1) Karaga is a famous festival of Karnataka. Which is the deity worshipped in the festival?

A) Draupadi

B) Lakshmi

C) Cauvery

D) Saraswati

Answer : A

FACT

2) Which is the state is the largest producer of Paraboiled rice?

A) Gujarat

B) Madhya Pradesh

C) Uttar Pradesh

D) Telangana

Answer : D

FACT

3) Which of the following data centres are present in Karnataka?

1. Reliance

2. Airtel

A) 1 Only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1&2

D) None of the above

Answer : C

At present, Karnataka is home to eight data centre players - Reliance, Siffy, NTT, Next Gen, Trimax, Airtel, STT and ESDS

4) Which of the following statements are true?

1. 40th edition of the 'Hunar Haat’ was inaugurated in Mumbai

2. 40th edition of the 'Hunar Haat’ was inaugurated under the theme Vocal for Local

A) 1 Only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1&2

D) None of the above

Answer : C

Recently, the 40th edition of the 'Hunar Haat’ was inaugurated in Mumbai under the theme Vocal for Local and “Best from Waste

5) What are the causes of Malnutrition ?

1. Barriers to health services 

2. Social strains on Women

A) 1 Only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1&2

D) None of the above

Answer : C

CAUSES OF MALNUTRITION

• Barriers to health services

• Poverty that hinders the accessibility of adequate food

• Social strains on Women (Early marriages of girls resulting in low birth weight of the newborns, poor breastfeeding practices )

• Lack of availability of safe drinking water hinders

• Poor sanitation (linked to transmission of diseases such as cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, hepatitis A, typhoid and polio and exacerbate stunting)

• Illiteracy in women and large household size

• Lack of Awareness about nutritional needs of infants and young children