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3801.

What is the theme of 6th Session of the biennial Global Platform for (DDR) Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2019)?

A. Resilience Dividend: Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Societies
B. Globalization towards Occupational Health and Safety
C. Optimize Applications. Transform the Business. Drive Growth
D. Reimagining the Knowledge Enterprise
Answer» B. Globalization towards Occupational Health and Safety
3802.

This institution directed 18 states, 2 UTs to submit action plan on utilisation of treated wastewater.

A. Supreme Court
B. Namami Gange
C. Ministry of Environment
D. NGT
Answer» E.
3803.

The name of the 100% recyclable plastic created by the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in California is;

A. Polydiketoenamine(PDK)
B. Polyethylene Terephthalate(PETE)
C. Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
D. Polypropylene (PP)
Answer» B. Polyethylene Terephthalate(PETE)
3804.

Scientists from this university has created the World's Smallest Colour Pixels by trapping the particles of light.

A. Oxford University
B. University of Cambridge
C. Harvard University
D. University College London
Answer» C. Harvard University
3805.

ISRO launched a 2-week long summer vacation residential programme. It was named as;

A. Yuva Vaigyanik Kendra (Yuvika-2019)
B. Yuva Vaigyanic Karyakram (Yuvika-2019)
C. Yuva Vaigyanic Krishikosh (Yuvika-2019)
D. Yuva Vaigyanic Kaushal Vikas Yojana (Yuvika-2019)
Answer» C. Yuva Vaigyanic Krishikosh (Yuvika-2019)
3806.

What was the theme of the 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP-1D) that held in Geneva, Switzerland?

A. Prevention, minimization and sound management of chemicals
B. A future detoxified: sound management of chemicals and waste
C. Prevention, minimization and recovery of wastes
D. Clean Planet, Healthy People: Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste
Answer» E.
3807.

Which of the following year is set to be the Asian decade?

A. 2020
B. 2021
C. 2023
D. 2030
Answer» B. 2021
3808.

What was the theme of the Indian Pavillion in the 58th Venice Biennale that held in Italy?

A. 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi
B. The Queen of the Adriatic
C. Everyone Agrees: It's About To Explode
D. Our Time for Future Caring
Answer» B. The Queen of the Adriatic
3809.

WHO has partnered with the International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA) to eliminate industrial trans-fat by which year?

A. 2021
B. 2023
C. 2025
D. 2030
Answer» C. 2025
3810.

NABARD has announced Rs __________ crore capital fund for rural agricultural start-ups.

A. 800
B. 500
C. 630
D. 700
Answer» E.
3811.

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) working under ministry of science and technology has launched human tissue mapping project recently. It was named as;

A. UDAV
B. ANOM
C. MANAV
D. RISHI
Answer» D. RISHI
3812.

Name of the world's fastest bullet train that is tested by Japan recently.

A. ALFA-X
B. Renfe AVE
C. Korail KTX
D. Maglev
Answer» B. Renfe AVE
3813.

Name the organisation which has reported that India & China tops a list of nations for illegal sand mining?

A. UNEP
B. UNESCO
C. UNICEF
D. IUCN
Answer» B. UNESCO
3814.

What is the name of the world's first complete parent-wise genome assembly of buffalo developed by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)?

A. NDDB_ABRO_Murrah
B. NDDB_AGRO_Murrah
C. NDDB_AVNI_Murrah
D. NDDB_ACRO_Murrah
Answer» B. NDDB_AGRO_Murrah
3815.

What is the position of Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport among the top ten best airports in the world?

A. 7
B. 8
C. 5
D. 9
Answer» C. 5
3816.

Scientists from this university demonstrated a device that generates electricity in an infrared photodiode from the coldness of the universe.

A. University of Oxford
B. University of California
C. Stanford University
D. Harvard University
Answer» D. Harvard University
3817.

Which magazines recently released its cover featuring image of PM Narendra Modi with headline 'India's Divider in Chief'?

A. Cosmopolitan
B. Bloomberg
C. Forbes
D. TIME
Answer» E.
3818.

IFBA and __________ partnered to eliminate industrially produced trans fat (iTFA) from food supply worldwide by 2023.

A. WHO
B. UNESCO
C. UNICEF
D. World Food Programme
Answer» B. UNESCO
3819.

Who will organise WCO Asia Pacific region meeting in Kerala?

A. CBIC
B. Income Tax Department
C. CESTAT
D. IRDA
Answer» B. Income Tax Department
3820.

India and Japan's ISE Foods signed MoU to improve __________.

A. Subsistence farms
B. Pastoral farms
C. Arable farms
D. Poultry farms
Answer» E.
3821.

Which Chemical can be used to treat neurological diseases, as per the study published in the journal "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)"?

A. Serotonin
B. Thyroxine
C. Neurotransmitter
D. Adrenaline
Answer» B. Thyroxine
3822.

Which institute have developed a microprocessor called AJIT?

A. IIT Madras
B. IIT Bombay
C. IIT Kanpur
D. IIT New Delhi
Answer» C. IIT Kanpur
3823.

Which organization in collaboration with Yes Bank has released the report titled "India Inbound Tourism: Unlocking the Opportunity" indicating that India's MICE tourism grow by 8% a year?

A. NASSCOM
B. Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
C. Confederation of Indian Industry(CII)
D. Federation of Indian Chambers & Industry (FICCI)
Answer» E.
3824.

'GRIHA for Existing Day Schools' is associated with?

A. Environment
B. Quality Education
C. Mid Day Meal
D. Digital Education
Answer» B. Quality Education
3825.

Recently, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) holds a meet with the stakeholders of the Renewable Energy sector. It is named as;

A. Chintan Baithak
B. Gaining the Enengy
C. NSC
D. Innovate the Energy
Answer» B. Gaining the Enengy
3826.

Name the product from Indonesia, which has been imposed Anti Dumping Duty by Government of India recently.

A. Splenda
B. Saccharin
C. Stevia
D. Isomalt
Answer» C. Stevia
3827.

Who distributed 1 lakh bee-boxes under the 'Honey Mission' recently?

A. Madras Sarvodaya Sangam
B. KVIC
C. National small Industries Corporation Ltd, Chennai Branch Office
D. Khadi Gramodyog Bhabvan
Answer» C. National small Industries Corporation Ltd, Chennai Branch Office
3828.

Name the last captive white tiger, that died in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) in Borivali, Mumbai.

A. Sidharth
B. Renuk
C. Bajirao
D. Avni
Answer» D. Avni
3829.

Which High Court has recently released a report about the problem of increasing backlog and pendency of cases?

A. Calcutta High Court
B. Madras High Court
C. Delhi High Court
D. Karnataka High Court
Answer» D. Karnataka High Court
3830.

Which department has relaxed income tax rules in order to facilitate fundraising by start-ups which is a part of the 'Startup India Vision 2024'?

A. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
B. Department of Commerce
C. Department of Heavy Industry
D. Department of Export Promotion Council
Answer» B. Department of Commerce
3831.

Name the journal that publish, the discovery of the first small-molecule inhibitors of the Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 (SpCas9) protein by the team of researchers headed by Amit Choudhary.

A. Journal Nature
B. Journal Environmental Research
C. Journal of Biotechnology
D. Journal Cell
Answer» E.
3832.

Who launched a new initiative named Global Registry of Violent Deaths?

A. SIPRI
B. IISS
C. NATO
D. PRIO
Answer» B. IISS
3833.

Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize is an initiative of __________.

A. UNEP
B. UNSC
C. UNDP
D. UNESCO
Answer» E.
3834.

Common Service Centre's (CSC) e-Governance Services India Limited and this IIT institute has tied to upscale Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, recently.

A. IIT-Mumbai
B. IIT-New Delhi
C. IIT-Roorkee
D. IIT-Kanpur
Answer» E.
3835.

Name the cyclone that has hit the Indian States of Odisha and West Bengal recently.

A. Cyclone Hudhud
B. Cyclone Gaja
C. Cyclone Phailin
D. Cyclone Fani
Answer» E.
3836.

Which IIT inked MoU to launch Centre of Excellence for Waste to Wealth Technologies?

A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Roorkee
C. IIT Mumbai
D. IIT Pune
Answer» B. IIT Roorkee
3837.

Government and this institute signs MoU to set up a Centre of Excellence for Waste to Wealth Technologies.

A. IIT-Delhi
B. IIT-Mumbai
C. IIT-Kolkata
D. IIT-Madras
Answer» B. IIT-Mumbai
3838.

Which ministry has constituted a committee to implement the National Clean Air Program (NCAP) recently?

A. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
B. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)
C. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
D. Ministry of Rural Development
Answer» C. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
3839.

Indian Army mountaineering expedition team has sited mysterious footprints of which mythical creature near Makalu Base Camp, located in North-Eastern Himalayas?

A. Werewolf
B. Monster
C. Yeti
D. Unicorn
Answer» D. Unicorn
3840.

The Central government has asked the state transport departments to make it mandatory for all EVs to use the __________ number plates.

A. Yellow
B. Green
C. White
D. None of the Above
Answer» C. White
3841.

SEBI ordered NSE to pay more than ________ in the case of misuse of its co-location facility.

A. ₹510 crore
B. ₹625 crore
C. ₹730 crore
D. ₹825 crore
Answer» C. ₹730 crore
3842.

Which economic corridor was excluded from the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) recently?

A. China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC)
B. Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor
C. Nepal-China-India Economic Corridor(NCIEC)
D. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
Answer» C. Nepal-China-India Economic Corridor(NCIEC)
3843.

Name the Organisation, which has recently released the 2019 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR).

A. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
B. Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO)
C. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
D. World Food Programme
Answer» B. Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO)
3844.

Which ministry forms a panel for efficient implementation of NCAP?

A. National Human Rights Commission of India
B. Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
C. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
D. Ministry of External Affairs
Answer» C. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
3845.

What was the theme of the second edition of Belt and Road Forum (BRF)?

A. Belt and Road Cooperation: Shaping a Brighter Shared Future
B. Belt and Road Cooperation: Think equal, build smart, innovate for change
C. Belt and Road Cooperation: Wetlands and Climate Change
D. Belt and Road Cooperation: Circular Economy for Productivity & Sustainability
Answer» B. Belt and Road Cooperation: Think equal, build smart, innovate for change
3846.

What is the increased percentage rate of social media fraud in 2018?

A. 50%
B. 38%
C. 43%
D. 52%
Answer» D. 52%
3847.

IIT Madras team develops easy OCR system for reading documents in Bharati script containing with how many Indian languges?

A. 5
B. 9
C. 13
D. 11
Answer» C. 13
3848.

According to Fitch Solutions Macro Research report, India to install __________ wind capacity by 2022.

A. 40.5 GW
B. 48.2 GW
C. 54.7 GW
D. 60 GW
Answer» D. 60 GW
3849.

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) launched Malaria Elimination Research Alliance (MERA) in order to eliminate the disease from India by which year?

A. 2040
B. 2030
C. 2020
D. 2025
Answer» C. 2020
3850.

UNICEF and __________ has signed a LOI for children Empowerment.

A. Ministry of Human Resource Development
B. Ministry of Home Affairs
C. National Development Council
D. NITI Aayog
Answer» E.