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- Question
India?s first-ever Rural LED Street Lighting Project will be set up in which state ?
Options- A. Telangana
- B. Andhra Pradesh
- C. Gujarat
- D. Uttar Pradesh
- Correct Answer
- Andhra Pradesh
ExplanationIndia?s first-ever Rural LED Street Lighting Project will be implemented by the Government of India (GoI) in Andhra Pradesh (AP). The Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) under the Ministry of Power will retrofit10 lakh conventional street lights with LED lights in Gram Panchayats of 7 districts in AP. This is the first project for rural LED street lighting in the country under the GoI?s Street Lighting National Project (SLNP). In the first phase, the replacement will be undertaken in gram panchayats of the districts of Guntur, Prakasham, Nellore, Kurnool, Kadapa, Ananthapur and Chittoor. This replacement drive in rural areas will help the gram panchayats to cumulatively save approximately 147 million units of electricity annually and lead to reduction of 12 crore tonnes of CO2. The entire upfront capital cost of this project is being funded by French Development Agency Agence Française de Développement (AFD).
- 1. Which city in the country has created a new Guinness world record with maximum number of people sweeping the ?floor? (single venue) ?
Options- A. Vadodara
- B. Surat
- C. Hyderabad
- D. Pune Discuss
- 2. A semi-mechanised car park, the first of its kind in Jammu and Kashmir, was inaugurated by ___________.
Options- A. Mehbooba Mufti
- B. Narendra Modi
- C. Nitin Gadkari
- D. Pranab Mukherjee Discuss
- 3. Name the state that has become the first state to launch a special awareness drive to ensure that transgenders in the state register as voters.
Options- A. Tripura
- B. Mizoram
- C. Maharashtra
- D. Haryana Discuss
- 4. Which of the following has become the first country to grant citizenship to a Robot ?
Options- A. Saudi Arabia
- B. New Zealand
- C. China
- D. Japan Discuss
- 5. The Basic Architecture of Computer was developed by
Options- A. Charles Babbage
- B. Blaise Pascal
- C. Garden Moore
- D. John Von Neumann Discuss
- 6. Which award the Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (EVIN) app won in 2017 ?
Options- A. Padma Award
- B. GSMA Asia Mobile Award
- C. Best app of the year
- D. National Award Discuss
- 7. World?s largest aircraft supercarrier USS Gerald R Ford belongs to _____ country.
Options- A. Russia
- B. India
- C. China
- D. USA Discuss
- 8. The branch of agriculture science which deals with principles and practices of soil, water and crop management is called ______ ?
Options- A. Agronomy
- B. Crop Farming
- C. Horticulture
- D. Home Science Discuss
- 9. Source of river Mahanadi ?
Options- A. Mahabaleshwar
- B. Trimbak Plateau
- C. Dandakaranya
- D. None Discuss
- 10. Which country has launched its first environmental research satellite 'Venus' ?
Options- A. Russia
- B. India
- C. China
- D. Israel Discuss
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Correct Answer: Vadodara
Explanation:
Residents of Vadodara, the 10th cleanest city in the country has created a new Guinness world record with maximum number of people sweeping the ?floor? (single venue). Vadodara municipal corporation commissioner Vinod Rao said around 5,058 people came together to sweep the venue ? a bridge connecting Akota with Dandia bazaar ? spread over one kilometre. The record was achieved by participants who swept the place in groups of 50.
Correct Answer: Mehbooba Mufti
Explanation:
A semi-mechanised car park, the first of its kind in Jammu and Kashmir, was inaugurated by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti who hoped the facility would ease traffic congestion in and around Lal Chowk. The multi-level car park, located near the old KMD bus stand on Maulana Azad Road, has been set up at a cost of Rs 27.15 crore and has a capacity to hold 288 vehicles.
Correct Answer: Maharashtra
Explanation:
Maharashtra has become the first state to launch a special awareness drive to ensure that transgender in the state register as voters in greater numbers.
Correct Answer: Saudi Arabia
Correct Answer: John Von Neumann
Correct Answer: GSMA Asia Mobile Award
Correct Answer: USA
Explanation:
1. US Navy commissioned world?s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R Ford into the fleet. The commissioning ceremony was held at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia in presence of US President Donald Trump.
2. USS Gerald R. Ford is the first ship in this new class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy. The ship is named after the 38th President of the United States Gerald Ford and has been built by Newport News Ship Building Company. The massive 1,106-foot-long carrier is powered by two new generation nuclear reactors.
Correct Answer: Agronomy
Explanation:
Agronomy deals with the methods which provide favourable environment to crop for higher productivity.
Correct Answer: Dandakaranya
Correct Answer: Israel
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