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Quiz: JIGYASA, Daily Current Affairs Quiz, February 16, 2017
- Question 1 of 10
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Which state government employees and judicial officers may lose jobs if found consuming liquor or drugs, as per the new norms?
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Bihar governments employees and judicial officers may now lose their job if found consuming liquor or drugs. As per the new norms no judicial officers or state government official is allowed to be under the influence of any intoxicating drink or drugs wherever they are.
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Bihar governments employees and judicial officers may now lose their job if found consuming liquor or drugs. As per the new norms no judicial officers or state government official is allowed to be under the influence of any intoxicating drink or drugs wherever they are.
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In which India state the e-Prison project has been launched for the jail inmates?
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The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday launched the e-Prison project to enumerate jail inmates in the State, where numbers of detainees keep swelling during unrest. The government has already digitised records of 500 inmates.
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The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday launched the e-Prison project to enumerate jail inmates in the State, where numbers of detainees keep swelling during unrest. The government has already digitised records of 500 inmates.
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In which city the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has launched ‘South Asia Training and Technical Assistance Center (SARTTAC)’?
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) launched its first fully integrated capacity development centre, South Asia Training and Technical Assistance Center (SARTTAC) in New Delhi.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) launched its first fully integrated capacity development centre, South Asia Training and Technical Assistance Center (SARTTAC) in New Delhi.
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Who has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?
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Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao on Thursday appointed Edappadi K Palaniswami as chief minister. The governor requested the chief minister-designate to seek the vote confidence of the assembly within 15 days.
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Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao on Thursday appointed Edappadi K Palaniswami as chief minister. The governor requested the chief minister-designate to seek the vote confidence of the assembly within 15 days.
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Cobra Gold military exercises, Asia’s largest multinational drill started on February 14, 2017 at at Sattahip, Thailand. Cobra Gold 2017 is the ________ iteration of the military exercise.
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Cobra Gold 2017, the 36th iteration of the military exercise, is officially taking place from February 14 to 24, according to a statement released by the U.S. embassy in Bangkok. The opening ceremony was held in Sattahip Royal Thai Marine Corps Base in Chonburi Province, while the closing ceremony will be held in Phu Lamyai Training area in Nakhon Ratchasima Province.
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Cobra Gold 2017, the 36th iteration of the military exercise, is officially taking place from February 14 to 24, according to a statement released by the U.S. embassy in Bangkok. The opening ceremony was held in Sattahip Royal Thai Marine Corps Base in Chonburi Province, while the closing ceremony will be held in Phu Lamyai Training area in Nakhon Ratchasima Province.
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‘Indian Panorama Film Festival’, the five-day is being organized at
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The five-day ‘Indian Panorama Film Festival’ being organized by the Directorate of Information and Publicity, Andaman & Nicobar Administration, in association with the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals/IFFI, New Delhi, Govt. of India got underway in Port Blair.
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The five-day ‘Indian Panorama Film Festival’ being organized by the Directorate of Information and Publicity, Andaman & Nicobar Administration, in association with the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and Directorate of Film Festivals/IFFI, New Delhi, Govt. of India got underway in Port Blair.
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In Kerala, Thanal, a city-based group has launched a helpline for providing technical support in treating organic waste and managing non-biodegradable solid wastes. It is launched at
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In Kerala, Thanal, a city-based group in Thiruvananthapuram has launched a helpline for providing technical support in treating organic waste and managing non-biodegradable solid wastes.
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In Kerala, Thanal, a city-based group in Thiruvananthapuram has launched a helpline for providing technical support in treating organic waste and managing non-biodegradable solid wastes.
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‘Momentum Jharkhand’, Global Investor Summit is being held at
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A two-day mega event of Global Investor Summit, branded as “Momentum Jharkhand” is being held at Khelgaon of Ranchi.
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A two-day mega event of Global Investor Summit, branded as “Momentum Jharkhand” is being held at Khelgaon of Ranchi.
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All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) of Delhi has won the first prize for maintaining high standards of sanitation and hygiene under the Government’s Kayakalp awards. The Kayakalp awards were instituted the year
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The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare had launched “Kayakalp”-an initiative for awards to public health facilities on 15th May 2015. The objectives of the award scheme is to promote cleanliness, hygiene and infection control practices in public health care facilities.
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The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare had launched “Kayakalp”-an initiative for awards to public health facilities on 15th May 2015. The objectives of the award scheme is to promote cleanliness, hygiene and infection control practices in public health care facilities.
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Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has announced to make khadi Gaon in each Indian state. Who is the Chairman of KVIC?
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Former Chairman of Dholera Port project in Gujarat and a social worker, V K Saxena, has been appointed as Chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). Saxena took charge today, a statement said. The KVIC is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament.
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Former Chairman of Dholera Port project in Gujarat and a social worker, V K Saxena, has been appointed as Chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). Saxena took charge today, a statement said. The KVIC is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament.
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