- Pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR)
- Fast breeder reactor (FBR)
- Advanced Heavy Water Reactor(AHWR)
The above three represent the stages of India’s three stage Nuclear Power programme as follows respectively? Who among the following is remembered for the annulment of the Partition of Bengal? Who has become the first Indian woman to be elected as judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)? GK quiz set 766 – free general knowledge quizzes online to improve your objective type question answer skills. Question answer with hidden answers to view answer.
- Rekha Nigam
- Gauri Singh
- Nikita Bharadwaj
- Deepika Kumari
Explanation:
Gauri Singh (14) from Rajasthan has become the first Indian girl to explore the route from Sea Link near Worli Koliwada to the Gateway of India. She took over 6 hours 30 minutes to complete the 36 km long distance route. Singh is a resident of Udaipur and a class 8th student.
In which year Rajya Sabha was established?
- 1950
- 1952
- 1953
- 1954
- Shiv Narayan Agnihotri
- Devendra Nath Tagore
- Vivekanand
- None of Above
- Bhubaneswar
- Khajuraho
- Madurai
- Mount Abu
What is PfKelch13 C580Y, that was recently making news?
- A distant planet in habitable zone around a star
- A mutant protozoa that may spread drug resistant Malaria
- An asteroid in solar system discovered recently
- A virus that spreads bird flu
Explanation:
PfKelch13 C580Y is a mutant of P. falciparum Kelch13. It was recently making news as a potential Malaria superbug spreading in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar.
- Ellora
- Badami
- Mahabalipuram
- Elephanta
Which among the following is the year of famous Queen Victoria’s Proclamation assuming the Government of India?
- 1857
- 1858
- 1859
- 1860
Explanation:
On November 1, 1858, Lord Canning sent forth the royal proclamation in a grand Darbar at Allahabad via which Queen Victoria intimated that she had assumed the direct government of India. This proclamation also set forth the principles on the basis of which India was to be governed in future and the British policy towards people of British-Indian territories and princes
Consider the following:
- Pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR)
- Fast breeder reactor (FBR)
- Advanced Heavy Water Reactor(AHWR)
The above three represent the stages of India’s three stage Nuclear Power programme as follows respectively?
- Stage I, Stage II, Stage III
- Stage II, Stage I, Stage III
- Stage III, Stage II, Stage I
- Stage II, Stage III, Stage I
Explanation:
India’s three stage nuclear power programme was formulated in 1950s by Dr. Homi Bhabha to secure the country’s long term energy independence, via use of uranium and thorium reserves found in the monazite sands of coastal regions of South India. The ultimate focus is on Thorium Fuel Cycle. The three stages are as follows:
- Pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR)
- Fast breeder reactor (FBR)
- Advanced Heavy Water Reactor(AHWR)
- Lord Chelmsford
- Lord Hardings
- Lord Minto
- Lord Curzon
- Nirmila Randhawat
- Aniruddha Rajput
- Neeru Chadha
- Nidhi Bhandari
Explanation:
Dr. Neeru Chadha has become the first Indian woman to be elected as the judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) for a nine-year term from 2017 to 2026. She got most of the votes in Asia Pacific Group. With this election, Dr. Chadha has also become the first Indian woman to occupy a top UN position, after Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, who served as the President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The Hamburg-based ITLOS, established in 1996, is one of dispute settlement mechanisms under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) that entered into force in 1994.