General Awareness Questions

China has been by far the biggest coal producing country over the last three decades. The country produced about 3.6 billion tonnes (Bt) of coal in 2012 accounting for over 47% of the world's total coal output.

Nigeria, an African country on the Gulf of Guinea. 

Nigeria has a Federal Republic and Presidential system of Government.

British businessman Mark Tucker, currently group chief executive and president of insurance group AIA, will take over from Douglas Flint as the new Chairman of HSBC in October.

CFS Scheme means Concessional Financing Scheme. 

Under the CFS, the Govt. of India has been supporting Indian Entities bidding for strategically important infrastructure projects abroad since 2015-16.

The Union Cabinet has recently approved Extension of Concessional Financing Scheme (CFS) to support Indian Entities bidding for strategically important infrastructure projects abroad.

South Africa hosted the 10th edition of BRICS Summit 2018 in Johannesburg on July 25. 

ADP stand for Army Doctrine Publication.  An official written document that provides established principles in the U.S. Army that support national objectives.

The President and Vice-President of United Arab Emirates Sheik Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Shaik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced in Febraury 2017 that they are planning to build the first inhabitable human settlement on Mars by 2117.