President Ram Nath Kovind has launched a nationwide campaign ‘Swacchata Hi Seva’ from which city?
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Correct Answer: A [Kanpur]
Answer Explanation:
President Ram Nath Kovind has launched a nationwide campaign
‘Swacchata Hi Sewa’ from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh on September 15, 2017.
He will administer nation-wide Swachhta Hi Seva pledge initiating
parallel action in all the two lakh 50 thousand plus Gram Panchayats and
cities in India. Eminent personalities, community organizations and
private sector organizations will undertakes shramdaan activities. The
fortnight long campaign will conclude on 2nd of October, Gandhi Jayanti.
The purpose of the campaign is to mobilize people and reinforce the
public movement for sanitation to contribute to Mahatma Gandhi’s dream
of a Clean India.
India’s first advanced Homoeopathy Virology lab has come up in which city?
Correct Answer: B [Kolkata]
Answer Explanation:
Shripad Yesso Naik, the Union Minister of State for AYUSH, has
inaugurated the India’s first State of art virology laboratory at Dr
Anjali Chatterjee Regional Research Institute for Homoeopathy in
Kolkata, West Bengal. The laboratory, established at a cost of Rs. 8
crore is the only one in India for conducting basic and fundamental
research in Homoeopathy for viral diseases like influenza, Japanese
encephalitis, dengue, chikungunya and H1N1 (swine flu). The laboratory
will also be used to create new drugs and technologies in treating these
viral diseases.
Which state has become the first Indian State to approve e-vehicle policy?
Correct Answer: C [Karnataka ]
Answer Explanation:
The Karnataka government has recently approved ‘Electric Vehicle and
Energy Storage Policy 2017’ to help the state become a hub for
production of alternative fuel vehicles, reduce dependency on fossil
fuels, bring down pollution levels and push the ‘Make In Karnataka’
initiative. The new policy aims to attract investments worth Rs 31,000
crore and create around 55,000 employment opportunities. With this,
Karnataka has become the first Indian State to approve e-vehicle policy.
The Shiretoko National Park (SNP) is located in which country?
Correct Answer: D [Japan ]
Answer Explanation:
The Shiretoko National Park (SNP) is located at the northeastern tip
of the island of Hokkaido in Japan and covers an area of 386.33 square
kilometers. The park is best known as the home of Japan’s largest brown
bear population and for offering views of Kunashiri Island, ownership of
which Japan and Russia dispute.
What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Global Human Capital Index (GHCI)?
Correct Answer: B [103rd]
Answer Explanation:
India has been ranked 103rd out of 130 nations at the 2017 Global
Human Capital Index (GHCI). The list compiled by Geneva-based World
Economic Forum (WEF) takes into account ‘the knowledge and skills people
possess that enable them to create value in the global economic system”
to measure the ‘human capital’ rank of a country. The list is topped by
Norway, Finland, Switzerland and United States. The report measures 130
countries against four key areas of human capital development; Capacity
(determined by past investment in formal education), Deployment
(accumulation of skills through work), Development (continued upskilling
and reskilling of existing workers) and Know-how (specialised
skills-use at work).
What is the theme of the 2017 International Day of Democracy?
Correct Answer: A [Democracy and conflict prevention]
Answer Explanation:
The International Day of Democracy is observed every year on
September 15 to provide an opportunity to review the state of democracy
in the world. The 2017 theme “Democracy and Conflict prevention” focuses
on the critical need to strengthen democratic institutions to promote
peace and stability.
The National Agri-food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) has signed MoU with Bonn food industries to promote coloured wheat. The NABI is an autonomous body of which union ministry?
Correct Answer: C [Ministry of Science and Technology]
Answer Explanation:
The National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) has signed MoU
with Ludhiana based Bonn Food Industries to promote coloured wheat with
antioxidant qualities beneficial for control of diabetes, cholesterol
and obesity. It has been developed by routine way of plant breeding by
crossing high yielding Indian cultivars PBW550, PBW621, HD2967 with
colored wheat procured from Japan and America, which is as rich in
anthocynanins as blueberries and high in zinc. Anthocyanins can act as
antioxidants that remove free radicals from the body and help in
prevention of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, inflammation, cancer,
obesity and aging. Anthocyanin rich colored wheat developed at NABI also
has enhanced Zinc content-one of the most deficient micro-nutrients in
the developing countries. The NABI is an autonomous body of Ministry of
Science and Technology.
Who has been appointed as new President of Advertising Club?
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Correct Answer: D [Vikram Sakhuja]
Answer Explanation:
Vikram Sakhuja, group CEO of Madison Media & OOH at Madison
World, has been elected as the new president of The Advertising Club.
Sakhuja will take over from Raj Nayak, who led the Advertising Club for
two consecutive terms. The club is a dynamic platform for professionals
from the Advertising, Marketing, Media, Research and Communication
fraternity to gain from each other’s expertise.
Which state government has launched a comprehensive land survey for rectification of land records in the state?
Correct Answer: C [Telangana ]
Answer Explanation:
The Telangana government has launched a comprehensive land survey for
rectification of land records in the state on September 15, 2017. The
survey, first of its kind in the country, is aimed at rectifying and
updating the land records in all 10,733 revenues villages across the
state. Total 1346 teams of officials will take part in the survey which
will continue till this year end. Under this programme, teams of revenue
and agricultural officers will stay in villages for 10 days, conduct
gram sabhas and verify the land records in the presence of farmers. The
rectified records will be displayed at village panchayat office and will
also be digitized and uploaded online. After completion of the survey,
the farmer will be given an Electronic Title Deed Pattadar Passbook
which will be farmer proof.
Which city is hosting the first-ever National Ayurveda Youth Festival (NAYF)?
Correct Answer: D [Jaipur]
Answer Explanation:
The first-ever National Ayurveda Youth Festival (NAYF) has started in
Jaipur, Rajasthan on September 14, 2017. Approx 3000 youth Ayurveda
students and doctors from across the country are participating in the
3-day fest, which is organized by the joint auspices of the National
Institute of Ayurveda (NIA) Jaipur and National Ayurveda and Youth
Association (NAYA), an affiliate of Vigyan Bharati. In it, Jaipur’s
National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA) has entered the Guinness Book for
‘Most people receiving Nasya Panch Kararma simultaneously’. It was a
unique record and its purpose was to attract youth towards Ayurveda.
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