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Question 21. Which ministry is implementing the Technology Development for Indian Languages (TDIL) programme?
  1.    Ministry of Science and Technology.
  2.    Ministry of Communication & Information Technology
  3.    Ministry of Culture
  4.    Ministry of Home
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Ministry of Communication & Information Technology
Answer: (b)The objective of TDIL is developing Information Processing Tools and Techniques to facilitate human-machine interaction without language barrier.
Question 22. US Senate has declared which of the following date as the US-India Partnership Day?
  1.    5th October, 2014
  2.    25th September, 2014
  3.    30th September, 2014
  4.    2nd October, 2014
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 30th September, 2014
Answer: (c)US Senate on 19 September 2014 passed a bipartisan resolution declaring 30 September 2014 as US-India Partnership Day
Question 23. Consider the following statements about Pingali Venkayya.
  1. He was the designer of national flag of India.
  2. He was honoured by naming All India Radio (AIR) Vijayawada (in Andhra Pradesh) building after him.
  3. He was born in Bhatlapenumarru, near Masulipatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.
  4. India’s present flag was adopted during the meeting of Constituent Assembly held on the 22 July 1950.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1.    1,2 ,3 only
  2.    1, 3 and 4 only
  3.    1 ,2 only
  4.    All of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1,2 ,3 only
Answer: (a)
Question 24. Which of the following statements are correct?
  1. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is scheduled to be held from 7-9 January, 2015 in Gujarat.
  2. It will be 6th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.
  3. The youth segment of the ocassion will have the theme Bharat ko Jano and Bharat ko Mano
Codes:
  1.    1 and 3 only
  2.    2 and 3 only
  3.    1 and 2 only
  4.    All of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1 and 3 only
Answer: (a)It will be 12th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.
Question 25. Which of the following statements are correct?
  1. “Towards Zero Poaching in Asia”, a symposium was held in Kathmandu, Nepal.
  2. India is the only country to achieve zero poaching among the tiger range countries in Asia.
Codes:
  1.    2 only
  2.    Both 1 and 2
  3.    1 only
  4.    Neither 1 Nor 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1 only
Answer: (c)Nepal is the only country to achieve zero poaching with no tiger killed in last three years.
Question 26. The Special Investigation Team on black money has been formed under the chairmanship of?
  1.    Justice Khehar
  2.    Justice Shah
  3.    Justice Pasayat
  4.    Justice Ganguly
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Justice Shah
Answer: (b)The SIT on black money held its first meeting under the chairmanship of Justice Shah on 2nd June.
Question 27. The new fastest train in India traveled for first time between which stations?
  1.    Delhi-Kota
  2.    Mumbai-Ahmedabad
  3.    Delhi-Agra
  4.    Bangalore-Chennai
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Delhi-Agra
Answer: (c)The first trial run of the India’s fastest train was performed on Delhi-Agra route. The train with maximum speed of 160 km/hour surpassed highest speed of 150 km/hour of Bhopal Shatabdi.
Question 28. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Sustainable Livelihoods and Adaption to Climate change (SLACC) Project?
  1. It aims to improve adaptive capacity of the rural poor engaged in farm-based livelihoods
  2. India has recently signed a loan grant agreement of US $8 million with the World Bank for SLACC Project.
  3. NABARD is the implementing agency of the project.
Codes:
  1.    1 and 3 only
  2.    2 and 3 only
  3.    1 and 2 only
  4.    All of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1 and 2 only
Answer: (c)National Rural Livelihoods Mission is the implementing agency of SLACC.
Question 29. Who among the following has been rated as No.1 on Forbes list of World’s most powerful people?
  1.    Bill Gates
  2.    Satya Nadella
  3.    Vladimir Putin
  4.    Barack Obama
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Vladimir Putin
Answer: (c)Vladimir Putin topped the list followed by Barack Obama.
Question 30. Which among the following states instituted the National Kavi Pradeep Samman?
  1.    Maharashtra
  2.    Haryana
  3.    Jharkhand
  4.    Madhya Pradesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Madhya Pradesh
Answer: (d)Gopaldas Neeraji, a well noted Hindi poet, was awarded the first National Kavi Pradeep Samman.

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