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1. Which state has announced yearly pension of Rs 6,000 for triple talaq victims?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Telangana
D. Maharashtra
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Uttar Pradesh has announced to give an annual pension of Rs 6,000 per year to Muslim women who have been given triple talaq by their husbands.
2. AAI is to set Up 3 water aerodromes in which state?
A. Andaman and Nicobar
B. Odisha
C. Kerala
D. Kolkata
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Airports Authority of India (AAI) seeking environmental clearance from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for three, first-of-its-kind in the country, water aerodromes in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
3. What is India's rank in the Global House Price Index Q3 2019 report?
A. 23rd
B. 31st
C. 40th
D. 47th?
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
On December 28, 2019, global property consultant Knight Frank released a report titled"Global House Price Index Q3 2019". The report was about housing prices in a particular quarter of the financial year. As per the report, India was ranked at 47th place out of 56 countries, while Hungary topped the list.
4. Who recently won the 2019 Harivarasanam award?
A. A. R. Rahman
B. S. Janaki
C. K. J. Yesudas
D. Ilaiyaraja
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Musician and composer Ilaiyaraja has been selected for the prestigious HarivarasanamAward instituted by the state government for 2019. Each year, Harivarasanam Award is announced ahead of the Makaravilakku festival in Sabarimala.
5. How much amount BSNL got from Bharat Broadband Nigam to clear Bharat Net vendor dues?
A. Rs. 450 crores
B. Rs. 580 crores
C. Rs. 620 crores
D. Rs. 770 crores
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Bharat Broadband Nigam Limited to set up an optical fiber network under the Bharat NetProject paid around 770 crores in advance to BSNL to help the telecom firm clear dues of vendors involved in the project.
6. Which Institute recently created new technology to boost the production of Geranium?
A. CSIR
B. IIT Delhi
C. ICAR
D. NIT Warangal
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The geranium plant has substantial medicinal value, and its essential oil works as an anti-inflammatory and anti-septic agent. The production of the Geranium boost under the aroma mission. Scientists from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research- CentralInstitute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP), Lucknow developed a new low-cost technology to prepare Geranium saplings and make this available for the
farmers too.
7. Which online platform has been launched to increase the transparency in auctioning of assets attached by banks?
A. eBkray
B. access
C. eTrans
D. eAuction
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched eBkray, an online platform to increase the transparency in auctioning of assets attached by banks. The platform is equipped with property search features, and navigational links to all PSB e-auction sites provide single-window access to information on properties up for e-auction as well as a facility for comparison of similar properties photographs and videos of uploaded properties.
8. Who is to get CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Awards?
A. Sunil Gavaskar
B. Kapil Dev
C. Sachin Tendulkar
D. Krish Srikkanth
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Former India captain member of the 1983 World Cup-winning team Krish Srikkanth will be the recipient of this year's prestigious CK Nayudu Lifetime Award given by the BCCI.TheBCCI Annual Award function held in Mumbai. Srikkanth and Anjum conferred with the Lifetime Achievement award for their contributions to Indian cricket.
9. Who won the Director of the Year Award at Palm Springs International Film Festival for"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"?
A. Uma Thurman
B. Martin Scorsese
C. Quentin Tarantino
D. Christoph Waltz
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Quentin Tarantino will receive the Director of the Year award from the Palm SpringsInternational Film Festival's 2020 Awards Gala. Tarantino is being honored for "once upon a Time in Hollywood," his ninth feature film, which has also landed him directing nominations at the Golden Globes and the Critics' Choice Awards.
10. Who has been named as India's first Chief of Defence Staff?
A. Birender Singh Dhanoa
B. Bipin Rawat
C. Manoj Mukund Naravane
D. Dalbir Singh Suhag
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Indian Army General Bipin Rawat named as the country's first Chief of Defence Staff(CDS). Chief of Defence Staff will be a 4-star General, the principal military advisor to the defence minister, and will head the new Department of Military Affairs.
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1. Which state has announced yearly pension of Rs 6,000 for triple talaq victims?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Telangana
D. Maharashtra
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Uttar Pradesh has announced to give an annual pension of Rs 6,000 per year to Muslim women who have been given triple talaq by their husbands.
2. AAI is to set Up 3 water aerodromes in which state?
A. Andaman and Nicobar
B. Odisha
C. Kerala
D. Kolkata
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Airports Authority of India (AAI) seeking environmental clearance from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for three, first-of-its-kind in the country, water aerodromes in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
3. What is India's rank in the Global House Price Index Q3 2019 report?
A. 23rd
B. 31st
C. 40th
D. 47th?
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
On December 28, 2019, global property consultant Knight Frank released a report titled"Global House Price Index Q3 2019". The report was about housing prices in a particular quarter of the financial year. As per the report, India was ranked at 47th place out of 56 countries, while Hungary topped the list.
4. Who recently won the 2019 Harivarasanam award?
A. A. R. Rahman
B. S. Janaki
C. K. J. Yesudas
D. Ilaiyaraja
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Musician and composer Ilaiyaraja has been selected for the prestigious HarivarasanamAward instituted by the state government for 2019. Each year, Harivarasanam Award is announced ahead of the Makaravilakku festival in Sabarimala.
5. How much amount BSNL got from Bharat Broadband Nigam to clear Bharat Net vendor dues?
A. Rs. 450 crores
B. Rs. 580 crores
C. Rs. 620 crores
D. Rs. 770 crores
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Bharat Broadband Nigam Limited to set up an optical fiber network under the Bharat NetProject paid around 770 crores in advance to BSNL to help the telecom firm clear dues of vendors involved in the project.
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6. Which Institute recently created new technology to boost the production of Geranium?
A. CSIR
B. IIT Delhi
C. ICAR
D. NIT Warangal
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The geranium plant has substantial medicinal value, and its essential oil works as an anti-inflammatory and anti-septic agent. The production of the Geranium boost under the aroma mission. Scientists from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research- CentralInstitute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP), Lucknow developed a new low-cost technology to prepare Geranium saplings and make this available for the
farmers too.
7. Which online platform has been launched to increase the transparency in auctioning of assets attached by banks?
A. eBkray
B. access
C. eTrans
D. eAuction
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched eBkray, an online platform to increase the transparency in auctioning of assets attached by banks. The platform is equipped with property search features, and navigational links to all PSB e-auction sites provide single-window access to information on properties up for e-auction as well as a facility for comparison of similar properties photographs and videos of uploaded properties.
8. Who is to get CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Awards?
A. Sunil Gavaskar
B. Kapil Dev
C. Sachin Tendulkar
D. Krish Srikkanth
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Former India captain member of the 1983 World Cup-winning team Krish Srikkanth will be the recipient of this year's prestigious CK Nayudu Lifetime Award given by the BCCI.TheBCCI Annual Award function held in Mumbai. Srikkanth and Anjum conferred with the Lifetime Achievement award for their contributions to Indian cricket.
9. Who won the Director of the Year Award at Palm Springs International Film Festival for"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"?
A. Uma Thurman
B. Martin Scorsese
C. Quentin Tarantino
D. Christoph Waltz
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Quentin Tarantino will receive the Director of the Year award from the Palm SpringsInternational Film Festival's 2020 Awards Gala. Tarantino is being honored for "once upon a Time in Hollywood," his ninth feature film, which has also landed him directing nominations at the Golden Globes and the Critics' Choice Awards.
10. Who has been named as India's first Chief of Defence Staff?
A. Birender Singh Dhanoa
B. Bipin Rawat
C. Manoj Mukund Naravane
D. Dalbir Singh Suhag
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Indian Army General Bipin Rawat named as the country's first Chief of Defence Staff(CDS). Chief of Defence Staff will be a 4-star General, the principal military advisor to the defence minister, and will head the new Department of Military Affairs.
