Answer-(C) 100thExplanation:
In World Bank’s recently released Doing Business (DB) Report 2018 titled as ‘Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs’, India leapfrogged to 100th among 190 countries.
India has jumped over 30 ranks to attain 100th spot from 130th position in 2017 Ease of Doing Business Index.
Top 5 countries are New Zealand, Singapore, Denmark, South Korea and Hong Kong.
2) Which of the following not a core sectors?
(A) Coal
(B) Cement
(C) Agriculture
(D) Electricity
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Answer-(C) AgricultureExplanation:
Core sector growth hits 6-month high of 5.2% in September 2017.
Core sectors are Coal, Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Refinery Products, Fertilizer, Steel, Cement and Electricity.
3) Who was inaugurated Global Clubfoot Conference organised by CURE India in partnership with Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in New Delhi?
(A) President Ram Nath Kovind
(B) Vice PresidentVenkaiah Naidu
(C) Prime Minister Narandra Modi
(D) Home Minister Rajnath Singh
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Answer-(A) President Ram Nath KovindExplanation:
It is one of the most common orthopaedic birth defects where one or both feet are rotated inwards and downwards.
It describes range of foot abnormalities usually present at birth in which your baby’s foot is twisted out of shape or position.
In clubfoot, tissues connecting muscles to the bone (tendons) are shorter than usual.
4) The Joint _________Tri-Services Exercise INDRA-2017 was successfully conducted at Vladivostok, Russia.
(A) Indo-Russia
(B) Indo-China
(C) Indo-USA
(D) Indo-Sri Lanka
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Answer-(A) Indo-RussiaExplanation:
It was India’s first joint tri-services exercise and also first between Russia and India. It was also first time Russia has hosted Tri-Services Exercise on its soil.
5) India-US Ocean Dialogue held in _______.
(A) New Delhi
(B) Goa
(C) Visakhapatnam
(D) Kochi
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Answer-(B) GoaExplanation:
On 1st November 2017, the India-US Ocean Dialogue, hosted by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, began at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO) in Goa.
6) The 9th edition of ‘CMS Vatavaran’, a global film festival on environment and wildlife, will begin on November 2, 2017 in _________.
(A) New Delhi
(B) Goa
(C) Visakhapatnam
(D) Kochi
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Answer-(A) New Delhi
7) Union Ministry of Finance increased the maximum age of joining the National Pension System (NPS) from the existing ____ years to _____ years.
(A) 56 to 58
(B) 58 to 60
(C) 60 to 62
(D) 60 to 65
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Answer-(D) 60 to 65
8) Central Government has earmarked Rs 109 crores to promote heritage and spiritual tourism projects under _________ Scheme in Puducherry.
(A) Swachh Bharth
(B) Swadesh Darshan
(C) Sagar Mala
(D) Bharth Mala
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Answer-(B) Swadesh DarshanExplanation:
Union Tourism Ministry’s Swadesh Darshan Scheme focuses on integrated development of tourist circuits around specific themes.
It is to be noted that Puducherry and its port cities Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam became free from the French rule on November 1, 1954.
9) Which state give lifetime pensions to ‘Hindi Satyagrahis’?
(A) Haryana
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Uttra Pradesh
(D) Gujarat
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Answer-(A) Haryana
10) Mudhol Hound, Indian Dog Breed, to be trained for Army Duty. Mudhol Hound belongs to which state?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Telangana
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh
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Answer-(C) Karnataka
11) Royal Opera House, was awarded the 2017 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation. It was located in _________.
(A) Mumbai
(B) Kolkata
(C) Goa
(D) Kochi
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Answer-(A) Mumbai
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