- According to Joint Water Management Index-2.0, which state ranked first in the category of Northeast and Himalayan states?
a. Uttarakhand
b. Arunachal Pradesh
c. Assam
d. Himachal Pradesh
ANSWER: d.
To increase the efforts of Himachal Pradesh Ministry of Hydropower, NITI Aayog has prepared the second edition of Joint Water Management Index. In the report, Gujarat has secured first position by scoring 75 out of 100 marks. Himachal Pradesh stood first in the North and Himalayan states. After this there is an adjournment of Uttarakhand, Tripura and Assam.
2.According to the report of World Health Organization, how many percent of people suffering from leprosy are present in India?
a. 66%
b. 51%
c. 45%
d. 32%
ANSWER: a.
According to the latest statistics released by the 66% World Health Organization, 66 percent of the world’s leprosy patients are present in India. India officially abolished leprosy in the year 2005 and at that time its prevalence rate reached 0.72 per 10,000 people at the national level. Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused mainly by Mycobacterium leprae.
- Bywhat name has Russia launched the world’s first floating nuclear reactor in the Arctic Ocean?
a. Major Kalinin
b. Akademik Lomonosov
c. Jean Balakovo
d. Admiral gorshkov
ANSWER: b. Akademik Lomonosov
Russia has launched Academic Lomonosov, the first floating nuclear reactor in the Arctic Ocean. Environmentalists have named it ‘Chernobyl on ice’ and ‘nuclear titanic’, considering the effectiveness of this reactor. Academic Lomonosov Arctic port 5,000 km from Murmansk to northeastern Siberia. Will travel
- Which of the following team has won the Durand Cup-2019 title?
a. Mohun Bagan
b. Army Red
c. FC Cochin
d. Gokulam Kerala FC
ANSWER: d. Gokulam Kerala FC
Trinidad forward Marcus Joseph’s two goals helped Gokulam Kerala FC, playing for the first time in the Durand Cup tournament, beat 16-time champions Mohun Bagan 2–1. A team from Kerala has named this title after 22 years. The Durand Cup is not only India, Asia’s oldest and the world’s third oldest football competition
- Atwhich place has Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani launched Project SU.RE?
a. New Delhi
b. Ranchi
c. Mumbai
d. Trivandrum
ANSWER: c. Mumbai
Project SU.RE stands for “Sustainable Resolution”. This is the first initiative of this variety started by the textile industry. The project has been launched by the Indian Textile Manufacturers Association of the United Nations, IMG Reliance and the organizers of Lakeme Fashion Week.
