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1. Question
1 pointsWhich of the country do not share border with Black sea?
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Black sea is border by Romania and Bulgaria to the west; Ukraine, Russia, and Georgia to the north and east; and Turkey to the south.
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Black sea is border by Romania and Bulgaria to the west; Ukraine, Russia, and Georgia to the north and east; and Turkey to the south.
- Question 2 of 7
2. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following countries is not the member of UNESCO?
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- UNESCO members include 195 member states and 10 associate members.
- Three UNESCO member states are not UN member states: Cook Islands, Niue, and Palestine (Palestine is a non-member observer State of the United Nations General Assembly since 29 November 2012), while one UN member state (Liechtenstein) is not a UNESCO member.
- USA and Israel will cede to be a member from 2018. At present they are the member of UNESCO
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- UNESCO members include 195 member states and 10 associate members.
- Three UNESCO member states are not UN member states: Cook Islands, Niue, and Palestine (Palestine is a non-member observer State of the United Nations General Assembly since 29 November 2012), while one UN member state (Liechtenstein) is not a UNESCO member.
- USA and Israel will cede to be a member from 2018. At present they are the member of UNESCO
- Question 3 of 7
3. Question
1 pointsQ3) With reference to the Supreme Court of India, consider the following statements?
1) Judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President after consultation with the Chief Justice of India.
2)The judges of the Supreme Court can be removed by the President on the recommendation of the Chief Justice of India.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
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Statement 1 is correct. The Judges of the SC are appointed by the President after consultation with the Chief Justice of India.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The Judges of the Supreme Court can be removed by the President on the recommendation of the Parliament not of the Chief Justice of India.
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Statement 1 is correct. The Judges of the SC are appointed by the President after consultation with the Chief Justice of India.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The Judges of the Supreme Court can be removed by the President on the recommendation of the Parliament not of the Chief Justice of India.
- Question 4 of 7
4. Question
1 pointsQ4) With reference to the writ of ‘Habeas Corpus’, recently in news, which of the following statement is/are correct?
1) The writ of Habeas Corpus can be issued against individuals only
2) The writ of Habeas Corpus can be issued when a person is arrested under a law which is unconstitutional
Select the correct option using the code given below.
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Statement 1 is incorrect. The writ of Habeas Corpus can be issued against public authority as well as against individuals. The writ was in news due to Hadiya case investigation. The Supreme Court recently in Hadiya case observed that a High Court’s power to intervene in a Habeas Corpus petition and give custody of an adult woman to her father is restrained to circumstances when she is found to have been subjected to physical harm and torture.
Statement 2 is correct. The writ of Habeas Corpus can be issued when a person is arrested under a law which is unconstitutional
Other situations under which writ can be issued:
- When the person is detained and not produced before the magistrate within 24 hours
- When the person is arrested without any violation of a law.
- When a person is arrested under a law which is unconstitutional
- When detention is done to harm the person or is malafide.
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Statement 1 is incorrect. The writ of Habeas Corpus can be issued against public authority as well as against individuals. The writ was in news due to Hadiya case investigation. The Supreme Court recently in Hadiya case observed that a High Court’s power to intervene in a Habeas Corpus petition and give custody of an adult woman to her father is restrained to circumstances when she is found to have been subjected to physical harm and torture.
Statement 2 is correct. The writ of Habeas Corpus can be issued when a person is arrested under a law which is unconstitutional
Other situations under which writ can be issued:
- When the person is detained and not produced before the magistrate within 24 hours
- When the person is arrested without any violation of a law.
- When a person is arrested under a law which is unconstitutional
- When detention is done to harm the person or is malafide.
- Question 5 of 7
5. Question
1 pointsWith reference to Smart India Hackathon 2017, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
- It is an initiative to identify new digital technology innovations for solving the specific problems faced by our country.
- It is a programme aimed at making all the financial transactions in our country completely digital.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
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The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has launched Smart India Hackathon 2017. It is the world’s largest digital national building initiative.
Through this initiative, HRD Ministry is keen to reach out to all technology institutions in the country and challenge students to offer innovative solutions to some of the daunting problems faced by our nation. Thus, statement 2 is false.
It will find digital solutions to problems in the areas of education, health, water, power, agriculture, finance, urban & rural development, energy, aviation & shipping, transport, sanitation, law & justice, sports, skill development & entrepreneurship, textiles, tourism, defence etc. Thus, statement 1 is true.
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The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has launched Smart India Hackathon 2017. It is the world’s largest digital national building initiative.
Through this initiative, HRD Ministry is keen to reach out to all technology institutions in the country and challenge students to offer innovative solutions to some of the daunting problems faced by our nation. Thus, statement 2 is false.
It will find digital solutions to problems in the areas of education, health, water, power, agriculture, finance, urban & rural development, energy, aviation & shipping, transport, sanitation, law & justice, sports, skill development & entrepreneurship, textiles, tourism, defence etc. Thus, statement 1 is true.
- Question 6 of 7
6. Question
1 pointsWith reference to National Nutrition Mission 2014, consider the following statements:
- The objective is to create awareness relating to malnutrition among pregnant women and lactating mothers.
- National Nutrition Mission aims to reduce incidence of anaemia among pregnant women.
- National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) is entrusted with the task of tracking the progress and achievements of the mission.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
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Statement 1 is correct as the key objectives of the National Nutrition Mission’ are:
- To create awareness relating to malnutrition amongst pregnant women, lactating mothers, promote healthy lactating practices and importance of balanced nutrition;
- To improve maternal and child under-nutrition in 200 high burdened districts and to prevent and reduce the under-nutrition prevalent among children below 3 years;
- To reduce incidence of anaemia among young children, adolescent girls and women.
Statement 2 is incorrect as the key objectives mentioned by Ministry of Women and Child Development for National Nutrition Mission mentions as one of its objective to reduce incidence of anaemia among young children, adolescent girls and women and not just pregnant women.
Statement 3 is correct. Monitoring and evaluation of the programme has been entrusted to National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) to track the progress and achievements during and after implementation.
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Statement 1 is correct as the key objectives of the National Nutrition Mission’ are:
- To create awareness relating to malnutrition amongst pregnant women, lactating mothers, promote healthy lactating practices and importance of balanced nutrition;
- To improve maternal and child under-nutrition in 200 high burdened districts and to prevent and reduce the under-nutrition prevalent among children below 3 years;
- To reduce incidence of anaemia among young children, adolescent girls and women.
Statement 2 is incorrect as the key objectives mentioned by Ministry of Women and Child Development for National Nutrition Mission mentions as one of its objective to reduce incidence of anaemia among young children, adolescent girls and women and not just pregnant women.
Statement 3 is correct. Monitoring and evaluation of the programme has been entrusted to National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) to track the progress and achievements during and after implementation.
- Question 7 of 7
7. Question
1 pointsWith reference to ‘Vidyanjali Yojana’, consider the following statements?
- It aims to enable foreign educational institutions to open their campuses in India.
- It aims to increase the quality of education provided in government schools by taking help from the private sector and the community.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
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Vidyanjali is a school volunteer programme and an initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development of India to boost community and private sector participation in government schools. Thus, statement 2 is true.
The programme is being piloted across 21 states which includes Indian states. Thus, statement 1 is false.
Under the programme, volunteers, including NRIs, retired teachers, government officials, defence personnel, professionals will offer their services for co-scholastic activities for children from class I to VIII. It is the project launched under the aegis of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan by the Department of School Education and Literacy
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Vidyanjali is a school volunteer programme and an initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development of India to boost community and private sector participation in government schools. Thus, statement 2 is true.
The programme is being piloted across 21 states which includes Indian states. Thus, statement 1 is false.
Under the programme, volunteers, including NRIs, retired teachers, government officials, defence personnel, professionals will offer their services for co-scholastic activities for children from class I to VIII. It is the project launched under the aegis of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan by the Department of School Education and Literacy
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