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    The Pandoh Dam is located on which river in Himachal Pradesh?
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    The Pandoh Dam is an embankment dam on the Beas River in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. The dam was commissioned in 1977 and its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation. The powerhouse has an installed capacity of 990 MW. The water is used for power generation at the Dehar Power House before being discharged into the Satluj River, connecting both rivers. Apart from this, the Pandoh Lake is created by Pandoh Dam and is located about 19 km upstream from Mandi on the River Beas.
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    What was India's GDP forecast in 2018, as per World Bank's latest report "2018 Global Economic Prospects (GEP)"? [JAN 2018]
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    The World Bank (WB) in its latest report Global Economic Prospects (GEP-2018) had projected India's GDP growth rate at $$7.3\%$$ in 2018 and $$7.5\%$$ for the next two years. As per the report, despite initial setbacks from demonetization and Goods and Services Tax (GST), India's economy is estimated to have grown at $$6.7\%$$ in 2017. Ayhan Kose, the Director of World Bank (WB)'s Development Prospects Group (DPG), stated that India's growth potential will be around $$7\%$$ for the next 10 years. For global economy, World Bank's outlook, for the first time in many years, is better than expected with all regions seeing improved growth. However, it has warned that countries must make investments to improve their growth prospects, and the time to do that is before the next crisis hits, as it inevitably will.
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    Which of the following became India's first city to have a common mobility card for rides on public buses and the metro? [JAN 2018]
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    Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, had launched a common mobility card scheme to aid seamless travel between the city's bus transport and the Metro system on January 8, 2018. With this, Delhi became India's first city to have a common mobility card, which can at present be used on 200 DTC and 50 cluster buses plying on different routes, apart from metro trains. 
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    John Young, the legendary astronaut passed away. He hailed from which country? [JAN 2018]
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    John Watts Young, the legendary astronaut who walked on the Moon and later commanded the first space shuttle flight, passed away at Houston, United States on January 5, 2018. He became the 9th person to walk on the Moon as Commander of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972. Young enjoyed the longest career of any astronaut, becoming the first person to fly six space missions (with seven launches, counting his lunar liftoff) over the course of 42 years of active NASA service. He was the only spaceman to span NASA's Gemini, Apollo and shuttle programs and became the first person to rocket away from Earth six times.
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    Who inaugurated the first-ever Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) Parliamentary Conference in Delhi? [JAN 2018]
    Solution
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the first-ever Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) Parliamentary Conference in the Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra (PBK) in Delhi on January 9, 2018. Approx 124 Members of Parliament (MP) and 17 mayors from 23 countries participated in this conference. The conference was a way of reaching out to the Indian community overseas by the Central government. 
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    Which Indian bank had tied up with National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) for assisting SC families?
    Solution
    The Punjab National Bank (PNB) and National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) had tied up to provide financial assistance for economic empowerment of persons belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) families living below Double Poverty Line (DPL). Under this tie-up, PNB would act as a channelizing agent for the loan schemes of NSFDC. Concessional finance and skill training grants would be provided to unemployed SC persons living below Double Poverty Line.
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    Who won the 2018 Kolkata Open International Invitation Snooker Championship?
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    Aditya Mehta, an Indian professional snooker player & Asian Games medallist, won the 2018 Kolkata Open International Invitation Snooker Championship at the Hindustan Club in Kolkata, West Bengal on January 8, 2018. In the thrilling final, he defeated Englishman Professional Player Alfie Burden by 5-4. This was his third Kolkata Open title since its inception.
  • Question 8
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    The world's largest Ice festival was held in which country? [JAN 2018]
    Solution
    The 34th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival 2018 and the 3rd China International Ice and Snow Tourism Summit was officially started on January 5 in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The festival mainly features ice and snow-themed scenic spots such as the worlds largest ice and snow park and a snow sculpture art expo as well as diverse ice and snow sports and entertainments. Statistics show that during the 33rd ice and snow festival the number of tourists received by Harbin stood at 18.49 million.
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    Who was appointed as the new Managing Director and CEO of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)? [JAN 2018]
    Solution
    Dilip Asbe was appointed as the new Managing Director and CEO of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). Prior to this, Asbe was CEO-in-charge of NPCI. He succeeded A.P.Hota, who retired in August 2017. Asbe has been in the NPCI since its inception and has played a pivotal role in designing, building, operationalising and managing large-scale payment processing platforms like the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM), Immediate Payment Service (IMPS), India's home-grown card network RuPay, and several other initiatives.
  • Question 10
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    Where is the headquarters of the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA)?
    Solution
    The Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) is located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. It is an advanced research institute for freshwater aquaculture. It was founded in 1987 by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. Its genesis lies in the Pond Culture Division of Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI), Cuttack which started the training center at Kausalyaganga, on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar for Developing and Training on Inland Fishery.
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