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- Name the Indian state which has been honored with the Most Film Friendly State Award 2017 by the central government of India?
A) Karnataka
B) Maharashtra
C) Bihar
D) Madhya Pradesh
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Option D
Explanation: Madhya Pradesh has bagged the Most Film Friendly State Award given by the central government for its efforts to ease filming in the state by creating a well-structured website, film friendly infrastructure and more. Shri Ramesh Sippy was the Chairman of the Jury. State of Uttarakhand is given a Special Mention Certificate to recognize the efforts made by the State of Uttarakhand towards creating a film friendly environment.
- The maiden International SME Convention will take place in which of the following cities?
A) Ahmedabad
B) New Delhi
C) Mumbai
D) Hyderabad
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Option B
Explanation: The first-ever international SME convention will be organized from 22 to 24 April 2018 in New Delhi. Here 150 participants from 31 countries and 400 entrepreneurs from India will participate, the MSME ministry said.
- Based on the World Bank’s report titled “The Global Findex Report”, what is the rank of India in term of number of adults still with no bank accounts?
A) Third
B) First
C) Second
D) Fourth
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Option C
Explanation: The Global Findex Report released on Thursday by World Bank, about 190 million Indian adults still don’t have a bank account, second only to China, despite the account ownership more than doubling from 35 per cent in 2011 to 80 per cent in 2017. It said while China is home to 225 million adults without a bank account, India has 190 million. They are followed by Pakistan (100 million) and Indonesia (95 million).
- Who among the following Bollywood filmmaker is set to become the first director to get a wax statue at the well known Madame Tussauds?
A) Karan Johar
B) Rajkumar Hirani
C) Aditya Chopra
D) Farhan Akhtar
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Option A
Explanation: Karan Johar has become the first-ever Bollywood filmmaker to get a place at the famous Madame Tussauds. The process has begun in London and it will take about six months for the wax figurine to be ready.
- Which among the following BRICS nation has been recorded with the highest growth rate amongst all other as per the report by KPMG?
A) Russia
B) China
C) Brazil
D) India
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Option D
Explanation: India has been recording the highest growth rate amongst the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) economies, as per report of KPMG titled “India Soars Higher”. As pr the report, Indian economy is likely to grow at 7.4 per cent in 2018.
- The first meeting of National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges under POSHAN Abhiyaan was held in which city?
A) Kolkata
B) New Delhi
C) Bengaluru
D) Gurugram
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Option B
Explanation: The first meeting of National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges under POSHAN Abhiyaan was held in New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog. The Council which has been set up under POSHAN Abhiyaan is the apex body to formulate overall policies, guide and monitor all nutrition based schemes.
- According to the TRA Brand Trust Report 2018, which bank has been named as the most trusted bank among both public and private sector in India?
A) State Bank of India
B) Bank of India
C) Punjab National Bank
D) Bank of Baroda
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Option A
Explanation: TRA Brand Trust Report 2018 on Wednesday said the State Bank of India was the most-trusted bank (both public and private sector) in the country and ICICI topped the chart among the private ones.
- Recently which among the given space agency successfully launched planet-hunting spacecraft named Transit Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)?
A) JAXA
B) ISRO
C) NASA
D) ROSCOSMOS
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Option C
Explanation: NASA has launched its newest planet-hunting spacecraft, Transit Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) from Cape Canaveral in Florida on a mission to find thousands of new worlds beyond our Solar System.
- Name the veteran Bollywood filmmaker who will be conferred with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement honour at the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Awards during the event on April 29, 2018?
A) Prakash Jha
B) Rakesh Roshan
C) Sanjay Leela Bhansali
D) Subhash Ghai
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Option B
Explanation: Veteran filmmaker Rakesh Roshan will be felicitated with a Lifetime Achievement honour at the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Awards for his contribution as a producer, director, screenwriter, editor and actor in Hindi films.
- Name the former First Lady of the United States who died recently at the age of 92.
A) Rosalynn Carter
B) Betty Ford
C) Nancy Reagan
D) Barbara Bush
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Option D
Explanation: Former US first lady Barbara Bush died Tuesday at the age of 92. Barbara Bush has long been considered the rock at the center of one of America’s most prominent political families, as the wife of a president and the mother to another — George W. Bush — and to Jeb Bush, a former Florida governor and onetime presidential aspirant.
- According to the World Economic Outlook (WEO) report by the International Monetary Fund for April 2018, India is the ________ largest economy of the world.
A) 2nd
B) 3rd
C) 6th
D) 7th
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Option C
Explanation: India is now the world’s sixth largest economy, displacing France according to the database of the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook (WEO) for April 2018.
- What is the estimated GDP growth of India for 2018 as predicted by the International Monetary Fund?
A) 7.4%
B) 7.5%
C) 7.6%
D) 7.7%
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Option A
Explanation: The IMF has kept its growth forecast unchanged to 7.4% for 2018 — and 7.8% in 2019, up from 6.7% in 2017.
- The World bank has forecasted the growth rate of India for the year 2018 at _____ percent.
A) 7.8%
B) 7.6%
C) 7.3%
D) 7.5%
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Option C
Explanation: The World Bank has forecasted growth from 6.7% in 2017 to 7.3% in 2018 and to subsequently stabilise at 7.5% in 2019 and 2020.
- Which among the following is the largest growing economy of the World as per the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook (WEO) for April 2018?
A) Germany
B) France
C) United Kingdom
D) United States
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Option D
Explanation: The five economies ahead of India in WEO report of IMF are the United States, China, Japan, Germany and United Kingdom
- According to the TRA Brand Trust Report 2018, which among the following is the most trusted private sector bank of India?
A) Kotak Mahindra bank
B) ICICI Bank
C) Yes Bank
D) HDFC Bank
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Option B
Explanation: ICICI topped the chart among the private ones.
Static GK Based on Current Affairs
- The Global Findex Report is released by___________
A) World Economic Forum
B) International Monetary Fund
C) World Bank
D) None of These
- The World Economic Outlook (WEO) Report is published by ____________
A) World Economic Forum
B) International Monetary Fund
C) World Bank
D) United Nations Development Programme
- Name the Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog.
A) Rajiv Kumar
B) Bibek Debroy
C) V.K. Saraswat
D) Ramesh Chand
- Who among the following is the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises?
A) Mahesh Sharma
B) Manoj Sinha
C) Giriraj Singh
D) R.K. Singh
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was established in which year?
A) 1962
B) 1958
C) 1954
D) 1948
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Option B
Explanation: President Dwight D. Eisenhower established NASA in 1958. The National Aeronautics and Space Act was passed on July 29, 1958, disestablishing NASA’s predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). The new agency became operational on October 1, 1958.
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