Answer-(B) IndiaExplanation:
It was India’s second Women’s Asia Cup title and first one was won in 2004.
Indian women’s hockey team won the 2017 Asia Cup hockey title. In the final match held at Kakamigahara in Japan, India defeated China by 5-4 goals in penalty shootout.
2) First Heli Expo India & International Civil Helicopter Conclave in ___________.
(A) New Delhi
(B) Mumbai
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Kolkata
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Answer-(A) New DelhiExplanation:
On 4th and 5th November 2017, the 1st Heli Expo India and International Civil Helicopter Conclave-2017 was held at the Pawan Hans Heliport, Rohini, New Delhi
3) The second day of ‘World Food India’ 2017 event in New Delhi, ________State Government launched its ‘Food Processing Policy’.
(A) Telangana
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Gujarat
(D) Uttar Pradesh
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Answer-(A) Telangana Explanation:
The aim of this policy is to attract Rs 20000 crore investment in the food processing sector in Telangana.
Under this policy, food processing clusters and parks will be developed across Telangana.
4) Which bank launched of India’s first voice-based international remittance service to enable non-resident Indians (NRIs) to send money to any bank in India?
(A) HDFC Bank
(B) ICICI Bank
(C) HSBC Bank
(D) SBI Bank
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Answer-(B) ICICI BankExplanation:
A Non-Resident Indian (NRI) customer of ICICI Bank to send money to any bank in India via just a simple voice command to Apple’s virtual voice assistant, Siri,on Apple iPhone/iPad.
The customer is no longer required to enter the payee name or amount to be transferred since he/she would be using a voice command to provide instructions to Siri.
5) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of Rs 10, 000 Crore was signed between the Government of India and _________ at the World Food India 2017.
(A) Britannia
(B) Nestle
(C) Patanjali
(D) Pepsi co
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Answer-(C) Patanjali
6) Madhu Azad becomes _________ first woman mayor.
(A) Gurgaon
(B) New Delhi
(C) Guwahati
(D) Patna
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Answer-(A) GurgaonExplanation:
Madhu Azad’s husband, Ashok Azad, has been associated with BJP for several years. She won the post unopposed. The post of mayor for this year, had been reserved for a woman from a scheduled caste.
Gurgaon Also known as Gurugram.
7) World Tsunami Awareness Day was observed all over the world every year on________.
(A) November 4
(B) November 5
(C) November 6
(D) November 7
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Answer-(B) November 5Explanation:
In December 2015, the UN General Assembly designated 5 November as World Tsunami Awareness Day. The first Tsunami Awareness Day was observed in 2016.
November 5 was chosen as World Tsunami Awareness Day in honour of the Japanese story of “Inamura-no-hi”, meaning the “burning of the rice sheaves”. In 1854 a farmer set fire to his entire harvest to warn villagers of tsunami.
8) Department of Post issued stamps with photos of three ________dishes – Biryani, Baghare Baingan and Seviyan.
(A) Dindigul
(B) Arcot
(C) Vaniyambadi
(D) Hyderabad
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Answer-(D) HyderabadExplanation:
Biryani dish is believed to be of Persian origin. In South India, several Persian and Turkish dishes were introduced by Qutub Shahis and Biryani was one such dish. However, the famous Hyderabadi Biryani does have a lot of local spices.
Bagare baingan (Brinjal recipe) has long been a signature dish of royal kitchens of Hyderabad. This dish is believed to have indigenous origin as brinjal is a native Indian plant.
Seviyan is a dessert/sweet dish which is a part of Id-ul-Fitr celebrations. This dish too was introduced into Deccan by the Qutub Shahis.
Postage stamps on these dishes is part of Department of Post’s initiative to issue stamps on 24 different Indian dishes, including the famous Tirupati laddu.
Exclusive postage stamps have also been issued to honor Andhra dishes — idli dosa and pongal.
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