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Quiz: JIGYASA, Daily Current Affairs Quiz, June 4, 2017
- Question 1 of 10
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A team of four Indian Army jawans successfully climbed the Mt. Everest without using oxygen cylinders; the first team to scale the world’s highest peak without supplementary oxygen.Who among the following is/are the climber/climbers?
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A team of four Indian Army jawans successfully climbed the Mt. Everest without using oxygen cylinders, the first team to scale the world’s highest peak without supplementary oxygen. The four climbers are Kunchok Tenda, Kelshang Dorjee Bhutia, Kalden Panjur and Sonam Phuntsok. Of the total of 14 members of the team, Urgyen Topgye, Ngwang Gelek and Karma Zopa successfully climbed the Mt. Everest with the support of supplementary oxygen.
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A team of four Indian Army jawans successfully climbed the Mt. Everest without using oxygen cylinders, the first team to scale the world’s highest peak without supplementary oxygen. The four climbers are Kunchok Tenda, Kelshang Dorjee Bhutia, Kalden Panjur and Sonam Phuntsok. Of the total of 14 members of the team, Urgyen Topgye, Ngwang Gelek and Karma Zopa successfully climbed the Mt. Everest with the support of supplementary oxygen.
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Municipal Solid Waste segregation at source has been launched in:
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Municipal Solid Waste segregation at source has been launched in National Capital Region.
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Municipal Solid Waste segregation at source has been launched in National Capital Region.
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at 26 locations in Kashmir, Haryana and Delhi in a case relating to funding of terrorist activities by Pakistan-based terror outfits. Where is the headquarters of National Investigation Agency located?
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at 26 locations in Kashmir, Haryana and Delhi in a case relating to funding of terrorist activities by Pakistan-based terror outfits. The Agency came into existence with the enactment of the National Investigation Agency Act 2008 by the Parliament of India on 31 December 2008. It is headquartered in New Delhi.
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at 26 locations in Kashmir, Haryana and Delhi in a case relating to funding of terrorist activities by Pakistan-based terror outfits. The Agency came into existence with the enactment of the National Investigation Agency Act 2008 by the Parliament of India on 31 December 2008. It is headquartered in New Delhi.
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Who is an Indian-origin doctor and Ireland’s first openly gay Minister, won the leadership race for the ruling party to become the country’s youngest-ever and first homosexual Prime Minister-in-waiting in June 2017?
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Leo Varadkar, an Indian-origin doctor and Ireland’s first openly gay Minister, won the leadership race for the ruling party to become the country’s youngest-ever and first homosexual Prime Minister-in-waiting.
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Leo Varadkar, an Indian-origin doctor and Ireland’s first openly gay Minister, won the leadership race for the ruling party to become the country’s youngest-ever and first homosexual Prime Minister-in-waiting.
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Which among the following countries is India’s 9th largest investment partner?
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France is India’s 9th largest investment partner and a key ally in its development initiatives in defence, space, nuclear and renewable energy, urban development and railways.
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France is India’s 9th largest investment partner and a key ally in its development initiatives in defence, space, nuclear and renewable energy, urban development and railways.
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India dropped to a ____________-position from its top slot on offers for the best-valued air ticket prices on its domestic and international routes worldwide, as airfares soared in 2017, a recent study by Kiwi.com showed.
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India dropped to a third position from its top slot on offers for the best-valued air ticket prices on its domestic and international routes worldwide, as airfares soared in 2017, a recent study by Kiwi.com showed.
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India dropped to a third position from its top slot on offers for the best-valued air ticket prices on its domestic and international routes worldwide, as airfares soared in 2017, a recent study by Kiwi.com showed.
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Which among the following companies started the bug bounty programme for Android?
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Google started the bug bounty programme for Android about two years ago in which the security researchers, who can find a flaw, get a cash prize — the amount of which varies based on the severity of the hack. Hoping to attract more researchers and engineers to the bug bounty programme, the company has increased the rewards to up to $200,000.
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Google started the bug bounty programme for Android about two years ago in which the security researchers, who can find a flaw, get a cash prize — the amount of which varies based on the severity of the hack. Hoping to attract more researchers and engineers to the bug bounty programme, the company has increased the rewards to up to $200,000.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) had on______________________ declared that Zika infection no longer constituted a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).
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Responding to criticism that it delayed in reporting Zika cases, the Union Health Ministry in a statement said it had handled the cases as per India’s existing protocol. It noted that the World Health Organisation (WHO) had, on November 18, 2016, declared that Zika infection no longer constituted a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), adding that the Ministry handled the case “as per our existing protocol” as a result of this declaration.
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Responding to criticism that it delayed in reporting Zika cases, the Union Health Ministry in a statement said it had handled the cases as per India’s existing protocol. It noted that the World Health Organisation (WHO) had, on November 18, 2016, declared that Zika infection no longer constituted a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), adding that the Ministry handled the case “as per our existing protocol” as a result of this declaration.
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The Paris Agreement entered into force on:
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On 5 October 2016, the threshold for entry into force of the Paris Agreement was achieved. The Paris Agreement entered into force on 4 November 2016. The first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 1) took place in Marrakech, Morocco from 15-18 November 2016.
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On 5 October 2016, the threshold for entry into force of the Paris Agreement was achieved. The Paris Agreement entered into force on 4 November 2016. The first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 1) took place in Marrakech, Morocco from 15-18 November 2016.
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Who among the following won the Thailand Open Grand Prix in June 2017?
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B Sai Praneeth will receive a cash award of Rs 3 lakh by the Badminton Association of India, the BAI president Hemanta Biswa Sarma announced after the shuttler won the Thailand Open Grand Prix.
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B Sai Praneeth will receive a cash award of Rs 3 lakh by the Badminton Association of India, the BAI president Hemanta Biswa Sarma announced after the shuttler won the Thailand Open Grand Prix.
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