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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?
    Solution
    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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    Which Bollywood personality has become the official brand ambassador of Sikkim?
    Solution
    Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman has become the official brand ambassador of Sikkim. The declaration was made by Sikkim chief minister Pawan Kumar Chamling who felicitated the legendary music composer during an inauguration of the 2018 Sikkim Red Panda Winter Carnival at Palzor Stadium in Gangtok on January 8. The winter carnival was aimed at boosting tourism in the state and has music, dance, adventure sports and exhibition of organic food products of the state events lined up for the 11 days of the festival.
  • Question 10
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    Which country had recently banned the teaching of English language in primary schools to fight against western cultural invasion? [JAN 2018]
    Solution
    Iran had recently banned the teaching of English language in primary schools to fight against western cultural invasion. Usually, the teaching of English starts in middle school in Iran, at the ages of 12 to 14, but some primary schools below that age also have English classes. The head of the state-run High Education Council, Mehdi Navid-Adham stated that teaching English in government and non-government primary schools in the official curriculum are against laws and regulations.
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