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GK & Current Affairs: March 3, 4-2014

2014- 03- 06 19:03:46 GKToday
1. The Crimean Tat ars or Crimeans who are in news recent ly, are a Muslim
et hnic group nat ive t o which count ry? [A]Russia [B]Ukraine [C]Romania
[D]Turkey
Ukraine The Crimean Tat ars or Crimeans, are a Muslim et hnic group nat ive
t o t he Crimea in modern-day Ukraine.
Show Answer 2. In which among t he f ollowing count ries worlds largest salt
pan Salar de Uyuni is locat ed? [A]Bolivia [B]China [C]Tanzania [D]Mongolia
Bolivia The largest salt pan in t he world is t he Salar de Uyuni, locat ed in t he
Pot osi and Oruro, Bolivia. It covers 4,086 square miles and is locat ed at an
elevat ion of 11,995 f eet .
Show Answer 3. Which of t he f ollowing is/are t he member count ries of
BIMSTEC? 1. Bangladesh 2. China 3. Nepal 4. India 5. Indonesia Chose t he
correct answer f rom t he codes given below: [A]Only 1, 2, 3 & 4 [B]Only 1, 3, 4 &
5 [C]Only 1, 3 & 4 [D]1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
Only 1, 3 & 4 Bay of Bengal Init iat ive f or Mult i-Sect oral Technical and
Economic Cooperat ion (BIMSTEC), is a regional grouping of seven sout h and
East Asian count ries. Bangladesh, Bhut an, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka
and Thailand are t he member count ries of t he BIMSTEC.
Show Answer 4. Among t he f ollowing sat ellit es, which is t he Indias f irst
dedicat ed spacecraf t f or def ence applicat ions? [A]GSAT-5 [B]GSAT-6
[C]GSAT-7 [D]GSAT-4
GSAT-7 GSAT-7, t he mult i band communicat ion sat ellit e named Rukmini is
t he f irst sat ellit e by ISRO t hat will provide services t o t he Indian def ence
f orces wit h t he main user being Indian Navy.
Show Answer 5. Chandi Prasad Bhat t , who has been select ed f or t he 2013
Gandhi Peace Prize is a pioneer of t he ____? [A]Narmada Bachavo Andolan
[B]Chipko Movement [C]Navdanya Movement [D]Jungle Bachao Andolan
Chipko Movement Eminent Gandhian and environment alist Chandi Prasad
Bhat t has been select ed f or t he 2013 Gandhi Peace Prize. Bhat t is a pioneer
of t he chipko movement f or which he was also awarded t he Magsaysay
Award in 1982. He was also given t he Padma Bhushan in 2005.
Show Answer 6. According t o Worldwide Cost of Living Index 2014, which of
t he f ollowing cit ies has been ranked worlds most expensive cit y?
[A]Singapore [B]New York [C]Moscow [D]Tokyo
Singapore Singapore t opped 131 cit ies globally t o become t he worlds most
expensive cit y t o live in 2014, according t o t he economist int elligence unit
(IEU). Beside Singapore, cit ies making up t he t op f ive most expensive cit ies t o
live in are Paris, Oslo, Zurich, and Sydney, wit h Tokyo f alling t o sixt h place. As
per t he index Mumbai is t he cheapest locat ion in t he world.
Show Answer 7. Recent ly, Leaders at t he t hird BIMSTEC summit in
Myanmar agreed t o est ablish a permanent secret ariat in which count ry t o
oversee t he regional grouping of nat ions on a f ull t ime basis? [A]Sri Lanka
[B]Bangladesh [C]India [D]Myanmar
Bangladesh BIMSTEC (t he Bay of Bengal Init iat ive f or Mut li-Sect oral
Technical and Economic Cooperat ion) member count ries have est ablished a
permanent secret ariat in Bangladesh t o oversee t he regional grouping of
nat ions on a f ull t ime basis. Sumit h Nakadala is t he f irst Secret ary General of
BIMSTEC.
Show Answer 8. Pacaya is an act ive complex volcano and popular t ourist
at t ract ion locat ed in____? [A]Chile [B]Kenya [C]Guat emala [D]Nigeria
Guatemala Pacaya is an act ive complex volcano in Guat emala. It is also a
popular t ourist at t ract ion.
Show Answer 9. Who among t he f ollowing has been appoint ed as t he
Secret ary General of t he Sout h Asian Associat ion f or Regional Cooperat ion
(SAARC)? [A]Yadav Kant a Silwal [B]Arjun Bahadur Thapa [C]Shiva Prasad
Koirala [D]Ahmed Saleem
Arjun Bahadur Thapa Nepals f ormer Foreign Secret ary Arjun Bahadur Thapa
has assumed charge as t he Secret ary General of t he Sout h Asian Associat ion
f or Regional Cooperat ion (SAARC). Thapa, who succeeds Ahmed Saleem of
Maldives, is t he 12t h Secret ary General of t he regional grouping. This is t he
second t ime Nepal assumed t he t op post of t he regional body since it s
est ablishment in 1995.
Show Answer 10. Which of t he f ollowing st at ement s is correct about
Solvency II? [A]It is a European Union (EU) direct ive f or insurance companies
[B]It is a World Bank guideline f or int ernat ional banking [C]A RBI f ramework on
f inancial regulat ions [D]It is a European Union (EU) direct ive f or banking
companies
It is a European Union (EU) directive f or insurance companies Solvency II
is a f undament al review of t he capit al adequacy regime f or t he European
insurance indust ry. It aims t o est ablish a revised set of EU-wide capit al
requirement s and risk management st andards wit h t he aim of increasing
prot ect ion f or policyholders.
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