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White Topping Technique

Consider the following statements with reference to “White Topping Technique”—

1. India is proposing a new policy to repair and upgrade old national highways using this white topping technique.
2. This policy is needed in India because many stretches of national highways in India have become old (about 1.46 lakh km) and need repair.
3. White topping is a process in which a layer of Portland cement concrete (PCC) is placed over the existing bituminous (asphalt) roads.
4. Whitetopping technique is especially useful for roads that have waterlogging problems.

Select the wrong answer using the code given below—

Only 1 and 2
Only 2 and 3
Only 1, 2 and 3
All of the above

Sports

Who has won the Under-20 SAF (South Asian Football Federation) Football Championship title?

Nepal
Bangladesh
India
Sri Lanka

Paramilitary Forces

How many of the following pairs are correctly matched?

Sl. No.	Name of Paramilitary Force	Director General
1	DG of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)	Daljit Singh Chaudhary
2	DG of Assam Rifles	Vikas Lakhera
3	Director of Special Security Group (SPG)	Anish Dayal Singh
4	DG of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)	Alok Sharma

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Only one
Only two
Only three
All four

Ports, Shipping and Waterways

On 22 August 2024, Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated port projects and launched skilling program at which port?

Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Kolkata Port
Mumbai Port
Chennai Port

State Level Laws

Consider the following statements—

1. The Assam State Government passed a bill to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act, 1833.
2. The name of this bill is currently Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriage and Divorce Bill, 2024.
3. After the abolition of the old law, it will be mandatory for the people of the Muslim community to register marriage and divorce.
4. The purpose of this bill is to ban polygamy in Assam.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Only 1 and 2
Only 2, 3 and 4
Only 1 and 4
All of the above

Defence Sector

Consider the following nuclear missile submarines:

1. INS Arighat
2. INS Arihant
3. INS Shivalik
4. INS Scorpio

What is the name of India's second nuclear missile submarine which has been recently commissioned into the Navy by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh?

INS Arighat
INS Arihant

International Affairs

Which country recently hosted the BRICS Summit 2024?

India
South Africa
China
Brazil

Economics

Which of the following indicators is NOT typically used to measure inflation?

Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Producer Price Index (PPI)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Wholesale Price Index (WPI)

Environment

Which of the following gases is considered a major greenhouse gas contributing to global warming?

Nitrogen
Oxygen
Methane
Hydrogen

History

Who was the first President of the United States?

Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
George Washington
James Madison

Science

What is the chemical symbol for the element gold?

Ag
Au
Pb
Fe

Technology

What does "HTML" stand for?

Hypertext Markup Language
Hightext Machine Language
Hyperlinking Text Methodology
Hyperlink Text Markup Language

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