Answer-(B) Senior CitizensExplanation:
The population of senior citizens in our country was approximately 10.5 crore, which was about 8.5% of our total population.
The average life expectancy has increased in recent decades due to improvement in health services and other reasons.
It is estimated that by the year 2050, the number of senior citizens will be approximately 19% of our total population.
2) World Postal Day celebrated on ____________.
(A) October 6
(B) October 7
(C) October 8
(D) October 9
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Answer-(D) October 9Explanation:
The postal department is celebrating the National Postal Week from October 9 to 14.
They will launch a special product International Tracked Packet (ITP), at the head post office here, through which customers can send shipments to the Asia-Pacific region countries with additional facilities.
World Postal Day is celebrated on October 9 every year to mark the anniversary of the creation of Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874.
The National Postal Week celebrations will bring awareness about India Post's role in the everyday lives of people and businesses, as well as its contributions to social and economic development of the country.
3) Which economist won 2017 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences?
(A) Richard H. Thaler
(B) Raghuram Rajan
(C) Bengt Holmstrom
(D) Oliver Hart
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Answer-(A) Richard H. ThalerExplanation:
American economist Richard H. Thaler has won 2017 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to behavioural economics.
He will receive 9-million-kronor ($1.1-million) prize.
4) Government launched Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) to accelerate full immunization coverage to more than 90% by ___________.
(A) December 2018
(B) December 2019
(C) December 2020
(D) December 2022
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Answer-(A) December 2018Explanation:
IMI programme aims at reducing maternal and child mortality by reaching out to each and every child under two years of age and all pregnant women who have been left uncovered under routine immunisation programme.
Its focus is on improving immunization coverage in select districts and cities ensure full immunization to more than 90% by December 2018.
IMI will provide greater focus on urban areas and other pockets of low immunization coverage.
IMI drive will be spread over 7 working days starting from 7th of every month.
5) VAJRA Faculty Scheme launched by ______________.
(A) Department of Atomic Energy
(B) Department of Science and Technology
(C) Department of Space Research
(D) Department of Transport
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Answer-(B) Department of Science and TechnologyExplanation:
The Union Ministry of Science and Technology’s Visiting Advanced Joint Research (VAJRA) Faculty Scheme has received 260 applications from foreign scientists of whom 70 will be shortlisted.
The scheme is meant to attract top international talent to country’s research and development (R&D) ecosystem.
The applicants will be screened now and the shortlisted scientists will begin work by December 2017.
The pilot project of the scheme was launched by Department of Science and Technology (DST) in May 2017. The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), a statutory body of DST is implementing the scheme. It intends to select 1,000 scientists every year.
6) Which state government launch ‘Solar Brief’ to provide electricity in remote areas?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Gujarat
(D) Madhya Pradesh
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Answer-(B) UttarakhandExplanation:
This initiative aims to provide electricity to far flung areas in Uttarakhand.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has stated that around 47 villages and 1,40,000 families in Uttarakhand do not have access to electricity.
Moreover there are 60 villages in the state where electrification has not yet been done due to the difficult terrain.
In such situation, using off-grid electricity through solar briefcase is a good option.
7) President Ram Nath Kovind launched Mata Amritanandamayi Math (MAM)’s, ‘Jivamritam’ filtration system aim to provide ___________.
(A) Clean Toilets
(B) Healthy Food
(C) Clean Drinking Water
(D) Cow to Formers
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Answer-(C) Clean Drinking WaterExplanation:
President Ram Nath Kovind launched Mata Amritanandamayi Math (MAM)’s, ‘Jivamritam’ filtration system, a clean water initiative, in Vallikkavu, Kollam district of Kerala.
‘Jivamritam’ filtration system aims at providing filtration for clean drinking water to 1 crore villagers. The first phase of this project is to install ‘Jivamritam’ filtration systems for clean drinking water in 5,000 villages all over India.
8) UGC panel recommended that, words such as ‘Hindu’ and ‘Muslim’ in names of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), should be dropped. Who was the chairman of the panel?
(A) V.S.Chauhan
(B) A.C.Moideen
(C) Krishan Kant Paul
(D) Himanta Biswa Sarma
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Answer-(A) V.S.ChauhanExplanation:
This UGC panel was formed to investigate alleged irregularities in 10 central universities.
The recommendations made by the UGC panel state that, centrally funded universities are secular institutions, but such words related to religion in their names do not reflect their secular character.
Hence, the universities can be simply called Aligarh University and Banaras University or be renamed after their founders.
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