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Q1. As per, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) time-series data, direct tax-GDP ratio is _____in FY 2017-18.
केन्द्रीय प्रत्यक्ष कर बोर्ड (CBDT) समय-श्रृंखला डेटा के अनुसार, प्रत्यक्ष कर-जीडीपी अनुपात वित्त वर्ष 2017-18 में _____ है।
(a) 7.25%
(b) 9.68%
(c) 5.98%
(d) 4.75%
Sol. There is a constant growth in direct tax-GDP ratio over last three years and the ratio of 5.98% in FY 2017-18 is the best DT-GDP ratio in last 10 years.
Q2. Osamu Shimomura recently passed away. He won Nobel award in the field of _______.
ओसामु शिमोमुरा का हाल ही में निधन हो गया। उन्होंने _______ के क्षेत्र में नोबेल पुरस्कार जीता था।
(a) Physics/ भौतिकी
(b) Economics/ अर्थशास्त्र
(c) Peace/ शांति
(d) Chemistry/ रसायन शास्त्र
Sol. Japanese-born Marine biologist Osamu Shimomura, who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry, has died. Shimomura and two American scientists shared the 2008 Nobel prize for the discovery and development of a jellyfish protein that contributed to cancer studies.
Q3. The 2-day long 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit was recently held at ________.
2 दिवसीय लंबी 12 वीं एशिया-यूरोप बैठक (ASEM) शिखर सम्मेलन हाल ही में ________ में आयोजित की गई थी।
(a) Seoul/ सियोल
(b) Brussels / ब्रुसेल्स
(c) New Delhi/ नई दिल्ली
(d) Beijing/ बीजिंग
Sol. The 2-day long 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit was held in Brussels, Belgium. Indian delegation was led by Mr Venkaiah Naidu. The theme of this years’ ASEM Summit was “Global Partners for Global Challenges”.
Q4. A parliamentary panel will examine the functioning of retirement fund body Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), its coverage and recovery of arrears. Who is heading the panel?
एक संसदीय पैनल सेवानिवृत्ति निधि निकाय कर्मचारी भविष्य निधि संगठन (EPFO), इसके कवरेज और बकाया की वसूली की कार्यवाही की जांच करेगा। पैनल का नेतृत्व कौन कर रहा है?
(a) Kirit Somaiya / किरीत सोमैया
(b) Kirti Aazad/ कीर्ति आजाद
(c) Murli Manohar Joshi/ मुरली मनोहर जोशी
(d) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore/ राज्यवर्धन सिंह राठौर
Sol. A parliamentary panel will examine the functioning of retirement fund body Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), its coverage and recovery of arrears. The panel will be headed by BJP MP Kirit Somaiya.
Q5. Larsen & Toubro is the only domestic firm featured among the top 25 companies in the Forbes’ global 2000 best employers list. What is its rank in the list?
लार्सेन एंड टुब्रो फोर्ब्स की वैश्विक 2000 सर्वश्रेष्ठ नियोक्ता सूची में शीर्ष 25 कंपनियों में से एकमात्र घरेलू फर्म है। सूची में इसकी रैंक क्या है?
(a) 9th/9वीं
(b) 24th/24 वीं
(c) 17th/17 वीं
(d) 22nd/22 वीं
Sol. Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro is the only domestic firm to be featured among the top 25 companies in the Forbes’ global 2000 best employers list that is led by Google parent Alphabet.
Q6. Which of the following company topped the Forbes’ global 2000 best employers list?
निम्नलिखित में से कौन सी कंपनी फोर्ब्स की वैश्विक 2000 सर्वश्रेष्ठ नियोक्ता सूची में सबसे ऊपर है?
(a) Amazon/ अमेज़न
(b) Microsoft/ माइक्रोसॉफ्ट
(c) Alphabet / अल्फाबेट
(d) Apple/ ऐप्पल
Sol. Forbes’ global 2000 best employers list is led by Google parent Alphabet. Larsen & Toubro is the only domestic firm to be featured among the top 25 companies at 22nd place.
Q7. India, Japan and the U.S. are set to elevate the bilateral air exercise ________to a trilateral format.
भारत, जापान और अमेरिका द्विपक्षीय वायु अभ्यास ________ को एक त्रिपक्षीय प्रारूप में बढ़ाने के लिए तैयार हैं।
(a) Malabar/ मालाबार
(b) Cope India/ कोप इंडिया
(c) Yudh Abhyas/ युद्ध अभ्यास
(d) Indradhanush / इंद्रधनुष
Sol. India, Japan and the U.S. are set to elevate the bilateral ‘Cope India’ air exercise to a trilateral format. The three countries already conduct naval war games under the expanded Malabar naval exercise.
भारत के पहले लक्जरी क्रूज जहाज का नाम क्या है, जिसका हाल ही में मुंबई में उद्घाटन किया गया है?
(a) Gaganshakti/ गगनशक्ति
(b) Garuda/ गरुड़
(c) Angriya / अंग्रीया
(d) Seabourn/ सीबोउर्स
Sol. Angriya, India’s first luxury cruise ship, has been inaugurated at Mumbai. Union minister for shipping Nitin Gadkari and Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis flagged-off the cruise which will operate between Mumbai and Goa.
निम्नलिखित में से कौन सी टीम ने हाल ही में विजय हजारे ट्रॉफी जीती?
(a) Mumbai/ मुंबई
(b) Delhi/ दिल्ली
(c) Gujarat/ गुजरात
(d) Railways/ रेलवे
Sol. Mumbai has defeated Delhi by four wickets to win their third Vijay Hazare Trophy title at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Q10. NITI Aayog has organized the fourth edition of NITI Lecture Series in New Delhi. What was the theme of the event?
नीति आयोग ने नई दिल्ली में नीति व्याख्यान श्रृंखला का चौथा संस्करण आयोजित किया है। घटना का विषय क्या था?
(a) AI for ALL: Inclusive Growth with Artificial Intelligence
(b) Artificial Intelligence for Inclusive Growth and Nation Building
(c) AI and its Importance in Nation’s Transformation
(d) AI for ALL: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Inclusive Growth
Sol. The theme for this year is “AI for ALL: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Inclusive Growth”. Keynote address was delivered by Jensen Huang, President and Co-Founder, NVIDIA Corporation.
