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Which one of the following bio reserves of India is not included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserve?

A) Sunderbans B) Gulf of Mannar
C) Nandadevi D) Corbett
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Corbett

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Which one of the following is not an International Human Rights Treaty?

A) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights B) Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
C) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities D) Declaration on the Right to Development
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

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The International Bill of Human Rights has been further supplemented by various other international treaties, conventions and declarations. They are usually regarded as “human rights instruments”. The important among them are as follows....

•Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (1979)

•Declaration on the Right to Development (1986)

•Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006).

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In 1981, ISRO launched India's first geostationary satellite called -

A) Aryabhata B) APPLE
C) Bhaskara II D) INSAT 1B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) APPLE

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What is the name of ecologically clean rocket developed by Russia based space research center?

A) Angara B) Vostok
C) Korolev D) Luna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Angara

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The Indian and Japanese Prime Ministers have recently signed a high-spend rail project deal that will connect Mumbai with which major city?

A) Bangalore B) Hyderabad
C) Ahmedabad D) New Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ahmedabad

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On 26 July 2017, the Parliament passed the Collection of Statistics (Amendment) Bill, 2017. This Bill extends jurisdiction of the act to which state?

A) Manipur B) Assam  
C) Jammu and Kashmir D) Nagaland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jammu and Kashmir

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Who among the following has been awarded the Dronacharya Award for the year 2017?

A) Bhupender Singh B) Devendra Nath
C) Syed Shahid Hakim D) Roshan Lal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Roshan Lal

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


The "Global Nutrition Report 2016" once again ____________ India's slow overall progress ____________ addressing chronic malnutrition, manifest in stunting (low weight for age), wasting (low weight for height), micronutrient __________ and over­weight. Our track _________ in reducing the proportion of undernourished children over the past decade has been modest at best, and _____________ what other countries with comparable socio­economic indicators have achieved.


micronutrient __________ and over­weight.

A) scarcities B) lack
C) absence D) deficiencies
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) deficiencies

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