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Class 8 General Knowledge
Overview Of India
Quiz 19
Religions.
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reinforce society's nation of good and evil
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link the human and divine orders
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provide a special feeling of belonging and power
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all of the above
The cottage or putting-out system refers to:
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the housing given factory workers
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The fact that in early industrialization work was done in the home
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a type of architecture popular in Britain
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The way young people were put out to go work in factories
The State Emblem of India is an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion Capital of Asoka. Consider the following about the Sarnath figure.
$$1$$. In the original figure, the Lion Capital has six lions mounted back to back on a circular abacus.
$$2$$. The abacus of the figure rests on a bell shaped lotus.
$$3$$. Apart from Lion, only horse and elephant are the other animals that have been depicted on the figure.
Select the correct answer using the codes.
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Explanation
Justification:
$$\bullet$$ Statement $$1$$: There are only four lions resting on the circular abacus in the original figure.
$$\bullet$$ Statements $$2$$: The frieze of the abacus is decorated with sculptures in high relief of an elephant, a horse, a bull and a lion separated by Dharma Chakras. The abacus is rested on a bell-shaped lotus.
Learning:
$$\bullet$$ The profile of the Lion Capital shows three ions mounted on the abacus with a Dharma Chakra in the centre, a bull on the right and a horse on the left, and outlines of Dharma Chakras on the extreme right and left. This was adopted as the State Emblem of India on January $$26$$, $$1950$$.
$$\bullet$$ The bell-shaped lotus was excluded. The motto 'Satyameva Jayate'(Truth alone triumphs), which is written in Devanagari script below the profile of the Lion Capital is part of the State Emblem of India.
Which of the following States and Union Territories have the lowest overall sex-ratio as per the Census Report of 2011?
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Daman and Diu
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Punjab
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Andhra Pradesh
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Meghalaya
When a state experiences a foreign policy crisis.
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the United Nations is contacted
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the Chief State makes all final decisions
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both general and administrative personnel are involved
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Henry Kissinger is contacted
A general in an army chart of command positions would constitute a.
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status
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role
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institution
The media present gender roles ________________.
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realistically
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according to Victorian model
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stereotypically
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idealistically
Comte's term positivism refers to.
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a theory that emphasizes the positive aspects of society
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the precise scientific study of observable phenomena
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a theory that posits difficult questions and sets out to answer them
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an unscientific set of laws about social progress
Which of the following does not come under the 'Social Defence Sector' promoted by the Gol?
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Integrated Programme for Older Persons (IPOP) scheme
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Grants-in-aid to NGOs for running old age homes (OAH)
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Day Care Centres (DCCs) and Mobile Medical Units (MMUs)
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None of the above
Explanation
All the schemes enlisted here are part of the Gol promoted Social defence Sector. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 was enacted in order to ensure need-based maintenance for parents and welfare measures for senior citizens.
Which sociological perspective emphasizes that the relationship between females and males has been one of unequal power with men in a dominant position over women?
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functionalist perspective
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conflict perspective
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dramaturgical perspective
Consider the following statements:
$$1$$. The national motto of India, 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the Emblem of India is taken from Chandogya Upanishad.
$$2$$. The words 'Satyameva Jayate' were originally inscribed on the Lion Capital of Ashoka around $$250$$ BCE
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
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Neither $$1$$ nor $$2$$
Figures of which of the following animals cannot be found in the state emblem of India?
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Elephant
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Deer
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Bull
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Horse
Which of the following animals do not adorn Ashokan pillars?
$$1$$. Bull
$$2$$. Elephant
$$3$$. Horse
$$4$$. Tiger
Select the right code.
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None of them
The name of new Andhra pradesh Capital is likely to be....
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Amaravathi
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Badrachala
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Krishna Nagar
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Varshavathi
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Andhra Pradesh government approved Amaravathi as the name of the new capital city. The capital city is coming up between Vijayawada and Guntur cities.
The place called Amaravathi in Andhra Pradesh is known for its ancient Buddhist settlements.
Name the online platform launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to support women entrepreneurs ?
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Nari Shakti
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Mahila
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E-haat Digital India
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One stop Centre Scheme
Choose the most appropriate option.
Who is the Chairman of National Green Tribunal?
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Justice Balakrishna Reddy
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Justice R.C. Lahoti
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Justice Swatanter Kumar
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Justice Bhandhari
Explanation
Swatanter Kumar was appointed as the Chairperson of National Green Tribunal on 20 December 2012 and retired on 19 December 2017.
Swatanter Kumar had served as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court and as a Judge in the Supreme Court of India before becoming the Chairman of National Green Tribunal.
During his tenure at the National Green Tribunal he was instrumental in delivering several landmark judgements widening the horizons of environmental jurisprudence in India.
Highest number of open prisons in India as on 2015 are in
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Kerala
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Maharastra
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Rajasthan
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The highest number of open prisons in India as on 2015 are in the state of Rajasthan. Rajasthan has 29 open prisons.
Open prisons refer to the prisons that involve minimum security and is mainly dependent on the self-discipline of the inmates. The rules of these prisons are less stringent as compared to the rules of the other prisons.
With reference to the Lion Capital found at Sarnath, consider the following statements:
$$1$$. It is a monolithic statue.
$$2$$. It represents four roaring lions back to back facing the four cardinal directions.
$$3$$. It represents the international nature of Mauryan art.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
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Which organization has started the work to produce hypersonic weapon missiles that travel at 5 times speed of sound, or a little over a mile every second?
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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
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Indian Space Research Organisation
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Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
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Bharat Electronics Limited
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Defence Research and Development
Consider the following statements and choose the wrong ones.
The World's largest archipelago, Indonesia is prone to seismic activities and dangers associated with it.
Indonesia is located on the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire", which is an arc of volcanoes and fault lines.
An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 rocked parts of Indonesia's main Java Island on 25 January, 2014.
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The earthquake felt in Java, Indonesia, had been measured to be 6.1 on Richter’s scale. It is prone to such tremors due to its location in Pacific Ring of fire. One of the incidents occurred in here in 2004 when a monster temblor off Aceh shores triggered a tsunami that killed 230,000 people in a dozen countries.
Life Insurance Council has decided to launch first joint mass media campaign with the slogan _______________.
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Yogakshemam Vahamyaham
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With Us, Youre Sure
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Prithvi, Agni, Jal, Akash, Sabki Suraksha Hamare Paas
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Aapke Sachhe Advisor
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Sabse Pehle Life Insurance
Explanation
Life Insurance Council has decided to launch first joint mass media campaign with the slogan ‘Sabse Pehle Life Insurance’.
The Serlui B Dam is located in which state?
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Manipur
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Mizoram
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Nagaland
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Arunachal Pradesh
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The Serlui B dam is an earthfill and gravity dam on the Serlui river $$12$$ km from Bilkhawthlir Village near the Kolasib district of Mizoram. It has the capacity of power generation of $$12$$MW and Catchment area of $$53$$ km.
What is the India's rank in the WEF Energy Transition Index 2018?
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$$55$$th
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$$69$$th
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$$78$$th
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$$47$$th
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India has been ranked $$78$$th among $$114$$ on the World Economic Forum (WEF)s Energy Transition Index (ETI) $$2018$$. The report titled "Fostering Effective Energy Transition", ranks countries on how well they are able to balance energy security and access with environmental sustainability and affordability. According to the report India has taken bold measures to improve energy access, energy efficiency, and to improve the deployment of renewable sources of energy. However, energy transition in the country will require large investments, and an enabling environment and robust regulatory frameworks to support the transition. The overall list was topped by Sweden, followed by Norway, Switzerland, Finland, Denmark, the Netherlands and UK.
Which state hosted the $$7$$th edition of the Women Science Congress (WSC- $$2018$$)? [March 2018]
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West Bengal
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Manipur
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Haryana
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The 7th edition of the Women Science Congress (WSC-$$2018$$) was inaugurated by West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi at Manipur University, Imphal on March $$18, 2018$$. The theme of this edition "Reached the Unreached Through Science and Technology" is apt to those areas where the light of scientific development has not spread yet and to those areas where we have not done research on. The WSC-$$2018$$ started in the backdrop of the ongoing 105th Indian Science Congress (ISC-$$2018$$) in Manipur University.
India's first cloned Assamese buffalo male calf 'Sach-Gaurav' has born in which state?
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Assam
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Haryana
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Uttar Pradesh
Explanation
The Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (CIRB) has claimed that India's first cloned Assamese buffalo male calf 'Sach-Gaurav' has born in Hisar, Haryana on December $$22, 2017$$. The calf was born to a Murrah buffalo through a normal delivery. It was also the first to be born in the field. The genotype of the calf was confirmed by microsatellite analysis (parentage verification) and chromosome analysis. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research-CIRB is a central institute and it has a mandate to conserve superior animals of all buffalo breeds.
Which state government has declared Jackfruit as official fruit of the state?
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Odisha
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Kerala
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Tripura
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The Kerala government has declared Jackfruit as the official fruit of the state to promote the Kerala Jackfruit as a brand in markets across the country and abroad. The brand will showcase its organic and nutritious qualities. This would also help in giving in the fruits production and sale, besides increasing its value-added products. Elephant is the state animal of Kerala, while great hornbill the bird and kanikkonna the official flower. The state had recently declared pearl spot, popularly known as karimeen, as its official fish.
The famous Madhavpur Mela of Gujarat started in which of the following districts? [March 2018]
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Ahmedabad
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Gandhinagar
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Anand
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Porbandar
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The famous Madhavpur Mela started at Madhavpur Ghed in Porbandar district of Gujarat on March $$25, 2018$$. In a unique initiative, the $$4$$-day Mela showcased for the first time the cultural integration of the North-East with Gujarat. It shared its connect to the Mishmi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. The Mishmi Tribe traces its ancestry to the legendary King Bhishmak and through him to his daughter Rukmini and Lord Krishna. For the first time ever, the festival celebrated the immortal journey which Rukmini undertook from Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat with Lord Krishna.
Kedarnath Singh, the renowned poet has passed away. He was associated with which language? [March 2018]
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Hindi
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Kedarnath Singh $$(84)$$, Jnanpith awardee and renowned Hindi poet, has passed away in New Delhi on March $$19, 2018$$. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi in $$1989$$ for his poetry collection Akaal Mein Saras and the Jnanpith Award in $$2013$$. He had been a professor and head of the Department of Hindi Language at Jawaharlal Nehru Universitys Indian Languages Centre.
The Government of India (Gol) has approved to set up a Plastic Park in which district of Jharkhand? [March 2018]
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Jamtara
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Godda
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Deoghar
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Sahebgani
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The Government of India (GoI) has approved the setting up of a Plastic Park in Deoghar District, Jharkhand on March $$20, 2018$$. The project would be set up at a cost of Rs. $$120$$ crores in an area of $$150$$ acres and a range of polymer products including woven sacks, moulded furniture, water tanks, bottles, pipes mosquito nets, etc would be manufactured. It has great potential for attracting investment for setting up an ecosystem for plastic industry and generates employment opportunities for the local populace.
Which Indian short film won the Best Film Award at Best of India Short Film Festival in Los Angeles? [March 2018]
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Dekh Indian Circus
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The Missed Class
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Black Mirror
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Shunyata
Explanation
Actor Jackie Shroffs short film Shunyata has won the best film award at $$2018$$ Best of India Short Film Festival at Mack Sennett Studios in Los Angeles, United States on March $$3$$. The $$22$$-minute fiction film directed by Chintan Sarda was selected to be in top $$6$$ from amongst thousands of entries and was played at a theatre in Los Angeles. An industry based jury then adjudged it the best film. The prize includes a cash prize of $$\$ 1,000$$. In Shunyata, Jackie is seen as hitman Madhur, who leads a gloomy existence with regrets. He is friendly with a child, who lives on the street and sees him getting into the world of crime.
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed,
and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
These beautiful lines are taken from the poem 'The Second Coming'. Who wrote this poem?
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Suresh Seth, who passed away recently, was associated with which political party? [Feb 2018]
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Bahujan Samaj Party
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Bharatiya Janata Party
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Indian National Congress
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Nationalist Congress Party
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Suresh Seth (86), the former Madhya Pradesh minister and senior Congress leader, has passed away in Indore on February 21, 2018. He was popularly known as `Sher-e-Indore for vociferously raising issues of public interest and corruption. Seth had served as the minister for urban administration in then chief minister Arjun Singhs cabinet, and also as the Indore Mayor.
The Assam government will observe 'Rhino Day' on which date to generate public awareness on protection of the one-horned pachyderm?
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September $$21$$
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September $$22$$
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September $$24$$
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The Assam government will observe September 22 as Rhino Day to generate public awareness on protection of the one-horned pachyderm. It was officially declared at the 10th meeting of the State Board for Wildlife, which was chaired by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. The day will be exclusively dedicated to the approximately 2,500 rhino population in the state would be a tribute to the rhinoceros, which are the pride of Assam. The state government will soon launch the State Rhino Project in line with National Rhino Project in Assam for protecting the pachyderms from threats of poaching.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(i) Michelle Bachelet is the first woman to hold the post of President of Chile. She was also the first executive director of the United Nations Entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women.
(ii) Wilma Rudolph broke all conventions of $$19^{th}$$ century American society by applying for a degree in medicine. She was the first woman in the world who became a doctor.
(iii) Shirin Ebadi is the chairperson of the National League for Democracy in Myanmar. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.
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Which state government has signed pact with Airport Authority of India (AAI) to develop villages in Kamrup?
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Assam
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The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has recently signed a MoU with Assam government under its Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) initiative for sustainable development of human settlements at villages in Kamrup district. The AAI would provide financial assistance under its CSR initiative of Rs $$4.58$$ crore for the Kamrup district as per the estimates prepared by the UNDP to improve the resilience of communities around Guwahati Airport. The AAI through its CSR policy supports such initiatives for promoting infrastructure for convenience of the population with a view to improve the resilience of communities.
Vijayendra Saraswathi has become the 70th Sankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam. The Hindu monastic institution is located in which state?
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Karnataka
Explanation
Vijayendra Saraswathi has become the 70th Sankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, traditionally referred to as Kamakshi, on 28th February 2018 with the demise of Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamiji. The Kanchipuram mutt is a Hindu monastic institution, located in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. It is a pilgrimage for Hindus all around the world and particularly in South India. It is known as Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, and the head of the matha is referred to as a Sankaracharya. The mutt was established by Adi Shankaracharya about 2520 years ago.
Recently, CSIR has signed MoU with IORA to designate CIMAP as coordinating centre on medicinal plants. Where is the headquarters of Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP)?
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Lucknow
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Bhopal
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Delhi
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The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) has signed a MoU with the Regional Center for Science and Technology Transfer (RCSTT) of Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) for designating Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow (CSIR-CIMAP) as Coordinating Center on Medicinal Plants. The IORA Center at CSIR-CIMAP will establish a database on the important medicinal plants, their value added products, related experts and industries of the IORA member states and organize meetings and training programmes to promote trade, commerce and scientific exchanges to complement the strength and limitation of the member states. The IORA is an association of 21 countries and 7 dialogue partners which have identified 6 areas of cooperation including medicinal plants.
Consider your research paper to a campus, newspaper, social media, magazine or making presentation to seminar, a meeting of any people you have been involves is called
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Which state government has officially launched Parivartan scheme Cleanliness & Pollution Free Drive?
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Haryana
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Chhattisgarh
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Madhya Pradesh
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The Haryana government has officially launched the Parivartan scheme, which is designed to address 10 issues including cleanliness and pollution, in 46 developmental blocks of the state. The 10 issues include facilitation of financing, making agriculture profitable and sustainable, improving health services, implementing Swachh Bharat, decongesting market areas, engaging the youth, checking air pollution, ensuring availability of identity-related services, effective policing, and ensuring road order and conduct. Under this scheme, the state government will provide training (practical) to the employees and thus will create strong training workforce in the state. This is a unique scheme in order to ensure that the benefit of all government scheme must reach the people.
Kunhiraman Panoor, the renowned author and human rights activist has passed away. He hailed from which state? [Feb 2018]
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Tamil Nadu
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Kunhiraman Panoor (84), the renowned author and human rights activist, has passed away in Kannur, Kerala on February 20, 2018. He was known for his work Keralathile Africa, in which he portrayed the ill-fated, slavish lives of Kerala tribals. He had won the Kerala Sahithya Akademi award for comprehensive contribution in 2006.
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