1)
India’s first monorail – Mumbai Monorail was opened for the general
public on 2 February 2014 after being inaugurated on 1 February. Which
authority owns and operates this monorail project? - Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)
- The Rs. 3,000-crore Mumbai Monorail project is being implemented in
two phases. The MMRDA has already spent Rs. 1,900 crore of Rs. 3,000
crore allocated for the project, including the civil work for the second
phase. Commercial operations of the 8.9-km first phase connecting
Wadala-Chembur stations on the northeastern fringe of Mumbai metropolis
commenced on 2 February with the first train leaving the Wadala station
at 7am.
The Mumbai Monorail is not just the first in the country, but across
the subcontinent. Monorails are in operation in China, Japan, Singapore,
Australia, Dubai, Europe, and the Americas
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2)
Indian Museum, Kolkata, which is the largest museum in India, completed
how many years of its establishment on 2 February 2014? – 200 years
(Indian Museum was founded on 2 February 1814 by the Asiatic Society of
Bengal. It is known to be the oldest museum in Asia. Museum’s
founder-curator was Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, a Dutch botanist. A special
commemorative stamp was released by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on
this occasion)
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3) Mount Sinabung, which started erupting again on 1 February 2014, is in which country? – Indonesia
(16 persons died due to this eruption. Mount Sinabung erupted again on 1
February just a day after authorities allowed thousands of villagers
who had been evacuated to return to its slopes, saying volcanic activity
was decreasing. Sinabung in western Sumatra (Indonesia) has been
erupting for four months)
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4)
India completed a 5-0 rout of Chinese Taipei in the first round of
their Asia/Oceania Group I Davis Cup tie at MPTA Complex, in Indore on 2
February 2014. India would now face which team in April 2014 to fight
for a place in the World Group play-offs? – South Korea
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5) Which team won the Ranji Trophy for 2014 on 2 February 2014? – Karnataka (Karnataka defeated Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy finals at Hyderabad to claim their 7th
Ranji title. Chasing a modest victory target of 157 in little over two
sessions, Karnataka batsmen reached the destination with ease as they
knocked off the runs in 40.5 overs)
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6) Who took over as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of MCX on 1 February 2014? - Dr. Manoj Vaish
(Prior to joining MCX, Vaish was the Managing Director & CEO of
NSDL Database Management. His appointment was approved for a period of 3
years by the FMC)
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