Who will be the new Director-General (DG) of UNESCO?
Correct Answer: A [Audrey Azoulay]
Answer Explanation:
Audrey Azoulay, a French civil servant and politician, has been
elected to become the new Director-General (DG) of United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). She will
succeed outgoing DG Irina Bokova of Bulgaria. Azoulay was born in Paris
to a Moroccan Jewish family from Essaouira, and is the daughter of Andre
Azoulay, who is current adviser to king Mohammed VI of Morocco.
Who has won the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration for 2015 -16?
Correct Answer: B [T M Krishna]
Answer Explanation:
Carnatic vocalist T M Krishna has won the Indira Gandhi Award for
National Integration for 2015 -16 for his services in promoting and
preserving national integration in the country. He will be presented
with the honour by Congress president Sonia Gandhi on October 31, Indira
Gandhi’s death anniversary. The award consists of a citation and a cash
prize of Rs 10 lakh.
The world’s largest combustion research centre has inaugurated in which IIT institute?
Correct Answer: C [IIT Madras]
Answer Explanation:
The National Centre for Combustion Research and Development (NCCRD)
was inaugurated at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) in
Tamil Nadu on October 12, 2017, which is the world’s largest combustion
research centre. The NCCRD has been established at a total cost of Rs 90
crore. It will develop state-of-the-art capabilities in combustion
research involving experts in the country. The establishment of the
centre will give a major boost to the Indian scientific community and
will provide an impetus to research in ‘Alternative Energy and
Environmental Protection’ by focusing on effective utilisation of
combustion as a means of thermo-chemical energy conversion. The NCCRD’s
research interests will cover automotive, thermal power and aerospace
propulsion, besides fire research and microgravity combustion to minor
extent.
Who has been appointed as the India’s new ambassador to China?
Correct Answer: D [Gautam Bambawale]
Answer Explanation:
Gautam Bambawale, an Indian foreign service officer of the 1984
batch, has been appointed as the India’s new ambassador to China and is
expected to take up the assignment shortly. He will succeed Vijay Keshav
Gokhale. After joining the post, one of the first tasks in front of
Bambawale will be to stabilise India-China ties rocked by a military
face off in the Dokalam area of Bhutan that lasted 73 days. Currently,
he is high commissioner to Pakistan.
Which city to host International Puppet Festival (IPF-2017)?
Correct Answer: A [Kolkata]
Answer Explanation:
The 2017 International Puppet Festival (IPF) will be held at
Mohorkunj in Kolkata, West Bengal from October 26 to 31. The purpose of
the fest is to regenerate the emotions attached to puppetry. Artists
from the UK, Germany, Peru, Portugal, Italy, Lithuania, Brazil,
Singapore and India would be participating in the festival. The fest
will be inaugurated by the West Bengal principal secretary Tourism and
Home Affairs Atri Bhattacharya.
Which Indian Armed Force has launched an innovative mobile health App “MedWatch”?
Correct Answer: C [Indian Air Force]
Answer Explanation:
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has launched an innovative mobile health
App ‘MedWatch’ TO Provide authentic health information to all IAF
personnel at New Delhi on 11 Oct 17. The app has been developed in-house
with zero financial outlay by the Directorate of Information Technology
(DIT). The important component of the App is its ‘Reminder Tool’ that
will enable timely immunization for the children of all Air Warriors. It
will be available on the IAF’s AFCEL network and will directly enable
‘Mission Indradhanush’ of the Govt of India. It is the first mobile
health app in the three Armed Services.
Which of the following has become the first Indian Oil Marketing Company (OMC) to launch lubricants in Myanmar?
Correct Answer: B [Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL)]
Answer Explanation:
The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL), the public sector
undertaking , has become the first Oil Marketing Company (OMC) from
India that has started marketing lubricants in Myanmar and has chosen
commercial hubs of Yangon and Mandalay.
The world’s first negative emissions plant that turns CO2 into stone has opened in which country?
Correct Answer: C [Iceland]
Answer Explanation:
The world’s first negative emissions plant that turns carbon dioxide
(CO2) into stone has begun operations in Hellisheidi, Iceland. In it,
the CO2 is captured from ambient air, bound to water, and sent to more
than 700 meters underground. There, the CO2 reacts with the basaltic
bedrock and forms solid minerals, creating a permanent storage solution.
Currently, the pilot system captures only 50 metric tons CO2, each
year, about the same emitted by a single US household.
The Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary (AWS) is located in which state?
Correct Answer: D [Chhattisgarh ]
Answer Explanation:
The Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary (AWS) is located in Mungeli
district of Chhattisgarh and covers an area of 557.55 square kilometers .
It is home to the Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, gaur, chital, striped
hyena, Indian jackal, sloth bear, Ussuri dhole, sambar, nilgai,
four-horned antelope, chinkara, blackbuck and Indian muntjac.
The 2017 International Day of Rural Women is observed on which date?
Correct Answer: A [October 15]
Answer Explanation:
The International Day of Rural Women is observed every year on
October 15 to recognize the crucial role that women and girls play in
ensuring the sustainability of rural households and communities,
improving rural livelihoods and overall wellbeing. The 2017 theme is
“Challenges and opportunities in climate-resilient agriculture for
gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls”
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