Nallamala Hills are a section of the Eastern Ghats which stretch primarily over Kurnool, Nellore, Guntur, Prakasam, Kadapa and Chittoor districts of the state of Andhra Pradesh and Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda districts of the state of Telangana, in India.
113. Father of Green Revolution in India is?
1. Lal Bahadur Shastri
2. APJ Abdul Kalam
3. Verghese Kurien
4. MS Swaminathan
Option “4” is correct Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan is an Indian geneticist and international administrator, renowned for his leading role in India’s Green Revolution a program under which high-yield varieties of wheat and rice seedlings were planted in the fields of poor farmers. Swaminathan is known as “Indian Father of Green Revolution” for his leadership and success in introducing and further developing high-yielding varieties of wheat in India
114. Anjali Bhagwat is a professional Indian?
1. Cricketer
2. Footballer
3. Shooter
4. Wrestler
Option “3” is correct Anjali Bhagwat, in full Anjali Vedpathak Bhagwat, Indian rifle shooter who won the 2002 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Champion of Champions combined-air-rifle event to become the first Indian to win that competition.
115. The headquarters of UNESCO is in-
1. New York
2. The Hague
3. Paris
4. Moscow
Option “3” is correct Located on the Place de Fontenoy, in Paris, the main building which houses the Headquarters of UNESCO was inaugurated on 3 November 1958. The Y-shaped design was invented by three architects of different nationalities under the direction of an international committee.
116. In which among the following year Asia’s first Export Processing Zone (EPZ) was set up?
1. 1959
2. 1971
3. 1965
4. 1956
Option “3” is correct
India was one of the first in Asia to recognize the effectiveness of the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) model in promoting exports, with Asia’s first EPZ set up in Kandla, Gujarat in 1965. With a view to overcome the shortcomings experienced on account of the multiplicity of controls and clearances; absence of world-class infrastructure, and an unstable fiscal regime and with a view to attract larger foreign investments in India, the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) Policy was announced in April 2000
117. Who is the current and ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations?
1. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
2. Irina Bokova
3. Ban Ki-Moon
4. Antonio Guterres
Option “4” is correct The current Secretary-General of the United Nations and the ninth occupant of the post is Mr Antonio Guterres of Portugal, who took office on 01st January 2017.
118. India’s Sivalingam Sathish Kumar and Ragala Venkat Rahul is related to which sports?
India’s Sivalingam Sathish Kumar and Ragala Venkat Rahul qualified for next year’s Commonwealth Games after winning a gold medal each in their respective weight divisions at the Commonwealth Senior (men & women) Weightlifting Championships in Gold Coast, Australia. These are weightlifters.
119. The Group of 7 (G7) is a group consisting of 7 countries, with the 7 largest advanced economies in the world, represent more than 62% of the global net wealth. G7 summit 2019 was held in-
1. France
2. Japan
3. USA
4. Italy
Option “1” is correct The Group of 7 is a group consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. These countries, with the 7 largest advanced economies in the world, represent more than 62% of the global net wealth. The 45th G7 summit was held in France.
120. SWIFT provides a network that enables financial institutions worldwide to send and receive information about financial transactions in a secure, standardized and reliable environment. What is the meaning of “S” in SWIFT?
1. Society
2. Service
3. System
4. Solution
Option “1” is correct
The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) provides a network that enables financial institutions worldwide to send and receive information about financial transactions in a secure, standardized and reliable environment.
