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MARCH 20 2017

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1.Recently Lower ganga ranges were in news.Consider the following statements:

Assertion(A) :Arsenic found in lower Ganga traces which pollute ground water and mixed with it and when people drink it that cause bone disease in the people.

Reason (R) :This arsenic contamination also caused due to high level of ground water extraction specially in Ganga doab region of lower Ganga basin.

A. Both A and R are true & R is correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
C.  A is true But R is false
D.  A is false but R is true

[shc_shortcode class=”shc_mybox”]Option A Explanations :According to WHO guideline for the drinking water there .01 mg permissible level of the arsenic while in india this standard is .05 to .01 mg per liter.Arsenic found in lower Ganga traces which pollute ground water and mixed with it and when people drink it that cause bone disease in the people.This arsenic contamination also caused due to high level of ground water extraction specially in Ganga doab region of lower Ganga basin. West Bengal have highest frequency of arsenic in the water.[/shc_shortcode]

2.Which among the following are correct about the house sparrow is correct?

1. It was declared the ‘State Bird of Delhi’ in 2012
2. Common sparrows are going extinct because of mindless urbanisation
3. Unlike pigeons that can make nests on ledges, sparrows need cavities to build their nests.

A. 2 AND 3 ONLY

B. 1 AND 2 ONLY

C. 1 AND 3 ONLY

D. ALL THE ABOVE

[shc_shortcode class=”shc_mybox”]Option D Explanation : all are correct,the new matchbox style buildings don’t have cavities, sparrows are now homeless. The conservationist also attributed the depleting population of sparrows to the increased use of packed food, insecticides in farming, and changing lifestyles, resulting in an inadequate availability of food for the birds.[/shc_shortcode]

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3. Recently passes away Dev Raj Sikka is famous in_____?

A. Meteorologist

B. Writer

C. Olympian

D. Historian

[shc_shortcode class=”shc_mybox”]Option A Explanation:Meteorologist sikka who first link indian monsoon with el nino passes away so el nino automatically become important for us. El nino is the ocean current on the coast of south america near peru coast.The El Nino Southern Oscillation phenomenon, a see-sawing of temperatures in the equatorial Pacific, is now among the most significant factors that meteorologists scan to forecast the performance of the Indian monsoon. Six out of 10 El Nino-years have been associated with below-normal rainfall over India.[/shc_shortcode]

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4.Recently indus water treaty is in news.Indus water treaty is an agreement between India and ____?

A. CHINA

B. NEPAL

C. PAKISTHAN

D. SRI LANKA

[shc_shortcode class=”shc_mybox”]Option C Explanation: the two nations have had no fresh conflict over the sharing of river waters for more than five decades, differences cropped up after Pakistan opposed the construction of the Kishenganga (330 MW) and Ratle (850 MW) power plants by India on the Jhelum and Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir, over which Pakistan has unrestricted rights under the treaty.Even before Partition, the Indus had created problems among the states of British India. The problems became international after the creation of two nations as the political boundary was drawn right across the Indus basin. The World Bank (then IBRD), under the presidency of Eugene Black, helped in 1952 to settle the dispute between the two nations on the sharing of the Indus river basin waters.According to the IWT, India has control over three eastern rivers of the Indus basin — the Beas, the Ravi and the Sutlej — and Pakistan has control over the three western rivers — the Indus, the Chenab and the Jhelum. All six rivers flow from India to Pakistan.[/shc_shortcode]

5. Which among the following is the first Made-in-India train flagged off from the Dadar station to Borivali at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus?

A.Medha
B.Bharti
C.Vani
D.Mahasweta

[shc_shortcode class=”shc_mybox”]Option A Explanation :India’s first home made train for Western Railway Fleet, Medha was flagged off for its maiden run by the Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, via videoconferencing from Dadar to Borivali at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus. The 12-coach, made-in-India train, halted at Bandra and Andheri stations during the transit.  Currently there are two rakes of Medha which will run on the Western Railway network. Medha has been manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai. The train has been installed with LED lighting to reduce energy consumption.[/shc_shortcode]

6. In which state was the three days International Buddhist Conference 2017 held?

A.Madhya Pradesh
B.Bihar
C.Jharkhand
D.Uttarakhand

[shc_shortcode class=”shc_mybox”]Option B Explanation :The three days International Buddhist Conference was held at the Rajgir International Convention Center (RICC) of Nav Nalanda Mahavira Deemed University, Rajgir, Bihar from March 17-19, 2017. The conference was inaugurated by His Holiness, The Dalai Lama jointly with the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Dr. Mahesh Sharma by lighting a ceremonial lamp. The event was organized by Ministry of Culture and Nava Nalanda Mahaviahra Deemed University.[/shc_shortcode]

7.State owned PSU, NTPC commissioned the second unit of 660 MW of Mouda Super Thermal Power Station Stage-II on March 19, 2017. Mouda Super Thermal Power Station is located in which state?

A.West Bengal
B.Karnataka
C.Maharashtra
D.Tamil Nadu

[shc_shortcode class=”shc_mybox”]Option C Explanation :A Maharatna Company, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) commissioned the second unit of 660 MW of Mouda Super Thermal Power Station Stage-II on March 19, 2017. With this commissioning, the total capacity of Mouda Super Thermal Power Station, NTPC and NTPC group has become 2,320 MW, 41,907 MW and 48,873 MW, respectively. Mauda Super Thermal Power Station or NTPC Mauda is located at Mauda a Tehsil in Ramtek subdivision of Nagpur district in Nagpur revenue Division in the Berar region in the state of Maharashtra, India.[/shc_shortcode]

8.What was the theme of the 2017 International Buddhist Conference?

A.Buddhism for Conflict Avoidance and Peace Building
B.Connecting World with Buddhism
C.Buddhism in the 21st Century
D.Fountain of Buddhism and World Peace

[shc_shortcode class=”shc_mybox”]Option C Explanation :The main theme of the International Buddhist conference was: Buddhism in the 21st Century – Perspectives and Responses to Global Challenges and Crises. One of the main highlight of the conference was the release 41-volume of the Pali Tripitaka by His Holiness the Dalai lama, reprinted by the Nava Nalanda University in Devanagri script. Besides, he also inaugurated the Nava Nalanda University’s new department of the Buddhist Science, first of its kind in Asia.[/shc_shortcode]

9. Which state government has proposed to set up Namma Canteen to offer affordable food to poor?

A.Telanagna
B.Karnataka
C.Kerala
D.Andhra Pradesh

[shc_shortcode class=”shc_mybox”]Option B Explanation :Karnataka chief minister P.C. Siddaramaiah has proposed the Namma Canteens – Namma means ‘our’ in Kannada – in the state capital, one in each of the city’s 198 municipal wards. The idea is borrowed from Amma Canteens launched in 2011 by then Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa. Siddaramaiah’s canteens will offer breakfast at Rs 5 and lunch and dinner at Rs 10 each. The chief minister, who also holds the finance portfolio, has earmarked Rs 100 crore for the project. But the Namma Canteens would be expensive compared to Amma Canteens, where idlis are still sold for Re 1 apiece, pongal (a rice-based dish) and sambar-rice at Rs 5 a plate.[/shc_shortcode]

10.The 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will be held in which country?

A.Malaysia
B.United Kingdom
C.Denmark
D.France

[shc_shortcode class=”shc_mybox”]Option B Explanation :The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018, also known as CHOGM 2018 is the next and 25th meeting of the heads of government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It will be held in the United Kingdom. The summit which was originally designated to be hosted by Vanuatu at the end of 2017 but was moved to the United Kingdom as Vanuatu was no longer able to host the event due to the damage done by Cyclone Pam to the island nation’s infrastructure. The meeting was postponed to the spring of 2018 due to other international commitments[/shc_shortcode]