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1. Which among the following are true about Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

1. APEC is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim member economies that seeks to promote free trade

2. It was established in 1989

3. India is a member of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

4. Headquarters of APEC is in Singapore

(a) 1, 2 and 4 Only

(b) 2 and 4 Only

(c) 1 and 4 Only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

A is the right answer.
India has requested membership in APEC, and received initial support from the United States, Japan and Australia. Officials have decided not to allow India to join for various reasons. However, the decision was made not to admit more members until 2010. Moreover, India does not border the Pacific Ocean, which all current members do.However, India was invited to be an observer for the first time in November 2011. This week, Russia and China also backed India’s inclusion in expanded APEC.

2. Recent news suggest that 40-45% swine flu victims are youngsters. Which among the following are true about it?

1. Swine influenza is also called pig influenza

2. It is a viral disease

3. H1N1, H1N2, H2N1, H3N1, H3N2 etc are different types of Swine flu

4. It is declared as a pandemic

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 4 Only

(b) 2 and 4 Only

(c) 1,3 and 4 Only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

D is the right answer.
World Health Organization declared the swine flu as pandemic in 2010. A pandemic is an epidemic of infectious disease that has spread through human populations across a large region; for instance multiple continents, or even worldwide. Presence of swine flu in large number of youngsters below 40 years is an ample indication that H1N1 could either have developed drug resistance to anti-viral drugs like Tamiflu or Fluvir.

3. Our neighbour country Srilanka got independence in

a) 1947

b) 1948

c) 1949

d) 1950

1948 is the right answer.
Known until 1972 as Ceylon, Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest. Its independence was proclaimed on 4 February 1948.

4. NITI Aayog or National Institution for Transforming India Aayog is the replacement of

a) National Development and Reform Commission(NDRC)

b) National Development Council

c) Planning Commission of India

d) Its not a replacement of any Government Agencies

Planning Commission of India is the right answer.
NITI Aayog or National Institution for Transforming India Aayog is a policy think-tank of Union Government of India that replaces Planning Commission of India and aims to involve the states in economic policy-making in India. Prime Minister of India heads the Aayog as its chairperson. Union Government of India had announced formation of NITI Aayog on 1 January 2015.

5. The Dongria Kondh tribes who won a heroic victory against mining giant Vedanta Resources belongs to which state

a) Assam

b) Jarhkand

c) Bihar

d) Orissa

Orissa is the right answer.
The Niyamgiri hill range in Odisha state, eastern India, is home to the Dongria Kondh tribe. Niyamgiri is an area of densely forested hills, deep gorges and cascading streams. To be a Dongria Kondh is to farm the hills’ fertile slopes, harvest their produce, and worship the mountain god Niyam Raja and the hills he presides over, including the 4,000 metre Mountain of the Law, Niyam Dongar. They are one of India’s so-called “particularly vulnerable tribal groups.”

6. Which among the following is the official mascot of the ongoing 35th National Games?

a) Appu

b) Ammu

c) Kichu

d) pappu

Ammu is the right answer.
The Great Indian Hornbill, the state bird of the Kerala, is the official mascot of the 35th National Games.

7. Government of India is planning to launch Rashritya Avishkar Abhiyan among students to create awareness of?

a) Indian History

b) Mathematics

c) Science

d) Both B and C

D is the right answer.
The Central government has planned to launch a Rashritya Avishkar Abhiyan, or national innovation mission from this year. The initiative is meant to inculcate a desire for enquiry-based learning and a desire to possibly oscillate towards the fields of maths and science as a profession and not only something you pursue as part of academics

8.Which state has launched 'Sandesh One', a public-private partnership (PPP) social enterprise to develop a network of trained women entrepreneurs.?

a) Kerala

b) Punjab

c) Tamil Nadu

d) Bihar

Kerala is the right answer.
Under the new project, one woman will be selected from each of the over 1,000 panchayats in Kerala for undergoing an IIM Ahmedabad certification programme in entrepreneurship. Its curriculum has been custom developed by IL&FS Skills, one of the largest skill development companies in India. The six-month residential training programme will focus on developing and improving entrepreneurial skills and knowledge management.

9. Who is the new chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation??

a) Sathish Singh

b) A. S. Arya

c) Rosy Thomas

d) A S Kiran Kumar

A S Kiran Kumar is the right answer.
Alur Seelin Kiran Kumar is an Indian space scientist and the current chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation having assumed office on 12 January 2015. He is credited with the development of key scientific instruments aboard the Chandrayaan-1 and Mangalyaan space crafts.

10. Which type of bulb has the longest life compared to others

a) LED bulbs

b) CFLs

c) Incandescent bulbs

d) Zero volt bulbs

LED is the right answer.
LED bulbs have a very long life, almost 50 times more than ordinary bulbs, and 8-10 times that of CFLs. These LEDs provide both energy and cost savings in the medium term. Recently Prime Ministerlaunched a National Programme for LED-based Home and Street Lighting in New Delhi to reduce energy consumption. The initiatives are part of the Government’s efforts to spread the message of energy efficiency in the country. The LED based lights will help in reducing energy consumption by 88 percent compared to a normal bulb

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