Exercise :: State - Latest Current Affairs
- State - Latest Current Affairs
| 1. | The CM of this state launched an Online revenue payment system, recently. |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Chief Minister of Odisha Shri Naveen Patnaik launched online revenue payment. The main aim is to provide people with an easier way to make their land revenue payments-online on 73rd Independence Day on August 15, 2019, at Bhubaneswar. This online payment system was developed at the National Informatics Centre- Bhubaneswar, Odisha. This is an initiative of the State revenue department of Odisha under the "5-T mantra". The 5T mantras are based on Technology, Transparency, Team work, Time and Transformation.
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| 2. | Cricket Association of this state granted full membership in the BCCI. |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU) granted full membership in the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India). This is done by the Committee of Administrators (CoA) on August 13, 2019. The association inducted as a member association. It is the full member with amendments that are required to be communicated by CoA. This membership grant brought an end to long-standing dispute among Uttarakhand Cricket Association(UKCA), United Cricket Association ( UTCA), Uttaranchal Cricket Association (UCA) and the CAU vying for BCCI affiliation.
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| 3. | Which state launched the 'Village Volunteers System' on the occasion of Independence Day? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the 'Village Volunteers System' to provide services at doorstep of people. The system was launched on the occasion of Independence Day.
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| 4. | Textile ministry signs MoU on skill training with how many state government? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Ministry of textiles and a total of 16 states from the country have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at a function in New Delhi to take project Samarth- which is Scheme for Capacity Building In Textile Sector (SCBTS) to impart skill based training to workers. The aim is to develop 10 lakh youth upto 2020 in the textile sector, excluding spinning and weaving in the organised sector, with a projected outlay of Rs.1300crore. The 16 states that signed MoU They are Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu,Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Karnataka, Manipur, Haryana, Meghalaya, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand.
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| 5. | What is the name of the event where the Indian flag will be hoisted in J&K in 73rd Independence Day of India for the first time? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: In J&K Indian flag will be hoisted on 73rd Independence Day of India for the first time. Centre has announced this event as "Jashn-e-Azad".
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