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1
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What are the objectives of the OECD?

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to stimulate Economic progress and world trade

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2
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Where is the headquarters of OECD located?

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Paris

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Jurisdictions having low taxes are called?

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Tax Havens

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The tax avoidance strategy used by MNCs where profits are shifted from jurisdictions that have high taxes to jurisdictions that have low or no taxes is called?

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Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS)

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5
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The biennial Thakurani Jatra Festival is celebrated in?

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Odisha

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The biennial Thakurani Jatra Festival was recently celebrated in?

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Berhampur

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A metropolitan subregion where the layout, infrastructure, and economy are centered on an airport, which serves as a multimodal airport city is called?

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Aerotropolis

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8
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The Centre is planning to build an aerotropolis in which state?

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Assam

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9
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List the Eight Core Industries in the IIP?

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Coal, Cement, Crude Oil, Electricity, Natural Gas, Steel and Refinery Products

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10
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Expand IIP.

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Index of Industrial Production

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IIP is compiled and published monthly by the

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CSO

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Expand CSO

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Central Statistical Organisation

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13
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The IIP is published ______ after the reference month ends?

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Six Weeks

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14
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Bacterial products having healing or curative powers are called?

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Probiotics

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15
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India’s first microforest is being built in?

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Raipur, Chattisgarh

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16
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The microforest is being built in Raipur to create an?

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Oxyzone

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17
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Which is the 7th most polluted city in the world?

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Raipur

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18
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Name the rarest species of fish in the world?

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Rayichepalu

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19
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Rayichepalu has been declared as the rarest species of fish in the world by?

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Researchers from Marine Living Resources Department of Andhra University

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20
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Rayichepalu fish is found in the coast of?

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Visakhapatnam

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21
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The length or Rayichepalu fish is?

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97 mm

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22
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What is the scientific name of Rayichepalu?

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Pseudathias Vizagensis

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23
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The Preservation, protection and improvement of stock and prevention of animal diseases, veterinary training and practicr comes under which list of the Constitution of India?

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Concurrent List

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24
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The prohibition of cow slaughter is a directive principle of state policy under which article of the Constitution of India?

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Art 48

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25
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As per Schedule II of the NREGA, the minimum number of days within which the workers wages must be paid after due completion of tasks is?

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15 days

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26
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The process of grafting or transplanting organs or tissues between members of different species is called?

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Xenotransplantation

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27
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The World Elephant Day is celebrated on?

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August 12

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Name the nationwide campaign launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to protect elephants.

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Gaj Yatra

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29
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The Gaj Yatra Campaign is planned to cover?

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12 Elephant Range States

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30
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The Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary is located in?

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Virudhunagar and Madurai Districts of Tamil Nadu

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31
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Oriental White Backed Vulture and the Long Billed Vulture are endemic to?

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The Western Ghats

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32
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Nilgiri Langur and Nilgiri Tahr are present in which wildlife sanctuary?

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The Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu

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33
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The Connshing Syndrome is linked to the over productuon of?

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The Stress Hormone Cortisol

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34
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The Connshing Syndrome has been discovered as the new cause of?

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High Blood Pressure

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35
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Higher aerosol loading results in delayed but more rainfall in?

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Central and Northern India

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36
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The effect of higher aerosol loading on monsoon is researched by?

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IIT Kanpur

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37
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When aerosol particles are higher, the number of nucleation sites?

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Increases

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38
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Ghumura, an ancient folk dance, originated in which state?

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Odisha

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39
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______ was a a war dance of the Gods and Demons.

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Ghumura

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40
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______ in humans has a very high affinity for carbon monoxide, forming carboxyhemoglobin with it.

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Hemoglobin

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41
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_____ has higher affinity for Hemoglobin than oxygen.

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Carbon Monoxide

42
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List the countries bordering the Black Sea.

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Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine

43
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The Nitisara of Kamandaka, also known as the Kamandakiya-Nitisara, was composed during the?

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Guptan Age

44
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The Nitisara of Kamandaka was based on?

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Kautilya’s Arthashasthra

45
Q

IUCN’s Red Data Book classifies Celebes Macaque as?

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Critically Endangered

46
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List the countries which have signed but not yet ratified the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

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Argentina, Cuba, Haiti, Morocco, Mozambique, Switzerland and the USA

47
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List the countries through which the Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline runs?

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Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

48
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The Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline is also known as?

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TAPI Pipeline

49
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The TAPI Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline being developed by the?

A

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

50
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The TAPI Pipeline will transport _____ from Turkmenistan to India.

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Caspian Sea Natural Gas

51
Q

The Swadesh Darshan Scheme is being implemented by?

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The Ministry of Tourism

52
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The Swadesh Darshan Scheme is funded by?

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Completely funded by the Central Government

53
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Expand PRASAD

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Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spiritual Augmentation Drive

54
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Name the components of he Swadesh Darshan Scheme.

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PRASAD and Swadesh Darshan

55
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Name the scheme under which the government aims to provide LPG connections to BPL households in the country.

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PM Ujjwala Yojana

56
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Name the scheme which aims to replace unclean cooking fuels mostly used in rural India with the clean and more efficient LPG.

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Pm Ujjwala Yojana

57
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National Child Labour Project for Rehabilitation of Child Labour Scheme targets children in the age group?

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5-14 and adolescents

58
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Under which scheme was a survey of child labour engaged in hazardous occupations and processes conducted?

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National Child Labour Project for Rehabilitation of Child Labour Scheme

59
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Name the web portal and mobile application with an objective to enable willing donors to contribute towards the family of a braveheart who sacrificed his/her life in the line of duty.

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Bharat ke Veer

60
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Japanese Encephalitis is a viral disease spread through

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mosquito bites

61
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List the symptoms of Japanese Encephalitis that take 5 to 15 days to develop.

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fever, headache, vomiting, confusion and difficulty moving

62
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List the symptoms that develop later in Japanese Encephalitis.

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Swelling around the brain and coma

63
Q

Labour Disputes is mentioned under which list is the 8th Schedule of the Constitution?

A

Concurrent List

64
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The National Disaster Management Authority in India is chaired by?

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The Prime Minister

65
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Public Health and Sanitation falls under which list in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution?

A

State List

66
Q

In H1N1, H & N stand for?

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Haemogluttinin and Neuraminidase

67
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The H1N1 virus is a _____ virus.

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Orthomyxovirus

68
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_____ causes red blood cells to clump together and binds the H1N1 virus to the infected cell.

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Heamogluttinin

69
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Neuraminidase is a type of ______ enzyme.

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Glycoside Hydrolase

70
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______ helps to move the H1N1 virus particles through the infected cell and assist in budding from the host cells.

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Neuraminidase

71
Q

Art 233 of the Constitution deals with?

A

Appointment of District Judges

72
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Appointment, posting and promotion of District judges in any state shall be made by the?

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Governor of the State in consultation with the High Court

73
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A person shall be eligible to be appointed as a district judge if?

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he has been an advocate or a pleader for a minimum of 7 years and is recommended by the High Court

74
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Is India a signatory to the 1951 Convention on Refugees.

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No

75
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Is India a signatory to the 1967 Protocol on the Convention on Refugees.

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No.

76
Q

The Government fixes ceiling prices of all drugs under the?

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National List of Essential Medicines

77
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Price fixation of drugs is carried out by the?

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National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)

78
Q

List the countries from which 95% of global lithium is produced.

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Argentina, Australia, Chile and China.

79
Q

Only Electric Vehicles will be sold in India from?

A

2030

80
Q

Desert National Park is located in?

A

Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

81
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Where is India’s first museum on the Partition of India going to be opened?

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Amritsar, Punjab

82
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India’s first Railways Disaster Management Center is expected to come up near?

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Bengaluru by 2018

83
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The Railways Disaster Management Center will have a ______ for analyzing railway accidents.

A

Virtual Reality Centre

84
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World Wetlands Day is celebrated on?

A

February 2

85
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World Wetlands Day 2017 was celebrated at?

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Bhoj Wetlands, Bhopal

86
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The Theme of the World Wetlands Day 2017 is?

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Wetlands for Disaster Risk Reduction

87
Q

The Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in?

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to the west of Ahmedabad near Sanand Village in Gujarat

88
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Name the largest wetland bird sanctuary in Gujarat.

A

Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary

89
Q

Nal Sarovar was declared as a Ramsar Site on?

A

24th September 2012

90
Q

The Mrugavani National Park is located in?

A

Hyderabad, Telangana

91
Q

Production of _____ crops has outpaced the production of food grains consistently since 2012-13.

A

Horticulture

92
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The objective of the National Food Security Mission is to?

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increase production of rice, wheat and pulses only.

93
Q

Expand OPCW.

A

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

94
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The OPCW is headquartered in?

A

The Hague, Netherlands

95
Q

Which organisation was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013?

A

OPCW

96
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The ______ is an arms control treaty which outlaws the production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons and their precursors.

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Chemical Weapons Convention, Or, Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons

97
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The Chemical Weapons Convention is administered by the?

A

OPCW

98
Q

How many thematic circuits have been identified for development under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme?

A

13

99
Q

Name the device which has been encouraged for use in multidisease testing by the WHO.

A

Genexpert

100
Q

List the diseases which can be diagnosed by the Genexpert device.

A

Tuberculosis and HIV infections

101
Q

What is the equivalent size of the Genexpert device?

A

That of a microwave oven

102
Q

The Genexpert device can measure viral loads of?

A

Hepatitis C

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