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Recently the Government of India cleared the proposal for the production of 18 indigenous ‘Dhanush’ artillery guns to be produced in India by

 

A) Indian Army B) US Army
C) Indian Ordnance factory Board D) Indian and US Army jointly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Indian Ordnance factory Board

Explanation:

The Dhanush is a 155 mm towed howitzer used by the Indian Army.The gun has been developed by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), Kolkata, after going through design documents running into over 12,000 pages. These documents were given to India as part of the first phase of “Transfer of Technology” (ToT) under the Bofors gun deal.

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In the year 2016, the Government of India announced a `6,000 crore special package for the textile and apparel sector to

1.create one crore jobs within three years

2.create jobs equally for men and women

3.provide tax and production incentives for the entrepreneurs

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 only B) 2 and 3 only
C) 1 and 3 only D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1 and 3 only

Explanation:
In textile industry there is women majority, so it is impossible for government to create jobs equally for men and women.
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Golden Quadrilateral Project for the development of National Highways was initiated by

A) P V Narasimha Rao B) I K Gujral
C) Manmohan Singh D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

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Q:

The antiparticle of an electron is

A) Positron B) Proton
C) Alpha particles D) Beta particles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Positron

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The judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the Vishakha Case pertains to

A) sexual harassment in the work-place B) Sati
C) dowry death D) rape
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) sexual harassment in the work-place

Explanation:

Vishakha and others v State of Rajasthan was a 1997 Indian Supreme Court case where Vishakhaand other women groups filed Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against State of Rajasthan and Union of India to enforce the fundamental rights of working women under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India.The court decided that the consideration of "International Conventions and norms are significant for the purpose of interpretation of the guarantee of gender equality, right to work with human dignity in Articles 14, 15, 19(1)(g) and 21 of the Constitution and the safeguards against sexual harassment implicit therein.

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Q:

The Chief Financial Officer for a city is called the

A) City Controller B) Mayor Council
C) Concil Manager D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) City Controller

Explanation:

The Chief Financial Officer for a city is called the City Controller.

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Q:

Ministry of AYUSH celebrated first Naturopathy Day throughout India on?

A) 20 Nov B) 19 Nov
C) 18 Nov D) 17 Nov
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 18 Nov

Explanation:

Ministry of AYUSH celebrated first Naturopathy Day on 18th November 2018 with the aim of promoting the drug-less system of medicine to prevent diseases by altering the diet and lifestyle.

Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India was established in the year 2014.

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Methane an air pollutant is produced ______.

A) by action of ultraviolet light on nitrogenous compounds. B) as a by-product of manufacturing ammoniacal fertilizers
C) by burning of coal in insufficient air D) by digestion of food by animals
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) by digestion of food by animals

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