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According to Human Development Report 1997, out of six crore Indian children with less than four years of age, adequate nutrition is not available to:

  1. 41%
  2. 45%
  3. 49%
  4. 53%
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Cross border oil pipeline inaugurated by P.M. Modi in September 2019 connects which of the following cities?

  1. Motihari and Amlekhganj
  2. Darbhanga and Amlekhganj
  3. Motihari and Kathmandu
  4. None of these
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What is the official position of Sonia Gandhi in the U.P.A. Government?

1. She is the Chairperson of the UPA
2. She is the Chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party.
3. She is the Chairperson of the National Review Committee.
4. She is the Chairperson of the coordination committee of the UPA and the Left Parties.

Select the correct answer from the code below:
Code:

  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 1, 2 and 4
  3. 1, 3 and 4
  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A): The Delhi Govt is going to ban burning of leaves. This was announced when the Government declared certain areas as ‘traffic free zones’.
Reason (R): Burning of leaves contributes to more pollution than that caused by vehicular exhausts in Delhi.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. A is true but R is false
  4. A is false but R is true
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The recent Central Government Notification of the rules for the manufacture and use of virgin or recycled plastic carry bags or containers was made in exercise of power of conferred under:

  1. The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
  2. The Bureau of India Standards Specification entitled 'The guidelines for recycling of plastics'
  3. The orders of Delhi high Court
  4. The orders of the Supreme Court
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Which of the following States was in the news for the outbreak of Nipah virus disease in May-June, 2018?

  1. Bihar
  2. Kerala
  3. Haryana
  4. Gujarat
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In the Union Budgets in India, which one of following is the largest in amount?

  1. Plan Expenditure
  2. Non-Plan Expenditure
  3. Revenue Expenditure
  4. Capital Expenditure
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Who is the only Cricketer in the world to notch over 10,000 runs and 28 centuries along with 100 wickets in one-dayers:

  1. Kapil Dev
  2. Sunii Gavaskar
  3. Sachin Tendulkar
  4. Saurabh Ganguli
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Out of the following Indian dignatories who was the special guest at the 45th Independence day function of Mauritius on March 12, 2013?

  1. Minister of External Affairs
  2. President
  3. Prime Minister
  4. Vice President
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BJP leader L.K. Advani proceeding towards Ayodhya was arrested in October, 1990 at:

  1. Patna
  2. Saharsa
  3. Samastipur
  4. Sitamarhi
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India has formalised a contract for joint manufacture of "Scorpion" most modern submarine, in the country itself, with:

  1. Britain
  2. France
  3. Russia
  4. Ukraine
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"Vyas Samman" has been awarded to Sridas Shukla for the Book in 1999:

  1. Rag Darbari
  2. Bisrampur Ka Sant
  3. Sahastrafan
  4. Ashok Ke Phool
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Which one of the following statements is not correct about Shenzhou-7, the Chinese spacecraft?

  1. It was manned by four astronauts
  2. It was launched by a Long March 2F rocket.
  3. It was for the first time that the Chinese astronauts performed spacewalk.
  4. The astronauts returned safely to earth.
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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): During 2023-24, Singapore emerged as the largest source of FDI to India.
Reason (R): The India Mauritius Tax Treaty amendment has brought a major shift in countries as major sources of FDI to India.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  2. (A) is false, but (R) is true
  3. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  4. (A) is true, but (R) is false
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Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?

  1. Golden Langur : Endangered
  2. Desert Cat : Endangered
  3. Hoolock Gibbon : Endangered
  4. Asiatic Wild Dog : Vulnerable
Current Affairs

The magnetic observatory which was inaugurated on 30th March, 2015 is located at:

  1. Allahabad
  2. Gulmarg
  3. Shillong
  4. Port Blair
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Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation (2011) has been given to:

  1. Aung San Suu Kyi
  2. Bill Clinton
  3. Dalai Lama
  4. Sheikh Hasina Wajed
Current Affairs

Which of the following newspapers won the "Pulitzer Prize, 2021" in the prestigious public service category?

  1. The Wall Street Journal
  2. The New York Times
  3. The Washington Post
  4. New York Post
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G.D.P. growth rate in India in the year 1995-96 was:

  1. 7.0 per cent
  2. 5.6 per cent
  3. 7.5 per cent
  4. 4.8 per cent
Current Affairs

The "NISAR satellite" is jointly developed by which of the following organizations?

  1. lSRO and NASA
  2. ESA and ISRO
  3. ESA and NASA
  4. ROSCOSMOS and CNSA
Current Affairs

PM VANI Yojna is related with:

  1. Censorship in Print and Digital Media
  2. Development of Lok Sangeet
  3. Audio-Visual Release of Lok Sabha
  4. Availability of Wi-fi in Public places
Current Affairs

Shivani Bhatnagar's murder case was in news for a long time. She was chief correspondent of:

  1. Hindu
  2. Indian Express
  3. Pioneer
  4. Times of India
Current Affairs

Who among the following has been awarded with the "Life Time Excellence" Award in Earth System Science in July 2020 by Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India ?

  1. S. Suresh Babu
  2. P.L.N. Raju
  3. S.P.S. Kushwaha
  4. Ashok Sahni
Current Affairs

Which of the following countries issued a special Postal Stamp on Shri Harimandir Saheb on the Prakashotsava celebration of the 400 years of the Guru Granth Saheb?

  1. Britain
  2. Canada
  3. Mauritius
  4. U.S.A.
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