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1.What does ‘S’ stands for in ‘NFS’?

A. Switch

B. Sample

C. Survey

D. System

E. Secure

2.First-ever BRICS Games was organized

in which city?

A. Yekaterinburg, Russia

B. Brasilia, Brazil

C. Guangzhou, China

D. Johannesburg, South Africa

E. New Delhi, India

3.What is the Authorized Capital of ECGC

Limited?

A. Rs 2000 crore

B. Rs 3000 crore

C. Rs 4000 crore

D. Rs 5000 crore

E. Rs 7000 crore

4.Indian Ocean Conference 2017 was

held in _____.

A. Vientiane, Vietnam

B. Colombo, Sri Lanka

C. Male, Maldives

D. Kochi, India

E. Jakarta, Indonesia

5.PMKVY is related to ______.

A. Rural Development

B. Startup Finance

C. Rural Electrification

D. Skill Development

E. None of the above

6.What ASREC is?

A. Asset Reconstruction Company

B. Rural Electrification Company

C. Rural Infrastructure Company

D. Urban Infrastructure Company


7.What is ONICRA?

A. Rural Infrastructure Company

B. Credit rating Agency

C. Asset Reconstruction Company

D. Rural Electrification Company


8.Name the British Cyclist who has

broken the world record for cycling

around the world in 79 days.

A. Chris Froome

B. Mark Cavendish

C. Robert Millar

D. Mark Beaumont

E. Bradley Wiggins

9.2018 Commonwealth Games was held

in which country?

A. India

B. Indonesia

C. Australia

D. Malaysia

E. Sri Lanka

10.Doris Leuthard is President of which

country?

A. Mexico

B. Switzerland

C. Spain

D. Belgium

E. Sweden

11.What is needed when a user transacts

on BHIM App?

A. CVV Number

B. UPI pin

C. Debit card PIN

D. IFSC Code

E. MICR Code

12.The government-owned Export Credit

Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC)

has offered factoring facility for _____.

A. Rural Handicraft

B. MSME sector

C. Gems and Jewelry

D. Agri products

E. None of these

13.FATF is related to which of the

following?

A. Terrorism Financing

B. Foreign Direct Investment

C. External Commercial Borrowing

D. International Trade

E. None of these

14.Who has been conferred with

Dinanath Mangeshkar Award 2017?

A. Irfan Khan


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B. Kumar Shanu

C. Kapil Dev

D. Akshay Kumar

E. Karan Johar

15.Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium is

located in which city?

A. Dhanbad

B. Ranchi

C. Dumka

D. Jamshedpur

E. Deoghar

16.Sanwar Lal Jat, who passed away

recently, was a veteran ___ .

A. BJP MP from Ajmer

B. BJP MP from Jodhpur

C. BJP MP from Alwar

D. BJP MP from Bahratpur

E. BJP MP from Bikaner

17.Which types of risks are covered by

ECGC?

A. Conventional Rick

B. Commercial Risk only

C. Political and commercial Risk

D. Political Risk only

E. None of these

18.ECGC is under administrative control

of which of the following?

A. Ministry of Finance

B. Ministry of Commerce

C. Reserve Bank of India

D. IRDAI

E. TRAI

19.ECGC insures which of the following?

A. Indian Importers

B. Deposits in Banks

C. Private Investments

D. Indian exporters


20.Proposed bullet train runs from

_______ to ________.

A. Mumbai to Delhi

B. Mumbai to Jaipur

C. Mumbai to Pune

D. Mumbai to Ahmedabad

E. Mumbai to Surat

21.Civil war is associated with which of

the following?

A. Political risk

B. Commercial Risk

C. Comprehensive Risk

D. Conventional Risk


22.In GSTN, N stands for ____

A. Net worth

B. Network

C. National

D. Nominal


23.BWF World senior badminton

championships 2017 was held in _____.

A. Kochi

B. Chennai

C. Cuttack

D. New Delhi

E. Gurugram

24.The National Hindi Diwas is celebrated

every year in India on ____.

A. 13th September

B. 17th September

C. 14th September

D. 16th September

E. None of these

25.World Day Against Child Labour is

observed on_______every year.

A. 23rd June

B. 30th May

C. 12th June

D. 9th March

E. 12 March

26.Headquarters of the World

Meteorological Organization is located in

A. Washington

B. Geneva

C. Moscow

D. London

E. Paris

27.Who is the author of the book 'India

2017 Yearbook’?

A. Raghuram Rajan

B. Salman Rushdie

C. Rajeev Mehrishi

D. Natwar Singh


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E. Manmohan Singh

28.Who among the following has been

appointed as new chairman of Film and

Television Institute of India (FTII)?

A. Gajendra Chauhan

B. Anupam Kher

C. Bhupendra Kainthola

D. Sharita Singh

E. None of these

29.The Jaldapara National Park is situated

in which of the following Indian State?

A. Uttarakhand

B. Odisha

C. Manipur

D. Assam

E. West Bengal

30.Who will head the Expert Committee

on Economic Capital Framework

constituted by the Reserve Bank of India?

A. Bimal Jalan

B. Ashok Vajpeyi

C. Balan Nambiar

D. Uttam Pacharne

E. Sudha Balakrishnan

31.The Ramon Magsaysay Award 2018

winner were Sonam Wangchuk and __.

A. Youk Chhang

B. Barry Barish

C. Bharat Vatwani

D. Vaishali Dev

E. Howard Dee

32.Which of the following book won The

Golden Man Booker Prize 2018?

A. The Sellout

B. A Brief History of Seven Killings

C. The Narrow Road to the Deep North

D. The Luminaries

E. The English Patient

33.Which country will host the 11th BRICS

Summit 2019?

A. South Africa

B. India

C. Brazil

D. Russia

E. China

34.The World Economic outlook, a survey

conducted and published by ___.

A. World Economic Forum (WEF)

B. World Bank (WB)

C. United Nations Development Program

(UNDP)

D. World Trade Organization (WTO)

E. International Monetary Fund (IMF)

35.Aaron Finch is associated with which

of the following sports?

A. Badminton

B. Squash

C. Table Tennis

D. Cricket


36.Mahanadi river originates in which

among the following states of India?

A. Chattisgarh

B. Odisha

C. Manipur

D. Assam

E. None of these

37.Damdama lake is located in which of

the following states?

A. Madhya Pradesh

B. Rajasthan

C. Haryana

D. Uttar Pradesh


38.What is the rank of India in the World

Heritage site in Asia Pacific region?

A. 1st

B. 2nd

C. 3rd

D. 4th

E. 5th

39.What is the minimum charge to file a

case in a Lok Adalat?

A. Rs. 100

B. Rs. 250

C. Rs. 500

D. No Fee


40.The Minimum Support Price (MSP) for

Kharif crops will be at least ____.

A. 10%

B. 15%


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C. 25%

D. 40%

E. 50%


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1.'NFS' में 'S' का अर्थ क्या है? A. Switch B. Sample C. Survey D. System E. Secure 2.सबसे पहले ब्रिक्स खेलों का आयोजन ककस शहर में ककया गया र्ा? A. येकातेररनबगथ, रूस B. िासीललया, िाजील C. गुआंगज़ौ, चीन D. जोहान्सबगथ, दक्षिण अफ्रीका E. नई ददल्ली, भारत 3.ईसीजीसी लललमटेड की अधिकृत प ंजी क्या है? A. 2000 करोड़ रु B. 3000 करोड़ रु C. 4000 करोड़ रु D. 5000 करोड़ रु E. 7000 करोड़ रु 4.दहदं महासागर सम्मेलन 2017 _____ में आयोजजत ककया गया र्ा। A. वियनततयाने, वियतनाम B. कोलंबो, श्रीलंका C. माल,े मालदीि D. कोजचच, भारत E. जकाताथ, इंडोनेलशया 5.पीएमकेिीिाई ______ से संबंधित है। A. ग्रामीण विकास B. स्टाटथअप वित्त C. ग्रामीण विद्युतीकरण D. क़ौशल विकास E. उपरोक्त में स ेकोई नहीं 6.ASREC क्या है?

A. एसेट ररकंस्रक्शन कंपनी B. ग्रामीण विद्युतीकरण कंपनी C. रूरल इन्फ्रास्रक्चर कंपनी D. अबथन इन्फ्रास्रक्चर कंपनी E. उपरोक्त में स ेकोई नहीं 7.ONICRA क्या है? A. रूरल इन्फ्रास्रक्चर कंपनी B. के्रडडट रेदटगं एजेंसी C. एसेट ररकंस्रक्शन कंपनी D. ग्रामीण विद्युतीकरण कंपनी E. उपरोक्त में स ेकोई नहीं 8.ब्रिदटश साइजक्लस्ट का नाम बताइए जजन्होंने 79 ददनों में विश्ि भर में साइककल चलाने का विश्ि ररकॉडथ तोड़ा है। A. कक्रस फ्रोम B. माकथ कैिेंडडश C. रॉबटथ लमलर D. माकथ ब्य मोंट E. िैडली विधगसं 9.2018 राष्ट्रमंडल खेल ककस देश में आयोजजत ककए गए? A. भारत B. इंडोनेलशया C. ऑस्रेललया D. मलेलशया E. श्रीलंका 10.डोररस लेउर्डथ ककस देश के राष्ट्रपतत हैं? A. मेजक्सको B. जस्िट्जरलैंड C. स्पेन D. बेजल्जयम E. स्िीडन


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11.जब पर कोई उपयोगकताथ BHIM App में लेनदेन करता है, तो क्या आिश्यक है? A. सीिीिी नंबर B. य पीआई वपन C. डेब्रबट काडथ का वपन D. IFSC कोड E. MICR कोड 12.सरकार के स्िालमत्ि िाली एक्सपोटथ के्रडडट गारंटी कॉरपोरेशन ऑफ इंडडया (ECGC) ने _____ के ललए फैक्टररगं सुवििा की पेशकश की है। A. ग्रामीण हस्तकला B. एमएसएमई िेत्र C. रत्न और आभ षण D. कृवष उत्पाद E. इनमें से कोई नहीं 13.एफएटीएफ तनम्नललखखत में से ककस से संबंधित है? A. आतंकिाद का वित्तपोषण B. प्रत्यि विदेशी तनिेश C. बाह्य िाखणजययक उिार D. अंतराथष्ट्रीय व्यापार E. इनमें से कोई नहीं 14.दीनानार् मंगेशकर पुरस्कार 2017 ककसे प्रदान ककया गया है? A. इरफान खान B. कुमार शान C. कवपल देि D. अिय कुमार E. करण ज़ौहर 15.ब्रबरसा मुंडा एर्लेदटक्स स्टेडडयम ककस शहर में जस्र्त है? A. िनबाद B. रांची C. दमुका

D. जमशेदपुर E. देिघर 16.सांिर लाल जाट, जजनका हाल ही में तनिन हो गया र्ा, ___ एक अनुभिी रे्। A. अजमेर से भाजपा सासंद B. जोिपुर से भाजपा सांसद C. अलिर से भाजपा सांसद D. बहरतपुर से भाजपा सांसद E. बीकानेर से भाजपा सांसद 17.ECGC ने ककस प्रकार के जोखखमों को किर करता है? A. पारंपररक जोखखम B. केिल िाखणजययक जोखखम C. राजनीततक एिं िाखणजययक जोखखम D. केिल राजनीततक जोखखम E. इनमें स ेकोई नहीं 18.ECGC तनम्नललखखत में से ककसके प्रशासतनक तनयंत्रण में है? A. वित्त मंत्रालय B. िाखणयय मंत्रालय C. भारतीय ररजिथ बैंक D. आईआरडीएआई E. राई 19.ईसीजीसी तनम्नललखखत में से ककसका बीमा करता है? A. भारतीय आयातक B. बैंकों में जमा C. तनजी तनिेश D. भारतीय तनयाथतक E. उपरोक्त में स ेकोई नहीं 20.प्रस्तावित बुलेट रेन _______ से ________ तक चलेगी। A. मुंबई स ेददल्ली


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B. मुंबई से जयपुर C. मुंबई से पुणे D. मुंबई से अहमदाबाद E. मुंबई से स रत 21.गहृयुद्ि तनम्नललखखत में स े ककसके सार् सम्बंधित है? A. राजनीततक जोखखम B. िाखणजययक जोखखम C. व्यापक जोखखम D. पारंपररक जोखखम E. उपरोक्त में स ेकोई नहीं 22.GSTN में, N का क्या अर्थ है। A. Net worth B. Network C. National D. Nominal E. उपरोक्त में स ेकोई नहीं 23.बीडब्ल एफ िल्डथ सीतनयर बैडलमटंन चैंवपयनलशप 2017 _____ में आयोजजत की गई र्ी। A. कोजचच B. चेन्नई C. कटक D. नई ददल्ली E. गुरुग्राम 24.भारत में प्रत् येक िषथ राष्ट् रीय दहन् दी ददिस ककस ददन मनाया जाता है। A. 13 लसतम् बर B. 17 लसतम् बर C. 14 लसतम् बर D. 16 लसतम् बर E. इनमें से कोई नहीं 25.बाल श्रम के विरुद्ि विश्ि ददिस प्रत्येक िषथ_______को मनाया जाता है।

A. 23 ज न B. 30 मई C. 12 ज न D. 9 माचथ E. 12 माचथ 26.विश्ि म़ौसम विज्ञान संगठन (िल्डथ मीटीअर-लाजजकल आगथनजैशन) का मुख्यालय कहााँ जस्र्त है? A. िालशगंटन B. जेतनिा C. मास्को D. लंदन E. पेररस 27.द बुक 'इंडडया 2017 इयरबुक' के लेखक क़ौन हैं? A. रघुराम राजन B. सलमान रुश्दी C. राजीि मेहररशी D. नटिर लसहं E. मनमोहन लसहं 28.तनम् न में स ेककसे भारतीय कफल् म तर्ा टेलीविजन संस् र्ान (एफटीआईआई) के नए अध् यि के रूप में तनयुक् त ककया गया है? A. गजेन् र च़ौहान B. अनुपम खेर C. भ पेन् र कैनर्ोला D. शररता लसहं E. इनमें स ेकोई नहीं 29.जलिापारा राष्ट् रीय पाकथ तनम् नललखखत में स ेककस भारतीय राय य में जस् र्त है? A. उत् तराखण् ड B. उड़ीसा C. मणीपुर D. असम E. पजश् चम बंगाल


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30.भारतीय ररजिथ बैंक द्िारा गदठत आधर्थक प ंजी ढांचे पर विशेषज्ञ सलमतत का प्रमुख क़ौन होगा? A. ब्रबमल जलान B. अशोक िाजपेयी C. बालन नांब्रबयार D. उत् तम पचाने E. सुिा बालकृष्ट् णन 31.रेमन मैग्सेसे पुरस्कार 2018 की विजेता सोनम िांगचुक और __ रे्। A. योक चांग B. बैरी बररश C. भरत िटिानी D. िैशाली देि E. हािडथ डी 32.तनम्न में से ककस पुस्तक ने गोल्डन मैन बुकर पुरस्कार 2018 जीता है? A. द सेलआउट B. ए िीफ दहस् री ऑफ सेिन ककललगं् स C. द नैरो रोड ट द डीप नॉर्थ D. द ल् य मेनेररयस E. द इंजग् लश पेसेंट 33.क़ौन सा देश 11िें ब्रिक्स लशखर सम्मेलन 2019 की मेजबानी करेगा? A. दक्षिण अफ्रीका B. भारत C. िाजील D. रूस E. चीन 34.विश् ि आधर्थक आउटलुक सिेिण ककसके द्िारा संचाललत और प्रकालशत ककया जाता है? A. विश् ि आधर्थक मंच(डब् ल् य ईएफ) B. विश् ि बैंक(डब् ल् य बी) C. संयुक् त राष्ट् र विकास कायथक्रम(य एनडीपी) D. विश् ि व् यापार संगठन(डब् ल् य टीओ)

E. अंतराथष्ट् रीय मुरा कोष(आईएमएफ) 35.एरोन कफंच तनम्न में से ककस खेल स ेसंबंधित हैं? A. बैडलमटंन B. स्क्िैश C. टेबल टेतनस D. कक्रकेट E. उपरोक् त में स ेकोई नहीं 36.महानदी, नदी की उत्पतत भारत के ककस रायय में हुई? A. छत्तीसगढ़ B. उड़ीसा C. मखणपुर D. असम E. इनमें स ेकोई नहीं 37.दमदमा झील तनम्न में स ेककस रायय में जस्र्त है? A. मध्य प्रदेश B. राजस्र्ान C. हररयाणा D. उत्तर प्रदेश E. उपरोक् त में स ेकोई नहीं 38.एलशया पैलसकफक िेत्र के विश्ि विरासत स्र्ल में भारत की रैंक क्या है? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5 39.लोक अदालत में मुकदमा दजथ करन े के ललए न्य नतम शुल्क क्या है? A. 100 रुपये B. 250 रुपये


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C. 500 रुपये D. कोई शुल्क नहीं E. उपरोक् त में स ेकोई नहीं 40.खरीफ फसलों के ललए न्य नतम समर्थन म ल्य (MSP) कम से कम ____ होगा। A. 10% B. 15%

C. 25% D. 40% E. 50%


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###ANSWERS###

1. Ans. A.

• The full-form of NFS is National

Financial Switch

• National Financial Switch is the largest

network of shared automated teller

machines in India.

• It was designed, developed and

deployed by the Institute for

Development and Research in Banking

Technology in 2004, with the goal of

inter-connecting the ATMs in the country

and facilitating convenience banking.

2. Ans. C.

• The first-ever BRICS Games was

concluded in Guangzhou, China in June

2017.

• India won six medals including two gold,

two silver and two bronze, in the Wushu

competition at the inaugural BRICS

Games.

• The Indian Wushu team won a gold,

silver and a bronze on two consecutive

days. Notably, the BRICS Games were

formulated at the 8th BRICS Summit held

in Goa, India in 2016.

3. Ans. D.

• ECGC Ltd. is the seventh largest credit

insurer of the world in terms of coverage

of national exports. The present paid-up

capital of the company is Rs. 2500 crores

and authorized capital Rs. 5000 crores.

4. Ans. B.

• The Indian Ocean Conference 2017

organized by the India Foundation was

held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 31 August

to September 1, 2017.

• India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma

Swaraj was the Vice-Chair of the

organising committee.

• The key theme for this conference was

peace, progress and prosperity in the

Indian Ocean region.

5. Ans. D.

• Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana

(PMKVY) was launched in 2015 to

encourage and promote skill

development in the country by providing

free short duration skill training and

incentivizing this by providing monetary

rewards to youth for skill certification.

• The overall idea is to boost both

industry and employability of youths.

During its pilot phase in 2015-16, 19.85

lakh candidates were trained.

6. Ans. A.

• ASREC (India) Limited, a Public Limited

Company incorporated under the

Companies Act 1956 has been granted

certificate of registration by RBI on

October 11, 2004 to carry out activities

under Securitisation and Reconstruction

of Financial Assets and Enforcement of

Security Interest Act 2002.

• The Company acquires Non Performing

Assets (NPAs) from the Banks / Financial

Institutions at mutually agreed prices

with the objective is to maximise the

returns through innovative resolutions

strategies.

• ASREC positions itself as the multi

lender ARC in the public sector aiming to

earn the confidence of the financial

system in the effective resolution of NPAs

by operating in transparent manner with

flexibility of the private sector.

7. Ans. B.

• Onicra Credit Rating Agency OF India

Limited is a Non-govt company,

incorporated on 27 Oct, 1993. It's a

public unlisted company and is classified

as'company limited by shares'.

• Company's authorized capital stands at

Rs 4500.0 lakhs and has 87.88889%

paid-up capital which is Rs 3955.0 lakhs.

Onicra Credit Rating Agency OF India

Limited last annual general meet (AGM)

happened on 30 Dec, 2017.

• Onicra Credit Rating Agency OF India

Limited is majorly in Business Services

business from last 28 years and currently,

company operations are active.

8. Ans. D.

• Mark Beaumont has broken the world

record for cycling around the world - by

44 days.

• The 34-year-old, from Perthshire,

arrived in Paris one day ahead of schedule

having cycled the 18,000-mile route in 79

days.

• He set a new world record of 194 days

in 2008. Since then it has been broken by

other riders, with the previous record set

at 123 days.


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• To achieve his goal, Mark needed to

cycle an average 240 miles a day.

• He was on his bike for more than 16

hours a day and only slept for five hours

each night.

9. Ans. C.

• The 2018 Commonwealth Games,

officially known as the XXI

Commonwealth Games and commonly

known as Gold Coast 2018, was an

international multi-sport event for

members of the Commonwealth that

were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland,

Australia, between 4 and 15 April 2018.

10. Ans. B.

• Doris Leuthard (born 10 April 1963) is a

Swiss politician and lawyer who served as

a Member of the Swiss Federal Council

from 2006 to 2018.

• A member of the Christian Democratic

People's Party (CVP/PDC), she was

elected as President of the Swiss

Confederation for 2010 and 2017.

11. Ans. B.

• Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) is a

payment app that lets you make simple,

easy and quick transactions using Unified

Payments Interface (UPI).

• You can make direct bank payments to

anyone on UPI using their UPI ID or

scanning their QR with the BHIM app.

• You can also request money through the

app from a UPI ID.

12. Ans. B.

• The government-owned Export Credit

Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC)

will offer direct factoring facility for micro,

small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)

in 2014-15 to ``help meet their working

capital requirements.’’

13. Ans. A.

• The Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

is the global money laundering and

terrorist financing watchdog.

• The inter-governmental body sets

international standards that aim to

prevent these illegal activities and the

harm they cause to society.

14. Ans. C.

• Actor Aamir Khan and cricket icon Kapil

Dev were conferred with the 75th Master

Dinanath Mangeshkar Awards 2017.

• Khan was honoured with the Vishesh

Puraskar for Best Film "Dangal", while

Dev for his outstanding contribution to

Indian Cricket.

15. Ans. B.

• Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium is a

stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. It is

used mostly for association football

matches and for athletics.

• The stadium has hosted the opening

and closing ceremonies of the 2011

National Games of India.

• It has seating capacity of 35,000

spectators.

16. Ans. A.

• Former Union minister and BJP

parliamentarian Sanwar Lal Jat died at

the All India Institute of Medical Sciences

(AIIMS) in New Delhi

• A five-time MLA, Jat was a mass leader

and a close confidant of Rajasthan chief

minister Vasundhara Raje.

• Born in a peasant’s family at Ajmer’s

Gopalpura village, the politician made his

Lok Sabha debut in 2014 by defeating

Rajasthan Congress president Sachin

Pilot from Ajmer.

17. Ans. C.

ECGC provides a wide range of credit risk

insurance cover to exporters against loss

in export of goods and services.

It also offers guarantees to banks and

financial institutions to enable exports to

obtain facilities, credit or otherwise, from

banks. Recently they have started giving

credit reports of overseas buyers also.

(i) Shipment (Comprehensive Risk) Policy

– to cover both commercial and political

risks from the date of shipment.

(ii) Shipment (Political Risks) – to cover

only political risks from the date of

shipment.

(iii) Contracts (Comprehensive Risks)

Policy – to cover both commercial and

political risks from the date of contract.

(iv) Contracts (Political Risks) Policy – to

cover only political risks from the date of

contract.

18. Ans. B.

• The Export Credit Guarantee

Corporation of India Limited (ECGC in

short) is a company wholly owned by the

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• It provides export credit insurance

support to Indian exporters and is

controlled by the Ministry of Commerce.

19. Ans. D.

• ECGC is the 5th largest credit insurance

company dealing with the exports of any

country. Export Credit Guarantee

Corporation of India offers protection

against the non-payment by an importer.

• Due to this insurance cover, the

financial institutions are better placed for

lending and providing larger credit to

exporters

20. Ans. D.

• The Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed

rail corridor is an under-construction

high-speed rail line connecting the cities

of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and India's

economic hub Mumbai, Maharashtra.

• The 508km-long Mumbai to Ahmedabad

High Speed Rail (MAHSR) is scheduled for

completion in December 2023, but

commencement date has been sought to

be advanced to August 2022

21. Ans. A.

• Civil war, a violent conflict between a

state and one or more organized non-

state actors in the state’s territory.

• Civil wars are thus distinguished from

interstate conflicts (in which states fight

other states), violent conflicts or riots not

involving states (sometimes labeled

intercommunal conflicts), and state

repression against individuals who cannot

be considered an organized or cohesive

group, including genocides, and similar

violence by non-state actors, such as

terrorism or violent crime.

22. Ans. B.

• The full-form of GSTN in Goods and

Services Tax Network

• It is a nonprofit non-government

company, which will provide shared IT

infrastructure and service to both central

and state governments including tax

payers and other stakeholders.

23. Ans. A.

• BWF World senior badminton

championships will make the India debut

at the Rajiv Gandhi indoor stadium in

Kochi.

• Competitions for men and women in

singles and doubles in eight age

categories, all above 35 years, were held

in the week-long event.

• This is the first time India is hosting the

Senior Worlds and nearly 700 players

from 40 countries, apart from 500

officials, will be here for these

championships.

24. Ans. C.

The National Hindi Divas is being

observed on 14th September every year

across the country.

Note: In 1949, on this day the

Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi

written in Devanagari script as the official

language of the country.

25. Ans. C.

• World Day Against Child Labour is

observed on 12th June every year.

• The International Labour

Organization (ILO) was initiated the

World Day Against Child Labour in the

year 2002.

• It also aims to end modern slavery,

human trafficking, secure the prohibition

and elimination of the worst forms of child

labour.

• The Sustainable Development Goals

(SDGs) which were adopted by world

leaders in 2015 includes a commitment to

end child labour.

26. Ans. B.

The World Meteorological Organization is

an intergovernmental organization. It has

its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

It is a member of the United Nations

developmental group. It is having

membership of 193 states and territories.

27. Ans. C.

India 2017 Yearbook falls under the

yearbook/reference segment and is an

absolute must for all students preparing

for the UPSC/ State Civil Service or

other competitive examinations in India.

The yearbook is an authoritative

compilation by Shri Rajiv Mehrishi, on

various issues that are regularly queried

in various competitive examinations,

including political and economic policy,

public schemes, international relations,

current affairs and important data related

to demographics, trade, economy and

others.


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28. Ans. B.

Anupam Kher has been appointed as new

chairman of FTII. He will succeed

Gajendra Chauhan.

Note:FTII is an autonomous institute

under Ministry of Information and

Broadcasting of Government of India.

29. Ans. E.

Jaldapara National Park is situated at the

foothills of the Eastern Himalayas in

Alipurduar District of northern West

Bengal and on the banks of the Torsa

River. It was declared a sanctuary in 1941

for protection of its great variety flora and

fauna. Today, it has the largest

population of the Indian one horned

rhinoceros in the state, an animal

threatened with extinction, and is a

Habitat management area.

30. Ans. A.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has

constituted an Expert Committee headed

by Bimal Jalan on Economic Capital

Framework in consultation with the Union

Government.

Former secretary Rakesh Mohan was

named as the Vice Chairman.

31. Ans. C.

The Ramon Magsaysay Award 2018

winner were Sonam Wangchuk and

Bharat Vatwani.

32. Ans. E.

“The English Patient,” the wartime love

story by Michael Ondaatje, won the

Golden Man Booker Prize.

33. Ans. C.

● Brazil will host the 11th BRICS Summit

in 2019.

● In 2020, Russia will host the 12th BRICS

Summit.

Note:

● The 10th BRICS Summit 2018 was

hosted by South Africa in Johannesburg.

● The theme of the BRICS summit 2018

was - Collaboration for Inclusive Growth

and Shared Prosperity in the 4th

Industrial Revolution.

● BRICS member countries include -

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South

Africa.

34. Ans. E.

• The World Economic Outlook (WEO)

is a survey conducted and

published by the International

Monetary Fund.

• The International Monetary Fund

(IMF) is an international

organization headquartered in

Washington, D.C., of "189

countries working to foster global

monetary cooperation, secure

financial stability, facilitate

international trade, promote high

employment and sustainable

economic growth, and reduce

poverty around the world."

35. Ans. D.

Aaron James Finch is an Australian

international cricketer who captains the

Australian cricket team in limited overs

cricket.

36. Ans. A.

Mahanadi river flows through the states

of Chhattisgarh and Odisha.

It originates from Sihawa, Dhamtari,

Dandakaranya, Chhattisgarh and flows

into the Bay of Bengal at False Point,

Jagatsinghpur, Delta, Odisha.

It forms a delta at its mouth.

37. Ans. C.

Damdamaa reservoir in Sohna, district in

the Indian state of Haryana.

It is one of the biggest lakes in Haryana

and with an area of 3,000 acres.

Damdama Lake was formed when a stone

and earthen dam constructed by the

British was commissioned for rain water

harvesting in 1947.

38. Ans. B.

India has been ranked 2nd in the World

Heritage site in Asia Pacific region.

39. Ans. D.

There is no court fee payable when a

matter is filed in a Lok Adalat.

If a matter pending in the court of law is

referred to the Lok Adalat and is settled

subsequently, the court fee originally paid

in the court on the complaints/petition is

also refunded back to the parties.

The persons deciding the cases in the Lok

Adalats are called the Members of the Lok

Adalats, they have the role of statutory

conciliators only and do not have any

judicial role; therefore they can only

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conclusion for settling the dispute outside

the court in the Lok Adalat and shall not

pressurize or coerce any of the parties to

compromise or settle cases or matters

either directly or indirectly.

Nature of Cases to be Referred to as

Lok Adalat

1. Any case pending before any court.

2. Any dispute which has not been

brought before any court and is likely to

be filed before the court.

40. Ans. E.

The Minimum Support Price (MSP) for

Kharif crops will be at least 50%.


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