1) Who is the first woman in the country to head Haryana’s forest department, appointed on 30th October 2015?
a. Amarinder Kaur
b. Harder Kaur
c. Jasvindar Kaur
d. Madness Kaur
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ANSWER: Amarinder Kaur
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1983 batch Indian Forest Service Officer Amarinder Kaur has become the first woman in India to head Haryana’s state forest department. She has been appointed as principal chief conservator o forests and will take over the new assignment on November 1, 2015. Dr Kaur will replace Mr. Jattan who is superannuating. She formed the separate women empowerment cell in the forest department of the state in June 2011, the first ever in the nation.
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2) Which of the following states has won the Skoch Order-of Merit national award for implementing six e-Governance and IT initiatives in the state?
a. Punjab
b. Kerala
c. Karnataka
d. Haryana
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ANSWER: Haryana
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This award is given to top performing govt. organisations and private organisations working with the government.
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3) In which state, women police station will be inaugurated on the eve of Rakshabandhan on 29th Aug’15?
a. Maharashtra
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Haryana
d. Punjab
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ANSWER: Haryana
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A government spokesman said that the motive behind opening the police stations for women is to ensure their safety and instill among them a sense of security and confidence.
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4) Which state’s chief minister will dedicate an innovative project known as “Thari Pension, Thare Pass’ on 4th Aug’15?
a. Rajasthan
b. Punjab
c. Gujarat
d. Haryana
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ANSWER: Haryana
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Under this project about ten lakh beneficiaries would get payment of social security pensions of July 2015 through banks or post offices directly into their accounts marking the successful completion of its first phase.
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5) In which state over 2,300 fuel pumps have stopped selling petrol and diesel to consumers as petroleum dealers have gone on an indefinite strike against hike in VAT on diesel?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Karnataka
c. Haryana
d. Delhi
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ANSWER: Haryana
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However, the fuel pumps, which are directly owned by oil companies like Indian Oil, BPCL and HPCL, are open. The petroleum dealers are demanding that tax on diesel should be lowered by 1-2 percent than the rates prevailing in neighbouring states. Dealers have been demanding removal of 5 percent surcharge on VAT and landing cost of crude oil at Panipat refinery from the state government.
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6) In which state, Union Road Transport Minister laid foundation stones of three road projects involving a total investment of Rs 3412 crores on 20th July’15?
a. Rajasthan
b. Haryana
c. Maharashtra
d. Uttar Pradesh
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ANSWER: Haryana
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While laying the foundation stones of Ambala-Kaithal and Yamunanagr -Barwala four lane highways at Saha in district Ambala, Mr Gadkari announced that road projects costing Rs 25,000 crore would be initiated in the State by December 2015.
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7) In which state was ‘Mhara Gaon - Jagmag Gaon’ scheme launched on 1st July’15?
a. Haryana
b. Punjab
c. Rajasthan
d. Chhattisgarh
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ANSWER: Haryana
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With this, Haryana became the first state in the country to launch such an innovative voluntary scheme. The state will bear an additional expenditure of 15 to 20 lakh rupees per village for implementation of this scheme. The scheme aimed at providing 24 hour uninterrupted power supply to rural domestic consumers in a phased manner with their active participation.
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8) In which district, Haryana Government will soon set up an international level museum at a cost of Rs 30 crore to display significant archaeological findings?
a. Panipat
b. Sonipat
c. Jind
d. Panchkula
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ANSWER: Panchkula
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The work to set up museum at Panchkula would commence within next 3 to 4 months, the work on museum at Rakhigarhi would be taken up within a month. A state-level museum at a cost of Rs 5 crore will also be set up at Rakhigarhi village in Hisar district to display various items excavated at Rakhigarhi which is the biggest site of Harappan civilization in the South-east Asia.
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9) Which state’s chief minister launched seven IT based e-services in the state on 2nd May’15?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Haryana
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Odisha
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ANSWER: Haryana
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The services includes e-Stamping; Jeevan Pramaan; Revised State Portal; Aadhaar-enabled biometric Attendance System; Mobile app; and Aadhaar-linked registration of birth.
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