UPSC

1.On 31st July Union Minister of Human Resource Development Shri Kapil Sibal chaired the meeting of the Indian National Commission for cooperation with UNESCO. The Indian National Commission for UNESCO comprises of five different Sub-Commissions, in tune with the UNESCO priority areas. The sub-Commissions are:- 

(a)Education, Culture, Poverty, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences

(b)Education, Culture, Communications, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences

(c)Education, Culture, Communications, Biodiversity and Natural Sciences

(d)Education, Culture, Communications, Social Sciences and Ecology 

2.As part of efforts to better management of nuclear waste, the Bhaba Atomic Research Centre, is setting up a new facility for separation of spent fuel at - 

(a)Kudankulam

(b)Kaiga

(c)Tarapur

(d)Rawatbhata

3.Researchers from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary have discovered an elusive human gene that causes a devastating form of early-onset blindness. What is the name of this Human gene? 

(a)NPNAT1

(b)NMCAT1

(c)NMNAT1

(d)NMNRT1

4.Consider the following statement about NERAMAC.

1.North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation (NERAMAC) Ltd, is a Government Enterprise under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER).

2.NERAMAC is playing a significant role by intervening in the sourcing, procuring and marketing of cash crops.

The correct statement is/are

(a)Only 1

(b)Only 2

(c)1 and 2

(d)None of the above

5.A country on 30 July has won the exclusive right to exploit a deep-sea mine in the Indian Ocean that could produce more than $300 million worth of minerals a year. The name of this country is 

(a)South Korea

(b)North Korea

(c)Vietnam

(d)Sri Lanka