The National Sports Museum will be established in which city?
- Indore
- Varanasi
- Surat
- New Delhi
Explanation:
The National Sports Museum will be established in New Delhi that will showcase India’s achievements in sports and also focus on the traditional sports within the country. The purpose of the Museum is to popularise the sports as a way of life within the country. The union Sports Ministry has stated that the proposed Museum would go beyond the classical approach of a collection of memorabilia to become an interactive venue of interest for all age groups. In addition, it will display achievements of the Indian greats in sports and also act as an educational hub and offer opportunity for the young to delve into some sporting activity. The Museum will have audio-visual display of rules and legacy events pertaining to various sports as part of education for the budding sportspersons and a well-equipped library of sports and physical fitness.
Thomas Cup is related to which among the following sports?
- Table Tennis
- Lawn Tennis
- Badminton
- Golf
Microsoft has tied up with which Indian state to use its AI-based MINE platform to screen children for eye problems?
- Himachal Pradesh
- Telangana
- Kerala
- Karnataka
Explanation:
The Microsoft India has tied up with the state of Telangana to use its artificial intelligence-based MINE platform to screen children for eye problems and prevent avoidable blindness. The Microsoft Intelligent Network for Eyecare (MINE) is an artificial intelligence platform to reduce avoidable blindness. With this tied up, Telangana has become the first Indian state to deploy artificial intelligence for eyecare screening.
From which among the following states, Socio-economic and Caste Census 2011 began?
- Odisha
- West Bengal
- Tripura
- Nagaland
- Lord Curzon
- Lord Wellesley
- Lord Cornnwallis
- Lord Ripon
- Dharmakirti
- Priyadarshi
- Dharmadeva
- Chakravarti
Chlorophyll absorbs which of the wavelength of the Sun light ?
- Green and Blue
- Green and Red
- Red and Blue
- Red and Yellow
Explanation:
Chlorophyll absorbs red and blue light but reflects green light.
- Lord Canning,
- Lord Dalhousie,
- Lord hardings,
- Lord Lytton
Which Indian Armed Force has conducted the regional level marine oil pollution response exercise ‘Clean Sea-2017’?
- Assam Rifles
- Indian Air Force
- Special Frontier Force
- Indian Coast Guard
Explanation:
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) conducted the regional level marine oil pollution response exercise ‘Clean Sea-2017’ at sea off Port Blair on November 29. The purpose of the exercise was to ascertain preparedness of the ICG, resource agencies and other stakeholders in responding to a major oil spill in line with the provisions of the National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOS-DCP). The highlight of the exercise was participation of one ICG Pollution Control Vessel and integration of the Indian Coast Guard Dornier/Chetak aircraft into the Oil Spill Disaster Management System for aerial assessment/ delivery of Oil Spill Dispersant for mitigation of the spilled oil. The Indian Coast Guard has established three pollution response centres at Mumbai, Chennai and Port Blair. It is responsible for marine environment protection in the maritime zones of India and is the coordinating authority for response to oil spills in Indian waters.
Department of disinvestment comes under which among the following ministries?
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Commerce and Industries
- Ministry of Programme Implementation
- Ministry of Corporate Affairs
