Who among the following is considered to be the father of antiseptic surgery?
- Dr. Lineus Pauling
- Dr. Joseph Lister
- Robert Koch
- Louis pasteur
Which among the following comet is seen every 75-76 years?
- Halley’s Comet
- Holme’s Comet
- Donati’s Comet
- Orion
- Bengal
- Rajasthan
- Agra
- Bihar
- Anand
- Sariputra
- Subhadra
- Upali
- Finland
- Thailand
- Canada
- Indonesia
Explanation:
The Government of Indonesia is hosting the World Press Freedom Day (WPFD)’s main event and the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize Ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia from May 1-4, 2017. Dawit Isaak, an imprisoned Eritrean-Swedish journalist, has been bestowed with the 2017 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize on May 3, 2017. The $25,000 Prize award was given to Dawit Isaak’s daughter “Bethelem Isaak”. He was arrested in a crackdown on the media in September 2001 by the Eritrean government and till date his present location is unknown. The 2017 theme of WPFD is “Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media’s Role in Advancing Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies”. The day is observed every year on May 3 to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression enshrined under Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
To be appointed as a judge of Supreme Court a person should have been an advocate of a High Court for at least _________Yrs?
- 5
- 10
- 15
- 20
Explanation:
To be appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court, a person must be a citizen of India and must have been the judge of a high court for a period of 5 years or an advocate of the High Court for at least 10 years or in view of the President a distinct Jurist of the country. Thus, there is nothing which can prevent the direct appointment of the Judges of Supreme Court from the Bar, yet, so far the appointments have been made from the Judges of High Courts only.
- Maham Anaga
- Nur Jahan
- Mumtaz Mahal
- Mariam Makani
Which of the following protects the body against infectious disease and foreign invaders?
- Leukocytes
- Red blood cells
- Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
- Golgi apparatus
Explanation:
White blood cells (WBCs), also called leukocytes or leucocytes, are the cells of the immune system that are involved in protecting the body against both infectious disease and foreign invaders. All white blood cells are produced and derived from multipotent cells in the bone marrow known as hematopoietic stem cells.
- Lale Lajpat Rai
- Sardar Bhagat Singh
- Lala Hardayal
- Sohan Singh Bhakhna
Samiya Imad Farooqui has clinched gold at women’s singles U-15 Asian Junior Championship (AJC). She hails from which city?
- New Delhi
- Hyderabad
- Lucknow
- Jaipur
Explanation:
Indian shuttler Samiya Imad Farooqui from Hyderabad has clinched gold at the Under-15 women’s singles competition after defeating Indonesia’s Widjaja Stephani at the Asian Junior Championship in Yangon, Myanmar on October 9, 2017. Earlier, P V Sindhu had won the gold in U-19 Asia Junior championship in 2012 at Gimcheon, South Korea.