500 BEST MCQsJanuary – July 2017

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RenownedNovelistVed Prakash SharmapassedawayinMeerut,UP

vHewas62yearsoldvVed PrakashSharmapenned176novelsover44years

vSharmahadhisownpublishinghouse,Tulsi BooksPublications

vHehaswrittenmanynovels,someofhisprominentnovelsareQaidi No1,Wardi Waala Gunda

vWrittenscriptsforHindiMovies.

Sharmawrote176novels- someofwhichwereadaptedintosuccessfulfilmslike"Bahu Maange Insaaf"(1985),"Anaam"(1992)and"Sabse Bada Khiladi"(1995).Oneofhisbooks,"Wardiwala Gunda"(1992)brokeallrecordsandsold15lakhcopiesontheveryfirstdayofitsrelease.SharmaalsowrotethescriptforAkshay Kumar-starrer"InternationalKhiladi"(1999)

1st book- 'Dahekte Shaher'

ColonelNizamuddin ,anIndianArmyVeteranpassedawayat116

v HediedathisnativevillagenearDhakwa,Azamgarh.

v Hehadservedasdriverand&guardtoNetaji Subash ChandraBose.

vServesArmybetween1943-1945

voneofthemosttrustedlieutenantsofNetaji

FamousWriterandJournalistPtDharmsheel ChaurtvedipassedawayinVaranasi,UP.

v HenicknamewasAkkhad Banarasi.

v HewasconsideredasSwayamMeinBanaras(BanarasinHimself)

UPhadUrduElectoralRollsin46constituenciesfortheveryfirsttime.

ThisisthefirsttimethattheStateElectionCommission(SEC)hasdecidedtoincludeUrdu— sofartheelectoralrollswereprintedinHindiandEnglish.

v These46constituenciescoveredthe22districtsofUP.

v sofartheelectoralrollswereprintedinHindiandEnglish

TheexpertforestpaneloftheenvironmentministryclearedtheKen-Betwa project,India’sfirstriver-linkingproject,ignoring

environmentalconcerns,includingthediversionofaround5,500hectaresfromthefamousPannaNationalPark.

Underthis,theKeninMadhyaPradeshwillbelinkedwiththeBetwa inUttarPradesh.ThefirstphaseoftheprojectwillcostaroundRs10,000croreandisexpectedtohelpirrigateabout

600,000hectaresofland

speciessuchas“tiger,vulturesandgharialarekeyflagshipspeciesthatarelikelytobeimpactedbytheproject

It also envisages a dam on the Ken river near Daudhan village in Chhattarpur district of Madhya Pradesh which, apart from helping in diversion of water, will also generate 60 megawatts (MW) power.

This will provide relief to the people of Bundelkhand region of UP.The surplus water of Ken river (MP) will transfer to irrigate this

region through concrete canals.

3rd meetingofG-20FrameworkWorkingGroupwashostedbyIndiainVaranasi.

v IttookplacefromMarch28toMarch29.

v ThemeetwaspresidedbyG-20chairpersonAngelaMerkel.

vThetwo-daymeetingtookplaceundertheG20Germanpresidency,andwasco-hostedbytheUnionFinanceMinistryandtheReserveBankofIndia(RBI).

ThiswasthefourthoccasionthatIndia,hostedtheFWGFrameworkWorkingGroupmeetingsinceitsinceptionin

2009.

IndiahadhostedtheG20FWGmeetinginNeemrana (2012),Goa(2014)andinKerala(2015)

WasInauguratedbyShaktikant Das,thethenUnionSecretaryofEconomicAffairsandwasthechiefGuest.

EconomicAffairsSecretary NOWisSubhash ChandraGarg

vFormation:1999

vThe12th G-20Summit- Hamburg,Germany.

v 13th Summit:Argentina(2018)

v14th Summit:Japan(2020)

UPElections2017- Voterturnoutof61.04%

YogiAdityaNath - 21st ChiefMinisterofUP.

v TheoathwasadministeredbyRamNaik,GovernorUPatKanshiram SmirtiUpvan inLucknow.

Yogi,thetwodeputychiefministers

Swatantra DevSinghMinisterofStatewithIndependentChargeforTransport&Protocol|MinisterofState(Power),GovernmentofUttarPradesh

Mohsin Raza: ScienceandTechnology,Electronics,IT,MuslimWaqf,Haj

BJPanditsallieshadnotfieldedasingleMuslimcandidatewhilecontestingthe403assemblyseatsofUP.

are not members of either house of the state legislature.

Mohsin Raza,whoisaShiaMuslim,ismarriedtoaSunniFoziaSarwat Fatima

OnlyMusliminCabinet

In2010Razamadehisownparty“Safipur Vikas Manch”

HiswifestoodasanindependentcandidateinSafipur buthadlost

MoreaboutYogiAditynath:

v HisrealnameisAjaySinghBisht.

v PursuedBsc inMaths fromHNBGarhwal University.

v HeadpriestoftheGorakhnath templeintheeasternUPcityofGorakhpur.

vHasbeenwinningtheGorakhpurseatinUPsince1998;at26,hewastheyoungestMPinthe12thLok Sabha.

Importantconstituencies

v 2DeputyCMs- NONE

vSiddharth Nath Singh– Allahabadwest

vRitaBahuguna Joshi– LucknowCantt

v Shrikant Sharma- Mathura

v ChetanChauhan– Naugawan Sadatconstituency,Amroha districtv(NIFTChairmantillJune),ReplacedbyRajeshShah

NEEDTOBEPARTOFSTATELEGISLATURE

YogiAdityanath

Keshav PrasadMaurya,MPfromPhulpur,Allahabad

Dr DineshSharma– Exmayor,Lucknow

Swatantra Dev Singh MinisterofStatewithIndependentChargeforTransport&Protocol|MinisterofState(Power),GovernmentofUttarPradesh

Mohsin Raza: ScienceandTechnology,Electronics,IT,MuslimWaqf,Haj

are not members of either house of the state legislature.

FourHolyCitiesofUPtoget24*7lightsupply.

Thesecitiesare:

vAyodhyavVaranasivMathuravGorakhpur

CMYogiAdityanath bannedPan&Tobaccoinschool,collegesandGovt Buildings.

Officersaskedtotakepledgefordevoting100hoursayearforcleanliness.

CropLoanswaivedoffbyUPGovernmentworthRs36,359Crore.

v Cropsloansofupto1lakhwillbewaivedoffofsmallandmarginalfarmers.

v ThecabinetalsodecidedtowriteoffRs5,630croreinnon–performingassets(NPAs)of7lakhfarmers.

GrossfiscaldeficitsofallthestatesskyrocketedtoRs 4,93,360croreinfiscal2016fromRs 18,790croreinFY1991,accordingtothelatestRBIdata.

UttarPradeshhadafiscaldeficitofonlyRs 3,070croreinFY91,whichzoomedtoRs 64,320croreinFY16

UP>Rajasthan

fiscaldeficittargetofIndiaisat3.2%ofGDPfor2017-18

YogiAdityaNath Govt setupanAntiMafiaLandTaskForce.

vThistaskforcewilltakeagainstthoseencroachinglandofothersinthenameofreligion.

vThiswouldbe4TiertaskforceheadedbyPrincipalSecretaryfollowedbyDistrictMagistrate(DM)andSubDivisionalMagistrate(SDM).

DGP– Sulkhan Singh

UPGovthasdecidedtosetup40YogaWellnessCentersinits40districts.

vThedecisionwastookonInternationalYogaDayCelebration.

vOutof40centers,23willbesetupatAyurvedic hospitals,12athomeopathicand7atUnani Hospitals&colleges.

vThestategovernmenthasalsoplannedtostartpostgraduatecoursesatGovernmentAyurvedic collegeandhospitalVaranasi,UnanicollegeAllahabad,GovernmentHomeopathycollegeAllahabadandTTcollegeLucknow.

First herbal garden ofthestatewouldbesetupsoonneartheGovernmentnationalHomeopathiccollegeandhospital,

Lucknowtoencouragethefarmerstocultivateherbalplantsacrossthestate

UPGovtrenamedGorakhpur&AgraAirports.

v GorakhpurAirport:RenamedasMahayogiGorakhpurAirport.

vAgraAirport:Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Airport.

vTheDeptofDisabledWelfarealsorenamedasDivyang JanVikasEmpowerment.

GovernmenthasdecidedtosetupCentralUniversityforDivyangs inUP.

v AnnouncedbyHRDMinisterPrakashJavadekar

v HealsostatedthatUGChasbeeninstructedtomakespecialarrangementsfortrainingofinstructorsprovidingeducationtoDivyangs.

UPGovtgavepermissiontobuiltamusicvillagetohonorthelegendaryShehnai PlayerUstad Bismillah Khan.

v ThenameofthevillagewouldbeBismillah KhanSangeetGram.

vTheprojectwillbedevelopedatVaranasiwiththehelpofPadmaShri Goma Gosh,theadopteddaughterofthelegendary.

vThevillagewillhaveatrainingcumresearchcentre,Museumcentreandotheruniquness relatedtomusicalGharanas.

UPGovtScrappedSamajwadiPensionSchemestartedbypreviousgovernment.

TheschemeprovidesapensionofRs500permonthtoBPLfamilies.

SamajwadiPensionScheme:

1)Startedin2014toprovidefinancialassistanceto40lakhBPLfamiliesinUP. ItreplacederstwhileRani Laxmibai PensionYojana.

2)Underthisscheme,BPLfamilieswereentitledtomonthlypensionofRs500forayear.

3)Aftercompletionofoneyear,thepensionwastobehikedby50RstillitreachedRs750permonth.TheRs50wassubjectedtofulfillmentofotherconditionsrelatedtochildreneducation,adultliteracyandhealthstandards.

4)Nonfulfillmentoftheseconditionswouldresultinterminationofbenefits.

5)TheschemewasbeingadministeredbyUttarPradeshStateWelfareDepartment.

UPGovthassignedanMoU withUnionGovtforPowerforAllscheme.

v Theobjectiveofthisschemetoprovidepowersupplyinthestateby2018.

v Toprovideelectricconnectiontoeveryhouseandagriculturefieldby2019

vProjectCost:40thousandCrore,20thousandCrwillbespentby2018.

vSmartmeterwillbeinstalledtostopelectricitytheftandalso1912helplinewasbeingannouncedforpowerrelatedcomplaints.

UPGovthaslaunchedanambulanceforillandinjuredcows.

v ItsnameisGauvansh Chikitsa MobileVans.

vUPhasbecomesecondstateafterMadhyaPradeshtostartsuchserviceforcows.

IITKharagpur collaborateswithBritishGeologicalsurveytoturnVaranasiintoasmartcity.

v 3-DgeologicalmodelwillbepreparedforVaranasiinordertobuildnewtransportandserviceInfrastructure.

vApplicationsofgeo-scientificmethodslikedrillingandremotesensingwillalsobeused.

JapaneseEncephalitis Vaccinationdrivehasbeenlaunchedin38districtsofUP.

v ThisdriveislaunchedfromKhushinagar district.

vAimtoeradicateJapaneseEncephalitis.

UPGovt mergedlocalbodiesoftwotemplestowns.

Thetwotownsare:

vMathura–Vrindavan &Ayodhya – Faizabad.

vCabinetpassedMathuraVrindavan asNagarNigamandAyodhya –Faizabad asaMunicipalCorporation– NagarNigam.

vAimtogeneratemorerevenuebyprovidingbetterfacilitiestothetourists.

Theretirementofdoctorshasbeenextendedfrom60to62byUPGovt.

v Thedecisionwastakenasthestaterequiresmoredoctorsandhospitals.

Varanasi to get India’s first freight village.

v Will be developed by Inland Waterways Authority of India.

vWill attract companies that require logistics services.

UnionGovt approvedtobuildnewairportinGreaterNoidaandKushinagar

v Thegreenfield airportwillsetupinJewar inGreaterNoida.

vLikelytooperatein5– 6years.

v ThiswillhelptoreducecongestionatDelhiInternationalAirport.

Adani GrouptosetupsolarpowerplantinMahobaDistrictofUP.

v Itisgoingtobe50MWSolarPhotovoltaic(PV)Plant.

v TheplanthassetupunderNationalSolarMissionScheme.

v Cost:315cr

IITKanpurAwardedDoctorateDegreetoPTUsha.

v Thedegreewasgivenatthe50th convocationdayofthecollege.

InthefirstphaseofSAGY,thePMhadadoptedJayapur villageinSevapuri AssemblysegmentofVaranasi.

2nd - Nagepur toofallsinthesameAssemblyconstituency

PMNarendraModiadoptswrestlers’villageKakrahia,histhirdinVaranasi

No GST on tickets of films shot 50% in Uttar Pradesh

The state government has set a target of making 30 districts ODF by December 31 this year

The Uttar Pradesh government will have to construct 44,000 toilets per day to make the state open defecation free (ODF) by October 2 next year

UP Government has fixed a target of providing jobs to 70 lakh people in five years, of which 10 lakh jobs will be provided

through the vocational education and skill development departments

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is also signed between the UP government and the Rajasthan Spinning and Weaving Mills, Bhilwara.

As per the MoU, the mill will train 26,000 trainees in the textile, retail and apparel sector over a period of four years.

CabinethasapprovedtoestablishtwoinstitutesinVaranasi.

ThesetwoInstitutesare:

vInternationalRiceResearchInstitute(IRRI)vSouthAsiaRegionalCenter(ISARC)

BoththecenterswillbeestablishedatthecampusofNationalSeedResearch&TrainingCenter(NSRTC).

Underthisproposal,aCenterofExcellenceinRiceValueAddition(CERVA)willbesetupinVaranasi.

1) Thiscenterwillincludeamodernandsophisticatedlaboratorywithcapacitytodeterminequalityandstatusofheavymetalsingrainandstraw.

2) Alsoundertakecapacitybuildingexercisesforstakeholdersacrossthericevaluechain.

3) ItisthefirstInternationalCenterintheeasternIndia.

LucknowwouldbecomethefirstMetroNetworkinthecountrytoofferfreewaterandtoiletfacilities.

v ThenetworkwillhaveitsownFMStation.v ItwillalsoprovideafreeWi-Fiatallthestationstocommuterswitha“GoSmartCard”.

RajivKumarhasbeenappointedasthenewChiefSecretaryoftheUP.

v HereplacedRahul PrasadBhatnagar,whowasappointedbySamajwadi government.

ChiefMinisterYogiAdityanath launchedUPRERAwebsite.

v UPRERA:UttarPradeshRealEstateRegulatoryAuthority.

vLink:http://www.up-rera.in/

vHomebuyerswillgetcompleteinformationaboutbuildersrightfromregistrationnumberofthebuilderstotheirsantecedents.

UPGovernmentlaunchedfreepowerconnectionschemeforBPLFamilies.

v Itwaslaunchedbypowerministerofthestate,Srikant Sharma.

v ItwillalsobenefitthepoorwhodonothaveBPLcardpresently.ThesepeoplewillhavetopaybetweenRs80toRs120forgettingpowerconnection.

UnionandUPGovtsignedanMoU foropeningAIIMS.

v ItwillsetupinGorakhpur.

vWillhave750freebeds.

vCostoftheprojectwouldbeRs1,750crore

Inabidtoprovidesafejourneytowomenpassengers,YogiAdityanath governmentinUttarPradeshhasdecidedtolaunch'Pink' air-conditioned buses

Theuniongovernment'sMinistryofWomenandChildDevelopmenthassanctionedfundsforthe50busesfromits'Nirbhaya Fund'.