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Q1. Which of the following will be the Partner Country at 25th DST – CII Technology Summit to be organized in 2019?
(a) Japan
(b) Norway
(c) The USA
(d) The UK
(e) The Netherlands
Q2. The Tipaimukh Dam is in which state?
(a) Mizoram
(b) West Bengal
(c) Manipur
(d) Meghalaya
(e) Assam
Q3. Who among the following will be conferred with the 2018 Gleitsman Award?
(a) Nadiya Murad
(b) Malala Yousafzai
(c) Xi Jinping
(d) Ban Ki moon
(e) Narendra Modi
Q4. Gagan Narang is related to which sports?
(a) Boxing
(b) Wrestling
(c) Shooting
(d) Badminton
(e) None of these
Q5. The Statue of Unity, the bronze sculpture is the world’s tallest statue, its height is _____.
(a) 200m
(b) 189m
(c) 153m
(d) 93m
(e) 182
Q6. Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium is a cricket stadium in
(a) Nagpur
(b) Kanpur
(c) Rajkot
(d) Dharamshala
(e) None
Q7. What is the cost of India’s first engine-less train?
(a) 125 crore
(b) 50 crore
(c) 100 crore
(d) 200 crore
(e) 500 crore
Q8. Name the Bank, which has announced that the Department of Financial Services report has rated it as number one state-owned bank in terms of digital transactions.
(a) Punjab National Bank
(b) Axis Bank
(c) State Bank of India
(d) Bank of Baroda
(e) ICICI Bank
Q9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi. IPPB will offer __________ interest rate on savings accounts.
(a) 5.25%
(b) 4.50%
(c) 6.25%
(d) 4.00%
(e) 5.75%
Q10. What is the name of India’s first and indigenous microprocessor?
(a) Virat
(b) Shakti
(c) Param
(d) Pratyush
(e) Power
Solutions
Ans.1.(e)
Exp. The Kingdom of Netherlands will be the Partner Country 25th DST – CII Technology Summit to be organized in 2019, announced Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science & Technology.
Ans.2.(c)
Exp. The Tipaimukh Dam is a proposed embankment dam on the river Barak in Manipur, which was first commissioned in 1983. The purpose of the dam is flood control and hydroelectric power generation.
Ans.3.(b)
Exp. Nobel Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai will be honored by Harvard University for her work promoting girls’ education. Harvard’s Kennedy School stated that Yousafzai will be conferred with the 2018 Gleitsman Award at a ceremony on 6th December.
Ans.4.(c)
Exp. Gagan Narang is an Indian shooter, in Air rifle shooting, supported by the Olympic Gold Quest. He was the first Indian to qualify for the London Olympics.
Ans.5.(e)
Exp. the bronze sculpture is the world’s tallest statue measuring 600 feet (182m) and overshadows China’s Spring Temple Buddha (153m) and USA’s Statue of Liberty (93m).
Ans.6.(c)
Exp. Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, also known as the Khandheri Cricket Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Rajkot, India.
Ans.7.(c)
Exp. The Rs. 100-crore train is the first long-distance train, without a separate locomotive (engine).
Ans.8.(a)
Exp. Punjab National Bank (PNB) has announced that the Department of Financial Services report has rated it as number one state-owned bank in terms of digital transactions. The Nirav Modi scam-hit bank is also rated as the sixth overall amongst all banks in India for digital performance.
Ans.9.(d)
Exp. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi. IPPB is the largest payments bank in the country by network size. IPPB will offer 4% interest rate on savings accounts.
Ans.10.(b)
Exp. The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has designed and booted up ‘Shakti’, which can be used for wireless and networking systems, as well as mobile computing. ‘Shakti’ is India’s first and indigenous microprocessor.
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