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ISBT Awareness for all banking PO,Clerk,IBPS PO,Railway,SSC,IAS,OAS Exams
Q701. | Recently, SoftBank won its first solar power project in India with an investment of $20 billion of the 350 megawatt (Mw) project, under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (NSM), through its joint venture (JV) company SBG Cleantech ? The firm SoftBank belongs to which country ? |
| 1) | India |
2) | Japan |
| 3) | China |
4) | UK |
| 5) | Singapore |
Answer : Japan
View AnswerQ702. | What was the estimated fund that has flooded the National Pension System (NPS) this financial year which was driven largely by the additional tax benefit announced in Budget 2015-16 ? |
| 1) | Rs 500 crore |
2) | Rs 1000 crore |
| 3) | Rs 5000 crore |
4) | Rs 50000 crore |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Rs 500 crore
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Q703. | The ambitious US$ 7.6 billion 1800-kilometre-long TAPI pipeline project will provide energy-hungry India gas to run its power plants which would get operationalized by December 2019. What does TAPI stands for ? |
| 1) | Tajikistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Pipeline |
2) | Tajikistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–Iran Pipeline |
| 3) | Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Pipeline |
4) | Turkey–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Pipeline |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Pipeline
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Q704. | According to the UNDP, the Gender Inequality Index (GII) reflects gender-based inequalities in three dimensions - reproductive health, empowerment, and economic activity , India ranks ------- out of 155 countries with a value of 0.563. |
| 1) | 124th |
2) | 128th |
| 3) | 130th |
4) | 142nd |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : 130th
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Q705. | Pravin Gordhan, a widely respected Indian-origin politician, has been appointed new finance minister by President Jacob Zuma. Jacob Zuma is presently president of which of the following country ? |
| 1) | Zimbabwe |
2) | South Africa |
| 3) | Kenya |
4) | Mauritius |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : South Africa
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Q706. | The government has appointed former Chief Justice of Patna High Court to head the one-man judicial committee which will look into the implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme. Who has been appointed chairman of the one-man committee ? |
| 1) | Justice Dipak Mishra |
2) | Justice R.M. Lodha |
| 3) | Justice L.Narasimha Reddy |
4) | Justice Rajesh Balia |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Justice L.Narasimha Reddy
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Q707. | India has launched six satellites known as TeLEOS-1 by Indian Space Research Organisation on board its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in the spaceport of Sriharikota.TeLEOS-1 is first satellite of which country ? |
| 1) | Australia |
2) | Malaysia |
| 3) | Singapore |
4) | India |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Singapore
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Q708. | According to a survey by TripAdvisor, which city has topped the list of Asia's top cities for shopping, offering a treasure trove of goods through its blend of charming traditional markets and glitzy ? |
| 1) | Bangkok |
2) | New Delhi |
| 3) | Singapore |
4) | Beijing |
| 5) | Hanoi |
Answer : New Delhi
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Q709. | According to the latest UNDP report , India ranked 130th position in Human Development Index (HDI) which are based on account of rise in life expectancy and per capita income. Which country ranked ranked No.1 in HDI ? |
| 1) | Australia |
2) | Switzerland |
| 3) | Sweden |
4) | Norway |
| 5) | None of these |
Answer : Norway
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Q710. | According to latest data given by law-enforcement agencies which state has earned the dubious distinction of leading other states in online fraud and forgery cases ? |
| 1) | Maharashtra |
2) | Delhi |
| 3) | Rajasthan |
4) | Haryana |
| 5) | Uttar Pradesh |
Answer : Maharashtra
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