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- Election Commission has hiked the Parliamentary constituencies poll expenditure limit in January 2022. What is the new expenditure limit for candidates in bigger states?
A) Rs 70 lakhs
B) Rs 95 lakhs
C) Rs 75 lakhs
D) Rs 90 lakhs
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Option B
Explanation: Bigger states (Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Karnataka)- Increased to Rs 95 lakh from previous limit of Rs 70 lakh. Smaller states (Goa, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and UTs) – Increased to 75 lakh from previous Rs 54 lakh. UT of Jammu and Kashmir has been raised to 95 lakhs.
- What is the estimated GDP growth rate of India in FY22 as per Ind-Ra?
A) 9.5%
B) 9.1%
C) 9.3%
D) 9.7%
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Option C
Explanation:Ind-Ra expects the GDP to clock a growth rate of 9.3% y-o-y in FY22. Earlier this estimate was 9.4%.
- 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) Uttar Pradesh
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Rajasthan
D) Madhya Pradesh
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Option A
Explanation:The Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat declared the winners of the third National Water Awards for the year 2020, on January 07, 2022.Uttar Pradesh has been adjudged as the Best State in water conservation efforts in the National Water Awards 2020.
- Who has been appointed as the new Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)?
A) Michael Furlani
B) Essya Hanachi
C) Javier Evans
D) Zhang Ming
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Option D
Explanation: Veteran Chinese diplomat Zhang Ming has taken over as the new Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) with effect from January 01, 2022.
- Centre has approved an MoU with which country for the construction of a bridge over Mahakali River at Dharchula in Uttarakhand?
A) Malaysia
B) Sri Lanka
C) Nepal
D) Bangladesh
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Option C
Explanation: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Nepal for the construction of a bridge over Mahakali River, which forms the border between India and Nepal. The bridge will connect the twin town of Dharchula in Uttarakhand with Dharchula in the territory of Nepal.
- Which state has been named as the host for the National Youth Festival 2022?
A) Jammu & Kashmir
B) Puducherry
C) Kerala
D) Chhattisgarh
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Option B
Explanation: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has chosen Puducherry as the host for the National Youth Festival 2022. The 25th National Youth Festival has been organised from January 12 to 16, 2022.
- PM Modi has recently inaugurated a new campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) in which city?
A) Kolkata
B) Hyderabad
C) Lucknow
D) Patna
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Option A
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the second campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) in Kolkata, at Newtown, near Rajarhat, on January 07, 2022.The new campus has been built at an estimated cost of over Rs 530 crore.
- Which among the following countries has joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA) as its 102nd and most latest member?
A) Seychelles
B) Barbados
C) Trinidad and Tobago
D) Antigua and Barbuda
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Option D
Explanation: Antigua and Barbuda has officially joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA) as a member country on January 05, 2022.
- Incase of Assembly constituencies poll in big states, what is the new expenditure limit defined for the candidates by the Election Commission?
A) Rs 50 lakhs
B) Rs 30 lakhs
C) Rs 40 lakhs
D) Rs 20 lakhs
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Option C
Explanation:Assembly constituencies poll expenditure limits:
- Bigger states: Increased to Rs 40 lakh from Rs 28 lakhs
- Smaller states: Increased to Rs 28 lakhs from Rs 20 lakhs
- The UN World Food Programme (WFP) in India has partnered with which organisation to enhance the effectiveness of the Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM-POSHAN) scheme?
A) Reliance Foundation
B) The Akshaya Patra Foundation
C) Goonj
D) Pratham
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Option B
Explanation: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in India has partnered with The Akshaya Patra Foundation to enhance the effectiveness of the Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM-POSHAN) scheme.
- The 24th National Conference on e-Governance was organised in which city?
A) Hyderabad
B) Mumbai
C) New Delhi
D) Gandhinagar
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Option A
Explanation: The Union Minister of Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the 24th National Conference on e-Governance in Hyderabad, Telangana on January 07, 2022.The theme of the two-day Conference is ‘India’s Techade: Digital Governance in a Post Pandemic World’.
- As per Brickworks Ratings, the FY22 GDP growth forecast of India is estimated at what percent?
A) 10-10.5%
B) 9.5-10%
C) 8-8.5%
D) 8.5-9%
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Option D
Explanation:Brickworks Ratings has revised India’s GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal (FY22) to 8.5-9%. Earlier this was estimated at 10%.
