9JAN 2015

1) The Union Government on 8 January 2016 allowed the conduct of ‘Jallikattu’ – the bull taming sport by altering a 2011 Ministry of Environment notification by exempting the sport from performances for which the bulls should not be used. This sport is associated with which state? – Tamil Nadu

Explanation: Jallikattu is a bull taming sport played in Tamil Nadu as a part of

1) Which state on 5 January 2016 became the first to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Centre for the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) reforms for state-owned power distribution companies? –Jharkhand

Explanation: Mineral-rich but energy-deficient state of Jharkhand became the first state to sign an MoU with the Union Government for the ambitious Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY)

1) वह कौन सा राज्य है जो ऊर्जा वितरण के क्षेत्र में सुधार लाने से सम्बन्धित केन्द्र सरकार की महात्वाकांक्षी योजना उज्ज्वल डिसकॉम एश्योरेंस योजना (UDAY) के तहत समझौता करने वाला देश का पहला राज्य 5 जनवरी 2016 को बन गया? –झारखण्ड (Jharkhand)

विस्तार: प्राकृतिक संपदा में काफी सम्पन्न होने के बावजूद ऊर्जा की कमी झेल रहा राज्य झारखण्ड (Jharkhand) 5 जनवरी 2016को देश का पहला राज्य बना जिसने UDAY योजना के सम्बन्ध में

1JAN 2015

1) What is the name of the ambitious and huge trade bloc launched by the 10 nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on 31 December 2015? – ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)

Explanation: The US-backed ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) was formally launched on 31 December primarily to forge a prominent regional bloc to rival China and Japan

28-29 dec 2015

1) The RBI committee on pushing Financial Inclusion submitted its report on 28 December 2015. The committee recommended a slew of measures, including a special deposit scheme for the girl child, government-to-person social cash transfer, and opening interest-free windows (Islamic banking) by banks. Who headed this committee? – Deepak Mohanty (Executive Director, RBI)

Explanation: The committee (titled ‘Medium-Term path on Financial Inclusion’) was constituted in July 2015 with the objective of working out a medium-term (five-year)