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500 BEST MCQsJanuary – July 2017 – Part 4
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376 . India’s largest waste-to-energy plant was inaugurated in?a) Varanasib) Suratc) Delhid) Mumbai
The24megawatt(MW)Narela-Bawana waste-to-energyplant
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India’s first waste-to-energy plant, The Timarpur Okhla Municipal Solid Waste Management
plant
377 . Which city lost its right to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games due to the inability in meeting deadlines and financial problems?a) Edmontonb) Kingstonc) Durband) Jakarta
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Football:–
FIFAUnder-17WorldCup:India(2017)FIFAConfederations Cup: Russia(2017)
(GermanybeatChile1-0)
FIFAUnder-20WorldCup:SouthKorea (2017)(England– 1st titlebeatvenezuela)
FIFAWorldCup(21st):Russia(2018) ,FIFAWorldCup(22nd):Qatar(2022)
Cricket
T20Women’sWorldCup:WestIndies(2018)T20Men’s+Women’sWorldCup:Australia(2020)
ICCCricketWorldCup(12th):England+Wales(2019)ICCCricketWorldCup(13th),India(2023)
OlympicGames:–
OlympicGames(31st):RiodeJaneiro(Brazil)(2016)OlympicGames(32nd):Tokoyo,Japan(2020)
OlympicGames(33rd):PARIS(2024)OlympicGames(34th):LOSANGELES(2028)
WinterOlympics&Paralympics(23rd ):Pyeongchang,SouthKorea(2018)
WinterOlympics&Paralympics(24th ):Beijing,China2022
AsianGames(18th):Jakarta,Indonesia(2018)AsianGames(19th):Hangzhou,China(2022)
Men’sHockeyWorldCup:India(2018)- BhuwaneshwarWomen’sHockeyWorldCup:England (2018)
378 Sri Lanka has decided to sell which deep-sea port to a Chinese company ?a) Hambantotab) Gallec) Oluvild) Trincomalee
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379 As per a new resolution unanimously adopted by Bangladesh parliament, which day has been declared as the Genocide Day in remembrance of the atrocities carried out by Pakistani Army in 1971?a) March 30th
b) March 15th
c) March 25th
d) March 10th
Operation Searchlight wastheplannedmilitaryoperationcarriedoutbythe PakistanArmy tocurb
the Bengali nationalistmovement
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380 Which Union minister announced KamaladeviChattopadhya National Awards, a new category of awards for women handloom weavers and women handicraft artisans?a) Thawar Chand Gehlotb) Kalraj Mishrac) Maneka Gandhid) Smriti Irani
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381225-year old Armoury of which 18th century warrior was recently relocated 100 meters away from original site, making it the first such exercise in the history of Indian Railways?a) Shivajib) Tipu Sultanc) Nana Sahibd) Hyder Ali
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382Radha Mohan Singh, Union Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister recently laid foundation stone of a Banana Research Centre recently in?a) West Bengalb) Andhra Pradeshc) Keralad) Bihar
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Banana Research Centre in Gorole, Vaishali
It will function under Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (RPCAU) at Pusa in Samastipur.
It is second such in the country after the National Research Centre for Banana at Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu.
India 2nd in fruits production in the world behind ChinaIndiaholdsnumberonepositionintheworldintheareaofbanana
production.
AmongthestatesinIndia,MaharashtraisthelargestproducerfollowedbyTamilNadu.
383 Mission Fingerling launched by Government of India with a total expenditure of about Rs. 52000 lakh is associated with?a) Pink Revolutionb) Green Revolutionc) Blue Revolutiond) Black Revolution
The Blue Revolution, in its scope and reach, focuses on creating an enabling environment for an integrated and
holistic development and management of fisheries for the socio economic development of the fishers and fish farmers
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384 For which disease did India sign WHO’s ‘call for action’ and pledged to scale up measures to end the disease by 2030?a) Cholerab) Tuberculosisc) Hepatitis Bd) Yellow fever
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385. When was World Consumer Rights Day with theme ‘Building a Digital World Consumers can Trust’ observed?a) Mar 16th
b) Mar 20th
c) Mar 17th
d) Mar 15th
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386 Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh announced to link 400 out of 585 wholesale mandis nationwide, by march-end, with the electronic trading platform called?a) e-NAMb) e-Agric) e-Mandid) e-Krishi
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387 Sanjauli police station has become the first police post in the country to be linked with Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS). It is located in which state?
a) Himachal Pradeshb) Uttarakhand
c) Jammu & Kashmird) Uttar Pradesh
Thiswillfacilitatethepeopleforlodgingonline/offlinecomplaints,policeverificationofjob,Tenants,Character
verificationandmigrantlabourerregistrationetc.throughthepolicepost.
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The Haryana police set up the country’s first centre for digital investigation and training in Gurgaon in a bid to enhance cyber
policing and monitor social media content.Digital Investigation Training and Analysis Centre (DITAC)
The First Smart Police Station of India opened in 2017 at Nagarampalem in Amaravathi, Andhra Pardesh
Rajasthan became the first state in the country to have India's first police station which has 100 percent lady staff , Gandhi Nagar Women Police
station (JAIPUR)
Dubai- TheWorld'sFirstRobotPoliceOfficerToFightCrime- RoboCop
388As per the ‘Women in Politics 2017 Map’ launched by Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women, what was India’s rank in world ranking of the number of women parliamentarians out of the 193 countries?a) 148b) 89c) 163d) 74
Womenmadeup11.8%oftheLok Sabhawhere64wereelectedtothe542-memberhouseand11percentoftheRajya Sabhawith27ofthe245members
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Rwanda rankedfirstinthenumberofwomenparliamentarianswith61.3percentinthelowerhouse,followedbyBolivia with53.1percentandCuba 48.9
percent.
Indiaranked88inthenumberofwomenministers
Bulgaria,FranceandNicaraguatiedforthefirstrankforthenumberofwomenministers
Maneka SanjayGandhiSmriti Irani
Sushma SwarajNirmalaSitharaman
UmaBharatiHarsimrat KaurBadal
389 A Parliamentary panel has suggested merger of state-run telecom firms BSNL and MTNL for their long-term survival. The decision has been taken by Committee on Petitions chaired by?a) Ajay Tamtab) Virendra Singh c) Bhagat Singh Koshyarid) B.C.Khanduri
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390Which river in New Zealand, considered to be an ancestor by the Maori people, has become the first in the world to get
the same legal rights as a human being?a) Waikato River
b) Oreti Riverc) Mataura River
d) Whanganui River
TheGangesriver,becamethefirstnon-humanentityin India tobegrantedthesamelegalrightsaspeople.
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391 Which of the following cricket legends recently launched his autobiography titled ‘My Story’?a) Michael Clarkeb) Shahid Afridic) Saurav Gangulyd) Ricky Ponting
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392 Which badminton player has recently been named on the Governing Body of Sports Authority of India?a) P Sindhub) Saina Nehwalc) Jwala Guttad) P Kashyap
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Sai Praneeth - 2017 Singapore Super Series title, ThailandOpen
Kidambi Srikanth - 2017 Indonesia Super Series2017 Australian Super Series
PVSindhu- IndiaOpen(Women’ssingles), Syed Modi International
Sameer Verma - Syed Modi International (Men’s singles)
HS Prannoy - US Open (Men’s singles)
Saina Nehwal - Malaysia Masters (Women’s singles)
393 Ashwin Sundar, who recently passed away in Chennai, was a famous?a) Golferb) Billiards playerc) Car racerd) Shooter
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394 Derek Walcott, who recently passed away, was a Nobel laureate in which field?a) Economicsb) Literaturec) Medicined) Peace
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395 What is the name of India’s first indigenously built rake that was flagged off at Dadar Station in Mumbai?a) Vershab) Medhac) Kirand) Barkha
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396 Anang Tadar, a class 11 student, who has developed ‘Goggle for Blind (G4B)’ based on echo location, hails from which state?a) Tripurab) Sikkimc) Assamd) Arunachal Pradesh
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397 Pakistan is planning to declare which of the following regions as its fifth province?a) Balochistanb) Khyber Pakhtunkhwac) Gilgit-Baltistand) PoK
Balochistan,KhyberPakhtunkhwa,PunjabandSindharefourprovincesofPakistan.
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398 As per a report presented by Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Mahendra Singh Tomar, which state has highest number of Arsenic affected people in India? a) Biharb) West Bengalc) Chhattisgarhd) Jharkhand
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Bengal topped the list with more than 1.04 crore arsenic-affected persons as on March 4, 2017.
Bihar comes second with 16.88 lakh persons
Assam in third spot with 14.48 lakh victims.
According to the WHO’s guidelines for drinking water quality (2011), the permissible limit of Arsenic in groundwater is .01 mg per litre.
399 International Day of Happiness was observed on Mar 20th. Which country tops the happiness index as per the 2017 World Happiness Report which ranks 155 countries?a) Norwayb) Denmarkc) Icelandd) Switzerland
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India ranked at 122 out of 155 countries
400 Which country has topped the 2017 Bloomberg Global Health Index that rated 167 countries?a) Switzerlandb) Singaporec) Italyd) Iceland
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Italyhasbeenrankedfirstinthelatest2017BloombergGlobalHealthIndexof163countries. India doesn't feature in the top 50 spots
Accordingtothestudy,theaveragelifeexpectancyinthecountryis80-89years.Icelandstoodat2ndpositionfollowedbySwitzerland,
SingaporeandAustralia.
AccordingtotheGlobalBurdenofDiseaseStudy(GBD)publishedinthemedicaljournal TheLancet,ithasfinishedadismal154thamong195
countriesonthehealthcareindex.
Indiaranks154inglobalhealthcarerankings for2015,Switzerlandtopslist
Indiarankedalowly154thonHealthcareAccessandQualityIndex,makingitamongthebiggestunderachieversinAsia,inalistthatwastoppedby
Switzerland
401 Which township in Surat district of Gujarat became India’s first private sector township to go cashless? a) Satya Sai, KP Groupb) Green Residencyc) Reliance Townshipd) Nand Niketan, Essar Group
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402 Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Reliance Communications’ proposed merger with which
telecom service provider?a) Vodafoneb) Tata Tele
c) Idead) Aircel
mergedcompanywillbecalledAircomIdea– VodafoneBharti- Telenor
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403 In his marathon innings, which cricket player became the first Indian batsman to face 500 balls in an innings?a) Virat Kohlib) Kannur Lokesh Rahulc) Ajinkya Rahaned) Cheteshwar Pujara
Record – 847 balls – L Hutton
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404 In which state the economic blockade, called by a political party, finally came to an end after 139 days?a) Nagalandb) Tripurac) Manipurd) Mizoram
Biren SinghUnitedNagaCouncil(UNC)
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405 World Bank Group announced a record $57 billion in financing over the next three years for? a) South East Asiab) Sub Saharan countriesc) Middle Eastern countriesd) South Asia
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406 Which state has announced to set up a cashew development board to promote development of good quality cashew orchards over the next 5 years?a) Karnatakab) Maharashtrac) Andhra Pradeshd) Odisha
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407 Railways has announced to establish a museum to commemorate the visit of Swami Vivekananda at which station in Tamil Nadu?a) Katpadib) Jolarpettaic) Salemd) Kumbakonam
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408 Madhukar Gupta committee, which recently submitted its report, was constituted for which of the following issues?a) Environmental protectionb) Cyber threatsc) Educational reformsd) Border security
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409 ISRO has commissioned the world’s third largest Hypersonic Wind Tunnel and Shock Tunnel at which facility?a) ISRO Propulsion Complexb) Space Applications Centre
c) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centred) Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Thesefacilitiesarethethirdlargestintermsofsizeandsimulationcapabilityintheworldnextonlytotheonesin
theUnitedStates(US)andRussia.
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410 What was the theme of UN’s International Day of Forests 2017 observed on Mar 21st?a) Forests and Foodb) Forests and Energyc) Forests and Lifed) Forests and Water
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411 Which team won the 2017 Vijay Hazare Trophy beating Bengal in the final?a) Jharkhandb) Karnatakac) Punjabd) Tamil Nadu
Withthiswin,theybecometheonlyteamtowinthetournamentfivetimes
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412 Maggie McDonnell, who won the Global Teacher Prize 2017 for $1 mn, teaches a small Innuit village in which country?a) USb) Greenlandc) Canadad) Russia
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413. Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HEFA) has granted the first-ever permission to carry out a new “three-parent baby” fertility technique. HEFA is the fertility clinics regulator in?a) Germanyb) United Kingdomc) Franced) Unites States
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414 What was the theme for 2017 World Water Day observed on March 22nd?a) One Drop At A Timeb) Water is Lifed) Slow the Flowd) Why Waste Water?
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415 Which IIT has become the first academic institution to get a supercomputing facility under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)?a) Delhib) Madrasc) Kharagpurd) Kanpur
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416 When was the 86th Martyr’s Day observed to mark the death anniversary of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru?a) Mar 24th
b) Mar 22nd
c) Mar 23rd
d) Mar 21st
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417 Which Indian shooter won the Gold medal in Men’s double trap at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup being held in Mexico?a) Amanpreet Singhb) Gagan Narangc) Jitu Raid) Ankur Mittal
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418 What was India’s rank on Global Energy Architecture Performance Index 2017 report released by World Economic Forum that ranked 127 countries?a) 87b) 95c) 102d) 76
Top5Countries:Switzerland(1),Norway(2),Sweden(3),Denmark(4)andFrance(5).
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IndexComponent Rank
PM2.5levels 123EnvironmentalSustainability 109
EconomicGrowthandDevelopment 64
EnergyAccessandSecurity 95
419 Who was awarded the 2017 Abel Prize, by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, for his work on wavelets?a) Srinivasa Varadhanb) Yakov Sinaic) Yves Meyerd) Andrew Wiles
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420 Which of the following regiments, raised by the British as the Fatehgarh Levy, celebrated their bicentenary?a) Rajput Regimentb) Dogra Regimentc) 9 Gorkha Riflesd) Garhwal Rifles
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421 Which eminent journalist was honoured with the first Kuldip Nayar journalism award by the Gandhi Peace Foundation?a) Ravish Kumarb) Arnab Goswamic) Rajdeep Sardesaid) Sudhir Chaudhary
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422 What was the theme of the World Meteorological Day 2017 observed on 23rd
March? a) Hotter, Drier, Wetter - Face the Futureb) Understanding Cloudsb) Weather, climate and Healthc) Climate for You
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423 WHO has dedicated 24th March every year to commemorate the finding of which disease’s cause by Dr Robert Koch in 1882?a) Tuberculosisb) Malariac) Jaundiced) Hepatitis B
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424 Which Indian city has become the first to have a vertical garden?a) Trivandrumb) Mumbaic) New Delhid) Bangalore
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Muntra, country's first unmanned tank, made by DRDO
Chandigarh became the first city to provide water connections to all the households (AMRUT scheme)
Delhi Metro named as world’s first and only 100% ‘green’ metro system
First Indian to Complete the World’s Toughest Cycling Race – 4,900 KmCol Srinivas Gokulnath
Nagpur became the first city in India to have an electric mass mobility system. It will now have a fleet of 200 new electric vehicles
Indore becomesfirstIndiancitytoinstalla'Robocop'fortrafficmanagement
Taj Palace becomes first Indian building to get trademark
First India-born woman to be elected as a councillor to a ward in the UK – Rehana Ameer
MotherTeresablue-stripesaritrademarked,firsteveruniform tobeprotectedunderintellectualproperty rights
425 Which Padma Shree awardee photojournalist was conferred with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the I&B Ministry at the 6th National Photography Awards in New Delhi?a) Raghu Raib) Sudharak Olwec) Rajan Devadasd) Nila Madhab Panda
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426 Which of the following Indian women leaders have featured in top 30 of World’s Greatest Leaders by Fortune?a) Chanda Koccharb) Nita Ambanic) Arundhati Bhattacharyad) Chitra Ramkrishna
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Rank Winner Designation
1 TheoEpstein President,BaseballChicagoCubs
2 JackMa ExecutiveChairman,AlibabaGroup
3 PopeFrancis FirstLatinAmericanpope
427 Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh recently launched a coffee table book celebrating 50 years of?a) Lentils Revolutionb) Milk Revolutionc) Jute Revolutiond) Cotton Revolution
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428 What is the name of grievance redressal platform launched by Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan?a) MoPNG e-Nivaranb) MoPNG e-Sevac) MoPNG e-Samadhand) MoPNG e-Shikayat
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429 Who has become the first woman combat officer to be commissioned in the 51-year history of the BSF?a) Priyadarshini Rayb) Shruti Sudhakarc) Tanushree Pareekd) Arpita Chauhan
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USHA KIRAN
CRPF'sfirstwomanofficertobepostedinthe insurgency-impactedBastar regionof
Chhattisgarh
430 Who has been appointed as the new Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)? a) Randeep Guleriab) Rajender Singhc) MC Mishrad) Gautam Sagar
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431 Who has been honoured with the Sikh Jewel Award, 2017 organised by the British Sikh Association?a) Shay Grewalb) Gurinder Chaddhac) Valarie Kaurd) Manjit K Gill
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Preet Kaur Gill, Britain's first Sikh woman MP
432 ‘Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana”, a ‘Scheme for providing Physical Aids and Assisted-living Devices to
whom belonging to BPL category ?a) Scheduled Tribesb) Senior Citizens
c) Childrend) Women
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
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433 Which film actor was honoured with Kala Ratan award 2017 by the Vice President Hamid Ansari?a) Shabana Azmib) Nasseruddin Shahc) Deepti Navald) Anupam Kher
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434 Which e-commerce company has become the first to be a member of Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)?a) Snapdealb) Flipkartd) Amazon Indiad) PayTm
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435 Defence minister Arun Jaitley recently approved 90 out of 120 recommendations on military reforms given by the committee set up last year under the chairmanship of? a) Abhijit Guhab) AK Bhattc) Anil Malikd) DB Shekatkar
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436 Government is set to change the 40-year-old definition of which disability to bring it in line with the WHO criteria?a) Mobility Impairmentb) Mutenessc) Deafnessd) Blindness
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The new definition suggests that a person who is unable to count fingers from a stipulated distance of three metres would
be regarded as ‘blind’
The earlier definition of blindness, adopted in 1976, had a prerequisite of six metres. With the implementation of the new definition, the number of blind people would reduce from 1.20
crore to 80 lakh, according to the National Blindness survey 2007.
437 Which state recently celebrated Sarhul, the tribal festival dedicated to mother nature?a) Chhattisgarhb) Nagalandc) Jharkhandd) Mizoram
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438 Who has become the first girl to swim 36 km route from Bandra-Worli sea link to the Gateway of India in a record time of 6 hours and 30 minutes? a) Shravani Georgeb) Gauri Singhb) Aarti Gautamc) Swapna Singha
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439 What is the name of online film certification system launched by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and to come into effect from April 1st?a) e-Cinepramaanb) e-Certificationc) e-Cinecertificationd) e-Pramaan
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440 US Senate has approved which Balkan nation’s accession to NATO as the alliance’s 29th
member?a) Macedoniab) Kosovoc) Montenegrod) Bulgaria
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441 Which team won the 2017 Deodhar Trophy?a) Tamil Nadu
b) India-Ac) Andhra Pradesh
d) India-B
winnersof VijayHazare Trophy playingtwoteamsIndiaAandIndiaBselectedbythe BCCI
NorthZonehaswonthetournamentarecord13times.
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442 Which chess player became India’s 46th Grandmaster on defeating Spanish GM David Anton Guijarro at the ongoing Sharjah Masters 2017 chess tournament?a) Akshat Khampariab) Siva Mahadevanc) Praggnanandhaa Rd) Srinath Narayanan
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443 In which district of Haryana, a Centre of Excellence for Flowers will be set up with the assistance of Netherlands, to encourage the farmers to take up floriculture?a) Jhajjarb) Faridabadc) Jindd) Hisar
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444 Which are the two mobile apps that have been launched by the government to enable citizens to report any traffic violation or road accident?1. e-Challan 2. e-Traffic3. m-Vehicle 4. m-Parivahana) 1 & 4b) 2 & 3c) 3 & 4d) 1 & 2
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445 Who has been named the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Player of the Year for 2016?a) PR Shreejeshb) Ramandeep Singhc) SV Sunild) Harmanpreet Singh
John John Dohmen – Belgium – FIH Player of the year
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446 Scientists at IIT Roorkee have created inexpensive and more efficient solar cells using which fruit?a) Strawberryb) Lemonc) Jamund) Orange
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447 Which team has become the first from the north-east to win the title at the Hero I-League?a) Shillong Lajong FCb) United Sikkim FCc) Kohima FCd) Aizawl FC
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448 World’s highest railway bridge is being built on which river?a) Nubrab) Jhelumc) Chenabd) Rawi
betweenBakkal andKauriinthe Reasi districtofJammuandKashmirinIndia
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449 May 2 has been dedicated by the United Nations to which fish?a) Tunab) Salmon c) Herringd) Sardine
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450. Prabhat Kamal Bezboruah has been appointed as the first Non-IAS Chairman of?
a Tea Board of Indiab) National Dairy Development Board
c) Coffee Board of Indiad) Animal welfare board of India
TheAnimalWelfareBoardofIndia(AWBI)willnowbepermanentlychairedbyaseniorMoEF official,according
toanotificationmadepublicearlierthismonth.Inits55-yearhistorytheorganisationhasalwaysbeenchairedbysomebodyoutsidegovernment,suchas
veterinarians,animalwelfareactivistsorretiredjudges.
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451. Which variety of mangoes in Andhra Pradesh has received a Geographical Indication (GI) tag?a) Banganapallib) Suvarnarekhac) Neelumd) Totapuri
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452. Which city is likely to get India's first-ever Blind Football Academy (BFA)?a) Kochib) Jaipurc) Shimlad) Patna
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453. Gujarat recently celebrated its Foundation Day. The state was formed on May 1 in which year?a) 1963 b) 1954c) 1958 d) 1960
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454 What is the name of world's largest telescope which passed its final test at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and slated to launch in 2018?a) Coxb) Hallc) Webbd) Mill
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455 What is the name of blind Indian immigrant, who was chosen as one of the 14 people to light the torch at Israel’s 69th Independence Day celebrations? a) Piyainu Khomdramb) Dina Simatac) Yachanglokpi Salaid) Tomba Meitei
From Manipur
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456 Which state government has tied up with World Health Organisation (WHO) for eradication of Rubella measles?a) Maharashtrab) Biharc) Tamil Nadud) Rajasthan
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457 UP government has announced to celebrate 'UP Diwas' each year on?a) July 21b) Jan 24c) Mar 16d) May 10
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458 Which space agencies are planning to collaborate on building the first 'Moon Village'?1. CNSA 2. ISRO3. NASA 4. ESAa) 3 & 4b) 1 & 2c) 1 & 4d) 2 & 3
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459 Which university recently conferred Degree of Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan?a) Aligarh Muslim Universityb) Jadavpur Universityc) University of Allahabadd) Jamia Millia Islamia
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460 Who won the World Snooker Championship 2017 held in England?a) Mark Selbyb) John Higginsc) Neil Robertsond) Judd Trump
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461 E-Nasika and OTL-300 devices that were handed over to the forces recently, have been developed by?a) ISROb) DRDOc) BELd) HAL
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'E-Nasika', a hand-held equipment which is capable of rapid detection of chemical agents well below their toxic
limits.
'OTL-300’, It can instantly detect partially camouflaged optical elements, such as telescopes, binoculars and
night vision devices.
462. What is the name of campaign launched by HRD Ministry to inculcate patriotism in the students?a) Vidya Veerta Abhiyanb) Veero ka Sammanc) Veer Vidya Namand) Bharat ke Veer
Wallofvalourwillbebuiltincollegesanduniversitiesacrossthecountryandwilldepicttheportraitsofallthe21Paramveer Chakrarecipients.
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463 Who was conferred on with the Grand Collar of the Order of Makarios III, the highest civilian honour of Cyprus?a) Narendra Modib) Arun Jaitleyc) Sushma Swarajd) Pranab Mukherjee
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464 India is going to give scholarships worth Rs 35 crore to children of freedom fighters of which country under the Muktijoddha Scheme?a) Pakistanb) Nepalc) Bangladeshd) Sri Lanka
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465 Who has been appointed as the new President for the year 2017-18 of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)?a) Dr Naushad Forbes b) Rakesh Bharti Mittalc) Shobana Kaminenid) Uday Kotak
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466 Who has become the first Indian to clinch the title at the 19th Asian Squash Championships held in Chennai?a) Sneha Kurianb) Dipika Pallikalc) Joshna Chinappad) Roshny Safeena
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467 What is the name of web portal launched by Department of Telecom (DoT) that allows people to track radiation emitted from mobile towers within their locality?a) Tarang Sancharb) Sanchar Soochnac) Tarang Soochnad) None of the Above
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468 When was Ganga Swachhta Sankalp Divas celebrated by National Mission on Clean Ganga (NMCG)?a) May 3rd
b) May 2nd
c) May 5th
d) May 6th
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469 Scientists in which country have developed world's fastest camera that can film at a rate of five trillion images per second?a) Chinab) Sweden c) Belgiumd) Germany
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470 Cabinet has given its nod to international status for which airport? a) Vijayawada airportb) Rajahmundry Airportc) Mysore Airportd) Begumpet Airport
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471 Exhibition 'SRISHTI' was recently inaugurated by which union ministry?a) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Changeb) Ministry Of Earth Sciencesc) Ministry of Shippingd) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
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472 Madhya Pradesh Cabinet recently gave an in-principle nod to granting the status of "living human entity" to which river?a) Tawab) Shiprac) Taptid) Narmada
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473 When is National Anti-Child Labour Day observed in India?a) May 4b) May 2c) May 1d) April 30
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474 What will be the base year of the new series of Index of Industrial Production and WPI which was launched recently from replacingthe2004-05baseyears?
a) 2010-11b) 2015-16c) 2011-12d) 2008-09
GDPbaseyear tobechangedto2017-18replacingthe2011-12baseyears
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475NTPCNETRAInstallsPhotogrammetrySystemofSolarThermalLabandDropTubeReactorIt has been commissioned in cooperation with which country?a) Franceb) Germanyc) Japand) United States
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476 Who has been elected the new president of France?a) Jacques Cheminadeb) François Bayrouc) Marine Le Pend) Emmanuel Macron
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477 What is the acronym coined by Home Minister Rajnath Singh of the new strategy against the Maoist terror?a) SAMASYAb) SANYOGc) SAMADHANd) UPAAY
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S-smart leadership A-aggressive strategy
M-motivation and training A-actionable intelligence
D-dashboard-based KPIs (key performance indicators) and KRAs (key result areas)H-harnessing technology
A-action plan for each theatre N-no access to financing
478 United Nations (UN) has decided to set up a Technology Innovation Laboratory at?a) Ranchib) Navi Mumbaic) Amravatid) Naya Raipur
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479 Sakewa festival was recently celebrated by the Rai community of which state?a) Tripurab) Meghalayac) Sikkim d) Assam
tributetoMotherEarth
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480 Centre has setup which committee to rework the baseline for paying MGNREGA wages and end variation among states?a) Nagesh Singh b) Chiranjeet Gangulyc) Bibhu Biswald) Hemant Bhargava
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481 When was International Nurses Day 2017 observed, to mark the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale?a) May 9b) May 10c) May 11d) May 12
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482 Who has become the first Indian woman to be conferred with the prestigious Woodrow Wilson Award for Global Corporate Citizenship?a) Chanda Kochharb) Usha Ananthasubramanianc) Shikha Sharmad) Arundhati Bhattacharya
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483 Ustad Rais Khan, who recently passed away, played which musical instrument?a) Shehnaib) Tablac) Sitard) Bansuri
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484 Which state has become the second to adopt Jan-Dec financial year?a) Madhya Pardeshb) Jharkhandc) Uttarakhandd) Gujarat
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485 Union minister of state, skill development and entrepreneurship (I/C) Rajiv Pratap Rudy, launched Mukhyamantri Koshal Samvardhan and KoshailyaYojana in which state? a) Madhya Pradeshb) Uttar Pradeshc) Punjabd) Rajasthan
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486 Who is going to replace Abdul Basit as Pakistan's next High Commissioner to India?a) Tehmina Janjuab) Sohail Mahmoodc) Salman Bashird) Mohsin Razi
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487 India's first government-run women drug de-addiction centre is going to be operational in which state?a) Punjabb) Goac) Delhid) Maharashtra
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488 What is the name of online interface launched by Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister to provide direct and effective solutions to the problems faced by stakeholders in the agriculture sector?a) e-Krishi Samvadb) e-Krishi Sancharc) e-Krishi Soochnad) e-Krishi Saral
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489 Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has approved which genetically modified (GM) crop for commercial cultivation?a) Legumeb) Maizec) Soybeand) Mustard
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490 In a first, which launched a logo for identifying vehicles driven by persons with hearing impairment?a) Rajasthanb) Keralac) Jharkhand d) Telangana
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491 What is the name of the invisible laser walls technology, developed by CRON Systems, which India is going to use to seal the 198 km border with Pakistan in J&K?a) Dhaalb) Surakshac) Kavachd) Shastra
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492 India has climbed up to which rank in World Bank’s electricity accessibility ranking in 2017 from 99th spot in 2014?a) 41th
b) 32nd
c) 10th
d) 26th
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493 What is the name of ransomware which recently attacked the cyber world?a) CryptoLockerb) Revetonc) WannaCryd) CryptoWall
Petya – Europe , Middle eastThisPetya variantwasnotransomware,butinsteadawiper disguised asransomware.Unlikeransomware,wipermalwareisdesignedtodestroysystemsanddata;theattackeroffersnooptionforrecovery
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494 What is the name of committee formed by UP government to check mid-day meal quality in state-run primary schools?a) Aaharb) Gunnc) Maad) Bhojan
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495 Who has become the first Indian driver to win a GP3 race, at the sprint race held in Barcelona?a) Jehan Daruwalab) Anubhav Gogoic) Karun Chandhokd) Arjun Maini
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496 Which committee in its recently submitted report to MoWR,RD&GR has recommended creation of sand registry for de-silting of the Ganga?a) Pathak Committeeb) Bhosle Committeec) Shamkuwar Committeed) Chitale Committee
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497 BSF has started operation 'Garam Hawa', along the international border with Pakistan, in which state?a) Rajasthanb) Punjabc) Jammu and Kashmird) Gujarat
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498 What is the name of the world's smallest satellite, created by an Indian teen Riftah Sharook, for NASA?a) IndiaSatb) TinySatc) BharatSatd) KalamSat
64 grams
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499 May 16 is dedicated to which disease by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW)?a) Influenzab) Malariac) Dengued) Diabetes
World malaria day – 25 april, theme"Apushforprevention"
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SOME BONUS QUESTIONS
500 Who has been appointed by WHO as its goodwill ambassador for hepatitis in South-East Asia region? a) Amitabh Bachchanb) Sunidhi Chauhanc) Aamir Khand) Vidya Balan
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Lhakpa Sherpa broke her own record of scaling Mt Everest for most number of times by a female. How many times has she summited the peak?a) Sixb) Ninec) Sevend) Eight
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Which nation has joined India's 'UJALA - Affordable LEDs for All' programme?a) United Statesb) Japanc) Singapored) United Kingdom
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Union Cabinet recently approved setting up of Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) at?a) Punjabb) Gujaratc) Assamd) Karnataka
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Aquatic Rainbow Technology Park (ARTP), which is India’s first ornamental fish park, is going to be set up in?a) Mangaloreb) Chennaic) Vishakhapatnamd) Kochi
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Which World heritage site has been declared as the most polluted place in the world?a) Henderson Islandb) Portobelo/San Lorenzoc) Galápagos Islandsd) Kathmandu Valley
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Which railway station has been adjudged the cleanest in the busiest stations category by the Quality Council of India? a) Vishakhapatnamb) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminusc) Anand Vihard) Secunderabad
Cleanest port - Haldia
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In a first, which state's police has formally introduced a course in 'emotional intelligence' (EI) for its personnel?a) Biharb) Punjabc) Telanganad) Maharashtra
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Which union minister recently launched Citizens’ Charter 2017 and e-court management system?a) Bandaru Dattareyab) Ravi Shankar Prasadc) Venkaiah Naidud) Arun Jaitley
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Which country's Supreme Court upheld a ruling that the country's Sikh community cannot carry religious knives in public?a) Norwayb) Malaysiac) Canadad) Italy
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'Nasofilters', the cheapest respiratory filter has been developed by which IIT?a) Kharagpurb) Bombayc) Madrasd) Delhi
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Which state has launched the scheme 'She Pad' for school students to ensure menstrual hygiene?a) Uttar Pradeshb) Keralac) Haryanad) Rajasthan
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8-14 May 2017 was observed by UN as? a) Global Road Safety Weekb) World Immunization Weekc) Global Soil Weekd) World Space Week
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Two-part book series "The Quest for a world without hunger" has been written by?a) B. R. Barwaleb) M. S. Swaminathanc) Modadugu Vijay Guptad) Sanjaya Rajaram
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ISRO and NASA are jointly working to co-develop and launch a dual frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite. The satellite has been named as?a) NISARb) ROSA c) NASROd) ISA
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Japan is going to build a war museum in which Indian state where a Japanese camp was located during World War II?a) Andaman & Nicobarb) Nagalandc) Manipurd) Arunachal Pradesh
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Which team won the gold medal in the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship?a) Norwayb) Russiac) Swedend) Canada
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Who is the new chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM)?a) Gayarul Hasanb) Sulekha Kumbharec) Sunil Singhid) George Kurian
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Which of the following country’s archery team won the gold medal in the men’s category in the World Cup
held in Shanghai?a) USAb) Iranc) Chinad) India
IndiawererepresentedbyAbhishekVerma,ChinnaRajuSrither andAmanjeet Singh.
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Who has become the first transgender in Pakistan to be officially appointed by the government as a lecturer?a) Faiyazi Balochb) Aisha Mughalc) Amreen Ayezad) Sanam Qamar
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Anti Terrorism Day was observed in India on May 21 to commemorate the?a) Parliament Attackb) Martyrdom of former PM Rajiv Gandhic) Operation Blue Stard) Bombay Blasts
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Mumbai Indians defeated which team to lift the cup of IPL 2017, in the final held in Hyderabad?a) Kolkata Knight Ridersb) Rising Pune Supergiantc) Sunrisers Hyderabadd) Chennai Superkings
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Pampa Declaration, a seven-point action plan for conservation of the river Pampa was chalked out recently. The river is located in which state? a) Andhra Pradeshb) Keralac) Tamilnadud) Karnataka
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Which state is going to form 'Good Morning' squads to dissuade people from defecating in the open?a) Gujarat b) Uttar Pradeshc) Maharashtra d) Bihar
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A first of its kind, environment-friendly toilet made of plastic bottles, has been set up in? a) Jharkhandb) Punjabc) Assamd) Kerala
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The committee set up on Scouts and Guides has submitted its report to the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. The committee was headed by?a) Arpit Gambhirb) Harsh Malhotrac) Ravi Naraind) Nitin Sikka
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What is India's rank in the internal displacement as per the Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) 2016?a) 12th
b) 1st
c) 9th
d) 3rd
CHINA > Ph >India
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MEA, MeitY and MHRD recently launched the integration of “eSanad” with CBSE’s digital academic repository called?a) Patra Manjushab) Parinam Manjushac) Pramaan Manjushad) Pariksha Manjusha
eSanad isaimedatonlineverificationofthedocuments'Parinam Manjusha'- enablesstudentsviewmarksheetsonline
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Which city has been ranked the world’s most densely populated by World Economic Forum (WEF)?a) Medellinb) Dhakac) Mumbaid) Manila
KOTA – 7th
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Which state has launched e-plant clinics to provide guidance to the farmers?a) Maharashtrab) Uttar Pradeshc) Jammu & Kashmird) Tamil Nadu
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