State

Question: Judima is a rice wine from which state?
[A].

Assam

[B].

Kerala

[C].

Manipur

[D].

Nagaland

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

A homemade rice wine of Assam’s Dimasa tribe has become the first traditional brew in all of the northeast to bag a Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Judima is a rice wine made from sticky rice.

Question: Which of the following states have topped the 2016 all-India State/Union Territory-wise Ease of Doing Business rankings?
[A].

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

[B].

Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

[C].

Bihar and Jharkhand

[D].

Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

No answer description available for this question.

Question: Name the state that celebrated Diamond jubilee of its creation on 1 November 2016.
[A].

Kerala

[B].

Haryana

[C].

Rajasthan

[D].

Odisha

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

No answer description available for this question.

Question: The biggest river festival of India “Namami Brahmaputra” has started in which state?
[A].

Assam

[B].

Arunachal Pradesh

[C].

Sikkim

[D].

Manipur

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

No answer description available for this question.

Question: Name the state that observed Golden Jubilee of its creation on 1 November 2016.
[A].

Kerala

[B].

Haryana

[C].

Punjab

[D].

Arunachal Pradesh

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

No answer description available for this question.

Question: From which state / Union territory, the “Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign” has been launched?
[A].

Puducherry

[B].

Goa

[C].

Karnataka

[D].

Tamil Nadu

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

No answer description available for this question.

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.

Question: HCL Technologies gets government’s nod to set up SEZ in which state?
[A].

Kerala

[B].

Pondicherry

[C].

Karnataka

[D].

Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The commerce ministry has approved a proposal of HCL Technologies to establish a new IT special economic zone (SEZ) in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, with a proposed investment of Rs 408.48 crore. SEZs are developed as export hubs. They contribute nearly 25% in India’s total exports. There are 223 operational SEZs with 5,146 units from several sectors like IT, pharma, textile, food processing, leather, biotechnology and diamond polishing.

Question: Asian Development Bank has approved 503-million USD for this state to get the benefit from the agriculture sector.
[A].

Maharashtra

[B].

Punjab

[C].

Bihar

[D].

Tamilnadu

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved 503-million US Dollar lining project of the Son canal in Shahabad-Bhojpur region of Bihar which would benefit the agriculture sector immensely in the region. The estimated cost of the project is 503 million dollars out of which 352 million dollars is being provided by ADB.

Question: The British Council has signed a MoU with this state to promoting cultural, educational and skill development.
[A].

Haryana

[B].

Uttar Pradesh

[C].

West Bengal

[D].

Assam

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The MoU has signed between British Council in India Director Alan Gemmell OBE and state Home Secretary Atri Bhattacharya to promoting cultural, educational and skill development exchanges between UK and West Bengal in presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. It is focused on English language training in the school system and higher education, Research collaboration and capacity building in higher education and cultural collaboration between the UK and the state.