Physics Nobel Prize 2017 Winners for detection of gravitational waves

Physics Nobel Prize 2017 Winners: Physics Nobel Prize 2017 has been awarded to Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne for their detection of gravitational waves, a development scientists believe could give vital clues to the origins of the universe. The three American physicists "made decisive contributions" to LIGO, an observatory instrument that enabled scientists to physically detect the waves, which Albert Einstein predicted a century ago in his theory of relativity.

All three scientists have played leading roles in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or Ligo, experiment, which in 2015 made the first historic observation of gravitational waves triggered by the violent merger of two black holes a billion light years away. Prof Olga Botner, a member of the Nobel committee for physics, described this as “a discovery that shook the world”. The Ligo detections finally confirmed Einstein’s century-old prediction that during cataclysmic events the fabric of spacetime itself can be stretched and squeezed, sending gravitational tremors out across the universe like ripples on a pond.

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Three US-born scientists win Nobel Medicine Prize 2017

Nobel Prize 2017 in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Jeffrey C. Hall (72), Michael Rosbash (73) and Michael W. Young (68) “for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm”. It was announced by Nobel Assembly at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute on 2nd October 2017. Their discoveries explain how plants, animals and humans adapt their biological rhythm so that it is synchronized with Earth’s revolutions. Circardian Rhythm is 24 hour cycle in physiological processes of living beings, including plants, animals, fungi and cyanobacteria. It influences such biological functions as hormone levels, sleep, body temperature and metabolism. These three noble laureates dsing the fruit fly as a model organism, had isolated a gene that controls daily biological rhythm. They had showed that this gene encodes a protein that accumulates in cell during night and is then degraded during the day.

The Nobel award for medicine is given to persons whose discoveries have significantly enhanced understanding of life or practice of medicine. The winners are chosen by Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute. The prestigious award carries prize money of 8 million Swedish kroner or 1.1 million dollars. Medicine is first of the Nobel Prizes awarded each year. It is one of five Nobel Prizes established by Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite in 1895.

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Nobel Prize 2017 Winners List, Names

Nobel Prize 2017 Winners List, Names:

• Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017:  Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash, Michael W. Young
• Nobel Prize in Physics 2017: Physics Nobel Prize 2017 has been awarded to Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne for their detection of gravitational waves, a development scientists believe could give vital clues to the origins of the universe.
• Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017 : Nobel Prize in Chemistry on 4th October 2017 is awarded to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson for the development of cryo-electron microscopy, which both simplifies and improves the imaging of biomolecules. This method has moved biochemistry into a new era.
• Nobel Prize in Peace 2017: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), a coalition of non-governmental organisations from over 100 countries around the globe with its headquarters in Geneva (Switzerland), has been awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize.
• Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2017: University of Chicago professor Richard Thaler won a Nobel Prize in economics on 9th October 2017 for upending the popular notion that individuals make rational choices about their futures and finances and developing policy solutions he believed could fix decision-making foibles.
• Nobel Prize in Literature 2017: Kazuo Ishiguro, “who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world”, has been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy on 5th October 2017

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MP, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Haryana reach ODF milestone

Five more States viz., Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand and Haryana have reached the milestone of making all cities and towns ‘Open Defecation Free(ODF)’ as the Swacch Bharat Mission completed three years today. This was announced by the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep Singh Puri while speaking at a programme here today on the occasion of the third anniversary of the mission.  Giving an account of the progress towards Swacchata in urban areas of the country, Shri Puri informed that as against the target of building about 66 lakh individual household toilets in urban areas, 38 lakh toilets have already been built and construction of another 14 lakh toilets is in progress. Over two lakh community and public toilet seats have been built as against the mission target of five lakh toilet seats. 

Stating that focus in now being laid on Solid Waste Management, Shri Puri said that efforts are on to generate over 500 MW of electricity and over 50 lakh tons of compost from municipal solid waste to enable processing of the entire solid waste being generated in urban areas.  Shri Puri said that sanitation is a birth right and individual responsibility as well. He informed that the fortnight long ‘Swacchata Hi Sewa’ campaign concluding today has witnessed participation of over 80 lakh people spread over 3.50 lakh activities in urban areas.  The Minister stressed on the need for ‘life style change’ to realise the objective of Swacch Bharat as envisioned by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. 

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October 2017 Current Affairs Objective Questions

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Which place named best ‘Swachh Iconic Place’ in India?
A. Tajmahal
B. Meenakshi Temple
C. Somnath Temple
D. Jama Masjid
Answer: B
Madurai’s Meenakshi Temple named best ‘Swachh Iconic Place’ in India. The Madurai City Corporation is set to receive a special award from the Centre as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple has been adjudged best ‘Swachh Iconic Place’ in India as on October 1, 2017. .. Check More at INDIA GK" App: tinyurl.com/IndiaGK

International Day of Older Persons observed on which date?
A. September , 25
A. September, 30
A. October, 1
A. October, 10
AnsweR: C
On 14th December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly (by resolution 45/106) designated 1 October the International Day of Older Persons. This was preceded by initiatives such as the Vienna International Plan of Action on Ageing – which was adopted by the 1982 World Assembly on Ageing – and endorsed later that year by the UN General Assembly... Check More at INDIA GK" App: tinyurl.com/IndiaGK

Who inaugurates Shirdi airport on 1st October 2017?
A. PM, Narendra Modi
B. President, Ramnath Kovind
C. Rajnath Singh
D. CM, Devendra Fadnavis
Answer: B
President Ramnath Kovind inaugurated the Shirdi airport in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra on 1st October 2017.  The President also flagged off the inaugural flight of Alliance Air from Shirdi to Mumbai. The flight will take around 45 minutes. .. Check More at INDIA GK" App: tinyurl.com/IndiaGK

Who is O.J. Simpson?
A. Cricketer
B. Footballer
C. Author
D. Scientist
Answer: B
Former football legend O.J. Simpson became a free man again on 1st October 2017 after serving 9 years for a botched hotel-room heist in Las Vegas that brought the conviction and prison time he avoided in the killings of his wife and her friend after his 1995 acquittal. .. Check More at INDIA GK" App: tinyurl.com/IndiaGK

Which state reached the milestone of making all cities Open Defecation Free(ODF) on 2nd October?
A. Maharashtra
B. Jharkhand
C. Haryana
D. All of above
Answer: D
Explanation: Five more States viz., Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand and Haryana have reached the milestone of making all cities and towns ‘Open Defecation Free’ as the Swacch Bharat Mission completed three years on 2nd October 2017... Check More at INDIA GK" App: tinyurl.com/IndiaGK

Who wins 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?
A. Jeffrey C. Hall
B. Michael Rosbash
C. Michael W. Young
D. All of above
Answer: D
Explanation: Nobel Prize 2017 in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Jeffrey C. Hall (72), Michael Rosbash (73) and Michael W. Young (68) “for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm”. It was announced by Nobel Assembly at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute on 2nd October 2017. .. Check More at INDIA GK" App: tinyurl.com/IndiaGK

India has received its first-ever crude oil shipment from which nation?
A. Japan
B. England
C. USA
D. Australia
Answer: C
Explanation: India got its first shipment of crude oil from America in 42 years on 2nd October, at Paradip port in Odisha.  This follows the recent commitment on US oil purchases by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Bharat Petroleum (BPC).  .. Check More at INDIA GK" App: tinyurl.com/IndiaGK

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Meenakshi Temple named best ‘Swachh Iconic Place’ in India

Madurai’s Meenakshi Temple named best ‘Swachh Iconic Place’ in India. The Madurai City Corporation is set to receive a special award from the Centre as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple has been adjudged best ‘Swachh Iconic Place’ in India as on October 1, 2017. Ten spots were identified by the Central Government as part of the ‘Swachh Iconic Places’ initiative earlier this year. Madurai Corporation has placed several bins at a distance of 50 metres along the Chithirai streets. A total of 63 compact bins (for biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste) have been placed and four compactor trucks do the rounds around the temple premises. There are 25 e-toilets and 15 water ATMs for tourists to use. There are two road sweepers and battery operated vehicles specifically purchased to clean this stretch.

About Meenakshi Temple: 

• Meenakshi Temple is a historic Hindu temple located on the southern bank of the Vaigai River in the temple city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. 
• It is dedicated to Meenakshi, a form of Parvati, and her consort, Sundareswar, a form of Shiva.
• The temple forms the heart and lifeline of the 2,500-year-old city of Madurai.
• Although most of the present structure was built between 1623 and 1655 CE. In the 14th century, the Sultanate Muslim Commander Malik Kafur plundered the temple and looted it of its valuables. It was rebuilt by the Nayak ruler Vishwanatha Nayakar around the 16th century. It was Vishwanatha Nayaka who rebuilt the temple in accordance to shilpa shastra. 
• It houses 14 gopurams (gateway towers), ranging from 45–50m in height. The tallest is the southern tower, 51.9 metres (170 ft) high, and two golden sculptured vimanas, the shrines over the garbhagrihas (sanctums) of the main deities.
• There are an estimated 33,000 sculptures in the temple. It was on the list of top 30 nominees for the "New Seven Wonders of the World". 
• The temple attracts 15,000 visitors a day, around 25,000 on Fridays, and receives an annual revenue of Rs. 60 million.
• The annual 10-day Meenakshi Tirukalyanam festival, celebrated during April and May, attracts 1 million visitors.

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