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Q1. In which state Polythene will be completely prohibited from 31st July 2018?
31 जुलाई 2018 से किस राज्य में पॉलिथिन पूरी तरह निषिद्ध हो जाएगा?
(a) Bihar/ बिहार
(b) Gujarat/ गुजरात
(c) Kerala/ केरल
(d) Uttarakhand/ उत्तराखंड

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Ans.(d)
Sol. In Uttarakhand, Polythene will be completely prohibited from 31st July in the state. All the polythene vendors have been asked to finish the polyethylene stock before 31st July.




Q2. Which state government will provide the financial grant of 1,000 rupees per quintal to those farmers whose tur and gram could not be purchased by the administration before the May 31 deadline?
कौन सी राज्य सरकार उन किसानों को 1000 रुपये प्रति क्विंटल का वित्तीय अनुदान प्रदान करेगी जिनके तूर और चने 31 मई की समयसीमा से पहले प्रशासन द्वारा नहीं खरीदे गए हैं? 
(a) Odisha/ उड़ीसा
(b) Maharashtra/ महाराष्ट्र
(c) Uttar Pradesh/ उत्तर प्रदेश
(d) Assam/ असम

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Ans.(b)
Sol. Maharashtra government will provide the financial grant of 1,000 rupees per quintal to those farmers whose tur and gram could not be purchased by the administration before the May 31 deadline. The state government had set up tur procurement target of 44.6 lakh quintals.




Q3. Name the country, which was the global host nation for the 43rd edition of World Environment Day 2018?
उस देश का नाम बताएं जो विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस 2018 के 43वें संस्करण के लिए वैश्विक मेजबान राष्ट्र था?
(a) Russia/ रूस
(b) Canada/ कनाडा
(c) Japan/ जापान
(d) India/ भारत

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Ans.(d)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed the global celebrations of World Environment Day 2018 on 05th June in New Delhi. Prime Minister also visited the exhibition set up on the occasion, themed ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’. India was the global host nation for the 43rd edition of this event.

Q4. The anti-poverty agency of World Bank predicts global growth will decelerate slightly from a solid __________ percent this year to ___________ percent next year (2019) and ___________ percent in 2020. 
विश्व बैंक की गरीबी एजेंसी ने वैश्विक विकास की भविष्यवाणी की है कि इस साल विकास दर __________ प्रतिशत, अगले वर्ष (2019 में) ___________ प्रतिशत और 2020 में ___________ प्रतिशत हो जाएगी.
(a) 3.1 percent, 3.0 percent and 2.9 percent
(b) 3.2 percent, 3.4 percent and 2.1 percent
(c) 3.3 percent, 3.0 percent and 2.9 percent
(d) 3.0 percent, 2.1 percent and 2.9 percent

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Ans.(a)
Sol. The steadily expanding global economy should remain resilient, at least for a couple of years, the World Bank has stated. The anti-poverty agency predicts global growth will decelerate slightly from a solid 3.1 percent this year to 3 percent next year and 2.9 percent in 2020.

Q5. Name the person, who is the only sportsperson from India to be featured in the list, is ranked 83rd with earnings of USD 24 million of Forbes’ compilation.
उस खिलाड़ी का नाम बताएं जो फोर्ब्स की संकलन सूची में शामिल 24 मिलियन अमरीकी डालर की कमाई के साथ 83 वें स्थान पर काबिज भारत का एकमात्र खिलाड़ी है
(a) Rohit Sharma/ रोहित शर्मा
(b) PV Sindhu/ पीवी सिंधु
(c) Virat Kohli/ विराट कोहली
(d) MS Dhoni/ एम एस धोनी
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Ans.(c)
Sol. India cricket captain Virat Kohli is among the world’s highest-paid athletes, according to a Forbes’ compilation topped by American boxing champion Floyd Mayweather. Kohli, the only sportsperson from India to be featured in the list, is ranked 83rd with earnings of USD 24 million.

Q6. Which state has announced an outstanding power bill waiver scheme for laborers and poor families recently?
किस राज्य ने मजदूरों और गरीब परिवारों के लिए हाल ही में एक उत्कृष्ट बिजली बिल छूट योजना की घोषणा की है?
(a) Telangana/ तेलंगाना
(b) Gujarat/ गुजरात
(c) Kerala/ केरल
(d) Madhya Pradesh/ मध्य प्रदेश

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Ans.(d)
Sol. The Madhya Pradesh government has announced an outstanding power bill waiver scheme for laborers and poor families. The state cabinet headed by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved the Bijli Bill Mafi Yojana 2018 (Power Bill Waiver Scheme) which is expected to benefit about 77 lakh people of the state.

Q7. The two-day 49th Conference of Governors concluded in- 
गवर्नरों के दो दिवसीय 49वें सम्मेलन का समापन हुआ-
(a) Patna/ पटना
(b) Bengaluru/ बेंगलुरु
(c) Chennai/ चेन्नई
(d) New Delhi/ नई दिल्ली

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Ans.(d)
Sol. The two-day 49th Conference of Governors concluded in New Delhi. The President exhorted Governors to take the lead in adopting modern technology and methods.

Q8. Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of RBI has increased the policy Repo Rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by ___________ basis points in the Second Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement (2018-19).
आरबीआई की मौद्रिक नीति समिति (एमपीसी) ने दूसरी द्वि-मासिक मौद्रिक नीति वक्तव्य (2018-19) में ___________ आधार अंकों द्वारा तरलता समायोजन सुविधा (एलएएफ) के तहत नीति रेपो दर में वृद्धि की है।
(a) 50 bps
(b) 75 bps
(c) 25 bps
(d) 10 bps

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Ans.(c)
Sol. Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Reserve Bank of India has increased the policy Repo Rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points to 6.25 percent in the Second Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement (2018-19). Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the LAF stands adjusted to 6.0 percent, and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate to 6.50 percent.

Q9. The Election Commission has launched it’s online RTI Portal. The portal __________________ will facilitate applicants seeking information under the Right to Information Act.
चुनाव आयोग ने अपना ऑनलाइन आरटीआई पोर्टल लॉन्च किया है. __________________ पोर्टल सूचना अधिकार अधिनियम के तहत सूचना मांगने वाले आवेदकों को सुविधा प्रदान करेगा।
(a) rti.eci.nic.org
(b) rti.eci.nic.in
(c) rti.eci.nic.com
(d) rti.eci.res.in

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Ans.(b)
Sol. The Election Commission has launched it’s online RTI Portal. The portal- rti.eci.nic.in will facilitate applicants seeking information under the Right to Information Act. The portal also facilitates the online reply to applications and also for making first appeal and reply thereto.

Q10. Name the athlete, who is top of the Forbes list of best-paid athletes for the fourth time in seven years?
उस एथलीट का नाम बताये, जो सात साल में चौथी बार सर्वश्रेष्ठ प्रदत्त एथलीटों की फोर्ब्स सूची में सबसे ऊपर है?
(a) Floyd Mayweather/ फ्लोयड मेवेदर
(b) Conor McGregor/ कॉनन मैकग्रेगर
(c) Lionel Messi/ लॉयनल मैसी
(d) Neymar/ नेमार

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Ans.(a)
Sol. American boxer Floyd Mayweather’s blockbuster fight against Conor McGregor has pushed him back to the top of the Forbes list of best-paid athletes for the fourth time in seven years.

Q11. The Centre has constituted a group of eminent persons headed by Bharat Forge’s _________________ to study the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) policy of the country and suggest measures to make it more relevant for exporters and compatible with World Trade Organisation (WTO) norms.
केंद्र ने देश के विशेष आर्थिक क्षेत्र (एसईजेड) नीति का अध्ययन करने के लिए भारत फोर्ज के _________________ की अध्यक्षता वाले प्रतिष्ठित व्यक्तियों का एक समूह गठित किया है और निर्यातकों के लिए इसे अधिक प्रासंगिक बनाने और विश्व व्यापार संगठन (डब्ल्यूटीओ) के मानदंडों के अनुकूल बनाने के उपायों का सुझाव दिया है।
(a) Rajan Raheja/ राजन रहेजा
(b) Sameer Gehlaut/ समीर गेहलोत
(c) Baba Kalyani/ बाबा कल्याणी
(d) Sugandha Hiremath/ सुगंध हिरेमाथ

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Ans.(c)
Sol. The Centre has constituted a group of eminent persons headed by Bharat Forge’s Baba Kalyani to study the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) policy of the country and suggest measures to make it more relevant for exporters and compatible with World Trade Organisation (WTO) norms.

Q12. India has registered a significant decline in MMR recording a 22-percent reduction in such deaths since 2013. What is the full form of MMR?
MMR में भारत ने 2013 से हुई मौतों में 22 प्रतिशत की कटौती की उल्लेखनीय गिरावट दर्ज की है. MMR का पूर्ण रूप क्या है?
(a) Money Mortality Ratio
(b) Maternal Mortality Rate
(c) Maternal Management Ratio
(d) Maternal Mortality Ratio

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Ans.(d)
Sol. India has registered a significant decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) recording a 22-percent reduction in such deaths since 2013. According to the Sample Registration System bulletin, the MMR has declined from 167 in 2011-2013 to 130 in 2014-2016.

Q13. Name the best ranked Indian University in QS World University Rankings 2019. 
QS वर्ल्ड यूनिवर्सिटी रैंकिंग 2019 में सर्वश्रेष्ठ रैंकिंग वाले भारतीय विश्वविद्यालय का नाम बताये.
(a) Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay/ भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, बॉम्बे
(b) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore/ भारतीय विज्ञान संस्थान, बैंगलोर
(c) Delhi University, New Delhi/ दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय, नई दिल्ली
(d) Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi/ भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, दिल्ली 

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Ans.(a)
Sol. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, and Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) are in the top 200 in QS World University Rankings 2019. The number of Indian universities in the top 1,000 increased from 20 to 24.

Q14. FDI to India decreased to __________ billion dollars last year from 44 billion dollars in 2016 while outflows from India, the main source of investment in South Asia, more than doubled, according to a new trade report by the UN.
संयुक्त राष्ट्र द्वारा एक नई व्यापार रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, भारत में एफडीआई पिछले वर्ष 2016 में 44 अरब डॉलर से बढ़कर __________ अरब डॉलर हो गया था, जबकि दक्षिण एशिया में निवेश का मुख्य स्रोत, भारत से बहिर्प्रवाह दोगुना से भी ज्यादा था.
(a) 38 billion dollars
(b) 40 billion dollars
(c) 35 billion dollars
(d) 42 billion dollars
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Ans.(b)
Sol. Foreign Direct Investment to India decreased to 40 billion dollars last year from 44 billion dollars in 2016 while outflows from India, the main source of investment in South Asia, more than doubled, according to a new trade report by the UN.

Q15. What is the current repo rate (as on 07th June 2018)?
वर्तमान रेपो दर क्या है (07 जून 2018 की तारीख में)?
(a) 4.00%
(b) 6.50%
(c) 6.00%
(d) 6.25%
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Ans.(d)
Sol. Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Reserve Bank of India has increased the policy Repo Rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points to 6.25 percent in the Second Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement (2018-19). Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the LAF stands adjusted to 6.0 percent, and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate to 6.50 percent.





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