Q1) Consider the following statements :
A) The 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held in Ujjain from
January 21 to 23.
A) The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas commemorates the return
of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to Mumbai on 9 January 1915
Options:
1) Both are correct
2) None is correct
3) A is correct
4) B is correct
Theme of the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is “Role of Indian Diaspora in building a New India”.
Established in 2000, it is sponsored by the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), the Confederation of Indian Industries and the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.
Q2) Consider the following statements :
A) Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have used
mass spectrometry to detect paraffin oil contamination in coconut oil
samples.
B) Hydrocarbons tend to lose or gain electrons to form atoms.
Options:
1) Both are correct
2) None is correct
3) A is correct
4) B is correct
Q3) Consider the following statements :.
A) A twisted “knot” of DNA known as i-motif has been seen inside the nucleus of a living cell for the first time.
B) The i-motif is uni-stranded.
Options:
1) Both are correct
2) None is correct
3) A is correct
4) B is correct
Q4) Consider the following statements :
A) Mercury is named after the Roman deity Mercury, the messenger of the
gods.
B) The Mercury’s crust is as thin as 16 miles (nearly 25 km).
C) Mercury’s core takes up 60% of its volume, while Earth’s core takes up
only 15%.
Options:
1) A & C are correct
2) B & C are correct
3) A & B are correct
4) All are correct
Q5) Consider the following statements :
A) Even after launching Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) and Intensified Mission
Indradhanush, 15% children are not immunized at all.
B) Under Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI), the govt has set a target ensure full
immunization to more than 90% by December 2018.
C) The government has identified 115 high-focus districts in 28 States that have the highest
number of partially-immunised and un-immunised children.
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & B are correct
3) A & C are correct
4) B & C are correct
Q6) Consider the following statements is right about RABIES ?
A) WHO Wants to eliminate rabies by 2030
B) Rabies is caused by bite of only dog
C) Rabies is caused by a bacteria
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & B are correct
3) B & C are correct
4) Only A is correct
Eight of the 11 countries in the South East Asian region account for around 45% of the world’s rabies burden. Thailand has set a target of achieving zero rabies deaths by 2020
Lyssa virus causes rabies America – bats major
Q7) Which is the marked location that is considered as the most plasticpolluted
place in the world
Options:
1) Guam Island
2) Henderson Island
3) Tuvalu
4) Cook island
Q8) According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) global air pollution database
released in Geneva, choose the correct statements:
A) India has 14 out of the 15 most polluted cities in the world in terms of PM 2.5
concentrations.
B) PM2.5 is less dangerous than PM10.
C) More than 90% of air pollution-related deaths occur in high income countries
Options
1) A & B are correct
2) All are correct
3) A & C are correct
4) Only A is correct
Q9) According to Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandan Yojana (PMVVY) , choose the correct
statements :
A) The investment limit has been raised from Rs 7.5 lakhs to Rs 15 lakhs.
B) The PMVVY is a senior citizen pension scheme aged 60 years and above.
C) It is being implemented through Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
Options:
1) Only A is correct
2) A & C are correct
3) All are correct
4) B & C are correct
Q10) Consider the following statements :
A) Under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) new AIIMS are
established and Government medical colleges are upgraded.
B) PMSSY is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS)
Options:
1) Both are correct
2) None is correct
3) A is correct
4) B is correct
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