1).Which State/Union Territory observed De Jure Transfer Day with pomp and gaiety on August 16th every year?
a) Chhattisgarh
b) Damn and Diu
c) Lakshadweep
e) Puducherry
Answer: e)
Explanation: Puducherry today observed De Jure Transfer Day with pomp and gaiety. It was on this day in 1962 French colonies of Puducherry, Karaikal, Yanam and Mahe were formally acceded to the Indian Union.
2).Which state become second to ratify the Constitution Amendment Bill on Goods and Services Tax (GST)
a) Andhra Pradesh
c) Tamil Nadu
Answer: e)
Explanation: Bihar State Legislature ratified the Constitution Amendment Bill on Goods and Services Tax (GST) in a special one-day session. With this, it has become the first non-BharatiyaJanata Party ruled state to ratify the GST.
3).Name the state whose government will bring in a digital revolution by connecting all its 28,000 gram panchayats in 36 districts by 2017-18 to open the world to rural area.
a) Maharashtra
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
e) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: a)
Explanation: The Maharashtra government will bring in a digital revolution by connecting all its 28,000 gram panchayats in 36 districts by 2017-18 to open the world to rural Maharashtra. CM Devendra Fadnavis has taken up the uphill task (it's a difficult thing to do) with a strict timeline to give a boost to core sectors like primary and secondary education, health and agriculture.
4).On the occasion of the 70th Independence Day, which state launched the country's first comprehensive 'Crime Criminal Tracking Network System' (CCTNS) through 42 cyber labs?
a) Maharashtra
d) Telangana
e) Chennai
Answer: a)
Explanation: On the occasion of the 70th Independence Day, Maharashtra launched the country's first comprehensive 'Crime Criminal Tracking Network System' (CCTNS) through 42 cyber labs. While launching the CCTNS, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that the whole of Mumbai would be under closed-circuit television monitoring by October.
5).Which state has been given the opportunity to host the BRICS summit in mid-October because of its high hospitality standards?
a) Maharashtra
b) Tripura
e) New Delhi
Answer: c)
Explanation: The BRICS summit will be held in Goa in mid-October. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was in Goa last week to review preparations for the meet, which is expected to be attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
6).Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announced a ____ crore rupees special development package for Anantapur district for a plethora of steps that include drought-proofing.
Answer: a)
Explanation: Independence Day celebrations were taken to Rayalaseema region for the second time in three years after the bifurcation (the division of something into two branches or parts) of Andhra Pradesh. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday announced a Rs. 6,554-crore special development package for Anantapur district for a plethora of steps that include drought-proofing.
7).India has provided One million US Dollars grant to Zimbabwe in the wake of El Nino induced drought disaster. Who is the Indian ambassador to Zimbabwe?
a) Shri Surjit Singh Majithia
b) R Masakui
c) Gautam H Bambawale
d) Arun Kumar Singh
e) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Answer: b)
Explanation: India has provided One million US Dollars grant to Zimbabwe in the wake of El Nino induced drought disaster. In a press release, External Affairs Ministry said, last week, Indian Ambassador to Zimbabwe, R Masakui, handed over the assistance to Zimbabwe.
8).RBI has questioned the decision of a 21-bank consortium led by which of the following Bank to extend a staggering Rs 5,262-crore loan to Kolkata-based rice trading firm REI Agro which was found to be involved in fraudulent activities?
Answer: d)
Explanation: RBI has questioned the decision of a 21-bank consortium led by UCO Bank to extend a staggering Rs 5,262-crore loan to Kolkata-based rice trading firm REI Agro which was found to be involved in fraudulent activities.
9).Kotak Mahindra Bank has introduced mobile banking app that can be used both online and offline. With the Kotak Bharat app, You can transfer up to Rs _____ a day in one transaction from their savings, current accounts or even credit cards?
Answer: c)
Explanation: Kotak Mahindra Bank has introduced mobile banking app that can be used both online and offline. With the Kotak Bharat app, You can transfer up to Rs 2500 a day in one transaction from their savings, current accounts or even credit cards.
10).Maharashtra govt picks which among the following companies to convert Nagpur into smart city?
a) Mphasis
b) Mindtree
c) Hexaware Technologies
d) Larsen & Toubro Infotech
e) None of these
Answer: d)
Explanation: Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has received a letter of intent appointing it as the implementation partner to convert Nagpur, the Orange City, into the country’s first large-scale integrated smart city.
11).Name the CLRI scientist who bags A P J Abdul Kalam award.
a) P Shanmugam
b) R Ramanujam
c) V Sadasivam
d) M Maheswara Sharma
e) None of these
Answer: a)
Explanation: Central Leather Research Institute's Principal Scientist P Shanmugam has bagged the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Award for meritorious services in the Higher Education Department of Tamil Nadu.
12).Anita Wlodarczyk underlined her absolute dominance of the women's hammer by throwing a world record 82.29 metres to win the Rio Olympic gold by an incredible 554 centimetres. She belongs to which country?
a) Denmark
e) Netherlands
Answer: c)
Explanation: Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk underlined her absolute dominance of the women's hammer by throwing a world record 82.29 metres to win the Rio Olympic gold by an incredible 554 centimetres. The only woman to have thrown the hammer further than 80 metres.
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