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209. Recently, which among the following banks has announced to open its second branch in China?
State Bank of India
210. . Which among the following is the largest protected area in the Eastern Himalaya of India?
Namdapha National Park
With an area of 1985KM², Namdapha National Park, located in Arunachal Pradesh is the largest protected area in the Eastern Himalaya. It is also home to world’s northernmost evergreen rainforests. It is located between the Mishmi Hills and Patkai Range.
211. According to the recently released Census Data on ‘Female Headed Households’, what fraction of total households in the country, are headed by women?
11 per cent
About 27 million households, constituting 11 per cent of total households in the country, are headed by women. The highest number of female-headed households is in Lakshadweep at 43.7 per cent and in Kerala at 23 per cent.
212. Annapurna Maharana, who recently passed away was a noted ___________.
Freedom fighter
Noted freedom fighter and social activist Annapurna Maharana passed away. Maharana was born to Odisha’s noted freedom fighter Rama Devi and Gopabandhu Choudhury. Joining the freedom struggle at the age of only 14, Maharana was a follower of Mahatma Gandhi and his ideology. She accompanied Gandhiji in his historic Harijan Pada Yatra from Puri to Bhadrak in 1934. Maharana was imprisoned at different times, including once during Quit India Movement in 1942. Besides being a freedom fighter, Maharana spent her time in social service after Independence and worked for the uplift of women and children. She too joined the Bhoodan Movement of Acharya Vinoba Bhave. She had also set up a school in Rayagada district for tribal children.
213. Which among the following is planning to unveil a brand new mobile operating system called “Tizen” with a smartphone this year?
Samsung
Electronics major Samsung is planning to unveil a smartphone with a brand new mobile operating system called “Tizen” this year. According to Japanese daily Yomiuri, Japan’s largest mobile communication company Docomo has joined hands with Samsung and other firms to develop a system that would take the lead in the smartphone market. Google and Apple hold a 90 percent share of the market.”
214. Recently, which among the following countries has started a six-day massive naval drill dubbed Velayat 91, or Guardianship 91?
Iran
Recently, Iranian Navy forces have test-fired short-range and medium-range missiles as part of the six-day massive naval drill dubbed Velayat 91, or Guardianship 91.
215. Which among the following countries is scheduled to launch Hayabusa2, an asteroid mission which is aimed at the asteroid 1999 JU3?
Japan
The new Japanese asteroid mission, called Hayabusa2, is scheduled for launch in 2014 and aimed at the asteroid 1999 JU3, a large space rock about 3,018 feet (920 meters) in length. It is due to arrive at the asteroid in mid-2018, loiter at the space rock and carry out a slew of challenging firsts before departing the scene at the end of 2019.If all goes well, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft will return to Earth with samples of asteroid 1999 JU3 at the end of 2020. The probe’s name is Japanese for “Falcon2.”
216. Recently, India reached an understanding with ___________ to jointly work on infrastructure and housing projects in third countries such as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Indonesia?
Malaysia
India and Malaysia have reached an understanding to jointly work on infrastructure and housing projects in countries such as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Indonesia. Indian Railway Construction Company Limited has already signed a memorandum of understanding with Malaysia’s Scomi Rail to undertake the proposed Colombo monorail project.
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