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The 'Kyoto Protocol' is an international treaty that commits State parties to reduction in

A) poverty B) greenhouse gases emission
C) nuclear armaments D) agricultural subsidy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) greenhouse gases emission

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The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which commits its Parties by setting internationally binding emission reduction targets.

Recognizing that developed countries are principally responsible for the current high levels of GHG emissions in the atmosphere as a result of more than 150 years of industrial activity, the Protocol places a heavier burden on developed nations under the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities."

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On 26 October 2017, which company became the first ever Indian company to cross a market capitalization of Rs 6 trillion?

 

 

A) TCS B) Infosys
C) Reliance Industries Limited   D) HDFC Bank  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Reliance Industries Limited  

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Which of the following is an anthropology museum that presents an integrated story of the evolution of man and culture with special reference to India?

A) The Indira Gandhi Sangrahalaya(IGS) B) The Indira Gandhi Jantu Sangrahalaya(IGJS)
C) The Indira Gandhi Pustak Sangrahalaya(IGPS) D) The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya(IGRMS)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya(IGRMS)

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The nation-wide campaign 'Operation Smile' is related to

A) Senior citizens B) War widows
C) Freedom fighters D) Missing children
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Missing children

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Which   one   of   the   following   statements about the justice Party is not correct?

A) It  clamoured  for  the  same  kind  of separate  communal  representation  for the Non-Brahmins as had been granted to  the  Muslims  by  the  Morley-Minto Reforms. B) It   was   patronized   mainly   by   richer landowning   and   urban   middle   class Non-Brahmins.
C) It  succeeded  in  getting  the  provision for  28  reserved  seats  for  the  Non-Brahmins  in  the  Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms. D) It   supported  the   call   given   by   the Congress toboycott elections in 1920.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) It   supported  the   call   given   by   the Congress toboycott elections in 1920.

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The Justice  Party  was  a  political party in the Madras Presidency of British  India.  It  was founded    byT.    M.    Nairand P. Theagaraya     Chetty     in     1916. Communal division between Brahminsand non-Brahmins  began  in  the  presidency during   the   late-19th   and   early-20th century, mainly due to caste prejudices and disproportionate Brahminical representation in government jobs. The    Justice    Party's    foundation marked  the  culmination  of  several efforts to establish  an organisation to  represent  the  non-Brahmins  in Madras.  Founders  of  Justice  Party though  that  Congress  was  mainly Brahmin    party,    so    it    started opposing Congress

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Which is the 1st Central Bank to reach one million followers on twitter?

A) Central Bank of India B) Reserve Bank of India
C) The Bank of Ghana D) Bank of America
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Reserve Bank of India

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Q:

Kalindi is another name of the river

A) Ganges B) Bhagirathi
C) Yamuna D) Brahmaputra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Yamuna

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As of 2018, who is the chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC)?

A) Najma Heptulla B) Anil Saharbudhe
C) V.K. Saraswat D) D.P. Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) D.P. Singh

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