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Q.1) Name the winner of the Bihari Puraskar Award(बिहारी पुरस्कार अवार्ड) 2015 -
A. अर्जुन देव चरण
B. ओम थानवी
C. भगवती लाल व्यास
D. चन्द्र प्रकाश
A. अर्जुन देव चरण
B. ओम थानवी
C. भगवती लाल व्यास
D. चन्द्र प्रकाश
Answer: Option (C)
Answer Description: Noted writer and poet Bhagwati Lal Vyas was awarded the 25th Bihari Puraskar-2015 by the KK Birla Foundation on December 22, 2016.
Answer Description: Noted writer and poet Bhagwati Lal Vyas was awarded the 25th Bihari Puraskar-2015 by the KK Birla Foundation on December 22, 2016.
Q.2) Which state government has passed a resolution to include 17 sub-castes of Other Backward Castes (OBCs) into the Scheduled Castes (SC) category -
A. उत्तर प्रदेश
B. बिहार
C. छत्तीसगढ़
D. हरियाणा
A. उत्तर प्रदेश
B. बिहार
C. छत्तीसगढ़
D. हरियाणा
Answer: Option (A)
Answer Description: The Uttar Pradesh state cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav passed a resolution to include 17 sub-castes of Other Backward Castes (OBCs) into the Scheduled Castes (SC) category. These sub-castes include Kahaar, Kashyap, Kewat, Nishad, Bind, Bhar, Prajapati, Rajbhar, Batham, Gaur, Tura, Majhi, Mallah, Kumhar, Dheemar and Machua.
Answer Description: The Uttar Pradesh state cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav passed a resolution to include 17 sub-castes of Other Backward Castes (OBCs) into the Scheduled Castes (SC) category. These sub-castes include Kahaar, Kashyap, Kewat, Nishad, Bind, Bhar, Prajapati, Rajbhar, Batham, Gaur, Tura, Majhi, Mallah, Kumhar, Dheemar and Machua.
Q.3) Which of the following Pakistani Sikh recently secured a place in Pakistan’s National Cricket Academy, becoming the first Pakistani Sikh to join the list -
A. हरचरण सिंह
B. महिंदर पाल सिंह
C. रुपिंदर सिंह
D. पाल सिंह
A. हरचरण सिंह
B. महिंदर पाल सिंह
C. रुपिंदर सिंह
D. पाल सिंह
Answer: Option (B)
Answer Description: na
Answer Description: na
Q.4) Biju Sishu Surakshya Yojana, a scheme for the care and protection of HIV positive orphan children has been launched by which state -
A. महाराष्ट्र
B. कर्नाटका
C. ओडिशा
D. बिहार
A. महाराष्ट्र
B. कर्नाटका
C. ओडिशा
D. बिहार
Answer: Option (C)
Answer Description: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on December 22, launched “Biju Sishu Surakshya Yojana” for care and protection of HIV positive orphan children in the state. Under the scheme, the children would get financial support from the state government for their studies till higher secondary. लड़की होने की दशा में राज्य सरकार उसके विवाह का भी खर्चा उठायगी
Answer Description: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on December 22, launched “Biju Sishu Surakshya Yojana” for care and protection of HIV positive orphan children in the state. Under the scheme, the children would get financial support from the state government for their studies till higher secondary. लड़की होने की दशा में राज्य सरकार उसके विवाह का भी खर्चा उठायगी
Q.5) India defeated which country to win the bronze medal at the 4th Women’s U18 Asia Cup 2016 hockey tournament -
A. जापान
B. नार्थ कोरिया
C. ब्राजील
D. साउथ कोरिया
A. जापान
B. नार्थ कोरिया
C. ब्राजील
D. साउथ कोरिया
Answer: Option (D)
Answer Description: na
Answer Description: na
Q.6) ‘Mamata Scheme’(ममता परियोजना) which aims to provide monetary support to the pregnant and lactating women was launched by which state government -
A. बिहार
B. उत्तर प्रदेश
C. तमिलनाडु
D. ओडिशा
A. बिहार
B. उत्तर प्रदेश
C. तमिलनाडु
D. ओडिशा
Answer: Option (D)
Answer Description: It was launched by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in October 2011. Under the Mamata Scheme, the government provides Rs. 5,000 to pregnant and lactating women in rural areas. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on December 22, addressed a meeting at the Jayadev Bhawan to mark five years of completion of the Mamata Yojana.The state government added 25 lakh new beneficiaries under the Mamata Yojana and electronically transferred Rs 1,100 crore to the bank accounts of these beneficiaries.
Answer Description: It was launched by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in October 2011. Under the Mamata Scheme, the government provides Rs. 5,000 to pregnant and lactating women in rural areas. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on December 22, addressed a meeting at the Jayadev Bhawan to mark five years of completion of the Mamata Yojana.The state government added 25 lakh new beneficiaries under the Mamata Yojana and electronically transferred Rs 1,100 crore to the bank accounts of these beneficiaries.
Q.7) Who laid the foundation stone of a 150-bed capacity Pt Mohan Malviya Cancer Centre in Varanasi on December 22 -
A. प्रणव मुखर्जी
B. नरेंद्र मोदी
C. राजनाथ सिंह
D. वैंकैय्या नायडू
A. प्रणव मुखर्जी
B. नरेंद्र मोदी
C. राजनाथ सिंह
D. वैंकैय्या नायडू
Answer: Option (B)
Answer Description: na
Answer Description: na
Q.8) The Global Wage Report 2016 showed that India was one among the countries with world’s worst gender gaps in wages. The report is released by which organization -
A. United Nations Industrial Development Organization
B. International Development Association
C. International Monetary Fund
D. International Labour Organisation
A. United Nations Industrial Development Organization
B. International Development Association
C. International Monetary Fund
D. International Labour Organisation
Answer: Option (D)
Answer Description: अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मजदूर संघ द्वारा :- The report showed that men earned more than women in similar jobs, with the gap exceeding 30 percent. Women are paid 33% less than men in hourly wages in India.The report showed that, in India, women represented 63 percent of the lowest paid wage labor while only 15 percent of the highest wage-earners were female.
Answer Description: अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मजदूर संघ द्वारा :- The report showed that men earned more than women in similar jobs, with the gap exceeding 30 percent. Women are paid 33% less than men in hourly wages in India.The report showed that, in India, women represented 63 percent of the lowest paid wage labor while only 15 percent of the highest wage-earners were female.
Q.9) हाल ही में विश्व का प्रथम सोलर पैनल रोड का किस देश में उद्घाटन हुआ है -
A. रूस
B. चीन
C. अमेरिका
D. फ्रांस
A. रूस
B. चीन
C. अमेरिका
D. फ्रांस
Answer: Option (D)
Answer Description: The 1-km (0.6 mile) project was funded by the French Ministry of the Environment to test whether solar panels can be implemented effectively at a large scale.
Answer Description: The 1-km (0.6 mile) project was funded by the French Ministry of the Environment to test whether solar panels can be implemented effectively at a large scale.
Q.10) Indian dairy cooperative company Amul, has decided to set up a Centralised Milk Processing Plant in West Bengal by the end of 2018. What is the total outlay of the project -
A. 145 करोड़
B. 255 करोड़
C. 200 करोड़
D. 300 करोड़
A. 145 करोड़
B. 255 करोड़
C. 200 करोड़
D. 300 करोड़
Answer: Option (C)
Answer Description: Gujarat based Indian dairy cooperative comapnay, Amul to set up its ‘Centralised Milk Processing Plant’ at Sankrail Food Park in Howrah, West Bengal, India.
Answer Description: Gujarat based Indian dairy cooperative comapnay, Amul to set up its ‘Centralised Milk Processing Plant’ at Sankrail Food Park in Howrah, West Bengal, India.
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