- In arecently released report by the World Economic Forum, India has been ranked in the World Travel, Tourism Competitiveness Index?
a. 24th
b. 14th
c. 44th
d. 34th
ANSWER: d.
Spain has topped the 140 countries included in the 34th World Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index. It is followed by France, Germany and Japan and the United States respectively. India has also improved its business environment, infrastructure and information and communication technology readiness. It is noteworthy that India’s ranking in the year 2017 was 40th.
- Recently the former President of which country Robert Mugabe has passed away?
a. Zimbabwe
b. Sri Lanka
c. Angola
d. Ghana
ANSWER: a. Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe emerged as the hero of the Afrikaners after the independence war. They first came to light in the year 1960 when a guerrilla war was waged against the white people in Rhodesia. He was the Prime Minister from the year 1980 to the year 1987 and the President from the year 1987 to the year 2017.
- TheCentral Bureau of Investigation (CBI) recently held the first National Conference on Cybercrime Investigation and Cyber Forensics in which city?
a. Jaipur
b. New Delhi
c. Patna
d. Chennai
ANSWER: b. New Delhi
The main objective of this conference was to create a forum where investigators, lawyers, forensic experts and academics were together to discuss the challenges related to cyber crime and ways to solve it. This conference is a platform for state police and enforcement agencies to share their best practices. Cybercrime is a global phenomenon and this conference is a great experience for agencies working on the ground level.
- According to therecent report released by ‘World Gold Council’, which country is ranked 10th in the world in terms of gold reserves?
a. Nepal
b. China
c. India
d. Bangladesh
ANSWER: c.
According to the India report, India’s gold reserves total 618.2 tonnes. India’s gold reserves have increased from 357.8 tonnes in two decades to 618.2 tonnes at present. According to this report, the United States (8,134 tons) has the highest gold reserves and Germany (3,367 tons) is the second largest gold reserves country. The International Monetary Fund ranks third with gold reserves of 2,451.8 tonnes.
- Recently, after withdrawing the status of Tiger State from which state, the state government is going to set up the Tiger Strike Force for the protection of tigers?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. Arunachal Pradesh
ANSWER: b. Madhya Pradesh
state government has sent three proposals to the central government for this. These include the proposal to recruit soldiers for the force and take policemen on deputation. The state has also demanded funds from the center and the central government has agreed to 60 percent and the remaining 40 percent will have to be given to the state. The functioning of this force will be monitored by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
