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- Question 1 of 6
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statement regarding Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS)
- Established by Annie Besant with support from Mahatma Gandhi in 1918
- Gandhi was founder president of DBHPS till his death
- It is headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha is an organisation whose main goal is to improve Hindi literacy among the non-Hindi speaking people of South India. The headquarters are located at, Chennai.
The organisation was established by Annie Besant with support from Mahatma Gandhi, who became the founder president of the Sabha, who held the post till his death. In 1964, the institution was recognised by the Indian Government as one of the Institutes of National Importance.
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Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha is an organisation whose main goal is to improve Hindi literacy among the non-Hindi speaking people of South India. The headquarters are located at, Chennai.
The organisation was established by Annie Besant with support from Mahatma Gandhi, who became the founder president of the Sabha, who held the post till his death. In 1964, the institution was recognised by the Indian Government as one of the Institutes of National Importance.
- Question 2 of 6
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statement regarding Arsenic Pollution.
- Arsenic is tasteless and odourless.
- It is emitted into the atmosphere by burning vegetation and volcanism.
- Exposure to arsenic via drinking-water causes Blue Baby Syndrome
Choose the correct statement.
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Statement 1: is correct. What makes arsenic especially dangerous is that it doesn’t have a taste or odour, so you can be exposed to it without knowing it.
Statement 2: is correct. Arsenic is emitted into the atmosphere by high-temperature processes such as coal-fired power generation plants, burning vegetation and volcanism. Natural low-temperature biomethylation and reduction to arsines also releases arsenic into the atmosphere.
Statement 3: is incorrect. Blue Baby Syndrome is caused by Nitrate in drinking water. Exposure to arsenic via drinking-water has been shown to cause a severe disease of the blood vessels, which leads to gangrene, known as ‘black foot disease’.
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Statement 1: is correct. What makes arsenic especially dangerous is that it doesn’t have a taste or odour, so you can be exposed to it without knowing it.
Statement 2: is correct. Arsenic is emitted into the atmosphere by high-temperature processes such as coal-fired power generation plants, burning vegetation and volcanism. Natural low-temperature biomethylation and reduction to arsines also releases arsenic into the atmosphere.
Statement 3: is incorrect. Blue Baby Syndrome is caused by Nitrate in drinking water. Exposure to arsenic via drinking-water has been shown to cause a severe disease of the blood vessels, which leads to gangrene, known as ‘black foot disease’.
- Question 3 of 6
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statement regarding “Mission Organic Value Chain Development” recently in the news:
- Mission Organic Value Chain Development is a central sector scheme for development of certified organic production in Gangetic Region.
- It is a sub-mission under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
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Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region (MOVCD-NER) is a Central Sector Scheme, a sub-mission under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare for implementation in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura, during the 12th plan period
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Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region (MOVCD-NER) is a Central Sector Scheme, a sub-mission under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare for implementation in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura, during the 12th plan period
- Question 4 of 6
4. Question
1 pointsWith which country, India is considering purchase of Spike anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs).
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The deal for the ATGMs was cleared in 2014 by the Defence Acquisition Council chaired by then defence minister Arun Jaitley with Israel.Months after it decided to scrap a deal to acquire the weapons from an Israeli firm, India is considering purchase of Spike anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) from Israel via the government-to-government (G-to-G) route.
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The deal for the ATGMs was cleared in 2014 by the Defence Acquisition Council chaired by then defence minister Arun Jaitley with Israel.Months after it decided to scrap a deal to acquire the weapons from an Israeli firm, India is considering purchase of Spike anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) from Israel via the government-to-government (G-to-G) route.
- Question 5 of 6
5. Question
1 pointsFollowing statement are given regarding e-Vidhan Mission Mode Project. Choose the correct statement.
- e-Vidhan project envisage to digitize and make the functioning of State Legislatures paperless.
- Project is under the functioning of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
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Statement 1: is correct.e-Vidhan is a Mission Mode Project to digitize and make the functioning of State Legislatures paperless. This is part of Digital India programme
Statement 2: is wrong. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs,being the Nodal Ministry for this project desired to roll out e-Vidhan as NeV covering all 40 Houses including two Houses of Parliament and thereby putting all them on a single platform and proving the theory of ‘One Nation One Application’.
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Statement 1: is correct.e-Vidhan is a Mission Mode Project to digitize and make the functioning of State Legislatures paperless. This is part of Digital India programme
Statement 2: is wrong. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs,being the Nodal Ministry for this project desired to roll out e-Vidhan as NeV covering all 40 Houses including two Houses of Parliament and thereby putting all them on a single platform and proving the theory of ‘One Nation One Application’.
- Question 6 of 6
6. Question
1 pointsWhich among the following Ministry has recently celebrated International Day of Sign Languages.
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“International Day of Sign Languages” was celebrated by Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) under Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
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“International Day of Sign Languages” was celebrated by Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) under Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
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