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- Question
Which country has topped the 2017 A.T. Kearney Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) ?
Options- A. China
- B. Nepal
- C. Russia
- D. India
- Correct Answer
- India
ExplanationIndia has acquired the top position among 30 developing countries on ease of doing business at the 2017 A.T. Kearney Global Retail Development Index (GRDI). The 2017 GRDI titled ?The Age of Focus? ranked China at second place, followed by Malaysia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Vietnam. The 16th edition of GRDI ranked top 30 developing countries for retail investment worldwide and analyzed 25 macroeconomic and retail-specific variables to help retailers devise successful global strategies to identify emerging market investment opportunities.
- 1. TATA Projects has recently launched which initiative to promote green cover in India ?
Options- A. Green World
- B. Green India
- C. Green Earth
- D. Green Thumb Discuss
- 2. The world's fastest elevator that can operate at a record speed of 1,260 meters per minute is set to be installed in ___________.
Options- A. Japan
- B. Spain
- C. China
- D. Italy Discuss
- 3. Which city is the world?s most crowded cities, according to World Economic Forum (WEF) citing UN Habitat Data ?
Options- A. Mumbai
- B. Lahore
- C. Lagos
- D. Dhaka Discuss
- 4. India?s first multi-modal electric vehicle project has launched in which city ?
Options- A. Jaipur
- B. Nagpur
- C. Shimla
- D. New Delhi Discuss
- 5. The 112-feet tall bust of ?Adiyogi? Lord Shiva at the Isha Yoga Foundation in ___________ has been declared the world?s largest bust by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Options- A. Telangana
- B. Andhra Pradesh
- C. Haryana
- D. Tamil Nadu Discuss
- 6. Service tax was introduced in India in the year :
Options- A. 1994
- B. 1993
- C. 1992
- D. 1991 Discuss
- 7. 12 year old Padmalaya Nanda from _________has created history by becoming the youngest girl to bag the "Little Miss Universe Internet 2017".
Options- A. Haryana
- B. Gujarat
- C. Karnataka
- D. Odisha Discuss
- 8. Which public sector bank has tied up with Tirumala Milk Products for providing loans to dairy farmers ?
Options- A. Axis Bank
- B. ICICI Bank
- C. State Bank Of India
- D. HDFC Bank Discuss
- 9. Plant cells perform photosynthesis, which occurs in the
Options- A. Nucleus
- B. Mitochondria
- C. Cytoplasm
- D. Chloroplasts Discuss
- 10. Who is the first woman lawyer to be appointed as Supreme court judge?
Options- A. Indu Malhotra
- B. Fathima Beevi
- C. R. Banumathi
- D. Ruma Pal Discuss
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Correct Answer: Green Thumb
Explanation:
The TATA Projects has launched unique ?Green Thumb? initiative in India to promote green cover and to protect the environment on 2017 World Environment Day (WED). The Green Thumb 2017 is in continuation to 2016 TATA Projects? programme wherein it aimed to get 10,000 people to click (pledge) to plant a sapling on their behalf ? the response received was a tremendous 23,000. Encouraged by the response, TATA Projects planted a total of over 42,000 saplings across the country in over 100 locations in the last one year (2016-17). This year, under Green Thumb initiative, the company will plants trees, citizens who wish to do their bit to save the environment, can express their support for the cause. They can do so by clicking on the banner to plant a sapling on the Green Thumb.
Correct Answer: China
Explanation:
The world's fastest elevator that can operate at a record speed of 1,260 meters per minute is set to be installed in a skyscraper complex in China. The elevator has various safety features including brake equipment that uses materials with high heat resistance. Apart from this, the elevator can absorb vibration during the high-speed operation to make the ride comfortable.
Correct Answer: Dhaka
Explanation:
The capital of Bangladesh ?Dhaka? is the world?s most crowded city with a population density of 44,500 people per square kilometre, released by World Economic Forum (WEF), citing UN Habitat data. According to UN Habitat data, of the top 10 most densely populated cities in the world, six are in Asia, three are in Africa and one is in South America. India?s financial capital Mumbai, home to 31,700 people per square kilometre has acquired second place, where as Kota in Rajasthan with 12,100 people per square kilometre was ranked seventh. Others in the list include Medellin in Columbia (3rd), Manila in Philippines (4th, 14,800), Casablanca in Morocco (5th, 14,200), Lagos in Nigeria (6th, 13,300), Singapore (8th, 10,200) and Jakarta in Indonesia (9th, 9,600).
Correct Answer: Nagpur
Explanation:
India?s first multi-modal electric vehicle project has been inaugurated by the Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, along with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at the Nagpur Airport Complex to promote eco-friendly transport. With this, Nagpur became the first city in India to have electric mass mobility system with a fleet of 200 electric vehicles, including taxis, buses, e-rickshaw and autos.
Correct Answer: Tamil Nadu
Explanation:
The 112-feet tall bust of ?Adiyogi? Lord Shiva at the Isha Yoga Foundation has been declared the world?s largest bust by the Guinness Book of World Records. The Guinness had announced this on its website. The bust at the Isha Yoga Foundation on the outskirts of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 24 February.
Correct Answer: 1994
Correct Answer: Odisha
Explanation:
12 year old Padmalaya Nanda from Odisha has created history by becoming the youngest girl to bag the two "Little Miss Universe Internet 2017" and "Little Miss Actress" crowns at the 'Little Miss Universe-2017' at port city of Batumi in Georgia. Padmalaya Nanda, who studies in the 8th standard at a school in Cuttack, Odisha, bagged the crowns at the finale of the little Universe 2017, held at port city of Batumi in Georgia on June 4, 2017.
Correct Answer: State Bank Of India
Explanation:
The State Bank of India (SBI) has tied-up with Tirumala Milk Products to provide loans to dairy farmers who supply milk to the latter. As per the scheme for financing dairy units, SBI offers loans for construction of shed, and purchase of milch animals, milking machine, and chaff cutter. Apart from this, the bank also provides loans to dairy societies for modernisation and creation of infrastructure such as purchase of automatic milk collection system, purchase of transport vehicles and bulk chilling unit. The Tirumala Milk Products is a South- based company, which was acquired by France-based Groupe Lactalis in 2014.
Correct Answer: Chloroplasts
Explanation:
Photosynthesis takes place inside plant cells in small things called chloroplasts.
Chloroplasts contain a green substance called chlorophyll and this absorbs the light energy needed to make photosynthesis happen.
Correct Answer: Indu Malhotra
Explanation:
Supreme Court collegium has selected senior advocate Indu Malhotra as the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as a judge of the apex court.
Along with Malhotra, Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice KM Joseph has also been promoted as a Supreme Court justice.
Malhotra holds the distinction of being only the second woman in Supreme Court?s history to be designated as a senior advocate in 2007.
In all, Malhotra is going to be the seventh woman judge since independence to make it to the Supreme Court.
At present, Justice R Banumathi is the lone woman judge in the apex court.
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