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    The Ministry of Railways has recently launched which app for freight managers? [JAN 2018]
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    In a major digital initiative to help plan the traffic flows and optimize freight operations, Ministry of Railways has launched Smart Freight Operation Optimisation and Real Time Information (SFOORTI) App for freight managers. The app provides features for monitoring and managing freight business using Geographic Information System (GIS) Views and Dashboard. With this application both passenger and freight trains can be tracked over Zones, Divisions, and Sections in single GIS View. The app provides a bird's eye view of all freight assets in a single window and end to end rake movement on Geospatial view.
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    The Uri Dam is located on which river in Jammu & Kashmir (J & K)?
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    The Uri Dam is a 480 MW hydroelectric power station on the Jhelum River near Uri in Baramula district of the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). It is located very near to the Line of Control, the de facto border between India and Pakistan. The station is largely built under a hill with a 10 km tunnel. It is of the run-of-the-river type without a large dam, since the Indus Waters Treaty gives Pakistan the exclusive right to regulate the Jhelum River.
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    Which committee was constituted by the Election Commission (EC) to suggest changes to Representation of the People Act in view of social media expansion? [JAN 2018]
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    The Election Commission (EC) constituted a 14-member committee to suggest changes to Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act in view of social media expansion. The Act prohibits poll campaign in the last 48 hours of voting. The Committee chaired by Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha studied the impact of social media during the silence period and suggested modifications to the election law and model code of conduct.
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    Which country granted citizenship to Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks? 
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    Ecuador had granted citizenship to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in an attempt to resolve the political impasse over his continued presence in the United Kingdom (UK). Ecuador Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa informed that Assange, who is an Australian, became an Ecuadoran citizen on December 12, 2017. This news was announced on January 12, 2018. Assange has been living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012, when he was faced with extradition to Sweden for allegedly sexually assaulting two women. 
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    The Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) had signed a MoU with which country for Business co-operation? [JAN 2018]
    Solution
    The Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) had signed a MoU with South Korea for Business co-operation with a focus on automobile, defense and textiles sectors. The main purpose of the MoU is to help Gujarat-based Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to explore opportunities through joint ventures with South Korean firms, especially in areas of automobile, defense, and textiles.
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    Who had been honoured with the Janakavi P Sawlaram award? [JAN 2018]
    Solution
    Actor Sudhir Dalvi had been honoured with the Janakavi P Sawlaram award at a function in Mumbai on January 13, 2018. The award was jointly given by the Thane Municipal Corporation and the Janakavi P Savlaram Kala Samiti. Well-known dancer Jaishree T was bestowed with the Ganga Jamuna award, which is instituted in memory of a popular song written by Sawlaram. Dalvi first came to prominence for portraying Guru Vashishta in Ramanand Sagars TV series Ramayan. He also featured in the famous TV show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and other Hindi serials.
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    Which of the following became India's first railway station to have sanitary napkin vending machine?
    Solution
    The Bhopal railway station became India's first railway station to have a sanitary napkin vending machine named as Happy Nari. The machine dispenses two sanitary napkins at the cost of Rs 5 only and accepts Rs 5 coins. The sanitary pads vending machine was installed at platform No.1 by the Railway Women Welfare Association of Bhopal. The machine has the capacity of holding 75 sanitary pads. A specially trained female staff will refill the machine.
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    Which telecom company of India launched its own cryptocurrency? [JAN 2018]
    Solution
    The Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd launched its own cryptocurrency "JioCoin". The JioCoin project was headed by Mukesh Ambani's elder son Akash Ambani. The Blockchain is a digital ledger for storing data. In simple terms, blockchain decentralizes information without it being copied. The information is held on blockchain through a shared database which can be accessed on a real-time basis. This database is not stored on physical servers but on the cloud, which makes it easy to store unlimited data.
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    What was the theme of the 22nd National Youth Festival (NYF-2018)? 
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    The 22nd National Youth Festival (NYF-2018) was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Gautam Buddha University in Greater Noida on January 12. The Festival had commenced on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, the youth icon of India. The theme of the 5-day festival was Sankalp Se Siddhi, to capitalise on the demographic dividend of young India, to capture the vibrancy and fresh perspective of youth and to pledge to accomplish the Goal of New India. 
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    Sarjubala Devi clinched gold in which category at the 2018 National Women's Boxing Championship? [JAN 2018]
    Solution
    Former world silver medallist Sarjubala Devi representing Manipur claimed the gold in the 48kg category in the 2018 National Women's Boxing Championships in Rohtak on January 13. She was also given the best boxer trophy. Former world and Asian champion L Sarita Devi representing the All India Police, AIP picked up a gold medal in the 60 kg category. The other gold winners were Sonia Lather representing Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) in 57 kg category, Meena Kumari of AIP in 54 kg category and Rajesh Narwal from RSPB in 48 kg category. RSPB emerged as the overall champions.
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