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NIACL Assistant Prelims Exam Pattern 2018 Question In February 2020, the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme has completed one year. Where was the scheme launched? फरवरी 2020 मᴂ, प्रधान मंत्री किसान स륍मान ननधध (PM- KISAN) योजना िो एि वर् ष पूरा हो गया है। योजना िहााँ शु셂 िी गई थी? 1) Jaipur / जयपुर 2) Gorakhpur / गोरखपुर 3) Kochi / िो楍ची 4) Gandhinagar / गााँधीनगर 5) Chennai / चेन्नई Answer 2) Gorakhpur Solution: • PM had launched the scheme on 24th Feb'19 at Gorakhpur in UP • Under the Scheme, an amount of 6000 rupees per year is transferred in three equal instalments of 2000 rupees in every four months directly into the bank accounts of the farmers. • As per reports that over 8.46 cr farmers have been benefited by this scheme. • योजना िे तहत, किसानⴂ िे बिℂ खातⴂ मᴂ सीधे हर चार महीने मᴂ 2000 셁पये िी तीन समान किस्तⴂ मᴂ 6000 셁पये प्रनत वर्ष िी राशश हस्तांतररत िी जाती है। Question Who among the following emerged champion in the 34th Cannes Open in France? फ्ांस मᴂ 34वᴂ िान्स ओपन मᴂ नन륍नशिखखत मᴂ से िौन चपℂ पयन बना? 1) Parimarjan Negi / पररमाजषन नेगी 2) Abhijeet Gupta / अशिजीत गुप्ता 3) D Gukesh / डी गुिे श 4) Surya Shekhar Ganguly / सूय ष शेखर गांगुिी 5) Pentala Harikrishna / पᴂतािा हररिृ ष्ण Answer 3) D Gukesh Solution: • India's 13-year old Grandmaster D Gukesh emerged champion in the 34th Cannes Open in France. • Gukesh defeated Harutyun Bargseghyan of the host nation in the final round to end with 7.5 points. • िारत िे 13 वर्ीय ग्रℂडमास्टर डी गुके श फ्ांस मᴂ 34वᴂ िान्स ओपन मᴂ चपℂ पयन बने। • गुिे श ने फाइनि राउं ड मᴂ मेजबान राष्र िे ह셁तुन बरगसेयन िो 7.5 अंिⴂ िे साथ हराया। • पपछिे साि वह दनु नया िे दसू रे सबसे िम उम्र िे ग्रℂडमास्टर बने, स्पष्ट पवजेता उिरने िे शिए 50 चािⴂ मᴂ फ्ᴂ चमैन िो हराया। Question Which state has constituted a five-member committee in February 2020 to study Andhra Pradesh Disha Act, which enables death penalty for rape & reduces the judgement period? किस रा煍य ने आंध्र प्रदेश ददशा अधधननयम िा अध्ययन िरने िे शिए पांच सदस्यीय सशमनत िा गठन किया है, जो बिात्िार िे शिए मत्ृ युदंड िे प्रावधान िे साथ ननणषय अवधध िो िम िरता है? 1) Kerala / िेरि 2) Karanataka / िनाषटि 3) Rajasthan / राजस्थान 4) Maharashtra / महाराष्र 5) Punjab / पंजाब Answer 4) Maharashtra • Maharashtra govt has constituted a five-member committee to study Andhra Pradesh Disha Act, which enables death penalty for rape & reduces the judgement period. • The government is also planning to enact the Disha Act which was implemented in Andhra Pradesh. • The Disha Act seeks to fast-track cases of offences against women and children and award the death penalty in certain cases. • सरिार आंध्र प्रदेश मᴂ िागू किए गए ददशा अधधननयम िो िी िागू िरने िी योजना बना रही है। • ददशा अधधननयम मदहिाओं और ब楍चⴂ िे खखिाफ अपराधⴂ िे मामिⴂ िो तजे ी से रैि िरने और िु छ मामिⴂ मᴂ मत्ृ युदंड देने िा प्रयास िरता है। • National Parks - Chandoli National Park, Gugamal National Park, Nawegaon National Park, Pench National Park, Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli) National Park, Tadoba National Park Question Who has written the book 'With Four Prime Ministers- My PMO Journey’? 1) PK Mishra 2) Nripendra Mishra 3) Tavleen Singh 4) Amarjeet Sinha 5) Jarnail Singh Answer 5) Jarnail Singh Solution: • "With Four Prime Ministers - My PMO Journey", is written by former civil servant Jarnail Singh. • Jarnail Singh is the former Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). • Jarnail Singh served for eight years in the PMO and served with four Prime Ministers - H.D. Deve Gowda, I.K. Gujral, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and Manmohan Singh. • Of the four Prime Ministers - Deve Gowda, Gujral, Vajpayee, and Manmohan Singh, Jarnail Singh spent the maximum duration of six years under Vajpayee. Question What was the theme of International Judicial Conference held in Delhi? 1) 'Judiciary and The Changing World' 2) 'Uniting the World for Children through Enforceable World Law and Effective Global governance' 3) 'If you want Peace and Development, Work for Social Justice' 4) 'Digital Judiciary and World' 5) 'Judiciary and World Peace' Answer 1) 'Judiciary and The Changing World' Solution: • The International Judicial Conference was held in New Delhi on 22nd Feb 2020. • Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the International Judicial Conference in New Delhi. • Distinguished Judges of the Supreme Court, as well as various High Courts, Eminent lawyers and delegates from overseas, also took part in the Conference. • The theme of this conference was “Judiciary and The Changing World”. Question Which of the following has been announced as the host venue for the Indian Super League (ISL) season six finale ​by the Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL)? नन륍नशिखखत मᴂ से किसे फु टबॉि स्पोर्टषस डवे िपमᴂट शिशमटेड (FSDL) 饍वारा इंडडयन सुपर िीग (ISL) िे सीजन छह समापन िे मेजबान स्थि िे 셂प मᴂ घोपर्त किया गया है? 1) Goa / गोवा 2) Maharashtra / महाराष्र 3) Punjab / पंजाब 4) Karnataka / िनाषटि 5) Jharkhand / झारखंड Answer 1) Goa Solution: • Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) announced Goa as the host venue for the Indian Super League (ISL) season six finale. • The title clash will be played at the Nehru Stadium, Margao, on March 14. • Football Sports Development Ltd is an Indian company established to operate the ISL and the company is run as a subsidiary to IMG–Reliance. • National Park - Bhagwan Mahavir (Mollem) National Park • फु टबॉि स्पोर्टषस डवे िपमᴂट शिशमटेड एि िारतीय िंपनी है जो ISL िो संचाशित िरने िे शिए स्थापपत िी गई है और यह िंपनी IMG-ररिायंस िी सहायि िं पनी िे 셂प मᴂ चिाई जाती है। Question In February 2020, NTPC signed an ‘implementation support agreement’ with Rajasthan Solarpark Development Company (RSDCL) to develop a 925-megawatt (MW) Nokh solar park in which district? फरवरी 2020 मᴂ, NTPC ने राजस्थान िे सोिर-मेगावॉट (MW) नोख सोिर पािष िो िहााँ पविशसतिरने िे शिए राजस्थान सोिरपािष डवे िपमᴂट िं पनी (RSDCL) िे साथ एि 'िायाषन्वयन सहायता समझौते' पर हस्ताक्षर किए? 1) Ajmer / अजमेर 2) Nagaur / नागौर 3) Sawai Madhopur / सवाई माधोपुर 4) Jaisalmer / जैसिमेर 5) Bikaner / बीिानेर Answer 4) Jaisalmer • NTPC signed an ‘implementation support agreement’ with Rajasthan Solarpark Development Company (RSDCL) to develop a 925-megawatt (MW) Nokh solar park in the state’s Jaisalmer district. • NTPC is expected to invest more than Rs 3,500 crore in building the project. • NTPC ने राजस्थान िे जैसलमेर जजिे मᴂ 925 मेगावॉट (MW) नोख सौर पािष पविशसत िरने िे शिए राजस्थान सोिरपािष डवे िपमᴂट िं पनी (RSDCL) िे साथ एि 'िायाषन्वयन मथषनस समझौते' पर हस्ताक्षर किए। • NTPC िो पररयोजना िे ननमाषण मᴂ 3,500 िरोड़ 셁पये से अधधि िे ननवेश िी उ륍मीद है। • National Parks - Mukundra Hills (Darrah) National Park, Desert National Park, Ranthambhore National Park, Sariska National Park Question The Indian Railways freight charges may get slashed by up to 50 per cent with the completion of the ________ dedicated freight corridor/corridors by December 2021. ददसंबर 2021 ति ________ समपपषत फ्ेट िॉररडोर िे पूरा होने िे साथ िारतीय रेिवे िे माि िाड़ा शु쥍ि 50 प्रनतशत ति िम हो सिता है। 1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5 Answer 2) 2 Solution: • The Indian Railways freight charges may get slashed by up to 50 per cent with the completion of the two dedicated freight corridors by Dec 2021. • The government is working on a 3300 km long network of two dedicated freight corridors in the country which will be exclusively used to ply goods trains. • ददसंबर 2021 ति दो समपपतष फ्े ट िॉररडोर िे पूरा होने िे साथ िारतीय रेिवे िे माि िाड़ा शु쥍ि 50 प्रनतशत ति िम हो सिता है। • सरिार देश मᴂ दो समपपतष फ्े ट िॉररडोर िे 3300 किमी िंबे नेटविष पर िाम िर रही है, जजसिा उपयोग पवशेर् 셂प से माि गाडड़यⴂ िो चिाने िे शिए किया जाएगा। Question Which of the following stadiums has become the world’s biggest Cricket stadium after surpassing Melbourne Cricket Ground? मेिबन ष कििे ट ग्राउंड िी जगह नन륍नशिखखत मᴂ से िौन सा स्टेडडयम पवश्व िा सबसे बड़ा कििेट स्टेडडयम बन गया है? 1) Barabati Stadium / बाराबती स्टेडडयम 2) Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium / राजीव गांधी अंतराषष्रीय कििेट स्टेडडयम 3) Motera Stadium / मोटेरा स्टेडडयम 4) Wankhede Stadium / वानखेड़े स्टेडडयम 5) Greenfield International Stadium / ग्रीनफी쥍ड इंटरनेशनि स्टेडडयम Answer 3) Motera Stadium Solution: • Motera Stadium became the world’s biggest Cricket stadium after surpassing Melbourne Cricket Ground as the stadium with the biggest crowd holding capacity. • Motera stadium has the seating capacity of 1,10,000, more than double of its previous capacity of 54,000. • Motera stadium is also called as the Sardar Patel Stadium.
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