01. ‘Operation Olive Branch’ is related to which one of the following?

1. Launched by Indian Army against militants in J & K
2. Launched by Israel against Hamas in Palestine
3. Launched by Iran to stop the spread of revolt
4. Launched by Turkey against Kurdish militia

02. Consider the following statements.

1. Four rounds of National Family Health Survey had been conducted so far.
2. The Survey was entirely funded by the Government of India.
3. As per the recent survey, lack of interest in studies is cited as major reason for dropout among rural girls in the age group of 6-17 years.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4.  1, 2 and 3

03. Consider the following statements.

1. The Nai Manzil scheme is an educational intervention and skill training scheme for minority youths.
2. Launched by Ministry of Human Resource and Development.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

04.  Consider the following statements.

1. The monolithic Gommateshwara statue is located on Vindhyagiri Hills.
2. Vindhyagiri hills and Chandrahills are located in Telangana
3. The Mahamastakabhisheka is an important Jain festival held once in every 12 years.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

05. Consider the following statements.

1. Calliophis bibroni is a snake species endemic to Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
2. Batesian Mimicry is technique wherein non-venomous snakes copy the patterns of venomous snakes to fool the predator.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

06. Consider the following statements.

1. The Union Ministry of Environment has launched the ‘Protocol for Star Rating of Garbage-Free Cities’.
2. It has been developed under Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban.
3. It is a 7 star rating system.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 2 only
4. 1 and 3 only

07. Consider the following statements.

1. Bharat Ke Veer is an initiative with corpus fund to help the families of paramilitary troopers killed in the line of duty.
2. It was launched by Ministry of Defence.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

08. Consider the following statements.

1. The government has decided to declare 2018 as the National Year of Millets.
2. Karnataka is the leading producer of Millets.
3. Sorghum and Ragi are millets.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

09. Consider the following statements.

1. Accessible India Campaign is nationwide campaign that aims to make barrier free environment for persons with disabilities.
2. Under the Campaign, the Ministry of Information and Technology launched Website Accessibility Project to make 100 websites various State Governments/UTs accessible to the persons with disabilities.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

10. The ‘Kilopower project’ is launched by which one of the following?

1. ESA
2. NASA
3. JAXA
4. ROSCOSMOS

Answers & Explanations

01. d

02. c

Along with Government of India many organisations such as Melinda-Gates foundation funds the survey.

03. a

The Nai Manzil scheme was launched by Ministry of Minority affairs.

04. c

05. b

Calliophis bibroni is a snake species endemic to Western Ghats.

06. b

The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched the ‘Protocol for Star Rating of Garbage-Free Cities’.

07. a

Bharat Ke Veer was launched by Ministry of Home Affairs.

08. d

09. a

The initiative was launched by Ministry of Social Justice.

10. b

The Kilopower project is a near-term technology effort to develop preliminary concepts and technologies that could be used for an affordable fission nuclear power system to enable long-duration stays on planetary surfaces.

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