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Q1. The Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) is a /an

A. WHO initiative which aims at preventing and treating AIDS, TB and Malaria.
B. Public private partnership for preventing and treating AIDS, TB and Malaria.
C. OECD initiative for the cause of AIDS, TB and Malaria
D. UN sponsored fund for preventing and treating AIDS, TB and Malaria.

Q2. Which of the following is not correct in the context of ‘wildfires’?

A. These are controlled blazes fuelled by weather, wind, and dry underbrush etc.
B. They return nutrients to the soil.
C. They act as a disinfectant.
D. They allow sunlight to reach the forest floor, enabling a new generation of seedlings to grow.

Q3. Consider the following statements with reference to the Global Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnerships (GloMEEP)

1. It is a GEF-UNDP-IMO project aimed at supporting the uptake and implementation of energy efficiency measures for shipping, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions from shipping.
2. India is one among the ten Lead Pilot Countries of the project.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2

Q4. Consider the following with reference to ‘Mission Fingerling’

1. The Mission aims to achieve Blue Revolution.
2. It was launched by Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2

Q5. With reference to ‘THAAD’, which was recently in news, which one of the following statements is correct?

A. It is a Russian anti-ballistic missile defence system.
B. It shoots down ballistic missiles in the terminal phase of their flight.
C. It’s an Intercontinental nuclear ballistic missile recently tested by North Korea.
D. Its joint co-production program of USA and India, to design and manufacture India’s Anti-ballistic defence system.

Q6. Kala-azar is a disease that is caused by a protozoan parasite with no animal reservoir, and whose associated vector is the sand fly. The disease is largely confined in the states of

A. North East India
B. North India
C. Central India
D. Eastern India

Q7. Consider the following statements regarding Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

1. "Mobilizing Finance for Infrastructure: Innovation and Collaboration" is the theme for the Annual Meet that will happen in India in June 2018.
2. AIIB undertakes both sovereign and non-sovereign financing for infrastructure projects.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2

Q8. Option c is correct. Consider the statements about Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and Tea board of India

1. Both are staturory bodies established under the act of parliament
2. Both work under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Which of the statement(s) is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2

Q9. Turkey shares border with which of the following countries?

1. Armenia
2. Azerbaijan
3. Iraq
4. Syria

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2, 3 and 4 only
D. 1, 2, 3, 4

Q10. Consider the following about E-way bill

1. It is an electric document generated on the GST Portal which acts as an evidence for movement of goods
2. The E-way bill will apply to inter-state transportation of goods worth over Rs.100000 only.

Which of the statement(s) is/are true?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2

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