1. Which country to host 2017 board of governors meeting of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?
[A] South Korea
[B] China
[C] India
[D] South Africa
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Correct Answer: A [South Korea ]
Notes:
The 2nd annual meeting of the board of governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will be held in Jeju, South Korea from June 14-15, 2017. The purpose of the AIIB is to promote economic development of the region by supporting major infrastructure projects. From India, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will attend the meeting. AIIB is headed by Jin Liqun, the former Assistant Chinese Finance Minister. D J Pandian from India is the Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of the organization.
2. The 56th Liberation Day of Goa is celebrated on which date in India?
[A] December 18
[B] December 21
[C] December 19
[D] December 20
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Correct Answer: C [December 19]
Notes:
The 56th Liberation Day of Goa was celebrated with great pomp & show in Panaji on December 19, 2017. Several programmes and events have been organised to mark the occasion. The state was liberated on this day in 1961 from Portuguese control after almost 450 years of colonial rule. The armed action “code name – Operation Vijay” was carried out by the Indian Armed Forces in December 1961. The operation involved air, sea and land strikes for over 36 hours, and was a decisive victory for the Republic of India that ended 451 years of rule of Portugal over its remaining exclaves in India. The engagement lasted two days resulting in twenty-two Indians and thirty Portuguese killed in the fighting. The brief conflict drew a mixture of worldwide praise and condemnation.
3. Which variety accounts for maximum production of silk in India?
[A] Mulberry
[B] Muga
[C] Eri
[D] Tasar
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Correct Answer: A [Mulberry]
Notes:Mulberry silk is the most popular variety of silk in India, accounting for around 79% of the country’s silk production. In 2022, India produced nearly 26,000 metric tons of mulberry silk. The other varieties of silk produced in India are:
- Tasar, which accounted for 8.02% of the total raw silk production
- Eri, which accounted for 20.55% of the total raw silk production
- Muga, which accounted for 0.71% of the total raw silk production
India is the second largest producer of silk in the world. The five states that produce the most silk are Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Jammu & Kashmir.
4. In which part of the world one can not see Judicial corporal punishment ?
[A] Central Asia
[B] Africa
[C] North America
[D] Middle East
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Correct Answer: C [North America]
Notes:
Judicial corporal punishment, such as whipping or caning, has disappeared from most European countries. However, it remains lawful in parts of Africa, Asia, the Anglophone Caribbean, and indigenous communities in South America.
Corporal punishment of children is legally banned in most countries in Europe and Central Asia. The latest countries to prohibit it are France (July 2019) and Kosovo (June 2019).
Corporal punishment is explicitly prohibited by several international conventions on human rights, including the European Convention on Human Rights and the United Nations’ “Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners”.
5. If ABC is an equilateral triangle and D is a point on BC such that AD ⊥ BC, then :
[A] AB : BD = 2 : 1
[B] AB : BD = 1 : 2
[C] AB : BD = 1 : 1
[D] AB : BD = 3 : 2
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Correct Answer: A [AB : BD = 2 : 1]
Notes:
Let AB = 2x units
=> BD=DC = x units
∴ AB : BD = 2 : 1
Hence option [A] is the right answer.
6. Identify the fauna with the help of given information:
- This species was for long known to be endemic to Satpura ranges but recently has been recorded in northern Western Ghats
- It has been listed as critically endangered in the IUCN list
- The species is very small in size with very large talons and prefers mixed deciduous forests with dense undergrowth and mature softwood trees
Select the correct answer from options given below:
[A] Brown palm civet
[B] Forest owlet
[C] Pygmy hog
[D] Great Indian hornbill
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Correct Answer: B [ Forest owlet]
Notes:
All given features are of Forest owlet
7. The term “General Review of Quotas (GRQ)”, which was recently in news, is associated to which organization?
[A] International Monetary Fund
[B] South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
[C] Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
[D] Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
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Correct Answer: A [ International Monetary Fund ]
Notes:
First option is the correct answer.
8. Recently, Indian Scientists have identified a high-yielding variety of white rice with low Glycemic Index (GI) that is even useful for the diabetic patients. In which state of India is this rice, called Chapati Gurmatiya , is traditionally cultivated?
[A] Uttarakhand
[B] Assam
[C] Chhattisgarh
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: C [Chhattisgarh]
Notes:
Generally, diabetes patients are advised to avoid eating rice. But recently, researchers in India have identified a high-yielding variety of white rice with low Glycemic Index (GI) that is not harmful for diabetic patients and hence can be consumed by them. The newly identified variety of white rice has low Glycemic Index (GI), a measurement that indicates a particular type of carbohydrate-containing food’s impact on a person’s blood glucose (also called blood sugar) level. This white rice variety was found on the “Chapati Gurmatiya” race of rice, which is a traditional cultivated variety of paddy in Chhattisgarh.
9. Government has recently proposed imposing 70 per cent safeguard duty on import of solar panels. Which of the following acts empowers the government to impose such safeguard duty?
[A] Customs Tariff Act, 1975
[B] Special Economic Zones Act, 2005
[C] Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
[D] Finance Act, 2017
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Correct Answer: A [Customs Tariff Act, 1975]
Notes:
Section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 empowers the Central Government to impose Safeguard Duly on goods which enter in increased quantities and cause or threaten to cause serious injury to domestic industry producing like or directly competitive goods.
10. Recently, Indian scientists have developed a supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton test loop facility that would help generate clean energy from future power plants including solar thermal. This technology has been developed indigenously by the scientists of _?
[A] Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
[B] Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
[C] Indian National Science Academy
[D] Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
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Correct Answer: B [Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore]
Notes:
Indian scientists from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore have developed a super critical carbon dioxide Brayton test loop facility that would help generate clean energy from future power plants including solar thermal. Supercritical carbon dioxide-based power generation is said to offer an efficient alternative to conventional steam-based power plants. The technology will help the country in reducing the carbon footprint of power generation significantly.
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