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Ans. 6, 360
Ans. α + β = -b/a
They represent coincident lines.
Both option a & b i.e. 16 and -33/2
Ans. 5050
Ans. 11.2 cm
Ans. 21/2 sq units Note: The first option contains the same numerical answer as ‘21/2 cm’ which is not correct
Ans. Sin 60o
Ans. 10 root3 meter
Ans. 3 cm
Ans. 154/3 sq cms
Ans. 2.74 cms
Ans. 2/9
Ans. -1.5 Probability of an event can never be negative
Ans. Mean calculated by all the three methods is the same.
Ans. 7
Ans. x – 3 , 7x – 9
Ans. 90o
Ans. (1,3)
Ans. Volume of cone = πr2h/3
International Day of Yoga is celebrated annually on? 21 June
City of lakes in India is? Ans: Udaipur
Which of the diseases is not caused by a virus? TB
How many states are there in India? 29
During Akbar’s regime, who carried out land revenue reforms? Todar Mal
Which of the following is the unit of heat? Joule
Who among the following is the future Buddha that is yet to come? Maitreya
Jaundice is caused due to malfunctioning of? Liver
Tsangpo river flowing through Tibet is known in India as? Brahmaputra
Yuri Gagarin, the first cosmonaut to reach space, was from which country? Russia
What is the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit? 212 F
Kalibangan, the Indus Valley site, is in? Rajasthan
Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University? Madan Mohan Malviya
Where do you find the temple of Angkor Wat? Cambodia
Which of the following can cause a Tsunami? Earthquake
The Bhakra Dam in India is built on? Satluj River
Who wrote ‘Ramcharitmanas? Tulsidas
The river known as the Ganges of the South is? Kaveri
Where is the Tungabhadra Sanctuary located? Karnataka
Where is Nanda Devi Mountain? Uttarakhand
Jaya Samhita is the original name of? Mahabharat
Rickets is caused due to deficiency of? Vitamin D

Who was the first women speaker of Lok Sabha? Meira Kumar
With which sport is term Butterfly associated with? Swimming
The resolution for the removal of Vice President of India should be moved in? Rajya Sabha
What happens when dilute hydrochloric acid is added to iron fillings? Hydrogen gas and iron chloride are produced
A solution turns red litmus paper blue. Its Ph is likely to be? 10
An element reacts with oxygen to give a compound with a high melting point. This compound is also soluble in water. The element is likely to be? Calcium
While cooking. If the bottom of the vessel is getting blackened on the outside, it means that? The fuel is not burning completely
Which of the following statements is not correct about the trend when going from left to right across the periods of the periodic table? Oxides of the element become more acidic
Kidneys in human beings are a part of the system for? Excretion
The gap between two neurons is called a? Synapse
In a plant, the anther contains? Pollen grains
In evolutionary terms, we have more in common with? A Chinese school boy
Which of the following material cannot be used to make a lens? Clay
The human eyes form the image of an object at its? Retina
Which of the following terms does not represent electric power in a circuit? IR^2
The device used for producing electric current is called? Generator
Which of the following is not an example of biomass energy source? Nuclear energy
Which of the following constitute a food chain? Grass, Goat, and Human
Pleasure and pain are inseparable facets ___________ human existence. of
Is there __________ fitness centre near your house? a
He has hardly read _________ book. the
_________ of pain is real and affects one’s body, mind, and spirit. Experience
He drove with ______ care and hence was fined by Traffic Police. little
_______ cultural diversity attracts tourists from all over the world. India’s
I have been to _____ doctor, whose name figured in the Times of India. the
The _______ monkeys that escaped from the Delhi Zoo were found eating bananas in a fruit shop. three
We are ________ to go out for a picnic tomorrow. planning
The train must ________ reached Delhi by now. have
Mischeif: The correct spelling is “mischief”.
Grammer: The correct spelling is “grammar”.
Vehical: The correct spelling is “vehicle”.
Denteist: The correct spelling is “dentist”.
Volkano: The correct spelling is “volcano”.
A person who believes in God. Theist
Story of an individual by himself. Autobiography
A book or paper written in hand. Manuscript
A number of ships. Fleet
A young cow. Calf
Dal lake
Kaveri
temperature
Potato
Tripura (rest options are capital of states)
Pepper : Spice
Archive : Documents
Cote D Ivoire : Africa
coal : thermal power plant
dachshund : dog
10
G
Sunday
AERT
4 years
Neither (i) nor (ii) follows
Only conclusion (i) follows
Only conclusion (i) follows
Only conclusion (ii) follows
Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct.

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The HINDU Notes – 17th February 2019

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📰 Iran to promote Chabahar as curbs will hit main port

Global meet on February 26 to project potential

•With U.S. sanctions threatening Iran’s main port of Bandar Abbas, the Iranian government is planning to promote the Chabahar port being developed by India in a major conference on February 26, highlighting the potential of the Indian Ocean port beyond India-Afghan trade alone.

•India is sending an official delegation to the event led by the Shipping Ministry, where about 200 guests from 35 countries have been invited, officials said.

•The event will also bring into focus a tightrope India must walk, with the U.S. tensions with Iran on one side, in order to achieve the triple aims of trade with Afghanistan, bypassing Pakistan and posing a counter to the China-Pakistan developed Gwadar port nearby.

Focal point

•“The government of Iran wants to build Chabahar as the focal point with the entire coastline of 1,000 kilometres to be developed for oil refineries, petrochemical and steel factories, and other projects,” the newly appointed Iranian Ambassador to India Ali Chegeni told The Hindu in an exclusive interview. “We want to promote Chabahar as a hub where big ships can enter, offload to smaller ships that can go easily to other ports as well.”

•The potential for inland trade, according to Mr. Chegeni, goes well beyond the present plan of trade from India-Afghanistan via Chabahar, as he revealed the government’s plans to connect ‘via Turkmenistan to Central Asia, via Turkey to Europe, and via Iraq to Syria and the Mediterranean’ countries. “Once the railroad from Chabahar connects to Zahedan, many more opportunities will open up,” he said.

MoU signed

•India has committed to building the 500-kilometre $1.6 billion railway from Chabahar to Zahedan, which are both in the Sistan-Baluchistan province, and an MoU worth $2 billion was signed by the Railway Ministry last February during Iran President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to India.

•In addition, Iran is planning a second airport near Chabahar and the development of a free trade zone, while energy infrastructure of a gas pipeline has been already built up to 200 km of Chabahar.

•Asked about the impact of sanctions, re-imposed in November 2018, Mr. Chegeni pointed out that the advantage of Chabahar was that it had received a waiver from the U.S.

•“Firstly, there is a U.S. waiver for Chabahar, and it is not time-bound. In any case, we don’t care about sanctions from third parties. This is our country and our business, and we continue to do our best to develop it,” Mr. Chegeni said. “That is why Chabahar won’t be affected by these sanctions. There is now a real interest from Central Asia, countries like Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan are all contacting us despite all the restrictions, and India is continuing to develop [Chabahar port],” he added.

•MEA officials dealing with the Chabahar project are advising some caution in the plans, given that the U.S. waiver for Chabahar was given by the Trump administration to facilitate trade to Afghanistan.

•“This exception relates to reconstruction assistance and economic development for Afghanistan. These activities are vital for the ongoing support of Afghanistan’s growth and humanitarian relief,” the State Department spokesman had said, announcing the waiver on November 7 last year.

•As a result, India is hoping that the February 26 event does not turn into a confrontation between the U.S. and Iran, said a senior official of the MEA. “We want all countries, including the U.S. to understand the value of the Chabahar facility not just for trade with Afghanistan, but for soft aid and humanitarian relief for Iranians,” the official said.

Trilateral cooperation

•India, Iran and Afghanistan have also stepped up work on trilateral cooperation to facilitate trade through Chabahar, after India sent a trial shipment of 100 MT of wheat to Kabul via the port last year. Since the port was officially opened on December 3, more than 135 containers have been processed at the Shahid Beheshti and Shahid Kalantri terminals, MEA officials said.

•Officials from India, Iran and Afghanistan also opened the office of the India Ports Global Chabahar Free Zone (IPGCFZ), and India has subsequently taken over the logistics and cargo handling services of the port. Iranian bank Pasargard is expected to begin operations at a branch in Mumbai to handle transactions along with the UCO bank branch in Teheran, while the Afghan Ghazanfar Bank is in the final phase of clearances to set up a branch in Chabahar, said officials.

•The push for Chabahar, which allows India to bypass Pakistan for trade to Afghanistan is likely to be speeded up, as the government looks at all diplomatic options to “isolate Pakistan” post the Pulwama attack. On February 13, 27 border soldiers of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) were killed in a similar suicide car bombing in the Sistan Baluchistan province that borders Pakistan. The group identified as responsible, Jaish-e-Adl (JA), also runs bases in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province.

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THE HINDU NEWSPAPER IMPORTANT ARTICLES 17.02.2019

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NATIONAL

Iran to promote Chabahar as curbs will hit main port

India has the right to counter terror, says U.S.

Argentina President’s 3-day visit from today

Why the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme will be hard to implement

In Maharashtra, protecting a sanctuary

INTERNATIONAL

Govt. seeks to revive Northern Province

OPINION

Going the distance

Should the state leave religion alone?

The need to go beyond anglophone models

In the Chishti shrine in Ajmer

Let them eat JAM

A plan ‘C’ for seniors

A cover for home care

SCI-TECH & AGRI

Mariculture is as important for India as agriculture

Great Indian hornbills can adapt to modified habitat: study

Decoding how leptospirosis bacteria interact with human proteins

UPSC Target 2019 Environment I Pdf Download

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A comprehensive compilation of Environment related current affairs from June to November 2018, structured especially at helping Prelims 2019.

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RRB NTPC Cutoff Marks | Bhubaneswar

We bring you the category-wise cutoff marks for different posts under the non-technical Popular Category of RRB Bhubaneswar region:

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UGC NET Previous Year Solved Question Papers 2004-2018 | Download PDF

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Railways Notice Regarding RRB ALP Technician Stage 2 Answer Keys

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CEN 01/2018 (ALP & Technicians Posts) 2nd Stage Computer Based Test (CBT) Viewing of Question Paper, Responses and Keys & Raising of Objections if any to Questions/Options/Keys The 2nd Stage CBT for ALP & Technician Posts against CEN 01/2018 was conducted on 21.01.19, 22.01.19, 23.01.19 and 08-02-19. In order to enable candidates who appeared in this CBT to view their question papers, responses and answer keys, a link has been provided on the websites of RRBs which will be active from 12:00hrs on 18-02-2019 to 23:59 hrs of 20-02-2019.

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Daily Current Affairs, 16th February 2019

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1) India’s First Agromet Forecast Centre Inaugurated In Karnataka

•Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, inaugurated the North Karnataka Agromet Forecasting and Research Centre (NKAFC), India’s first agromet forecast centre, at University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) in Dharwad, Karnataka.

•The main objective of the centre is to give accurate reports on the weather which would enable the farmers to protect the crops and get a good yield. About 25 lakh farmers in the region would be kept updated with information via various platforms like WhatsApp, SMS, social networking sites and community radio stations.

2) NASA To Launch SPHEREx Mission To Investigate Universe

•NASA has announced a new space telescope mission dedicated to understanding the origins of life and the universe. It’s called the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer or SPHEREx, for short. The space agency is aiming for a 2023 launch.

•Once SPHEREx is in orbit, it will observe and collect data on over 300 million galaxies, some as far as 10 billion light-years away from Earth, and 100 million stars in our own Milky Way every six months.

•The space telescope’s main goals, though, are to search for water and organic molecules within the Milky Way. It will also look for those ingredients of life in regions where stars are born.

3) Early Ed Asia 2019 Held In Jaipur

•Early Ed Asia 2019, the two-day event which is Asia’s largest conference on Early Childhood, was held at the City Palace in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The motto of the event was ‘Our Children. Our Future’.

•It was the first time such a conference was held in India with over 6000 eminent early childhood educators, policy-makers, researchers and other stakeholders from India and foreign countries. The latest trends in teaching and research were discussed to provide a stronger foundation to the children.

4) World Sustainable Development Summit 2019 Held At New Delhi

•World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2019, the flagship event of ‘The Energy and Resources Institute’ (TERI), was inaugurated by Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

•The theme of WSDS 2019 was ‘Attaining the 2030 Agenda: delivering on our promise’. Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji was honoured with the Sustainable Development Leadership Award 2019 for his outstanding contributions towards sustainable development in Fiji.

5) 5th India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Committee Meeting Held In New Delhi

•The 5th India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Committee Meeting, co-chaired by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Foreign Affairs Minister of Bangladesh Dr. Abdul Momen was held in New Delhi.

•The last Joint Consultative Committee Meeting between the two countries was held in October 2017 at Dhaka. Earlier, Mrs. Swaraj held a bilateral meeting with Mr. Momen.

6) IWAI Launched Portal ‘LADIS’ For Real Time Information

•Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) launched a new portal Least Available Depth Information System (LADIS) for real-time data on available depth on stretches of National Waterways.

•It will ensure real-time data on ship and cargo owners on which they can undertake transportation on National Waterways (NW) in a more planned way. It is a step towards ensuring optimum use of National Waterways.