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Current Affairs UPPSC 1996 GS-I
Question

The name of Ms Bhagyashree Thipsay is associated with the game of:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Chess

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Chess”.
She is a renowned Indian chess player and a Woman International Master (WIM).

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Which among the following services is not provided under Integrated Child Development Services [ICDS] scheme?
  1. A) Supplementary feeding
  2. B) Immunization
  3. C) Distribution of free books and school dress to the children
  4. D) Health and Nutrition Education to 3-6-year-old children
Who among the following has been nominated to probe the Stampede at the Allahabad Railway station on February 10, 2013 during the Kumbh?
  1. A) Hon. Justice Onkareshwar Bhatt
  2. B) Hon. Justice Ravi S. Dhawan
  3. C) Hon. Justice V. K. Khanna
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Which of the following labour related Acts have been amalgamated into the "Code on Wages, 2019" ?

I. Minimum Wages Act
II. Payment of Bonus Act
III. The Contract Labour Act
IV. Equal Remuneration Act

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes :
  1. A) I and II only
  2. B) II and III only
  3. C) I, II and IV only
  4. D) I, II, III and IV
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  2. B) Kamal Nath
  3. C) P. Chidambaram
  4. D) Kapil Sibbal
Which one of the following states is ranked economically at the top but lowest on the basis of sex ratio?
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  2. B) Maharashtra
  3. C) West Bengal
  4. D) Haryana
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  2. B) C. Rangarajan
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2. It has decided to extend the scheme of "Shiksha Mitras" to urban areas.
3. The Shiksha Mitras in urban areas will receive a monthly honorarium of Rs. 2400/-
4. They will be recruited from persons receiving unemployment allowance.

Of these statements:
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  2. B) 1,3 and 4 are correct
  3. C) 1,2 and 4 are correct
  4. D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
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List-I List-II
(Book) (Author)

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B. Jhopri Se Rashtrpati Sen Bhawan Tak - 2. Amartya Sen
C. The Idea of Justice - 3. A.K. Hangal
D. Slumdog Millionaire - 4. Mahendra Kulshreshtha
5. Mahmud

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 3 4 2 1
  3. C) 5 1 4 3
  4. D) 5 4 2 3
National Renewal Fund was constituted for the purpose of
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  2. B) social security
  3. C) rural reconstruction
  4. D) restructuring & modernization of industries.
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  2. B) Madhya Pradesh
  3. C) Tamil Nadu
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  2. B) U.R.Rao
  3. C) V. K. Atre
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