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NEWS ANALYSIS 1ST– 7TH APRIL 2017 1. HP CM VIRBHADRA SINGH LAUNCHED LED LIGHTS, ENERGY SAVING FANS DISTRIBUTION SCHEMESS: The CM of Himachal Pradesh Virbhadra Singh officially launched the LED Lights, Energy Saving Fans Distribution scheme. As the part of the scheme, LED tube lights and energy-efficient fans are distributed to promote energy saving.The distribution of LED tube lights and energy saving fans is carried out under Unnat Jeevan by Affordable LEDs and Appliances for All scheme. 2. CENTRE TO BUILD 1 CR HOUSES UNDER PMAY-G BY 2019: In a written reply to question raised in Lok Sabha, Ram Kripal Yadav – Minister of State for Rural Development mentioned that Central Govt. has approved the construction of 1 cr houses under Pradhan Mantri Awaas YojanaGrameen with the financial outlay of Rs 81,975 cr during the period of 2016-17 to 2018-19.This decision is a part of Govt. efforts to achieve 'Housing For All by 2022' mission set by PM Modi.This approval to build 1 cr houses under PMAY-G by 2019 constitutes the first phase of action plan. 3. IIT MADRAS SIGNS MOU WITH INDIAN ARMY TO ENHANCE CRITICAL TECHNOLOGICAL AREAS: The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Army to address the technological gap in the armed forces.The MoU was signed between IITM Director Bhaskar Ramamurthi and Deputy Chief of Army Staff (P&S) Lt. Gen. Subrata Saha.The MoU provides a platform to institutions like IITs to closely work with the army officials to identify the critical gap in technological areas in army so as to enhance them.As per the MoU, Indian Army will sponsor 4 officers for doctoral programmes as well as 15 officers for 5-day Technology Development Programme on a biannual basis.' 4. INDIA PRIDE AWARD' – INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT WON BY AAI AND BEST PERFORMANCE WON BY NTPC: Airports Authority of India was awarded with Dainik Bhaskar's India Pride Awards 2016 -17 for “Excellence in Infrastructure Development” in the category of Public Sector Undertaking. In addition to that, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited also won the India Pride Awards 2016 -17 for “Excellence in Performance in the Power Sector” in the category of Public Sector Undertaking.Both the awards were presented by Union Minister of Communications (I/C) Manoj Sinha in New Delhi in the presence of Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways. 5. INDIA SIGNS FIRST LOAN AGREEMENT WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK: The Loan Agreement for New Development Bank financing of US$ 350 Million for Development and Upgradation of Major District Roads Project in Madhya Pradesh was signed between Government of India and the New Development Bank.This is the 1st Loan Agreement for NDB assisted project in India. The objective of the Project is upgradation of major district roads in Madhya Pradesh to improve connectivity of the interior areas of the state with the national and state highway networks. The project implementation is 5 years. 6. RAIL MINISTER SURESH PRABHU RELEASES BOOK TITLED “INDIAN RAILWAY- THE WEAVING OF ANATIONAL TAPESTRY”: A book on the history of Indian Railways titled “Indian Railway-The weaving of a National Tapestry” was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu.The book has been jointly authored by Shri Bibek Debroy (Member, NITI Aayog), Shri Sanjay Chadha (Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce) & Ms. Vidya Krishnamurthi.The book has been written with the theme Historical Development of Railways in India.It covers the early Indian Railway life from 1830-1947. To make it interesting, the authors have written the book in story telling manner. 7. INDIA BECOMES ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY: India, the world's 3rd-largest oil consumer has now joined International Energy Agency as an associate member. India's entry into this elite energy group was jointly announced by Mr. Fatih Birol, IEA executive director, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan and Minister of State (I/C) for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines, Mr. Piyush Goyal.With India's inclusion, IEA now has 70% of world's energy consumption under its ambit. 8. CHHATTISGARH GOVERNMENT IMPLEMENTS 7TH PAY COMMISSION FOR STATE EMPLOYEES FROM APRIL 2017The state government of Chhattisgarh has announced to implement the 7th Central Pay Commission for the state government employees from April 1, 2017, the beginning of new financial year.The announcement of the 7th pay commission was made by Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Raman Singh.The implementation is expected to benefit 2.5 lakh state government employees with hiked payment.Haryana was the 1st state to implement the 7th Central Pay Commission to give the benefit of hiked pay to its employees with effect from January 1, 2016.The state government also announced to increase the salary of managers of Primary Minor Forest Produce Cooperative Societies by 25%. Thus it would become Rs 12,500 per month from existing Rs. 10,000 per month.Among other things, Prabandhak Kalyan Nidhi was also announced to be set up for them and their families. 9. TURKEY CONCLUDES MILITARY OPERATION “EUPHRATES SHIELD” IN NORTHERN SYRIA: The military operation under the name “Euphrates Shield” undertaken by the Turkish troops in northern Syria about 7 months ago for national security, finally concluded on March 29.The announcement regarding this was made by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's President.The PM of Turkey, Binali Yildirim, has said that, though the operations was completed but in future many more such operations are likely to be undertaken with different names. 10. GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED TWO MOBILE APPS- ECHALLAN AND MPARIVAHAN:The government has launched 2 mobile apps, echallan and mParivahan, that provide access to various services and information, and enable citizens to report any traffic violation or road accident. 'mParivahan' is an empowering app for the citizen which provides access to various services, information and utilities related to the transport sector.'eChallan' is an integrated enforcement solution to manage traffic violations. 11. VANAJA N SARNA APPOINTED NEW CHAIRMAN OF CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE AND CUSTOMS:Senior bureaucrat, Vanaja N. Sarna, has 2
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been appointed as the new Chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Customs.She is taking over Shri Najib Shah upon his superannuation on March 31. Her appointed was confirmed by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi.Prior to this, the 1980 batch officer of IRS (Customs and Central Excise) served Member (Administration) in the CBEC.Before this, Sarna was the Director General of Vigilance and Chief Vigilance Officer of the Department.She has also served as an additional Director General, National Academy of Customs, Excise & Narcotics, in Chennai and Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence, New Delhi. 12. FIRST RECYCLED ROCKET LAUNCHED AND RETRIEVED AFTER SUCCESSFUL MISSION BY SPACEX:Space Exploration Technologies Corporation successfully launched it Falcon 9 from space launch complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida and retrieved it on March 30. The rocket was used to launch SES communications satellite into space.Falcon 9 rocket used a booster that had previously flown cargo to the astronauts living at the International Space Station which makes it as the 1st ever recycled rocket sent by SpaceX. ' 13. RASHTRIYA VAYOSHRI YOJANA' LAUNCHED IN NELLORE, ANDHRA PRADESH:Mr. Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment launched, 1st of its kind “Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana” in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh aimed to make life comfortable for senior citizens of India.The scheme has been launched for providing Physical Aids and Assisted-living Devices to Senior Citizens belonging to Below Poverty Line category who suffer from age related problems viz. hearing impairment, dental problems, low vision etc.This scheme was proposed in Union Budget 2015-16 and is fully funded by Central Government. Money required to run this scheme will be drawn from Senior Citizens' Welfare Fund. 14. GOVT LOWERS INTEREST RATES ON SMALL SAVING SCHEMES LIKE PPF, KVP AND SUKANYA SAMRIDDHI YOJANA BY 0.1% FOR APRILJUNE QUARTER:Finance Ministry has notified the reduction in interest rates on Small Saving Schemes for April-June 2017 quarter by 10 basis points (0.1%) as compared to Jan-Mar 2017 quarter.This move is in line with the Govt.'s practice of recalibrating the rates on quarterly basis, which is being followed since April 2016.While announcing this revision in interest rates, Finance Ministr y added that rates of small saving schemes would be aligned with government bond yields. 15. MYANMAR BECOMES THE 7TH FORMAL MEMBER OF SASEC:South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation program of Asian Development Bank accepts Myanmar as its 7th member in 2017.The SASEC program of ADB was formed in response to the request made by Bhutan, Bangladesh, India and Nepal to assist their economic co-operations.Maldives and Sri Lanka joined the sub-regional group in 2014.The SASEC program was formed in 2001 to enhance project-based partnership and to promote regional prosperity by improving cross-border connectivity between the member countries.The member countries are Bangladesh, Maldives, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Nepal.Headquartered in Manila, Philippines, Asian Development Bank serves as the Secretariat for the SASEC member countries. 16. 82ND ESTABLISHMENT DAY OF RBI, 1ST APRIL 2017: Having commenced operations from 1st April 1935, India's central bank, Reserve Bank of India celebrated 82nd Establishment Day on 1st April 2017.Establishment of RBI was recommended by Hilton Young Commission. RBI functions in accordance with provisions laid out in Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. 17. OPERATION OF KUDANKULAM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT 2ND UNIT STARTED SUCCESSFULLY: 1,000 MW Atomic Power Reactor has begun its 1 year period of warranty operation at Kundankulam Nuclear Power Project in Tamil Nadu. This was the 2nd unit to be successfully launched for commercial operation out of 4 units. The information was announced by the Russian builders.:As per the statement given by staterun nuclear energy corporation ASE Group, the Unit 2 of the KNPP is under the warranty of its general designer and the suppliers of equipment from Russia.Kundankulam Nuclear Power Project is the single largest nuclear power station in India, situated in Kundankulam in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. 18. ANDHRA PRADESH CM SELECTED FOR US INDIA BUSINESS COUNCIL AWARD: N Chandrababu Naidu, CM of Andhra Pradesh has been selected for the US India Business Council award. The award is to be presented at the 2nd Annual West Coast Summit to be held in Menlo Park, California.The award is to be presented under the category, 'Transformative Chief Minister' of India by USIBC. Aruna Sundararajan would also receive 'Transformative Leadership' Award at the Summit. 19. RADHAMOHAN SINGH INAUGURATED INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE: India's 1st International Centre for Foot and Mouth Disease has been inaugurated by Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh at Argul near Bhubaneswar in Odisha.This centre will play a key role in protecting livestock from Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus.Construction of ICFMD started in April 2014. The estimated cost has been Rs. 450 cr. Indian Council of Agricultural Research has funded the establishment cost. 100 acres of land for the centre has been provided by Odisha State Govt. 20. MIZORAM BECOMES 27TH STATE TO JOIN UDAY SCHEME: The Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Government of India and Mizoram under the scheme Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana. The agreement was signed for operational improvement of the State's Power Distribution Department.By this agreement Mizoram would get an overall net benefit of approximately Rs.198 cr by participating in UDAY.This benefit is achieved in the way of cheaper funds, reduction in Aggregate Technical and Commercial and transmission losses and interventions in energy efficiency. 21. 19TH COMMONWEALTH FORESTRY CONFERENCE TO BEGIN IN UTTARAKHAND TODAYl: 19th Commonwealth Forestry Conference 2017 will begin today at Forest Research Institute in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.Dr. K.K. Paul, Uttarakhand Governor will inaugurate the 19th Commonwealth Forestry Conference at the FRI in Dehradun.The 5-day conference is being organized on the theme 'Forests for Prosperity and Posterity'. 3
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22. RAJIV KUMAR CHANDER APPOINTED AS PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO GENEVA UN OFFICES FROM INDIA: Rajiv Kumar Chander, who is from 1983 batch Indian Foreign Service officer has been appointed the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the UN offices in Geneva.Rajiv will succeed Ajit Kumar, who is from 1979 batch Indian Foreign Service at the Geneva office in May, 2017. Prior to this, Chander served as Deputy Permanent Representative in the Geneva office, Chander also served as India's Ambassador to Ukraine. At present he is the Consul General in Vancouver, Canada. 23. NDB INVESTS $1.5 BILLION IN 7 PROJECTS IN 2 YEARS OF OPERATION: The BRICS-backed New Development Bank has invested in seven projects totaling $1.5 billion in about 2 years of its operation. NDB began operations in July 2015. 7 projects have been done so far which aggregate around $1.5 billion. 6 of them are in the renewable energy sector and one in transport financing.The New Development Bank was created with an objective of financing infrastructure and sustainable development projects in BRICS and other emerging economies and developing countries. 24. WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY: APRIL 2,2017: World autism Awareness Day is observed on 2nd April every year by United Nations member countries to raise awareness about autism and problems faced by people suffering from it.World Autism Awareness Day Theme for this year was 'Toward Autonomy and Self-Determination'The National Trust, a statutory body functioning under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, has organised a National Conference on Autism on 3rd April 2017 in New Delhi. Mr. Thaawarchand Gehlot ,Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment, will inaugurate the conference. 25. FIRST BIO-GAS BUS WITH FLAT RE 1 FARE INAUGURATED IN KOLKATA: Phoenix India Research and Development Group in Kolkata have designed a bus that will run on biogas produced from cow dung.The company has tied-up with Ashok Leyland to manufacture the bus. The 1st bus will be flagged off on April 7 and will run between Ultadanga in the First bio-gas bus with flat Re 1 fare inaugurated in Kolkatanorth and Garia in the south in Kolkata. 26. MEGA-CONFERENCE OF WORLD PARLIAMENTARIANS HOSTED BY BANGLADESH: The 136th Mega-Conference of World Parliamentarians has begun in Dhaka. The conference was inaugurated by PM of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina. She will also release a commemorative postage stamp and launch Inter-Parliamentary Union web television.The main focus of this conference was to provide ways and means to end political and economic inequality for upholding democracy and human rights. The mega-conference was organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad.Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi was the keynote speaker during the opening session of the debates.The 137th conference is to be held at St. Petersburg, Russia on 14-18 October 2017. 27. TAX EVASION OVER RS 5 CR IS A NON-BAILABLE OFFENCE UNDER GST REGIME.: The Central government has decided to make tax evasion of over Rs 5 cr under the proposed Goods and Services Tax regime as a non-bailable offence.Earlier, the tax evasion of over Rs 2.5 cr was proposed by the Goods and Services Tax regime.This was mentioned in the Central GST Bill as, “if the offences relating to taxable goods and/or services where the amount of tax evaded exceeds Rs 5 cr, it shall be treated as cognizable and non-bailable”.Cognizable offence. 28. DAWIT ISAAK TO RECEIVE UNESCO/GUILLERMO CANO WORLD PRESS FREEDOM PRIZE, 2017: An imprisoned Eritrean-Swedish journalist, Dawit Isaak has been chosen for the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2017 dedicated to promoting press freedom. Dawit Isaak is a Swedish-Eritrean playwright, journalist and writer.In 2016 it was won by Khadija Ismayilova of Azerbaijan. 29. VIPUL TAKES CHARGE AS NEW CONSUL GENERAL OF DUBAI: Diplomat Vipul, a 1998 batch Indian Foreign Service officer succeeded Anurag Bhushan and took charge as the new Consul General of Dubai.Prior to this, he was working at the office of External Affairs Minister of India, Sushma Swaraj.He had also served at the India's diplomatic missions in Sri Lanka and Egypt to bring peace among two nations. 30. P V SINDHU WON WOMEN'S SINGLES CHAMPION OF INDIA SUPER SERIES TOURNAMENT: Rio Olympics silver medalist P V Sindhu won championship in India Super Series tournament.She defeated the Olympic champion Carolina Marin from Spain. This was her 2nd Super-series title win.The men's championship title was won by Viktor Axelsen from Denmark. He defeated Chou Tien-Chen from Taiwan. 31. GOVERNMENT SETS UP NATIONAL BOARD FOR ELECTRIC MOBILITY: To promote electric mobility and manufacturing of electric/hybrid vehicles and their components, Central Government constituted National Board for Electric Mobility.Its Chairperson is the Secretary of Department of Heavy Industry.Members are Senior Bureaucrats including Secretaries in the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Power and Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. 32. SOUTH ASIA SUBREGIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION FINANCE MINISTERS' MEETING HELD IN NEW DELHI: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Finance Ministers' Meeting held in New Delhii. Mr. Arun Jaitley, Union Finance Minister chaired the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Finance Ministers' Meeting at Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi. Along with Finance Ministers from Bangladesh, India, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, officials from Asian Development Bank were also present.From this meeting, Myanmar has become the 7th nation to join SASEC as a member country. 33. MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER MOHD NAJIB TUN RAZAK'S 5 DAY VISIT TO INDIA: Mohd Najib Tun Razak, the PM of Malaysia was on an official visit to India for 5 days.Seven MoUs that were signed in presence of Malaysian PM Mohd Najib Tun Razak and Indian PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi.Out of the 7 MoUs signed between Malaysia and India, the most significant was the one between Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board and MIGHT Technology Nurturing Sdn. Bhd for implementation of 4th Generation Technology Park in Andhra Pradesh. 34. BERHAMPUR THAKURANI YATRA FESTIVAL BEGINS IN ODISHA: The festival of Goddess Budhi Thakurani called Berhampur Thakurani Yatra begun in southern Odisha.The month long festival will be celebrated by the weaving community, known as Devangiris.The festival was 4
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organized by P Durga Prasad Desibehera, whose family has been conducting the festival for generations. Berhampur is called the Silk city of Odisha. The festival has been celebrated in Berhampur from 1672. 35. INDIAN ARMY CHIEF CONFERRED WITH NEPAL ARMY HONORARY TITLE IN KATHMANDU: General Bipin Rawat, the Chief of Army Staff has visited Nepal and Bangladesh on his first foreign visit.On his visit to Nepal, the Army Chief was presented with Honorary General of the Indian Army Chief conferred with Nepal Army honorary title in KathmanduNepalese Army title by the President of Nepal.When General Rajendra Chettri, Chief of Army Staff of Nepalese Army visited India, he was presented with Honorary General of the Indian Army.The main aim of his visit is to strengthen India's defense cooperation. 36. NEW RS 200 DENOMINATED NOTES PROPOSAL CLEARED BY RBI: India's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India has cleared a proposal to introduce new currency notes of Rs 200.The proposal was cleared during the RBI board meeting held in March. The information was passed by officials from RBI.The process of producing the Rs 200 notes will begin after June, if the central government officially approves the new denomination.The move was made to reduce the cash crunch after demonetization and Rs 200 will be the 2nd new denomination after Rs 2000.As per RBI governor Urjit Patel, 9.2 lakh cr worth new notes were introduced into the economy after demonetization. 37. DGP GEETHA JOHRI: GUJARAT'S FIRST WOMAN POLICE CHIEF: Director General of Police Geetha Johri was appointed as Police Chief (incharge) of Gujarat. By this, Johari has become the 1st woman IPS officer to be appointed as the Police Chief in Gujarat.The minister of state for home Pradeepsinh Jadeja officially announced the appointment of Johri.Johri had replaced PP Pandey, who resigned as the DGP after his appointment was challenged by former Police Julio Riberio in the Supreme Court.Johri was posted as managing director, Gujarat Police Housing Corporation, Gandhinagar before this appointment. 38. INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR MINE AWARENESS AND ASSISTANCE IN MINE ACTION: APRIL 4, 2017: The International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action was celebrated on April 4.The theme of this year was “Needs driven. People Centered”The United Nations Mine Action Service has been serving for past 20 years to save lives, to facilitate deployment of UN missions and the delivery of humanitarian assistance and to protect civilians.The North Atlantic Treaty Organization marked the International Day for Mine Awareness to highlight the deadly threat that mines pose to civilians ' lives and nations' development. 39. GADKARI ANNOUNCES FIRST EXPRESS HIGHWAY PROJECT RS.40000 CR IN NORTHEAST: Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping, has announced the first North East Express Highway project at the closing ceremony of the 'Namami Brahmaputra' festival.This 1300 Km highway project will be implemented with an outlay of Rs 40,000 cr in Assam.The National Highways Authority of India, Assam government and the Inland Waterways of India have signed a tripartite agreement to construct the highway in Assam along the banks of Brahmaputra. 40. INDIA'S IS THE WORLD'S 7TH LARGEST TOURISM ECONOMY IN TERMS OF GDP: WTTC: According to a new report released by World Travel and Tourism Council, India's travel and tourism sector ranks 7th in the world in terms of its total contribution to the country's Gross Domestic Product.WTTC has forecasted 7% growth for the sector in 2017. Visitor exports are expected to grow by 5.4% in 2017. 41. JAPAN OFFICIALLY RECOGNISES BITCOIN AS CURRENCY FROM APRIL 2017: The currency of the Internet, Biticoin and other digital currencies have recognised as a payment method by Japan with effect from its new fiscal year.It was recognised under new banking law of Japan but it is not a legally-recognized currency.Bitcoin exchanges will come under additional regulatory scrutiny. They will be required to comply with strict anti-money laundering and Know Your Customer requirements, along with annual audits. Use of Bitcoin, other virtual currencies not authorised by RBI, says Govt.Financial institution can make Bitcoin exchange after registered with the government with the minimum capital of 10 million yen. 42. PRITHIKA YASHINI FROM TAMIL NADU BECOME INDIA'S FIRST TRANSGENDER POLICE OFFICER: Prithika Yashini's application for the police post was initially rejected and tried hard to become the India's 1st police officer from the transgender community.The Madras high court has directed Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board to appoint a transgender as sub-inspector of police. The 1st bench, comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana, also directed TNUSRB to include trans genders as a “third category” by the next recruitment process is carried out. 43. NATIONAL MARITIME DAY OBSERVED ON APRIL 5 2017: 54th National Maritime Day is celebrated on 5th April since 1964 to mark the day when the 1st voyage of the SS Loyalty, the 1st ship of Scindia Steam Navigation Company towards United Kingdom from Mumbai.The special programme was organised at various ports across India to highlight the importance of maritime trade in the country.The maritime day flag was hoisted at the ports and Port Trust chairman took salute of the Sail Past.
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Who has won the 2017 Ecuador Presidential election? A) Lenin Moreno B) Rafael Correa C) Guillermo Lasso D) Norman Wray 2. Who has been appointed the first woman Director General of Police (DGP) of Gujarat? A) Nikita Sharma B) Nidhi Mathur C) Geeta Johri D) Neha Arusia 3. Who will become the chairman of the newly constituted National Board for Electric Mobility (NBEM)? A) Girish Shankar B) Vikram Kirloskar C) Vinod Dasari D) Pawan Goenka 4. Who has won the 2017 Serbian Presidential election? A) Vuk Jeremic B) Saaa Jankovic C) Tomislav Nikolic D) Aleksandar Vucic 5. Who has been honoured as the Wisden's leading cricketer in the World for 2016? A) Chris Woakes B) Misbah-ul-Haq C) Younis Khan D) Virat Kohli 6. Sai Kiran P has won the NASA 'Moon' prize for proposing an elevator from Earth to the Moon. He belongs to which Indian state? A) Tamil Nadu B) Kerala C) Andhra Pradesh D) Telangana 7. Who has been appointed the new Executive Director (ED) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? A) Nishant Jain B) Swati Tripathi C) Malvika Sinha D) Kalpana Gupta 8. Which state government has started Gunotsav programme to improve elementary education? A) Assam B) Kerala C) Manipur D) Haryana 9. The Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary (DWLS) is located in which state? A) Tripura B) Mizoram C) Assam D) Arunachal Pradesh 10. What is the current reverse repo rate, as per first bi-monthly monetary policy review for 2017-18 of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? A) 6.0% B) 6.25% C) 6.5% D) 5.75% 11. Which state government will start a one-year diploma course on “Hindu Purohityam”? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Madhya Pradesh C) Jharkhand D) Rajasthan
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PM MODI LAYS THE FOUNDATION STONE OF A MULTI-MODAL TERMINAL ON RIVER GANGA AT SAHIBGANJ IN JHARKHAND: PM Narendra Modi is on an official visit to Jharkhand to lays the Foundation Stone of a Multi-Modal Terminal on River Ganga at Sahibganj district in Jharkhand. In a series of tweets, PM Modi mentioned that construction of Sahibganj multi-modal terminal at Sahibganj will create business and job opportunities in Jharkhand and will particularly benefit people in rural areas. PM Modi also laid the foundation stone of one of the longest river bridges on River Ganga that will connect Sahibganj to Katihar district of Bihar. This 5.8 km long 4-lane bridge will be built by National Highways Authority of India at an estimated cost of Rs 2,266 cr. PM Modi also inaugurate the Govindpur-Jamtara-Dumka-Sahebganj Highway, during his visit to Jharkhand. JHARGRAM BLOOMS AS 22ND DISTRICT IN WEST BENGAL: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee declared Jhargram as the 22nd district of Bengal and it has been bifurcated from West Midnapore. Jhargram, a part of the Jangalmahal area, Blooms as 22nd District in West Bengal. Jhargram has a population of more than 11.37 lakh. It has 4 Assembly constituencies such as Jhargram, Nayagram, Gopiballavpur and Binpur. Arjun was appointed as Jhargram district magistrate. The government has decided to set up an archery academy in Jhargram to train and promote state people skills in archery. 3. RBI MONETARY POLICY REVIEW: RBI KEEPS REPO RATE UNCHANGED AT 6.25%, RAISES REVERSE REPO RATE TO 6%: On 6th April, Reserve Bank of India has announced 1st Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement for financial year 2017-18. This is the 3rd straight meeting wherein the Policy Repo Rate has been kept unchanged. The policy rates and reserve ratios are as follows: Repo Rate 6 . 2 5 % Unchanged – since 4th October 2016, Reverse Repo Rate - 6.00% Hiked by 25 basis points. MSF Rate - 6.50% Reduced by 25 basis points. Bank Rate - 6.50% Reduced by 25 basis points. Cash Reserve Ratio 4.00% Unchanged – since 9th February 2013. Statutory Liquidity Ratio - 20.50% effective from 1st January 2017. HEMA MALINI AND S P BALASUBRAMANYAM WIN NTR NATIONAL AWARDS: NTR National Film Award for the year 2012 and 2013 were announced at the Film Development Corporation office in Hyderabad by Andhra Pradesh government. This award was not announced after 2011 because of disturbing situation prevailing due to bifurcation. List of Awardees are: NTR National Film Award 2012: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam(Singer), NTR National Film Award 2013: Hema Malini(Actor). B.N. Reddy National Film Award for the year 2012 – Singeetham Srinivasa Rao(Director), B.N. Reddy National Film award 2013 – Kodanda Remireddy. Raghupathi Venkaiah Film award – Kodi Rama Krishna(Director) Nagireddy and Chakrapani National Film award – Daggupati Suresh (Producer) Raghupathi Venkaiah film award – Vanisree(Actor) MALVIKA SINHA TOOK CHARGE OF NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RBI: Malvika Sinha was Principal a Chief General Manager, Department of Cooperative Banking Supervision in the Reserve Bank of India, has now promoted as Executive Director of RBI. As Executive Director, Ms. Sinha will take over Foreign Exchange Department, Department of Government and Bank Accounts and Internal Debt Management Department. B P Kanungo was Executive Director of the Reserve Bank before being elevated to the post of Deputy Governor. YOKOYAMA REPLACES M TERESA AS DIRECTOR OF INDIA RESIDENT MISSION OF ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK: Kenichi Yokoyama appointed as the new Country Director of India Resident Mission of the Asian Development Bank. Yokoyama replaces M Teresa Kho and now appointed as Deputy Director General of ADB's East Asia Department in Manila. Yokoyama has good working experience with the government of Japan in the fields of agriculture, forestry and fisheries. Yokoyama joined ADB in 1999 and also worked for its operations in South Asia. He contributed to the expansion of relevant program in the sector in India, Bangladesh and Nepal and is considered as one of the most trusted experts in water resources management and project implementation in ADB. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE: APRIL 7 2017: The United Nation proclaimed 6th April as International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. The day also coincide with the 1st modern Olympic Games in International Day of Sport for Development and PeaceAthens in 1896. Its objective is to recognize the power of sport in promoting peace and its ability to inspire. On the occasion of the IDSDP, FIBA's Foundation launched a campaign to raise awareness about the role of sport in social development and peace building. DEENDAYAL RASOI YOJANA LAUNCHED IN 49 DISTRICTS OF MP: Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has launched subsidized meal scheme at Rs.5 in Gwalior. This scheme helps people to get economical nutritious and good quality food under the Deendayal Rasoi Yojana at cheaper rates. The scheme includes 49 districts in 1st phase. Breakfast will be served at Rs 5 and lunch will be served at Rs.8. All these arrangements will be done by Level Coordination and Monitoring Commiittee in which they will monitor all aspects of scheme and at least 2000 people will serve every day. The budget of this scheme is Rs 10 cr and it will be funded by Corporate Sector under Corporate Social Responsibility. 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form, for filing IT returns and application for allotment of Permanent Account Number with effect from July 1. Income-Tax also added that a person who stayed for 182 days or more for current financial year / a person who stayed for 60 days or more in previous financial year are considered as Resident Indians. The People who fall short of the above criteria are considered as NRIs. As per section 139AA and Aadhaar Act, 2016 the Income-tax Act shall not apply to an individual who is not a resident of India. 10. INDIA RANKED 40TH IN WEF'S GLOBAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM RANKING: India has ranked 40th out of 136 countries on Global Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2017 published by World Economic Forum. This marks a commendable jump of 12 spots as compared to previous year's rank. Spain is at 1st place followed by France and Germany. Japan and United Kingdom are at 4th and 5th place. 11. INDIA AND ADB SIGN $175 MILLION LOAN AGREEMENT TO HELP IMPROVE SOLAR TRANSMISSION SYSTEM: The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank has signed a $175 million loan agreement to support construction of high voltage transmission systems. The project will improve the capacity and efficiency of interstate transmission networks, ADB clears $ 300 million loan for upgradation of UP Roads 400 km particularly in transmitting the electricity generated from the new solar parks to the national grid. The loan will be given to the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited. Apart from the mass departure of 2,500 megawatts of power from solar parks in Bhadla, Rajasthan, and 700 MW from Banaskantha, Gujarat, POWERGRID is also including 2 additional subprojects that will increase solar power generation by 4.2 gigawatt and lessen carbon emissions by over 7 million tons every year. The project will enable transmission of surplus solar energy from States with surplus power to power deficit States.
12. INDIA'S GROWTH ACCELERATE TO 7.4% IN 2017-2018: India recorded a growth rate of 7.4% in this fiscal year and it expects to be 7.6% in the next financial year. Despite the effect demonization India's growth grew from 1% to 7.4%. India is the fastest growing economy ahead of China mentioned by the ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK. Over the last few years India has taken a very crucial initiative like GOODS AND SERVICE TAX and FDI regime to improve our business growth in an economy. ADB also expects India's Consumer Price Inflation to 5.2% in FY18 and to 5.4% in FY19.
13. PREM BAHADUR RESMI MAGAR POSTHUMOUSLY CONFERRED KIRTI CHAKRA: Lance Havildar Prem Bahadur Resmi Magar of Gorkha Rifles has been conferred with Kirti Chakra by President Pranab Mukherjee at the defence investiture ceremony in New Delhi. The second highest peacetime gallantry award presented to the late Lance Havildar for his action in Jammu and Kashmir operation on June 16. Other awards includes: 13 Shaurya Chakras (4 posthumous). 45 Distinguished Service medals include 15 Param Vishisht Seva Medals, 28 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals, 2 Uttam Yudh Seva Medals. 14. CENTRE KICKS OFF PROGRAMME ON CYBER PHYSICAL SYSTEMS: The Department of Science and Technology under Union Ministry of Science and Technology has initiated a Cyber Physical Systems programme. This programme has a financial outlay of Rs. 3000 cr, out of which Rs. 100 cr have been earmarked in the current financial year itself. K.R. Murli Mohan is the head of the CPS programme at DST. The initial action in this programme will take place at some of the Indian Institutes of Technology. 15. ISRO AND INDIAN AGRICULTURE MINISTRY TEAM UP TO GEO-TAG AGRICULTURAL ASSETS: The Government is going to geo-tag all the agricultural assets in the country for better land and crop management. Radha Mohan Singh, Union Agriculture Minister is going to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with National Remote Sensing Agency, ISRO, for geo-tagging the agriculture land created under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna in the country. Geo-tagging used to provide us a real time status of agricultural assets, which helps to monitoring, utilizing and also useful in formulating schemes for development in the agricultural sector. 16. NBA LAUNCHES INDIA'S FIRST BASKETBALL SCHOOL IN MUMBAI: US based National Basketball Associationhas launched its first basketball school in Mumbai, India. More schools will be opened in India and around the world in this year. The school was opened as part of a multi-year agreement with India on Track. 17. WORLD HEALTH DAY OBSERVED WITH THEME 'DEPRESSION: LET'S TALK': Every year World Health day is observed on 7th April since 1950 to celebrate the founding day of World Health Organization in 1948. 2017 campaign is based on depression. This year theme of World Health Day was 'Depression: Let's Talk'. Depression is one of the causes of ill health and disability. Nearly 86 million people are affected by depression in South-East Asian countries. One in 4 children in the age group of 13-15 years in India suffers from depression. 18. PRANAB MUKHERJEE INAUGURATES FIRST NIMCARE WORLD HEALTH DAY SUMMIT 2017: President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the first NIMCARE World Health Day Summit 2017 in New Delhi. 'Unite for a Healthy Mind' was chosen as the slogan of the summit. He also launched eCAP & SOL's Telepsychiatry application for the rural and urban population in need of mental health consultation. 19. CENTER DECLARES KERALA DROUGHT-HIT, ANNOUNCES RS. 24000 CR RELIEF TO 8 STATES: The union government declared Kerala as a drought hit state along with 7 other states and announced a drought relief package of Rs 24000 cr to drought affected areas as well. Government has allowed 50 additional working days under The NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GURANTEE SCHEME. 7 states which are included along with Kerala are Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttarkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. 20. MALALA YOUSAFZAI TO BECOME THE YOUNGEST UN MESSENGER OF PEACE: Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize winner from Pakistan, is set to become the United Nations' youngest-ever 'Messenger of Peace'. She has been selected for this honour by United Nations current Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Post designation ceremony, Malala and Antonio Guterres will have a conversation with youth 8
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representatives from different parts of the world on the theme of 'Girls' Education'. 21. RBL BANK OPENS IFSC BANKING UNIT IN GIFT CITY: RBI has allowed PUBLIC and PRIVATE sector banks to open an IFSC banking units at GIFT city to undertake foreign exchange transactions with residents and non-residents Institutions. RBL bank announced the opening of its IFSC banking unit at Gujarat International History of RBL Bank Finance Tec-city called Gift city. Under this system IFSC banking units will give RBL bank access to international financial market and bank will offer a range of products and services to their clients. Through this system RBL will raise foreign currency funds to meet its requirements in IBU and fund offshore subsidiaries of Indian companies. 22. HOME MINISTER RAJNATH SINGH LAUNCHED 'BHARAT KE VEER' WEB PORTAL – CONTRIBUTE TO MARTYR'S FAMILIES: Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister inaugurated the web portal and mobile application named “Bharat ke Veer” to enable the willing donors to contribute towards the family of soldiers who sacrificed his/her life in line on duty. The Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju and cine actor Akshay Kumar would also participate in the function. National Informatics Centre will support technically and powered by State Bank of India. The donors would be alerted if the amount exceeds 15 lakh rupees so they can choose to divert part of the donation to another soldier account or to the “Bharat Ke Veer” corpus. 23. BOXER SHYAM KUMAR WINS GOLD AT THAILAND INTERNATIONAL: India has finished the Thailand International Tournament with 2 medals includes 1 gold medal and 1 bronze medal in Bangkok. Indian boxer K Shyam Kumar won a gold medal for the 2nd time in Thailand International Tournament. Kumar defeated Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov from Uzbekistan in the men's Light Flyweight final. 24. PRANAB MUKHERJEE RELEASES BOOK ON DRAUPADI BY VEERAPPA MOILY: President Pranab Mukherjee has released the book on Draupadi authored by Veerappa Moily in New Delhi. The book titled 'Flaming Tresses of Draupadi was written in both English and Kannada and it is published by Rupa.Pranab Mukherjee. The book gives new perception into the Draupadi's life and traces the life journey of Draupadi from her birth to her marriage with the Pandavas.
25. NATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL HELD IN VISAKHAPATNAM: Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the 3-day National Children's Film Festival at VUDA Children's Arena in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The opening film of the NCFF is “Shanu – The Optimist”, directed by K.N.T. Sastry and produced by CFSI in 2016. This event has been organised by the Children's Film Society India in association with the Government of Andhra Pradesh. 26. WEST BURDWAN DECLARED AS 23RD DISTRICT OF BENGAL: After Jhargram, West Burdwan has declared as 23rd district of West Bengal by West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee as a “Bengali New Year gift to the people.” She also inaugurated a Mishti hub in Burdwan district. The new district was carved out of Bardhaman district. It comprises Bardhaman Paschim, Asansol and Durgapur. 27. UP GOVT TO BUILD MUSIC VILLAGE IN BISMILLAH KHAN'S HONOUR: Uttar Pradesh government led by Yogi Adityanath has given its approval to building a music village named 'Bismillah Khan Sangeet Gram' to honour of legendary Shehnai player Ustad Bismillah Khan. The project is planned to develop at Varanasi, it will be evolved by Padma Shri Soma Ghosh, the adopted daughter of the legendary shehnai player Bismillah Khan's honour. It will have a museum centre, a training-cum-research centre and many other rarities associated with musical 'gharanas.' 28. INDIAN-ORIGIN EDUCATIONIST ASHA KHEMA IN UK NAMED 'ASIAN BUSINESSWOMAN OF THE YEAR': Asha Khemka, an Indian-origin educationist in the United Kingdom has been named the 'Asian Businesswoman of the Year' at the 5th annual Asian Business Awards Midlands, which honours the outstanding achievements of local Asian businesses. The award ceremony was held at Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham, UK. Other awardees at 5th annual Asian Business Awards are: Morningside Pharmaceuticals - Asian Business of the Year Award, Kailash Suri – Managing Director of Reel Cinemas - Entrepreneur of the Year, Nishti Ismail – Founder of Nishti's Choice - Community Champion. 29. LEWIS HAMILTON WINS FORMULA 1 CHINESE GRAND PRIX FOR MERCEDES: Lewis Hamilton has picked title against Sebastian Vettel at the top of the Formula One championship in China. Hamilton claimed his 5th win here in Shanghai after leading every lap in the inclement conditions as Vettel, who took the flag in Australia a fortnight ago. Verstappen finishe his line by 3rd place and Ricciardo settled for 4th place, while Raikkonen led recovering compatriot Bottas in 5th. 30. PM MODI LAUNCHED SPECIAL DIGITAL EXHIBITION MARKING 100 YEARS OF CHAMPARAN SATYAGRAHA: An exhibition titled “Swachhagraha – Bapu Ko Karyanjali – Ek Abhiyan, Ek Pradarshani” inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi at National Archives of India in New Delhi. This exhibition has been organized to mark 100 years of Champaran Satyagraha, which was Mahatma Gandhi's 1st experiment in using non-violence and non-cooperation as methods to protest. M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister for Information & Broadcasting, released the 3 books to mark 100 years of Champaran Satyagraha –'Romain Rolland and Gandhi Correspondence', 'Gandhi in Champaran' and “Mahatma Series (8 volumes)”.
31. BANGLADESH PM SHEIKH HASINA'S FOUR DAY VISIT TO INDIA: PM of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina was on an official visit to India to strengthen bilateral tiesbetween two countries. India and Bangladesh signed 22 agreements for cooperation in various areas viz. cyber security, civil nuclear cooperation, media, defence, judicial sector, peaceful uses of outer space, electronics, transport connectivity and information technology. After comprehensive talks between PM of India and Bangladesh, India announced $4.5 billion line of credit for development projects in Bangladesh.
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38. PARLIAMENT PASSES CONSTITUTION (SC) ORDER (AMENDMENT) BILL 2017: The Parliament has passed the Constitution (Schedule Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill 2017. It was already passed by LokSabha in March 2017. The Bill seeks to amends the constitution (Schedule Castes) order, 1950 and the constitution (Pondicherry) Scheduled Castes Order, 1964. The Bill seeks to modify the list of SCs for the state of Odisha. The castes Sualgiri, Swalgiri will be introduced to the Sabakhia caste in the list of the SCs for the state of Odisha. The name of the Union territory of Pondicherry was modified to Puducherry by the central act in 2006. 39. GOVERNMENT REDUCES NUMBER OF CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEMES TO 28l: The Government has reduced the number of Centrally Sponsored Schemes from 66 to 28 and effective from the financial year 2016-2017. The Govt. of India has rationalized Centrally Sponsored Schemes based on the recommendation of the sub group of chief ministers. The minister has mentioned that 6 Schemes have been categorized as Core of the Core 20 Schemes as Core Schemes and remaining 2 as Optional Schemes. The related Schemes could be merged and implemented as “Umbrella Schemes” to administer the satisfactory component in the line with state specific requirements. 40. G-7 FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING HELD IN LUCCA, ITALY: Foreign Ministers from the G-7 countries gathered for the annual meeting in Lucca, Italy. United States and its allies believed that Syrian Govt. headed by Bashar al-Assad had used chemical weapons to attack a rebelcontrolled town last week in which 87 civilians were killed. G-7 countries have insisted that Russia should stop giving support to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Imposing further sanctions on Russia is also being considered as an option. 41. 100 YEARS OF GANDHI'S SABARMATI ASHRAM CELEBRATED IN LONDON: The 100th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram was celebrated in London to retell Gandhi's story with some interesting visual elements to the Internet generation. Sabarmati Ashram: The Home of Gandhi's Experiments with Truth was screened at Nehru centre. It is written and produced by senior NRI journalist Vijay Rana. The film was about how Gandhi set up this ashram in 1917 on the banks of Sabarmati River. Many revolutionary ideas were evolved in this ashram like economic liberation through spinning wheel and the home spun khadi fight social evils like a boycott of foreign goods, untouchability, non-cooperation, and Salt law. 42. COLSON WHITEHEAD WINS PULITZER PRIZE FOR THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: The prestigious Pulitzer Prizes for achievements in journalism, literature and musical composition were announced on April 10. This is the 101st edition of Pulitzer Prizes. A speculative history 10
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43. NATIONAL HINDI SEVI SAMMAN AWARDS ANNOUNCED: Professors from Japan and USA to be honoured for promoting Hindi. 26 writers including 2 Japanese and American Professors will be honoured with Hindi Sevi Samman by President Pranab Mukherjee for their efforts to promote the language. Gabriela Nik IIieva(USA) and Fujii Takeshi (Japan) will be presented George Grearson award in the foreign Hindi writers category. In the NRI category Padmesh Gupta (London) and Pushpitaavasthi (Netherland) will be presented the award.
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10. Who is the author of the book “Gandhi in Champaran”? A) DG Tendulkar B) Anand Gandhi C) S Ganesan D) Mahadev Desai 11. Which portal has been launched by the Survey of India (SoI) that offers free download of Indian Maps? A) Digital Map Portal B) SoI Portal C) Nakshe Portal D) OSM Portal 12. The first-ever G20 Digital Ministerial Meeting on Digital Economy was held in which country? A) Japan B) India C) Russia D) Germany 13. The Union government will launch “SAMPADA Scheme” for which sector? A) Mining B) Education C) Food processing D) Tourism 14. Who is the newly appointed chairman of Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT)? A) Shiva Kirti Singh B) Bipin Bihari Srivastava C) S B Sinha D) D P Wadhwa 15. Which committee has been constituted by the Union government to monitor the regional air connectivity scheme “UDAN”? A) V L Mathew committee B) Nivya Murthy committee C) R N Choubey committee D) Deepak Sajwan committee 16. Who has been named as the new administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)? A) Kemal Dervis B) Helen Clark C) Segolene Royal D) Achim Steiner 17. The International Day of Human Space Flight is observed on which date? A) April 12 B) April 10 C) April 13 D) April 14 18. Which state government will launch a unique programme “Ammaku Vandaman” in schools to pay tribute to mothers? A) Karnataka B) Andhra Pradesh C) Kerala D) Tamil Nadu 19. The National Safe Motherhood Day (NSMD) is observed on which
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NEWS ANALYSIS 16TH – 23RDAPRIL 2017 1. PARLIAMENT PASSES HIV AND AIDS (PREVENTION AND CONTROL) BILL 2017: Parliament passed Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2017 to ensure equality for HIV positive persons in spheres of education, employment and treatment. The bill prohibits discrimination towards HIV positive persons in areas of education, healthcare treatment, jobs, availing insurance, holding public/private office and residing or renting a property. Affected person's informed consent has to be sought before disclosing his/her HIV status. 2. G20 MINISTERS ISSUE DECLARATION ON 'SHAPING DIGITALISATION FOR AN INTERCONNECTED WORLD': A ministerial conference of G20 ministers in charge of digitalisation was held in Dusseldorf, Germany. This was the 1st such meeting of G20 ministers responsible for digitalisation. They have issued a declaration on 'Shaping Digitalisation for an Interconnected World', which lays out priorities and course of action. The declaration acknowledged that digital economies have the potential to contribute to achieving the goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
3. BHEL AND INDIAN RAILWAYS TIE-UP FOR ROOFTOP SPV SYSTEMS: The agreement of 2 MWp Roof Top SPV Systems to be installed at Diesel loco Modernization Works, Patiala was signed between Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited BHEL & Indian Railways Organisation for Alternate Fuels in the presence of Mr. Amitabh Mathur, Director (IS &P), BHEL and Mr. Ravinder Gupta CAO (IROAF). The contract predicted the Design, supply, installation, testing & commissioning of grid connected roof top solar photo voltaic power plant with all the electrical and associated equipment including civil works and also includes 5 years' operation & maintenance. 4. PIYUSH GOYAL LAUNCHES 'URJA MITRA' MOBILE APP: Power Minister Piyush Goyal has launched the 'Urja Mitra' mobile application and Rural Feeder Monitoring Scheme in New Delhi. Urja Mitra provides a central platform in the form of web portal as well as mobile app for state power distribution utilities to disseminate information on outages to urban and rural consumers through SMSes, emails or push notifications. While Urban Jyoti Abhiyaan app which was launched in June 2016 to monitor service delivery to consumers in towns. 5. PM NARENDRA MODI RELEASED A BOOK 'MATOSHREE' AUTHORED BY SUMITRA MAHAJAN: PM Narendra Modi released a book 'Matoshree' authored by Sumitra Mahajan. The book 'Matoshree' covers the life and times of legendar y Devi Ahilyabai Holker who ruled the Holkar Empire spread over the Malwa region from 1767 to 1795. 6. AUSTRALIAN PM TURNBULL ARRIVES IN NEW DELHI ON 4-DAY VISIT: Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull was on an official visit to India from 9th-12th April. This was Turnbull's 1st visit to India after he assumed office in September 2015. India and Australia inked 6 pacts after comprehensive talks between PM Narendra Modi and visiting Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull in New Delhi. Indian PM Narendra Modi and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull jointly inaugurated TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre through a video conference. Union Minister for Youth Affairs, Vijay Goel and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull launched Sports Partnership in Mumbai with an aim to increase cooperation in sports among India and Australia. 7. GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTES AN INTER-DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY SPECIAL SECRETARY (ECONOMIC AFFAIRS) TO EXAMINE EXISTING FRAMEWORK REGARDING VIRTUAL CURRENCIES: Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs has made an Inter- Disciplinary Committee chaired by Dinesh Sharma, Special Secretary (Economic Affairs) and representatives from Department of Economic Affairs. A committee of government and central bank officials in India is set to propose new regulations related to digital currencies or virtual currencies. It includes representatives from NITI Aayog a government think tank and the SBI the country's largest bank. The committee will take stock of the present status of Vir tual Currencies both in India and globally. It also examines the existing global regulatory and legal structure that governs Virtual Currencies. It also suggests measures for dealing with such Virtual Currencies. 8. DALAI LAMA RELEASES BOOK 'OCEAN AND BLUE MOUNTAINS': The Dalai Lama released a book named – 'Ocean and Blue Mountains' 11
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published by department of Karmik and Adhyatmik Affairs in presence of CM Pema Khandu and other dignitaries. The book title refers to 'Ocean' as His Holiness and 'Blue Mountains' as the people of Arunachal Pradesh, and is a collection of memoirs of the special bond shared between the two. The Dalai Lama also released a book titled – 'Crossing of the Frontiers' describing his exile route from Tibet to India. 9. SALMAN KHAN RELEASES ASHA PAREKH'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY 'THE HIT GIRL': The autobiography of Asha Parekh, The Hit Girl, has been launched by Salman Khan with well known author and journalist Khalid Mohamed who was the co-author of the biography. Salman gave a speech and insisted that today's girls need to learn from these legends. Our generation has lost that quality while they have supported each other. Their generation lived the cleanest life possible; professionally and personally. All of her co-artists Dharmendra, Jitendra, Helen, Waheeda Rehman and many more renowned artistes from Bollywood's glorious era – the 60s and 70s made as special evening. 10. PRADHAN MANTRI MUDRA YOJANA TOPS TARGET FOR 2016-17 LOANS CROSS TARGET OF RS 1.8 LAKH CR: Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana was announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tops target for 2016-17, loans cross target of Rs 1.8 lakh cr the Union Budget for financial year 2016. Loans extended under the PMMY during 2016-17 have crossed the target of Rs 1.8 lakh cr. PM Modi mentioned that there is an urgent need to focus on some 5.75 cr self-employed people who use funds of around Rs 11 lakh cr, and have an average debt of merely Rs 17,000 but they end up employing 12 cr people. 11. AFTER UP'S ANTI ROMEO SQUAD HARAYANA LAUNCHES OPERATION DURGA: Haryana announced the launch of Durga Vahini: police squads that aims to stop harassment of women on public spaces. Strong actions will be taken against “eve-teasers“. The state government had already established women police stations in all the districts to ensure women's safety. The campaign Operation Durga was launched after identifying places where such anti-social elements were indulging in eve teasing, stalking, vulgar comments, and other similar activities. Haryana govt to give free laptops to first 500 meritorious students 12. 33 YEARS OF OPERATION MEGHDOOT A SAGA OF UNMATCHED BRAVERY: After 33 years of Operation Meghdoot, the Indian Army's longest deployment on strategically located Siachen Glacier celebrating a saga for bravery, courage, heroism and sacrifice on the world's highest and coldest battle field. Two disputed boundaries with Pakistan and China. It lies in the Karakoram Range in the North West India. Siachen Glacier is 76.4 km long and covers about 10,000 sq km uninhabited terrain. On this day, a Platoon of 4 Kumaon led by then Captain Sanjay Kulkarni planted the 1st Indian Flag on Siachen Glacier at Bilafond La which began Operation Meghdoot. 13. SAUDI ARABIA RAISES $9 BILLION IN FIRST GLOBAL ISLAMIC BOND ISSUE: Saudi Arabia raised $9 billion in its 1st global Islamic bond issue. The sale of Islamic bonds known as Sukuks. The global debt market for the 1st time raised $17.5 billion in a bond issue. It is the biggest ever bond sale from an emerging-market nation. Investors submitted more than $33 billion in bids. Saudi Arabia is tapping international and domestic markets to help finance a budget deficit that may reach $53 billion this year. Saudi Arabia has been hit by a drop in oil prices that's why it is raising debt, cut spending and preparing the world's largest initial public offering of state-owned oil company Saudi Arabian Oil Co. 14. WORLD BANK APPROVES $375-MN LOAN FOR INDIA'S 1ST WATERWAY PROJECT: World Bank has approved a $375 million loan to India for developing its 1st waterway project: The National Waterway. Under this project, a navigable stretch of 1360 km will be developed on River Ganga from Varanasi to Haldia. The project will put in place the basic infrastructure required to develop water transportation in this prospective region. As a part of the project, the outdated Farakka barrage lock-gate will be modernised, thereby facilitating smoother passage of vessels. 15. JHARKHAND POLICE INITIATES TARA ZAMEEN PAR PROGRAMME FOR UNDERPRIVILIEGED CHILDREN: With a motive to enlighten children in naxal-affected areas of Jharkhand's Palamau district, Jharkhand Police has initiated Tare Zameen Par program to encourage children to lead happy lives. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Vipul Shukla appealed to locals to donate bags, shoes, books and clothes that will be distributed among poor children. 16. INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES 'OPERATION CLEAN MONEY-II' TO PROBE 60,000 PEOPLE: The Income Tax department launched 2nd phase of 'Operation Clean Money' under which it will probe over 60000 individuals including 1300 'high risk' individuals. In this phase the identification was not based on any particular threshold transaction amount. Detailed investigation will be conducted for around 6000 high value property transactions and 6600 cases of outward remittances. 17. HIMACHAL PRADESH CELEBRATING 70TH HIMACHAL DAY: Himachal Pradesh celebrated its 70th Foundation Day. It came into existence in year 1948 post merger of 30 odd princely states. On the occasion of the 70th foundation day of Himachal Pradesh, CM Virbhadra Singh launched an 'Unemployment Allowance Scheme' at a state level function in Chamba. Under the scheme Himachal Pradesh State Government will provide unemployment allowance of Rs 1,000 per month to youth having intermediate or above qualification whereas the unemployed youth with disability would be provided allowance of Rs 1,500 per month. 18. RBI TIGHTENS SCREWS ON BANKS TO EASE BAD DEBT: The RBI has come out with a revised Prompt Corrective Action framework for banks which will be effective from April 1. This framework is based on certain risk thresholds, the breach of which could result into serious consequences such as merger with another bank or even closure of the bank. Financial reports of banks as on March 31 will be considered as reference to evaluate banks' condition vis-a-vis the thresholds. This new framework will be reviewed after 3 years. 19. PANKAJ ADVANI BEATS SOURAV KOTHARI TO WIN ASIAN BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE: Pankaj Advani has won his 7th Title by defeating Sourav Kothari in the Asian Billiads Championship. It was held in Chandigarh. Pankaj Advani is the 16th time world champion. He is 12
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now going to Doha to compete in the Asian Snooker Championship that begins on 22nd of April. 20. BHOPAL TO HAVE INDIA'S FIRST PRIVATELY RUN RAILWAY STATION: For the 1st time in Indian Railway's history Habibganj station in Bhopal has been handed over to Private firm to be operated by it. During 2016-2017 Rs 10,181 cr was earned by Indian railways which Indian railway want to increase to Rs 14000 cr to this fiscal year. A Railway official has given 2 examples Train named Paytm express and SavlonSwachh Bharat express which would be soon running in this fiscal year. 21. BRICS SPECIAL ENVOYS ON MIDDLE-EAST MEET HELD IN VISHAKHAPATNAM: A 2-day meeting of BRICS special envoys on Middle-East was held in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This was the 2nd such meeting of BRICS envoys on Middle-East. Discussions revolved around military-political situation in Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Libya and prospects for a Palestinian-Israeli settlement. Envoys expressed concern over unabated terrorism, ISIS and role of technology, and luring of innocent youth through Twitter, Facebook and other micro-blogging sites. 22. MAHARASHTRA TO STAGE SPECIAL DRIVE FOR TRANSGENDERS TO REGISTER AS VOTERS: Maharashtra has become the 1st state to launch a special awareness drive to ensure that transgenders in the state register as voters in larger numbers. The state branch of the Election Commission of India launched a special drive for this purpose. It is to be noted that 15th April is celebrated as 'Third Gender Day' to commemorate Supreme Court judgement in 2014 to recognise transgenders as 'Third Gender'. 23. INDIAN ENGINEER TIRUPATI JAIN WINS 'CARTIER WOMEN'S INITIATIVE AWARD': Tirupati Jain is an environmental enginner who won a Cartier Women's Initiative Award. She has chosen by an Independent International Jury. Tirupati has given this award for providing innovative solutions of water management to the women those working on farms and small farmers against drought and flash floods. She is a government employee and works for the rural development. Her Gujrat based company has implemented 232 systems in India which benefitted 18000 small farmers and 100000 of the rural poor people. The ceremony was held in France. The event is held in association with International Business School Insead and Management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. The Theme of this year is “Transform, Lead the change you want to see”. 24. US CONDUCTS SUCCESSFUL FIELD TEST OF NEW B61-12 NUCLEAR BOMB: The National Nuclear security Administration and US Air force have conducted a test of a modification of the B61 atomic bomb. B61-12 bomb was tested without a nuclear warhead. The Bomb was dropped from the F-16 fighter bomber on the Nellis test site, Nevada. It was the 1st test of the B61-12 with the usage of the F-16. 25. COMPUTER PIONEER ROBERT W. TAYLOR DIED IN CALIFORNIA: American computer scientist Robert W. Taylor, who is regarded as a pioneer in internet and modern personal computer, passed away in California, US. In 1961, Robert Taylor was a project manager for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. At this time he directed funding to Douglas Engelbart at the Stanford Research Institute, who is credited with the development of the modern computer mouse. In 1966, when Taylor worked for the Pentagon, he oversaw the creation of ARPANET – (single computer communications network). 26. ARJUN GAIND LAUNCHES HIS BOOK 'BUILDING THE LAND OF FIVE RIVERS': The author Arjun Gaind launched his book on Punjab, Building the land of five rivers, On the occasion of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu, a panel has organized a discussion in which there is a discussion of Punjab's history, heritage, culture and growth. Arjun is one of the India's best seller comic book writers and the creator and author of the bestselling graphic novels. 27. SURESH PRABHU FLAGS OFF TRIAL RUN OF “VISTADOME COACHES”: Suresh Prabhu flagged off the trial run of new glass roof coaches of Vistadome between Arakuon and Visakhapatnam. These coaches are specially designed for wide view to passengers. It is equipped with LED lights, rotatable seats and GPS based information system. The coaches include Lounge, infotainment system, wide side door for physically disable and automatic sliding compartment door. The feature of glass roof is it has electronically controlled opalescence that will give a transparent outside view. The 2 coaches will run on the Vizag-Araku route while 2 will be sent to Jammu and Kashmir. 28. TELANGANA PASSES BILL TO HIKE RESERVATIONS FOR MUSLIM AND STS: The Telangana legislature has passed the bill to hike reservation for Muslim and STs. Under the bill the reservation for socially backward people and Muslim people has been increased. For Muslim 4% to 12% increment and for Scheduled tribes 6% to 10%. It includes total quotas in government jobs and educational institutions. The total quota in the state now increases to 62%. The bill will be included in the 9th schedule of the constitution. 29. PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT DUTERTE WINS TIME 100 READER POLL: Rodrigo Duterte, the President of Philippines has won this year's time magazine's Readers' Poll of the 100 most influential people in the world. Rodrigo Duterte is the 16th President of Philippines. On assuming charge in June 2016, he started a violent and aggressive anti-drug campaign which has claimed more than 8000 lives so far. US Democratic Presidential nominee Bernie Sanders had won the TIME 100 Reader's Poll in 2016. 30. INDIA'S ECONOMY WILL GROW BY 7.2% IN 2017-2018 PREDICTS WORLD BANK: World Bank predicts India's gross domestic product to 7.2% in the 2017-2018 from 6.8% in this fiscal year. Title of the World Bank report is “Globalization Backlash”. According to Globalization Backlash India's economic growth will rise to 7.7% in 2019-2020. Exports to grow by 6% in the coming year. Inflation to grow by 5.2% in 20172018 and 5.4% in 2018-2019. 31. FINANCE MINISTRY APPROVES 8.65% INTEREST RATE ON EPF: EPFO has decided to reduce the interest rate on Provident Fund Deposits to 8.65% from 8.8%. It has been done because RBI has cut their lending rates and banks have reduced their deposit rates. Around 17 cr 13
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subscribers' accounts will be updated with this interest rate. It was approved by the EPFO apex body, Central Board of Trustees headed by the Bandaru Dattatreya (Labour Minister). The Retirement fund body was holding on Rs 409 cr surplus after providing 8.8% rate of interest for 2015-2016. 32. CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT TO WIDEN TO 1.6% FROM 0.5% OF GDP: NOMURA: India's Current Account Deficit is expected to grow by 1.6% from 0.5% in this fiscal year. Overall the stronger global demand and higher export prices are key factor of the exports recovery. FDI inflows around 2% of GDP. According to Japanese Financial services Nomura exports and global demand will likely to increase and in imports reflects higher commodity prices and likely to improve in the near future. The major reason of strengthening Indian economy is the appreciation of the Indian rupee. The difference between the value of Imports of Goods, services and investment incomes with that of exports increased to $7.9 billion or 1.4% of GDP. 33. PRAKASH JAVADEKAR LAUNCHES OWN PORTAL AND MOBILE APP OF RUSA: Union HRD Minister Mr. Prakash Javadekar launched a portal and a mobile app of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan in New Delhi. 12 State Education Ministers, Department Secretaries and RUSA Nodal officers were also present on the launch occasion. He also released the Booklet “Digital Launch of Projects; Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan” 34. PULLELA GOPICHAND'S DAUGHTER GAYATRI WINS TWIN CROWN IN JAKARTA: Pullela Gopichand, a National Badminton coach's daughter Gayatri has won both single and double crown at the Pembangunan Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix in Jakarta. Gayatri teamed up with Samiya in doubles title and win over Indonesian players of Kelly Larissa and Shelandry Vyola. 35. CENTRE LAUNCHES TRAINING PROGRAM FOR WOMEN PANCHAYAT LEADERS: The Centre launched a training programme for Women Panchayat leaders to skill and administers them so that they can give special emphasis on efficient usage of funds for achieving their overall development. The National Commission for Women with the help of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, has developed training modules for empowering these elected women. They will get training under experts from the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj in Hyderabad. 36. 'ADVANCED FARMING – ENRICHED FARMER' SCHEME ANNOUNCED BY MAHARASHTRA GOVT: Maharashtra State Govt. has announced 'Advanced Farming – Enriched Farmer' scheme, with an aim to increase farmers' income by cutting production cost and increasing the output. The scheme will be launched in the upcoming kharif season. Major Tasks to be executed under 'Advanced Farming – Enriched Farmer' Scheme. aising production of major crops, Diversification of crops, Introducing marketing techniques and Uniting farmers through farm producers' companies and making them financially stable. 37. PRESIDENT INAUGURATES GLOBAL EXHIBITION ON SERVICES IN NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated 3rd edition of the Global Exhibition on Services at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley also addressed the inaugural session. GES-2017 is being held at India Expo Mart in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Its objective is to highlight India's potential to boost its services exports across sectors. Organisers of GES 2017 are Ministry of Commerce and Industry together with the Confederation of Indian Industry and Services Export Promotion Council. India's services exports increased from $52 billion in 2005 to $155 billion in 2015, with a share of 3.3% in global ser vices exports. India's services trade witnessed a surplus of $59 billion in April-February 2016-17 with imports rising 12% to $87 billion. 38. SBI SURPASSES ONGC TO BECOME MOST VALUED PSU STOCK: State Bank of India surpassed ONGC to become the most valued public sector undertaking state-owned firm in terms of market valuation. The shares of SBI rose by 2.33% to Rs 296.40 and ONGC lost 1.36% to Rs 180.60. SBI surged almost 16% while that of ONGC fell by over 4%. SBI m-cap stood of Rs 239,808 cr and ONGC having m-cap of Rs 236,003 cr. 39. RBI OPENS NEW OMBUDSMAN OFFICE FOR CHHATTISGARH AND JAMMU: The Reserve Bank has started a new office at Raipur for Chattisgrah and for Jammmu. Its main aim is to look into the grievances of residents and entities. File complaints ranging from non-payment or delay in payment or collection of cheques/drafts, on-adherence to prescribed working hours, failure to provide or delay in providing a banking services, non- acceptance of small denomination notes or coins, delays or non-credit of proceeds to parties' accounts to non-observance of RBI's directives on banking services. Raipur office will have jurisdiction over the entire state of Chhattisgarh earlier it was under the jurisdiction of Bhopal office of the banking ombudsman. 40. WORLD HERITAGE DAY – APRIL 18 2017: World Heritage day is celebrated on 18th of April every year. It's been chosen to tie in with the UN's International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. Theme of the World Heritage day was Cultural Heritage & Sustainable Tourism. It is celebrated to raise awareness of the importance of protecting and preserving various sites around the world that have achieved world heritage status. Awards have been given to organizations or persons who have made an outstanding contribution to the conservation and promotion of cultural heritage or produced an excellent publication on the subject.
41. INDIA JUMPS TO 8TH PLACE ON GLOBAL FDI CONFIDENCE INDEX: India ranked at 8th position in the 2017 A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index. US has topped A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index for the 5th year in a row.Germany is at 2nd place followed by China and United Kingdom at 4th and 5th.
42. IMF TRIMS INDIA'S GROWTH FORECAST TO 7.2% FOR 2017: In the latest World Economic Outlook, International Monetary Fund has cut down India's growth forecast for year 2017 by 0.4% points to 7.2%. However, as per the report, India's growth prospects in medium term are favourable. If reforms are carried out as per the plans and supply-side concerns are addressed, India's growth rate is expected to be 8% in the medium term. 14
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43. SAHITYA ACADEMY AWARD FOR TRANSLATION OF MURUGAN'S MAADHORUBAAGAN: Aniruddhan Vasudevans has been chosen for Sahitya Academy award. He is chosen for his novel “One Part Woman”, a translation of Perumal Murugans controversial Tamil novel “Maadhorubaagan“. 44. DEVENDRA KUMAR SHARMA APPOINTED AS NEW BBMB CHAIRMAN: Bhakra Beas Management Board has appointed Devendra Kumar Sharma as a Chairman for a period of 3 years. Devendra Sharma is serving as the Managing Director of Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited. BBMB has managed the release of water in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan and it controls Bhakra, Pong and other dams. 45. VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIAN RUNNER SAGAR BAHETI COMPLETES HISTORIC BOSTON MARATHON: India's Sagar Baheti became the 1st visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon. It was supported by the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
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Who has been bestowed with the Dr. Paduru Gururaja Bhat Memorial Award 2017? A) A V Narasimha Murthy B) N Jayaram C) B K Chandrashekhar D) P Sripathi Tantry
10. Who is the newly appointed MD and CEO of the LIC Housing
Who has been bestowed with the 6th edition of MS Swaminathan award? A) C. Parthasarathy B) M Y Saxena C) M V R Prasad D) R R Hanchinal
11. Who has been appointed the new Financial Commissioner
Which IIT institute will start 'Vastu Shastra' classes for architecture students? A) IIT Kharagpur B) IIT Bombay C) IIT Madras D) IIT Indore
12. Who will be the new chairman of the Bhakra Beas
What is the India's GDP growth forecast for FY 18, according to the World Bank's latest report “Globalization Backlash”? A) 7.3% B) 7.2% C) 7.5% D ) 7.4%
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Finance? A) Sunita Sharma C) Nikhil Kumar
B) Pooja Bansal D) Vinay Sah
(FC) of Indian Railways? A) B N Mohapatra C) Anand Mathur
B) S K Bhagat D) Akhil Agrawal
Management Board (BBMB)? A) Aagam Modi B) Devendra Kumar Sharma C) Cheteshwar Mangalam D) P V Singhal A) Russia C) China
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award at the 80th Bengal Film Journalists' Association (BFJA) awards-2017? A) Moushumi Chatterjee B) Chiranjeet Chakraborty C) Prosenjit Chatterjee D) Rituparna Sengupta
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Who has been named for the prestigious Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement (LTA) award? A) Vikram Gokhale B) Arun Nalawade C) Saira Banu D) Jackie Shroff
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The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has conducted its first-ever mock exercise on forest fire in which state? A) Madhya Pradesh B) Uttarakhand C) Jharkhand D) Odisha
17. What is the theme of the 2017 International Mother Earth Day
What is the India's rank in the 2017 A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index? A) 12th B) 8th th C) 10 D) 5th
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(IMED)? A) Trees for the Earth B) Environmental and Climate Literacy C) Earth and its ecosystems D) Unite for tomorrow 2015-16 for wheat production? A) Madhya Pradesh C) Uttar Pradesh
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STEEL MINISTER CHAUDHARY BIRENDER SINGH INAUGURATES INDIA STEEL 2017 IN MUMBAI: “India Steel 2017”, the 3rd edition of International Conference and Exhibition on Steel Industry was held at Mumbai Exhibition Center in Mumbai. It was inaugurated by Union Steel Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh. This exhibition-cum-conference has been organised by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry along with Union Ministry of Steel. Steel sector is one of the core industries in India. It contributes 2% to India's GDP and employs nearly 6 lakh people. Currently India is the 3rd largest producer of crude steel in the world. PM MODI TO INAUGURATE 'TEXTILES INDIA 2017 ON JUNE 30: PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate a mega event Textiles India showcase the country as a global sourcing hub in Gandhinagar. Its main objective is to provide a platform to connect and collaborate with global manufacturers, investors and buyers in the textiles sector. Its theme will be India as a global sourcing hub and an investment destination; exploring growth potential of technical textiles; and carving a niche market globally for handcrafted goods. It is a 3-day conference will be attended by several Union Ministers including Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Textiles Minister Smriti Irani. UNESCO PEACE PRIZE GOES TO ITALY'S MAYOR GLUSI NICOLINI: The Giuseppina Nicolini has awarded the peace prize by UNESCO. She is the mayor of the Italian island of Lampedusa. Giuseppina has been awarded for her commitment to saving the lives of migrants and refugees. The UNESCO also awarded the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize to Giuseppina Nicolini as well as to the nongovernmental organization SOS Mediterranee (France). VINAY SHAH IS NEW MD & CEO OF LIC HOUSING FINANCE: The Life Insurance Corporation of India Housing Finance has appointed Vinay Shah as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Director. Shah was Executive Director–Marketing/Product Development with LIC of India before taking charge of LIC Housing finance. He replaced Sunita Sharma. Vijay Kumar Sharma is the Chairman of Mumbai headquartered LIC. MONGOLIA LAUNCHES ITS FIRST SATELLITE MONGOL SAT-1: Mongolia has launched its 1st satellite Sat-1 Mongol. It is 1227 megahertz satellite. Its main aim is to make use of new technology to diversify its resource-dependent economy. The satellite was launched in partnership with Asia Broadcast Satellite. This satellite helps with space research, map making and with preparing for natural disasters. LAW MINISTER RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD LAUNCHES PRO BONO SERVICES, NYAYA MITRA, LEGAL AID SCHEMES: Union Law Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad launched following 3 initiatives for providing legal aid to marginalised and vulnerable communities: Pro bono legal service is a web-based initiative through which lawyers who want to volunteer for 'pro bono' services can register on the justice department website: doj.gov.in. 'Nyaya Mitra' Scheme aims to reduce pendency in lower courts of selected districts. Cases which have been pending for more than 10 years will be accorded priority. Tele Law litigants from marginalised communities can avail legal advice from expert panel of lawyers stationed at State Legal Services Centres by video conferencing through the common service centres. INDIA DEVELOPS NATIONAL ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE: 'Inter-Ministerial Consultation on Antimicrobial Resistance Containment' was held in New Delhi. At this meeting, J P Nadda, Union Health Minister announced the finalization of India's comprehensive and multi-sectoral National Action Plan to combat Antimicrobial Resistance. AMR is the evolutionary ability of microbes such bacteria, virus and parasite to become resistant to medicines which treat the diseases caused by them. 'Delhi Declaration' for collectively strategizing to contain AMR was signed by all the ministers present at the meeting. NDMA CONDUCTED FIRST MOCK EXERCISE ON FOREST FIRE: The National Disaster Management Authority has conducted first-of-its-kind State-level mock exercise on forest fire in Uttarakhand. It was conducted on the basis of principle of Incident Response System. It identifies stakeholders and clearly attributes roles and responsibilities to each one of them. The exercise is significant as almost 70% State's geographical area is under forests and incidents of forest fires are commonplace. The exercises were conducted in coordination with various agencies, such as Army, fire, forest, health, police, National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force and civil defense. 16 2
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AAMIR KHAN AND KAPIL DEV TO GET DINANATH MANGESHKAR AWARD: The Dinanath Mangeshkar Awards has been given to Actor Aamir Khan and cricketer kapil dev. It is the 75th Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Award. Kapil Dev will be honoured for his outstanding contribution to Indian Cricket and Aamir Khan will be honoured with the Vishesh Puraskar for Best Film Dangal. GNFC WINS THE GOLDEN PEACOCK AWARD FOR INNOVATION OF CASHLESS TOWNSHIP: The Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd won the prestigious Golden Peacock Award. Rajiv Kumar Gupta, the managing director of the GNFC, was given the award at a ceremony at the 27th World Congress at the Dubai Global Convention. This award won in the category of Innovative Product/Service for pioneering a cashless township transformation model. B.N. MOHAPATRA APPOINTED AS RAILWAY FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER: B.N. Mohapatra has been appointed as the new Financial Commissioner of Indian Railways. Prior to this posting, B.N.Mohapatra was posted as Additional Member (Finance). He is an officer of Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) – 1980 batch. Mohapatra has worked on various higher and middle level management posts on the Indian Railways like DRM/ Tinsukhia, NFR, Assistant General Manager on East Coast Railway. FIRST INDIA, INDONESIA ENERGY FORUM' HELD IN JAKARTA: First India Indonesia Energy Forum was held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Mr. Piyush Goyal and Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Indonesia, Mr. Ignasius Jonan took part in this forum. The reports of 2nd Joint Working Group on Oil and Gas, 4th Joint Working Group on Coal and 1st Joint Working Group on New and Renewable Energy, which preceded the energy forum, were presented to two Ministers during the Energy Forum. A Memorandum of Understanding between the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and the Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on cooperation in the field of Oil and Gas was signed at the energy forum. PRESIDENT OF NEPAL, BIDYA DEVI BHANDARI'S VISIT TO INDIA: Bidya Devi Bhandari, the 1st female President of Nepal was on an official visit to India. During Ms. Bhandari's visit, both sides assessed the implementation of ongoing cross-border connectivity projects including development of Terai roads, integrated border check posts, cross-border railway lines and cross-border pipeline for carrying petroleum products which is first of its kind in South Asia. Both sides also reviewed bilateral energy cooperation, including development of 5,723 cr Arun 3 power project in Nepal and Muzaffarpur-Dhalkebar high capacity transmission line. GEO-TAGGING OF MGNREGA ASSETS REACH THE ONE CRORE LANDMARK: Under rural employment program (MGNREGA) Ministry of Rural Development achieved a milestone by successfully geotagging 1 cr assets. All the assets created under the program will be geotagged. Geotagging exercise started from September 1, 2016 after completing the training programme in the last week of August. The exercise will ultimately lead to more transparency and ultimately ensure accountability at ground level. EU, INDIA AGREE TO STRENGTHEN COUNTER-TERRORISM COOPERATION: Federica Mogherini, a European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy is agreed to strengthen cooperation for counter-terrorism with India. EU is one of the India's largest trading partners with bilateral trade in goods that reach to 85 billion dollars in 2016. India seeks to enhanced investments from EU companies in its Clean India, Skill India and Start-Up India, Namami Gange, Smart Cities, renewable energy and next-generation infrastructure flagship programmes. It is also the largest destination for Indian exports and a key source of investment and cutting edge technologies. INDIAN NAVY SUCCESSFULLY TESTS LAND-ATTACK BRAHMOS SUPERSONIC MISSILE: The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile has successfully test fired. It is a land-attack version with an extended range increased from 290 km to 450 km. It is a joint venture of India and Russia. The missile was test fired from a Mobile Autonomous Launcher from the Integrated Test Range at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is two-stage missile, the 1st one being solid and the 2nd one ramjet liquid propellant. It is capable of carrying a warhead of 300 kilogram, both conventional and nuclear. DR BHAKTI YADAV, 1ST WOMAN DOCTOR FROM INDORE RECEIVES PADMA SHRI AWARD: Gynaecologist Dr Bhakti Yadav, the 1st woman doctor from Indore has received the Padma Shri Award at her home. The award was handed over to her by district collector P Narahari in presence of Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Minister Jayant Malaiyya and Mayor Malini Gaud. HARAYANA LAUNCHES MOBILE APP KILKARI TO CREATE AWARENESS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN: The National Health Mission in Haryana has launched a mobile-based application Kilkari during the concluding day of the 'State-level Orientation Workshop'. It had begun at the State Institute of Health and Family Welfare. It has been developed to create awareness among pregnant women, parents and health workers. New data elements in the Health Management Information System were also launched at the workshop. It helps in analyzing and bridging gaps in the service delivery and helps to strengthen it. INTERNATIONAL EARTH DAY: APRIL 22, 2017: Earth Day was 1st celebrated in 1970 and it is celebrated every year on April 22nd. It is celebrated to build support for environmental protection around the world. Theme of Earth day 2017 was “Campaign is Environmental & Climate Literacy”. It aims to encourage people to carry out activities that will benefit the Earth, such as recycling more, using solar power or plant trees. It also aims to raise awareness that humans have a collective responsibility to promote harmony with nature and to balance the economic, social and environmental needs of present and future generations. Earth Day celebrations are a way to remind humans of environmental deterioration caused by them and advise them to turn off the electronic devices that are not in use or taking public transport to reduce the emission levels 17
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INDIA TOPS GLOBAL REMITTANCES AT $62.7 BILLION IN 2016: WORLD BANK: As per 'Migration and Development Brief' released by World Bank, India is world's largest remittance recipient for the year 2016. Remittance inflows to India amounted to $62.7 billion in 2016. However, there has been a drop of 8.9% as compared to $68.9 billion received in 2015. In 2016, remittances accounted for 9% of India's Gross Domestic Products. State wise, remittances to Kerala accounted for 36.3% of the net state domestic product. 22. GOVT EXTENDS DATE FOR FILING TAX DECLARATIONS UNDER PMGKY TILL MAY 10: Filing of declarations about tax payment and deposits under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna has been extended up to May 10 for black money holders. The Central Board of Direct Taxes has extended to May 10 about filing of declaration where tax, surcharge and penalty under PMGKY has been paid on or before the 31st March and deposit under the Deposit Scheme has been made on or before April 30. The deposits can be made in the form of cash or in an account with bank or post office or specified entity, with a tax, surcharge and penalty totaling up to 49.90%. Mandatory deposit of 25% of the undisclosed income will be made in Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana. The deposits are interest free and have a lock-in period of 4 years. 23. 1ST DIGITAL VILLAGE INAUGURATED IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH: Nirjuli village-1 in Papum Pare district was declared as the 1st digital village of Arunachal Pradesh. It aims to improve connectivity to speed up socio-economic development of the masses. To benefit the masses and reduce their dependence on banks. It aims to give financial support to the villagers to improve their income level. Awareness programmes has been done and provide computers to schools and promote digitalization. Digital village aims at cashless transactions even in 'sabjimandis' to make payment through mobile. The state government assured support to promote V-set linked customer service point and urged the GoAP to offer incentives like Assam Government. 24. TAMIL NADU, MADHYA PRADESH, HIMACHAL PRADESH AND TRIPURA CHOSEN FOR KRISHI KARMAN AWARD: Madhya Pradesh has been selected for Krishi Karman Award 2015-16 for highest production of wheat. MP has been selected for this award 5th time in a row. Tamil Nadu has been chosen for Krishi Karman award 2015-16 in Category I – where food grains production is higher than 10 million tonnes. Tripura has been chosen for Krishi Karman award 2015-16 in Category III – where food grains production is lesser 1 million tonnes. Himachal Pradesh has been chosen for Krishi Karman award 2015-16 in Category II – where food grains production is between 1 – 10 million tonnes. Meghalaya has been selected for commendation award for total food grains production. 25. WORLD BOOK AND COPYRIGHT DAY: APRIL 23, 2017: The World Book and Copyright Day was celebrated on 23 April across the globe. Special events were organized to promote reading, publishing and copyright across the world including India. 2017 Theme was Quotes Wishes Slogans Greetings. This day is focused on to motivate the children and people. To mark the World Book and Copyright Day 2017, the UNESCO released 3 books: Rethinking Education in a Changing World, Reshaping Cultural Policies and Reading in a Mobile Era. This day is aimed to inspire the children to explore the books and to generate a sense of learning. The World Book and Copyright Day is an opportunity to highlight the power of books to promote UNESCO's vision of knowledge societies that are inclusive, pluralistic, equitable, open and participatory for all citizens. 26. BIHAR ASSEMBLY PASSES GST BILL: Bihar State Legislature has ratified the Constitution Amendment Bill on Goods and Services Tax. According to the constitutional provision the Bill has to be passed by at least 50% of the state Assemblies. The GST Bill is aimed at bringing a uniform tax regime in the country by subsuming state levies. The government intends to reach the golden number of 15 states in the coming month. 27. ONE OF ASIA'S LARGEST CHURCHES INAUGURATED IN NAGALAND: The Sumi Baptist Church Zunheboto is in the northeastern state of Nagaland, India. It is finally set for dedication after almost a decade since its construction began. It is the largest church building in Asia. It stands tall at 1864.9 m above the sea level and measures 23, 73,476 Sq.ft. Its budget is Rs 36 cr. Seating capacity is of 85,000 people. Its length is 203 feet breadth is 153 feet and height is 166 feet.
28. INDIA BECOMES WORLD'S 5TH LARGEST MILITARY SPENDER: As per figures revealed by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, India has become world's 5th largest military spender in year 2016. India's military expenditure for 2016 was $55.9 billion, which marks 8.5% growth over 2015 figure. US is largest military spender with $611 billion followed by China with $215 billion and Russia with $69.2 billion. 29. INDIA REPLACES JAPAN AS NO 2 LPG IMPORTER: India has replaced Japan as the world's 2nd-largest importer of liquefied petroleum gas. China has retained its position as world's top LPG importer. 30. GOLDMAN ENVIRONMENTAL PRIZE FOR PRAFULLA SAMANTRA: Prafulla Samantra has been announced as one of the 6 winners of 2017 18
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35. MAHARASTRA GOVT. SIGN MOU WITH RAILWAYS TO EXPAND GREEN COVER & RAILWAYS TO SET UP RS200 CR SOLAR POWER PLANT: The Indian Railways is looking to set up a solar power plant in Bhilai where it has spare land, through Railway Energy Management Company Limited. The project cost of the 50 MW plant is estimated at Rs 200 cr. Of the total cost 20% will be borne by the Railways, while the remaining 80% will be raised through debt. Maharashtra govt signs MoU with Railways to expand green cover. Under which trees will be planted on the land adjacent to the railway tracks in the state. 36. JOINT INDIAN-FRENCH NAVAL EXERCISE 'VARUNA' BEGINS: The Indian Navy began a joint maritime exercise Varuna with the French Navy at the Mediterranean Sea. The exercise was begun on 24th April 2017 and will be ended on 30th April. Its main aim is deepening combat coordination between the two navies. Guided missile destroyer INS Mumbai, stealth frigate INS Trishul and fleet tanker INS Aditya are taking part in the Varuna exercise. 37. LEGENDARY FILMMAKER AND ACTOR KASINATHUNI VISWANATH CONFERRED PRESTIGIOUS DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD: Renowned film director and actor Kasinathuni Viswanath will be conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema. The award will be conferred by President Pranab Mukherjee on May 3 in New Delhi. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award committee had recommended Kasinathuni Viswanath's name, which was approved by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister, M. Venkaiah Naidu. 38. NORTHEAST INDIA'S LARGEST IT HUB OPENS IN TRIPURA: Northeast India's largest Information Technology hub has been inaugurated in Tripura's capital city Agartala. It is the 6th IT hub in the Northeast region. The IT hub was inaugurated by Manik Sarkar, CM of Tripura, Tapan Chakraborty – IT and Education Minister of Tripura and Omkar Rai – Director General of Software Technology Parks of India. This IT hub has been set up at a cost of Rs. 50 cr and with the help of technical knowledge shared by STPI, under the union Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology. 39. 101-YEAR-OLD WINS SPRINTING GOLD MEDAL AT THE WORLD MASTERS GAMES IN AUCKLAND: 101-year-old Man Kaur has won Gold Medal for 100 meters sprint at the World Masters Games in Auckland. Man Kaur took up athletics 8 years ago, at the age of 93. She has participated in several masters athletics meets across the globe. She has won 17 Gold Medals so far. 40. SHOT PUTTER MANPREET WINS GOLD AT ASIAN GRAND PRIX, QUALIFIES FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Indian shot putter Manpreet Kaur has clinched gold in the Asian Grand Prix Athletics Meet. It was held in Jinhua, China. Manpreet also qualified for the IAAF World Championships to be held in August 2017 in London. India ended the 1-day event with 7 medals – 1Gold, 4 Silver and 2 Bronze. Tintu Luka (women's 800m), Neeraj Chopra (men's javelin), Jinson Johnson (men's 800m) and Neena Varakil (women's long jump) won a silver each while Dutee Chand (women's 100m) and Om Prakash Karhana (men's shot put) bagged a bronze each. 41. WORLD MALARIA DAY: MARCH 25, 2017: World Malaria Day 2017 was observed globally on 25 April 2017 with the theme “End Malaria for good”. 1st malaria vaccine to be tested in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi in 2018 announced by WHO. As per the World Malaria Report 2016, the rate of new malaria falls by 21% globally between 2010 and 2015. The WHO European Region was declared a malaria-free in 2016. 42. E-SOT, E-PRAN CARDS LAUNCHED FOR ATAL PENSION YOJANA USERS: The subscribers of Atal Pension Yojana can now have online 19
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43. INDIA TO HOST 18TH WORLD ROAD MEETING: The International Road Federation has announced that India is set to host the 18th World Road Meeting. The theme of World Road Meeting will be 'Safe Roads and Smart Mobility: The Engines of Economic Growth'. 44. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DARA SHIKOH BEGINS: The international conference on “Dara Shiko” will be held on April 27 and 28. The theme of this conference is Reclaiming Spiritual Legacy of India. The conference will be organized by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations. The objective of the conference is to highlight Dara Shikoh's contributions. The conference will includes the participation of eminent scholars from the US, Afghanistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and India. To build a cohesive social and cultural structure in India and to bring about spiritual alliance of Hinduism and Islam. 45. INDIA SUCCESSFULLY TEST-FIRES AGNI-III BALLISTIC MISSILE: India has successfully test-fired 3000 kilometre range Agni-III ballistic missile. It has launched from Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast. The test was carried by the Strategic Forces Command with logistics support from Defence Research Development Organisation. The test was aimed at re-establishing the operational effectiveness of the weapon system. This Surface-to-Surface nuclear capable intermediate-range ballistic missile can hit targets in the range of around 3000 km. It can carry a warhead of 1.5 tonne which is protected by carbon all composite heat shield. 46. INDIA WINS 16 MEDALS AT US OPEN KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP: India has won 16 medals at US Open karate Championship held in Las Vegas. India grabbed 3 gold 2 silver and 11 bronze medals. India also won a gold medal in the team event. Shaifali Agarwal, Abhishek Sengupta won a gold medal, silver in 2 different individual events. 47. WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY IS OBSERVED: 26TH APRIL, 2017: World Intellectual Property Day is observed on April 26, 2017. The Day was organized by World Intellectual Property Organization. It aims to learn about the role that intellectual property rights (patents, trademarks, industrial designs, copyright) play in encouraging innovation and creativity. Theme for 2017 was “Innovation – Improving Lives“.
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6. Which state team has won the 2017 National Youth Athletics Championships? A) Kerala B) Punjab C) Manipur D) Haryana 7. Which country has appointed Hana Khatib as first female judge in its Muslim sharia court system? A) Iran B) Israel C) Palestine D) Iraq 8. Which state will become the first Indian state to invite all Twitter and Facebook users to interact with the Chief Minister (CM)? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Karnataka C) Kerala D) Haryana 9. Who is the newly elected President of Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI)? A) Mridul Bhadauria B) K E Prabhakar C) Dinesh Patel D) V. Veeralankaiah 10. International conference on “Dara Shikoh – Reclaiming Spiritual Legacy of India” will be held in which city? A) Bhopal B) New Delhi C) Hyderabad D) Lucknow 11. CREDAI has recently inked MOU with SBI for concessional loan for housing projects. Where is the headquarters of CREDAI? A) Kochi B) Pune C) New Delhi D) Chennai
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