1). Which State government is planning to supply seeds, fertilizers and pesticides free of cost to small and marginal farmers to keep the production costs minimal and to reduce their losses?
a) Manipur
b) Punjab
c) Haryana
d) Uttar Pradesh
e) Maharashtra
Answer: e)
Explanation: The Maharashtra government is planning to supply seeds, fertilisers and pesticides free of cost to small and marginal farmers to keep the production costs minimal and to reduce their losses. Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrakant Patil gave this information while talking to the reporters Mumbai. He said that the idea is to keep the production cost or input cost minimal so that farmers will not feel the heat when the market rates are down. Patil added that the government is also coming with a Minimum Support Price (MSP) for food grains, which will ensure that farmers will get certain minimum amount for their produce.
2).Recently PM Modi inaugurates new units in Koradi thermal power station. In which place Koradi thermal power station located?
a) Bhopal
b) Raipur
c) Bhuvaneshwar
d) Nagpur
e) Kolkata
Answer: d)
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated various units of the thermal power plants at Koradi, Chandrapur and Parli of Maharashtra to the nation. The total capacity of these plants is 3230 Mega Watts. These include Three super-critical units 660 MW each at Koradi, Two of 500 MW each at Chandrapur, One of 250 MW at Parli. The power station was inaugurated during Modi’s day-long visit to Nagpur.
3). In which State Government the Juvenile Justice Board banned Sale of whiteners, thinners to minors?
a) Maharashtra
b) West Bengal
c) Delhi
d) Uttar Pradesh
e) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: c)
Explanation: Juvenile Justice Board ordered the Delhi government to issue a notification to ban the sale of whiteners, thinners and vulcanised solutions to children below the age of 18 years to check drug abuse. The board further asked the government to assign one de-addiction centre per district, observing that the existing centres in the national capital region are overcrowded.
4). Which of the following is launched by Union Government for efficient service delivery and widening the reach of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) benefits?
a) Aadhaar Seeding Application
b) Pan card Seeding Application
c) Bank Authority Id Seeding Application
d) Banking Services Improvision
e) Fund Clearance Application
Answer: a)
Explanation: Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment launched Aadhaar Seeding Application. The Application aims efficient service delivery and widening the reach of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) benefits. The Application was launched at the 217th special meeting of the Central Board of Employees Provident Fund (CBEPF/EPFO) in New Delhi.
5). Who was awarded as FICCI's gender parity award?
a) Ashu Suyash
b) Ajay Tyagi
c) Guenter Butschek
d) Mahavir Singh Phogat
e) Vittorio Colao
Answer: d)
Explanation: Mahavir Singh Phogat, father of wrestler Geeta Phogat was awarded FICCI's gender parity award for his contribution in harnessing his daughters' talent. Founder of Apollo Hospitals Prathap C Reddy was also awarded the honour. The event also witnessed the launch of the country's first gender parity index by FICCI's Ladies Organisation, to gauge women contribution in the corporate sector.
6). Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has recommended the safety measures concerning safety of women commuters availing of cab services. And it has launched a hashtag where any woman or child facing harassment/ violence can directly report. What is the Name of it?
a) #HelpFrWCD
b) #HelpMeUID
c) #HopeMeWCD
d) #HelpMeWCD
e) #HelpSheWCD
Answer: d)
Explanation: The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has recommended the safety measures concerning safety of women commuters availing of cab services. These measures have been recommended by the Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, WCD Minister, to the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Shipping (MoRTH). The Union WCD Minister has launched a hashtag, #HelpMeWCD, where any woman or child facing harassment/ violence can directly report their cases by tweeting.
7). With which department the Development Commissioner (Handlooms) made MoU to help Scheduled Caste weavers and their families by promoting the production and marketing of high value?
a) National Scheduled Castes Metro cities and Development Corporation
b) National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation
c) State Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation
d) National Scheduled Castes Transport and Development Corporation
e) National Ordinance Committee, Finance and Development Corporation
Answer: b)
Explanation: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) and the Development Commissioner (Handlooms) in New Delhi. The MoU was signed between the NSFDC under the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and Development and Commissioner (Handlooms) under the Union Ministry of Textiles.The objective of this MoU is to help Scheduled Caste weavers and their families by promoting the production and marketing of high value, quality handlooms products at Block level Cluster in various States like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Odisha.
8). Which country successfully tests new nuclear gravity bomb?
a) China
b) Japan
c) Russia
e) North Korea
Answer: d)
Explanation: The US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has announced that it along with the US Air Force successfully field-tested a modernised gravity nuclear bomb B61-12 on March 14 at the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada. The test was intended to evaluate the weapon's "non-nuclear functions" and the aircraft's capability to deliver the weapon, NNSA said.
9). Union Commerce Ministry invited Japanese companies to explore investment opportunities in India. The Seminar is organised by Whom?
a) Japan Internal Trade Organisation
b) Japan External Trade Organisation
c) Japanese Trade Organisation
d) Japan Small Scale Industries Trade Organisation
e) Japan Commercial Trade Organisation
Answer: b)
Explanation: : Union Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman invited Japanese companies to explore investment opportunities in India and highlighted the Centre's various reform initiatives to boost infrastructure landscape in the country. The Commerce and Industry Ministry said in a statement that Nirmala Sitharaman addressed a gathering at the India Investment Seminar organised by Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) in Tokyo about investment opportunities available in India. She also spoke on the various reform initiatives like National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) for enhancing infrastructure financing, Digital India programme to connect 250,000 villages with optical fiber and Jan Dhan scheme.
10). Who was appointed as Whole Time Member of IBBI?
a) M. S. Sahoo
b) Mukulita Vijayawargiya
c) Vijayawargiya Rahul
d) Karthik Vijayawargiya
e) Sahoo Murthy
Answer: b)
Explanation: Mukulita Vijayawargiya took charge as Whole Time Member of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) in New Delhi. Vijayawargiya will look after Administrative Law Wing of IBBI. She will also look after Information Technology, Limited Insolvency Examination, National Insolvency Examination, Finance and Accounts and Communication.
11). Mark Wainberg who Recently passed away was related with which field?
a) Literature
b) Film
c) Medicine
d) Scientist
e) Economist
Answer: c)
Explanation: : Renowned Canadian AIDS researcher and social activist Dr Mark Wainberg passed away in Florida, USA. He was 71. Wainberg is believed to have drowned while on holiday with his family in Miami. Mark A. Wainberg was a Canadian HIV/AIDS researcher and HIV/AIDS activist. He was the Director of the McGill University AIDS Centre at the Montreal Jewish General Hospital and Professor of Medicine and of Microbiology at McGill University.
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