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| 9. | The 'Shagun' is a flagship scheme of which Indian state/UT? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The Punjab is implementing a scheme named 'Shagun' under which financial assistance is provided for the marriage of daughter who belongs to the low-income family. |
| 10. | What is the projected GDP of India as per the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in the Calendar year 2021? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: India's economic growth is forecast to be 7.3 percent in the Calendar Year 2021 by UN DESA. |
| 11. | Which telecom company has become the first one in India to demonstrate the operation of the 5G network? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Bharti Airtel announced that it has become the country's first telecom operator to successfully demonstrate live fifth-generation (5G) service over a commercial network in Hyderabad city. |
| 12. | The FICCI has projected the GDP of India at which percent in FY21? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: According to the latest Economic Outlook Survey of FICCI the gross domestic product (GDP) of India is expected to contract by 8 percent in 2020-21. |
| 13. | A large-scale tri-service joint amphibious exercise AMPHEX-21 held in which state/UT? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: A large-scale tri-service joint amphibious exercise AMPHEX - 21 has been held in the Andaman & Nicobar group of islands. |
| 14. | Which film has won the award for Best Film in the 51st IFFl in Goa? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Denmark's film 'Into the Darkness' has won the Golden Peacock Award for Best Film in the 51st IFFl in Goa. |
| 15. | Which institution has received the 'Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2021'? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2021 has been conferred upon Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS) in Institutional category and Dr Rajendra Kumar Bhandari in the Individual category. |
| 16. | GDP of India has been projected at what percent in the fiscal 2020-21 by the IMF? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has pegged the Indian economy to contract by 8 percent in the current financial year 2020-21. |