Answer-(A) 1, 2 and 3Explanation:
Three Americans won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries about the body's daily rhythms/ Biological clock.
It opening up whole new fields of research and raising awareness about the importance of getting proper sleep.
The work was done using fruit flies.
Circadian dysfunction has been linked to sleep disorders, as well as depression, bipolar disorder, cognitive function, memory formation and some neurological diseases.
2) President Ram Nath Kovind appoints 5-member commission headed by ___________ to examine sub-categorisation of OBCs.
(A) J K Bajaj
(B) G Rohini
(C) Ramalinga Raju
(D) J S Khehar
Show Answer
Answer-(B) G RohiniExplanation:
President appointed a five-member Commission headed by Delhi High Court's former Chief Justice G Rohini to examine subcategorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) under Article 340 of the Constitution.
This decision has been taken to ensure more backward among the OBC communities to avail the benefits of reservation.
The commission has been established under Article 340 of Constitution under which Mandal commission had recommended 27% reservation for socially and educationally backward classes, was appointed.
The Mandal Commission was established in India in 1979 by the Janata Party government under Prime Minister Morarji Desai with a mandate to "identify the socially or educationally backward.
3) Sikh criminal lawyer __________ was elected the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party.
(A) Ravindra Bhalla
(B) Harmeet Dhillon
(C) Jagmeet Singh
(D) Herman Singh
Show Answer
Answer-(C) Jagmeet SinghExplanation:
He becoming the first non-white politician to head a major party in the country.
4) Government had launched SECURE Himalaya, a six-year project to ensure conservation of locally and globally significant biodiversity, land and forest resources in high Himalayan ecosystem spread over ____________states.
(A) Three
(B) Four
(C) Five
(D) Six
Show Answer
Answer-(B) FourExplanation:
Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Sikkim.
The key focus areas of the project is protection of snow leopard and other endangered species and their habitats and also securing livelihoods of of people in region and enhancing enforcement to reduce wildlife crime.
To curb illegal trade in some medicinal and aromatic plants which are among most threatened species in these landscapes.
5) The Global Wildlife Programme (GWP) Conference was recently held in _______.
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) New Delhi
(D) Chandigarh
Show Answer
Answer-(C) New DelhiExplanation:
It was jointly hosted by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), World Bank and United Nations Development Programme.
Theme of the Conference was – “Peoples’ participation in wildlife conservation”.
6) Government unveils ________ National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017-2031.
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) Fourth
Show Answer
Answer-(C) ThirdExplanation:
The plan was unveiled by Environment Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on inaugural day of Global Wildlife Programme (GWP) conference.
It is third action plan after first released in 1983 to 2001 and second from 2002 to 2016, that had protected area-centric approach to wildlife conservation.
The key focus areas of this plan includes integration of climate change into wildlife planning, conservation of coastal and marine ecosystem, mitigation of human-wildlife conflict, focus on wildlife health among others.
7) Which of the following was declared as cleanest iconic place in country under Swachhta Hi Seva (cleanliness is service) programme?
(A) Taj Mahal
(B) Golden Temple
(C) Tirupathi temple
(D) Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple
Show Answer
Answer-(D) Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple
8) Who was conferred Swacchhata awards for promoting efforts to clean public places by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs?
(A) Delhi Municipal Corporation
(B) My Delhi Keep It Clean (Delhi-based Facebook citizen group)
(C) Kasturba Gandhi Balika Awasiya Vidyalaya, Ambikar.
(D) Swacch Ambikapur Sahakari Samiti
Show Answer
Answer-(B) My Delhi Keep It Clean (Delhi-based Facebook citizen group)Explanation:
On October 2, 2017, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs conferred Swacchhata awards on those who contributed towards the Clean India objective in urban areas.
20 individuals and agencies in seven categories were felicitated with these awards.
Winners of Swacchhata Awards:
i. Delhi-based Facebook citizen group — ‘My Delhi Keep It Clean’ – was awarded for promoting efforts to clean public places.
ii. Fertiliser Cooperative KRIBHCO was conferred the Swacchata Award for marketing of compost made from municipal solid waste.
iii .In schools and colleges category, award was given to Kasturba Gandhi Balika Awasiya Vidyalaya, Ambikar.
iv .In self-help group category, Swacch Ambikapur Sahakari Samiti was chosen for the award for women empowerment and livelihood generation by converting garbage into wealth.
v .In the category of religious institutions, Pemayangste Monastery in Sikkim was felicitated for being a Zero-waste institution.
9) Female assistant referee to be seen in _______World Cup for the first time.
(A) FIFA U-17, India
(B) FIFA 2018, Russia
(C) FIFA 2022, Qatar
(D) FIFA U-20, South Korea
Show Answer
Answer-(A) FIFA U-17, IndiaExplanation:
For the first time in a FIFA men’s competition.
The FIFA U-17 World Cup is to be played in six Indian cities from 6th October to 28th October, 2017.
No comments:
Post a Comment