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1. Question
1 pointsQ) With reference to “Project Mausam”, recently in news, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
- Project ‘Mausam’ is an initiative of the Ministry of Earth and Science.
- It is to be implemented by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) as the nodal agency with research support of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA) and National Museum as associate bodies.
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Statement 1 is incorrect: Project ‘Mausam’ is an initiative of the Ministry of Culture.
Statement 2 is correct: It is to be implemented by the Archeological Survey of India(ASI) as the nodal agency with research support of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA) and National Museum as associate bodies.
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Statement 1 is incorrect: Project ‘Mausam’ is an initiative of the Ministry of Culture.
Statement 2 is correct: It is to be implemented by the Archeological Survey of India(ASI) as the nodal agency with research support of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts(IGNCA) and National Museum as associate bodies.
- Question 2 of 6
2. Question
1 pointsQ) With reference to “Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting development”, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
- It is hosted by the government of Myanmar.
- It is a unique regional trade inter-governmental organsiation serving countries of UN-ESCAP in the field of electronic media development.
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Statement 1 is incorrect: It is hosted by the government of Malaysia and the secretariat is located in Kuala Lumpur.
Statement 2 is correct: It is a unique regional trade inter-governmental organsiation serving countries of UN-ESCAP in the field of electronic media development.
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Statement 1 is incorrect: It is hosted by the government of Malaysia and the secretariat is located in Kuala Lumpur.
Statement 2 is correct: It is a unique regional trade inter-governmental organsiation serving countries of UN-ESCAP in the field of electronic media development.
- Question 3 of 6
3. Question
1 pointsWith reference to “Organisation of American States(OAS)”, recently in news, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
- OAS is the world’s oldest regional organization , which came into being in 1950.
- It has granted permanent observer status to the European Union(EU).
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Statement 1 is incorrect: OAS is the world’s oldest regional organization , which came into being in 1948.
Statement 2 is correct: It has granted permanent observer status to EU along with other 69 States.
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Statement 1 is incorrect: OAS is the world’s oldest regional organization , which came into being in 1948.
Statement 2 is correct: It has granted permanent observer status to EU along with other 69 States.
- Question 4 of 6
4. Question
1 pointsQ) Consider the following statements with reference to Sri Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam, which recently won UNESCO’s award for cultural heritage conservation:
- Gopuram of this temple is the biggest gopuram in Asia.
- It is built in the Vesara style of architecture.
- It is a temple dedicated to Shaiva cult.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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The massive renovation and restoration effort at the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam, executed through the public-private partnership model, has won the UNESCO Asia Pacific Award of Merit 2017 for cultural heritage conservation.
The Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple or Thiruvarangam is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ranganatha, a reclining form of the Hindu deity Vishnu, located in Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India. Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.
Constructed in the Dravida style of architecture, this temple is glorified in the ThiviyaPirabandham, the early medieval Tamil literature canon of the Alvar saints of Bhakti movement from the 6th to 9th centuries AD. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.
The temple tops the list among the 108 DivyaDesams dedicated to Vishnu. It has seven prakaras and 21 towers, including the majestic 236-feet-high rajagopuram which is the biggest gopuram in Asia. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
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The massive renovation and restoration effort at the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam, executed through the public-private partnership model, has won the UNESCO Asia Pacific Award of Merit 2017 for cultural heritage conservation.
The Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple or Thiruvarangam is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ranganatha, a reclining form of the Hindu deity Vishnu, located in Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India. Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.
Constructed in the Dravida style of architecture, this temple is glorified in the ThiviyaPirabandham, the early medieval Tamil literature canon of the Alvar saints of Bhakti movement from the 6th to 9th centuries AD. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.
The temple tops the list among the 108 DivyaDesams dedicated to Vishnu. It has seven prakaras and 21 towers, including the majestic 236-feet-high rajagopuram which is the biggest gopuram in Asia. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
- Question 5 of 6
5. Question
1 pointsQ) “Saubhagya Portal” is related to which of the following government schemes?
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Government launched the web portal ‘Saubhagya’ for the Pradhan MantriSahajBijliHarGharYojana with an aim to provide last mile electricity connectivity to all rural and urban households.
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Government launched the web portal ‘Saubhagya’ for the Pradhan MantriSahajBijliHarGharYojana with an aim to provide last mile electricity connectivity to all rural and urban households.
- Question 6 of 6
6. Question
1 pointsQ) India holds “Malabar Naval Exercise” with which of the following nations?
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Exercise Malabar is a trilateral naval exercise involving the United States, Japan and India as permanent partners. Originally a bilateral exercise between India and the United States, Japan became a permanent partner in 2015.
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Exercise Malabar is a trilateral naval exercise involving the United States, Japan and India as permanent partners. Originally a bilateral exercise between India and the United States, Japan became a permanent partner in 2015.
