General Affairs
ISRO's Big Launch: Military Communications Satellite GSAT-6
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SRIHARIKOTA: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today launched its twenty-fifth home-made communications satellite in space using the Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) that uses an Indian made cryogenic engine being tested for the third time.
The heavyweight Indian rocket weighs 416 tonnes and is nearly 50 meters tall.
The GSLV rocket is being powered using an Indian made cryogenic engine. Dubbed the 'naughty boy' this rocket has had a patchy record with less than half the flights being successful.
Speaking to NDTV Kiran Kumar, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had said "GSAT-6 carries one of the largest antennas we have built a 6 meter diameter antenna, the prime purpose is to make sure that communication can happen with smaller and smaller hand held devices whether it is for data, video or voice. The users for this will be the strategic sector as it gives a tremendous opportunity for using very small handheld devices in the remotest places."
In 2013, India had launched a dedicated communications satellite for the Indian Navy.
The 2,117 kg Indian-made satellite carries a very special giant antennae which will open up in space like an umbrella. The large antennae will help India's strategic forces to communicate with each other on secure lines using special small hand held devices. A capability most needed in today's modern network centric warfare.
SRIHARIKOTA: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today launched its twenty-fifth home-made communications satellite in space using the Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) that uses an Indian made cryogenic engine being tested for the third time.The heavyweight Indian rocket weighs 416 tonnes and is nearly 50 meters tall.
The GSLV rocket is being powered using an Indian made cryogenic engine. Dubbed the 'naughty boy' this rocket has had a patchy record with less than half the flights being successful.
In 2013, India had launched a dedicated communications satellite for the Indian Navy.
The 2,117 kg Indian-made satellite carries a very special giant antennae which will open up in space like an umbrella. The large antennae will help India's strategic forces to communicate with each other on secure lines using special small hand held devices. A capability most needed in today's modern network centric warfare.
Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad All Set for Mega Rally
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PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad are actively wooing supporters to make their August 30 campaign rally here a success.
The event will be their first big show of unity a year after the two leaders joined hands in a bid to defeat the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the state.
Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad, Janata Dal-United president Sharad Yadav and senior Congress leaders are all monitoring the preparations for the Gandhi Maidan rally.
Lalu Prasad is busy addressing meetings in rural areas of districts close to Patna and asking his supporters to attend the rally, leaders from his Rashtriya Janata Dal said.
Nitish Kumar has visited half-a-dozen districts, including his home district Nalanda. He has also in the past one week laid foundation stones and launched projects, RJD leader Shakti Yadav said.
Lalu Prasad's sons Tejaswvi and Tejpratap as well as senior RJD and JD-U leaders are visiting rural areas to invite supporters to the rally.
Sharad Yadav said the "Swabhiman rally" of the grand alliance would be an answer to "Modi's arrogance and repeated insult to Bihar".
Nitish Kumar has been saying at all meetings: "I have done whatever I could in the last 10 years and wish to do more... Give me a chance. There is more I want to achieve."
JD-U leader Ajay Alok said: "We have been mobilizing party leaders, workers and supporters to persuade people in large number to attend the rally."
In an attempt to consolidate his social base, Nitish Kumar has backed the protests by the Patel community in Gujarat demanding its inclusion in the OBC category.
PM Modi has already addressed three 'Parivartan rallies' in Muzaffarpur, Gaya and Saharsa ahead of the assembly polls. He will speak at yet another rally in Bhagalpur on September 1.
PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad are actively wooing supporters to make their August 30 campaign rally here a success.The event will be their first big show of unity a year after the two leaders joined hands in a bid to defeat the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the state.
Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad, Janata Dal-United president Sharad Yadav and senior Congress leaders are all monitoring the preparations for the Gandhi Maidan rally.
Lalu Prasad is busy addressing meetings in rural areas of districts close to Patna and asking his supporters to attend the rally, leaders from his Rashtriya Janata Dal said.
Lalu Prasad's sons Tejaswvi and Tejpratap as well as senior RJD and JD-U leaders are visiting rural areas to invite supporters to the rally.
Sharad Yadav said the "Swabhiman rally" of the grand alliance would be an answer to "Modi's arrogance and repeated insult to Bihar".
Nitish Kumar has been saying at all meetings: "I have done whatever I could in the last 10 years and wish to do more... Give me a chance. There is more I want to achieve."
JD-U leader Ajay Alok said: "We have been mobilizing party leaders, workers and supporters to persuade people in large number to attend the rally."
In an attempt to consolidate his social base, Nitish Kumar has backed the protests by the Patel community in Gujarat demanding its inclusion in the OBC category.
PM Modi has already addressed three 'Parivartan rallies' in Muzaffarpur, Gaya and Saharsa ahead of the assembly polls. He will speak at yet another rally in Bhagalpur on September 1.
Judge Gets Threatening SMS, Security Heightened
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BILASPUR: District and Sessions Judge, Bilaspur, Mahadev Katulkar was allegedly threatened to deliver a verdict in favour of a man in a divorce case, prompting the police to step-up his security.
Judge Katulkar, who is also presiding over the trial in the 2013 Jiram valley Naxal attack case in NIA court in Bilaspur, has complained to the police about the SMS threatening him with dire consequences.
"As per the complaint, the judge received an SMS from an unknown number threatening him to deliver verdict in favour the man involved in a divorce case," Inspector General of Police, Bilaspur Range, Pawan Deo said.
A case has been registered in this regard and efforts are on to trace the messenger, he said.
In view of the threat, the security of the judge has been beefed up, the IG said.
Judge Katulkar had also received a threat letter from Maoists in June this year.
A 'sutli' bomb along with a "threat" letter was thrown at his house on June 12. A police case was then registered in this regard.
BILASPUR: District and Sessions Judge, Bilaspur, Mahadev Katulkar was allegedly threatened to deliver a verdict in favour of a man in a divorce case, prompting the police to step-up his security.Judge Katulkar, who is also presiding over the trial in the 2013 Jiram valley Naxal attack case in NIA court in Bilaspur, has complained to the police about the SMS threatening him with dire consequences.
"As per the complaint, the judge received an SMS from an unknown number threatening him to deliver verdict in favour the man involved in a divorce case," Inspector General of Police, Bilaspur Range, Pawan Deo said.
In view of the threat, the security of the judge has been beefed up, the IG said.
Judge Katulkar had also received a threat letter from Maoists in June this year.
A 'sutli' bomb along with a "threat" letter was thrown at his house on June 12. A police case was then registered in this regard.
Now, Buy Gifts Through Facebook
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SAN FRANCISCO: Social networking site Facebook is testing a virtual assistant, called 'M', nestled within its Messenger that can help users buy gifts and make restaurant reservations.
"Today (Thursday) we're beginning to test a new service called M. It is a personal digital assistant inside Messenger that completes tasks and finds information on your behalf," David Marcus, vice president of messaging products at Facebook, said.
Mr Marcus said 'M' can perform tasks that no one else can and added that unlike other virtual assistants in the market like Apple's Siri and Microsoft's Cortana, 'M' can complete tasks on behalf of the users.
"It can purchase items, get gifts delivered to your loved ones, book restaurants, travel arrangements, appointments and way more," said Mr Marcus.
He added that the project was still at a very early stage but insisted it represents a major step forward in helping Messenger users have "more time to focus on what's important in their lives".
Facebook Messenger is used by more than 700 million people worldwide.
SAN FRANCISCO: Social networking site Facebook is testing a virtual assistant, called 'M', nestled within its Messenger that can help users buy gifts and make restaurant reservations."Today (Thursday) we're beginning to test a new service called M. It is a personal digital assistant inside Messenger that completes tasks and finds information on your behalf," David Marcus, vice president of messaging products at Facebook, said.
Mr Marcus said 'M' can perform tasks that no one else can and added that unlike other virtual assistants in the market like Apple's Siri and Microsoft's Cortana, 'M' can complete tasks on behalf of the users.
"It can purchase items, get gifts delivered to your loved ones, book restaurants, travel arrangements, appointments and way more," said Mr Marcus.
He added that the project was still at a very early stage but insisted it represents a major step forward in helping Messenger users have "more time to focus on what's important in their lives".
Facebook Messenger is used by more than 700 million people worldwide.
Pak Terrorist Captured Today is 22, Says His Name is Javed Ahmed
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BARAMULLA: The Pakistani terrorist captured today after a 20-hour-long gun battle with security forces in North Kashmir, is a 22-year-old from Muzaffargarh, sources have said.
The terrorist is being interrogated in a first area right now; he has told interrogators that his name is Javed Ahmed.
He is part of a group of four terrorists who were intercepted yesterday close to the Line of Control in north Kashmir. Three of them were killed in the encounter in the higher reaches of Panzala in Baramulla district and Javed was captured.
Sources said the terrorists were intercepted on a tip-off from Mohammad Naveed, the Pakistani terrorist captured earlier this month after an attack on a Border Security Force convoy in Udhampur, Jammu.
Naveed was captured by a group of villagers who he had tried to take hostage after attacking the BSF convoy.
He had told interrogators that he was trained by the Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistan and then sent across the border to launch terror attacks on security forces in India.
The Jammu and Kashmir police have busted several groups of terrorists based on information from Naveed, who was in India for about two months before he was captured.
BARAMULLA: The Pakistani terrorist captured today after a 20-hour-long gun battle with security forces in North Kashmir, is a 22-year-old from Muzaffargarh, sources have said.The terrorist is being interrogated in a first area right now; he has told interrogators that his name is Javed Ahmed.
He is part of a group of four terrorists who were intercepted yesterday close to the Line of Control in north Kashmir. Three of them were killed in the encounter in the higher reaches of Panzala in Baramulla district and Javed was captured.
Naveed was captured by a group of villagers who he had tried to take hostage after attacking the BSF convoy.
He had told interrogators that he was trained by the Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistan and then sent across the border to launch terror attacks on security forces in India.
The Jammu and Kashmir police have busted several groups of terrorists based on information from Naveed, who was in India for about two months before he was captured.
Business Affairs
Sensex, Nifty gain over 2% on global rally
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The Sensex and Nifty gained more than 2 per cent on Thursday, posting their biggest daily gains in two weeks, as upbeat global equity markets sparked a wave of bargain-hunting ahead of the expiry of derivative contracts at the end of the session.
The benchmark BSE Sensex closed 2.01 percent and rose most since August 14.The broader Nifty rose as much as 2.02 percent. The market was bouyed by global rally with Wall Street registering its biggest one-day gain in four years on Wednesday as fears about China's economy gave way to bargain hunters emboldened by expectations the US Federal Reserve might not raise interest rates next month.
In US, S&P 500 closed almost 4 per cent higher.
The Shanghai Composite In China also closed 5.34 per cent higher with volatility in stocks falling significantly from previous sessions.
In Asia, Hang Seng and Nikkei closed 3.54 per cent and 1.08 per cent higher, respectively.
The Sensex and Nifty gained more than 2 per cent on Thursday, posting their biggest daily gains in two weeks, as upbeat global equity markets sparked a wave of bargain-hunting ahead of the expiry of derivative contracts at the end of the session.
The benchmark BSE Sensex closed 2.01 percent and rose most since August 14.The broader Nifty rose as much as 2.02 percent. The market was bouyed by global rally with Wall Street registering its biggest one-day gain in four years on Wednesday as fears about China's economy gave way to bargain hunters emboldened by expectations the US Federal Reserve might not raise interest rates next month.
In US, S&P 500 closed almost 4 per cent higher.
The Shanghai Composite In China also closed 5.34 per cent higher with volatility in stocks falling significantly from previous sessions.
In Asia, Hang Seng and Nikkei closed 3.54 per cent and 1.08 per cent higher, respectively.
Stocks in news: DLF, Hathway Cable, ONGC
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With the market closing in green, here are the stocks that remained in focus today.
- DLF The DLF stock closed higher on Thursday after the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Wednesday rejected anti-competitive practices charges against the firm in one of its project in NCR. The complaint related to apartments booked in the residential project DLF Capital Greens, Phase III, in the national capital.The stock closed nearly 4 per cent higher on the BSE.
- Hathway Cable The Hathway Cable stock rose on Thursday after the RBI said it has removed the firm from its caution list and foreign investors can now buy more shares in the company. "Foreign institutional investors (FIIs)/registered foreign portfolios investors (RFPIs) can now purchase shares of Hathway Cable & Datacom," RBI said in a release. The stock closed 7.67 per cent higher on BSE.
- ONGC The company's stock rose on Thursday on reports that the firm has submitted to oil regulator Directorate General of Hydrocarbons a draft field development plan for beginning oil and gas production from its Krishna-Godavari basin D5 block by 2018-19. The stock closed 2.58 per cent higher on BSE.
- Bharti Airtel The telecom firm's stock closed 2.24 per cent higher today as the telco on Wednesday said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 per cent stake in Augere Wireless Broadband India, which holds 20MHz of broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum in the Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh telecom circle.
- Road sector stocks Road construction stocks such as IRB Infra and Jaiprakash Associates closed 4.28 per cent and 11.71 per cent higher today after the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to developers for divesting 100 per cent equity in highway projects after two years of completing such schemes, a move that is expected to unlock investments to the tune of Rs 4,500 crore in the sector.
With the market closing in green, here are the stocks that remained in focus today.
- DLF The DLF stock closed higher on Thursday after the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Wednesday rejected anti-competitive practices charges against the firm in one of its project in NCR. The complaint related to apartments booked in the residential project DLF Capital Greens, Phase III, in the national capital.The stock closed nearly 4 per cent higher on the BSE.
- Hathway Cable The Hathway Cable stock rose on Thursday after the RBI said it has removed the firm from its caution list and foreign investors can now buy more shares in the company. "Foreign institutional investors (FIIs)/registered foreign portfolios investors (RFPIs) can now purchase shares of Hathway Cable & Datacom," RBI said in a release. The stock closed 7.67 per cent higher on BSE.
- ONGC The company's stock rose on Thursday on reports that the firm has submitted to oil regulator Directorate General of Hydrocarbons a draft field development plan for beginning oil and gas production from its Krishna-Godavari basin D5 block by 2018-19. The stock closed 2.58 per cent higher on BSE.
- Bharti Airtel The telecom firm's stock closed 2.24 per cent higher today as the telco on Wednesday said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 per cent stake in Augere Wireless Broadband India, which holds 20MHz of broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum in the Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh telecom circle.
- Road sector stocks Road construction stocks such as IRB Infra and Jaiprakash Associates closed 4.28 per cent and 11.71 per cent higher today after the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to developers for divesting 100 per cent equity in highway projects after two years of completing such schemes, a move that is expected to unlock investments to the tune of Rs 4,500 crore in the sector.
WTO rules against India in solar dispute with US
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled against India in a dispute with the United States over its solar power programme , business newspaper Mint reported on Wednesday.
The newspaper quoted an unnamed official from the commerce ministry as saying the country planned to appeal the decision, made after the United States complained about domestic content requirements in a programme aimed at easing chronic energy shortages in India, Asia's third-largest economy.India has said it expects peak power demand to double over the next five years from around 1,40,000 megawatts today. To help meet that demand, India wants 1,00,000 Mw of new capacity from solar panels , with at least 8,000 Mw from locally made cells.
The newspaper said the WTO dispute settlement panel, in a confidential report to New Delhi and Washington, found India violated global trade rules by imposing local content requirements for solar cells and solar modules, and also struck down incentive policies such as subsidies provided for domestic solar companies to manufacture cells and solar modules.
The WTO typically circulates decisions on disputes to the parties before they are made public.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled against India in a dispute with the United States over its solar power programme , business newspaper Mint reported on Wednesday.
The newspaper quoted an unnamed official from the commerce ministry as saying the country planned to appeal the decision, made after the United States complained about domestic content requirements in a programme aimed at easing chronic energy shortages in India, Asia's third-largest economy.India has said it expects peak power demand to double over the next five years from around 1,40,000 megawatts today. To help meet that demand, India wants 1,00,000 Mw of new capacity from solar panels , with at least 8,000 Mw from locally made cells.
The newspaper said the WTO dispute settlement panel, in a confidential report to New Delhi and Washington, found India violated global trade rules by imposing local content requirements for solar cells and solar modules, and also struck down incentive policies such as subsidies provided for domestic solar companies to manufacture cells and solar modules.
The WTO typically circulates decisions on disputes to the parties before they are made public.
Govt announces 98 smart cities, UP tops the list
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The Centre on Thursday announced the names of 98 cities selected for the Modi government's flagship smart cities project but Mumbai, Bengaluru and Patna don't figure in the list.
The names of the cities selected for the Rs 48,000 crore smart city project was released by the Centre pending a nomination each from Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the ambitious project with announcement of criteria and guidelines for 100 smart cities to be selected through city challenge competition in June 25.
While Jammu and Kashmir has to nominate one city, UP has got slots for 13 cities to be proposed as Smart City based on the urban population and number of notified cities.
"The Government of Jammu and Kashmir sought more time to firm up their choice. More information is sought from the Uttar Pradesh government about the 13th smart city that is yet to be announced," Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said here after releasing the list here.
According to Urban Development Ministry sources, Jammu and Kashmir wants both Jammu and Srinagar to be developed as smart city though the state has got only one slot in the project.
Both Meerut and Rae Bareli has got equal points for the 13th slot in the city challenge competition in UP so now the state has to decide whom it wants to nominate, sources added.
Asked when the names of the remaining two cities will be decided, Naidu said it will be decided in due course.
Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra, Bareilly, Aligarh, Jhansi, Sharanpur are among 12 cities selected in UP for the smart city project.
However, Patna and Bangaluru and Mumbai are not in the list.
"It is the states which has sent the names of the cities to be included in the project. Names of Patna and Bangalore were not proposed by their respective states. As far as Mumbai is concerned, Maharashtra has proposed Navi Mumbai for that purpose," Naidu said.
While UP has maximum of 13 cities, followed by 12 by Tamil Nadu and 10 by Maharashtra to be developed as smart cities, Madhya Pradesh has seven cities in the project.
Karnataka and Gujarat have six cities each while Bihar and Andhra has three each and rest of the states have two and one cities respectively in the project.
All Union Territories, including Delhi, have found place in the list.
Moradabad, Solapur, Amritsar, Rourkela, Durgapur and Ajmer also figure in the list of 98 cities.
The next stage is the choosing 20 cities in the first lot by end of the year and the next two years 40 cities each will be selected for receiving Central funding of Rs 500 crore spread over the coming five years.
Naidu said "The first stage of competition was entirely conducted by the States and UTs only with little role for the Union Urban Development Ministry."
Centre will release Rs 2 crore for each of the 98 cities in the next couple of days for preparation of smart city plans.
Our ministry has drawn up region wise panels of reputed agencies for assisting the cities to prepare smart city plans, he said.
For the selection of 20 cities, the broad criteria will be city vision and strategy, cost effectiveness, credibility of implementation and innovation.
Naidu said those cities which are not selected in the first round can again participate in the second and third round by improving their performances.
Even states can nominate new names after elimination of some cities in the final round of selection, he said.
The list is as follows:
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1 (Port Blair)
- Andhra Pradesh 3 (Vishakhapatnam, Tirupati, Kakinada)
- Arunachal Pradesh 1 (Pasighat)
- Assam 1 (Guwahati)
- Bihar 3 (Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur, Biharsharif)
- Chandigarh 1
- Chhattisgarh 2 (Raipur, Bilaspur)
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli 1 (Silvassa)
- Daman and Diu 1 (Diu)
- Delhi 1 (NDMC)
- Goa 1 (Panaji)
- Gujarat 6 (Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Dahod)
- Haryana 2 (Karnal Faridabad)
- Himachal Pradesh 1 (Dharamshala)
- Jharkhand 1 (Ranchi)
- Karnataka 6 (Mangaluru, Belagavi, Shivamogga, Hubballi-Dharwad, Tumakuru, Davanegere)
- Kerala 1 (Kochi)
- Lakshadweep 1 (Kavarrati)
- Madhya Pradesh 7 (Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain)
- Maharashtra 10 (Navi Mumbai, Nashik, Thane, Greater Mumbai, Amravati, Solapur, Nagpur, Kalyan-Dombivali, Aurangabad, Pune )
- Manipur 1 (Imphal)
- Meghalaya 1 (Shillong)
- Mizoram 1 (Aizawl)
- Nagaland 1 (Kohima)
- Odisha 2 (Bhubaneshwar, Raurkela)
- Puducherry 1 (Oulgaret)
- Punjab 3 (Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar)
- Rajasthan 4 (Jaipur, Udaipur, Kota, Ajmer)
- Sikkim 1 (Namchi)
- Tamil Nadu 12 (Tiruchirapalli, Chennai, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Vellore, Salem, Erode, Thanjavur, Tirunelveli, Dindigul, Madurai, Thoothukudi)
- Telangana 2 (Greater Hyderabad, Greater Warangal)
- Tripura 1 (Agartala)
- Uttar Pradesh 13 (Moradabad, Aligarh, Saharanpur, Bareilly, Jhansi, Kanpur, Allahabad, Lucknow, Varanasi, Ghaziabad, Agra, Rampur)
- Uttarakhand 1 (Dehradun)
- West Bengal 4 (New Town Kolkata, Bidhannagar, Durgapur, Haldia)
The Centre on Thursday announced the names of 98 cities selected for the Modi government's flagship smart cities project but Mumbai, Bengaluru and Patna don't figure in the list.
The names of the cities selected for the Rs 48,000 crore smart city project was released by the Centre pending a nomination each from Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the ambitious project with announcement of criteria and guidelines for 100 smart cities to be selected through city challenge competition in June 25.
While Jammu and Kashmir has to nominate one city, UP has got slots for 13 cities to be proposed as Smart City based on the urban population and number of notified cities.
"The Government of Jammu and Kashmir sought more time to firm up their choice. More information is sought from the Uttar Pradesh government about the 13th smart city that is yet to be announced," Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said here after releasing the list here.
According to Urban Development Ministry sources, Jammu and Kashmir wants both Jammu and Srinagar to be developed as smart city though the state has got only one slot in the project.
Both Meerut and Rae Bareli has got equal points for the 13th slot in the city challenge competition in UP so now the state has to decide whom it wants to nominate, sources added.
Asked when the names of the remaining two cities will be decided, Naidu said it will be decided in due course.
Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra, Bareilly, Aligarh, Jhansi, Sharanpur are among 12 cities selected in UP for the smart city project.
However, Patna and Bangaluru and Mumbai are not in the list.
"It is the states which has sent the names of the cities to be included in the project. Names of Patna and Bangalore were not proposed by their respective states. As far as Mumbai is concerned, Maharashtra has proposed Navi Mumbai for that purpose," Naidu said.
While UP has maximum of 13 cities, followed by 12 by Tamil Nadu and 10 by Maharashtra to be developed as smart cities, Madhya Pradesh has seven cities in the project.
Karnataka and Gujarat have six cities each while Bihar and Andhra has three each and rest of the states have two and one cities respectively in the project.
All Union Territories, including Delhi, have found place in the list.
Moradabad, Solapur, Amritsar, Rourkela, Durgapur and Ajmer also figure in the list of 98 cities.
The next stage is the choosing 20 cities in the first lot by end of the year and the next two years 40 cities each will be selected for receiving Central funding of Rs 500 crore spread over the coming five years.
Naidu said "The first stage of competition was entirely conducted by the States and UTs only with little role for the Union Urban Development Ministry."
Centre will release Rs 2 crore for each of the 98 cities in the next couple of days for preparation of smart city plans.
Our ministry has drawn up region wise panels of reputed agencies for assisting the cities to prepare smart city plans, he said.
For the selection of 20 cities, the broad criteria will be city vision and strategy, cost effectiveness, credibility of implementation and innovation.
Naidu said those cities which are not selected in the first round can again participate in the second and third round by improving their performances.
Even states can nominate new names after elimination of some cities in the final round of selection, he said.
The list is as follows:
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1 (Port Blair)
- Andhra Pradesh 3 (Vishakhapatnam, Tirupati, Kakinada)
- Arunachal Pradesh 1 (Pasighat)
- Assam 1 (Guwahati)
- Bihar 3 (Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur, Biharsharif)
- Chandigarh 1
- Chhattisgarh 2 (Raipur, Bilaspur)
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli 1 (Silvassa)
- Daman and Diu 1 (Diu)
- Delhi 1 (NDMC)
- Goa 1 (Panaji)
- Gujarat 6 (Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Dahod)
- Haryana 2 (Karnal Faridabad)
- Himachal Pradesh 1 (Dharamshala)
- Jharkhand 1 (Ranchi)
- Karnataka 6 (Mangaluru, Belagavi, Shivamogga, Hubballi-Dharwad, Tumakuru, Davanegere)
- Kerala 1 (Kochi)
- Lakshadweep 1 (Kavarrati)
- Madhya Pradesh 7 (Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain)
- Maharashtra 10 (Navi Mumbai, Nashik, Thane, Greater Mumbai, Amravati, Solapur, Nagpur, Kalyan-Dombivali, Aurangabad, Pune )
- Manipur 1 (Imphal)
- Meghalaya 1 (Shillong)
- Mizoram 1 (Aizawl)
- Nagaland 1 (Kohima)
- Odisha 2 (Bhubaneshwar, Raurkela)
- Puducherry 1 (Oulgaret)
- Punjab 3 (Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar)
- Rajasthan 4 (Jaipur, Udaipur, Kota, Ajmer)
- Sikkim 1 (Namchi)
- Tamil Nadu 12 (Tiruchirapalli, Chennai, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Vellore, Salem, Erode, Thanjavur, Tirunelveli, Dindigul, Madurai, Thoothukudi)
- Telangana 2 (Greater Hyderabad, Greater Warangal)
- Tripura 1 (Agartala)
- Uttar Pradesh 13 (Moradabad, Aligarh, Saharanpur, Bareilly, Jhansi, Kanpur, Allahabad, Lucknow, Varanasi, Ghaziabad, Agra, Rampur)
- Uttarakhand 1 (Dehradun)
- West Bengal 4 (New Town Kolkata, Bidhannagar, Durgapur, Haldia)
While the plebs throng Facebook, the rich have their own exclusive networking clubs on the Internet for which entry is by invitation.
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SOCIAL MEDIA
It's amazing how the Internet mimics the real world. Just as there are elite exclusive clubs where admission is reserved for the wealthy set, a host of social networks out there on the web have no room for plebeians and are the hangout of the rich and famous.
There are quite a few elite clubs out there vying to woo the wealthy into their sites, but not all have met with success. Take the way Netropolitan Club, a network where people had to pay $9,000 for membership cropped up in 2014, creating quite a buzz. A year later, it has closed its shutters citing lack of interest in its service. Enter the site, and you find a note from its founder James Touchi-Peters about the closure and the fact that all those who signed up have been refunded.But some of the early elite clubs still remain. In fact, elite networking zones on the Internet came up the same year that the world's largest social network Facebook was set up. ASMALLWORLD (ASW) founded in 2004 was the earliest private social network for the elite.
Founded by Count Erik Wilhelm Wachtmeister, a Swedish Internet entrepreneur, it was dubbed as Myspace for Millionaires when it launched. Although membership was free, it was on an invite only basis - though it rose to nearly 500,000 users. In 2010 he sold off his stake in the company and went on to form another elite social network called Best of All Worlds financed by VCs and wealthy investors from the Middle East.
Meanwhile, ASW under the new investors reinvented itself as an international lifestyle club for like-minded globe-trotting people. It has become a paid subscription site and cut down its membership capping it at 250,000 to maintain its exclusivity. It keeps its members posted on events to attend and people to meet and provides detailed city guides listing the posh hang-outs of an area.
Other elite networks to make a splash include Eleqt, which has a free membership - albeit obtained only through an invitation - as well as a paid premium membership for which one has to fork out $5,000. Eleqt has already spread itself to 15 cities and has ambitions to spread further.
Then there is Elixio, a network connecting executive level professionals - a sort of LinkedIn for the elite - into which you can get in only through a corporate email ID.
Meanwhile, Facebook recently created an elite enclave within its Live application, a video streaming platform that is exclusive only to famous people.
Did anyone say Internet democracy! What's that?
SOCIAL MEDIA
It's amazing how the Internet mimics the real world. Just as there are elite exclusive clubs where admission is reserved for the wealthy set, a host of social networks out there on the web have no room for plebeians and are the hangout of the rich and famous.
There are quite a few elite clubs out there vying to woo the wealthy into their sites, but not all have met with success. Take the way Netropolitan Club, a network where people had to pay $9,000 for membership cropped up in 2014, creating quite a buzz. A year later, it has closed its shutters citing lack of interest in its service. Enter the site, and you find a note from its founder James Touchi-Peters about the closure and the fact that all those who signed up have been refunded.But some of the early elite clubs still remain. In fact, elite networking zones on the Internet came up the same year that the world's largest social network Facebook was set up. ASMALLWORLD (ASW) founded in 2004 was the earliest private social network for the elite.
Meanwhile, ASW under the new investors reinvented itself as an international lifestyle club for like-minded globe-trotting people. It has become a paid subscription site and cut down its membership capping it at 250,000 to maintain its exclusivity. It keeps its members posted on events to attend and people to meet and provides detailed city guides listing the posh hang-outs of an area.
Other elite networks to make a splash include Eleqt, which has a free membership - albeit obtained only through an invitation - as well as a paid premium membership for which one has to fork out $5,000. Eleqt has already spread itself to 15 cities and has ambitions to spread further.
Then there is Elixio, a network connecting executive level professionals - a sort of LinkedIn for the elite - into which you can get in only through a corporate email ID.
Meanwhile, Facebook recently created an elite enclave within its Live application, a video streaming platform that is exclusive only to famous people.
Did anyone say Internet democracy! What's that?
General Awareness
GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs
-
- 1. How many entities got permission from RBI to start non-lending payment banks including
the Department of Posts, Reliance Industries and Bharti Airtel as declared on 19 August 2015?
1) 18
2) 7
3) 11
4) 15
5) 50
2. The 11 entities were given how much time to comply with all the conditions laid out by the
RBI to start Payment Banks?
1) 24 months
2) 8 months
3) 12 months
4) 15 months
5) 18 months
3. Which of the following giants did not get permission to launch Payment Banks announced on 19 August 2015?
1) Vodafone
2) Cholamandalam Distribution Services
3) Videocon d2h
4) Aditya Birla Nuvo
5) Fino Paytech
4. Which of the following banking service cannot be offered by payment banks as per present rules?
1) accept deposits
2) internet banking
3) issue credit cards
4) issue debit cards
5) provide ATM services
5. The payment banks, while offering both savings and current accounts cannot accept deposits more than ........
1) Rs.2 Lakhs
2) Rs.12 Lakhs
3) Rs.4 Lakhs
4) Rs.5 Lakhs
5) Rs.1 Lakh
6. NSDL also got permission to open the payment
bank. NSDL stands for ...........
1) National Stock Depository Limited
2) National Securities Documentary Limited
3) National Share Depository Limited
4) National Securities Depository Limited
5) None
7. Largest depository in India NSDL established in .......
1) 2013
2) 1996
3) 1990
4) 1935
5) 1982
8. The NSDL provides various services to investors and other participants in the capital market like clearing members, stock exchanges, banks and issuers of securities. Which of the following service not provide by NSDL?
1) Dematerialization
2) Account maintenance
3) Settlement of trades through market transfers
4) None of above services provide by NSDL
5) All above services offered by NSDL
9. IDeAS is a facility available on the SPEED-e website of NSDL for viewing balances and transactions in demat accounts. IDeAS stand for .......
1) Idea based Demat Account Statement
2) Internet based Demat Adopted Statement
3) Internet biased Demat Account Statement
4) Internet based Demat Account Statement
5) None of above
10. Which bank had raised Rs.315 crore through the issue of Green Infrastructure Bonds to International Finance Corporation (IFC), Washington, on a private placement basis, for a tenure of 10 years?
1) ICICI Bank
2) SBI
3) YES Bank
4) Corporation Bank
5) Punjab National Bank
11. Smart Humsafar, a unique plan which offers multiple benefits of savings and insurance cover for husband and wife under a single policy launched by ........
1) ICICI Prudential
2) LIC
3) United Insurance Company
4) SBI Life
5) HDFC ERGO
12. RBI relaxed Branch Authorisation Policy to allow banks .......
1) to merge or close branches in rural areas
2) to merge Small private banks with big private banks
3) to merge or close branches in urban areas
4) to close any branch in rural area where the village population is less than 1000
5) All of above options correct
13. Which board will be setup as a super authority for public sector unit lenders to recommend board level appointments and advise on strategies for raising funds as well as mergers and acquisitions?
1) Banking Selection Committee (BSC)
2) RBI Appointments Board (RAB)
3) Banks Board Bureau (BBB)
4) Banks Core Committee (BCC)
5) None of above
14. Third Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Review (BMPR) recently announced by RBI on ......
1) 7 April 2015
2) 2 June 2015
3) 14 May 2015
4) 20 June 2015
5) 4 August 2015
15. In the RBI Monetary Policy Review, the Policy Repo Rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) unchanged at .....
1) 4.0%
2) 6.25%
3) 21.5%
4) 7.25 %
5) 8.25%
16. Present Reverse Repo Rate stands at .......
1) 6.25%
2) 21.5%
3) 8.25%
4) 4.0%
5) None
17. CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio) unchanged at ........ of net demand and time liability (NDTL) in the recent RBI Monetary Policy Review.
1) 3.5%
2) 3.75%
3) 4.0%
4) 4.25%
5) 4.5%
18. The highlights of Third Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Review of RBI given. The correct statement is .........
1) Banks have passed on an average 0.3 % interest rate cut as against RBI's 0.75 % rate cut since January 2015
2) Weak global demand conditions restrained exports
3) Most worrisome is sustained hardening of inflation except food and fuel
4) New investment demand emanating from private sector and government remains subdued
5) All of above
19. Present SLR (Statutory liquidity ratio) .......
1) 21.5%
2) 20.5%
3) 14.5%
4) 7.5%
5) 12.5%
20. RBI provides liquidity under overnight repos at 0.25 percent of bank-wise NDTL at the LAF repo rate and liquidity under 14-day term repos as well as longer term repos of up to .......... of NDTL of the banking system through auctions.
1) 0.25%
2) 0.50%
3) 0.75%
4) 1.00%
5) 4.00%
21. RBI retains growth target at ........ for 2015- 16 in the third monetary policy review?
1) 7.4%
2) 6.6%
3) 7.6%
4) 10.6%
5) 8.6%
22. Which bank launched 'Dhanchayat', an educational film to raise awareness on the
dangers of borrowing money from unorganised sources.
1) SBI
2) RBI
3) HDFC
4) Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd
5) YES Bank
23. Which telecom company launched 4G mobile services in 296 towns across the country on 6 August 2015?
1) IDEA
2) VODAFONE
3) AIRTEL
4) AIRCEL
5) MTS
24. In 2012, AIRTEL launched its first 4G mobile services in which city?
1) Chennai
2) Hyderabad
3) Pune
4) Kolkata
5) Mumbai
25. Union Government and Delhi Government on 8 Aug 2015 agreed to set-up a Special
Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for the cleaning-up and rejuvenation of the .........
1) Yamuna river
2) Ganga river
3) Brahmaputhra river
4) Sutlej river
5) None of above
26. The investor who provides capital for small business start-ups and holds ownership equity in exchange is known as ..........
1) Fidelity investor
2) Shadow investor
3) Real Estate Investment Trusts
4) Common investor
5) Angel investor
27. Kamayani Express and Janta Express derailed in ........
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Odisha
3) Maharashtra
4) Sikkim
5) Assam
28. Which river sudden floods caused the derail of two express trains in Madhya Pradesh as per statement given by Railway minister Suresh Prabhu?
1) Shipra
2) Bhima
3) Machak
4) Gandak
5) Yamuna
29. Which operation launched to trace missing and destitute children and reunite them with their parents?
1) Operation Bacchi
2) Operation Search
3) Operation Muskaan
4) Operation EYE
5) Operation CRY
30. Which portal launched that providing single window for students to access information and make applications for educational loans provided by banks and also government scholarships?
1) www.dhanalakshmi.eduloan.in
2) www.bhagyalakshmi.co.in
3) www.vidyalakshmi.co.in
4) www.vidyasaraswathi.co.in
5) None of above
31. SAMANVAY launched on 4 August 2015 is a ............
1) Programme launched to provide 24 X 7 electricity supply to rural areas
2) Bank launched to benefit Medium Enterprises
3) Scheme relating to the transforming the urban infrastructure burdened with evergrowing population
4) Compilation of all schemes of both Union and State governments for Gram Panchayats
5) Insurance scheme providing the Life insurance coverage at low premium
32. Fully revamped IT application for the purpose of adoption of children that became operational from 1st Aug' 15 is ........
1) CARINGS
2) ADOPT
3) LITTLE KRISHNA
4) Janma Taraka
5) None
33. Vikas Swarup assumed charge as spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry on 18 April 2015. Which of his novels made into Oscar winning film, the Slumdog Millionaire?
1) Bombay Salam
2) Q&A
3) Kaun Banega Karorpathi
4) Lakshyam
5) IAS
34. Om Prakash Rawat appointed as ..........
1) Chief Election Commissioner
2) CBI Director
3) UGC chairman
4) RBI deputy Governor
5) Election Commissioner
35. World Breast Feeding Week is .........
1) 1-7 Oct
2) 1-7 July
3) 1-7 Aug
4) 1-7 Dec
5) 1-7 Jan
36. 70th Hiroshima Day was observed on .......
1) 9 Aug
2) 6 Aug
3) 1 Sep
4) 2 Sep
5) 24 Oct
37. First International Special Olympics summer Games held in 1968 in .........
1) USA
2) Ireland
3) China
4) Greece
5) South Africa
38. 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games host by ........
1) Greece
2) USA
3) China
4) India
5) France
39. 13-year old autistic boy Yash Singh won the first medal for the country in the Special Olympics. He won the medal in which event?
1) Swimming
2) Discuss Throw
3) Cycling
4) Chess
5) Foot ball
40. Prabhroop Sekhon won two gold medals in Special Olympics World Summer Games in which event?
1) Roller Skating
2) Sailing
3) Cycling
4) Cross-Country Skiing
5) Judo
41. The Winter Special Olympics World Games 2017 will be held in ...........
1) Canada
2) Japan
3) USA
4) South Korea
5) Austria
42. Which day is celebrated as the National Doctors' Day as a tribute to the legendary Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, a physician, former West Bengal CM?
1) 1 Jan
2) 1 Feb
3) 1 July
4) 1 Aug
5) 1 Dec
43. Norway Chess 2015 tournament recently won by .........
1) Vishwanathan Anand
2) Ludvig Hammer
3) Magnus Carlsen
4) Veselin Topalov
5)None of above
44. Fergusson College got the special heritage status by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The college is situated in ..........
1) Pune
2) Mumbai
3) Kolkata
4) Chennai
5) Hyderabad
ANSWERS:
1-3, 2-5, 3-3, 4-3, 5-5, 6-4, 7-2, 8-5, 9-4, 10-3
11-4, 12-3, 13-3, 14-5, 15-4, 16-1, 17-3, 18-5, 19-1, 20-3
21-3, 22-3, 23-3, 24-4, 25-1, 26-5, 27-1, 28-3, 29-3, 30-3
31-4, 32-1, 33-2, 34-5, 35-3, 36-2, 37-1, 38-2, 39-1, 40-1
41-5, 42-3, 43-4, 44-1
- 1. How many entities got permission from RBI to start non-lending payment banks including
the Department of Posts, Reliance Industries and Bharti Airtel as declared on 19 August 2015?
1) 18
2) 7
3) 11
4) 15
5) 50
2. The 11 entities were given how much time to comply with all the conditions laid out by the
RBI to start Payment Banks?
1) 24 months
2) 8 months
3) 12 months
4) 15 months
5) 18 months
3. Which of the following giants did not get permission to launch Payment Banks announced on 19 August 2015?
1) Vodafone
2) Cholamandalam Distribution Services
3) Videocon d2h
4) Aditya Birla Nuvo
5) Fino Paytech
4. Which of the following banking service cannot be offered by payment banks as per present rules?
1) accept deposits
2) internet banking
3) issue credit cards
4) issue debit cards
5) provide ATM services
5. The payment banks, while offering both savings and current accounts cannot accept deposits more than ........
1) Rs.2 Lakhs
2) Rs.12 Lakhs
3) Rs.4 Lakhs
4) Rs.5 Lakhs
5) Rs.1 Lakh
6. NSDL also got permission to open the payment
bank. NSDL stands for ...........
1) National Stock Depository Limited
2) National Securities Documentary Limited
3) National Share Depository Limited
4) National Securities Depository Limited
5) None
7. Largest depository in India NSDL established in .......
1) 2013
2) 1996
3) 1990
4) 1935
5) 1982
8. The NSDL provides various services to investors and other participants in the capital market like clearing members, stock exchanges, banks and issuers of securities. Which of the following service not provide by NSDL?
1) Dematerialization
2) Account maintenance
3) Settlement of trades through market transfers
4) None of above services provide by NSDL
5) All above services offered by NSDL
9. IDeAS is a facility available on the SPEED-e website of NSDL for viewing balances and transactions in demat accounts. IDeAS stand for .......
1) Idea based Demat Account Statement
2) Internet based Demat Adopted Statement
3) Internet biased Demat Account Statement
4) Internet based Demat Account Statement
5) None of above
10. Which bank had raised Rs.315 crore through the issue of Green Infrastructure Bonds to International Finance Corporation (IFC), Washington, on a private placement basis, for a tenure of 10 years?
1) ICICI Bank
2) SBI
3) YES Bank
4) Corporation Bank
5) Punjab National Bank
11. Smart Humsafar, a unique plan which offers multiple benefits of savings and insurance cover for husband and wife under a single policy launched by ........
1) ICICI Prudential
2) LIC
3) United Insurance Company
4) SBI Life
5) HDFC ERGO
12. RBI relaxed Branch Authorisation Policy to allow banks .......
1) to merge or close branches in rural areas
2) to merge Small private banks with big private banks
3) to merge or close branches in urban areas
4) to close any branch in rural area where the village population is less than 1000
5) All of above options correct
13. Which board will be setup as a super authority for public sector unit lenders to recommend board level appointments and advise on strategies for raising funds as well as mergers and acquisitions?
1) Banking Selection Committee (BSC)
2) RBI Appointments Board (RAB)
3) Banks Board Bureau (BBB)
4) Banks Core Committee (BCC)
5) None of above
14. Third Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Review (BMPR) recently announced by RBI on ......
1) 7 April 2015
2) 2 June 2015
3) 14 May 2015
4) 20 June 2015
5) 4 August 2015
15. In the RBI Monetary Policy Review, the Policy Repo Rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) unchanged at .....
1) 4.0%
2) 6.25%
3) 21.5%
4) 7.25 %
5) 8.25%
16. Present Reverse Repo Rate stands at .......
1) 6.25%
2) 21.5%
3) 8.25%
4) 4.0%
5) None
17. CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio) unchanged at ........ of net demand and time liability (NDTL) in the recent RBI Monetary Policy Review.
1) 3.5%
2) 3.75%
3) 4.0%
4) 4.25%
5) 4.5%
18. The highlights of Third Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Review of RBI given. The correct statement is .........
1) Banks have passed on an average 0.3 % interest rate cut as against RBI's 0.75 % rate cut since January 2015
2) Weak global demand conditions restrained exports
3) Most worrisome is sustained hardening of inflation except food and fuel
4) New investment demand emanating from private sector and government remains subdued
5) All of above
19. Present SLR (Statutory liquidity ratio) .......
1) 21.5%
2) 20.5%
3) 14.5%
4) 7.5%
5) 12.5%
20. RBI provides liquidity under overnight repos at 0.25 percent of bank-wise NDTL at the LAF repo rate and liquidity under 14-day term repos as well as longer term repos of up to .......... of NDTL of the banking system through auctions.
1) 0.25%
2) 0.50%
3) 0.75%
4) 1.00%
5) 4.00%
21. RBI retains growth target at ........ for 2015- 16 in the third monetary policy review?
1) 7.4%
2) 6.6%
3) 7.6%
4) 10.6%
5) 8.6%
22. Which bank launched 'Dhanchayat', an educational film to raise awareness on the
dangers of borrowing money from unorganised sources.
1) SBI
2) RBI
3) HDFC
4) Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd
5) YES Bank
23. Which telecom company launched 4G mobile services in 296 towns across the country on 6 August 2015?
1) IDEA
2) VODAFONE
3) AIRTEL
4) AIRCEL
5) MTS
24. In 2012, AIRTEL launched its first 4G mobile services in which city?
1) Chennai
2) Hyderabad
3) Pune
4) Kolkata
5) Mumbai
25. Union Government and Delhi Government on 8 Aug 2015 agreed to set-up a Special
Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for the cleaning-up and rejuvenation of the .........
1) Yamuna river
2) Ganga river
3) Brahmaputhra river
4) Sutlej river
5) None of above
26. The investor who provides capital for small business start-ups and holds ownership equity in exchange is known as ..........
1) Fidelity investor
2) Shadow investor
3) Real Estate Investment Trusts
4) Common investor
5) Angel investor
27. Kamayani Express and Janta Express derailed in ........
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Odisha
3) Maharashtra
4) Sikkim
5) Assam
28. Which river sudden floods caused the derail of two express trains in Madhya Pradesh as per statement given by Railway minister Suresh Prabhu?
1) Shipra
2) Bhima
3) Machak
4) Gandak
5) Yamuna
29. Which operation launched to trace missing and destitute children and reunite them with their parents?
1) Operation Bacchi
2) Operation Search
3) Operation Muskaan
4) Operation EYE
5) Operation CRY
30. Which portal launched that providing single window for students to access information and make applications for educational loans provided by banks and also government scholarships?
1) www.dhanalakshmi.eduloan.in
2) www.bhagyalakshmi.co.in
3) www.vidyalakshmi.co.in
4) www.vidyasaraswathi.co.in
5) None of above
31. SAMANVAY launched on 4 August 2015 is a ............
1) Programme launched to provide 24 X 7 electricity supply to rural areas
2) Bank launched to benefit Medium Enterprises
3) Scheme relating to the transforming the urban infrastructure burdened with evergrowing population
4) Compilation of all schemes of both Union and State governments for Gram Panchayats
5) Insurance scheme providing the Life insurance coverage at low premium
32. Fully revamped IT application for the purpose of adoption of children that became operational from 1st Aug' 15 is ........
1) CARINGS
2) ADOPT
3) LITTLE KRISHNA
4) Janma Taraka
5) None
33. Vikas Swarup assumed charge as spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry on 18 April 2015. Which of his novels made into Oscar winning film, the Slumdog Millionaire?
1) Bombay Salam
2) Q&A
3) Kaun Banega Karorpathi
4) Lakshyam
5) IAS
34. Om Prakash Rawat appointed as ..........
1) Chief Election Commissioner
2) CBI Director
3) UGC chairman
4) RBI deputy Governor
5) Election Commissioner
35. World Breast Feeding Week is .........
1) 1-7 Oct
2) 1-7 July
3) 1-7 Aug
4) 1-7 Dec
5) 1-7 Jan
36. 70th Hiroshima Day was observed on .......
1) 9 Aug
2) 6 Aug
3) 1 Sep
4) 2 Sep
5) 24 Oct
37. First International Special Olympics summer Games held in 1968 in .........
1) USA
2) Ireland
3) China
4) Greece
5) South Africa
38. 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games host by ........
1) Greece
2) USA
3) China
4) India
5) France
39. 13-year old autistic boy Yash Singh won the first medal for the country in the Special Olympics. He won the medal in which event?
1) Swimming
2) Discuss Throw
3) Cycling
4) Chess
5) Foot ball
40. Prabhroop Sekhon won two gold medals in Special Olympics World Summer Games in which event?
1) Roller Skating
2) Sailing
3) Cycling
4) Cross-Country Skiing
5) Judo
41. The Winter Special Olympics World Games 2017 will be held in ...........
1) Canada
2) Japan
3) USA
4) South Korea
5) Austria
42. Which day is celebrated as the National Doctors' Day as a tribute to the legendary Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, a physician, former West Bengal CM?
1) 1 Jan
2) 1 Feb
3) 1 July
4) 1 Aug
5) 1 Dec
43. Norway Chess 2015 tournament recently won by .........
1) Vishwanathan Anand
2) Ludvig Hammer
3) Magnus Carlsen
4) Veselin Topalov
5)None of above
44. Fergusson College got the special heritage status by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The college is situated in ..........
1) Pune
2) Mumbai
3) Kolkata
4) Chennai
5) Hyderabad
ANSWERS:
1-3, 2-5, 3-3, 4-3, 5-5, 6-4, 7-2, 8-5, 9-4, 10-3
11-4, 12-3, 13-3, 14-5, 15-4, 16-1, 17-3, 18-5, 19-1, 20-3
21-3, 22-3, 23-3, 24-4, 25-1, 26-5, 27-1, 28-3, 29-3, 30-3
31-4, 32-1, 33-2, 34-5, 35-3, 36-2, 37-1, 38-2, 39-1, 40-1
41-5, 42-3, 43-4, 44-1
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