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  • Question
  • Union Minister Ananth Kumar passed away recently, He was the former minister of which of the following department?


  • Options
  • A. Road Transport and Highways
  • B. Housing and Urban Affairs
  • C. Civil Aviation
  • D. Chemicals and Fertilizers

  • Correct Answer
  • Chemicals and Fertilizers 

    Explanation
    Union Minister Ananth Kumar passes away at 59 in Bengaluru. He held two portfolios in the NDA Government; of Parliamentary affairs and Chemicals and Fertilizers. Kumar had represented the Bengaluru south parliamentary constituency six times since 1996. In 1998, he was inducted into the Union cabinet headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the minister for civil aviation and was instrumental in the signing of the MoU for the Bengaluru international airport. Kumar was the youngest minister in the Vajpayee cabinet.

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    • Options
    • A. 2021
    • B. 2022
    • C. 2023
    • D. 2024
    • Discuss
    • 2. Who is the author of the book "Feroze: the Forgotten Gandhi"?

    • Options
    • A. John Nicolsen
    • B. Bertil Falk
    • C. Shashi Tharoor
    • D. William Dalrymple
    • Discuss
    • 3. The book "Story of an Escape" was authored by whom?

    • Options
    • A. Konijeti Rosaiah
    • B. Govind Singh Gurjar
    • C. Surjit Singh Barnala
    • D. P S Ramamohan Rao
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which union minister has launched PowerTex India scheme to boost powerloom sector?

    • Options
    • A. Narendra Modi
    • B. Smriti Irani
    • C. Rajnath Singh
    • D. Arun Jaitley
    • Discuss
    • 5. The Union Cabinet recently approved an MoU signed in the field of Cyber Security. The MoU was signed with which of the following countries?

    • Options
    • A. The United States of America
    • B. Britain
    • C. Switzerland
    • D. Germany
    • Discuss
    • 6. Rana Kanwar Pal was elected as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of

    • Options
    • A. Uttar Pradesh
    • B. Punjab
    • C. Goa
    • D. Manipur
    • Discuss
    • 7. Abhishek Verma won the gold medal at __________ air pistol in the ISSF World Cup.

    • Options
    • A. 10m
    • B. 20m
    • C. 30m
    • D. 50m
    • Discuss
    • 8. Noted agriculturalist Nel Jayaraman passed away recently. He belongs to which state?

    • Options
    • A. Karnataka
    • B. Andra Pradesh
    • C. Kerala
    • D. Tamil Nadu
    • Discuss
    • 9. 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
    • 10. EV charging stations to be established in which Indian city?

    • Options
    • A. Bengaluru
    • B. Kolkata
    • C. Chennai
    • D. Hyderabad
    • Discuss


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