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  • Question
  • Where was the Indian Navy's missile destroyer, INS Ranjit decommissioned recently?


  • Options
  • A. Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
  • B. Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • C. Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  • D. Balasore, Odisha

  • Correct Answer
  • Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 

    Explanation
    After 36 years of service, Indian Navy's frontline missile destroyer, INS Ranjit has been decommissioned at the naval dockyard in Visakhapatnam. INS Ranjit's motto was 'Sada Rane Jayate' or 'Ever Victorious in Battle'. The ship was constructed as 'Yard 2203' in the 61 Communards shipyard in the town of Nikolev, Ukraine, where the ship was given its Russian name, "Lovkly" which means "Agile". The solemn decommissioning ceremony was attended by workforce who have served INS Ranjit onboard, officers and sailors from the commissioning crew.

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    • Options
    • A. Karnataka
    • B. Andra Pradesh
    • C. Kerala
    • D. Tamil Nadu
    • Discuss
    • 2. By what percent does the bank credit grows for the financial year 2018-19, as per the Reserve Bank of India(RBI)?

    • Options
    • A. 12.24%
    • B. 12.54%
    • C. 13.24%
    • D. 13.54%
    • Discuss
    • 3. EV charging stations to be established in which Indian city?

    • Options
    • A. Bengaluru
    • B. Kolkata
    • C. Chennai
    • D. Hyderabad
    • Discuss
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    • Options
    • A. Rs 48000 lakh
    • B. Rs 52000 lakh
    • C. Rs 55000 lakh
    • D. Rs 62000 lakh
    • Discuss
    • 5. Union Minister for Urban development and housing M. Venkaiah Naidu launched which of the following app with MSEFC portal?

    • Options
    • A. MyMSME
    • B. MKisan
    • C. MEAIndia
    • D. mKavach
    • Discuss
    • 6. Who has been appointed as the Member of the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal of London?

    • Options
    • A. Anantkumar Surendraray Dave
    • B. K. G. Balakrishnan
    • C. K. S. Radhakrishna Panicker
    • D. S. J. Mukhopadhaya
    • Discuss
    • 7. The Union government has launched a new comprehensive scheme to boost the development of which sector?

    • Options
    • A. Handloom
    • B. Powerloom
    • C. Tourism
    • D. Education
    • Discuss
    • 8. Carme Chacon, who passed away recently, was the Defence Minister of which European country?

    • Options
    • A. France
    • B. Germany
    • C. Italy
    • D. Spain
    • Discuss
    • 9. Name the director who was the first African American and the youngest-ever film-maker nominated in Oscar Awards, passed away recently.

    • Options
    • A. Denise LaSalle
    • B. Frankie Muse Freeman
    • C. John Singleton
    • D. Edwin Hawkins
    • Discuss
    • 10. Name of the musician who won the special lifetime achievement award from the Music Academy?

    • Options
    • A. Lalgudi G Jayaraman
    • B. Kamala Lakshminarayanan
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    • D. Vikku Vinayakram
    • Discuss


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