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- Question
Who won the FICCI CSR Award for Women Empowerment?
Options- A. Adani Group
- B. Vedanta Limited
- C. L&T
- D. JSPL
- Correct Answer
- JSPL
ExplanationJindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) was conferred with the prestigious 'FICCI CSR Award' for Women Empowerment for its innovative and high impact women empowerment programmes, implemented by the company's CSR Arm - JSPL Foundation, across its operational areas in India. Director, JSPL and the Co-Chairperson of JSPL Foundation Shallu Jindal received the award from Union Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu in New Delhi. About FICCI CSR Awards Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards are India's first CSR award, instituted in 1999 by FICCI. The main aim of the award is to identify and recognize the efforts of companies in integrating and internalizing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). - 1. Which among the following won the 2018 ISSA Good Practice Award?
Options- A. UPSC
- B. SSC
- C. EPFO
- D. ESIC Discuss
- 2. The only Indian port which listed amongst the top 30 container ports globally as per Lloyds Report.
Options- A. Marmagao Port
- B. Kandla Port
- C. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
- D. Panambur Port Discuss
- 3. How many Indian companies are ranked in the Fortune's World's Largest Companies?
Options- A. 14
- B. 10
- C. 7
- D. 9 Discuss
- 4. Name the university which received the best campus in India in terms of water usage in 82 National Water Awards.
Options- A. Kurukshetra University
- B. Panjab University
- C. Kakatiya University
- D. Chandigarh University Discuss
- 5. Which of the following has been awarded Best Capital City in the Solid Waste Management in the Swachh Survekshan 2018 rankings?
Options- A. Hyderabad
- B. Pune
- C. Bangalore
- D. Ahmedabad Discuss
- 6. Guru Nanak Dev University has conferred with which of the following trophy?
Options- A. Emmy Award
- B. Golden Globes
- C. Four Column Trophy
- D. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy Discuss
- 7. The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal was honoured with this title for their separate investigations of President Donald Trump and his family.
Options- A. Peabody Award
- B. Gerald Loeb Award
- C. Clio Awards
- D. Pulitzer Prizes Discuss
- 8. Name the Best Mobile App,that won the Gold in the Digital India Awards?
Options- A. ePathshala
- B. T App Folio
- C. eCourts Services
- D. Meeseva App Discuss
- 9. 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been conferred to how many recepients?
Options- A. 5
- B. 4
- C. 3
- D. 2 Discuss
- 10. Who sets 7th World Record By Providing Artificial Legs?
Options- A. DIPP
- B. DEPwD
- C. DSIR
- D. Department of Research and Education Discuss
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Correct Answer: ESIC
Explanation:
The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has won the 'ISSA Good Practice Award' for Administrative Solution for Coverage Extension at the "Regional Social Security Forum for Asia and the Pacific" held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The award recognizes the measures taken by ESIC for extension of coverage-SPREE (Scheme for Promoting Registration of Employers and Employees), reduced rate of contribution rates for 24 months in newly implemented areas and raising the wage limit for coverage under the ESI Act, etc.
Correct Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
Explanation:
The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), India's premier container port got listed amongst the top 30 container ports globally, as per the latest Lloyds Report. JNPT notched up five spots, to be 28th on the list, compared to its previous ranking. This is a validation of all the efforts and strategic initiatives being implemented at JNPT in order to enhance overall port efficiency.
Correct Answer: 7
Explanation:
Seven Indian companies have been listed in Fortune's 500 list 2018 of world biggest corporations. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is the highest ranked company from India followed by RIL which jumped 55 places. The US-based retail company, Walmart has topped the list. IOC ranked 137th in 2018 with a significant jump from 168th position from 2017. RIL is the top private sector company in India. It ranked 148th in 2018 from 203rd from 2017. ONGC ranked 197th in 2018 which not even featured in 2017. SBI got 216th rank 1 place higher than 217th in 2017.
Correct Answer: Kakatiya University
Explanation:
The Union Minister for Water Resources, River development and rejuvenation Nithin Gadkari presented 82 National Water Awards in 14 categories for the year 2018 at a ceremony held in New Delhi. The department of geology at Kakatiya University, Warangal Telangana received the best campus in India in terms of water usage. Panjab University secured 2nd position in the category. Madurai district received first prize for rejuvenations and creating new water bodies in the National Water Awards 2018. In best state category Maharashtra, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh bagged first, second and third prizes resource management in India.
Correct Answer: Hyderabad
Explanation:
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has been awarded Best Capital City in the Solid Waste Management in the Swachh Survekshan 2018 rankings. Swachh Survekshan was launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban). The Swachh Survekashan survey ranks cities on various sanitation parameters. The GHMC was also at the 27th place among 4,041 cities. The GHMC said that as a part of the Swachh Survekshan 2019, maintaining the timing of toilets, i.e., from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. and proper signage will be an important parameter. As a part of this, the GHMC has requested the Hyderabad Metro Rail to ensure that public toilets in all metro corridors are open from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Correct Answer: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy
Explanation:
Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar, has won the prestigious Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy for 2017-18. The MAKA Trophy, first given in 1956-57, is awarded annually to the university with the best all-round performance. The winner gets a replica of the trophy, a certificate and a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh, which is to be utilised for sports activities. GNDU has claimed the trophy for the 22nd time.
Correct Answer: Pulitzer Prizes
Explanation:
The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal were awarded Pulitzer Prizes for their separate investigations of President Donald Trump and his family. The Times won the prestigious journalism award for a probe of the Trump family's finances that debunked his claims of self-made wealth and revealed a business empire riddled with tax dodges. The Journal won for its coverage of Trump's secret hush money payments to two women during his 2016 presidential campaign who claimed to have had affairs with him. The Associated Press won a Pulitzer for international reporting for its coverage of the war in Yemen. Reuters was honoured for international reporting for its coverage of atrocities committed against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
Correct Answer: ePathshala
Explanation:
NCERT's ePathshala app won the Digital India Award 2019 under the Best Mobile App category. CERT's ePathshala app won the Digital India Award 2019 under the Best Mobile App category. The ePathshala app helps students download all educational e-resources including NCERT textbooks, audio, video, periodicals, and a variety of other digital resources.
Correct Answer: 3
Explanation:
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018 with one half to Frances H. Arnold (USA) "for the directed evolution of enzymes" and the other half jointly to George P. Smith (USA) and Sir Gregory P. Winter (UK) "for the phage display of peptides and antibodies".
Correct Answer: DEPwD
Explanation:
Union Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot on Friday said the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) has set its seventh Guinness world record with 260 people in Gujarat's Bharuch getting 'Modern Artificial Limbs (Legs)' implanted within eight hours. The DEPwD under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment had previously set six Guinness world records in other categories.
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