9-10 SEPTEMBER 2024

9-10 SEPTEMBER 2024

1.What is the total budget allocated for the Nipuna Karnataka scheme?
a) Rs 100 crore
b) Rs 200 crore
c) Rs 300 crore
d) Rs 400 crore
2. Consider the following statements regarding Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
1. It is a small deposit saving scheme
2. Minimum deposit starts from Rs 10000
3. There is no limit on accounts per family
a) All statements are correct
b) Two statements are correct
c) All statements are wrong
d) Only one statement is correct
3. What does ‘teal carbon’ refer to?
a) Carbon stored in oceans
b) Carbon stored in non-tidal freshwater wetlands
c) Carbon stored in forests
d) Carbon stored in marine ecosystems
4.Which of the following statements are true?
1. India reported its first confirmed case of mpox-Clade II
2. Clade I kind was reported in India in 2015
3. monkeypox virus first human case recorded in 1970
a) 1 only
b) 1&2 only
c) 1&3 only
d) 1,2&3 only
5.What is the maximum speed of INS Malpe and INS Mulki?
a) 20 knots
b) 22 knots
c) 25 knots
d) 28 knots
6. Which ministry launched the Swachh Vayu Survekshan?
a) Ministry of Health
b) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
c) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
d) Ministry of Rural Development
7. Who won the final of the $12,000 Men’s ACE Challenger squash tournament in Kuala Lumpur?
a) Velavan Senthilkumar
b) Ramit Tandon
c) Saurav Ghosal
d) Noor Zaman
8.Which critically endangered species nests near Kasarkod Tonka in Honnavar, now recognized as a conservation area by Google?
a) Hawksbill Turtle
b) Leatherback Turtle
c) Olive Ridley Turtle
d) Green Sea Turtle
9. Which country completed the Arab world’s first nuclear power plant, the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) Qatar
c) United Arab Emirates
d) Oman
10. Where were the new ginger species Globba tyrnaensis and Globba janakiae discovered?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Meghalaya
c) Assam
d) Manipur