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What is the theme of 26th World Press Freedom Day?
Options- A. Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation
- B. Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law
- C. Access to Information and Fundamental Freedoms
- D. Safe to Speak: Securing Freedom of Expression in All Media
- Correct Answer
- Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation
ExplanationWorld Press Freedom Day is observed annually on May 3 to raise awareness among the international community that freedom of the press and freedom of expression are fundamental human rights. This day also pay tribute to media professionals who risked or lost their lives in the line of duty. This year marked the 26th celebration of World Press Freedom Day which was observed with a theme "Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation". The day was initiated by the UN General Assembly in December 1993 after the recommendation of 26th UNESCO's General Conference in 1991 which led to the adoption of Declaration of Windhoek. - 1. As per an announcement by the Union Government, India's nuclear power generation capacity will be tripled by
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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Correct Answer: 2024
Correct Answer: Bertil Falk
Correct Answer: Surjit Singh Barnala
Correct Answer: Smriti Irani
Correct Answer: The United States of America
Correct Answer: Punjab
Correct Answer: 10m
Explanation:
Abhishek Verma won the 10m air pistol gold medal at the ISSF World Cup at Beijing, China. He clinched the top spot with a total score of 242.7. Russia's Artem Chernousov took silver. His brilliant performance in the Shooting World Cup Final also secured a fifth Olympic quota for India.
Correct Answer: Tamil Nadu
Explanation:
Noted agriculturalist Nel Jayaraman (54), who pioneered the protection and propagation of indigenous paddy varieties in Tamil Nadu, passed away in Chennai on December 6, 2018. Hailing from Thiruthuraipoondi, in the heart of Tamil Nadu's delta rice bowl, Jayaraman has been credited with documenting and protecting more than 170 paddy varieties.His diligent work in the field of protecting the gene prototypes of indigenous paddy varieties won him the National Award in 2015 and a state award in 2011.
Correct Answer: 13.24%
Explanation:
According to Reserve Bank of India data, the bank credit grew by 13.24 percent in financial year 2019 (FY19) to Rs 97.67 lakh crore as compared to 10.3 percent in FY18 and the deposits up by 10.03 percent in FY19 to Rs 125.72 lakh crore as compare to 6.7 percent in FY18. Additional Information According to the data available till February 2019, the credit growth in service sector was 23.7 percent and in retail sector it was 16.7 percent. Overall credit growth in the industry sector was 5.6%.
Correct Answer: Bengaluru
Explanation:
In order to reduce the burden for the electric vehicle users who hunt for charging stations in the city Electric Vehicles charging Stations has been planned to be established in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The 112 EV charging stations that have been proposed to provide the infrastructure needed to encourage the use of EVs will be readied by August-end.
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