May 2016(National+ People+ International) Flashcards

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the country’s first solar powered _____ at the Assi Ghat in the river Ganga, Varanasi.

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e-boats

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Parliament has passed _________ (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2016. The bill will allow transfer of captive mines from one allotted to another without auction.

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Mines and Minerals

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The Empowered Steering Committee (ESC) of the ______________(NGRBA) has approved projects for Development of Ghats. The total estimated cost of the projects is Rs. 2446 crores.

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National Ganga River Basin Authority

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The Lok Sabha has passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Bill 2016, which is seen as a “transformational” legislation that will help to improve India’s ranking in the World Bank’s ‘____________’ index. It aims to defuse the crisis of the looming bad loans in the banking sector and also to cover individuals, companies, and partnership firms.

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Ease of doing business index

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The Union government has approved ____ to set up an IT/ITeS special economic zone (SEZ) in Bengaluru in an area spread over 4 hectares.

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Infosys

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The single emergency number ‘___‘ will be operational throughout India from January 1, 2017 to help people reach immediate services of police, ambulance and fire department.

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112

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India is ranked at the _______ position in crony-capitalism with crony sector wealth accounting for 3.4 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP).

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9th

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Railways has launched the _________ for pilgrims to visit Shirdi, Tirupati, Jagannath Puri, Gangasagar, Baidyanath Dham and Jyotirlingams among others.

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Bharat Darshan Tourist train

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The Government of India has started the process for issuance by ______(UBIN) drive. It will help enable budding entrepreneurs to set up their business without any delays as it produce results well within targeted time

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Unique Business Identification Number

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The Minister for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) Kalraj Mishra has inaugurated a spinning and weaving centre and marketing plaza for khadi goods in _____.

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Srinagar

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Parliament has passed the ____________ to widen ambit of law dealing with this anti-hijacking crime. The Bill was first passed in the Rajya Sabha and later in the Lok Sabha in May 2016.

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Anti-Hijacking Bill, 2016

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The Ministry of Environment and Forests has launched a web-based application on _____(IWMS). The system’s web address is www.iwms.nic.in. The system is for the better management of waste

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Integrated Waste Management System

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The Union Railways Ministry has decided to constitute two Directorates namely ________(MD) and ___________ (NFRD).

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Mobility Directorate

Non-Fare Revenue Directorate

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President of Sri Lanka___________ will arrive in capital. He is on a two day visit to the nation.

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Maithripala Sirisena

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India and ______ conducted a five-day dialogue in Dhaka over a host of security issues, including __________ and cattle smuggling across the border between the two neighbors.

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Bangladesh, drug trafficking

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India’s renewable energy sector has been ranked ____ in the Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI) with China at second and the US on top.

A

Third (3rd)

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President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated an ________(IOC) in Rashtrapati Bhavan. He also launched a mobile application ‘____‘for transformation of President’s Estate into a smart township.

A

Intelligent Operations Centre

Monitor

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India, Thailand and Myanmar will soon be connected by a ________highway, to boost the trade and cultural exchanges among the three countries.

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1,400-kilometre

19
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India has banned its nationals from travelling to _____, irrespective of the purpose of the visit, in view of the prevailing security situation in that country.

A

Libya

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Thirteen cities have been selected in the first phase of the government’s smart cities mission, which includes _____,_____,_______,________, Raipur, Ranchi, Warangal, Agartala, Imphal, Port Blair and Panaji.

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Lucknow, Warangal, Bhagalpur, Raipur, New Town Kolkata , Chandigarh, Faridabad

21
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The Government of India signs US$100 mn loan agreement with ____________ for the Karnataka Urban Water Supply Modernization project.

A

World bank (IBRD)

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The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities will now be known as ‘Divyangjan’ Sashaktikaran Vibhag in Hindi and dropped the word ‘________’ from its previous nomenclature

A

Viklangjan

23
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___________is all set to introduce its own version of US dollars in order to ease a cash shortage in the country

A

Zimbabwe

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United Nations (UN) has announced the establishment of the UN Zika Response ________(MPTF) to finance critical unfunded priorities in the response to the Zika outbreak. The Fund aims to provide a rapid, flexible and accountable platform to support a coordinated response from the UN system and partners

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Multi-Partner Trust Fund

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Anti-crime candidate and mayor of __________, Rodrigo Duterte has won the 2016 presidential election of the Philippines by a landslide victory.

A

Davao City,

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______ has stopped free shipping of oil to Indian refiners from April 2016 and the freight will be arranged by the buyers in future.

A

Iran

27
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The Kenyan government has decided to close the World’s biggest refugee camp in ________

A

Dadaab

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The World Bank’s Board has approved USD 625 million loan to support the central government’s programme to generate _____________ solar power plants.

A

Electricity from rooftop

29
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World Bank subsidiary arm ________ is planning to invest US$68 million (about INR 460 crore) in Apollo Health & Lifestyle ltd (AHLL).

A

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

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The World Bank Group has launched __________ and launched a $500 million fund to fight Pandemics in poor countries and creating the world’s first insurance market for pandemic risk.

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Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility

31
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Britain has granted political refugee status to ousted former President of Maldives ________

A

Mohamed Nasheed

32
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US President Barack Obama has announced an end to its embargo on sales of lethal weapons to _______.

A

Vietnam

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China has signed agreements with Sudan to build __________. It was the first of its kind in the African country.

A

600megawatt atomic reactor