Page-20 of GKToday Archives: November, 2019
GK & Current Affairs Quiz: November 26, 2019
1. Which state government has decided to provide 5% reservation for its athletes in govt jobs? [A] Haryana[B] Uttar Pradesh[C] Punjab[D] Madhya Pradesh Show Answer Correct Answer: D [Madhya Pradesh] Notes:In Madhya Pradesh, the state government has decided to provide 5% reservation ..
Rs 3.26 Lakh Crore Central GST Collection in First 8 Months of the Fiscal
Minister of State for Finance, Anurag Singh Thakur in a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Monday, November 25 informed that the central Goods and Service Tax (GST) collections till October 2019 for the financial year 2019-20 stood at ..
U.K misses UN deadline to end colonial administration over ‘Chagos Islands’
On 23rd May 2019, The United Nations (UN) General Assembly had given the United Kingdom (UK) 6 months’ time to hand control of the Chagos Islands, an India Ocean Archipelago back to Mauritius, the deadline of which has now passed. ..
Muthoot Finance to acquire IDBI Mutual Fund
Muthoot Finance known as the largest gold financing company in the world has entered into an agreement to acquire IDBI Asset Management Limited and IDBI Mutual Fund Trustee Company limited on 22nd November 2019. The transaction is expected to be ..
India, U.S. to sign Industrial Security Agreement
The Second 2+2 Dialogue is expected to be held on 18th December in Washington, D.C, where the two nations are expected to sign the Industrial Security Annex (ISA), which is a part of the General Security of Military Information Agreement ..
Indian Railways sets up Institute of Financial Management in Hyderabad
The Indian Railway Institute of Financial Management (IRIFM) has been set up in Hyderabad, Telangana. This new entity is set up to impart professional training in management of railway finances. The project was conceived and constructed by Rail Vikas Nigam ..