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1._________ recently issued orders for withdrawing Economically Backward Persons in General Caste Category (EBPG) reservation.
A. Punjab
B. UP
C. Haryana
D. Kerala
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Haryana
Explanation: The decision would have impact on six castes (Jats, Jat Sikhs, Muslim Jats, Tyagis, Rors & Bishnois), besides EBPG.
2.Who became the first South Asian American woman to preside over the US House of Representatives?
A. Manjula Khattar
B. Heena Mathur
C. Sakshi Malhotra
D. Pramila Jayapal
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – D. Pramila Jayapal
Explanation: It is worth noting that the 116th Congress broke records with women and lawmakers crossing racial and religious barriers.
3. _____ carried out its first-ever launch of a satellite from a sea-based mobile platform.
A. India
B. China
C. Russia
D. US
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. China
Explanation: The event took place in the Yellow Sea using a Long March 11 rocket. The latitude of the launch position in the Yellow Sea is reported to have been 34.9° north & 121.19° east.
4._______ is the most traffic congested city in the world, according to the ‘Traffic Index-2018’.
A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Gurugram
D. Pune
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Mumbai
Explanation: ‘Traffic Index-2018’ has been compiled by leading independent location technology specialist TomTom.
5.The Nipah virus, sometimes seen in the news, was first recognised in _____ during an outbreak among pig farmers in Malaysia.
A. 1997
B. 1999
C. 2009
D. 2011
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. 1999
Explanation: Nipah is a zoonotic virus which means it is transmitted from animals such as bats or pigs to humans. It is a rare and often deadly disease.
6.The headquarters of FIFA is located in which among the following countries?
A. US
B. Spain
C. Denmark
D. Switzerland
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – D. Switzerland
Explanation: FIFA is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. It organizes major international football tournaments, & the most famous one is the FIFA World Cup.
7. Culture Minister Prahalad Singh Patel inaugurated the exhibition titled Unknown Masterpieces of Himachal Folk Art at National Museum in ________.
A. Shimla
B. Pune
C. New Delhi
D. Kochi
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. New Delhi
Explanation: The Exhibition has been jointly organised by the National Museum and Home of Folk Art. It will remain open for public till 31st of next month.
8. Singer Rihanna has been named as the “World’s Richest Female Musician” by the Forbes magazine with an estimated fortune of _______.
A. $600 million
B. $200 million
C. $800 million
D. $1200 million
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – A. $600 million
Explanation: A bulk of her fortune comes from her new partnership with LVMH, that’s run by Bernard Arnault.
9.GDP growth has been revised downwards to ____ from the earlier projection of 7.2% by RBI’s MPC.
A. 6.2%
B. 6.5%
C. 6.8%
D. 7.0%
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – D. 7.0%
Explanation: Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is a 6 member committee. Its basic objective is to maintain price stability while accelerating the growth rate of the economy.
10. Indian Air Force has signed Rs 300-crore deal with ________ to buy as many as 100 SPICE bombs.
A. Israel
B. France
C. US
D. South Korea
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Israel
Explanation: The SPICE bombs are an advanced version of SPICE-2000 bombs. These were used by the IAF during the air strikes in Balakot on February 26. It is worth noting that SPICE bomb, which stands for Smart, Precise Impact, Cost-Effective.
11.________ will have to submit their social media details under new rules by the State Department.
A. Indian Visas
B. French Visas
C. US Visas
D. Spanish Visas
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. US Visas
Explanation: Authorities estimated that the proposal would affect 14.7 million people annually. Anyone who lies about their social media use could face serious immigration consequences.
12. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would waive the fee currently imposed on banks for availing of its NEFT & ____ payment servers.
A. RTGS
B. PoS
C. Payroll Services
D. E-Statements
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – A. RTGS
Explanation: With this, Modi government’s Digital India drive has definitely got a boost. RTGS is meant for large-value instantaneous fund transfers. While, NEFT is a nation-wide payments system.
13.________ and Nasdaq president Adena Friedman have been chosen for the prestigious Global Leadership Awards 2019 by business advocacy group USIBC.
A. Vinod Rai
B. Teerath Bajwa
C. N Gopalaswami
D. Sunil Bansal
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. N Gopalaswami
Explanation: It is worth noting that the BCCI elections under the new constitution will take place on October 22.
14. ______ has launched a Fiscal Performance Index (FPI) to assess state and central budgets.
A. NITI Aayog
B. CII
C. FICCI
D. RBI
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – A. NITI Aayog
Explanation: CII has used this index to analyse state and central budgets (from 2004-05 to 2016-17). It is worth noting that a single criterion like ‘fiscal deficit to GDP ratio’ doesn’t tell us anything about the quality of the budget.
15.India Inc’s business confidence has dropped ____ in Q4 of the financial year (FY) 2018-19, according to a survey by the National Council of Applied Economic Research.
A. 4.6%
B. 6.1%
C. 7.8%
D. 9.1%
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – D. 9.1%
Explanation: Business Confidence Index (BCI) is an indicator of business sentiments across the Indian industry segments. It fell across all sectors on a q-o-q basis.