1) INS Vishwakarma is a -
a. Attack submarine
b. Research and survey vessels
c. Shipwright School
d. Destroyers
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ANSWER: Shipwright School
Explanation:
- INS Vishwakarma is the Shipwright School and a premier training establishment of the Indian Navy, will be commissioned by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral R.K. Dhowan.
- Shipwright School (SWS) was established at INS Shivaji in 1941 for training shipwright artificers of Indian Navy and was subsequently shifted to Naval Barracks, Mumbai (now INS Angre) in 1943.
- It was shifted to the present premises at Visakhapatnam in 1981 as a dedicated training establishment with independent facilities for training of shipwright apprentices.
- In keeping with the Navy’s thrust towards indigenisation and ‘Make in India’ the role of the Shipwright School has assumed greater significance today in honing our warship and submarine design.
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2) Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)?
1. FTII is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Culture.
2. It is based in Pune.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 2
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- The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and aided by the Central Government of India.
- It is situated on the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Film Company in Pune.
- FTII is a member of the International Liaison Centre of Schools of Cinema and Television (CILECT), an organisation of the world's leading schools of film and television founded in Cannes in 1955.
- Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has appointed actor Satish Shah, producer B P Singh and film critic Bhawana Somaaya as members on the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) society to replace veteran director Jahnu Barua, actor Pallavi Joshi and cinematographer Santosh Sivan who had earlier resigned in protest.
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3) Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Panchayat Yuva Krida aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA) has replaced Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA)
2. Under the scheme, a sports complex in each block of the country will be construced.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 2
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- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA), a centrally sponsored scheme, was launched on 21.2.2014 in place of erstwhile Panchayat Yuva Krida aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA).
- Under the revised RGKA scheme, construction of a sports complex in each block of the country both for outdoor and indoor sports disciplines on land measuring about six - seven acres at a Total cost of Rs. 1.60 crore (Rs. 80 lakh each for outdoor playfield and indoor sports hall) will be undertaken.
- There is also provision of Rs. 15 lakh for sports equipment and Rs. 1.5 lakh for furniture to be provided by Department of Sports.
Further, following sports competitions at block, district, state and national levels are conducted under Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan:
(i) Rural Sports Competitions
(ii) Sports Competitions exclusively for Women
(iii) North East Games
(iv) Sports Competitions for Left Wing Extremism (LWE) Affected Areas
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4) Which of the following personality is associated with establishment of a night school for agriculturist and labourers?
a. Jyotirao Phule
b. Savitri Bai Phule
c. Dhondo Keshav Karve
d. Dadabhai Naoroji
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ANSWER: Savitri Bai Phule
Explanation:
- Savitribai Jyotirao Phule was an Indian social reformer and poet.
- Along with her husband, Jyotirao Phule, she played an important role in improving women's rights in India during British rule.
-The couple founded the first women's school at Bhide Wada in Pune in 1848.
- She also worked to abolish discrimination and unfair treatment of people based on caste and gender.
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5) Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. India and Bangladesh signed the standard operating procedure (SOP) to operationalize the Agreement on Coastal Shipping.
2.The SOP contains provisions which stipulate that India and Bangladesh shall render same treatment to the other country's vessels.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 2
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Advantages of the Agreement:
1. It would enable the movement of cargo to the North East through coastal shipping upto Chittagong and thereafter by road/inland waterways.
2. Overall transportation cost to Bangladesh will get reduced.
3. Enhanced throughput as a result of Indo-Bangladesh coastal trade.
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6) Which of the following statements is/are correct about WADA?
1. WADA publishes an annual List of Prohibited Substances and Methods in- and out-of-competition, and in particular sports.
2. It launches Independent Observer (IO) program at major sports events
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
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- The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is a foundation created through a collective initiative led by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
- It was set up on November 10, 1999 in Lausanne, Switzerland, as a result of what was called the "Declaration of Lausanne" to promote, coordinate and monitor the fight against drugs in sports.
- Headquarter: Montreal, Canada
- WADA is responsible for the World Anti-Doping Code, adopted by more than 600 sports organizations, including international sports federations, national anti-doping organizations, the IOC, and the International Paralympic Committee.
- President: Sir Craig Reedie.
- Russia's athletics federation has been provisionally suspended from international competition - including the Olympic Games - for its alleged involvement in widespread doping.
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