bSC MATCH POINT - SEPTEMBER 2017--ONE

BSC MATCH POINT -  SEPTEMBER 2017

·         The host city of the 2017 Women's Asia Cup of Federation of International Basketball (FIBA) — Bengaluru

·         Asia's longest earthen dam in Sambalpur district in Odisha from which the first flood waters of the monsoon season were released recently — Hirakud Dam

·         The country with which India recently signed a pact to connect by waterways — Bangladesh

·         The state where the scheme for free power connection for the BPL card holders was launched recently-- Uttar Pradesh

·         The host of the Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) 2017, the world's largest conference on cyber space and related issues — New Delhi

·         The pension scheme launched recently by the govt with assured return — Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY)

·         Winner of the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 — England

·         The state which has launched `Mission Football' to help develop skills of football enthusiasts — Meghalaya

·         The present Prime Minister of . Hungary — Viktor Orban

·         The person appointed as Secretary to President Rant Nath Kovind — Sanjay Kothari

·         India's discus throw player who won bronze medal at the World Para Athletics Championships 2017 — Karamjyoti Dalai

·         The automaker which recently renewed its association with the Star India-and IMG Reliance-promoted Indian Super League (1SL) — Hero MotoCorp

·         The city which the UNESCO has named as 'the World Rook Capital' for 2019 - Sharjah

·         The state govt which has launched an innovative programme "Janahitha- to receive complaints from public through a special portal - Telangana

·         The state with which the Paika Rebellion is associated - Odisha

·         The country with which India's landmark civil nuclear agreement came into force on 20 Jul 2017 - Japan

·         The state where the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) is situated - Maharashtra

·         The bank which has launched a facility whereby its existing customers can avail personal loans up to Rs.15 lakh at its ATMs - ICICI Bank

·         The country which holds the top position on the filth annual Global Retirement Index ranking- Norway The MP who resigned from the Rajya Sabha recently - Mayawati

·         The state which recently dedicated its longest bridge (2.88 km) named after Netaji Subhas Chandra Rose to the nation - Odisha

·         The MP who received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions as a parliamentarian in the Lok Sabha- LK Advani

·         The Minister of State for Tolerance in RAE who topped a poll of the most powerful Arab women in govt for 2017, according to Forbes - Shcikha Lubna at Qasimi

·         The actress inducted as one of the newest members of the Academy of Motion Picture of Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), Class of 2017 - Deepika Padukone

·         The second life insurer in India to go public soon - SBI Life

·         The person sworn in as the 19th chief minister of Nagaland recently — TR Zeliang

·         The host of the meeting of 16 nations on a mega Asia tride pact, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), held recently — Hyderabad

·         The present Foreign Minister of Australia who visited India recently — Julie Bishop

·         The country which has named the waters in its exclusive economic zone that overlap with China's expansive claim to the South China Sea as the North Natuna Sea — Indonesia

·         The next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal — Copal Prasad Parajuli

·         The firm which crossed the Rs.5-lakh cr market-capitalisation recently — Reliance Industries

·         Winner of the men's singles title of the 2017 Wimbledon — Roger Federer

·         The former Chief Minister of Sikkim who passed away recently — Nar Bahadur Bhandari

·         The oil firm which recently made its first purchase of oil from the US — Bharat Petroleum

·         The amount the govt will invest in railways in next five years — Rs.8.5 lakh cr

·         The new Managing Director and CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) — Vikram Lifilaye

·         Winner of the 2017 British Grand Prix F1 championship — Lewis Hamilton

·         Winner of the women's singles title of the 2017 Wimbledon — Carbine Muguruza

·         The country which has topped in the OECD Government at a Glance 2017 report - India

·         The film which won the best film award at the 18th edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards — Neerja

·         The person whose name has bccn cleared for appointment as the new Attorney General of India — KK Venugopal

·         The newly appointed Global Goodwill Ambassador by the UNICEF — Lilly Singh

·         The person appointed as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Oriental Bank ofCommerce — Mukesh Kumar Jain

·         The airport ranked first in Customer Satisfaction among 49 airports in the country — Swami Vivckananda Airport (Raipur)

·         The highest ever foreign' direct investment (FDI) received by India (in 2016-17) — USD 43 bn

·         The first state in the country to make social boycott a crime — Maharashtra

·         The venue of the 22nd World Petroleum Congress (WPC) International Conference held recently — Istanbul, Turkey

TTHANKS  BSC SEPTEMBER 2017