Gravity Waves and other Current Affairs Based Questions

1. Which of the following statement is correct regarding Gravity Waves?
   
   1. These ripples out from a cosmic supermassive collision.
   2. These can be detected through the stretching and contracting of space and time.
   3. a and b only
   4. Gravitational waves can travel through space.
       
2. Which of the following statement is incorrect in context of recently detected 'Direct Gravitational Waves'?
   1. These waves were generated when binary black holes dissociated from each other.
   2. The research was conducted at 2 separate LIGO facilities in the United States.
   3. These waves were the prediction of Einstein's theory of 'General Relativity'.
   4. The discovery would further help in study of nature of black holes and the Big Bang theory.
       
3. Recent discovery at LIGO facility marked which of the following milestones?
   1. First direct detection of Gravitational Waves.
   2. First detection of binary black holes.
   3. Confirming that nature's black holes are objects predicted by Einstein's theory.
   4. All of the above
       
4. Which of the following statement is correctly matched in context of Indian origin diplomats?
   1. United States' first Indian origin Ambassador:  Mr. Nadir Patel
   2. Canada's high commissioner to India : Mr. Richard Varma
   3. Australia's high commissioner to India : Ms. Harinder Sidhu
   4. a and c only
       
5. Which of the following statement is correct regarding the Union Health Ministry's National Framework for Malaria Elimination (NFME)?
   1. The plan is to eliminate malaria from country by 2020.
   2. All states are expected to bring down Annual Parasitic Incidence (API) to less than 1/1000 by end of 2017.
   3. 15 States//UT under 'elimination phase' are expected to achieve zero indigenous cases and death due to malaria by 2020.
   4. Both b and c

Answers

1. c
2. a
3. d
4. c; United States' first Indian origin Ambassador is Mr. Richard Varma and Canada's high commissioner to India is Mr. Nadir Patel
5. d, The plan is to eliminate malaria from country by 2030

References

LIGO Scientific Collaboration: http://www.ligo.org/

Gravitational Waves: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35524440, http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21692851-gravitational-waves-at-LIGO-century-after-Albert-Einstein-predicted-them

National Framework for Malaria Elimination (NFME): http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=136328