1. According to the recently released parliamentary committee report, how many percent of cancer patients die every year in India?
a. 54 percent
b. 60 percent
c. 68 percent
d. 72 percent
ANSWER: c.
According to the report of 68 percent parliamentary
committee, 38 percent of cancer patients are dying every year in developed
countries, while in India this figure is 68 percent. This means that the
treatment is not reaching the patients. Last year, 13 lakh new cancer
cases were reported in India. The committee has recommended that making
cancer cheaper should be a priority of the government.
2. Recently in which
lake of Rajasthan, more than 1,000 migratory birds of different species were
found dead?
a. Nakki Lake
b. Lake Pichola
c. Fateh Sagar Lake
d. Sambhar Lake
ANSWER: d.
Recently more than 1,000 migratory birds have
been found dead in Sambhar Lake, located near Sambhar Lake Jaipur. The
exact cause of death of these birds of about 25 species from different
countries has not been known yet. However, the local administration
believes that the accident may have occurred due to polluted water. Among
the birds killed are migratory birds coming from many countries including
Himalayas, Siberia, North Asia. Every year there are 2 to 3 lakh different
birds. Which includes about 50 thousand flamingos.
3. Which of the
following bowlers ranked first in the recently released ICC Cricket Rankings?
a. Jaspreet Bumrah
b. Mujibur Rahman
c. Rashid Khan
d. Bhuvaneshwar Kumar
ANSWER: a. Jasprit
Bumrah In the
ODI rankings released by the ICC, India’s fast
bowler Jasprit Bumrah is in the first place. Jasprit Bumrah remains in the
first place with 797 points. Bumrah is the only Indian bowler in the
top-10 list in the new rankings. After him Kiwi bowler Trent Boult is in
second place with 740 points. After this, there are Mujibur Rahman of
Afghanistan, Kagiso Rabara of South Africa and Pat Cummins of Australia in
third, fourth and fifth place. Kuldeep Yadav, India’s second bowler in the
ICC rankings after Bumrah, is in 12th place.
4. Which of the
following ministers was recently given the additional charge of Heavy
Industries and Public Enterprises?
a. Prakash Javadekar
b. Harsimrat Kaur Badal
c. Dharmendra Pradhan
d. One who increases Joy
ANSWER: a. Prakash
Javadekar
Union Cabinet Minister Prakash Javadekar has
been given the additional charge of Heavy Industries and Public
Enterprises. He is currently holding the charge of Minister of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change. He has been given this assignment
due to the resignation of his post by Arvind Sawant. Arvind Sawant had to
resign due to formation of assembly government in Maharashtra, after which the
post was vacated.
5. Which of the
following players won the gold medal in the javelin-throw competition at the
World Para-Athletics Championships?
a. Ajit Pal Singh
b. Sunder Singh Gurjar
c. Arjun Singh Malik
d. Devendra Verma
ANSWER: b. Sunder
Singh Gurjar
Indian player Sunder Singh Gurjar recently won a
gold medal at the World Para-Athletics Championships. Sundar Singh won the
gold medal with a throw of 61.22 meters. Gurjar won gold in 2013 in Leon
and silver in 2015 Doha Championship.