Prelims Questions For the Day :-
1)Recently ‘SWIFT’ was in news. Consider the following statements (Important becauseof Nirav Modi case)
Select the correct statements
A.1 Only
B.2 Only
C.Both 1 and 2
D.Neither 1 nor 2
2)Which of the following states borders Myanmar?
A.Manipur
B.Mizoram
C.Arunachal Pradesh
D.Nagaland
3)Arabica & Robusta are varieties of
A.Tea
B.Coffee
C.Jute
D.Wheat
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1) Lake Chilika was in News : Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon.
It spreads over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha state on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River.
Chilika is also a RAMSAR site (convention on wetlands) and was kept in the Montreux Record but was later removed from this.
Currently 2 Indian wetlands are in MONTREUX RECORD viz. Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan and Loktak Lake, Manipur.
2)Closing Ceremony ends Winter Olympics 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Norway topped the medal tally with 14 Gold, 14 Silver and Eleven Bronze medals. Germany were second with 14 Gold, 10 Silver and Seven Bronze.
India did not win any medals. (2 Players Participated from India in 2 sports)
Meanwhile, Russia has been denied the opportunity to march under their own flag in the closing ceremony after the IOC ruled that doping violations in PyeongChang had marred their report card.
3)First sale of Electoral Bonds to commence from 1st March:- The Ministry of Finance said, State Bank of India has been authorized to issue and encash Electoral Bonds initially at its four authorised branches.
Electoral Bond will be valid for 15 days from the date of issue and no payment shall be made to any payee Political Party if the Bond is deposited after the expiry of the validity period.
4)National conference on e-Governance to be held in Hyderabad :- The 21st national conference on e-Governance will be held today and tomorrow in Hyderabad.
The government of India and Telangana Administrative Reforms department are jointly organising the conference with the main theme around- technology for accelerating development.
1)Recently ‘SWIFT’ was in news. Consider the following statements (Important becauseof Nirav Modi case)
- It provides a network that enables financial institutions worldwide to send and receive information about financial transactions in a secure, standardized and reliable environment
- It is headquartered in Geneva
Select the correct statements
A.1 Only
B.2 Only
C.Both 1 and 2
D.Neither 1 nor 2
2)Which of the following states borders Myanmar?
A.Manipur
B.Mizoram
C.Arunachal Pradesh
D.Nagaland
3)Arabica & Robusta are varieties of
A.Tea
B.Coffee
C.Jute
D.Wheat
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1) Lake Chilika was in News : Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon.
It spreads over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha state on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River.
Chilika is also a RAMSAR site (convention on wetlands) and was kept in the Montreux Record but was later removed from this.
Currently 2 Indian wetlands are in MONTREUX RECORD viz. Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan and Loktak Lake, Manipur.
2)Closing Ceremony ends Winter Olympics 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Norway topped the medal tally with 14 Gold, 14 Silver and Eleven Bronze medals. Germany were second with 14 Gold, 10 Silver and Seven Bronze.
India did not win any medals. (2 Players Participated from India in 2 sports)
Meanwhile, Russia has been denied the opportunity to march under their own flag in the closing ceremony after the IOC ruled that doping violations in PyeongChang had marred their report card.
3)First sale of Electoral Bonds to commence from 1st March:- The Ministry of Finance said, State Bank of India has been authorized to issue and encash Electoral Bonds initially at its four authorised branches.
Electoral Bond will be valid for 15 days from the date of issue and no payment shall be made to any payee Political Party if the Bond is deposited after the expiry of the validity period.
4)National conference on e-Governance to be held in Hyderabad :- The 21st national conference on e-Governance will be held today and tomorrow in Hyderabad.
The government of India and Telangana Administrative Reforms department are jointly organising the conference with the main theme around- technology for accelerating development.
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