1) India and South Korea have signed a pact for developing _______ on 14th April 2016.
a. Ports
b. Roads
c. Inland waterways
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Ports
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India and South Korea have signed an MoU for cooperation and mutual assistance in the development of ports. This MoU was signed during the Maritime India Summit 2016. MoU is for cooperation and mutual assistance between India and Korea in port related issues - - MoU is expected to facilitate development of ports, port related industries and maritime relationship
- Cooperation will be enhanced in the tasks of sharing of technology, experiences and relationships in the maritime sector
- MIS is a maiden flagship initiative of the Shipping Ministry; it seeks to provide a unique platform for participants
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2) Which Indian boxer has been selected as one of the 8 ambassadors for the World Championships by the International Boxing Association?
a. MC Mary Kom
b. Shiva Thapa
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
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ANSWER: MC Mary Kom
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Indian lady boxer MC Mary Kom has added an honour to her list of accolades as she becomes one of 8 ambassadors for the upcoming World Championships by the AIBA. She has 5 World Championship gold medals to her credit. - Mary Kom is also a bronze medalist of the 2012 London Olympics
- AIBA has dubbed her Magnificent Mary for her outstanding performance
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3) 125th birth anniversary of ___________ was celebrated at UN HQ on 14th April with the release of _________ programme alongside?
a. Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Swachch Bharat Abhiyan
b. BR Ambedkar, Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan
c. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Garibi Hatao Sangram
d. Bipin Chandra Pal, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
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ANSWER: BR Ambedkar, Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan
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Diplomats, senior officials from the United Nations, government officials from India and students gathered at a special event to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar at the UN headquarters in New York on April 14, 2016. - This is the first such commemoration at UN HQ
- Panellists included Stan Kachnowsky from Colombia University, Anupama Rao, an associate professor at Colombia University, and Christopher Queen, a lecturer Harvard University.
- The Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday programme is being launched as a tribute to Ambedkar and will include public welfare schemes for the upliftment of common man and poor people.
- This Abhiyan is being observed all over the country with national launching by PM Modi from Mhow in MP.
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4) CDC has confirmed a link between birth defects and which virus?
a. Avian
b. SARs
c. Middle East
d. Zika
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ANSWER: Zika
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Mosquito borne Zika virus causes birth defects including a syndrome where babies are born with exceptionally small heads called microcephaly. Scientists at the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention have found Zika virus is the cause of microcephaly and other severe detail brain defects. - Study marks a turning point in the Zika virus because till now there was no single piece of evidence that offered conclusive proof
- Zika virus was first identified in Uganda in 1947
- Symptoms have been mild including fever, joint pain and rashes.
- Zika was first identified in Brazil in early 2015; the country confirmed 907 cases of microcephaly.
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5) China and Pakistan have begun their fifth joint air exercise called ____________.
a. Shaheen 2
b. Shaheen 3
c. Shaheen 4
d. Shaheen 5
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ANSWER: Shaheen 5
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Pakistan and China on April 14, 2016 began their fifth joint air exercise, Shaheen-V, at an operational base in Pakistan - “A contingent of People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) comprising combat pilots, air defence controllers and technical ground crew and a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) contingent are participating in the exercises,” a PAF spokesman told the press.
- Last exercise Shaheen 4 was conducted in Beijing in October 2015
- PAF has regularly participated in several air force exercises including US Air Force, Italian Air Force, Turkish Air Force and other allied nations.
- Partnership will boost the CPEC as well as joint infrastructure development.
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