1. Which of the following countries was recently making news for its experiment of Universal Basic Income (UBI)?
[A] Australia
[B] New Zealand
[C] Finland
[D] Poland
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Correct Answer: C [Finland ]
Notes:
In Finland, 2,000 unemployed people are being provided with monetary compensation each month for a span of two years with very little or no preconditions.
2. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Serbia?
[A] Ivica Dacic
[B] Tomislav Nikolic
[C] Dragan Sutanovac
[D] Aleksandar Vucic
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Correct Answer: D [Aleksandar Vucic]
Notes:
Aleksandar Vucic, the chairman of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), has been sworn-in as the new President of Serbia on May 31, 2017 and succeeded Tomislav Nikolic. He won the 2017 Serbian Presidential election by 55% of votes on April 2017. Prior to this post, Vucic was the Prime Minister of Serbia.
3. ABC is an equilateral triangle and CD is the internal bisector of ∠C. If DC is produced to E such that AC = CE, then ∠CAE is equal to :
[A] 15°
[B] 45°
[C] 30°
[D] 60°
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Correct Answer: A [15°]
Notes:
∠BCD = ∠DCA = 30°
∠DCE = 180°
∴ ∠ACE = 180° – 30° = 150°
AC = CE
∴ ∠CAE = ∠CEA =
Hence option [A] is the right answer.
4. Which of the following has been included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in 2016?
[A] Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve
[B] Nokrek Biosphere Reserve
[C] Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
[D] Simlipal Biosphere Reserve
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Correct Answer: A [ Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve ]
Notes:
Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve became part of World Network of Biosphere Reserves in 2016. ABR includes the Indian Ecoregions of South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests, South Western Ghats montane rain forests and Shola. It is the habitat for 2,000 varieties of medicinal plants, of which at least 50 are rare and endangered species. Rare animals include the tiger, Asian Elephant, and Nilgiri tahr.
5. The term “Dipam” which was recently in news is associated to _?
[A] Demonetisation
[B] Deflation
[C] Disinvestment
[D] Disinflation
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Correct Answer: C [ Disinvestment ]
Notes:
The Department of Disinvestment has been renamed as Department of Investment and Public Asset Management or ‘Dipam’. This step is aimed at proper management of Centre’s investments in equity including its disinvestment in central public sector undertakings. The new department has been mandated to "advise the government in the matters of financial restructuring of central public sector enterprises and for attracting investment through capital markets".
6. The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2017 was awarded to Richard H. Thaler for his:
[A] contributions to contract theory
[B] contributions to behavioural economics
[C] analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare
[D] analysis of market power and regulation
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Correct Answer: B [contributions to behavioural economics]
Notes:
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2017 was awarded to Richard H. Thaler “for his contributions to behavioural economics”. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences commonly referred to as the Nobel Prize in Economics, is an award for outstanding contributions to the field of economics, and generally regarded as the most prestigious award for that field. The prize was established in 1968. Although it is not one of the prizes that Alfred Nobel established in his will in 1895, it is referred to along with the other Nobel Prizes by the Nobel Foundation.
7. As per the Indian State of Forest Report 2017, which of the following is the correct order of states in terms of tree cover?
[A] Arunachal Pradesh> Chhattisgarh> Madhya Pradesh> Maharashtra
[B] Maharashtra> Rajasthan> Madhya Pradesh> Gujarat
[C] Madhya Pradesh> Chhattisgarh> Arunachal Pradesh> Mizoram
[D] Chhattisgarh> Madhya Pradesh> Arunachal Pradesh> Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: B [Maharashtra> Rajasthan> Madhya Pradesh> Gujarat]
Notes:
The highest tree cover is shown by Maharashtra (9831 sq km) followed by Rajasthan (8266 sq km), Madhya Pradesh (8073 sq km) and Gujarat (8024 sq km).
8. The term “Pepper”, which was recently in news, is:
[A] newly-discovered night frog species in western ghats
[B] world’s first emotionally intelligent? robot
[C] a newly discovered dwarf planet of our solar system
[D] world’s first quantum-enabled satellite
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Correct Answer: B [world’s first emotionally intelligent? robot]
Notes:
Pepper is being billed as the first “emotionally intelligent” robot. Miko is India’s first emotionally intelligent” robot.
9. Recently, scientists have identified a soil fungus called Aspergillus tubingensis, which helps in degrading waste plastics. The fungus has been discovered in which country?
[A] India
[B] Pakistan
[C] China
[D] U.S.A
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Correct Answer: B [Pakistan]
Notes:
Scientists from Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have identified a soil fungus Aspergillus tubingensis that uses enzymes to rapidly break down plastic materials. The plastic-eating fungus was found Islamabad, Pakistan. The new discovery in an advance can help to deal with plastic waste problem that threatens our environment in safer and more effective way.
10. Which telescope was in news for capturing the images of galaxy UGC 12591, located 400 million light-years away?
[A] Hubble space telescope
[B] ARIES
[C] FAST
[D] ALMA
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Correct Answer: A [Hubble space telescope]
Notes:
The Hubble space telescope has captured a new image showcasing an incredibly massive galaxy located under 400 million light-years away from the Earth. The galaxy UGC 12591 sits somewhere between a lenticular and a spiral, according to NASA.
