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1. Kerala government has signed an MoU for the proposed Vizhinjam deep sea international terminal with
a) DRDO
b) Reliance Ports
c) Adani Ports
d) Tata Ports
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Answer c) Adani Ports. Adani Ports and the Kerala government have signed an MoU for the proposed Rs 7,525-crore Vizhinjam deep sea international terminal. The proposal for the project was first initiated 25 years ago in 1991.
2. Which state Govt has launched “State level Facilitation Cell (SLFC)” in order to fast track approval of investments?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Maharashtra
c) Odisha
d) Karnataka
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Answer c) Odisha. Odisha government has set up an entity named as State level Facilitation Cell (SLFC) in order to fast track approvals within a timeframe of 15-30 days for setting up industries. It is a hassle free Single Window Clearance for investment projects.
3. Who has recently expressed his willingness to join the cause of conserving and protecting tigers in Maharashtra?
a) Aamir Khan
b) Parineeti Chopra
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) Shahrukh Khan
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Answer c) Sachin Tendulkar. Cricket Legend Sachin Tendulkar will now bat for Maharashtra’s endangered tigers by becoming a ‘Tiger Ambassador’ of the state. Earlier Amitabh Bachchan agreed to become a Tiger Ambassador.
4. Who takes charge as MD & CEO of IDBI Bank?
a) Usha Ananthasubramaniyam
b) Prakash Mishra
c) Kishor Piraji Kharat
d) Mayank Tripathi
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Answer c) Kishor Piraji Kharat. Kishor Piraji Kharat has assumed charge as managing director & chief executive director of IDBI Bank with effect from August 14, 2015. He was earlier posted as executive director of Union Bank of India.
5. India imposed Anti-dumping duty on Linen imports from China and
a) Hong Kong
b) Taiwan
c) South Korea
d) Cambodia
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Answer a) Hong Kong. The Finance Ministry has imposed definitive anti-dumping duty on ‘flax’ or ‘linen’ fabric imports from China and Hong Kong. This duty would be applicable only on those flax fabrics with flax content of over 50 per cent.
6. DRDO has signed an MoU with ___________ to achieve self-reliance in select defence technologies through joint research.
a) IIT-Kharagpur
b) IIT-Guwahati
c) IIT-Madras
d) IIT-Kanpur
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Answer a) IIT-Kharagpur.
7. Who was recently conferred with the prestigious James Tait Black Award?
a) Salman Rushdie
b) Zia Haider Rahman
c) Arundhathi Roy
d) Saif Ali Mohammad
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Answer b) Zia Haider Rahman. Novelist Zia Haider Rahman , a Bangladeshi writer has won Britain’s oldest literary award, the James Tait Black award for fiction 2015 with his debut novel.
8. Digital Locker – Smart Vault has been launched by
a) SBI
b) Axis Bank
c) ICICI Bank
d) HDFC Bank
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Answer c) ICICI Bank. ICICI Bank has launched the a fully automated digital locker named Smart Vault, which is equipped with multi-layer security system. The vault would be available to customers even on weekends and post banking hours
9. Name the Indian-American scholar, who has joined a key position on South Asia in a leading US think-tank?
a) Shashank Kumar
b) Sameer Lalwani
c) Pranav Kulkarni
d) Sanjay Mukherjee
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Answer b) Sameer Lalwani. The Stimson Centre announced the appointment of Sameer Lalwani as Deputy Director for its South Asia programme.
10. Which state government has recently launched a flagship programme Grama Jyothi Scheme?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Telangana
d) Andhra Pradesh
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Answer c) Telangana. Telangana CM Chandrasekhar Rao launched Grama Jyothi Scheme, which is aimed at comprehensive development of rural areas allowing planning and execution of works by villages themselves.
11. _________ becomes the first airport in India to run on solar power.
a) Chennai Airport
b) Madurai Airport
c) Cochin Airport
f) Trivandrum Airport
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Answer c) Cochin Airport. Cochin airport becomes the first airport in India to run on solar power. The airport spreads over 50 acres project is estimated to generate approximately 50,000 units of electricity daily.
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