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1. What does APEDA stand for?
A. Agricultural and Processed Food Export Development Agency
B. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
C. Agricultural Promotion and Export Development Authority
D. Agricultural Products Export and Development Agency
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Answer: B) Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
2. In which year was APEDA established?
A. 1984
B. 1986
C. 1990
D. 1995
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Answer: B) 1986
3. Which ministry set up APEDA?
A. Ministry of Agriculture
B. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
C. Ministry of Food Processing
D. Ministry of Rural Development
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Answer: B) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
4. What is the primary focus of APEDA?
A. Promotion of dairy products
B. Export promotion of fresh vegetables and fruits
C. Promotion of organic farming
D. Development of agro-based industries
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Answer: B) Export promotion of fresh vegetables and fruits
5. Where is the headquarters of APEDA located?
A. Mumbai
B. Bengaluru
C. New Delhi
D. Kolkata
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Answer: C) New Delhi
6. What is Down Syndrome?
A. A type of genetic disorder
B. A mental health condition
C. A physical disability
D. A nutritional deficiency
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Answer: A) A type of genetic disorder
7. Which chromosome is affected in Down Syndrome?
A. Chromosome 18
B. Chromosome 21
C. Chromosome 15
D. Chromosome 7
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Answer: B) Chromosome 21
8. What is the term for having an extra copy of a chromosome?
A. Monosomy
B. Polyploidy
C. Trisomy
D. Aneuploidy
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Answer: C) Trisomy
9. What is the primary vector for the transmission of the Zika virus?
A. Anopheles mosquitoes
B. Culex mosquitoes
C. Aedes mosquitoes
D. Ticks
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Answer: C) Aedes mosquitoes
10. Which specific species of Aedes mosquitoes are known to transmit the Zika virus?
A. Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus
B. Aedes vexans and Aedes sollicitans
C. Aedes canadensis and Aedes japonicus
D. Aedes polynesiensis and Aedes mediopunctatus
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Answer: A) Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus
11. Where was the Zika virus first identified?
A. Brazil
B. Uganda
C. Tanzania
D. India
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Answer: B) Uganda
12. In which year were the first human cases of Zika virus recorded?
A. 1947
B. 1952
C. 1960
D. 1975
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Answer: B) 1952
13. Which two countries reported the first human cases of Zika virus?
A. Brazil and Argentina
B. Uganda and Tanzania
C. Kenya and Uganda
D. Philippines and Malaysia
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Answer: B) Uganda and Tanzania
14. In which year was the Codex Alimentarius Commission established?
A. 1950
B. 1963
C. 1975
D. 1980
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Answer: B) 1963
15. What does GPAI stand for?
A. Global Partnership for Artificial Intelligence
B. Global Plan on Artificial Intelligence
C. Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence
D. Global Program for Artificial Intelligence
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Answer: C) Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence
16. How many member countries are part of GPAI?
A. 25
B. 29
C. 30
D. 35
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Answer: B) 29
17. In which year is India serving as the Lead Chair of GPAI?
A. 2022
B. 2023
C. 2024
D. 2025
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Answer: C) 2024
18. Who has taken office as the 58th Prime Minister of the UK?
A. Boris Johnson
B. Rishi Sunak
C. Keir Starmer
D. Liz Truss
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Answer: C) Keir Starmer
19. What is the total number of seats held by the Labour Party?
A. 350
B. 400
C. 411
D. 412
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Answer: C) 411
20. Who was re-elected as Speaker of the House of Commons unopposed?
A. John Bercow
B. Sir Lindsay Hoyle
C. Jacob Rees-Mogg
D. Keir Starmer
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Answer: B) Sir Lindsay Hoyle
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