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Who has won gold in National Schools Chess Championship held in Aurangabad ?
Shashini Puvi
Sumit Awasthi
Sumit Awasthi
R.Praggnanandhaa
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Shashini Puvi from Karnataka has won the coveted gold medal in the recently held National Schools Chess Championship in Aurangabad. Mumbai girl Myrah Sachdev has bagged the silver medal in the championship.
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When is the Good Governance Day every year in India?
25 December
26 December
27 December
28 December
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Answer: Option AExplanation
India observed the Good Governance Day on December 25, 2018 to mark the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who passed away on August 16, 2018 at the age of 93. The Good Governance Day was established in 2014 to honor former-Prime Minister Vajpayee by fostering awareness among the Indian people of accountability in governance.
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India successfully test fired its nuclear capable long range ballistic missile _____ with a strike range of 4,000 km, off Odisha coast, on 23rd December 2018?
Prithvi 1
Agni-IV
Prithvi 2
Agni-VI
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Answer: Option BExplanation
On Dec.23 2018, India successfully test fired its nuclear capable long range ballistic missile Agni-IV with a strike range of 4,000 km .The strategic surface-to-surface missile was flight tested from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Dr Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast earlier known as Wheeler Island and it is 20 meter long with a weight of 17 tonnes. This was the 7th trial of Agni-IV missile. Agni-IV missile is equipped with advanced Avionics, 5th generation On Board Computer and distributed architecture. Radars and electro-optical systems had been positioned along the coast of Odisha for tracking and monitoring all parameters of the missile.
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The National Green Tribunal banned all mining activities within 10 km radius of which Tiger Reserve?
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
Rajaji Tiger Reserve
Orang Tiger Reserve
Sariska Tiger Reserve
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Answer: Option DExplanation
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on December 22, 2018, banned all mining activities within 10 km radius of the Sariska Tiger Reserve. It also said that any further mining activity is subject to the clearance of leases by the National Board of Wildlife.
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The Union Government has launched iGOT programme for which purpose?
Hybrid Course on Administrative Law
Judgments/Orders of Supreme Court, High Courts and CIC
Training program for Govt. employees
All of the above
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Answer: Option CExplanation
On 20th December, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched the iGOT (Integrated Government Online Training Programme) for government employees. The iGOT will augment the existing training mechanism with online module-based training coupled with certification. The programme, developed by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Ministry of Personnel, will make training inputs available to a government servant on-site and on flexitime basis. The initiative aims at “competent civil services for good governance”. Dr. Singh also launched Right to Information (RTI) Portal on Judgments/Orders of Supreme Court, High Courts and CIC that will provide a learning environment for all stakeholders under which a repository on the landmark cases on the RTI will be available at one place. He also launched a hybrid course on administrative laws developed by the DoPT in collaboration with premier law institute National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru.
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SpaceX has successfully launched the US Air Force’s first Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite, nicknamed ________’, on 23 December 2018.
Magnum
Navstar
Vespucci
Titan
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Answer: Option CExplanation
SpaceX successfully launched the US Air Force’s first Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite, nicknamed ‘Vespucci’, on 23 December 2018. The new GPS satellites, built by Lockheed Martin, will provide three-times better accuracy than the current system of GPS and will be eight times better at anti-jamming. The GPS is owned by the U.S. military and operated by the U.S. Air Force.
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P V Bharathi has been appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the ________ on 24 December 2018.
Allahabad Bank
UCO Bank
Corporation Bank
Vijaya Bank
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Answer: Option CExplanation
P V Bharathi has been appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation Bank on 24 December 2018. She is at present Executive Director of Canara Bank. She will take over the charge on or after 1 February 2019 and remain in the post till March 31, 2020 – the date of her superannuation.
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According to a recently published report by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB); how many locations out of 39 had clean water in the post-monsoon period in 2018?
Only 3
Only 7
Only 1
10
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Answer: Option CExplanation
Only one out of 39 locations through which the Ganga river flows had clean water in the post-monsoon period this year, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has said in its latest study.
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ICICI Bank has projected the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) to increase to what percent in 2019-20 and 7.2% in 2018-19?
7.4 %
7.6 %
7.7 %
7.9 %
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Answer: Option AExplanation
On December 22, 2018, ICICI Bank projected the GDP to increase to 7.4% in 2019-20. Its growth forecast for 2018-2019 is at 7.2 mainly due to slow consumption. It states that one of the biggest factors restricting growth will be the real estate and small scale units as they are yet to recover from effects of GST and demonetisation.
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GST rate on which item was recently changed to ‘Nil’ against earlier slab of 12 percent?
Marble rubble
Music Books
Frozen vegetables
Walking Stick
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Answer: Option BExplanation
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on December 22, 2018 slashed GST Rates for 23 commonly used goods and services. The reduced rates will come into effect from January 1, 2019. The GST rate on Music Books was slashed to Nil from 12 percent.
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Which of the following ministries organised the ‘Sangeet Kala Sangam’ for the art and music teachers of Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas?
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Ministry of Tourism
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Who was the winner of the ‘Miss India Worldwide 2018’ title ?
Sakshi Sinha
Anusha Sareen
Mandeep Kaur Sandhu
Shree Saini
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Indian-American Shree Saini won the ‘Miss India Worldwide 2018’ title at the 27th annual global pageant competition held in New Jersey.
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GST rate on which of the following items has been slashed from 28 to 18%?
Digital Camera and Video Recorders
Cinema Tickets costing more than Rs. 100
Insurance of Goods carrying vehicles
All of them
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Answer: Option DExplanation
The Goods and Services Tax Council has slashed tax rates for 23 commonly used items that have been reduced from 18 per cent to 12 and 5 per cent respectively. GST reduced from 28 to 18% list Monitor and TV screen sizes up to 32 inches. Power bank of Lithium ion battries. Digital Camera and Video Recorders Video Games Cinema Tickets costing more than Rs. 100 Insurance of Goods carrying vehicles
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Where did President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurate the Centre of Excellence for Genetic Blood Disorders on 22ndDecember 2018?
Karimnagar, Telangana
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Karimpuzha, Kerala
Conoor, Tamil Nadu
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Answer: Option AExplanation
On December 22, 2018, the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, on his first visit to Karimnagar, inaugurated the Centre of Excellence for Genetic Blood Disorders at the Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences in Karimnagar, Telangana. This centre will work on Sickle Cell Anaemia, Thalassemia and Other Genetic Blood Disorders. It was set up by Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences.
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Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and which state topped the charts as the best performing states under the maternity benefit programme named Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, on 21st December 2018?
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Bihar
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Answer: Option AExplanation
On December 21, 2018, Minister of State for the Women and Child Development Ministry Virendra Kumar released the performance of states and UTs under the maternity benefit programme named Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana. Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh topped the charts as the best performing states. According to the finding, 51.70 lakh beneficiaries are covered annually under the PMMVY. Grants-in-aid amounting to Rs 2,048.59 crores and Rs 369.31 crores have been sanctioned to the states and the Union Territories during the year 2017-18 and 2018-19 respectively.
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