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105. Recently, the Indian Diabetes Consortium (INDICO), a Pan-India initiative led by CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) with

AIIMS as a principal clinical partner, has brought to light an entirely novel candidate gene, which is implicated in Type 2 Diabetes. Identify the gene

from the given options?

[A]TTXA163
[B]TMEM108
[C]TTXA108
[D]TMEM163



TMEM163
TMEM163 encodes a probable vesicular transporter in nerve terminals; and the study established a plausible mechanism of action for TMEM163


through impaired insulin secretion. This lends an unprecedented ‘neural angle’ to diabetes that needs to be explored further and holds immense potential

in understanding new pathogenetic mechanisms involved in diabetes causation.



106. ‘Vatsalya Mela’ is annually organized at ___?


[A]New Delhi
[B]Bangalore
[C]Bhopal
[D]Chandigarh



New Delhi
The Ministry of Women and Child Development is celebrating the Vatsalya Mela from 14-19 November 2012 at the Dilli Haat in New Delhi.


The theme for this year’s Mela is ‘Safety and Protection of Women’ and ‘Child Rights’. The Mela provides an opportunity to the Ministry and its attached

organizations to showcase their activities and programmes and policies to the public. As many as 400 artisans, craftsmen and NGOs from different parts

of the country who are working with the Ministry or its attached organizations are showcasing their activities this year.



107. Which among the following is the High Level Committee that went into the Commonwealth Games related projects, has suggested changes in the


functioning and structure of top audit and vigilance bodies like the Comptroller and Auditor General making it a three-member body?

[A]U.C. Banerjee Committee
[B]Shunglu Committee
[C]Palekar Committee
[D]A Ghosh Committee



Shunglu Committee


108. Mikhail Myasnikovich, who recently visited India is a Prime Minister of __________?


[A]Lithuania
[B]Estonia
[C]Belarus
[D]Latvia



Belarus


109. Recently Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited the ancient city of Taxila in Pakistan. In which among the following Province of Pakistan, the


ancient city of Taxila is located?

[A]Punjab
[B]Sindh
[C]Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
[D]Balochistan



Punjab
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited the ancient city of Taxila, terming it an “emotive” and “overpowering” experience, and the


centuries-old Katasraj temples that have recently been restored in Pakistan’s Punjab province. Kumar also visited to Taxila, the UNESCO World heritage

site that is a part of the shared history of India and Pakistan.



110. . Recently, a rare 76 carat diamond mined from erstwhile Golconda kingdom was sold for a record price of €16.9 million (about Rs. 118 crore) at an


auction in Geneva. What is the name of the diamond?

[A]Amarillo Starlight
[B]Archduke Joseph
[C]Beau Sancy
[D]Briolette of India



Archduke Joseph


111. Recently, members of Codava National Council staged a dharna at Jantar Mantar to press their demand for an ‘autonomous Codava land’. In which


among the following State, Codava land is located?

[A]Tamil Nadu
[B]Karnataka
[C]Maharashtra
[D]West Bengal



Karnataka
Members of Codava National Council staged a dharna at Jantar Mantar on 1st November, to press their demand for an ‘autonomous Codava


land’. They urged the government to concede their long pending demand that the ‘Codavaland Autonomus Region’ be given status under 6th Schedule of the

Indian Constitution. They also demanded that Codavas be accorded the status of ethno-linguistic tribal minority status under Articles 340 and 342 of the

Constitution. They demanded that steps should be initiated to set up Codava Land Autonomous Region on par with the Bodoland Territorial Council in Assam

and Darjeeling Gorkhaland Territorial Administration.



112. Recently, which among the following State has confirmed the outbreak of bird flu in the state?


[A]Andhra Pradesh
[B]Assam
[C]Karnataka
[D]Tamil Nadu



Karnataka
Recently Karnataka government said that tests had confirmed that the 206 chicken and 17 ducks that died at the Central Poultry


Development Organization at Hesaraghatta near Bangalore were affected by the highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) virus.



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