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Monday 10 July 2017

10.07.2017 Current Affairs Quiz


1) Which of the Indian states given below share their borders with China?
(A) J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Bihar, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal
(C) West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
(D) West Bengal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura, Assam
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Answer-(A) J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh
Explanation:
India shares border:
  • With China - J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh
  • With Nepal - Bihar, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal
  • With Bhutan - West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
  • With Bangladesh - West Bengal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura, Assam (India shares the longest border with Bangladesh)
  • With Myanmar - Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram
  • With Pakistan – J&K, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat
  • With Afghanistan – J&K (Pakistan-Occupied Area)

  • 2) Match the following

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    Answer-(B) 2 1 3 4
    Explanation:
  • McMohan Line is a line agreed to by Britain & Tibet as part of the Simla Accord, a treaty signed in 1914.
  • It is an effective bordering between India & China.

  • 3) Who launched SWAYAM, SWAYAM Prabha DTH Channels and National Academic Depository (NAD) on 9th July 2017 at the National Convention on Digital Initiatives in New Delhi?
    (A) President Pranab Mukherjee
    (B) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
    (C) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
    (D) Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu
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    Answer-(A) President Pranab Mukherjee
    Explanation:
    Organised by Ministry Of Human Resource Development.
    SWAYAM Portal
    1. An instrument of self-actualisation.
    2. A massive Open Online Courses platform to provide quality education.
    3. It will host courses taught in classrooms from class IX to Post Graduation, which can be assessed by anyone, anywhere at anytime.
    4. It is indigenously developed by Ministry of Human Resource Development & AICTE with the help of Microsoft.
    SWAYAM Prabha
    A group of 32 DTH channels devoted to telecasting of High-Quality Educational Programmes covering all level of education on 24*7 basis using the GSAT-15 Satellite.
    National Academic Depositary (NAD)
    It is to facilitate Online Verification of Certification.

    4) Whose blue-bordered sari has been recognised as Intellectual Property on 9th July, 2017?
    (A) Rani Lakshmi Bai
    (B) Indira Gandhi
    (C) Saint Terasa
    (D) Kalpana Chawla
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    Answer-(C) Saint Terasa
    Explanation:
  • The trademark registration goes to Missionaries of Charity.
  • A white sari with 3 blue borders, the outer border being wider than the two inner ones.
  • She has been canonised as Saint Terasa of Calcutta by the Vatican on September 4, 2016.
  • The Government of India granted the trademark registration on the same day.

  • 5) Nanoparticles of ___________, the basic ingredient of turmeric, is found to shorten TB treatment time in mice.
    (A) Staphylococcus aureus
    (B) Escherichia coli
    (C) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    (D) Curcumin
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    Answer-(D) Curcumin
    Explanation:
    Mice treated with Curcumin nanoparticles & isoniazid were able to clear the bacteria at an accelerated rate in both the lungs & Spleen.

    6) Who wrote the book ‘Who moved my Cheese?’
    (A) Dr. Spencer Johnson
    (B) Dr. Sanket Bhosale
    (C) Dr. Naresh Trehan
    (D) Dr. Sanjay Gupta
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    Answer-(A) Dr. Spencer Johnson
    Explanation:
  • He died of pancreatic cancer in San Diego, US.
  • His another famous work: The One Minute Manager.

  • 7) Chabahar Port is a seaport in Chabahar located in southeast of _________ on Gulf of Omen.
    (A) Iraq
    (B) Iran
    (C) Pakistan
    (D) Afghanistan
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    Answer-(B) Iran

    8) _______, commonly known as Swine Flu, is a respiratory disease caused by Type A influenza.
    (A) H1N1
    (B) H6N8
    (C) H1N8
    (D) H10N7
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    Answer-(A) H1N1
    Explanation:
  • It is an airborne infection.
  • Symptoms: High grade fever, sore throat, cough, breathlessness, body ache, vomiting, diarrhoea etc.
  • Treatment: Oseltamivir (Brand names – Tamifly, Antifly etc.,)
  • H1N1 Vaccine: ‘Killed Virus’ Vaccine.

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