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Question 1 |
National Physical Laboratory, the measurement standards laboratory, which has been entrusted with the official time keeping devices in the country is at:
A | Kolkatha |
B | New Delhi |
C | Allahabad |
D | Hyderabad |
Question 2 |
‘3C 273’, was recently in news. What is it?
A | A particular strain of rotavirus |
B | A Quasar |
C | A type of Cardiac stem cell therapy |
D | A composite made of phosphorene and silicon nanoparticles |
Question 3 |
What is the theme of the 2018 World AIDS Day (WAD)?
A | My Health, My Right |
B | Know your Status |
C | Hands up for HIV Prevention |
D | On the fastrack to end AIDS |
Question 4 |
Which country will chair the Kimberley Process (KP) from January 2019?
A | China |
B | South Africa |
C | India |
D | USA |
Question 5 |
Which of the following cities is the venue of the UN Climate Summit (COP24)?
A | Ottawa |
B | Brasilia |
C | Katowice |
D | Berlin |
Question 6 |
The 2nd Russia-India-China 'RIC' Trilateral Summit has recently held in which of the following cities?
A | New Delhi |
B | Beijing |
C | Moscow |
D | Buenos Aires |
Question 7 |
What is the theme of the 2018 International Day of Persons with Disabilities?
A | Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Action in Development |
B | Decent Work for Persons with Disabilities |
C | Transformation toward sustainable and resilient society for all |
D | Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality
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Question 8 |
The “rakhi with khaki” initiative of which police station of Chhattisgarh holds the Guinness World Records?
A | Raipur Police |
B | Bilaspur Police |
C | Korba Polic |
D | Bhilai Police |
Question 9 |
Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Mexico?
A | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |
B | Enrique Peña Nieto |
C | Felipe Calderón |
D | Vicente Fox |
Question 10 |
‘World Development Report (WDR) 2019’ is released by
A | World Bank |
B | World Economic Forum |
C | World Trade Organisation |
D | None of the above |
Question 11 |
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a triennial international survey which aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students. It is conducted by
A | United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture |
B | World Economic Forum |
C | Etudes Sans Frontières International |
D | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
Question 12 |
Consider the following statements
- ‘Digital Sky Platform’ is an online IT platform developed for handling Unmanned Aerial Operator’s Permit (UAOP) and Unique Identification Numbers (UIN) applications, permission to fly drones in India.
- UIN is unique identification number issued by DGCA for a particular Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS) except for Nano-drones
A | 1 Only |
B | 2 Only |
C | Both 1 and 2 |
D | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Question 13 |
Which of the following authorities are involved in aspects of operation of civil remotely piloted aircraft system?
- Ministry of Home Affairs
- Ministry of Defence
- Indian Air Force
A | 1 and 2 |
B | 2 and 3 |
C | 1 and 3 |
D | All of the above
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Question 14 |
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Heart Attack Rewind’
- It is launched by World Health Organisation (WHO)
- It promotes the elimination of industrially produced trans-fat in the food supply.
A | 1 Only |
B | 2 Only |
C | Both 1 and 2 |
D | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Question 15 |
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘GenBank’
- It is an open access, annotated collection of all publicly available nucleotide sequences and their protein translations.
- It is produced and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) as part of the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration (INSDC).
A | 1 Only |
B | 2 Only |
C | Both 1 and 2 |
D | Neither 1 nor 2
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Question 16 |
‘Waziristan Accord’ is concerned with which of the following countries?
A | Iraq |
B | Syria |
C | Pakistan |
D | China |
Question 17 |
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘PARIVESH’
- It is under the aegis of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- It is a Single-Window Integrated Environmental Management System
A | 1 Only |
B | 2 Only |
C | Both 1 and 2 |
D | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Question 18 |
‘Hebbagodi Lake’ was recently in news. Where is it located?
A | Hyderabad |
B | Bengaluru |
C | Chennai |
D | Kozhikode |
Question 19 |
The nation-wide ‘Soil Health Card Scheme’ aims at
- Expanding the cultivable area under irrigation.
- Enabling the banks to assess the quantum of loans to be granted to farmers on the basis of soil quality.
- Checking the overuse of fertilizers in farmlands.
A | 1 and 2 only |
B | 3 only |
C | 2 and 3 only |
D | 1, 2 and 3 |
Question 20 |
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘ExseedSAT1’
- It is an open radio transponder that works on ham radio frequencies
- It is a CubeSat
- It was launched in space through the Falcon 9 rocket of SpaceX
A | 1 and 2 |
B | 2 and 3 |
C | 1 and 3 |
D | 1, 2 and 3 |
Question 21 |
Exercise ‘Hand-in-Hand’ is a bilateral exercise between India and
A | China |
B | France |
C | Japan |
D | Sri Lanka |
Question 22 |
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Project Sashakt’
- It was proposed by a panel led by PNB chairman Sunil Mehta
- It seeks to address the bad loans problem in India’s banking sector
A | 1 Only |
B | 2 Only |
C | Both 1 and 2 |
D | Neither 1 nor 2
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Question 23 |
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘SPYDER’
- It is a surface-to-air missile
- It is an acquired missile system from Israel
- It has a strike range of about 15 km in low altitude
A | 1 and 2 |
B | 2 and 3 |
C | 1 and 3 |
D | All of the above |
Question 24 |
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Igla-S missile system’
- It is Russian man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS) technology
- It is designed for use against visible aerial targets at short range
A | 1 Only |
B | 2 Only |
C | Both 1 and 2 |
D | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Question 25 |
‘INDRA NAVY’ is a bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and
A | Russian Navy |
B | French Navy |
C | Royal Navy |
D | Japanese Navy
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Question 26 |
‘Chang'e 4’ is a lunar exploration mission that aims to achieve the first soft-landing on the far side of the Moon. It is launched by
A | India |
B | China |
C | US |
D | Japan |
Question 27 |
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘VISIONS-2 mission’
- It aims to explore how the Earth’s atmosphere is slowly leaking in to space
- It is a joint mission by ISRO and NASA
A | 1 Only |
B | 2 Only |
C | Both 1 and 2 |
D | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Question 28 |
Which of the following countries is not a member of ‘Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)’?
A | Kuwait |
B | Bahrain |
C | Qatar |
D | Iraq |
Question 29 |
‘Noney’ was in recently in news. Where is it located?
A | Mizoram |
B | Manipur |
C | Arunachal Pradesh |
D | Assam |
Question 30 |
Who has been honoured with the 2018 Men’s Ballon d’Or award?
A | Lionnel Messi |
B | Christiano Ronaldo |
C | Luis Suarez |
D | Luka Modric |
Question 31 |
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Chiller Star Labelling Program’
- It has been formulated by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
- It envisages providing rating in terms of its energy performance
A | 1 Only |
B | 2 Only |
C | Both 1 and 2 |
D | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Question 32 |
PRAAPTI App and web portal is associated with
A | Power Purchases |
B | Coal Block Allocation |
C | Road Safety |
D | Trafficking of Women and Children |
Question 33 |
Which one of the following is a purpose of ‘UDAY’, a scheme of the Government?
A | Providing for financial turn around and revival of power distribution companies |
B | Providing technical and financial assistance to start-up entrepreneurs in the field of renewable sources of energy |
C | Providing electricity to every household in the country by 2020 |
D | Replacing the coal-based power plants with natural gas, nuclear, solar, wind and tidal power plants over a period of time |
Question 34 |
Consider the following statements about Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana –“Saubhagya”
- Poor households identified using Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 would be provided with free electricity
- Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC) is the nodal agency for the operationalisation of the scheme
- Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) have been subsumed under the ‘Saubhagya’ scheme
A | 1 and 2 |
B | 2 Only |
C | 1 and 3 |
D | 1, 2 and 3 |
Question 35 |
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS)’
- It focuses on Strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution network in the urban areas
- It focuses on Metering of distribution transformers /feeders / consumers in the urban areas.
A | 1 Only |
B | 2 Only |
C | Both 1 and 2 |
D | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Question 36 |
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Shram Suvidha Portal’
- It is developed by the Ministry of Labour & Employment
- It was developed to bring transparency and accountability in enforcement of labour laws and ease complexity of compliance
A | 1 Only |
B | 2 Only |
C | Both 1 and 2 |
D | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Question 37 |
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY)’
- It incentivises employers for generation of new employment, where Government of India will be paying the full employer's contribution towards EPF & EPS both
- It is targeted for employees earning wages less than Rs 5,000/- per month
A | 1 Only |
B | 2 Only |
C | Both 1 and 2 |
D | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Question 38 |
The ‘HELP’ and ‘OLAP’ Policy is associated with
A | ‘Exploration and production of conventional as well as non-conventional Hydrocarbon resource |
B | Hybrid and Electric Vehicle |
C | Eco-Sensitive Zones and Environmental Impact Assessment |
D | Women Safety |
Question 39 |
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Advanced Motor Fuels (AMF)’
- It is one of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) transportation related Technology Collaboration Programmes
- It provides an international platform for co-operation to promote cleaner and more energy efficient fuels and vehicle technologies
A | 1 Only |
B | 2 Only |
C | Both 1 and 2 |
D | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Question 40 |
Consider the following statements about ‘Annavitran Portal’
- It has been implemented to display electronic transactions made through ePoS devices for distribution of subsidized foodgrains to beneficiaries.
- It is under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
A | 1 Only |
B | 2 Only |
C | Both 1 and 2 |
D | Neither 1 nor 2 |
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