Weekly Current Affairs (National) Bit Bank (08-14 January 2022)
1. What is the new expenditure limit for candidates in bigger states as the Election Commission of India has hiked the expenditure of Parliamentary constituencies?
A. Rs 75 lakhs
B. Rs 70 lakhs
C. Rs 90 lakhs
D. Rs 95 lakhs
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- Answer: D
2. What is the new expenditure limit defined for the candidates for the Assembly constituencies in big states by the Election Commission?
A. Rs 20 lakhs
B. Rs 30 lakhs
C. Rs 50 lakhs
D. Rs 40 lakhs
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- Answer: D
3. What is the theme of the 24th National Conference on e-Governance?
A. Pandemic World
B. Digital Governance
C. 'India's Techade: Digital Governance in a Post Pandemic World'
D. Digital World
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- Answer: C
4. In which city Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a new campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI)?
A. Hyderabad
B. Kolkata
C. Patna
D. Lucknow
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- Answer: B
5. Which state has bagged the best state award in the 3rd National Water Awards for the year 2020 by the Ministry of Jal Shakti?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Rajasthan
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- Answer: B
6. In which of the following cities the 24th National Conference on e-Governance was organised?
A. Hyderabad
B. New Delhi
C. Gandhinagar
D. Mumbai
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- Answer: A
7. Between which states the first rail line connection was launched by Minister of Ashwini Vaishnaw?
A. Tripura and West Bengal
B. Tripura and Mizoram
C. Mizoram and Manipur
D. Tripura and Manipur
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- Answer: D
8. Which of the following State/UTs got national level awards for Covid-19 Management and Panchayat Development Index at the 24th National Conference on e-Governance?
A. Jammu and Kashmir
B. Gujarat
C. Chandigarh
D. New Delhi
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- Answer: A
9. Which state government has announced an increase in the retirement age of state government employees from 60 years to 62 years?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. West Bengal
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Uttar Pradesh
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- Answer: A
10. In which city the Khadi Village Industries Commission has launched India's first mobile honey processing van?
A. Lucknow
B. Bhopal
C. Ghaziabad
D. Jaipur
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- Answer: C
11. By which organization the first-ever Start-up India Innovation Week is planned to be held from January 10 to 16, 2022?
A. Niti Aayog
B. Defence Research and Development Organisation
C. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
D. Department of Science and Technology
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- Answer: C
12. Which state government has launched "Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP) 2.0"?
A. Punjab
B. Bihar
C. Odisha
D. Gujarat
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- Answer: D
13. Which of the following is the new name of the Kevadiya railway station as Indian Railways has changed it?
A. Biswas Nagar railway station
B. Ekta Nagar railway station
C. Patel Nagar railway station
D. Gandhi Nagar railway station
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- Answer: B
14. In which state Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurated 11 new medical colleges?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Karnataka
C. Kerala
D. Uttar Pradesh
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- Answer: A
15. In which state Losoong (Namsung) Festival has been celebrated?
A. Manipur
B. Assam
C. Sikkim
D. Meghalaya
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- Answer: C
16. Which city has become the first city in the country to undertake a water metro project after the launch of its first boat in December 2021?
A. Mumbai
B. Kochi
C. Chennai
D. Pune
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- Answer: B