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Q.1. Dadasaheb Phalke Award:
1. It is presented by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation set up by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
2. It is India’s highest award in the field of cinema.

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Both 1 and 2

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Q.2. How much cash prize is given to the Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Awardee?

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Rs 10 lakh

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Q.3. Who has been chosen for the 54th Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award?

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Mithun Chakraborty

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Q.4. Who is the first woman to be conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Lifetime Achievement?

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Devika Rani

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Q.5. Which of the following is India’s highest award in cinema given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema?

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Dadasaheb Phalke Award

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Q.6. Which Ministry of the government of India has instituted the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Lifetime Achievement?

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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

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Q.7. the Cruise Bharat Mission:
1. It aims to boost the tremendous potential of cruise tourism in India.
2. It is an initiative of the Union Ministry of Tourism.

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1 only
MoPSW

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Q.8. Which bank has launched new updates to its SmartWealth app, introducing features aimed at making investments simpler?

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HDFC Bank

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Q.9. Which bank has launched a special Scheme “Sugam Rinn Bhugtan Yojana (SUGAM)” to boost its recovery efforts through one-time settlement of Retail NPAs up to March 31, 2021?

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IDBI Bank

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Q.10. Who has been appointed as Chairman of Utkarsh Small Finance Bank?

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Parveen Kumar Gupta

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Q.11. Which bank has unveiled its Corporate Credit Card Suite designed specifically for start -ups within the New Economy Group (NEG)?

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Axis Bank

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Q.12. Which among the following best describes ‘White Goods’?

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Large home appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines.

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Q.13. ‘Mount Erebus’, recently seen in the news, is located in which one of the following countries?

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Antarctica

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Q.14. Harpoon Missile, recently seen in the news, was developed by which one of the following countries?

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United States of Amercia

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Q.15. Tsetse flies:
1. These are unicellular blood-sucking insects.
2. They transmit the Trypanosoma parasites, which are responsible for sleeping sickness in humans.

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Both 1 and 2

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Q.16. The central government has announced an increase in minimum wage rates by revising the Variable Dearness Allowance. The new wage rates will take effect from ____.

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A) 1 October 2024

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Q.17. Which e-Commerce giant has signed an MoU with the Ministry of Labour and Employment to leverage the National Career Service (NCS) portal which aimed at enhancing job accessibility by allowing Amazon and its staffing agencies to post open job positions on the NCS platform?

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Amazon

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Q.18. The board of directors of private sector lender IndusInd Bank has approved the re-appointment of Sumant Kathpalia as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of the bank for how many years?

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three years

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Q.1. Venki Ramakrishnan shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in which field with Thomas Steitz and Ada Yonath?

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Chemistry

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Q.2. The Bihari Puraskar is one of the three literary awards instituted by the __ in 1991.

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KK Birla Foundation

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Q.3. Mufin finance, one of the leading NBFC’s has received in principle RBI approval for issuance of semi close prepaid payment instruments. Identify the correct statement regarding NBCF’s
I. NBFC cannot accept demand deposits.
II. NBFC’s do not form part of the payment and settlement system.
III. NFC scan issue cheques drawn on itself.

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A) Only I

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Q.4. Which of the following is the goalpost of payments vision 2025?

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A) integrity
B) inclusion
C) innovation

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Q.5. Which of the following is the current Union Minister of Women and Child Development?

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A) Smriti Zubin Irani

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Q.6. Recently, Safran has announced to establish the largest and the first aircraft engine MRO facility in Hyderabad, Telangana?

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France

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Q.7. In which state Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife is situated at?

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Goa

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Q.8. Ghode Modni is a folk dance of which Indian state?

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A) Goa

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Q.9. Where is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquartered ?

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Brussels, Belgium

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Q.10. What is the National Heritage Animal of India ?

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Elephant

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  1. Global Renewable Energy Investor’s Meet and Expo (RE-INVEST) 2024 held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 16th to 18th September 2024?
    A) REC Limited, formerly Rural Electrification Corporation Limited, has signed a Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with renewable energy (RE) developers to fund projects worth around Rs.1.12 lakh crore.
    B) During the Global RE-INVEST 2024, Rajasthan topped in overall ‘renewable energy capacity achieved’ and ‘wind power capacity achieved’ categories.
    C) Gujarat Chief Minister (CM) Bhupendra Patel launched the ‘Mission 100 GW of renewable energy in Gujarat’ and released ‘Gujarat Energy Vision 2047’ during Global RE-INVEST 2024.
A

Only A & C
gujarat

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  1. According to the National Health Accounts (NHA) Estimates for India 2021-22, the share of Government Health Expenditure (GHE) in the overall GDP of India has increased to _______ in 2021-22 from 1.13% in 2014-15.
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1.84%

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  1. Who has recently (in September ‘24) chaired the 1st meeting of the Country Programme Advisory Committee (CPAC) to review the implementation of the Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023-27 in New Delhi, Delhi?
A

Devesh Chaturvedi

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  1. Which country topped in the ‘Asia Power Index 2024 Edition’ released by Lowy institute in September 2024?
A

United States of America

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  1. Which country has recently (in September’ 24) become the first Caribbean nation to adopt India’s popular instant payments platform Unified Payments Interface (UPI)?
A

Trinidad and Tobago

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  1. Which bank has recently (in September ‘24) launched the “Multi-Currency World Travel Card (MCWTC)” which allows users to load and manage multiple currencies on a single card?
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Punjab National Bank

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  1. Which Non-Banking Financial Company has recently (in September 2024) partnered with RuPay to launch an Equated Monthly Installment (EMI) feature on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments?
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1) BOBCARD Limited

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  1. Which insurance company has recently (in September 2024) partnered with AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB) to offer life insurance solutions to its customers?
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Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Limited

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  1. For which country, India has recently (in September ‘24) extended budgetary support in the form of a rollover of the USD 50 million Treasury Bill (T-bills) for another year?
A

Maldives

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  1. In September 2024, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) allowed ____________to sell Credit Default Swaps (CDSs), a move which aimed to boost liquidity in the corporate bond market.
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Mutual Funds

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  1. Name the new species of glyptosternine catfish recently (in September ‘24) discovered in the Dzuleke River, a tributary of the Barak River in Nagaland.
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Exostoma sentiyonoae

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  1. Name the football player famously known as ‘Toto’ who passed away in September 2024?
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1) Salvatore Schillaci

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  1. Who recently (in September ‘24) released two books, “Jalandhar Peeth Ka Rahsya” and “Mushtarka Khata”, authored by Ajay Parashar?
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Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

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  1. When is World Tourism Day observed annually across the world?
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September 27

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  1. When was the United Nations (UN)’s International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons annually observed across the globe to educate the public regarding the benefits of the elimination of nuclear weapons?
A

September 26

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  1. Which company has been recently (in September ‘24) restrained from taking up debt merchant banking activities by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?
A

Axis Capital Limited

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  1. Which company has recently (in September ‘24) received board approval to raise Rs 2,500 crore in fresh equity and offer for sale through Initial Public Offering (IPO)?
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HDB Financial Services Limited

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  1. Which city will host the 25th edition of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards from March 7 to 9th 2025?
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1) Jaipur, India

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  1. Which bank has recently (in September ‘24) launched Project Parivartan, a major transformation initiative in the existing digital banking facilities offered by the Bank?
A

UCO Bank

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  1. Which tribe community has recently (in September ‘24) got habitat rights in Odisha under the Forest Rights Act, 2006?
A

Mankidia

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  1. Which finance company has recently (in September ‘24) allowed by the RBI to resume gold loan operations and the lifting of restrictions on the gold loan business?
A

IIFL Finance

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  1. Which Non-Banking Finance Company has recently (in September ‘24) raised USD 500 million from global investors through issuance of social bonds?
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Shriram Finance Limited

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  1. Which organisation has recently (in September ‘24) signed an MoU with Next2Sun Germany and Wattkraft India to introduce an innovative vertical solar technology and revolutionize the agricultural landscape?
A

AgriVijay

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  1. Who is the current (as of October ‘24) Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare?
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Jagat Prakash Nadda

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  1. Who is the current (as of October ‘24) Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Punjab National Bank (PNB)?
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Atul Kumar Goel

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  1. Where is the headquarters of the World Food Programme (WFP) situated?
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1) Rome, Italy

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28.Who is the current (as of October ‘24) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL)?

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Ritesh Shukla

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  1. When was the United Nations (UN) established?
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1945

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  1. Where is the headquarters of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UN WTO) situated?
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Madrid, Spain

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Ques : OECD Raised India’s GDP Forecast to _ for FY25.

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6.7%

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Ques : Who approves amalgamation of The Rajapur Sahakari Bank Ltd. with The Malad Sahakari Bank Ltd. ?

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RBI

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Ques : Who Imposes Rs.61.60 Lakh Penalty on Surat People’s Co-operative Bank ?

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RBI

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Ques : Which bank has collaborated with EaseMyTrip.com to introduce an EaseMyTrip Cobranded Travel Debit Card?

A

Bank of baroda

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Ques : India Cancer Genome Atlas (ICGA) :
a)Indian Cancer Genome Atlas (ICGA) recently announced that it has launched India’s first comprehensive cancer multi-omics data portal. (b) It is India’s first platform providing open access to data from Indian cancer patients.
(c) The ICGA Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation, operates through a public-privatephilanthropic partnership

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All a, b and c

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Ques : Nagar Van Yojana (NVY) launched in which year ?

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2020

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Ques : In September 2024, who among the following won the Miss Universe India 2024 title?(a) Sushmita Roy (b) Chhavi garg (c) Anushik Singh (d) Rhea Singha (e) None of these

A

Answer : Option D

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Ques : According to the Asian Power Index Report 2024, released recently by the Australian think tank Lowy Institute, India is ranked the ____ most powerful country in Asia.

A

3rd

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Ques : Pratyasa Ray was awarded the prestigious 32nd Ekalabya Puraskar, She belongs to which sports?

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(a) Swimming

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Ques : Which Indian film has been selected as the official entry for the 97th Academy Awards (Oscar) 2025?

A

Laapataa Ladies

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Ques : Cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub set new record for longest single mission aboard International Space Station (ISS). They belongs to which state ?

A

Russia

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Ques : Who has been appointed as the Chief of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)?

A

Alok Ranjan

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Ques : DRDO, together with researchers of which IITs has developed lightweight bulletproof jackets, named ABHED (Advanced Ballistics for High Energy Defeat) ?

A

IIT Delhi

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Ques : World Environmental Health Day is observed every year on which day?

A

26 September

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