Answer-(B) September 28Explanation:
The 2017 theme of the day is ‘Connecting Ships, Ports and People’.
2) ____________Committee Recommendations to deal with hate speech on internet.
(A) R.M Lodha
(B) T.K Viswanathan
(C) K. Santhanam
(D) J. S khehar
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Answer-(B) T.K ViswanathanExplanation:
An expert committee headed by former Lok Sabha secretary general TK Viswanathan to deal with cybercrimes especially online hate speech has submitted its report to Union Home Ministry.
The committee was formed after Supreme Court struck down Section 66 A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 in Shreya Singhal vs. Union of India.
Section 66 A of IT Act was added to criminalize sending of offensive messages through a computer or other communication devices.
The committee has recommended appointing cybercrime coordinators in all states and establishing cybercrime cells in each district.
They will deal with those fomenting trouble or spreading hate against anybody on rounds of religion, race, caste or community, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, language, place of birth or residence, disability or tribe through any means of communication.
3) According to recently released Sample Registration Bulletin (SRS) India’s Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in 2016 is __________.
(A) 37/1000
(B) 36/1000
(C) 35/1000
(D) 34/1000
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Answer-(D) 34/1000Explanation:
According to recently released Sample Registration Bulletin (SRS), India has registered a significant decline of 8% in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in 2016.
IMR in India has declined by three points from 37 per 1000 live births in 2015 to 34 per 1000 live births in 2016.
Infant mortality rate (IMR) is the number of deaths per 1,000 live births of children under one year of age.
4) 3rd India International Science Festival to be held in __________.
(A) New Delhi
(B) Mumbai
(C) Kolkata
(D) Chennai
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Answer-(D) Chennai
The third India International Science Festival (IISF-2017) will be held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu from October 13-16, 2017.
It will be organised by Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA).
5) The International Translation Day was observed by United Nations for first time on __________.
(A) September 27
(B) September 28
(C) September 29
(D) September 30
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Answer-(D) September 30
6) State-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) has announced that it will procure 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs) from ____________.
(A) Tata Motors
(B) Ashok Leyland
(C) Hindustan Motors
(D) Volkswagen
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Answer-(A) Tata MotorsExplanation:
EESL had selected Tata Motors through international competitive bidding for this procurement. Other companies, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) and Nissan had also participated in the tender.
7) NITI Aayog to host Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017 in _______.
(A) Chennai
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Mysore
(D) Gandhi Nagar
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Answer-(B) HyderabadExplanation:
The theme for this year is “Women First, Prosperity for All” to celebrate entrepreneurship in all its strength, diversity and entirety.
This is the first time GES is being held in South Asia.
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