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GK & Current Affairs : April 24-25, 2013

2013-05-01 12:05:31 GKToday

1. Thomas Cup and Uber Cup are associated with which of the following sports? [A]Football [B]Tennis [C]Badminton [D]Table Tennis Badminton Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The Uber Cup is sometimes called the World Team Championships for Women.

Show Answer 2. Recently 5170 Bharat Nirman Rajeev Gandhi Seva Kendras became Operational in which of the following states in India? [A]Uttar Pradesh [B]Rajasthan [C]Bihar [D]Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan 5170 Bharat Nirman Rajeev Gandhi Seva Kendras became operational across 9100 Village Panchayats of Rajasthan at an expense of Rs 1,000 crore. These Seva Kendras will facilitate: MG NREGA Payments Deposits of several utility bills Consultancy in Agriculture viz. advice for water and irrigation techniques as Knowledge centres viz. information on land record, mini bank, post office, etc. As Public Hearing helping centres as they will register the complaints of the common people against Govt. Departments and the hearing on these cases will be held on every Friday by the concerned department.

Show Answer 3. Which of the following countries is a member of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR): [A]Russia

[B]India [C]Pakistan [D]China Russia

Show Answer 4. Which of the following Indian City became the first city in South Asia to launch a heat wave preparation and warning system? [A]Ahmedabad [B]Surat [C]Vadodara [D]Pune Ahmedabad

Show Answer 5. The Arvind Mayaram Committee has been looking into the matters related to the ambiguities in the definition of __: [A]Go & no go areas and Inviolate areas [B]FDI and FII Investments [C]OIC and PIO Status [D]Tax Residency Certificates and Tax Clearance Certificates FDI and FII Investments The committee, which was formed with an aim to remove ambiguity over the two types of foreign investments (FDI and FII), is headed by Department Economic Affairs (DEA) Secretary Arvind Mayaram, with DIPP Secretary, an RBI Deputy Governor and a SEBI Whole-time Member as other members.

Show Answer 6. The difference between the outflow and inflow of foreign currency is known as ___: [A]Foreign Exchange Reserves [B]Current Account Deficit [C]Fiscal Deficit [D]Balance of Payments Current Account Deficit

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7. India's Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) is headed by ___: [A]Finance Minister [B]Minister of Commerce & Industries [C]Prime Minister [D]Finance Secretary Prime Minister To accord fast track clearances to large projects, the government in December set up a Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI), under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The CCI has held four meetings so far and has cleared major projects in oil, coal and power sectors.

Show Answer 8. As per the recent data, the growth rate of core industries slipped to a decade low of 2.6 percent in 2012-13. Which among the following is not a core infrastructure industry? [A]Cement [B]Textiles [C]Steel [D]Fertilizers Textiles The industries - crude oil, petroleum refinery products, natural gas, fertilisers, coal, electricity, cement and finished steel - have a weight of 37.9 percent in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). These 8 industries are called core industries because of their importance in infrastructure.

Show Answer 9. At present, Wealth Tax is charged in India at 1% if the value of assets that exceed? [A]Rs. 20 Lakh [B]Rs. 30 Lakh [C]Rs. 40 Lakh [D]Rs. 50 Lakh Rs. 30 Lakh At present, wealth tax is charged at 1 percent of the value of assets exceeding Rs 30 lakh and does not include one residential property and financial assets. There is no wealth tax on agriculture land.

Show Answer 10. India's ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) has recently finalized a deal worth USD 1.001 billion to buy around 2.7% stake in the Azeri, Chirag and Guneshli oil fields of the

Caspian Sea. These fields are located in which among the following countries? [A]Azerbaijan [B]Iran [C]Turkmenistan [D]Kazakhstan Azerbaijan In April 2013, OVL concluded a USD 1.001 billion deal to buy US energy major Hess Corp's 2.7213 percent stake in the Azeri, Chirag and the deepwater portion of Guneshli fields in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea and 2.36 percent of the associated Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline.

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