Answer-(C) 2021Explanation:
NASA – ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR), an ambitious earth monitoring satellite, is a joint project between NASA and ISRO.
It is also likely to be the world’s most expensive earth image satellite.
2) The theme of 2017 World Yoga Day (21st June) is ______________.
(A) Yoga for Health
(B) Connect the Youth
(C) Yoga for All
(D) Spread the Yoga to World
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Answer-(A) Yoga for HealthExplanation:
Mysuru is the Yoga Capital of the world.
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his UN address suggested the date of 21 June, as it is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere
Summer solstice – (June 21) the longest day in Northern Hemisphere.
Winter solstice – (December 21) the Shortest period of daylight and the longest night in Northern Hemisphere.
3) Who is the author of the novel ‘Lajja’ (1993)?
(A) Humayun Ahmed
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) Taslima Nasreen
(D) Nilima Ibrahim
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Answer-(C) Taslima NasreenExplanation:
The Bangladesh author who has been in exile since 1994 after receiving death threats from Islamic groups.
Now a citizen of Sweden, Taslima Nasreen’s visa was extended for a year by the Indian Home Ministry.
‘Lajja’ (Shame) is a response of Taslima Nasrin to anti-Hindu riots that erupted in parts of Bangladesh, soon after the demolition of Babri Masjid in India on 6 December 1992.
The book was first published in 1993 in Bengali and was subsequently banned in Bangladesh.
4) Who among the following is a current Indian Judge on the bench of the International Court of Justice?
(A) Nagendra Singh
(B) Raghunandan Pathak
(C) Benegal Narsing Rau
(D) Dalveer Bhandari
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Answer-(D) Dalveer BhandariExplanation:
His nine year terms in ICJ comes to an end on February 5, 2018.
India has renomiated him as ICJ judge for second term.
ICJ is based in The Hague, Netherlands.
ICJ is composed of 15 judge elected to 9 years term.
Nagendra Singh (1985 to 1988), Raghunandan Pathak (1989-1991) & Dalveer Bhandari (current sitting judge of ICJ) are the three judge from India to have been on the ICJ.
5) Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam Technical University is situated in __________.
(A) Varanasi
(B) Lucknow
(C) Gandhi Nagar
(D) Ahmedabad
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Answer-(B) LucknowExplanation:
Prime Minister inaugurates the newly-constructed campus of Dr. A,P.J Abdul Kalam Technical University.
6) India has been allowing ___________ percentage of FDI in defence sector.
(A) 25
(B) 50
(C) 75
(D) 100
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Answer-(D) 100
7) Which Article grants Protection against Punitive & Preventive Detection?
(A) Article 14, Part III
(B) Article 17, Part III
(C) Article 21, Part III
(D) Article 22, Part III
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Answer-(D) Article 22, Part III
8) Which shipyard builds the first Indigenous ‘Floating Dock’ (FDN-1)?
(A) L&T shipyard, Kattupalli
(B) Chennai port trust, Ennore
(C) Essar port limited, Visakhapatnam
(D) Mumbai port trust, Mumbai
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Answer-(A) L&T shipyard, Kattupalli
9) Who headed the committee that was constituted in May 2016 to review the Fiscal Responsibility Budget Management Act, 2003?
(A) S.S. Mudra
(B) Nachiket Mor
(C) N. K. Singh
(D) Urjit Patel
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Answer-(C) N.K. SinghExplanation:
N.K Singh submits report on FRBM Act in January, 2017.
10) Which scheme provides for minimum basic infrastructure facilities to all village panchayat habitations with ‘Habitation’ as the unit of development?
(A) AMMA scheme
(B) THAI scheme
(C) Periyar Ninaivu Samathuvapuram
(D) All of the above
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Answer-(B) THAI schemeExplanation:
Tamil Nadu Habitations Improvement (THAI) was introduced in 2011-2012.
11) Which Indian state organises its first ever State Olympics games ?
(A) Assam
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) West Bengal
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Answer-(B) Himachal PradeshExplanation:
It began its Olympic torch on June 17 in Shimla.
The event will be held from June 22 to 25 across 11 disciplines viz, hockey, athletics, boxing etc.
WWE Wrestling star Dalip Singh Rana (The Great Khali) to inaugurate the Himachal Pradesh Olympic games.
12) The _________ line is the international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
(A) McMohan line
(B) Durand line
(C) Radcliff line
(D) Radoliff line
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Answer-(B) Durand lineExplanation:
It was established in 1896 under Durand line agreement,1893.
Pakistan has now began building a fence along its border with Afghanistan to improve security, a move that angered Kabul.
13) The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 has come into effect from __________.
(A) January 1, 2011
(B) March 31, 2011
(C) May 1, 2011
(D) May 31, 2011
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Answer-(C) May 1, 2011Explanation:
NGOs, that receive foreign grants, are required to get a FCRA license & file 5 annual return forms from 2010-2011 to 2014-2015.
However, so fae only 8,267 NGOs have filed such returns for all the five years.
The Home Ministry is examining what action it could take against the remaining 10,256 NGOs that have still not filled all the returns
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