Wednesday 17 October 2012

Daily Dose-17.10.2012

Q1) Consider the following statements

1.The state shall endeavor to promote voluntary formation, autonomous functioning, democratic control and professional management of cooperative societies.

2.The Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986, prohibits the employment of children below the age of 14 years in 20 Occupations and 65 Processes.

3.National Child Labour Project scheme is being implemented in 266 districts.

Correct statement is/are:

(a)1 and 2    (b)1 and 3   (c)2 and 3    (d)All of the above

 

Q2) Consider the following statements regarding  pan-India mobile tele network

1.The Pan-India mobile tele-network was launched in Coimbatore.

2.The aim of the initiative is to strengthen the spice farming community with the help of latest technologies.

3. The purpose of the scheme is to get in direct touch with the spice farmers of the state who are the core section of the society.

Correct statement is/are:

(a)1 and 2  (b)1 and 3  (c)2 and 3  (d)All of the above

 

Q3) Match the following

Person                                     Field

A.David J. Wineland                  1.Physics

B.Brian K. Kobilka                    2.Chemistry 

C.Shinya Yamanaka                   3.Physiology

D.Mo Yan                          4.Literature

 A    B    C     D

(a)   1   2   3   4   

(b)   2   1     3   4 

(c)   1   2  4    3  

(d)  2   1   4    3

 

Q4) Consider the following statement(s):-
1. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's tobacco control campaign has launched music video 'Life Se Panga mat Le Yaar'.
2. The Government of India launched the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) 2007-08,to implement the tobacco control laws and create awareness on the harmful effects of tobacco.
3. Evidence suggests that 40% of all TB deaths are directly attributable to tobacco use.



Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2, 3
(d) 3 only

Q5) Consider the following statement(s):-
1. Assam is going to be the first state in the country to conduct Gross State Happiness Index survey.
2. Supported by the United Nations Development Programme,the survey will be based on bhutan gross national happiness.
3. The happiness index will be measured on the aspects of living standard, health, education, culture etc.



Which of the above statement is/are incorrect:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2, 3
(d) None of these

Q6) Consider the following statement(s):-
1. The International Advisory Panel (IAP) is of the view that National Rural Health Mission has made progress in its journey of providing accessible, equitable and affordable health care ever since its launch in 2003.
2. There is a three point decline in the IMR both in 2009 & 2010 and the decline in rural IMR is greater than the decline in Urban IMR.
3. Extensive focus on child care through implementation of the ASHAs; incentives for ASHAs for delivering such care in the rural areas; launch of Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK), in June, 2011 with initiatives stipulating free drugs, free diet, free diagnostics, and, if required, free blood, besides free transport from home to institution.



Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2, 3
(d) 3 only

Q7) Consider the following statement(s):-
1. Artificial heart 'Heartmade II', considered a boon for those suffering from heart ailments will soon be going to be launch in Southeast Asia.
2. It will be demonstrated at the 58th annual meeting of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons to be organised in kolkata.
3. Artificial hearts are typically used to bridge the time to heart transplantation, or to permanently replace the heart in case other heart transplantation is impossible.
4. The first artificial heart to be successfully implanted in a human, was the Jarvik-7, designed by Paul Winchell and also attributed to Robert Jarvik and implemented in 1982.



Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) 3 only

Q8) Consider the following statement(s):-
1. India and France stressed on the need to build on the existing good bilateral cooperation in the area of Science and Technology (S & T).
2. India stated that cooperation in new areas where France has expertise like geological mapping, water resource management, sub soil management, health, bio technology, nano material, Information Communication Technology, cloud computing and supercomputing can be explored, and thus there is need for commercializing technology and translating research into the well-being of the society.
3. France too stressed on the need to develop cooperation in higher education and scientific research.



Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only

Q9) Consider the following sentence/sentences about National Awards to Meritorious Teachers.

1.Every year, on the occasion of Teachers' Day (i.e. on September 5, the birthday of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Former President of India), the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of School Education and Literacy organizes a function for conferring these National Awards on meritorious teachers.

2.The Awards were instituted in 1959 to give public recognition to meritorious teachers working in primary, middle and secondary schools.

3.For teachers promoting inclusive education in schools and the education of children with disabilities in regular schools, 'Special Awards' have been instituted from the award year 2001.

The correct sentence/sentences is/are

(a)1 and 2                (b)2 and 3

(c)1 and 3                (d)1, 2 and 3

 

Q10) Astronomers have discovered a new super-earth in the habitable zone around the red dwarf star. The exoplanet has a mass of 6.9 times that of Earth and an orbital period of 26 days. What is the name of exoplanet?

(a)Gliese 161                        (b)Gliese 162

(c)Gliese 163                        (d)Gliese 164


1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.D 6. B 7.C 8.C 9.D 10.C

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