Question 1.
Which of the following statements about the ANGANWADIs is/are correct?
- Anganwadis is a type of rural child care started in 1995 under the Mid Day Meal Scheme to combat hunger and malnutrition.
- Anganwadi provides basic health care in Indian villages that includes contraceptive counselling and supply, nutrition education and supplementation, as well as pre-school activities.
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Question 2.
Which of the following statements about the Quad is/are correct?
- Quad was formed in the year 2011, following cooperation after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster.
- Quad is the group of four countries – India, Japan, Australia and Indonesia – standing for a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.
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Question 3.
Which of the following statements about the PM Fasal Beema Yojana is correct?
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Question 4.
This week ‘Ease of Doing Agri-Business’ Index was in news. Which of the following statements about the proposed index is/are incorrect?
- The ‘Ease of doing agri-business’ index will be published by the NITI Aayog.
- The ranks will be based on six equal weighted parameters that include – marketing reforms, reducing the costs of inputs, governance and land reforms, risk mitigation, increasing production and productivity and investment in agriculture.
- The index will compete with Ministry of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing and Farm Friendly Reforms Index.
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Question 5.
Which of the following statements about the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement is/are correct?
- RCEPA is a proposed trade pact being negotiated between 16 countries.
- It comprises of 45% of global GDP, 30% global trade, 26% FDI and 30% of the global population.
- The implementation of RCEPA deal has been deferred to 2019.
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Question 6.
Which of the following statements about the GSAT 29 which was recently launched is correct?
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Question 7.
Which of the following statements about Tiger Conservation in India is/are correct?
- India is home to close to 70% tigers of the world.
- From 2006 onwards, the population of tigers in the country is on a steady increase.
- Karnataka has the largest number of tigers in the country.
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Question 8.
Which of the following statements about hunger in India is/are correct?
- India has been ranked 103rdin the list of 119 countries in Global Hunger Index 2018.
- 38.4% of Indian children are stunted and 35.7% are underweight against global average of 22.9% and 13.5%.
- The National Nutrition Mission of 2012 intends to reduce the stunting from 38.4% to 25% by the year 2022.
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Question 9.
Recently, in Denmark, an ice age crater was discovered beneath Greenland Glacier. Which of the following best describes the onset of period of Pleistocene period?
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Question 10.
Which of the following is the closest single star to the sun?
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Question 11.
Sakhi Mandals and Rani Mistry was one of the best practices in helping this state become Open Defecation Free. Which of the following states developed the practice of Sakhi Mandals and Rani Mistry?
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Question 12.
Which of the following denominations of electoral bonds recorded the highest sale during 10-day window of October?
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Question 13.
Which of the following statements about the recent CBI controversy is/are correct?
- Following CBI controversy, the Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal withrew the General Consent granted to the CBI.
- With withdrawal of the General Consent, the CBI will have to withdraw from the already instituted cases in the state under CBI investigation.
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Question 14.
Which of the cyclones have been correctly matched with their oceans?
- Yutu – Pacific
- Gaza – Indian Ocean
- Harvey – Pacific Ocean
- Daye – Indian Ocean
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Question 15.
Recently, the state of Kerala declared which of the following species of butterfly as the State Butterfly of Kerala?
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Question 16.
Consider the following information about X:
- X is a public sector enterprise.
- X has annual net profit of over Rs. 2500 crore.
- X has net worth of Rs. 10,000 crore or more.
- X has annual turn over of more than Rs. 25000 crore.
Based on the above information, which of the following Ratna Satus can be accorded to the company X?
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Question 17.
This week the country observed the Constitutional Day. On which of the following days is the Constitution Day observed?
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Question 18.
Which of the following statements about the Kartarpur Corridor is/are correct which was in news recently?
- Kartarpur corridor will connect the Golden Temple in Amritsar to Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan.
- The Gurudwara Darbar Sahib was the established by Guru Nanak Dev ji and is located on the banks of River Satluj.
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Question 19.
Which of the following statements about the Gender Wage Gap Report 2018 is/are correct?
- The Global Gender Wage Gap Report is publsihed by the World Bank.
- As per the report, women in India are paid 34% less than men which is more than global average of 16% on hourly basis.
- The gender wage gap has remained unchanged at 20% from 2016 to 2017.
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Question 20.
In which of the following Indian States would you find the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve?
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