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#1. Which bank launched the 75 Digital Villages programme?
A. PNB
B. RBI
C. BOB
D. SBI
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Answer: Option B
Description:
RBI launched the 75 Digital Villages programme.
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#2. Since its launch in which year, the SWAMIH Fund has completed 20,557 houses?
A. 2019
B. 2015
C. 2020
D. 2017
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Correct Answer: A
Notes:
Since its launch in 2019, the SWAMIH Fund has completed 20,557 houses.
#3. According to the UN, the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria caused an estimated damage of how much for Turkey?
A. $90 billion
B. $80 billion
C. $100 billion
D. $110 billion
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Correct Answer: C
Notes:
According to the UN, the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria caused an estimated $100 billion in damage for Turkey.
#4. Which state government hiked the financial reward for Mahila Vikas Protsahan Puraskar?
A. Telangana
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Nagaland
D. Uttarakhand
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Answer: B
Notes:
The Himachal Pradesh government increased the cash award for the Mahila Vikas Protsahan Puraskar.
#5. Which country is considered to have the worst violence against women in the world?
A. Afghanistan
B. Switzerland
C. Bhutan
D. South Korea
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Correct Answer: A
Notes:
Afghanistan is considered to have the worst violence against women in the world.
#6. Which state’s first female minister, Salhoutuonuo Kruse, assumed office on Women’s Day?
A. Telangana
B. Kerala
C. Nagaland
D. Uttarakhand
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Correct Answer: C
Notes:
Nagaland’s first female minister, Salhoutuonuo Kruse, assumed office on the occasion of Women’s Day.
#7. Who signed the first ‘High Seas Treaty’ to protect the world’s oceans?
A. UNICEF
B. United Nations
C. World Health Organization
D. UNESCO
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Correct Answer: B
Notes:
UN signed the first High Seas Treaty in an effort to protect parts of the world’s oceans.
#8. Which country opened military service to women for the first time in 25 years?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Switzerland
C. Kuwait
D. Colombia
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Answer: D
Note:
Colombia opens military service to women for the first time in 25 years.
#9. Mirabai Chanu has been named as the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year for which year?
A. 2023
B. 2015
C. 2020
D. 2022
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Answer: D
Note:
Mirabai Chanu has been named the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year for 2022
#10. Which country’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived in Gujarat on a two-day visit?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Switzerland
C. Australia
D. South Korea
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Answer: C
Note:
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived in Gujarat on a two-day visit.
#11. International Women’s Day is celebrated on which day every year?
A. March 05th
B. March 06th
C. March 09th
D. March 08th
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Answer: D
Note:
International Women’s Day is celebrated on 08 March every year.
#12. Who initiated the “Har Payment Digital” mission to make every citizen a digital payment user?
A. PNB
B. RBI
C. BOB
D. SBI
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Correct Answer: B
Notes:
RBI launched the “Har Payment Digital” mission to make every citizen a digital payment user.
#13. The 35th ‘Spring Festival’ has begun in which city of Haryana?
A. Panchkula
B. Panipat
C. Rewari
D. Kurukshetra
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Answer: A
Note:
The 35th ‘Spring Festival’ has begun in Panchkula, Haryana.
#14. Which is the cleanest Indian airport in Asia-Pacific?
A. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
B. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
C. Indira Gandhi International Airport
D. Campegouda International Airport
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Answer: C
Description:
Indira Gandhi International Airport is one of the cleanest airports in the Asia-Pacific region.
#15. Conrad Sangma has been sworn in as Chief Minister of which state?
A. Telangana
B. Meghalaya
C. Nagaland
D. Sikkim
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Answer: B
Description:
Conrad Sangma has been sworn in as Chief Minister of Meghalaya.
#16. Arun Subramanian became the first Indian-American to become a Manhattan federal district court judge in which city?
A. New York
B. Washington DC
C. Nashville
D. Houston
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Correct Answer: A
Notes:
Arun Subramanian became the first Indian-American to become a Manhattan Federal District Court judge in New York.
#17. The Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCI) has approved two transmission projects worth of how much crore?
A. 4,050.65 crore
B. 4,042.30 crore
C. 4,020.43 crore
D. 4,070.98 crore
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Answer: D
Description:
The Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCI) has approved two transmission projects worth Rs 4,070.98 crore.
#18. A record number of 6.37 lakh olive ridley turtles reached Rusikulia beach in which state for spawning in large numbers?
A. Telangana
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Odisha
D. Sikkim
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Answer: C
Description:
A record number of 6.37 lakh olive ridley turtles reached Rusikulia beach in Odisha for spawning in large numbers.
