511
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Which geological epoch is called ‘Great
Dyeing’, in which according to the recent study, most species died around 252
million years ago due to climate change?
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(a) Triassic-Jurassic Mass Extinction
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(b) Permian-Triassic Mass Extinction
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(c) Ordovician-Silurian Mass Extinction
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(d) Late Devonian Mass Extinction
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512
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The Supreme Court on December 11, 2018,
directed the Union Environment Ministry to declare how much area around 21
national parks and wildlife sanctuaries across the country as ‘eco-sensitive
zones’?
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(a) 5 kilometers
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(b) 10 kilometers
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(c) 15 kilometers
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(d) 7 kilometers
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513
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Which country has deployed TU-160
supersonic bombers, known as ‘White Swans’ near Caracas
in Venezuela on December 10, 2018?
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(a) USA
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(b) China
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(c) Russia
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(d) UK
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514
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Which spacecraft has discovered ingredients
for water on a nearby skyscraper-sized asteroid Bennu, a rocky acorn-shaped
object that may hold clues to the origins of life on the earth?
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(a) Hayabusa
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(b) InSight
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(c) Change-4
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(d) OSIRIS-REx
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515
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Who is the the first female Divyang to
conquer the highest peaks in five continents?
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(a) Malavath Purna
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(b) Premalata Agarwal
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(c) Arunima Sinha
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(d) Pasang Lhamu Sherpa
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516
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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on
December 12, 2018 inaugurated the Partners’ Forum, 2018 in New Delhi. The
Forum is related to:
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(a) Education
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(b) Water crisis
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(c) Cyber Security
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(d) Health
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517
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Recently which international currencies
have been notified as the Rate of Exchange for the purpose of conversion of
foreign exchange to Indian Rupees (INR) and vice versa for assessment of
imports & exports ?
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(a) Brazilian Real and Turkish Lira
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(b) Turkish Lira and Korean Won
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(c) Korean Won and Israeli Shekel
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(d) Brazilian Real and Israeli Shekel
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518
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At which place was the Indian Navy’s first
flyaway Deep Sea Submarine Rescue System was included in the Indian Navy on
December 12, 2018?
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(a) Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam
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(b) Naval Dockyard Carwar
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(c) Naval Dockyard Mumbai
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(d) Naval Ship Repair Yard Kochi
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519
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At which place the 7th Sino-India joint
exercise Hand-in-Hand 2018 was held?
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(a) Sanya, China
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(b) Chengdu, China
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(c) Pithoragarh
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(d) Manali
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520
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Where did the All India Institute of
Ayurveda organized a National conference ‘AYUSHCHARYA’ on Dinacharya (Daily
Regimen) and Ritucharya (Seasonal Regimen) for public health promotion” on
10th and 11th of December, 2018?
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(a) New Delhi
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(b) Mumbai
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(c) Haridwar
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(d) Dehradun
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521
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Which of the Chief Ministers on December
12, 2018 attended the Swayamvar ceremony held at Janakpur in Nepal to
celebrate Vivah Panchami, the wedding of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita?
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(a) Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish
Kumar
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(b) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra
Singh Rawat
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(c) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Yogi
Adityanath
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(d) Chief Minister of West Bengal Ms Mamta
Banerjee
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522
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Which of the following players was
conferred with ‘Meethoileima’?
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(a) Deepa Karmakar
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(b) Hima Das
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(c) Mary Kom
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(d) Baichung Bhutia
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523
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Which nuclear power plant of India has
created a world record for the longest uninterrupted operation of 941 days,
breaking the earlier record of 940 days by the Heysham plant in the United
Kingdom?
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(a) Tarapur nuclear power plant
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(b) Rawatbhata nuclear power plant
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(c) Narora nuclear power plant
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(d) Kaiga nuclear power plant
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524
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Which of the following Ministry has has
launched @CyberDost Twitter account to spread awareness about cybercrimes and
normal precautions to be taken?
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(a) Ministry of External Affairs
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(b) Union Home Ministry
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(c) Union Ministry of Women and Child
Development
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(d) Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting
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525
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Consider the following statements with
reference to the new governor of Reserve Bank of India, Shaktikant Das:
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1. He was a 1980 batch Tamil Nadu
cadre IAS officer.
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2. He has served as the Secretary, Economic
Affairs, Government of India.
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3. He was a member of the Finance
Commission at the time of appointment of RBI Governor .
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4. He has served as India’s G20
Sherpa
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Which of the above statements are correct?
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(a) Only 1, 2 and 3
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(b) Only 2, 3 and 4
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(c) Only 1, 2 and 4
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(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
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