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Economy
1. What was the total cargo handled by Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMP Kolkata) in the fiscal year 2023-24?
A) 65.66 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT)
B) 66.4 MMT
C) 49.54 MMT
D) 1.11% increase
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- Answer: B
2. Which dock complex achieved its highest cargo volume ever in FY 2023-24?
A) Kolkata Dock System (KDS)
B) Haldia Dock Complex (HDC)
C) Chennai Dock System (CDS)
D) Mumbai Dockyard Complex (MDC)
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- Answer: B
3. What was the net surplus achieved by Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMP Kolkata) in FY 2023-24?
A) Rs. 304.07 crores
B) Rs. 501.73 crores
C) Rs. 65.66 crores
D) Rs. 1.91 crores
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- Answer: B
4. What prestigious awards did SJVN Limited win at the 15th CIDC Vishwakarma Awards 2024?
A. Achievement Award for Creating Social Development & Impact
B. Achievement Award for Corporate Excellence
C. Excellence Award for Innovation in Construction
D. Achievement Award for Environmental Sustainability
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- Answer: A
5. Who is the Chairperson & Managing Director of SJVN Limited and the Chairperson of CSR Foundation?
A. Smt. Geeta Kapur
B. Mr. Rathendra Raman
C. Shri Prasad Mookerjee
D. Mr. CIDC Vishwakarma
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- Answer: A
6. Which countries have received approval for onion exports from India?
a) Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, and Afghanistan
b) United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
c) Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Mauritius, and Bhutan
d) China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, and Germany
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- Answer: c
7. How many tonnes of onions has India agreed to export to Bhutan?
a) 5,000 tonnes
b) 550 tonnes
c) 1,200 tonnes
d) 14,400 tonnes
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- Answer: b
8. When did India enforce a ban on onion exports?
a) December 2022
b) December 2023
c) January 2024
d) November 2023
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- Answer: b
9. Which of the following countries heavily relies on Indian onions for meeting their domestic demands?
a) United States
b) China
c) Bangladesh
d) Brazil
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- Answer: c
10. What was the reason for India's ban on onion exports?
a) Political instability
b) Environmental concerns
c) To address soaring prices in domestic markets
d) Trade disputes with neighboring countries
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- Answer: c
Defense
1. What exercise did the Indian Air Force conduct in the Kashmir Valley involving night-time operations with Emergency Landing Facilities (ELFs)?
A. Operation Gagan Shakti-24
B. Operation Night Hawk
C. Exercise Dark Sky
D. Exercise Night Guardian
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- Answer: A
2. Which helicopters were used by the Indian Air Force during the night-time operations in the Kashmir Valley?
A. Chinook, Mi-17 V5, and ALH Mk-III
B. Apache, Tejas, and Dhruv
C. Rafale, Sukhoi, and MiG
D. Tiger, Black Hawk, and Bell
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- Answer: A
3. When was the Army Medical Corps' 260th Raising Day commemorated?
a) April 3, 2024
b) April 3, 1764
c) April 3, 2023
d) April 3, 1864
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- Answer: a
4. What is the motto of the Army Medical Corps?
a) "Serve the Nation"
b) "Sarve Santu Niramaya"
c) "Unity in Diversity"
d) "Strength in Unity"
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- Answer: b
5. When was the successful flight-test of New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni-Prime conducted?
a) April 1, 2024
b) April 2, 2024
c) April 3, 2024
d) April 4, 2024
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- Answer: c
6. Where was the New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni-Prime test conducted?
a) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha
b) Chandipur, Odisha
c) Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh
d) Thumba, Kerala
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- Answer: a
7. What is the estimated range of the Agni-Prime missile?
a) Less than 500 km
b) Between 500 km and 1000 km
c) Between 1000 km and 1500 km
d) More than 2000 km
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- Answer: c
8. What type of fuel does the Agni-Prime missile use?
a) Liquid Fuel
b) Solid Fuel
c) Hybrid Fuel
d) Nuclear Fuel
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- Answer: b
Persons in News
1. Who has been appointed as a member of the Economic Advisory Panel by the World Bank Group?
a) Rakesh Mohan
b) Lord Nicholas Stern
c) Indermit Gill
d) Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council
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- Answer: a
2. Who will chair the Economic Advisory Panel of the World Bank Group?
a) Rakesh Mohan
b) Lord Nicholas Stern
c) Indermit Gill
d) Reserve Bank of India
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- Answer: b
International
1. Which countries have declared a state of disaster due to severe drought in southern Africa?
a) Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi
b) Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda
c) South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana
d) Mozambique, Angola, and Lesotho
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- Answer: a
2. What is the main cause of the drought in southern Africa?
a) Climate change
b) Hurricane
c) Monsoon season
d) Earthquake
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- Answer: a
3. How much humanitarian aid does President Mnangagwa emphasize the need for to address the crisis?
a) $1 billion
b) $2 billion
c) $3 billion
d) $4 billion
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- Answer: b
Science and Technology
1. What is the key technology behind the world's most potent laser revealed by a research center in Romania?
a) Pulsed Amplification Technology
b) Chirped-Pulse Amplification (CPA) Technology
c) Laser Intensity Modulation
d) Ultra-Short Laser Pulses Technology
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- Answer: b
2. Who are the Nobel Physics Prize winners whose inventions form the basis of the world's most potent laser?
a) Albert Einstein and Marie Curie
b) Gerard Mourou and Donna Strickland
c) Isaac Newton and Galileo Galilei
d) Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison
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- Answer: b
3. What is one of the revolutionary applications promised by the laser developed using Chirped-Pulse Amplification (CPA) technology?
a) Cooking Technology
b) Advanced Precision Instruments in Corrective Eye Surgery
c) Transportation Systems
d) Agricultural Irrigation Techniques
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- Answer: b
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