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1.

SHANTI Bill has been approved by Union Cabimet, is concerned with which field?

  • [A] Solar Power Generation
  • [B] Hydro Power Generation
  • [C] Nuclear Power Generation
  • [D] None of the Above

Correct Answer: C [Nuclear Power Generation]

Notes:

2.

The Centre is considering to rename MGNREGA , which of the following statement(s) is/are correct in this regard.

1. The proposed new name is "Pujya Bapu Gramin Rozgar Yojana"

2. MGNREGA is a demand driven , rights based urban employment guarentee scheme, which came into being on 2005.

3. It was recomended by Narsimha Rao Employment Assurance Scheme and Food for Work Programme.

  • [A] Only 2 statements are correct
  • [B] Only 1 statement is correct
  • [C] All 3 statements are correct
  • [D] All 3 statements are incorrect

Correct Answer: A [Only 2 statements are correct]

Notes:

statement 1 & 3 are CORRECT

Statement 2 is incorrect -  [Correct statement] -MGNREGA is a demand driven , rights based rural employment guarentee scheme, which came into being on 2005.

3.

Recently NASA lost contact with its MAVEN Spacecraft. MAVEN Space craft is designed to study?

  • [A] Moon's South Pole
  • [B] Mars Orbit
  • [C] Jupiter Orbit
  • [D] Sun

Correct Answer: B [Mars Orbit]

Notes:

4.

Cosider the following statements about Sagara Pran Talamalala

1. A Marathi Patriotic poem composed by Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

2. It was composed around 1909 on the shores of Brighton, England.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

  • [A] Only 1
  • [B] Only 2
  • [C] Both 1 & 2
  • [D] Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: B [Only 2]

Notes:

It is a Marathi Patrioic song we=riiten by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

5.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect about Tapanuli Orangutans. 

1. It's IUCN Status is Critically Endangered species.

2. It is found only in Batang Toru Ecosystem, in North Sumatra, Indonesia.

  • [A] Only 1
  • [B] Only 2
  • [C] Both 1 & 2
  • [D] Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: D [Neither 1 nor 2]

Notes:

Both the statements are correct.