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(GENERAL AWARENESS TEST-1)

(02 SEP 2023 NEWSPAPER)

QUESTION

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B

C

D

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7th and last Indian Naval Stealth Frigate I ------------has been commissioned & launched into water at Mazagaon Dock, Mumbai on 01 Sep 2023.

INS Taragiri

INS Udaygiri

INS Himgiri

INS Mahendragiri

2

Carri Richardson has recorded 100 m sprint in -------- seconds to win Gold Medal in World Athletics Championship at Budapest.

10.45

10.55

10.65

10.75

3

-----------has become Deemed to be University.

AICTE

UGC

NCTE

NCERT

4

Progress of project (Namami Gange- National Mission for cleaning Ganges) till date is as on Aug 2023 is ---------- capacity level.

10%

15%

20%

25%

5

Actor --------- has been nominated as President of FTII (Film & Television Institute of India-Pune).

Amitabh Bachchan

R Mahadevan

Chiranjeevi

Dharmendra

6

NECR has conducted cultural stage show ‘Malti Mem’ on life of Mangri Orang, tea planter & freedom fighter, from --------.

Orissa

Assam

Mizoram

Manipur

7

Ex Deputy PM Tharman Shanmugaratnam has been elected as President of -----.

Thailand

Indonesia

Jakarta

Singapore

8

Jail term of former ---------- PM Thaksin Shinawatra was reduced from 8 years to 1 year by King Maha Vaziralongkorn.

Thailand

Indonesia

Jakarta

Singapore

9

CCI (Competition Commissioner of India) has approved merger of Air India with Vistara and allowed -------- Airlines for 25.1% stake.

Thailand

Indonesia

Jakarta

Singapore

10

-------------- has ruled that Children from void marriages will be entitled to parental property.

Supreme Court

High Court

Marriage Commission

Child Commission

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C

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REMEMBER

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7th and last Indian Naval Stealth Frigate (Stealth Guided Missile Frigate (Warship)) Mahenragiri  of Project 17A has been commissioned & launched into water at Mazagaon Dock, Mumbai  on 01 Sep 2023. First Six Project 17-A Frigates (Warships) derived It’s names from older Nilgiri Class Frigates are INS Nilgiri(F-33) ,  INS Himgiri (F-34) , INS Udaygiri(F-35), INS  Dunagiri (F-36),  INS Taragiri (F-41),  INS Vindhyagiri (F-42) & the Last frigate given a new name Mahendragiri .

2

Carri Richardson who was tested positive for Marijuana (Dope test still under question) has recorded 10.65 seconds in 100 m sprint to win Gold Medal in World Athletics Championship at Budapest.

3

NCERT (National Council of Education Research & Training) has become Deemed to be University.

4

Everyday approximately *11765 metric ton of sewage is generated in Ganga. Progress of project (Namami Gange- National Mission for cleaning Ganges) till date is as :  2023 - *20% capacity level,  by 2024 -*33% capacity level & by 2026- *60% capacity level.

5

Actor R Mahadevan has been nominated as President of FTII (Film &Television Institute  of India-Pune).

6

NERC (North East Regional Centre) of Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) conducted cultural stage show ‘Malti Mem’ on life of Mangri Orang a tea planter & freedom fighter who took up fight against foreign liquor & Opium in Assam in 1919 and was shot down in 1921 (Probably the first women martyr).

7

Ex Deputy PM Tharman Shanmugaratnam has been elected as President of Singapore (for six years term) by winning 70.4% votes.

8

Jail term of former Thailand PM Thaksin Shinawatra was reduced from 8 years to 1 year by King Maha Vaziralongkorn so that his services could be utilised for development of Thailand. The present PM of Thailand is Srettha Thavisin of Pheu Thai party.

9

CCI (Competition Commissioner of India) has approved merger of Air India with Vistara and allowed Singapore Airlines for 25.1% stake. AI + Vistara will be full scale business &Air Asia India +Air India Express will be low cost carrier business.

10

Supreme Court has ruled that Children from void marriages will be entitled to parental property.