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Arun Jaitley launches this bank recently.

Banking, Current Affairs /
Question: Arun Jaitley launches this bank recently.
[A].

Airtel payments Bank

[B].

Paytm Payments Bank

[C].

FINO Payments Bank

[D].

Sun Pharmaceuticals Payments Bank

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

A new Payments Bank ‘Paytm Payments Bank’ was formally launched at the hands of the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Currently, India has four Payments Bank including Paytm Payments Bank. The other three operational ones are Airtel Payments Bank, India Post Payments Bank and Fino Payments Bank. A payments bank is a differentiated bank. A customer can open a savings bank account in them and have deposits of up to Rs. 1 lakh. These banks cannot, however, lend money to their customers.

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Banking, Current Affairs

International Day of Persons with Disabilities was observed on which date?

Current Affairs, Important Days /
Question: International Day of Persons with Disabilities was observed on which date?
[A].

6th December

[B].

5th December

[C].

4th December

[D].

3rd December

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

December 3 is observed as United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities or World Disability Day.The theme for this year is “Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”. This theme focuses on the empowering persons with disabilities for the inclusive, equitable and sustainable development envisaged in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.Estimated one billion people living with disabilities worldwide. Since 1992 December 03 is celebrated as United Nations international Day of Persons with Disabilities.

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Current Affairs, Important Days

As per Standards for Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles (EV), who can set up a Public Charging Station?

Current Affairs, Miscellaneous /
Question: As per Standards for Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles (EV), who can set up a Public Charging Station?
[A].

State Governments

[B].

DISCOMs

[C].

Ministry of Power

[D].

Individuals

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

As per the guidelines, any individual/entity is free to set up Public charging stations without the requirement of a licence provided that, such stations meet the technical, safety standards and protocols.

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Current Affairs, Miscellaneous

Who recently took over as the 25th Director General of the Border Roads (DGBR)?

Current Affairs, Persons /
Question: Who recently took over as the 25th Director General of the Border Roads (DGBR)?
[A].

Lt. General Suresh Sharma

[B].

Lt. General Manu Sharma

[C].

Lt. General Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava

[D].

None of the above

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

No answer description available for this question.

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Current Affairs, Persons

Who has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, United States of America?

Current Affairs, Persons /
Question: Who has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, United States of America?
[A].

Arvind Krishna

[B].

Shersingh B Khyalia

[C].

KS Mani

[D].

Dileep Sanghani

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBM Arvind Krishna has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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Current Affairs, Persons

Who has been presented the first-ever ‘Best MLA Award’, instituted by the Karnataka Assembly?

Current Affairs, State /
Question: Who has been presented the first-ever ‘Best MLA Award’, instituted by the Karnataka Assembly?
[A].

B S Yediyurappa

[B].

Umanatha Kotian

[C].

B. V. Kakkilaya

[D].

Siddappa Kambli

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Former chief minister B S Yediyurappa was presented the first-ever ‘Best MLA Award’, instituted by the Karnataka Assembly.

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Current Affairs, State

Indo-Nepal joint military exercise Surya Kiran recently commenced at Saljhandi in Nepal. It is which edition of the exercise?

Current Affairs, Defence /
Question: Indo-Nepal joint military exercise Surya Kiran recently commenced at Saljhandi in Nepal. It is which edition of the exercise?
[A].

9th

[B].

10th

[C].

11th

[D].

8th

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

No answer description available for this question.

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Current Affairs, Defence

World Soil Day is celebrated annually on the 5th of December. The theme of this year is;

Current Affairs, Important Days /
Question: World Soil Day is celebrated annually on the 5th of December. The theme of this year is;
[A].

Soils, a solid ground for life

[B].

Soil day for future life

[C].

Caring for the Planet starts from the Ground

[D].

StopSoilPollution

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

World Soil Day is celebrated annually on the 5th of December at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome, the regional offices and through national and local events. #StopSoilPollution is the objective of this World Soil Day on 5 December and throughout the year.

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Current Affairs, Important Days

According to UNCTAD’s port liner shipping connectivity index, which port has been ranked as the best connecting port in the world?

Current Affairs, International /
Question: According to UNCTAD’s port liner shipping connectivity index, which port has been ranked as the best connecting port in the world?
[A].

Singapore

[B].

Shanghai

[C].

Rotterdam

[D].

Qingdao

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The Shanghai port has topped UNCTAD’s 2019 ranking of the world’s best-connected ports, released on 7 August. The Chinese port garnered a connectivity score of 134 points, followed by the ports of Singapore (124.63 points), Pusan (114.45 points) in Korea and Ningbo (114.35 points), also in China.

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Current Affairs, International

According to the report titled “Boom and Bust 2020: Tracking the Global Plant Pipeline”, how much coal fired power projects at different stages were cancelled in India in 2019?

Current Affairs, National /
Question: According to the report titled “Boom and Bust 2020: Tracking the Global Plant Pipeline”, how much coal fired power projects at different stages were cancelled in India in 2019?
[A].

17.4 GW

[B].

66.0 GW

[C].

70.0 GW

[D].

47.4 GW

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

In accordance with a report titled “Boom and Bust 2020: Tracking the Global Plant Pipeline” 47.4 GW coal fired power projects at different stages were cancelled in India in 2019 which reduced total under development coal capacity to 66 GW. The report was prepared jointly by Global Energy Monitor, Greenpeace International, the Sierra Club, and Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). The report is the fifth annual survey of the coal plant pipeline.

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Current Affairs, National