GENERAL AWARENESS 130

1. Which committee has drafted the 3rd National Wildlife Action Plan (NWAP) for 2017-2031?

a) TSR Subrahmaniam Committee
b) Rajiv Kumar Committee
c) Bibek Debroy Committee
d) JC Kala Committee

2. Which Indian city hosted the India International Science Festival 2017?

a) Delhi
b) Kolkata
c) Chennai
d) Hyderabad

3. Which country has opened the world’s first negative emission plant that turns carbon dioxide into stone?

a) Iceland
b) Norway
c) Sweden
d) Bhutan

4. Bajrang has won gold at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Which sport is he associated with?

a) Taekwondo
b) Kickboxing
c) Wrestling
d) Boxing

5. The joint military exercise “Panda-Kangaroo 2017” was held between Australia and which other country?

a) Vietnam
b) China
c) Japan
d) South Korea

6. For the first time, India and which neighbouring country will conduct a joint tiger census using a globally recognised method?

a) Bangladesh
b) Nepal
c) Bhutan
d) Myanmar

7. Which country has hosted the International Conference on Dialogue of Civilisations – VI?

a) Israel
b) Egypt
c) Iran
d) India

8. With which country has India signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) for establishing a liquid, flexible and global Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Market?

a) Iran
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Japan
d) Norway

9. What is India’s rank in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) 2017-18?

a) 40th
b) 44th
c) 45th
d) 48th

10. Which state government has launched ‘Solar Briefcase’ to provide electricity in remote areas?

a) Chatthisgarh
b) Jharkhand
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Uttarakhand

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