1) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Hornbill Festival?
1. The Hornbill festival is a celebrated annually in week of December, in Mizoram.
2. It is Organized by the State Tourism and Art & Culture Departments.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 2
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- The Hornbill festival is a celebrated in Nagaland.
- It is also called as the 'Festival of Festivals'.
- This festival usually takes place between the 1st and the 7th of December every year in Kohima.
- All the tribes of Nagaland take part in this festival.
- The aim of the festival is to revive and protect the rich culture of Nagaland and display its extravaganza and traditions.
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2) Balphakram National Park is located in -
a. Uttarakhand
b. Jharkhand
c. Mizoram
d. Meghalaya
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ANSWER: Meghalaya
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- Balphakram National Park is situated near the Garo Hills in Meghalaya.
- Also called as "abode of perpetual winds" as well as the "land of spirits."
- Home of the barking deer and golden cat.
- Also home of Wild water buffalo, Red panda, Elephant and eight species of cats including Tiger and Marbled cat.
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3) Which of the following statements is/are correct about USIBC?
1. U.S -India Business Council (USIBC) is non profit organization based in Washington D.C
2. Sundar Pichai is current chairman of USIBC.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 1
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- Ajay Banga is current chairman of USIBC.
- Shobhana Bhartia and Indra Nooyi receive USIBC Global Leadership Awards on 40th anniversary of the U.S.-India Business Council.
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4) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Mars Orbiter Mission?
1. The Mars Orbiter Mission probe lifted-off using GeoSynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV).
2. Deep Space Network (DSN) center in Byalalu is being used to track the ongoing Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM).
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 2
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- The Mars Orbiter Mission probe lifted-off using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
- ISRO has set up a Deep Space Network (DSN) center in Byalalu. Its saucer-like shape that would help in blocking radio frequency disturbances.
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5) Which of the following was awarded with GI tag?
1. Dharwad Pedha
2. Tirupathi Laddu
3. Hyderabadi Haleem
4. Bengal Rasagolla
a. 1 and 2
b. 1,2,4
c. 2,3
d. 1,2,3
e. All
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ANSWER: 1,2,3
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- West Bengal government has set off the official process of staking its claim, by filing application for the Geographical Indication (GI) for rasagolla.
- Both Odisha and West Bengal are claiming ownership of rasagolla.
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6) Which of the following are not members of Organization of Islamic Cooperation?
1.Maldives
2.Guyana
3.Suriname
4.Ethiopia
5.Thailand
a. 1,2,3
b. 1,4,5
c. 4,5
d. All
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ANSWER: 4,5
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A few countries with significant Muslim populations, such as Russia & Thailand, sit as Observer States While India and Ethiopia, are not members.
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7) India signed an international transit corridor agreement with -
1. Iran
2. Afghanistan
3. Pakistan
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. 1,2
d. All
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ANSWER: 1,2
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- The construction of the Iran-India-Afghanistan international transit corridor will promote the development of regional trade
- Also the North-South ITC, the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran road corridor & Ashgabat agreement on international transportation signed by Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Oman will boost the development in Asia
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8) What is the name of committee that drafted Auto Fuel Vision and Policy 2025?
a. Soumitra Choudhuri committee
b. Raghunath mashelkar committee
c. Surendra Prasad Committee
d. Vikas Swaroop committee
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ANSWER: Soumitra Choudhuri committee
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- The report lays down a road map for complete transition across the country to BS IV automotive fuels which with a 50 ppm sulfur limit are able to support a level of after treatment technologies that can enable BS IV (Euro IV) emission standards.
- The report also presents a road map for a countrywide shift to BS V automotive fuels (10 ppm sulfur) and therefore to BS V (Euro V) emission standards.
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9) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Vyas Samman?
1. Vyas Samman is awarded annually by K.K. Birla Foundation
2. The literary work must be in the Hindi language and have been published in the past 10 years.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
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Hindi Writer Dr. Kamal Kishore Goenka received 24th Vyas Samman (2014) for his work in Hindi language ‘Premchand ki Kahaniyon ka Kaal Kramanusaar Adhyayan‘. Dr Goenka’s work is a critical analysis of the work by the writer Munshi Premchand.
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10) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman?
1. It is awarded in recognition of substantial contribution in Sanskrit language only.
2. It is given to selected young scholars in the age group of 30 to 45 years.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 2
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- The Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman distinction is conferred on persons once a year on the Independence Day in recognition of their substantial contribution in the field of Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic and Pali/Prakrit.
- The award introduced in the year 2002.
Dr. Deviprasad Mishra, researcher in the Indology Department of the French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP) has been selected as a recipient of the Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman Award for the year 2015 for his outstanding works as a young scholar in Sanskrit.
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