01.07.2017 Current Affairs Quiz

1) Who is the Attorney General of India?
(A) Mukul Rohatgi
(B) K.K. Venugopal
(C) Goolam Essaji Vahanvati
(D) Milon K. Banerji
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Answer-(B) K.K. Venugopal
Explanation:
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2) An 11-year-old Indian-Origin boy ___________, in the U.K, has secured the top possible score of 162 on a Mensa IQ test, two points higher than that of geniuses Albert Einstein & Stephen Hawking.
(A) Arnav Sharma
(B) Ananya Vinay
(C) Rohan Rajeev
(D) Snigdha Nandipati
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Answer-(A) Arnav Sharma

3) The National Archives of India (NAI) was established as the ‘Imperial Record Department’ in ________ in Calcutta.
(A) 1916
(B) 1891
(C) 1956
(D) 1876
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Answer-(B) 1891
Explanation:

RBI issues new Rs 10 coin to Commemorate 125th year of the National Archives of India.

It was established as the Imperial Record Department.

4) A cheaper, indigenously developed molecular diagnostic test for drug-sensitive & rifampicin resistant TB is __________.
(A) Truenat MTB
(B) Gene Xpert
(C) DNA extraction
(D) Smear TB
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Answer-(A) Truenat MTB
Explanation:
1. The diagnostic tool Truenat MTB is in its final leg of validation by ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research).
2. ICMR currently uses Smear Samples to test for TB.
3. Truenat MTB uses Sputum Sample for diagnosing TB.
4. Truenat MTB is a battery-operated, hand-held machine.

It takes about 25 minutes for DNA extraction and

Another 35 minutes for diagnosing TB and

Takes additional 1 hour for testing rifampicin resistance.

5. Diagnosing TB using Truenat MTB is 50% cheaper than GeneXpert.
6. GeneXpert, a molecular test developed in the U.S, is a Closed Cartilage System.
7. Truenat MTB is an Open Chip System.

First DNA is extracted and

The testing is carried out using a portion of that DNA.

If not able to determine the results based on one test, we can always retest the sample using the remaining DNA.

5) Who is a newly appointed chief of ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police)?
(A) R. K. Pachnanda
(B) Archana Ramasundram
(C) K.K Sharma
(D) Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar
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Answer-(A) R. K. Pachnanda

6) What is a name of new cross breeding of Indigenous pigs and Large White Yorshire (LWY)?
(A) Kasmir Warmblood
(B) Tirupati Varaha
(C) Bengal black
(D) Assam sedigah
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Answer-(B) Tirupati Varaha
Explanation:
It is developed by AICRP (All India Co-ordinated Research Project), a unit of ICRA.
Its characteristics will be registered with the National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (in Karnal).

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