Current Affairs Quiz 02. 12, 2017

Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD):
1) Is a fatal brain disorder.
2) Is caused by virus.
3) May spread through human touch.
4) Is incurable.
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Which of the following is/are constitutional bodies:
1) National Human Rights Commission.
2) National Commission for Scheduled Tribes.
3) National Commission for Scheduled Castes.
4) National Commission for Backward Classes.
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By convention, Parliament meets for three sessions in a year- Budget, Monsoon and Winter. Which of the following statements are correct in context of Parliament sessions:
1) Budget session is the longest session.
2) Monsoon session is the shortest session.
3) There is no minimum number of days that Parliament is required to meet in a year.
4) There should not be a gap of more than three months between two sessions of Parliament.
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'Anurakthi’ has been making news recently. 'Anurakthi’ is:

Space Activities Bill, 2017 proposes:
1) The provisions of this Act shall apply to every citizen of India engaged in any space activity in India or outside India.
2) A transferable licence shall be provided by the Central Government to any person carrying out commercial space activity.
3) If any person undertakes any commercial space activity without authorisation they shall be punished with imprisonment up to 3 years or fined more than ₹1 crore or both.
4) It will provide professional and technical support for commercial space activity.
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Which of the following statements are correct:
1) India is the largest producer of Millets in the world.
2) India has proposed United Nations to declare 2018 as the 'International Year of Millets'.
3) Promotion of production and consumption of millets can mitigate the effects of climate change.
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Which of the following statements are correct:
1) Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
2) It is headquartered at Chennai.
3) It provides warning services to coastal population on tsunamis.
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Union Cabinet has recently approved expansion of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao for a Pan India coverage in all the 640 districts. Consider the following statements regarding this scheme:
1) The Scheme was launched by the Prime Minister in the year of 2014 at Panipat.
2) The scheme primarily focuses on gender critical districts and cities.
3) The scheme is being implemented by Ministries of Women and Child Development, Health & Family Welfare and Human Resource Development.
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Recently launched Umang app:

The Global Conference on Cyberspace:
1) Has been held in India this year.
2) Is held every year.
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