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  • Find the Metro rail corporation which has started an initiative to become the world's first 100% solar-powered metro?


  • Options
  • A. Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.
  • B. Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC)
  • C. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
  • D. Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)

  • Correct Answer
  • Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) 

    Explanation
    Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Thursday started receiving solar power from Madhya Pradesh's Rewa Solar Power Project, kick-starting an initiative to be the world's first 100% green energy rail network. DMRC received 27 megawatts (MW) power from the MP-based project and will gradually increase it to 99 MW. "The power received from Rewa will be utilised for the operational as well as auxiliary requirement of Delhi Metro. Till now, the solar power generated by the roof top plants installed in DMRC premises were utilised for the auxiliary requirements such as lighting and air conditioning of stations and depots.

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    • 1. Which of the following institute ranked 12th in APAC?

    • Options
    • A. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
    • B. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
    • C. Indian Institute of Management, Indore
    • D. Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata
    • Discuss
    • 2. Name the organisation which has reported that India & China tops a list of nations for illegal sand mining?

    • Options
    • A. UNEP
    • B. UNESCO
    • C. UNICEF
    • D. IUCN
    • Discuss
    • 3. Name the product from Indonesia, which has been imposed Anti Dumping Duty by Government of India recently.

    • Options
    • A. Splenda
    • B. Saccharin
    • C. Stevia
    • D. Isomalt
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which university approved a worldwide assessment system across India to use a wider new range of online courses?

    • Options
    • A. Yale University
    • B. Imperial College London
    • C. University of Cambridge
    • D. University of Oxford
    • Discuss
    • 5. Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize is an initiative of __________.

    • Options
    • A. UNEP
    • B. UNSC
    • C. UNDP
    • D. UNESCO
    • Discuss
    • 6. What was the theme of the 5th Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Media Summit on Climate Action and Disaster Preparedness?

    • Options
    • A. Focus on occupational safety and health has largely been confined to four sectors
    • B. For procurement and marketing support to MSMEs
    • C. Media Solutions for Sustainable Future: Saving Lives, Building Resilient Communities
    • D. Innovative Solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable production and consumption
    • Discuss
    • 7. Name the journal that publish, the discovery of the first small-molecule inhibitors of the Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 (SpCas9) protein by the team of researchers headed by Amit Choudhary.

    • Options
    • A. Journal Nature
    • B. Journal Environmental Research
    • C. Journal of Biotechnology
    • D. Journal Cell
    • Discuss
    • 8. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gave its approval to permit Indian Oil to sale this much per cent of the equity in Lubrizol India to Lubrizol Corporation.

    • Options
    • A. 14 per cent
    • B. 24 per cent
    • C. 34 per cent
    • D. 44 per cent
    • Discuss
    • 9. The Union Government sought apology from this media agency before the Supreme Court for violating the telecast norms during the Pathankot terror in 2016.

    • Options
    • A. Times Now
    • B. Aaj Tak
    • C. NDTV India
    • D. ABP News
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which union ministry has launched "Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES)" for developing export-linked infrastructure?

    • Options
    • A. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
    • B. Ministry of Finance
    • C. Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
    • D. Ministry of Power
    • Discuss


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