1) The US Federal Reserve has raised the interest rates by how much percentage, the first in seven years when America tumbled into a deep financial crisis with the collapse of the Wall Street?
Answer. One Quarter
2) Who is the US Federal Reserve Board Chairwoman currently?
Answer. Janet Yellen
3) The government increased excise duty on petrol by how much and by Rs 1.17 a litre on diesel to make use of slump in oil prices to garner an additional Rs 2,500 crore?
Answer. Rs. 0.30 per litre
4) Name the country that is willing to join the fight against the Islamic State terror group under the flag of the United Nations if such a resolution is adopted by the world body.
Answer. India
5) Which countries satellites were launched by ISRO’s workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle(PSLV-C29)?
Answer. The Singaporean satellites
6) Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has tied up with which company to offer an additional payment gateway for food ordered through its e-catering facility?
Answer. Paytm
7) Who is the IRCTC chairman and MD?
Answer. A.K. Manocha
8) To help India ensure that all its citizens in rural areas have access to improved sanitation to end open defecation by 2019, the World Bank has approved hoe much amount loan for a support operation project of Swachh Bharat, a sanitation campaign launched by the Union government.
Answer. $1.5-billion
9) The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of reports about a study highlighting the leakage of radioactive and toxic waste from the country’s oldest and most important uranium mine. The mine is located in?
ANswer. Jaduguda in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand
10) Name the Google’s Project that uses helium-filled balloons to provide data connectivity in remote areas.
Answer. Project Loon
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