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12.01.2016
GK and Current affairs- December-1-2016 [UPSC point of view]
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Q1:Recently,Supreme court made mandate that every cinema should play national anthem in cinema hall.Which of the following are correct?
1)Under article 51 [a] every citizen has fundamental duty to respect national anthem 2)By this order young can have respect towards our forgotten sacrifice and immediate needed nationalism 3)shows realistic honor toward our motherland
a)1 only b)1 and 2 only c)1,2 and 3 d)None of the above
CORRECT IS C-Recent hearing about honorable use of the national symbol supreme court ordered that every cinema should play national anthem in cinema hall * in this supreme court also added that in the time of the bogus nationalism we should show realistic honor toward our motherland * by this order young can have respect towards our forgotten sacrifice and immediate needed nationalism * under article 51 [a] every citizen has fundamental duty to respect national anthem * Universalism is alright but Bharat is the epitome of culture, knowledge
Q2:"OLIVE RIDLEY" was recently in news.What is it related to?
a)Sports person b)Bilateral joint operation c)Vulnerable species d)Historical monument
olive ridley turtle being in the list of vulnerable species found on east coast from oddisha to tamilnadu * recently Tamilnadu government banned fishing [5 nautical miles from coast] on the base of conservation of the olive ridley turtle so here first question raise regarding requirement of this harsh measure and implementation of this policy * by this rule interest of the small scale fishermen has affected as they have no machinery to explore beyond 5 nautical mile but it rule exempted to small fisherman upto 10 HP powerboat.
Q3:Which will be the first state in india to GO CASHLESS?
a)DELHI b)MUMBAI c)GOA d)TELUNGANA
GOA will become first indian state to become GO CASHLESS where anyone can buy anything with out hard currencies.This is enabled with the help of smartphone.No need of clashing on notes which are not legal tender and proper tracking and invoice possible.
Q4:which of the following aims to "promote the progressive harmonization and unification of international trade law"
a)UNICEF b)UNCITRAL c)ASEAN d)BIMSTEC
B is the correct answer*India has recently hosted the 50th anniversary of United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) in New Delhi as part of its commitment to the purposes and principles of the United Nations and the evolution of its specialized programmes and agencies. India is only one of 8 countries that has been a member of UNCITRAL from its inception, and has recently been re-elected for a term of six years. The purpose of the UNCITRAL is to promote the progressive harmonization and unification of international trade law.
Q5:"Salon Youth Video Competition" is associated with
a)UNESCO b)ISRO c)NASA d)WHO
ANSWER IS UNESCO Magical Piano,a short film written by an upper primary student from Agra, Uttar Pradesh has won an award at the prestigious UNESCO Salon Youth Video Competition 2016. “Magical Piano” is story about a child who receives a magical piano for his birthday. Using the magic of music, the kid goes own to clean the whole planet and then the whole universe, making it a cleaner and happy place to live.
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