to execute Yojana (PMSSY), the central Government has this scheme. Currently, solar -based micro irrigation decided to set up an All India Institutes of Medical scheme is being implemented on pilot basis across Sciences (AIIMS) in which state? 13 districts of Haryana at a cost of Rs 24.65 crore. 1. Uttarkhand 2. Himachal Pradesh This scheme will s ave electricity and water and will 3. Punjab 4. Haryana 5. Odisha thereby prove to be economical for farmers The new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) will be set 43. Haryana tourism department announced which up at cost of Rs.1351 crore under the Pradhan state as the theme state for the 32nd Surajkund Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana ( PMSSY). The International Crafts Mela, to be held at Surajkund, new AIIMS in Bilaspur will consist of a hospital Faridabad,from 2nd to 15th Febr uary 2018? with a capacity of 750 beds, trauma center facilities, 1. Maharashtra 2. Jammu Kashmir Medical college with an intake of 100 MBBS 3. Bihar 4. Uttar Pradesh 5. Kerala students per year and Nursing college with an intake Haryana tourism department announced that Uttar of 60 B.Sc. (Nursing) students per year. It will also Pradesh is the theme state for the 32nd Surajkund have 20 Speciality/Super-Speciality Departments International Crafts Mela, to be held at Surajkund, including 15 Operation theatres and AYUSH Faridabad,from 2nd to 15th February 2018. All department with 30 beds. Under Pradhan Mantri Indian states and around 24 countries are expected Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), AIIMS on to participate in the Surajkund International Crafts the pattern of AIIMS, New Delhi have been Mela. Haryana tourism minister Ram Bilas Sharma established in Bhubaneshw ar, Bhopal, Raipur, said that, the fair is organized by Haryana Tourism Jodhpur, Rishikesh and Patna. and Surajkund Fair Authority in collaboration with Union ministries of tourism, textiles, culture and 41. Name the voting method by which the National external affairs. It projects Indian handicrafts, Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development handloom, cultural heritage and prosperity of India (Amendment) Bill, 2017, was passed in the Rajya at global level. The theme state for Surajkund Sabha? International Crafts Mela 2018 is Uttar Pradesh. 1. Secret Ballot Also, eminent folk artists and cultural groups of 2. Recording of votes by distribution of s lips national and international repute will conduct 3. Physical count of Members in their places programmes at the fair. 4. Casting Vote 5. None of these National Bank for Agriculture and Rural 44. Name the state which launched an e -governance Development (Amendment) Bill, 2017, was passed policy to help public, government and commercial in the Rajya Sabha by voice vote. This bill was establishments avail all services through digital passed by the Lok Sabha in August, 201 7. The bill medium? seeks to increase NABARD’s authorised capital to 1. Kerala 2. Karnataka 3. Tamil Nadu Rs 30000 crore from the current level of Rs. 5000 4. Andhra Pradesh 5. Telangana crore. Besides, Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) 0.4 Tamil Nadu Government launched an e -governance percent equity in NABARD will be transferred to policy to help public, government and commercial Central Government. Consequentially, 100 perc ent establishments avail all services through digital equity of NABARD will now be with government. medium. The e-Governance policy 2017 booklet was released by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K 42. Which State’s Chief Minister had directed the Palaniswamy. It was received by Tamil Nadu IT state irrigation department to implement the Minister M Manikandan. The e -Governance policy contains guidelines for developing IT infrastructure

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for the digital initiati ves of the government. This 1947-48 to celebrate India’s Independence and to policy lets the government allocate 0.5 % of the mark the victory of good over evil. total funds in a financial year for digital initiatives and further increase it to 3 % in the next five years. 48. Totally how many member countries are there in United Nations Security Council? 45. Which state government has mandated 1. 10 2. 13 3. 15 4. 17 5. 20 installation of Solar Photov oltaic Power plant in Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, Peru, new buildings as per specified norms? Poland and the Netherlands joined the United 1. Punjab 2. Odisha 3. Gujarat Nations Security Cou ncil as non-permanent 4. Uttar Pradesh 5. Haryana members. Ambassadors of the 6 countries placed The Haryana government has mandated installation their flag among flags of the UN Security Council’s of Solar Photovoltaic Power plant in new buildings 9 other members. The council has 15 members in as per specified norms. This has bee n done in a total. Britain, China, France, Russia and the United move to conserve electricity and use it efficiently. States have permanent seats in the council. On 31st Haryana New and Renewable Energy Department December 2017, Egypt, Italy, Japan, Senegal, notified that the sectors of Haryana State Industrial Ukraine and Uruguay left the United Nations and Infrastructure Development Corporation should Security Council. follow the norms. 49. Which country approved the usage of Chinese 46.Which state launched ‘Chah Bagichar Dhan currency, Yuan, for bilateral trade with China? Puraskar Mela 2017-18’? 1. India 2. Afghanistan 3. Somalia 1. Assam 2. Manipur 3. Mizoram 4. Pakistan 5. Libya 4. Nagaland 5. Sikkim The central bank of Pakistan approved the usage of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Chinese currency, Yuan, for bilateral trade with launched ‘Chah Bagichar Dhan Puraskar Mela China. This decision has been taken one day after 2017-18’ at a function held at Sarbananda Singha US President Donald Trump announced stopping of auditorium in Tinsukia, Ass am. During the launch all aid to Islamabad. This also indic ates the growing Sarbananda Sonowal distributed cheques to bond between Pakistan and China. Now Pakistan beneficiaries. Under this scheme people belonging and China might replace US dollar for transactions to tea community who opened bank accounts during in China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) demonetisation will be credited Rs 2500 in their projects. Pakistan clarified that the Pakistani rupee accounts. In the demonetisation period, 6,58 ,250 tea will be continued for domestic usage. community members opened bank accounts. Assam government will spend Rs. 182 crore for giving 50.To make political funding more transparent, financial incentives to all the account holders. In the electoral bonds scheme was introduced by the next phase, another 2500 rupees will be credited to government. These bonds would be valid for how accounts which are continuously operated for 6 many days? months from now. 1. 10 days 2. 15 days 3. 25 days 4. 50 days 5. 90 days 47. In which state Dhanu Yatra festival is Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley outlined the celebrated? basic co ntours of the electoral bonds scheme 1. Gujarat 2. Odisha 3. Goa including their denominations, eligibility and 4. Manipur 5. Arunachal Pradesh validity. The electoral bonds scheme was The Dhanu Yatra festival held in Bargarh district of announced during the 2017 -18 Union Budget Odisha came to an end. The Dhanu Yatra festival speech of Mr. Jaitley. This scheme will serve as an was held for 11 days. It began on 23 December alternative to cash donations and is thereby an 2017. This festival is based on Krishna Leela and attempt to make political funding more transparent. Mathura Vijay. Bargarh was made to look like Rather than giving cash donations, donors can buy Mathura, which is the birthplace and homeland of electoral bonds from specified branches of State Lord Krishna. River Jeera was made to resemble Bank of India (SBI) for 10 days each in months of river Yamuna. Amapali region was transfor med into January, April, July and October. he bonds w ill be Gopapura. Various artists from different parts of available in Rs.1000, Rs. 10000, Rs. 10 lakh, Rs. 1 India performed in the festival. Sureswar Satpathy crore denominations. These bonds would be valid is the Chairman of Dhanu Jatra organising for 15 days. committee. He said that, this festival started in

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51. Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank and DP world were among the finalists for the (APGVB) operationalised its first desktop ATM in award. which state? 1. Telangana 2. Andhra Pradesh 54. Who was appointed the Deputy National 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Karnataka 5. Kerala Security Adviser (NSA)? Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank (APGVB) 1. Navdeep Singh 2. Sarna Suraender operationalised its first desktop ATM at Kasibugga 3. Ajit Kumar 4. Ra jinder Khanna in Mandi Bazar in Warangal, Telangana. The mini - 5. Venkatesh varma ATM has been installed within the branch premises Rajinder Khanna was appointed the Deputy and will facilitate custome rs to withdraw small National Security Adviser (NSA). Rajinder Khanna amounts. The regular bank account holders too can is a former chief of RAW (Research and Analysis withdraw money from this desktop ATM and Wing). He has been appointed as the Deputy NSA conduct other banking activities. The desktop ATM on re-employment and contractual basis . He is has low power requirements and is designed to currently Officer on Special Duty (Neighbourhood work in harsh climatic conditions. It is specifi cally Studies) in the National Security Council meant for rural customer who typically have small Secretariat. The purpose of Neighbourhood Studies cash needs. APGVB has laid out plans to install 100 is to prepare policy papers of neighbouring such desktop ATMs in different busy branches. 60 countries like Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and of them will be in Telangana State and 40 in AP Nepal. branches. 55.Which actor was made the ambassador of 52. Which company announced that, it has Emami Group for its edible oil brands? commissioned and achieved design throughput of 1. Sharuk Khan 2. Amir Khan the world’s largest refinery off the gas cracker at 3. Salman Khan 4. Amitab Bachan Jamnagar? 5. Varun Dhawan 1. Reliance 2. Starbucks 3. Dmart Emami Group announced actor Salman Khan as the 4. Godrej 5. Big Bazaar brand ambassador for its edible oil brands. Salman Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) announced that, it has Khan will work with Amitabh Bachchan in commissioned and achieved design thr oughput of promoting Emami’s edible oil brands. Emami the world’s largest refinery off the gas cracker at Healthy & Tasty, Himani Best Choice and Rasoi are Jamnagar. Reliance Industries Ltd stated that, this Emami’s edible oil brands. Other actors like Shah refinery will have a capacity of 1.5 million tonnes Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, per annum along with downstream plants and Kangana Ranaut, Shahid Kapoor and Sania Mirza utilities. It said that, the facility uses off -gases from promote Emami products. two refineries of RIL at Jamnagar as feedstock. This will enable sustainable cost reduction. 56. The central government appointed whom as the interlocutor on its behalf to hold talks with the 53. Name the Port trust, which has won “Samudra United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA)? Manthan-Caring Organisation of the Year” award? 1. Jawad Ali 2. A R Siddharth 1. V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust 3. Gauri Maadhavan 4. Pankaj Sharath 2. Port Trust 5. AB Mathur 3. Visakhapatnam Port Trust The central government appointed AB Mathur as 4. New Mangalore Port Trust interlocutor on its behalf to hold talks with the 5. Ennore Port Trust United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA). AB Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has won Mathur is an IPS officer of the 1975 batch. He is the “Samudra Manthan-Caring Organisation of the former special secretary of the Research and Year” award. “Samudra Manthan -Caring Analysis Win g (RAW). Earlier he worked with the Organisation of the Year” award was organised by Intelligence Bureau (IB). ULFA (United Liberation Bhandarkar Shipping. Bhandarkar Shipping is an Front of Assam) functions in Assam. It fights for important publication of the maritime industry. The sovereign Assam objective of this award is to create healthy competition in the maritime sector. Jawaharlal 57. R Margabandu was recently passed away. Who Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) is India’s number one is he? container port i n terms of volume and efficiency. 1. Actor 2. Writer 3. Sportsman The Shipping corporation of India, MSC Crewing 4. Politician 5. R eseacher

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R Margabandu, former Rajya Sabha member passed 60. Which of the following is the world’s largest away. R Margabandu was 83 years old. He was an cleanliness survey carried out by Union Ministry of advocate by profession. He represented Tamil Nadu Housing and Urban Affairs ? in Rajya Sabha from July 1995 to July 2001. He 1. Swachh Abhiyan – 2018 lead AIADMK party in Rajya Sabha. 2. Swachh Bharat – 2018 3. Swachh Survekshan – 2018 58.Which Internationa l Bank is providing technical 4. Swachh Sankalp – 201 8 and financial assistance for the Jal Marg Vikas 5. Swachh Siddhi – 2018 Project at a cost of Rs 5369 crore? Indian government commenced Swachh Survekshan 1. Ally Bank 2. World Bank – 2018. It is being dubbed as the world’s largest 3. Bank of America 4. Bank5 Connect cleanliness survey. Under Swachh Survekshan 5. European Bank for Reconstruction and 2018, all 4041 cities and towns in India will be Development rated and ranked on various parameters of sanitation Cabinet Committee on Econo mic Affairs, chaired and cleanliness. This will be the first such pan -India by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its approval exercise. Previous two editions of Swachh for implementation of the Jal Marg Vikas Project Survekshan did not cover all cities and towns. (JMVP) at a cost of Rs 5369 crore. This project is Under Swachh Survekshan -2016 (the first survey) geared towards capacity augmentation of navigation 73 cities with over 10 lakh population and all the on the Haldia- stretch of National state capitals were ranked, while in the 2017 survey, Waterway-1 (NW-1). The project is spread across 434 cities with over 1 lakh population and all the four states viz. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, state capitals were ranked. Under Swachh West Bengal. It will directly benefit industries Survekshan 2018, cities will be assessed on various located in Varanasi, Ballia, Ghazipur, Buxar, parameters including open defecation free status, Vaishali, Chhapra, Patna, Begusarai, Khagaria, mechanism for collection of garbage, facilities for Munger, Bhagalpur, Sahibganj, Musrhidabad, transportation of garbage, processing of garbage Pakur, Hoogly and Kolkata. World Bank is using scientific methods and efforts made to providing technical and financial assistance for this encourage public participation in Swachh Bharat project. The project is expected to be completed by Abhiyan campaign. The survey is being carried out March, 2023. On completion, it would enable by Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs. It commercial navigation of vess els with a capacity of will conclude in March 2018. 1500-2000 DWT. This will serve as an alternative mode of transport which will be environment 61. Central Government has identified how many friendly and cost effective. cantonments for introducing ‘smart solutions’ and upgrading civic amenities? 59. Which Indian city becomes the second major 1. 5 2. 6 3. 7 4. 8 5. 9 city to be declared open defecation free after Minister of State for Defence, Subhash Bhamre ha s Mysore? informed Lok Sabha that Central Government has 1. 2. Kochi 3. Agartala identified Delhi and six other cantonments for 4. Patna 5. Hyderabad introducing ‘smart solutions’ and upgrading civic Greater Hyderabad was declared an open defecation amenities. Besides Delhi, six other cantonments that free (ODF) city by the Centre and thereby became have been indentified are Ambala (Punjab), Deolali second major city (after Mumbai) with over 1 crore (Mahar ashtra), Ferozepur (Punjab), Meerut (Uttar population to attain this status. Swachh Bharat Pradesh), Pune (Maharashtra) and Secunderabad Mission Dir ectorate of the Ministry of Urban (Telangana). Under this developmental initiative, Development grants ODF certificate to a city only online services will be introduced in the if, at any point in the day, not a single person is cantonments and various amenities and facilities found defecating in the open. ODF certificates are will be monitored through use of information granted to the cities based on recommendations by a technology. In 2017, Indian Army had finalised a third party — Qua lity Council of India, which in plan to develop various cantonments in line with the turn gives recommendations based on an inspection. Central Government’s smart city initiative. Besides Greater Hyderabad, six other Urban Local Extensive deliberations in this regard were held Bodies (ULBs) — Warangal Municipal Corporation during Indian Army commanders’ conference in (GWMC), Jangoan, Miryalguda, Bellampally, 2017. Sadashivpet and Mancherial have als o been awarded ODF status.

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62. In a bid to promote cruise tourism in India, who issue spot fines on people and institutions as per the all will be exempted by the Central Government Solid Waste Management Act, 2016. Spot fines for from the requirement of biometric enrolment till A, B, C and D category of civic bodies are the December 31, 2020? same. The spot fine rates are as follows: 1. Cruise tourists with e-visas 1.Throwing garbage, dirt or waste material on roads 2. Foreigners with e-visas and highways – Rs 150 to Rs 180 3. Senior Citizens of US with e-visas 2.Spitting in public places – Rs 100 to Rs 150 4. Sportsmen with e-visas 5. All the above 3.Urinating in public place – Rs 100 to Rs 200 In a bid to promote cruise tourism in India, Central 4.Defecating in the open – Rs 500 Government has announced that cruise tourists with e-visas will be exempted from the requirement of 65.Which state will host the third edition of Science biometric enrolment till December 31, 2020 . On Film Festival-2018? account of this exemption, immigration clearance of 1. Bihar 2. Manipur 3. Assam cruise passengers will become faster and passengers 4. Rajasthan 5. Goa will have more time to spend on shore. This is one Third edition of the Science Film Festival of India of the key factors which cruise lines evaluate before will be held between 16th – 19th January, 2018 in deciding whether or not to include a desti nation in Goa. This festival has been titled SCI -FFI Goa. This their itinerary. This move holds significance, as festival is being jointly organised by the Goa -based during 2017-18 and 2019-20, many mega cruise Vidnyan Parishad, Entertainment Society of Goa, ships with 2000-4000 passengers are expected to Goa’s Department of Science and Technology and arrive on Indian shores. Currently, E -visa has been the Goa College of Art. A Science Film Making in place at five major ports of India viz. Mumbai, Competition will be the highlight of this festival. Mormugao, Cochin, and New Mangalore. The competition will include films of duration of five minutes and those above five minutes. Winners 63. Who will head the ministerial committee formed will be selected for various categories viz. best film, by Central Government to take a decision on old, Direction/Research Presentation, Design, pre-existing projects in ports, which have become Cinematography and Design. The winners will be unviable? awarded cash p rizes from the total prize pool of Rs. 1. President 2. Prime Minister 1 lakh. 3. Speaker of Loksabha 4. Finance Minister 5. External Affairs Minister 66. Who is the chairman of the newly formed Central Government formed a ministerial Minorities Commission of Telangana government? committee headed by Finance Minister, Arun 1. Rajarapu Pratap Jaitley to take a decision on old, pre -existing 2. Mohammed Qamaruddin projects in ports, which have become unviable. 3. Mohammed Arshad Ali Khan Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari, Union Law 4. Vidya Sravanti 5. Gusty Noria Minister Prasad and Niti Aayog Vice Telangana gover nment formed Minorities Chairman Rajiv Kumar are also a part of this Commission with Mohammed Qamaruddin as its committee. Currently, there are 10 such old Chairman. Rajarapu Pratap was made vice chairman projects, under Union Shipping Ministry, that have of Telangana Minorities Commission. The members halted in non-profitability as operating u nder the of this commission are Mohammed Arshad Ali decade old contract conditions have kept them in a Khan, Vidya Sravanti, Gusty Noria, Bommala state of unviability for years. Combined estimated Kattai ah and Surender Singh. value of these projects is Rs 20000 crore. 67. Name the Ministry/Ministries which joined 64. Which state government has imposed a spot fine hands to accomplish the Technology Mission for of Rs 500 for open defecation? Indian Railways? 1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Maharashtra 1. Ministries of railways & Science and technology 3. Kerala 4. Karnataka 5. Sikkim 2. Human resource development & Ministries of Maharashtra government has imposed a spot fine of railways Rs 500 for open defecation. Also spot fine is levied 3. Science and te chnology, Human resource for littering, spitting and urinating in public places. development & External Affairs The urban development department issued a 4. Ministries of railways, Science and technology Governme nt Resolution (GR) that has bestowed the & Human resource development municipal corporations and councils with power to

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5. Civil Aviation, Science and technology & 4. Housing Urban Development Corporation Commerce and Industry (HUDCO) Ministries of railways, human resource 5. Indiabulls Housing Finance development (HRD ), and science and technology Priva te housing finance company, Indiabulls have tied up to accomplish the Technology Mission Housing Finance has raised Rs 1000 crore by for Indian Railways. A MoU on Technology selling the India’s first “Social Bonds”. Social Mission for Indian Railways (TMIR) was signed on Bonds are debt instrument, issued to raise funds 4th January 2018 by the ministries of railways, which is to be deployed in financing/re -financing human resource development (HRD), and science eligible social projects such as affordable housing, and technology. The funding contribution in the water supply, sanitation, transport etc. Private sector Technology Mission is 30 % by the railways bank, Yes Bank was the sole investor in these ministry, 25 % by the HRD ministry and 25 % by bonds. These bonds have a five -year maturity and the Department of Science and Technology (DST). will be listed on the National Stock Exchange This Technology Mission will conduct research and (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exch ange (BSE) for development projects in the fields of heavy haul, secondary market trading. Indiabulls Housing safety, energy, environment and urban railways. Finance will use the money raised through these The projects will be implemented by Mission bonds for financing the affordable housing sector. It Implementation and Coordination Committee. The will lend money to individuals and developers committee will comprise of members from the three under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. These ministries, academic institut ions and industry. bond s will conform to the Social Bond Principles 2017 issued by the International Capital Market 68. India has excluded which country from the list of Association. Besides, professional service company, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation KPMG will provide assurance services relating to (SAARC) member countries with which it will be the usage of the funds for the specified purpose. connecting its state-of-the-art National Knowledge Network (NKN)? 70.Which st ate government decided to impose 50 1. Maldives 2. Pakistan 3. Bhutan paisa cess on per litre of petrol and diesel? 4. Bangladesh 5. Afghanistan 1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Kerala 3. Karnataka India has excluded Pakistan from the list of South 4. West Bengal 5. Maharashtra Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Madhya Pradesh government decided to impose 50 (SAARC) member countries with which it will be paisa cess on per litre of petrol and diesel. Decision connecting its state-of-the-art National Knowledge in this regard was taken at a Cabinet meeting Network (NKN). NKN is a multi-gigabit pan -India chaired by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj network aimed at providing a unified high speed Singh Chouhan. Funds raised through this cess will network backbone for educational institutions in be used for developing and strengthening road India. Researchers from different educational infrastructure across Madhya Pradesh and for laying networks can collaborate with each other through the metro rai lroad in Bhopal and Indore. Madhya NKN. Indian government has started the process of Pradesh State Government will first bring an appointing a telecom company that will connect and ordinance to impose this cess and will Later extend the NKN to research and education networks introduce a bill in the assembly. Although the date in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, from which the cess will be imposed has not been Nepal and Sri Lanka. Pakistan is the only SAARC declared, Government sources h ave confirmed that member country that will not be connected with it will be only for a stipulated period. NK N. NKN will be connected from these countries either to Delhi, Mumbai or Kolkata, depending on 71. Indian biotechnology company, Bharat Biotech, the proximity. Connection from Afghanistan, Sri has received Pre-Qualification tag from the World Lanka and Maldives to India would be through a Health Organisation (WHO) for which Vaccine? submarine cable. 1. Dengu 2. Tuberculosis 3. Typhoid 4. Jaundice 5. Cancer 69. Name the Housing finance company, which has Indian biotechnology company, Bharat Biotech, has raised Rs 1000 crore by selling the India’s first received Pre-Qualification tag from the World “Social Bonds”? Health Organisation (WHO) for Typbar TCV or 1. LIC Housing Finance Limited Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine. Bharat Biotech has 2. Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited spent Rs. 150 crore to develop this vaccine over a 3. GIC Housing Finance Limited period of 12 years. On attaining the Pre -

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Qualification tag from WHO, Bharat Biotech will registered on the platform, asking for changes in now have access (procurement and supply) to various fields. global public vaccination programmes. WHO has recommended usage of typhoid conjugate vaccines 75. Which country’s Navy successfully conducted a on infants between 6 and 23 months of age and for test fire of a naval cruise missile named ‘Harba’? children between 2 and 15 years of age. As per 1. Pakistan 2. Afghanistan 3. Iran International Health Metrics and Evaluation 4. Iraq 5. Singapore (IHME) estimates, about 12 million cases of Pakistan Navy successfully conducted a tes t fire of typhoid fever were reported in 2016, resulting in a naval cruise missile named ‘Harba’. The test was 1.30 lakh deaths globally. conducted from Pakistan’s newly commissioned Fast Attack Craft, PNS Himmat, off Karachi in the 72. Who was appointed the Managing Director and North Arabian Sea. ’Harba’ is Pakistan’s Chief Executive Officer of Kia Motors India? indigenously built surface -to-surface anti-ship 1. Kookhyun Shim 2. Shiva Kesava missile tha t can also hit any target on land. Pakistan 3. Sharat Malhotra 4. Suraendar Singh Navy’s newly commissioned Fast Attack Craft, 5. Richardson PNS Himmat is around 63 meters long and is Kookhyun Shim was appointed as Managing equipped with state-of-the -art sensors and weapons. Director and Chief Executive Officer of Kia Motors India. Kia Motors Indi a (KMI) is a subsidiary of 76. In which country, a new endangered flowering Hyundai Motor India Ltd. Kookhyun Shim is 58 plant species named ‘Pr imula Zhui’ has been years old. He will be responsible for the expansion discovered by its scientists? of Kia Motors in India. Previously, he was head of 1. India 2. Russia 3. Canada Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Plant 4. Australia 5. China Coordination Group. Earlier, he served as head A new endangered flowering plant species named coordinator in Slovakia for Kia’s production. ‘Primula Zhui’ has been discovered by scientists in Yunnan Province of China. Primula Zhui is known 73. Who was appointed by Tata Motors, as an in Chin ese as Zhu Hua Baochun. It has been named additional and independent director for a period of after Zhu Hua, a Chinese Academy of Sciences five years, effective from 3 January 2018? (CAS) researcher. This belongs to the Primulaceae 1. N Chandrasekaran 2. Nasser Munjee family, also known as primrose family. This has 3. Hanne Birgitte Sorensen 4. Ralf Speth been declared as a critically endangered species as 5. Falguni S Nayar per the classificat ion by the World Conservation Tata Motors has appointed Hanne Birgitte Sorensen Union. as an additional and independent director for a period of five years, effective from 3 January 2018. 77. Which Indian state has signed the Host City Hanne Birgitte Sorensen is former CEO of Damco, Contract with the Indian Olympic Association a supply chain firm. She is currently a member of (IOA) to host the 39th National Games in 2022? board of Ferrovial SA and Lafarge Holcim Ltd. 1. Manipur 2. Mizoram 3. Assam Hanne Birgitte Sorensen is a Danish national. 4. Meghalaya 5. Sikkim Earlier she was also the CEO of Maersk Tankers, Meghalaya has signed the Host City Contract with Copenhagen. the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to host the 39th National Games in 2022. IOA, Meghalaya 74. Name the platform launched by the Government, State Olympic Association and Meghalaya state to get suggestions from citiz ens of India from all government have signed the tripartite contract. walks of life? Meghalaya sports director Matsiewdor W Nongbr i 1. MySuggestions 2. MyGov announced that the masterplan of the 39th National 3. MyGovernment 4. MyIndia 5. MyLife Games will be submitted by January 2019. A Government has launched MyGov platform to get working group under Sports Minister Zenith suggestions from citizens of India from all walks of Sangma has been commissioned. Also, a Land Bank life. The main aim of this platform is to improve Committee and Team Preparation Committee have citizen-government interface. Officials stated that to been formed. Rs 4.5 cro re cheque was submitted to implement this, several rules and regulations have IOA as bid money for the National Games. Around to be reformed. In certain cases, irrelevant rules or 14,450 athletes and officials are expected to rules which are not citizen friendly will be waived. participate in the games. Already hundreds of comments have been

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78. Who became the first batsman to score three 82. Union Defence Ministry had sanctioned how hundreds in T20 internationals? much money for the procurement of simulated 1. Virat Kohli 2. Andre Adam s training solutions fo r Indian Navy’s P -8I long range 3. Kylle Mills 4. Jeff Wilson maritime patrol aircraft and electronic warfare 5. Colin Munro systems for the Army? Colin Munro became the first batsman to score 1. Rs. 2220 crore 2. Rs. 2320 crore three hundreds in T20 internationals. Colin Munro 3. Rs. 2420 crore 4. Rs. 2520 crore of New Zealand achieved this mark by scoring 104 5. Rs. 2620 crore off 53 balls including 3 fours and 10 sixes in the Union Defence Ministry approved procurement of final T20 ma tch against West Indies at Mount simulated trainin g solutions for Indian Navy’s P -8I Maunganui, New Zealand. Collin Munro is a left long range maritime patrol aircraft and electronic handed batsman. New Zealand won over West warfare systems for the Army. Total cost involved Indies by 119 runs in the match. in these deals is Rs. 2420 crore. Simulated training solution for P-8I will be bought from Boeing for Rs. 79. Madhukarrao Kimmatkar, who recently passed 1949.32 crore. It will come along with 10 year away was the former minister of which state? comprehensive maintenance service. This training 1. Manipur 2. Punjab 3. Haryana solution accurately simulates P -8I aircraft and 4. Maharashtra 5. Goa mission systems and will thereby help Indian Navy Madhukarrao Kimmatkar, former Maharashtra train and realistically rehearse for sophisticated Minister passed away due to brief illness in Nagpur. missions in a cost effect ive manner. The second Madhukarrao Kimmatkar was 86 years old. He is proposal is for Low Intensity Conflict Electronic survived by his wife, son and four daughters. He Warfare System (LICEWS) for the Army, which was affected by a pn eumonia attack. He died at a will be procured from Bharat Electronics Limited private hospital in Nagpur. He had worked as the (BEL) for Rs. 470 crore. minister of state of Finance, Labour and Law and Judiciary. 83. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), the implementation w ing of National Ganga Council 80. To which Profession Radha Viswanathan has approved five projects worth Rs. 295 crore. belongs to? These 5 projects will be implemented in which three 1. Writer 2. Researcher 3. Teacher states? 4. Racer 5. Singer 1. West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh Radha Vis wanathan, carnatic singer, passed away at 2. Bihar, Uttarakhand, Gujarat Fortis hospital in Chennai. Radha Viswanathan is 3. Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh the daughter of famous classical singer M S 4. Mahara shtra, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh Subbulakshmi. Radha Viswanathan was 83 years 5. West Bengal, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh old. She was admitted to the hospital following National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), the breathing related complicati ons. She had performed implementation wing of National Ganga Council in concerts along with her mother M S has approved five projects worth Rs. 295 crore. Out Subbulakshmi. of the five projects, three projects pert ain to sewage management in West Bengal at an estimated cost of 81. When is the “World Braille Day” observed all Rs 278.6 crore. One project relates to sewage over the world? management in Uttarakhand at an estimated cost of 1. 4 January 2. 5 January 3. 6 January Rs 4.68 crore while one project is related to ghat 4. 7 January 5. 8 January improvement works in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh at an World Braille Day was observed all over the world . estimated cost of Rs 11.73 crore. World Braille Day is celebrated on 4th January every year to mark the birthday of Louis Braille, 84. Lok Sabha passed a bill to hike the salaries of inventor of Braille system. Non -governmental judges of Supreme Court and 24 high courts. The organizations utilise this day to spread awareness on bill proposes to raise the monthly salary of Chief the challenges faced by visually impaired persons Justice of India from the present Rs. one lakh per and to h elp create opportunities to support them. month to ______per month? Braille system uses bumps and indentation on a 1. Rs 2.40 lakh 2. Rs 2.50 lakh surface to represent letters that can be felt by touch. 3. Rs 2.60 lakh 4. Rs 2.70 lakh 5. Rs 2.80 lakh

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Lok Sabha passed a bill to hike the salaries of Besides, Mr. Tawde also assured to look into the judges of Supreme Court and 24 high courts. The issue of reducing non-teaching tasks of t eachers bill proposes to raise the monthly salary of Chief (such as Census Survey and election duty) in the Justice of In dia to Rs 2.80 lakh from the present Rs. coming days. one lakh per month. Similarly, salary of judges of the Supreme Court and chief justices of the High 87. Name the state government which banned the Court is to be raised to Rs 2.50 lakh from the entry of “unauthorised persons/ reporters”? current Rs 90000. The bill also proposes to raise the 1. Punjab 2. Haryana 3. Himachal Pradesh salary of judg es of the high courts, from Rs. 80000 4. Uttarkhand 5. Jammu Kashmir per month now, to Rs 2.25 lakh per month. The Uttarkhand government banned the entry of salary hike for judges is in line with the “unauthorised persons/ reporters”. On December 27 recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission for Uttarkhand Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh has officers of all-India services. Once this bill is passed referred that “Entry of unauthorised persons/ by both the houses of Parl iament, it will become a reporters to the sections/ offices (of government law and will come into force retrospectively from departments) must be completely prohibite d,” in a January 1, 2016. three page order. Visitor will not be permitted to meet any government official or any member of the 85. To encourage the Jute sectors, the Cabinet office staff for personal work in the office premises. Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), gave Due to an emergency exists to meet the govt. approval for mandatory packaging of _____ and official or any important matters can meet the ______in the jute material for the Jute Year 2017 - visitor at the office reception. The order has taken 18 (from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018)? especially agenda of cabinet meetings has been 1. Foodgrains and Vegetables leaked to the media in the past. It affects the 2. Foodgrains and Meat decision to be taken by the cabinet. 3. Foodgrains and Sugar 4. Foodgrains and Stationaries 88. Which state has made its logo, highlighting the 5. Foodgrains and Sweets “Biswa Bangla” the me with Ashoka Pillars? Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), 1. Odisha 2. Bihar 3. West Bengal chaired by Pri me Minister Narendra Modi gave 4. Maharashtra 5. Punjab approval for mandatory packaging of foodgrains The Centre has approved a logo as the state’s and sugar in the jute material for the Jute Year symbol which is designed and conceptualized by 2017-18 (from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018). This West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The decision would sustain demand for jute and will logo highlighting the “Biswa B angla” theme with thereby support the livelihood of the workers and Ashoka Pillars. It went to the Centre in last May farmers dependent on this sector. Livelihood of and now received the approval letter from the huge number of farmers and workers located in the Centre.We will be able to use the logo as the state Eastern and North Eastern regions of India, symbol. particularly in West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Assam, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh and Tripura is 89. Name the Airport that has the facility of CAT III de pendent on Jute sector. The extension for B landing system runway 01R, which enables mandatory Jute material packaging has been granted flights to land even when visibility is 50 metres under the Jute Packaging Material (JPM) Act, 1987. with decision height of 15 meters? 1. Veer Savarkar International Airport, Port Blair 86. Which State Government has decided to form an 2. Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore education board for non-English medium schools? 3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, 1. Maharashtra 2. Kerala 3. Karnataka Ahmedabad 4. Punjab 5. Bihar 4. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Maharashtra State Education Minister, Vinod Airport, Kolkata Tawde stated that Maharashtra State Government 5. None of these has decided to form an education board for non - Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International English medium schools. Mr. Tawde stated that an Airport has become the 5th airport in India having international education b oard will be formed to CAT III B landing system runway 01R. It enables prepare syllabus for non-English medium schools in flights to land even whe n visibility is 50 metres Maharashtra. In the first phase, 100 selected with decision height of 15 meters. Airport Director Marathi schools will follow the new syllabus.

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Atul Dixit mentioned it can be a 24×7 functional 93.What will be the base colour of the new Rs.10 airport. note which will be issued by RBI? 1. Burnt umber 2. Sulphate Blue 90. Name the village of Haryana which has planned 3. Chocolate Brown 4. Dark pink 5. Army green to begin their day by listening to the national Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon issue Rs.10 anthem at 8am? denomination banknotes in the 1. Ambala village 2. Bhanakpur village (New) S eries. These notes will bear signature of Dr. 3. Gurugram village 4. Hisar village Urjit R. Patel, the current Governor of Reserve 5. Sonipat village Bank of India. The new Rs. 10 denomination The residents of Bhanakpur village in Faridabad banknotes will have motif of Sun Temple, Konark district plan to begin their day by listening to the on the reverse side. Base colour of these new notes national anthem at 8am. Bhanakpur panchayat has will be Chocolate B rown, while dimension will be installed 20 loudsp eakers to help over 5,000 63 mm x 123 mm. It is to be noted that, all Rs.10/ - villagers sing the national anthem. The village has denomination banknotes issued by the RBI in the also installed 22 CCTV cameras. This village earlier series will continue to be legal tender. become first in Haryana and second in India to introduce the system. Jammikunta become the first 94. Which Public Airlines had tied up three village has implemented this system. international banks to avail shor t-term loans for acquiring three Boeing 777 aircrafts? 91. Which is the first country in the world to legalise 1. AirAsia India 2. Air India equal pay for men and women for the same work? 3. Air India Express 4. GoAir 5. Jet Airways 1. Netherlands 2. Iceland 3. Finland Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Jayant Singh 4. Argentina 5. Chile informed Lok Sabha that government -owned A new law has come to force in Iceland, under airline, Air India has tied up thr ee international which it has become illegal to pay men more t han banks to avail short-term loans for acquiring three women for the same work. Iceland has thus become Boeing 777 aircrafts. Air India has tied -up with first country in the world to legalise equal pay. UAE-based First Abu Dhabi Bank, Standard Under the new law, all companies and government Chartered Bank and Mashreq Bank for this purpose. departments/agencies employing at least 25 people In November 2017, Air India had issued a revise d will have to obtain government certification of their tender inviting interest from lenders for a loan equal-pay policies. Companies that fail to prove that worth up to $535 million. Two of the three B777 - their women employees are being paid same as their 300 ER planes will be delivered by end of January male counterparts will face fines. In context of this 2018, while one will be delivered in February 2018. news, it is important to note that Iceland has been Mr. Singh has stated that two of these aircrafts will ranked as world’s most gender-equal country by be used for ferrying Very Very Important Persons World Economic Forum (WEF) since past nine (VVIPs). years. 95. Who was awarded the best central bank governor 92. Which country has suspended more than USD in Asia-Pacific for 2018 by UK -based magazine, 1.15 billion security assistance to Pakistan, accusing “The Banker?” Islamabad of harbouring terror groups like the 1. Ravi Shankar 2. Bhaskaran 3. Ravi Menon Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani Network within its 4. Seetha Raman 5. Adarva Jaishankar border? Ravi M enon, managing director of the Monetary 1. USA 2. China 3. India Authority of Singapore (MAS), has been honoured 4. Russia 5. Japan the best central bank governor in Asia -Pacific for The US has suspended more than USD 1.15 billion 2018 by UK-based magazine, The Banker. The key security assistance to Pakistan, accusing Islamabad reasons for selecting Ravi Menon are The Monetary of harbouring terror groups like the Afghan Taliban Authority of Singapo re (MAS), the country’s and the Haqqani Network within its border. Nauert central bank, stands out for its cutting -edge said the freeze will be enforced “until the Pakistani regulatory approach to fintech while maintaining government takes decisive action against these macroeconomic stability. This annual award groups. Prominent among the suspended amount administered by The Banker, a publication under include USD 255 million in Foreign Military The Financial Times Group, is based on a selec tion Funding (FMF) for the fiscal year 2016 as mandated process involving a survey of bankers and by the Congress. economists.

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96. Union Health Ministry has launched India’s first Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader online oncology tutorial series, aimed at training Vasant Davkhare (68) passed away in Mumbai. He doctors to detect and diagnose early signs of which was former deputy chairman of the Maharashtra disease? Legislature Council and NCP’s face in Thane 1. Cancer 2. Tuberculosis 3. HIV district of Maharashtra for the last two decades. His 4. Dengue 5. Malaria son Niranjan Davkhare is the NCP MLC. Union Health Ministry has launched India’s first online oncology tutorial series, aimed at training 100. To which profession Ambalavaner Sivanandan doctors to detect and diagnose early signs of cancer. belongs to? The tutorial series has been designed in 1. Researcher 2. Athlete 3. Novelist collaboration with Tata Memorial Centre and will 4. Vocalist 5. Dancer be available across India, through state Ambalavaner Sivanandan, 94, novelist and governments. The course duration for the entire intellectual giant of Sri Lankan point has passed tutorial series is of seven months. Physicians, away. Sivanandan won the 1998 Commonwealth gynaecologists, dentists and even medical Writers’ Prize in the ‘Best First Book category for professionals who are not oncologists can benefit Europe and South Asia’ for his novel, ‘When from this course. Under this course, knowledge will Memory Dies’. Sivanandan w as also director be imparted through 14 hours of comprehensive e - emeritus of London’s Institute of Race Relations learning, case studies, 40 video lectures and (IRR). Sivanandan was born on December 20, 1923, webinar sessions with professional consultants of in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He left Sri Lanka for the Tata memorial hospital. UK after the 1958 riots.

97. Who has joined the head coach of Delhi 101. World Book Fair 2018, with focus on Daredevils by replacing Rahul Dravid? environment was hosted by which Indian state? 1. Don Bradman 2. Gary Sobers 1. Maharashtra 2. New Delhi 3. Gujarat 3. Ricky Ponting 4. Vivians Richard 4. Kerala 5. Karnataka 5. Imran Khan New Delhi World Book Fair 2018 began on January Ricky Ponting has joined head coach of Delhi 6, 2018 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. This fair is Daredevils. Ponting was earlier associated with being jointly organised by the National Book Trust Indian Premier League champions Mumbai Indians. (NBT) and India Trade Promotion Organisation Ponting will replace Rahul Dravid. Dravid, who is (ITPO). It is spread over 30000 sq m space and has the coach of the Indian under-19 team, had more than 1500 stalls. ‘Environment and Climate withdrawn due to conflict of interest. Change’ is the main theme of New Delhi World Book Fair 2018. The theme pavilion (made from 98. Who was appointed by Pakistan Hockey environmental-friendly material like bamboo , cane Federation (PHF) as the new chief head coach of and jute) highlights various environment -related the national team? issues like global warming, climate change, water 1. Sohail Abbas 2. Shahi d Ali Khan pollution and other relevant matters. European 3. Hanif Khan 4. Waseem Ahmed Union (EU) is the Guest of Honour for this edition 5. Hassan Sardar of New Delhi World Book Fair. Being the Guest of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) appointed Hon our, EU member states will exhibit select former captain Hasan Sardar as the new chief head publications in English and other European coach of the national team. Pakistan will appear in languages. Nearly 40 countries including Canada, three major hockey events this year including the Belgium, China, Egypt, Denmark, France, Co mmonwealth Games, Asian Games and World Germany, United Kingdom and Pakistan are Cup for the year 2018. Hasan Sardar had won both participating in this book fair. 800 publ ishers from the World Cup and Olympic hockey gold in his across India are participating in this book fair. career would be head coach for a two -match series against an International eleven this month. 102. Which state hosted the Conference on Transformation of Aspirational Districts 2018? 99.Vasant Davkhare, who pas sed away recently, 1. Punjab 2. Bihar 3. Manipur belonged to which profession? 4. Karnataka 5. New Delhi 1. Journalist 2. Teacher 3. Bike Racer Conference on Transformation of Aspirational 4. Judo Player 5. Politician Dist ricts was held at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, in New Delhi. The Conference on

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Transformation of Aspirational Districts was Telangana State Government inaugurated India’s organized by NITI Aayog. The conference focused first National Park for differently abled people in on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a New Hyderabad. The park has speech therapis t, India by 2022. Prime Min ister Narendra Modi vocational training instructors and physiotherapist interacted with officials in-charge of transformation for the differently-abled children. The park was of around 100 districts. Government officials such inaugurated by Telangana Municipal administration as Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary have and Urban Development Minister K.T. Rama Rao. been made officers in-charge for the transformation At the inauguration, Mr. Rao stated that Telangana of districts initiative. The officers in-charge work to State Government is also planning an Information help deliver the efforts of government in technology (IT) park on similar lines. transforming districts that lag in certain parameters. 106. In which state, the Border Security Force (BSF) 103. Atal Pension Yojana subscriber base touches 80 has launched “Operation Alert” along 200 km long lakh-mark. Which state has the highest number of International Border (IB) to prevent infiltration subscribers (11.41 lakh)? attempts by terrorist s from the Pakistani side? 1. Gujarat 2. Maharashtra 3. Uttar Pradesh 1. Punjab 2. Jammu and Kashmir 4. Rajasthan 5. Madhya Pradesh 3. Himachal Pradesh 4. Arunachal Pradesh The Atal Pension Yojana’s (APY) subscriber base 5. Haryana reached a mark of 80 lakhs. The Atal Pension Border Security Force (BSF) has launched Yojana (APY) is run by the Pension Fund “Operation Alert” along 200 km long International Regulatory and Development Authority of India Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir to prevent (PFR DA). It has reached 80 lakh subscribers. Uttar infiltrati on attempts by terrorists from the Pakistani Pradesh has highest number of subscribers (11.41 side. Senior officials of BSF in Jammu frontier have lakh). It is followed by Bihar (8.87 lakh) and Tamil stated that, ‘Operation Alert’ has been declared in Nadu (6.60 lakh). The PFRDA had taken initiatives wake of intelligence report pertaining to movement like account statement view and e -PRAN of militants along the border. Infiltrators have been (permanent retirem ent account number). It has also making desperate attempts to crossover by taking introduced online registration facility for the advantage of the thick cover of winter fog. Besides, scheme. Pakistan has been frequently resorting to ceasefire violations along the border. On January 4, 2018, 104. Which state announced the setting up of 24X7 BSF Head Constable Radha Pada Hazara was killed ‘Gudiya helpline’ for reporting crimes against in sni per firing by Pakistan rangers in Samba sector. women? 1. Himachal Pradesh 2. Gujarat 107. Which country hosted the Himalayan Hydro 3. Kerala 4. Karnataka 5. Andhr a Pradesh Expo 2018? Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Jai Ram Thakur 1. India 2. Pakistan 3. Bhutan announced setting up of 24X7 ‘Gudiya helpline’ for 4. Myanmar 5. Nepal reporting crimes against women. ’Gudiya’ is a Himalayan Hydro Expo began at the Exhibition nickname given to the 16-year-old victim of rape Hall of Bhrikutimandap, in Kathmandu, Nepal. The and murder in Kotkhai town. The incident took Himala yan Hydro Expo 2018 is jointly organised by place in 2017. Under ‘Gudiya helpline’ initiative, the Independent Power Producers’ Association three special crime cells would be set up, one each Nepal (IPPAN) and Event Management Services. at Mandi, Shimla and Kangra. Officers posted at The expo is conducted for 3 days. The expo was these cells will be responsible for reporting cases of inaugurated by Bidya Devi Bhandari, President of crime against women without any delay. Day -to- Nepal. The objective of th e expo is to project the day report ing of such cases will be monitored at the hydro power potential of Nepal and to bring chief minister’s office level under direct supervision together all the stakeholders at one place. Delegates of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. In all such cases, from countries like India, China, Austria, Czech authorities will take action within 48 hours. Republic and Norway are taking part in the expo. Hydro power related products and se rvices are 105. In which city of telangana state, India’s first displayed in the expo. Seminars, discussions and Nation al Park for differently abled people was competitions are conducted for students. inaugurated? 1. Warangal 2. Karimnagar 3. Nizambad 4. Hyderabad 5. Nalgonda

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108. According to a South China Morning Post Central Statistics Office (CSO) has announced the (SCMP) report, China is planning to build its first advance estimates of National Income 2017 -18 second foreign naval base in which country? and stated that g rowth in India’s Gross Domestic 1. Afghanistan 2. Pakistan 3. India Product (GDP) during 2017 -18 is estimated at 6.5% 4. Nepal 5. Srilanka as compared to 7.1% in 2016 -17. This has been the According to a South China Morning Post (SCMP) slowest growth in past four years as GDP growth report, China is planning to build its second foreign was 7.1% in 2016-17, 8% in 2015 -16 and 7.5% in naval base in Pakistan. This will be China’s second 2014-15. GDP growth in first half of 2017-18 was foreign naval base after Djibouti, in the Horn of only 6% owing to lingering effects of Africa in Indi an Ocean. The base in Djibouti was demonetisation in November 2016 and disruptions formally opened in August 2017. According to caused due to rollout of goods and services tax Beijing-based military analyst Zhou Chenming, (GST) in July 2017. However, Chief statistician China’s naval base in Pakistan will most likely TCA Anant has stated that growth for second half come up in Gwadar on the southwestern coast of (H2) of 2017-18 is expected to be around 7%. As Balochistan, Pakistan. From Indian perspective, this per CSO estimates, growth in agriculture, forestry news holds strategic significance, as Gwadar is and fishing is likely to slow to 2.1% in 2017 -18 as located at a short distance from Chabahar port in compared to 4.9% in 2016 -17. Growth in Iran, that is being jointly developed by Iran, India manufacturing sector too is expected to slow down and Afghanistan. Chabahar port is to be utilised as to 4.6% in current fi scal as compared to 7.9% in trade corridor for Indian exports t o Afghanistan, 2016-17. bypassing Pakistan. 111. Who was appointed the Editor of the Economic 109. As per data released by Sri Lanka Tourism and Political Weekly (EPW)? Development Authority, which country is the Sri 1. Gopal Guru 2. Subramaniya Iyer Lanka’s top source of tourists in 2017? 3. Veera Raghavacharya 4. Srinidhi Shekar 1. India 2. Canada 3. Pakistan 5. Mukund Padmanabhan 4. Australia 5. Thailand Gopal Guru was appointed as the Editor of the As per data released by Sri La nka Tourism Economic and Political Weekly (EPW). Gopal Guru Development Authority, India continued to be Sri is a professor and political scientist. He currently Lanka’s top source of tourists in 2017. As per the works at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in data, India accounted for 384628 tourist arrivals in New Delhi. He teaches Political Science. Earlier, he Sri Lanka in 2017, which marks 7.8 per cent growth worked at the University of Delhi and the as compared to previous year. India was followed Univer sity of Pune. He has written several books. by followed by China, accounting for 268952 Paranjoy Guha Thakurta resigned as the Editor of arrivals while 201879 tourist arrived in Sri Lanka EPW last year. He resigned following accusations from United Kingdom (UK). Despite of Sri Lankan that he had initiated unilateral legal proceedings tourism industry witnessing several setbacks during against a business group after legal notice was 2017, tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka touched an all - served on an article. time high of 2116407. The main setback was closure of Sri Lanka’s main airport from January to 112. Who was appointed the Secretary (Economic April 2017 as many airlines scaled down their Relations) in the External Affairs Ministry? operations in Sri Lanka or completely stopped 1. Raj Kamal 2. Ramnath Gaenka 3. Sunil Jain flights to Colombo. Besides, several parts of Sri 4. T S Tirumurti 5. Girish Pawaz Lanka were affected by floods and droughts during T S Tirumurti was appointed as the Secretary 2017 which not only cut access to prime resort areas (Economic Relations) in the Extern al Affairs but also triggered negative publicity by international Ministry. T S Tirumurti replaces Vijay Keshav media. Gokhale as Secretary (Economic Relations) in the External Affairs Ministry. Vijay Keshav Gokhale 110. Central Statistics Office (CSO) has announced was recently appointed as Foreign Secretary. T S the first advance estimates of National Income Tirumurti is a Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer 2017-18 and stated that growth in India’s Gross of the 1985-batch. He is currently the High Domestic Product (GDP) during 2017 -18 is Commissioner of India to Malaysia. Earlier he has estimated at ____% ? worked as Under Secretary (Bhutan), Director 1. 5.9% 2. 6.0% 3. 6.2% (Foreign Secretary’s Office), Joint Secretary 4. 6.3% 5. 6.5% (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Maldives)

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and Joint Secretary (Unite d Nations Economic and get their queries solved online. The on -line chat Social). service is provided from Monday to Friday between 10 am and 6 pm. It is also available on a mobile 113. Who was appointed the chairperson of the Real application called ‘AayakarSetu’. It is available to Estate Appellate Tribunal (REAT) for Tamil Nadu all Android mobile users. Shiv Pratap Shukla, and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Minister of State for Finance, made this Islands? announcement in Lok Sabha . 1. Shekar Gupta 2. Varadha Raju 3. B. Rajendran 4. Sidharth Sadha 116. Name the institution which is working for 5. Rajender Singh developing eco-friendly firecrackers and arriving at Tamil Nadu government has appointed B. a cost-effective technology to make e -crackers Rajendran as the chairperson of the Real Estate (electronic-crackers)? Appellate Tribunal (REAT) for Tamil Nadu and the 1. IIT-Delhi Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. B 2. Central Drug Research Institute Rajendran is a former High Court judge. The REAT 3. Council of Scientific & Industria l Research was es tablished under the Real Estate (Regulation (CSIR) and Development) Act, 2016. He will be paid a 4. Central Electrochemical Research Institute monthly salary of Rs 80,000 as chairperson. The 5. Central Electronics Engineering Research Tamil Nadu government had formed a selection Institute committee to select the chairperson and members of Different labs of the Council of Scientific & the Real Estate Regula tory Authority and members Industrial Research (CSIR) have decided to put of the Real Estate Appellate Tribunal, last year. joint efforts for developing eco -friendly firecrackers and arriving at a cost-effective technology to make 114.Indian Coast Guard Ship C-161 (ICGS C -161) e-crackers (electronic-crackers). Last year, Union was commissioned on Friday at which city of Environment and Science &Technology Minister, Gujarat? Harsh Vardhan had urged scientific institutions and 1. Surat 2. Vadodara 3. Ahmedabad research bodies to conduct research on eco -friendly 4. Gandhinagar 5. Porbanda firecrackers. In response to this call by Mr. Harsh Indian Coast Guard Ship C-161 (ICGS C -161) was Vardhan, CSIR constituted an inter -ministerial commissioned on Friday at Porbandar in Gujarat. expert committee to guide and mentor different labs ICGS C – 161 has been built by Bharati Defence developing less polluting firecrackers. This research and Infrastructure Limited. It is 27.64m long, has and development endeavour will initially foc us on displacement of 107 tons and can achieve maximum reduction of pollutants and in future will develop a speed of 35 knots. It is cap able of operating in solution which would remove the pollutants shallow water as well as deep seas. It can be used altogether from the compositions of firecrackers. e- for surveillance, interdiction, search and rescue crackers mainly contain high -voltage micro operations and can render assistance to boats and generators which spark at random intervals and craft in distress at sea. ICGS C-161’s presence will create crack ing sound just like firecrackers. For e - strengthen security along west coast of India and crackers, efforts will focus on developing low -cost will help in patrolling to prevent illicit activities technology in order to make it affordable for all such as smuggling, illegal fishing and infiltration. consumers. Foreign-made e -crackers that are currently available in Indian market are bit 115.What is the On-line chat service of Income Tax expensive for average Ind ian consumer. Department which was launched to help taxpayers to get their queries solved online? 117. Which space agency, has announced that it 1. www.incometaxindia.gov.in would launch two missions – GOLD and ICON – 2. www.incometax.gov.in during 2018 to explore the little -understood area of 3. www.incometaxind.gov.in 96 km above Earth’s surface? 4. www.incometaxindia.gov.com 1. ISRO 2. Nasscom 3. NASA 5. www.incometaxindia.gov.co.in 4. JAXA 5. Roscosmos The Income Tax Department has launched an on - US space agency, Nati onal Aeronautics and Space line chat s ervice on www.incometaxindia.gov.in, its Administration (NASA) has announced that it official website. The on-line chat service has been would launch two missions – GOLD and ICON – launched to help taxpayers get their queries solved. during 2018 to explore the little -understood area of A customer support executive will help the users to 96 km above Earth’s surface. Global -scale

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Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) 1. Telangana 2. Kerala 3. Karnataka missi on and the Ionospheric Connection Explorer 4. Andhra Pradesh 5. Tamil Nadu (ICON) are complementary missions to explore Union Minister of Human Resource Development, ionosphere, a boundary area between Earth and the Prakash Javadekar released All India Survey on space (from about 60 km to 1000 km altitude) Higher Education (AISHE) report 2016 -2017. All which is like a sea of particles that have been India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) was ionised by solar radiatio n. Ionosphere holds special launched by Ministry of Human Res ource significance for humans as it influences radio Development (MHRD) in the year 2010 -11 to build signals used to guide airplanes, ships and Global an authentic database to assess the true status of Positioning System (GPS) satellites. GOLD higher education in India. Objective of AISHE is to mission, which will be in a geostationary orbit over identify and map all the institutions of higher the Western Hemisphere, about 35398 km above learning across India and to collect the data from all Earth’s surface will be launched in January 2018 such institutions on various aspects of higher while ICON which will be in low-Earth orbit, at 560 education. AISHE 2016 -2017 includes detailed km above Earth will be launched in later part of information on 864 universities and 40026 colleges. 2018. Measuring upper atmosphere changes on Among all states, Tamil Nadu topped in terms of account of hurricanes and geomagnetic storms is a Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education. primary goal of these missions. Tamil Nadu recorded 46.9% GER.

118. Which state hosted the 2nd edition of the Elite 121.After Pune (Maharashtra), In which state of Women’s National Boxing Championship? India, the central Government had set up the second 1. Haryana 2. Punjab 3. Manipur Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)? 4. Mizoram 5. Meghalaya 1. Arunachal Pradesh 2. Andhra Pradesh The 2nd edition of the Elite Women’s National 3. Himachal Pradesh 4. Uttar Pradesh Boxing Championship, began in Hary ana. The Elite 5. Gujarat Women’s National Boxing Championship is Union Minister of State for Development of North considered as selection trials for the upcoming Eastern Region, Dr Jitendra Singh announced that Common Wealth Games and the Asian Games. Central Government will set up second Film and Boxers like Sarita Devi, Sarjubala, Sonia Lather are Television Institute of Indian (FTII) in Arunachal participating in the tournament. Around 300 top Pradesh. This announcement was made by Mr. boxers part icipate in the tournament. Performance Singh while addre ssing ‘Indian Entertainment director for the Elite women’s team Raffael Industry: Global Leader in Making’ conference Bergamasco and women’s team head coach Shiv organised by Bharat Niti and South India Film Singh are also present in the tournament. Chamber of Commerce in Itanagar. Objective behind setting up FTII in Arunachal Pradesh is to 119. Who was the first native commander -in-chief tap the potential of India’s North Eastern region. of Pakistan Air Force who died recentl y? FTII in Arunachal Pradesh would be second such 1. Subroto Mukerjee 2. Aspy Engineer institute in the country. The first Film and 3. Arjan Singh 4. Pratap Chandra Lal Television Institute of India (FTII) is located in 5. Asghar Khan Pune. Air Marshal Asghar Khan died due to cardiac arrest in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Asghar Khan was 96 years 122.Indian Railways has finalised a plan to equip old. He is the first native commander -in-chief of how many railway stations across India (includin g Pakistan Air Force. He was being treated for a chest those in rural and remote areas) with Wi -Fi facilities infection at the Combined Military Hospital in at an estimated cost of Rs 700 crore? Rawalpindi. Asghar Khan Khan became the 1. 7500 2. 8500 3. 9000 youngest head of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) at the 4. 9500 5. 10000 age of 35. He was also a politician. He founded a Indian Railways has finalised a plan to equip nearly political party named Tehreek-i-Istaqlal. Later the 8500 railway stations across India (including those party was merged with the Pakistan Tehreek -iInsaf. in rural and re mote areas) with Wi -Fi facilities at an estimated cost of Rs 700 crore. At 1200 railway 120.According to All India Survey on Higher stations, Wi-Fi facility will be provided to rail Education (AISHE), which Indian state topped in passengers while at about 7300 stations (in rural and terms of Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher remote areas) the facility will be available not only education? to passeng er but also to local people. Such Railway

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stations will have kiosks with Wi -Fi, offering workers registered with Jammu and Kashmir services like digital banking, issuing government Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare certificates, including birth and death certificates, Board (JKBOCWWB), will be provided accidental, Aadhaar generation and filing taxes and paying life and disability insurance cover. The premium f or bills. Target is to provide Wi-FI facility at 600 the same will be borne by JKBOCWWB. The stations by March 2018, and to cover all 8500 registered workers will also be offered Micro Credit stations by March 2019. It is to be noted that under facility with a credit limit of Rs 10000. Counter Central Government’s Digital India initiative, guarantee for the same will be deposited by the Indian Railways has already commissioned Wi -Fi JKBOCWWB with the Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) services at 216 major station s, providing internet Bank. Under ‘Muhafiz’ scheme, JKBOCWWB will access to nearly 7 million rail passengers. also provide educational scholarships to the wards of the registered workers. 123. Central Government has sanctioned the construction of 14460 individual and community 125.Indian Navy has signed a Memorandum of bunkers at a cost of Rs 415.73 crore for people Understanding (MoU) with which Port Trust, for living along the Line of Control (LoC) and increasing the berthing capacity of naval ships in Internati onal Border (IB) in Jammu & Kashmir. the port? What will be the Size of individual bunkers and the 1. Chennai Port Trust 2. Kolkata Port Trust community bunkers? 3. Cochin Port Trust 4. Vishakapatnam Port Trust 1. 150 & 700 square feet 5. Tuticorin Port Trust 2. 160 & 800 square feet Indian Navy has signed a Memorandum of 3. 170 & 850 square feet Understanding (MoU) with the Cochin Port Trust 4. 180 & 900 square feet (CPT) for increasing the berthing capacity of naval 5. 190 & 950 square feet ships in Kochi. Under the MoU, Cochin Port Trust Central Government has sanctioned the construction has leased 228 metres of berths at Mattancherry of 14460 individual and community bunkers at a Wharf to Indian Navy for a period of five years. cost of Rs 415.73 crore for people living along the Approximate cost for this lease is Rs. 10 crore per Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) annum. Availability of expanded berthing space in Jammu & Kashmir. Bunkers along the LoC and will enable grea ter operational flexibility to Indian IB in Jammu & Kashmir would off er protection to Naval ships based in Kochi. The MoU has been border resident facing Pakistani shelling. 7162 entered into by keeping into consideration the underground bunkers would be constructed along scheduled fleet expansion of Indian Navy in near the IB in Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts, while future 7298 bunkers would be constructed along the LoC in the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch. Out of 126.Which State Government had inaugurated and the total 14460 bunkers sanctioned, 13029 will be laid foundation stones of around 750 projects, worth individual bunkers and 1431 will be community more than Rs 500 crore, during “Vikas Samiksha bunkers. Size of individual bunkers will be 160 Yatra?” square feet and would accommodate eight people. 1. Assam 2. Manipur 3. Karnataka Size of Community bunkers will be 800 square feet 4. Bihar 5. Telangana and would accommodate 40 people. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated and laid foundation stones of around 750 projects, worth 124.Which State Government has announced to more than Rs 500 crore, in Begusarai and Khagaria launch ‘Muhafiz’ scheme, a major welfare initiative districts. These projects were launched during for providing institutionalized socio -economic Nitish Kumar’s state-wide “Vikas Samiksha Yatra” security to workers in the unorganised sector of the which began on December 28, 2017. Early on state? January 6, 2018, Nitish Kumar flagged off 294 1. Nagaland 2. Mizoram 3. Himachal Pradesh projects worth Rs 236 crore at Ga uchhari Kataha 4. Punjab 5. Jammu and Kashmir village in Khagaria. Later, he flagged off another Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Government has 462 projects totalling around Rs 321 crore at announced to launch ‘Muhafiz’ scheme, a major Barbigghi village in Begusarai. welfare initiative for providing institutionalized socio-economic security to workers in the 125.Which state has launched nearly 249 skill unorganised sector of the stat e. ’Muhafiz’ means development centres throughout the state with the ‘Guardian’ in English. Under this scheme, 3 lakh aim to improve skilled manpower?

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1. Mizoram 2. Assam 3. Odisha Mortality Rate (IMR) and Still Birth Incidence. The 4. Gujarat 5. Kerala High Risk Pregnancy (HRP) Portal will track every Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has high risk pregnant woman till 42 days after launched nearly 249 skill development centres delivery, in order to provide adequate treatment. throughout Assam. These skill development centres aim to improve skilled manpower in Assam. These 128.Name the web portals that have been launched centres provide vocational training to the youth of by Ministry of Women and Child Development to Assam and help them to be financially independent. track missing and found children? These centres were launched at a programme held at 1. ‘Track-the-Child’ and ‘Khoya -Paya’ Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati. The 2. ‘TrackingChild’ and ‘Khoyaa -Payaa’ programme was organized by Department of Skill, 3. ‘ChildTracking’ and ‘Khoya -Paya’ Emplo yment and Entrepreneurship. Around 18,000 4. ‘TrackChild’ and ‘Khoya -Paya’ youngsters from Assam will be trained through 5. ‘TrackTheChild’ and ‘Khoya -Paya’ these centres. Assam government has also planned ‘TrackChild’ and ‘Khoya -Paya’ web portals have to establish foreign language learning centres to been launched by Ministry of Women and Child help the youth avail foreign job opportunities. Develop ment to track missing and found children. The ‘TrackChild’ web portal has been launched in 126.In which state, The International Kite Festival joint association with stakeholders like Ministry of was celebrated? Home Affairs (MHA), Ministry of Railways, State 1. Gujarat 2. Rajasthan 3. Maharashra Governments, Child Welfare Committees, Juvenile 4. New Delhi 5. Bihar Justice Boards, National Legal Services Authority, The International Kite Festival started at Sabarmati etc. The ‘Khoya-Paya’ has been developed as a River Front in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The citizen corner on the ‘TrackChild’ portal. Apart International Kite Festival was inaugurated by from these portals the Ministry of Women and Gujarat C hief Minister Vijay Rupani. Gujarat Child Development also provides support for Governor O. P. Kohli was also present at the children in trouble through the dedic ated toll free occasion. Nearly 149 foreign kite fliers from 44 number – 1098. Also, Standard Operating countries are taking part in this festival. From India, Procedure (SOP) has been created to trace missing around 96 kite fliers from 18 states and 290 kite children. It has been distributed to all the states and fliers from Gujarat participate in this kite festival. union territories. This International Kite Festival is to be held at small towns like Dakor, Gandhidham, Jamnagar, 129.Who won the WTA Auckland Open Tennis Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Aravali, Dwarka, Amreli, title, in Auckland, New Zealand? Palanpur, Pavagadh, Valsad and Saputara also. 1. Julia Goerges 2. Michael Venus 3. Ellen Barry 4. Leanne Baker 127.Which is the first State in India to launch High 5. Sacha Jones Risk Pregnancy (HRP) Portal which helps in early Julia Goerges won the WTA Auckland Open Tennis identification of high-risk pregnant cases, ensures title, in Auckland, New Zealand. Germany’s Julia timely referral of such cases to the civil hospitals Goerges defeated Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki for further management and delivery by specialists? 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the finals of the WTA Auckland 1. Punjab 2. Assam 3. Ker ala Open Tennis. Julia Goerges won the Auckland 4. Goa 5. Haryana singles title. Julia Goerges has won the Auckland Haryana has become the first State in India to singles title for the first time. This was her ninth launch High Risk Pregnancy (HRP) Portal which attempt to win the title. helps in early identification of high -risk pregnant cases, ensures timely referral of such cases to the 130.Which country hosted the Hopman Cup 2018? civil hospitals for further manageme nt and delivery 1. Australia 2. New Zea land 3. Japan by specialists. High Risk Pregnancy Policy has been 4. Portugal 5. Norway implemented across Haryana since November 2017 Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic won the Hopman for identifying 100 per cent name-based high -risk Cup title for Switzerland, in Perth, Australia. Roger pregnancy cases up to grassroots level, and ensuring Federer and Belinda Bencic won the deciding Fast4 their delivery by specialists at civil hospitals. As mixed doubles 4-3 (3), 4 -2 against Germany and morbidity and mortality is quite high in high risk won the Hopman Cup ti tle for Switzerland. This is pregnant cases, HRP initiative will lead to a decline the third Hopman Cup title for Switzerland. Sw in Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR), Infant itzerland had won the Hopman Cup in 2001

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previously. It was won by Roger Federer and 134.Name the former president of Toyota, who died Martina Hingis. recently due to pneumonia? 1. Tatsuro Toyoda 2. Kiichiro Toyoda 131.Name the Football player, who has moved from 3. Ligamen Toyoda 4. Aurora Toyoda Liverpool to Barcelona team f or 160 million Euros 5. Symon Toyoda ($192 million) making this the second most Tatsuro Toyoda, former president of Toyota died expensive transfer in the world soccer history? due to pneumonia at 88 years. Tatsuro Toyoda 1. Francis Marion Bates joined Toyota in 1953. Toyota was founded by 2. Artem Yurievich Sitak Tatsuro Toyoda’s father Kiichiro Toyoda. In 1984 3. Philippe Coutinho he took charge as the president of a new firm 4. Daniel King-Turner venture d by Toyota and General Motors. He was 5. Emily Fanning president of Toyota from 1992 to 1995. Philippe Coutinho has moved from Li verpool to Barcelona team for 160 million Euros ($192 135.Who is the first person to fly in space shuttle million) making this the second most expensive and walk on the moon? transfer in the world soccer history. Team Liverpool 1. Ricki-Lee Coulter 2. Daniel Bedingfield sold Brazilian football player Philippe Coutinho to 3. Aryan Jonnes 4. John Young Team Barcelona for 160 million Euros ($192 5. Jas Reegans million ). World’s most expensive transfer is American astron aut John Young died due to Brazilian football player Neymar’s transfer from complications from pneumonia in Houston, US. Barcelona to Paris Saint Germain team in 2017. John Young flew the first space shuttle mission and walked on the moon. He was 87 years old. He 132.Which Advertising Agency designed the Three - became the first human to fly in space six times. He stroke Khelo India logo? flew the first manned Gemini missio n in 1965. He 1. Ogilvy India 2. Propaganda India became the first person to orbit the Moon alone for 3. Havas Worldwide India 4. Grey India Apollo 10 in 1969. 5. JWT-India Union Minister of State ( I/C)Youth Affairs and 136. Which Indian city hosted the 18th All India Sports Col Rajyavardhan Rathore launched Vibrant Whips’ Conference 2018? Khelo India logo at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 1. Chennai, Tamil Nadu 2. Thrissur, Kerala in New Delhi. Three-stroke Khelo India logo has 3.Udaipur, Rajasthan 4. Mumbai, Maharashtra been designed by Ogil vy India. The logo design has 5. Kolkata, West Bengal been crowd sourced. It bears the colours of the 18th All India Whips’ Conference began in national flag. The inaugural Khelo India School Udaipur, Rajasthan on January 8, 2018. The two - Games under the revamped Khelo India Programme day conference was inaugurated by Union Minister will begin on January 31, 2018. Khelo India School of Parliamentary Affairs and Chemicals & Games is being held in collabora tion with the Fertilizers, Ananth kumar.Among other things, School Games Federation of India and National rolling out of e-Sansad and e -Vidhan in Parliament Sports Federation. This event will serve as an and State Legislatures will also be considered avenue for identification of budding sporting talents during the course of the conference. e -Sansad and e- in specific sports disciplines. Vidhan are Government of India’s projects under Digital India, aimed at making the functioning of 133.To which Profession, Jerry Van Dyke belonged Parliament and State Legislatures to? paperless.Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs is the 1. Actor 2. Teacher 3. Sportsman Nodal Ministry for implementation of e -Sansad and 4. Politician 5. Journalist e-Vidhan projects. These projects would not only Jerry Van Dyke, comedian and actor died at his make the functioning of Parliament and State home in Arkansas, US. Jerry Van Dyke was 86 Legislatures participative, transparent, respon sive, years old. His health was in a bad state after he met productive and more accountable but will also with a car accident two years back. He is a famous promote Government of India’s ‘Go Green’ comedian . He performed at military bases and in initiative. television programs. His first show was “The Dick Van Dyke Show”. 137. What is the initiative launched by BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (one of Delhi’s two electricity

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distribution companies), aimed to maximise rooftop conferences all over India, not restricted only to sola r power use in south and west Delhi? Delhi. 1. Smart City Initiative 2. Solar Panel Initiative 3. Solar Power Initiative 4. Solar City Initiative 140.Whic h State Government has directed all 5. Green City Initiative District Collectors and Superintendents of Police to BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (one of Delhi’s two take action against unauthorised loudspeakers and electricity distribution companies) launc hed “Solar public address systems installed at religious and City Initiative”, aimed to maximise rooftop solar public places? power use in south and west Delhi. Under this 1.Uttar Pradesh 2. Maharashtra initiative, rooftop solar installations will be 3. Kerala 4. Karnata ka 5. Telangana provided at a single point for the entire apartment Uttar Pradesh State Government has directed all complex unlike conventional method of having District Collectors and Superintendents of Police to indi vidual installations. This initiative has been take action against unauthorised loudspeakers and launched in partnership with the United States public address systems installed at religious and Agency for International Development (USAID) public places. The officials have been directed to PACE-D and Indo-German Collaboration (GIZ). conduct a survey for the same and submit a detailed Around 150 residential societies will be targeted in report to State Government on January 10, 2018. the first phase. Dep ending on the response, the Those using loudspeakers without approval should programme will be expanded to other residential obtain permission by January 15, 2018, failing segments across Delhi. From consumers’ which, action will be taken against them under t he perspective, these installation may lead to monthly Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, saving on bills of about Rs 750 for a period of 25 2000. All unauthorised equipments would be years. removed by January 20, 2018 in accordance with direction of the Allahabad High Court. 138.Which city in India launch ed a common card for rides on public buses and the metro and thereby 141. In which country, the 34th Harbin International became the first city to have such common mobility Ice and Snow Festival, world’s largest ice festival card? was celebrated? 1. Mumbai 2. Kolkata 3. Pune 1. Ireland 2. Iceland 3. Finland 4. Chennai 5.Delhi 4. Norway 5.China Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal launched a 34th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, common card for rides on public b uses and the world’s largest ice festival opened on January 5, metro. Delhi is thus the first city in India to have 2018 in Harbin (north-east China). The festival will such common mobility card. This card can be used continue through late February. This year’s at on 200 Delhi transport Corporation (DTC) and 50 highlights are the ice sculptures of castles, historic cluster buses running on different routes as well as landmarks and famous figures, including Moscow’s on metro trains. The common card can also function Red Square, Bangkok’s Temple of the Emerald like a debit card. It will be operational in all DTC Buddha and Beijing’s Temple of Heaven. The ice and cluster buses from April 1, 2018. park is spread across 197 -acre land. More than 10000 workers were engaged in building the ice 139. Which state hosted the Annual Conference of sculptures. In 2017, the ice festival had eighteen DGPs and IGPs at the BSF (Border Security Force) million visitors despite -30 degrees temperature. It Academy? fetched 28.7 billion yuan tourism revenue for 1. Assam 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Bihar Harbin. 4. Jharkhand 5. Odisha Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in the 142. Which country has banned English from being Annual Conference of DGPs and IGPs at the BSF taught in primary schools across the country after its (Border Security Force) Academy in Tekanpur, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that teaching Madhya Pradesh. The DGPs Conference is English will lead to Western cultural invasion? conducted annually. It has participation from top 1. Iraq 2.Iran 3. Saudi Arabia police official s from all over India. They discuss 4. Abu Dhabi 5. Dubai issues related to security matters. This Annual DGP Iran has banned English from be ing taught in Conference is held outside the national capital in primary schools across the country after its line with Prime Minister’s vision to conduct such Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that teaching English will lead to Western cultural invasion.

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Rationale cited for ban on English is that, primary by India with 7.5 per share. Energy, power education lays the groundwork for the Iranian generation, transport and rural infrastructure are cult ure among students. Thus emphasis should be AIIB’s priority areas of investment. laid on teaching Persian language rather than English.The ban applies to Government as well as 145. In which Indian City, the Defence Ministry has non-government schools across Iran. Khamenei has decided to set up a Defence Innovation Centre to stated that ban does not imply opposition to learning assist small industries in manufacturing components a foreign lang uage, but opposition to promotion of a for the defence sector? foreign culture in the country and among children, 1.Coimbatore 2. Chennai 3. Trichy young adults and youths. 4. Bangalore 5.Manglore Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman announced 143. What is the announcement made after the that a Defence Innovation Centre would be set up annual Haj agreement between India and Saudi by CODISSIA in Coimbatore, to assist small Arabia which was signed in Mecca? industries in manufacturing components for the 1. Sending pilgrims through ships defence sector. Coimbat ore District Small Industries 2. Indian muslim women will go to Haj without Association (CODISSIA) is a trade organization ‘Mehram’ (male companion) based in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. CODISSIA will 3. Women without male companion will be receive initial funding of Rs 20 crore from Union exempted from lottery system usually followed to Defence Ministry for setting up the Defence shortlist applicants Innovation Centre. CODISSIA will ident ify small 4. All the above 5. None of these and micro units as well as start -ups, that can Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi announced manufacture components required for defence that, Saudi Arabia has approved India’s plan to production. Decision to set up this Defence ferry Haj pilgrims through sea route to Jeddah. This Innovation Centre has been taken in line with announcement was made after the annual Haj Central Government’s “Make in India” programme. agreement between India and Saudi Arabia was signed in Mecca. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi stated t hat, 146.Which countr y hosted the 75th Golden Globe sending pilgrims through ships would reduce travel Awards ceremony for the calendar year 2017? expenses greatly. Earlier, this practice of ferrying 1. Chicago, US 2. California, US Haj pilgrims was carried out between Mumbai and 3. Los Angeles, US 4. San Francisco, US Jeddah. It ceased in 1995.He also said that, Indian 5. Phoenix, US muslim women will go to Haj without ‘Mehram’ 75th Golden Globe Awards ceremony was held in (m ale companion) for the first time. These women California, US on January 7, 2018. The ceremony will also be exempted from lottery system usually was hosted by talk show host Seth Meyers. These followed to shortlist applicants. awards honoured excellence in film and American Television for the calendar year 2017. 144. Which International Bank is planning to issue About Golden Globe Awards: its first US dollar-denominated bond by June 2018? • Awarded for – Excellence in film and American 1. World Bank television 2. International Monetary Fund • Bestowed by – Hollywood Foreign Press 3. Asian Development Bank Association 4. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank • First Awarded in – 1944 5. Multilateral development bank Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is 148. Who was awarded the first Mufti Mohammad planning to issue its first US dollar -denominated Sayeed Award for Probity in Public Life at General bond by June 2018. Soren Elbech, Treas urer of Zorawar Singh Auditorium in Jammu? AIIB has stated that the minimum size of the 1 .Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba issuance will be one billion dollars. Maturity of Mufti Sayeed these bond will be between three and five years 2. Maharashtra Chief Min ister Devendra Fadnavis depending on investor demand. On account of its 3. New Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal strong capital base and stable outlook, AIIB has 4. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar received three top-notch ratings from the global 5. Assam Chief Minister SarbanandaSonowal credit rating agencies, S&P Global Ratings, Fitch Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was awarded the and Moody’s. China is the largest shareholder in first Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Award for Probity in AIIB holding 26.06 per cent voting shares followed Public Lif e at General Zorawar Singh Auditorium

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in Jammu. The function was organized by Jammu & infrastructure. All railway zones have been directed Kashmir government. N N Vohra, Jammu and to procure these drone cameras.Drone/ Unmanned Kashmir Governor, presided over the function. He Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is a kind of a flying robot presented the 1st Mufti M Sayeed Award for which can be remotely handled through software - Probity in Public Life to Nitish Kuma r. The Mufti control led flight plans embedded in its system. It Mohammad Sayeed Award for Probity in Public works in conjunction with Global Positioning Life award has been instituted by the Jammu and System (GPS).’NETRA’ is an Indian, light -weight, Kashmir government to mark the death anniversary autonomous UAV jointly developed by the Defence of Mufti M Sayeed. Mufti M Sayeed was the Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) founder of PDP (Peoples Democratic Party). He and IdeaForge, a Mumbai -based private firm. was the chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir twice. He died on 7 January 2016. 151. Which company launched the world’s thinnest laptop? 149. Which Bollywood actor has agreed to partner 1. Acer 2. Apple 3. Toshiba with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation 4. HP 5. Dell (BMC) to promote cleanliness in Mumbai as part of Acer has launched new Acer Swift 7 laptop, which the Swachh Survekshan 2018? it claims to be the world’s thinnest laptop. The new 1. Salman Khan 2 .Aksha y Kumar Acer Swift 7 will be available in t he US from 3. Varun Dhawan 4. Amir Khan March 2018. The starting price will be $1,699 (Rs. 5. Amitab Bhachan 107,500). Acer Swift 7 has a thickness of 8.98mm. Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has agreed to It has a 14-inch full-HD touchscreen panel and partner with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corning Gorilla Glass NBT protection. It features Corporation (BMC) to promote cleanliness in Windows 10 operating system. It is powered by Mumbai as part of the Swachh Survekshan 2018. Intel Core i7 processor. It has 8GB of LPDDR3 Union Minister of Housing an d Urban Affairs RAM and 256GB PCIe SSD storage. It also commenced Swachh Survekshan 2018 survey o supports LTE through built -in Nano-SIM slot and January 4, 2018. This survey It is being dubbed as eSIM functionality. It has a backlit keyboard. It the world’s largest cleanliness survey. It will provides fingerprint reader and face detection conclude in March 2018. Under Swachh through Windows Hello. It has 10 hours of battery Survekshan 2018, all 4041 cities and towns in India life on a single charge. will be ra ted and ranked on various parameters of sanitation and cleanliness. This will be the first such 152. Name the Private American aerospace pan-India exercise. Cities will be assessed on manufacturer Company which launched a secretive various parameters including open defecation free US government payload named Zuma. status, mechanism for collection of garbage, 1. Honeywell 2. KinetX 3. Marotta facilities for tra nsportation of garbage, processing 4. SpaceX 5. Spartan of garbage using scientific methods and efforts SpaceX launched a secretive US government made to encourage public participation in Swachh payload named Zuma.Maker of the payload is Bharat Abhiyan campaign. Northrup Grumman. He said that the payload was for US government. He added that it would be 150. Indian Railways has announced that it will start delivered to low-Earth orbit. But nature of the using drone Cameras (UAV/NETRA) for various mission and agency behind it were not revealed. railway activities, especially project monitoring and The payloa d is on its way to low -Earth orbit. maintenance of tracks and other railway SpaceX returned the tall portion of the Falcon 9 infrastructure. This light-weight, autonomous rocket to landing at Cape Canaveral, after launch. UAV/NETRA was jointly developed by? 1.ISRO and a private firm IdeaForge 153. The British Junior Open squash 2018 was held 2.DRDO and a private firm IdeaForge at ? 3.NASA an d a private firm IdeaForge 1. Beijing, China 2. Tokyo, Japan 4.Defence Ministry and a private firm IdeaForge 3. Birmingham, England 4. Bern, Switzerland 5.Indian Railways and a private firm IdeaForge 5. California, US Indian Railways has announced that it will start Neel Joshi lost in the finals of the British Junior using drone Cameras (UAV/NETRA) for various Open squash in U-15 category at Birmingham, railway activities, especially project mo nitoring and England. England’s Sam Todd defeated India’s maintenance of tracks and other railway Neel Joshi 8-11, 16-14, 11 -0, 14-12 in the finals of

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the U-15 category of British J unior Open squash. 1. Andrew Maths 2. Sergilli Billy Sam Todd won the U-15 British Junior Open squash 3. David Koimbra 4. Peter Sutherland title. Another Indian player Tushar Shahani lost to 5. OrhanBilichan Egypt’s Omar El Torkey in the semi -finals of U-17 Peter Sutherland, former World Trade Organization category. (WTO) director general died after brief illness. Peter Sutherland was 71 years old. He was also a 154. Shrivallabh Vyas, who recently passed away long-serving chairman of BP (BP.L), an oil and gas belonged to which of the fol lowing Profession? company. He also se rved as chairman of the 1. Teacher 2. Actor 3. Doctor overseas arm of Goldman Sachs. He was also 4. Singer 5. Dancer Ireland’s European Union commissioner and Actor Shrivallabh Vyas passed away in Jaipur, attorney general in the 1980s. Rajasthan. Shrivallabh Vyas had acted in more than 60 Hindi films. He has also performed in television 158.What are the amendments notified in and theatre. He stopped acting after h e collapsed in Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017? his hotel room in Gujarat in 2008. His popular films 1. It will ease the implementation of the Insolvency are Lagaan, Sarfarosh, Abhay, Aan: Men at Work, and Bankruptcy Code 2016 Shool, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten 2. It will allow companies to issue shares at a Hero and Sankat City. He is survived by his wife discount to its creditors Shobha Vyas and two daughters. 3. It also has the modified provision relating to registered values from undertaking valuation of any 155.Name t he powerlifting world champion who assets in which he has a direct or indirect interest. died due to injuries, at the AIIMS Trauma Centre in 4. All the above New Delhi? 5. 1 & 3 1. Alexandar Kalbon 2. Carlos Garcia Central Government notified the Companies 3. Franklin Leon 4. Ivan Cancel (Amendment) Act, 2017. Certain provisions of this 5.Saksham Yada amendment act will ease the implementation of the Saksham Yadav, powerlifting world champion, died Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.As per due to injuries, at the A IIMS Trauma Centre in New Section 53 of the Companies Act, 20 13 companies Delhi. Saksham Yadav met with a car accident and were prohibited to issue shares at a discount. was admitted in an extremely critical condition at Amendment Act has now allowed companies to the AIIMS Trauma Centre. Saksham Yadav bagged issue shares at a discount to its creditors in instances a gold medal in the 2017 world weightlifting wherein its debt is converted into shares as part of championship. Along with Saksham five o ther men any statutory resolution plan/debt restruct uring including Rohit, a weightlifter, were also injured in under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. For the accident. defaulting companies, payment of managerial remuneration in excess of 11 percent of the net 156. Shashikant Bhagwat was recently passed away. profits will now require approval of all stakeholders Who is he? involved viz. banks, public financial institutions and 1.Sports journalist 2.Investigative Journalist other c reditors. The amendment has also modified 3.Newspaper Reporter 4.Photojournalist provision relating to registered valuer from 5.Foreign Correspondent undertaking valuation of any assets in which he has Shashik ant Bhagwat, senior sports journalist, passed a direct or indirect interest. away due to heart attack in Pune, Maharashtra. Shashikant Bhagwat was 61 years old. He is 159.Central Government has sanctioned the raising survived by his wife, a son and daughter. He of a Territorial Army (TA) battalio n for cleaning worked with ‘Sakal’, a Marathi newspaper, and River Ganga. This battalion will comprise only of retired after several years o f service.He was also the ______? president of the Pune Shramik Patrakar Sangh and 1. Ex-servicemen of the army the Pune Patrakar Prathishthan. 2. Natives of that territory 3. Youths of the Community 157. Name the former World Trade Organization 4. Ministers of the state (WTO) director general who has recently passed 5. Prime Minister & Council of Ministers away? Central Government has sanc tioned the raising of a Territorial Army (TA) battalion for cleaning River Ganga. This battalion will comprise only of ex -

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servicemen of the army. This battalion will be 162.Which country had announced its plans to raised in February 2018 in Allahabad, Uttar extend the ongoing state of emergency for the sixth Pradesh, as a Composite Ecological Task For ce time? (CETF) battalion of Territorial Army (TA). Central 1. Belgium 2. Thailand 3. Somalia Government has allocated Rs 167 crore for this 4. Turkey 5. Thailand battalion. The CETF TA battalion will be headed by Turkish government announced plans to extend the a Colonel-rank officer. It will have eight officers, 20 ongoing state of emergency for the sixth time. State Junior Commissioned Officer (JCOs) and around of emergency was first imposed in July 2016 after a 50 0 other ranks on its roll. It is to be noted that failed coup to overthrow incumbent Turkish Territorial Army is considered as India’s second President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turki sh line of defence after the regular Army. Territorial authorities have extended the emergency to Army functions under Union Defence Ministry. crackdown on individuals connected with the failed coup. Since the attempted coup, over 55000 people 160.Which State Government has imposed a ban on have been arrested and 140000 public sector manufacture , distribution, sale, purchase, display workers have been suspended or sacked. The and advertisement of electronic cigarettes (e - ongoing state of emerg ency is set to expire on cigarettes) across the state? January 19, 2018. The fresh extension will be for 1. Kerala 2. Karnataka 3. Jharkhand another three months. 4. Bihar 5. Gujarat Bihar State Government has imposed a ban on 163.Flipkart-owned payments platform PhonePe manufacture, distribution, sale, purchas e, display announced a strategic tie -up with which leading and advertisement of electronic cigarettes (e - Wallet player to enable over 45 million users to link cigarettes) across the state. E -cigarettes are their exist ing Wallets to the PhonePe app? handheld battery-run devices which are smoked just 1. Ezetap 2. FreeCharge 3. Citrus Pay like a conventional cigarette. However the 4. Citi MasterPass 5. Mobikwik ingredient (in liquid form) may differ. The ban also Flipkart-owned payments platform PhonePe appli es to online sale and purchase of e -cigarettes. It announced a strategic tie -up with leading Wallet is to be noted Bihar has already imposed ban on player FreeCharge to enable over 45 million users manufacture, distribution, trade, sale, purchase, to link their e xisting FreeCharge Wallets to the display and advertisement of all tobacco products PhonePe app. Owing to this tie -up, PhonePe and items containing nicotine and not approved by customers will be able to utilise their FreeCharge the Dru g Controller General of India (DGCI). wallet balance for all online and offline transactions. This will make PhonePe, India’s first 161.Which tribal community of Odisha, was denied open payments platform, through wh ich customers habitate rights inside the Similipal Tiger Reserve can use any and all payment instruments for (STR) in Odisha? executing transactions. PhonePe is currently 1. Bagata 2. Mankidia 3. Didayi accepted at more than 60 thousand online and 4. Koya 5. Matya offline merchants. Mankidia, a tribe of Odisha, was denied habitat rig hts inside the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in 164.Name the Indian state which has topped the Odisha. Mankidia is one among the 13 Particularly Logistics Ease Across Different States (L EADS) Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) in Odisha. They index? were denied habitat rights inside the Similipal Tiger 1. Gujarat 2. Odisha 3. Maharashtra Reserve under the historic Scheduled Tribes and 4. Goa 5. Karnataka Other Tr aditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Gujarat has topped Logistics Ease Across Different Forest Rights) Act, 2006. They were denied habitat States (LEADS) index. Report related to this index because the Odisha Forest Department has stated was released by Union Commerce and Industry that the tribals are likely to be attacked by wild Minister, Suresh Prabhu at the third meet ing of animals, mainly tigers. J. D. Pati, deputy director of Council for Trade Development and Promotion on STR, had objected providing habitat rights to January 8, 2018.LEADS Index is a perception - Makidia stating that, it would hinder free movement based index of mobility of goods and efficiency of of tigers and other animals. logistics chain. It has been jointly developed by Union Commerce and Industry Ministry along with Deloitte. The index is based on various indicators such as infrastructure, safety of cargo, timeliness

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and service quality in the sector. On LEADS Index 167.Which suburban station became t he first rankings, Gujarat is closely followed by Punjab and railway station in India to be operated by an all - Andhra Pradesh. Among Union Territories, Daman woman staff in July 2017? & Diu occupie d topped the index followed by Delhi 1. Fort suburban station, Chennai and Chandigarh. 2. Kadugodi suburban station, Bangalore 3. Matunga suburban station, Mumbai 165.Which Police Station in TamilNadu has been 4. Aluva suburban station, Aluva adjudged as the best police station in India in 5. Anderi suburban station, Mumbai SMART Police Stations initiative of Union Ministry The Matunga suburban station of Mumbai on the of Home Affairs (MHA)? Central Railway (CR) appeared in the Limca Book 1. R.S. Puram Police station, Coi mbatore of Records for comprising all -woman staff. 2. Kattur Police station, Coimbatore Matunga suburban station became the first railway 3. Kalpakkam Police station, Kanchepuram station in India to be operated by an all -woman staff 4. Thiruporur Police station, Kanchepuram in July 2017. The Matunga suburban station is 5. Bhel Police station, Perumbur operated exclusively by women staff from July R.S. Puram Police station in Coimbatore, Tamil 2017. A total of 41 women staff are working at the Nadu has been adjudged as the best police statio n in station. This includes personnel from the RPF, India in SMART Police Stations initiative of Union commercial and operating departments. Station Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).R.S. Puram manager of Matunga suburban station is Mamta Police Station House Officer T. Jothi, received the Kulkarni. award from Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on January 6, 2018 at the all India conference of 168.Who was appointed the Managing Director Director Ge neral/Inspector General of Police held at (MD) and CEO of National Payments Corporation BSF Academy Tekanpur in Madhya Pradesh. of India (NPCI)? Abbreviation SMART in SMART Police stands for 1. Shree Ansol 2. Sabari Mehta S-Sensitive and Strict; M-Modern with mobility; A - 3. Vins Voger 4. Hans Christin Alert and Accountable; R- Reliable and Responsive; 5. Dilip Asbe T- Trained and Techno-savv y. SMART Police Dilip Asbe has been appointed as Managing concept was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Dir ector (MD) and CEO of National Payments Modi at the 49th annual conference of Director Corporation of India (NPCI). NPCI is the umbrella General/Inspector General held in Guwahati in organisation for all retail payment systems in India. November, 2014. Prior to being appointed as MD & CEO, DilipAsbe was CEO-in-charge of NPCI. He was appointed as 166.Who will be awarded the “Legion of Honour” CEO-in- in August 2017.DilipAsbe has been award 2018, at the 42nd Internatio nal Kolkata Book working in NPCI since its inception. He has played Fair? instrumental role in designing, building, 1. Benoit Puga 2. Luc Fons operationalising and managing NPCI’s large -scale 3. Soumitra Chatterjee 4. Anne Biget payment processing platforms like the Bharat 5. Angelique Duchman Interface for Money (BHIM), Unified Payments The French government will present the “Legion of Interface (UPI), Immediate Payment Service Honour” award to actor Soumitra Chatterjee, at the (IMPS) and RuPay network. 42nd International Kolkata Book Fair. “Legion o f Honour” award is considered as the highest order of 169.Who was appointed the new secretary of state merit in France. The award will be presented by for Northern Ireland? French culture minister Francoise Nyssen. Theme 1. Larry Kim 2. Karen Bradley country for the International Kolkata Book Fair 3. Oprah Winfrey 4. Robert Ebert 2018 is France. Also, the Hindi version of the 5. John Paul famous Aste rix comic books will be launched at the Karen Bradley has been appointed as th e new fair. Several countries are expected to participate in secretary of state for Northern Ireland. Karen the International Kolkata Book Fair 2018. This is Bradley replaces James Brokenshire as Northern considered as the largest book fair in the world in Ireland secretary. This appointment was made by terms of participants. Theresa May, UK Prime Minister, as a part of cabinet reshuffle. James Brokenshire stepped down from his role as Northern Ireland secretary due to health reasons.James Brokenshire was appointed

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Northern Ireland secretary in July 2016. Karen Parle Agro has named Allu Arjun, Telegu actor, as Bradley is 47 years old. Earlier she was the culture brand ambassador for its key brand Frooti. Allu secretary.She has been serving as MP for Arjun has been made the brand ambassador of Staffordshire Moorlands since 2010. She became Frooti, as a part of Parle Agro’s expansion strategy. Home Office minister in 2014. A new campaign featuring Allu Arjun will be released in the summer of 2018. It is led by a 170.Who has been made the brand ambassador of region-specific film in south India. It will be Sikkim? conceptualised along with Sagmesiter & Walsh 1. Sharukh Khan 2. AR Rahman (S&W). Sagmesiter & Walsh (S&W) is the creative 3. Kamal Hassan 4. Rajini Kanth partner of Parle Agro. 5. Ajith Kumar AR Rahman has been made the brand ambassador 174.Under Phase-I of BharatNet Project, how many of Sikkim. AR Rahman’s role as br and ambassador gram panchayats have been provided with hi -speed will be conducting campaigns for Sikkim to draw broadband connectivity? tourists and businesses. He will also brand Sikkim 1. 3.5 lakh 2. 3 lakh 3. 2 lakh on international platforms. His appointment as 4. 1 lakh 5. 1.5 lakh brand ambassador was made at the inauguration Central Government has announced that under ceremony of Red Panda Winter Festival at Paljor Phase-I of Bhara tNet Project, one lakh gram Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim. panchayats have been provided with hi -speed broadband connectivity. BharatNet Project, 171.Who is appointed the new Director General of formerly known as National Optical Fibre Network Police (DGP) of Himachal Pradesh? (NOFN) was launched by Central Government in 1. John Mitchell 2. Krishna Kumar October, 2011 with an aim to deploy high -speed 3. Vijayan Richard 4. Charles Mathew optical fibre cables across rural areas of India. Its 5. Sita Ram Mardi ultimate goal is to provide broadband connectivity Sita Ram Mardi has been appointed as the new to all 2.5 Lakh Gram Panchayats in India. With the Director Ge neral of Police (DGP) of Himachal completion of Phase-I, Telecom Secretary Aruna Pradesh.Sita Ram Mardi is an IPS officer of 1986 Sundararajan has stated that Government has batch. He replaces Sanjay Kumar. Sanjay Kumar is already s tarted work on Phase -II, under which, a 1985 batch officer. He took charge as DGP in broadband connectivity will be provided to another 2014. Sita Ram Mardi was already a DGP -rank to 1.5 lakh gram panchayats. Ms. Sundararajan also officer. He has been in charge of Homeguards and stated that Phase-II will be completed by December fire services. He had also worked in the CID and 2018. Original timeline for completion of Phase -II vigilance department. He has also held SP is March 2019. (Superintendent of police) position in Shimla. 175.Name India’s Fastest Supercomputer 172.Who was appointed the new High established at Pune’s IITM, with Petaflops as the Commissioner of India to Botswana? measure of a computer’s processing speed? 1. Andrew Carnegie 2. Babin Sand y 1. Pragya 2. Pratyush 3. Shukruthi 3. Benjamin Ryan 4. John Franklin 4. Supriya 5. Jeeth 5. Rajesh Ranjan Union Minister for Science and Technology, Harsh Rajesh Ranjan was appointed as the next High Vardhan inaugurated ‘Pratyush’, India’s fastest Commissioner of India to Botswana. Rajesh Ranjan ‘multi-petaflops’ supercomputer. Petaflops is a is an Indian Foreign Service Officer (IFS) of 2001 measure of a computer’s processing speed. This batch. Currently, he holds the Director position in High Performance Computing (HPC) facility has the Mi nistry of External Affairs. He has been been established at the Indian Institute of Tropical appointed as the next High Commissioner of India Meteorology (IITM), Pune. It will be used for to Botswana. He will take charge as High improving weather and climate forecasts. It is Commissioner of India to Botswana soon. expected to provide better forecasts in terms of monsoon, tsunamis, earthquakes, cyclones, air 173.Parle Agro has named which Telugu actor as quality, flood and drought conditions. ’Pratyush’ the brand ambassador for its key brand Frooti? will be used in coordination with the Indian 1. Prabhas 2. Pawan Kalyan Metero logical Department (IMD) and other weather 3. Mahesh Babu 4. Chiranjeevi 5. Allu Arjun monitoring institutes. This is India’s second HPC unit. India’s first HPC has been installed at National

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Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting considered as the largest selling dark rum in the (NCMRWF), Noida, to assist weather agencies in world for a long time. Also, it was the biggest providing daily f orecasts. ’Pratyush’ is the fourth Indian Made Foreign Liquor brand for a long time. fastest supercomputer (after Japan, US and UK) in Mohan Meakin Ltd produces Old Monk rum and the world dedicated for weather and climate few other beverages. research. 179. What is the Major Amendme nt made in FDI 176.Who won the Kolkata Open 2018 International Policy? Invitation Snooker Championship at the Hindustan 1. 100% FDI under automatic route Club, in Kolkata? 2. Foreign airlines have been permitted to invest up 1. Aditya Mehta 2. Pankaj Advani to 49% under approval route in Air India 3. Aditya Mehta 4. Geet Sethi 3. Real-estate broking service is made eligible for 5. Manan Chandra 100% FDI under automatic route Aditya Mehta won the Kolkata Open 2018 4. Foreign institution al Investors (FIIs) and Foreign International Invitation Snooker Championship at portfolio investment(FPIs) have been allowed to the Hindustan Club, in Kolkata. India’s Aditya invest in Power Exchanges through primary market Mehta defeated England’s Alfie Burden 5 -4 in the 5. All the above finals of Kolkata Open 2018 International Invitation In a bid to liberalise and simplify the Foreign Direct Snooker Championship. Aditya Mehta has won the Investment (FDI) policy and to provide ease of Kolkata Open title for the third time. Earlier he doing bu siness in India, Union Cabinet has defeated Laxman Rawat 5-2 and Brijesh Damani 5 - approved a number of amendments in the existing 4 in the semi-finals. policy.100% FDI under automatic route has been approved for Single Brand Retail Trading. Till now, 177.Name the cricketer who wa s suspended by only 49% FDI was permitted under automatic route Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for while FDI beyond 49% and up to 100% was to be five months for failing a dope test? brought through Government approval route. 1. Parthiv Patel 2. Yusuf Pathan Foreign airlines have been permitted to invest up to 3. Hardik Pandya 4. Yuvaraj Singh 49% under approval route in Air India.It has been 5. Ravindra Jadeja clarified that real-estate broking service does not Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has amount to real estate business and is thus, eligible suspended cricketer Yusuf Pathan for five months for 100% FDI under automatic route. Foreign for failing a dope test. Yusuf Pathan has received a institutional Investors (FIIs) and Foreign portfolio five-month ban for doping violation. But he is investment(FPIs) have been allowed to invest in allowed to play from 15 January 2018 as the ban Power Exchanges through primary market was backdated to August. Yusuf Pathan has been charged with commission of an An ti -Doping Rule 180. India, with which country held the first bilateral Violation (ADRV) under the BCCI Anti -Doping security dialogue in the field of security and Rules (ADR) Article 2.1. The sample collected counter-terrorism? from him during a domestic T20 competition on 16 1. China 2. South Sudan 3. North Korea March 2017, in New Delhi, contained Terbutaline. 4. Indonesia 5. Singapore Terbutaline is banned both in and out of India and Indonesia held their first bilateral security Competition in the WADA (World Anti -Doping dialogue in NewDelhi. During the dialogue, India Agency) Prohibited List of Substances. and Indonesia agreed on operational cooperation in security and counter-terrorism. Indian side was led 178.Name the chairman of Mohan Meakin Ltd, by National Security Adviser AjitDoval while which makes ‘Old Monk’ rum, who passed away Indonesian side was led by H Wiranto, Indonesia’s due to cardiac arrest, in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh? Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and 1. Anderson Christan 2. Luke Andrew Security Affairs. At the 5th In donesia-India joint 3. Nikhil Mathew 4. Kapil Mohan commission meeting in Jakarta, held in first week of 5. Suresh Richard January 2018 during Union External Affairs Kapil Mohan, chairman of Mohan Meakin Ltd, Minister Sushma Swaraj’s Indonesia visit, both which makes ‘Old Monk’ rum, passed away due to countries had agreed to strengthen strategic cardiac arrest, at his home, in Ghaziabad, Uttar partnerships across various key areas, including Pradesh. Kapil Mohan was 88 years old. The Old defence, security, maritime and economy. Monk rum was launched in 1954. Old Monk was

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181. Supreme Court of India stayed which state’s assumed that if a person did not stand up for the High Court order to put an end to 85% pictorial national anthem, he or she was “less patriotic.” T he warnings on packets of cigarettes and other tobacco committee will make recommendations in context products because they would infringe tobacco of existing Acts and orders relating to the manufacturers’ funda mental right to do business? Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. 1. Karnataka 2. Kerala 3. Odisha 4. Gujarat 5. Maharashtra 183. From financial year 2018 -19, Union Health Supreme Court of India stayed a Karnataka High Ministry will roll out a National Programme for Court order quashing 85% pictorial warnings on Control of Vira l Hepatitis, with a focus on packets of cigarettes and other tobacco products.On ______which primarily affects the liver? December 15, 2017, Kar nataka High Court had 1. Hepatitis A 2. Hepatitis B struck down the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco 3. Hepatitis C 4. Hepatitis D Products (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment 5. Hepatitis E Rules, 2014 which mandated 85% pictorial warning From financial year 2018 -19, Union Health on tobacco products packaging space.A Supreme Ministry will roll out a National Programme for Court bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra Control of Viral Hepatitis, with a focus on Hepatitis and justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud C. Under the programme, an anti -viral treatment for stated that it was “unimpressed” with the Hepatitis C will be provided free at all government submissions of the Tobacco Institute of India (TII) health set-ups. Rs 600 crore for the next three years asserting that the stay would infringe tobacco has been sanctioned for executing this programme. manufacturers’ fundamental right to do In India, about 1.2 crore people are reported to be business.The bench is of the o pinion that health of suffering from Hepatitis C. Union Health Ministry citizens should be accorded highest priority. In is considering to screen vulnerable groups, context of this news, it is to be noted that as per a including drug users and people who underwent report by World Health Organisation (WHO), surgeries/ blood transfusion before 2002, as pictorial warnings prove to be very effective screening protocol at that ti me was not robust. especially in creating awareness among ill iterate Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by the consumers. hepatitis C virus (HCV). It primarily affects the liver. 182. Union Home Ministry has appointed a 12 - member inter-ministerial committee to recommend 184. Which Indian State hosted the 3rd meeting of changes in the existing law of playing of the Council of Trade Development and Promotion national anthem in cinemahalls and public places. 2018? This committee is headed by whom? 1. Maharashtra 2. New Delhi 3. Gujarat 1. Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi 4. Odisha 5. Telangana 2. HarilalJekisundas Kania The 3rd meeting of Council of Trade Development 3. Dipak Misra 4. JastiChelameswar and Promotion was held at Vigyan Bhavan, in New 5. B.R. Sharma Delhi. The 3rd Meeting of Council of Trade Union Home Ministry has appointed a 12 -member Development and Promotion was chaired by Suresh inter-ministerial committee to recommend changes Prabhu, Union Minister for Commerce & Industry. in the existing law of playing of the national anthem Suresh Prabhu unveiled a study named “LEADS - in cinema halls and public places.The committee is Logistics Ease Across Different States”. This is the headed by B.R. Sharma, Additional Secretary in the first ever sub-national logistics performance index. Ministry of Home Affairs. Other members of this He also unveiled a compendium named the “State committee include officers of the Joint Secretary Exports Booklet”. This compendium is on the stat us rank representing Ministries of Home Affairs, of exports from the states in the past 10 years. He Defence, Culture, External Aff airs, Women and expressed the need for a new agricultural exports Child Development, Parliamentary Affairs, Human policy focussed on increasing exports of value - Resource Development, Law and Information and added agricultural products. Broadcasting, Minority Affairs and the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. First 185. Which state government has started to digitise meeting of this committee will be held on Jan uary 10,000 pages every day, in order to preserve 19, 2018 and it will submit its final report within six administrative and historical records of its princely months.This committee has been formed in wake of states? Supreme Courts observation – ‘it could not be

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1. Punjab 2. Haryana 3. Himachal Pradesh 16-digit number. Along with biometrics of the user, 4. Rajasthan 5. Jammu & Kashmir it will furnish limited details like name, address and The Rajasthan government has started to digitise photograph, required for verification to authorised 10,000 pages every day, in order to preserve agencies like mobile companies. Users can generate admin istrative and historical records of Rajputana’s any number of Virtual IDs the y want. The older ID princely states. This has been done in a move to gets automatically cancelled once a new ID is protect old and fragile documents. This includes a developed. UIDAI will accept Virtual ID from 1 dedicated startup policy and various e -governance March, 2018. From 1 June 2018 it will be made measures.The online records will benefit research mandatory for all agencies that perform scholars , administrative departments of state authentication to accept Virtual ID for verification. government, judiciary and general public. Rajasthan Th e virtual ID will be valid for a particular period State Archive consists of 30-40 crore administrative of time, or till the user generates a new one. and historical records of 22 princely states. It has decided to digitise 3-4 crore documents that are 188. Which country will host the upcoming Winter considered to be important. Already around one Olympics 2018? crore documents have been digitised. 1. North Korea 2. Greece 3. Sweden 4. South Korea 5. Norway 186. The central government insisted people not to North Korea has agreed to conduct talks with South use national flag made of plastic, ahead of Republic Korea to reduce military tensions, to send a Day celebrations, but to use flags made of ______delegation to the upcoming Winter Olympics 2018 as per the Flag Code of India, 2002. in Pyeongchang, South Korea. This outcome has 1. Hand Spun Cloth 2. Silk Khadi 3. Cotton come after officials from North and South Korea 4. Paper 5. Degradable Materials met for the first time in more than 2 years in The central government insisted people not to use Panmu njom, North Korea.North Korea has decided national flag made of plastic, ahead of Republic to send a high-level delegation consisting of Day celebrations. An advisory from the Union athletes, cheering squad, art troupe, visitors’ group, Home Ministry has said that , since plastic flags are a Taekwondo demonstration team and press not biodegradable like paper flags, they do not personnel for the 2018 Winter Olympics in decompose for a long time. Keeping in mind the Pyeongchang, South Korea. proper disposal of national flag made of plastic, without affecting its dignity, the advisory has 189.According to the 2018 Global Economics restricted the usage of plastic flags . The advisory Prospect released by the World Bank on January 9, has stated that on important national, cultural and 2018, Indian economy is projected to grow at _____ sports events, only flags made of paper are to be % in next 2 years? used by public as per the Flag Code of India, 2002. 1. 7.9% 2. 7.8% 3. 7.7% These paper flags should not be discarded or thrown 4. 7.6% 5. 7.5% on the ground after the event. They should be According to the 2018 Global Economics Prospect disposed of, in private, without affecting the dignity released by the World Bank on January 9, 2018, of the flag.The government has insisted everyone to Indian economy is projected to grow at 7.3% in comply with the Flag Code of India and The 2018 and 7.5% in next two years. In 2017, India Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. economy is estimated to have grown at 6.7 per cent despite lingering effects of demonetisation and 187. The UIDAI launched ‘Virtual ID’ to red uce teething problems relat ed to implementation of the privacy issues, which an Aadhaar-card holder can Goods and Services Tax (GST). Chinese economy generate from UIDAI website. This Virtual ID will grew at 6.8 per cent in 2017. For 2018, its growth have how many digits? rate is projected at 6.4 per cent. The report outlined 1. 6-digits 2. 9-digits 3. 15-digits that in the next decade, India will register higher 4. 16-digits 5. 20-digits growth rate as compared to other major emerging The UIDAI launched ‘Virtual ID’, which an market economies. Aadhaar-card holder can ge nerate from UIDAI website.Virtual ID has been introduced to reduce 190. Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry privacy issues. This virtual ID that can be generated (GCCI) signed a memorandum of understanding from UIDAI website can be used for purposes like (MoU) with which country for co -operation in SIM verification, instead of sharing the actual 12 - automobile, defence and textiles sectors? digit biometric ID. The Virtual ID will be a random

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1.South Korea 2. Russia 3.Austraia Nawab Sanaullah Zehri, Chief Minister of 4. Canada 5. Switzerland Balochistan, resigned before a no -confidence An official delegation from South Korea and the motion was taken against him i n the provincial Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry assembly. Nawab Sanaullah Zehri’s resignation was (GCCI) signed a memorandum of understanding accepted by Balochistan Governor Mohammad (MoU) for co-operation between South Korea and Khan Achakzai. Nawab Sanaullah Zehri has industries in Gujarat.The MoU focuses on resigned after he was advised to do so by Prime cooperation in automobile, defence and textiles Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, keeping in mind sectors.Through this MoU, Small and medium the no-conf idence motion.It is said that, Shahid enterprises (SMEs) in Gujarat will get an Khaqan Abbasi advised Nawab Sanaullah Zehri to opportunity to form joint ventures with South resign in order to control the political situation in Korean firms in the above stated Balochistan. A political crisis started in Balochistan sectors.Technological help from Korean companies after no-confidence motion was initiated. will en hance the export competitiveness of Gujarat’s textile industry. 194. Who took charge as the 13th Corps Commander of the Indian Army’s Rising Star 191. As per Bloomberg’s Billionaire Tracker, who Corps? made a new record in terms of amount of wealth 1. Lt Gen Ashok Ambre owned by a single person, with net worth of $105.1 2. Lt Gen AS Jamwal Billion? 3. Lt Gen Anil Bhalla 1. Bill Gates 2. Warren Buffett 3. Jeff Bezos 4. Lt Gen Gurpal Singh Sangha 4. Amancio Ortega 5. Mark Zuckerberg 5. Lt Gen Yenduru Venkata Krishna Mohan Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO, made a new record in Lieutenant General Yenduru Venkata Krishna terms of amount of wealth owned by a single Mohan took charge as the 13th Corps Commander person, with net worth of $105.1 Billion, as per of the Rising Star Corps. Lieutenant General Bloomberg’s Billionaire Tracker. Jeff Bezos has Yenduru Venkata Krishna Mohan replaced Lt Gen become the richest pers on of all time. Earlier, this S K Saini as Corps Commander of the Rising Star position was held by Bill Gates, Microsoft founder. Corps (9 corps). Lt. Gen. Y V K Mohan is a soldier Jeff Bezos had been declared as the world’s richest of the 7th Battalion of the 11 th Gorkha Rifles. He person twice earlier also. Jeff Bezos also owns the had commanded an Infantry Brigade in High - Washington Post and Blue Origin, apart from Altitude Area and a Mountain Division along the Amazon.Bill Gates’ current net worth is $91.9 India-China border. He is a graduate of the Defence billion according to Forbes and $93.3 billion as per Service Staff College, Wellington and the Royal Bloomberg. And he has secured second position in College of Defence Studies, London. both of these lists. 195.Who has been appointed the New Chairman of 192. JK Tyre & Industries appointed whom, as the World Business Council for Sustainable president of India Operations? Development (WBCSD)? 1. Larry Ellison 2. Rajiv Prasad 1.Paul Polman 2.Sunny Verghese 3. NaazneenKarmali 4. Shiv Nadar 5. Kumar Birla 3.Stephan Schmidheiny JK Tyre & Industries appointed Rajiv Prasad as 4.Vallathol Narayana Menon president of India Operations. Rajiv Prasad has a 5.Mannathu Padmanabhan vast experience in managing large businesses. His Sunny Verghese, Singapore -based Indian-origin career spans over 30 years. JK Tyre Chairman and business man, has been appointed as the Chairman Managing Dir ector Raghupati Singhania said that of World Business Council for Sustainable the appointment of Rajiv Prasad as President of JK Development (WBCSD). Sunny Verghese is 57 Tyre India operations will enhance growth of the years old. He is the Co -Founder and the CEO of organisation. Olam International Limited. Tenure of Sunny Verghese as chairman of WBCSD is 2 years. He has 193. Nawab Sanaullah Zehri, recently resigned become the first World Business Council for before a no-confidence motion was taken against Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Chairman him in the p rovincial assembly. He belonged to from the agri-sector. He has replaced Paul Polman. which province of Pakistan? 1. Azad Jammu & Kashmir 2. Gilgit -Baltistan 3. Punjab 4. Sindh 5.Balochistan

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196. Which Research Unit of India had launched the Association of India. IOA President Narinder Dhruv New Online Vendor Registration System to make Batra announced the appointment of Harjinder systems and pro cedures digital and transparent? Singh as Chef De Mission for Winter Olympics 1. CSIR-Central Building Research Institute Games 2018. 2. National Informatics Centre 3. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific 198. Who is the first Indian to win an international Research medal in skiing, by winning a bronz e medal in the 4. National Technical Research Organisation Alpine Ejder 3200 Cup? 5. Research Designs & Standards Organisation 1.Kalpana Reva 2.Rihana Jones Research Designs & Standards Organisation 3.JamyangNamgial 4.Ajeet Bajaj (RDSO), Ministry of Railways’ research unit, has 5.Aanchal Thakur launched “New Online Vendor Registration India’s Aanchal Thakur became the first Indian to System”. The New Online Vendor Registration win an international medal in skiing, by winning a System has been launched to make systems and bronze medal in the Alpine Ejder 3200 procedures digital and transparent . This system is Cup.Aanchal Thakur hails from Manali. She won a easy and user-friendly. Vendors need not visit Bronze medal in the slalom race category at Alpine RDSO office for any activity related to his case for Ejder 3200 Cup.The Alpine Ejder 3200 Cup was registration, they can do it online. This system has organised by Federation International de Ski (FIS) been developed after Piyush Goyal, Minister for at the Palandoken Ski Centre, in Erzurum in Railways and Coal performed comprehens ive Turkey. review of the functioning of the RDSO.

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