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Quiz: JIGYASA, Daily Current Affairs Quiz, August 17, 2017
- Question 1 of 10
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The Union Government has banned exports of gold jewellery, medallions and other articles above _________ carat purity in a bid to check round tripping of the precious metal.
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The Union Government has banned exports of gold jewellery, medallions and other articles above 22- carat purity in a bid to check round tripping of the precious metal.
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The Union Government has banned exports of gold jewellery, medallions and other articles above 22- carat purity in a bid to check round tripping of the precious metal.
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North Eastern Cultural and Information Centre will be set up in:
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The Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that a North Eastern Cultural and Information Centre will be set up in Delhi. He said that this is in line with the priority being given to North East by the Union Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
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The Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that a North Eastern Cultural and Information Centre will be set up in Delhi. He said that this is in line with the priority being given to North East by the Union Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
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India signed Global Environment Facility (GEF) Grant Agreement with the ___________for USD 24.64 Million for “Ecosystems Service Improvement Project”.
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India signed Global Environment Facility (GEF) Grant Agreement with the World Bank for USD 24.64 Million for “Ecosystems Service Improvement Project”.
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India signed Global Environment Facility (GEF) Grant Agreement with the World Bank for USD 24.64 Million for “Ecosystems Service Improvement Project”.
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Who has been taken charge as the Pakistan’s new High Commissioner to India in August 2017?
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Pakistan’s new High Commissioner to India, Sohail Mahmood took charge at the High Commission.
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Pakistan’s new High Commissioner to India, Sohail Mahmood took charge at the High Commission.
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The United States named Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group. Who was the founder of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen?
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The United States named Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group, a little more than 50 days after adding its chief Syed Salahuddin to its list of designated global terrorists. Hizb-ul-Mujahideen founded by Muhammad Ahsan Dar in September 1989, is a Kashmiri separatist and designated Islamic terrorist group.
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The United States named Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group, a little more than 50 days after adding its chief Syed Salahuddin to its list of designated global terrorists. Hizb-ul-Mujahideen founded by Muhammad Ahsan Dar in September 1989, is a Kashmiri separatist and designated Islamic terrorist group.
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For first time, which country has topped the largest garment exports to the USA in August 2017?
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For the first time in the history of India’s garment exports to the US, the country has clocked top position in market share in the category ‘men/boys knitwear shirts cotton’ (a variety of knitwear) for the first six months of 2017. This was attributed to the slowdown in China.
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For the first time in the history of India’s garment exports to the US, the country has clocked top position in market share in the category ‘men/boys knitwear shirts cotton’ (a variety of knitwear) for the first six months of 2017. This was attributed to the slowdown in China.
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Which among the following countries will host the ICC under 19 Cricket World Cup in 2018?
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Three-time champions India and Australia are set to clash in their tournament-opener of the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup scheduled to be held in New Zealand from January 13 to February 3, 2018.
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Three-time champions India and Australia are set to clash in their tournament-opener of the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup scheduled to be held in New Zealand from January 13 to February 3, 2018.
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Which among the following is the first-ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew?
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi met six officers of the Indian Navy who will sail around the world in India’s first attempt to circumnavigate the globe by an all-women crew. This is the first-ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew. They will begin their voyage later this month from Goa, and expect to return to Goa in March 2018, after completing the circumnavigation. INSV Tarini is a 55-foot sailing vessel, which has been built indigenously, and was inducted in the Indian Navy earlier this year.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi met six officers of the Indian Navy who will sail around the world in India’s first attempt to circumnavigate the globe by an all-women crew. This is the first-ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew. They will begin their voyage later this month from Goa, and expect to return to Goa in March 2018, after completing the circumnavigation. INSV Tarini is a 55-foot sailing vessel, which has been built indigenously, and was inducted in the Indian Navy earlier this year.
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Which city has been declared the most liveable city in the world for the seventh year running by the Economist’s annual global liveability survey in 2017?
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Melbourne has been declared the most liveable city in the world for the seventh year running by the Economist’s annual global liveability survey, while Sydney remains in 11th place.
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Melbourne has been declared the most liveable city in the world for the seventh year running by the Economist’s annual global liveability survey, while Sydney remains in 11th place.
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Scientists from which country have developed a new polio vaccine using plants in August 2017?
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Scientists have developed a new polio vaccine using plants, a breakthrough which can pave the way for global eradication of the age-old viral disease. Researchers from John Innes Centre, Norwich in the UK produced the novel vaccine with a method that uses virus-like particles (VLPs) – non-pathogenic mimics of polio virus which are grown in plants.
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Scientists have developed a new polio vaccine using plants, a breakthrough which can pave the way for global eradication of the age-old viral disease. Researchers from John Innes Centre, Norwich in the UK produced the novel vaccine with a method that uses virus-like particles (VLPs) – non-pathogenic mimics of polio virus which are grown in plants.
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