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Q. - Who won the gold in Flyweight category at the ASBC Asian Confederation women’s boxing championships? Show Options
  1. 1 Mary Kom
  2. 2 Sonia Lather
  3. 3 Kim Hyang Mi
  4. 4 Dina Serto

Description Of This Question

Indian sporting legend M.C. Mary Kom clinched historic fifth gold medal at the ASBC Asian Confederation women’s boxing championships in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Mary Kom’s previous gold medals had come in 2003, 2005, 2010 and 2012. While Mary Kom won the gold in 48-kg flyweight category, another Indian woman Sonia Lather settled for Silver in 57 kg featherweight category. In all, India finished the tournament with 7 medals (1 gold, 1 silver and 5 bronze).

Q. - Which Indian city has been included in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in 2017? Show Options
  1. 1 Hyderabad
  2. 2 Ahmedabad
  3. 3 Delhi
  4. 4 Chennai

Description Of This Question

Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, has been included in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network for its rich musical tradition. Other Indian cities to feature in the list are Jaipur and Varanasi.

Q. - Where will be the 19th edition of Organic World Congress 2017 organised? Show Options
  1. 1 Greater Noida
  2. 2 Istanbul
  3. 3 Bonn
  4. 4 Melbourne

Description Of This Question

The 19th Organic World Congress 2017 will be organized at India Expo Centre in Greater Noida. The theme of the 19th OWC is ‘An Organic World through an Organic India.’ The Organic World Congress (OWC) is organized once every three years in a different country. The last edition took place in Istanbul, Turkey in 2014.

Q. - Where was India’s second Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC) established? Show Options
  1. 1 Pune University
  2. 2 Delhi University
  3. 3 Panjab University
  4. 4 Anna University

Description Of This Question

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) signed an Institutional agreement with Anna University to establish India’s second Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC). India’s first TISC was set up at Patent Information Centre, Punjab. The Centre will be set up at the Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR), Anna University, Chennai, under the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) TISC program.

Q. - Who won the 2017 Sanctuary Wildlife Photographer of the Year award? Show Options
  1. 1 Atul Kasbekar
  2. 2 Dayanita Singh
  3. 3 Biplab Hazra
  4. 4 Dabboo Ratnani

Description Of This Question

An image of a baby elephant fleeing a mob that has just set it on fire in Bankura district of West Bengal has won the Sanctuary Wildlife Photography Awards 2017. The photo is titled “Hell is here” and taken by Biplab Hazra, a wildlife photographer from West Bengal. Hazra won the 2017 Sanctuary’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.

Q. - Name the British Secretary of State for International Development who resigned from the Theresa May’s Cabinet. Show Options
  1. 1 Damian Green
  2. 2 Priti Patel
  3. 3 Sajid Javid
  4. 4 Justine Greening

Description Of This Question

The British Secretary of State for International Development Priti Patel resigned on November 8, 2017 amid a political storm over her secret meetings with Israeli officials, which is a significant breach of diplomatic protocol. She was Britain’s first Indian-origin cabinet minister.

Q. - Which High Court has formed a panel to oversee repair and maintenance of roads in the state? Show Options
  1. 1 Jaipur High Court
  2. 2 Patna High Court
  3. 3 Bombay High Court
  4. 4 Allahabad High Court

Description Of This Question

The Bombay High Court constituted a two-member committee to look into the repair and maintenance of roads in Maharashtra. The committee will comprise of justices K R Sriram and G S Kulkarni of the High Court.

Q. - Who won the men’s singles title of National Badminton tournament? Show Options
  1. 1 K Srikanth
  2. 2 Manu Attri
  3. 3 B Sumeeth Reddy
  4. 4 HS Prannoy

Description Of This Question

World No 11 HS Prannoy beat World No 2 Kidambi Srikanth to win the National Badminton title in men’s category. On the other hand, Saina Nehwal beat PV Sindhu in straight games to win the women’s singles of national chamionship after a gap of 10 years.

Q. - Which payments bank has tied up with Mother Dairy and Gokul Dairy to digitize payments of milk pourers? Show Options
  1. 1 Fino Payments Bank
  2. 2 Paytm Payments Bank
  3. 3 Airtel Payments Bank
  4. 4 India Post Payments Bank

Description Of This Question

Fino Payments Bank has tied up with Mother Dairy and Gokul Dairy to digitize payments of milk pourers. Further, customers can use Fino’s mobile banking app BPay to make digital payments and do other banking transactions.

Q. - Which bank account for one-third of the total number of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts in the country? Show Options
  1. 1 Punjab National Bank
  2. 2 State Bank of India
  3. 3 Bank of Maharashtra
  4. 4 None of these

Description Of This Question

With its wide reach and size, SBI alone accounts for a third of the total number of PMJDY accounts in the country. Moreover, RRBs sponsored by the public-sector major State Bank of India have nearly 1.26 crore PMJDY accounts.

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