1). India's apex medical research body along with other leading groups will adopt UN health agency's recommendations to register and publicly disclose results of all clinical trials they fund or support. The Name of the Indian medical research body is
a) ICNR
b) ICJR
c) ICMR
d) ICVR
e) ICMW
Answer: c)
Explanation: India's apex medical research body along with other leading groups will adopt UN health agency's recommendations to register and publicly disclose results of all clinical trials they fund or support. The Indian Council of Medical Research, the Norwegian Research Council, the UK Medical Research Council, Medecins Sans Frontieres and Epicentre, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, Institut Pasteur, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust agreed to develop and implement policies within the next 12 months that require all trials they fund, co-fund, sponsor or support to be registered in a publicly-available registry.
2). Which committee has been constituted to prepare guidelines for desiltation of river Ganga from Bhimgauda (Uttarakhand) to Farakka (West Bengal), submitted its report to Ministry of Water Resources?
a) Lodha Committee
b) Kumar Committee
c) Vanhan Committee
d) Chitale committee
e) Joshi Pasu committee
Answer: d)
Explanation: Chitale committee constituted to prepare guidelines for desiltation of river Ganga from Bhimgauda (Uttarakhand) to Farakka (West Bengal), submitted its report to Ministry of Water Resources. The committee in its report has recommended a slew of measures like a study of reach wise sediment transport processes along with establishing annual sediment budgets to guide de-silting activities.
3). According to Haryana State government, which of the following Bird Sanctuary would be developed as a beautiful tourist destination?
a) Nelapattu
b) Uppalapadu
c) Bankapura
d) Bhindawas
e) Ranganathittu
Answer: d)
Explanation: Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal has said that the Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary in Jhajjar, a heaven for the migratory birds, would be developed as a beautiful tourist destination. Mr Manohar Lal, accompanied by Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Om Parkash Dhankar, announced this after visiting the lake, Prakritik Chetna Kendra, and the watch-tower set up in the Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary in Jhajjar.
4). Which of the following has banned open defecation and dumping of waste on the floodplains of the Yamuna?
a) MGT
b) NGT
c) NGW
d) FDW
e) NEW
Answer: b)
Explanation: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned open defecation and dumping of waste on the floodplains of the Yamuna. An environment compensation of Rs. 5,000 should be paid by those who violated the order. NGT also constituted a committee headed by Delhi Jal Board CEO to oversee the execution of work pertaining to cleaning of the river.
5). Which of the following State governments will soon be launching a water grid project on a fast track with an estimated cost of 8,000 crore rupees to provide safe drinking water in areas vulnerable to kidney disorders?
a) Assam
b) Rajasthan
c) Kerala
d) Andhra Pradesh
e) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: d)
Explanation: Andhra Pradesh government will soon be launching a water grid project on a fast track with an estimated cost of 8,000 crore rupees to provide safe drinking water in areas vulnerable to kidney disorders like Srikakulam and Prakasam districts. This was stated by Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister Nara Lokesh in Amaravati. Speaking after launching state-level call centre named “Jalavani” along with Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu at the latter’s residence at Undavalli, Mr Lokesh said the project aims to install water plants and supply safe water to the needy and that the grid would become a reality within a year.
6). Start up India Summit to be held in which of the following Cities?
a) Dubai
b) Abu Dahbi
c) Berlin
d) Madrid
e) Warsaw
Answer: a)
Explanation: CGI (Consulate General of India) Dubai and Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi in partnership with iSPIRIT, a nonprofit think tank will host a two-day “Start-up India Summit” in UAE on 23rd and 24th of May 2017. This is the first such “Start-Up Summit” being held in the UAE. The aim is to provide a shared platform for the Start-up ecosystem in both India and UAE for greater collaboration, exchange ideas, interact with academia, investors and industry.
7). The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released a two-part book series written by the eminent agricultural scientist Dr. M.S. Swaminathan. The series is titled
a) M.S. Swaminathan: The Brilliant for a world without hunger
b) M.S. Swaminathan: The famous for a world without hunger
c) M.S. Swaminathan: The Quest for a world without hunger
d) M.S. Swaminathan: The Genius for a world without hunger
e) M.S. Swaminathan: The Quest for a world without Poor
Answer: c)
Explanation: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released a two-part book series written by the eminent agricultural scientist Dr. M.S. Swaminathan. The series is titled – M.S. Swaminathan: The Quest for a world without hunger. Dr. M S Swaminathan is known as the Father of the Green Revolution in India for his leadership and success in introducing and further developing high-yielding varieties of wheat in India. He is the founder and Chairman of the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai. The Indian Government has honored him with its prestigious national decorations like Padma Shri and Padma Bhusan and he has been the recipient of numerous awards and prizes and medals from all over the world.
8). Which of the following Country’s government declared a new law making a series of childhood vaccinations a condition of school inscription in a move triggered by a spike in measles cases?
a) Iran
b) Iraq
c) Israel
d) Italy
e) Island
Answer: d)
Explanation: Italy's government declared a new law making a series of childhood vaccinations a condition of school inscription in a move triggered by a spike in measles cases. Speaking after a cabinet meeting approved the legislative decree, Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said the move will "make compulsory certain vaccinations that until now were simply recommended. Vaccinations covering 12 common diseases will be required to register children for state childcare and elementary school up to the age of six. Parents will be liable for fines if their children are not vaccinated. Lorenzin pushed for change after the number of measles cases tripled, largely because of children not being vaccinated.
9). Who among the following will be the CEO of Paytm payments bank?
a) Mary T. Barra
b) Dinesh Kumar Sarraf
c) Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar
d) Sudhir Gupta
e) Renu Satti
Answer: e)
Explanation: Paytm has announced its long-time executive and vice president Renu Satti will be the CEO of its Paytm payments bank. India's leading digital wallet player Paytm has recently received the final licence from the Reserve Bank of India for its payments bank entity.
10). Who among the following takes over as Coffee Board Chairman?
a) Jens Stoltenberg
b) Vinod Rai
c) Ashish Chauhan
d) Rajeev Suri
e) M S Boje Gowda
Answer: e)
Explanation: M S Boje Gowda, a third generation planter from the country's key coffee growing region of Chikmagalur, took over as the Coffee Board Chairman after a gap of almost 70 years. Gowda became the first grower to assume
11). PN Pradhan has been appointed as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations). PN Pradhan is a
a) Naval Vice Admiral
b) Army Major
c) Army General
d) Army Lieutenant Colonel
e) Air Marshal
Answer: e)
Explanation: Air Marshal PN Pradhan has been appointed as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations). ntegrated Defence Staff was created in 2001 following the recommendation of GoM which was set up after the Kargil war to review India’s defence management. IDS was established to ensure a high degree of synergy between the Armed forces. IDS works towards integration of policies, war fighting and procurement by employing best management practices.
12).The Indian Men’s compound archery team has managed to win gold after defeating Columbia in the archery World Cup stage 1 championships. This was held in which of the following Cities?
a) Beirut
b) Manama
c) Shanghai
d) Doha
e) Tehran
Answer: c)
Explanation: The Indian Men’s compound archery team has managed to win gold after defeating Columbia 226-221 in the archery World Cup stage 1 championships held in Shanghai, China. Indian archery team were represented by Abhishek Verma, Chinna Raju Srither and Amanjeet Singh. The Colombian team comprised Camilo Andres Cardona, Jose Carlos Ospina and Daniel Munoz. India beat USA in the semifinal and edged out Iran in the quarterfinals. The team also defeated Vietnam in the first round.
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