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GK & Current Affairs: June 14, 15, 2014

2014- 06- 18 13:06:13 GKToday
1. What is t he object ive of t he government behind set t ing up a Minimum
Export Price (MEP) f or a part icular commodit y?
[A]To promot e export s
[B]To discourage import s
[C]To check price rise
[D]To provide subsidy t o producers
To check price rise
The MEP is t he rat e below which no export s are allowed. It prevent s spiralling
domest ic prices. Government has imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of
300 dollar per t onne on onions on 17.6.2014.
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2. What was t he original name of INS Vikramadit ya, which was recent ly
f ormally induct ed int o t he Indian Navy?
[A]Minsk
[B]Baku
[C]Azov
[D]Maxim Gorky
Baku
INS Vikramadit ya is a modif ied Kiev-class aircraf t carrier. It was originally built
as Baku and commissioned in 1987 in t he Soviet Navy. In 1996, it was
decommissioned because of huge operat ing cost s. India purchased it in 2004
and it was f ormally induct ed in 2014 t o Indian Navy.
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3. In t he Lok Sabha, Leader of Opposit ion is a st at ut ory requirement on t he
panels which select t he __:
[A]Chief Vigilance Commissioner
[B]Chairperson of Nat ional Human Right s Commission
[C]Lok Pal
[D]All of above
All of above
The Leader of Oppn is a st at ut ory requirement on panels t o select t he
const it ut ional aut horit ies like t he Chief Vigilance Commissioner, t he Nat ional
Human Right s Commission chairperson and Lokpal among ot hers.
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4. In recent t imes, which among t he f ollowing blocks of count ries is pushing f or
implement ing t he UN Securit y Council (UNSC) ref orms?
[A]G-7
[B]G-4
[C]G-20
[D]G-22
G-4
G-4 bloc of Brazil, Germany, India and Japan is pushing f or implement ing t he
UN Securit y Council (UNSC) ref orms. They say t hat if it is not done, it will
diminish t he relevance of t he Unit ed Nat ions. They argue t hat t here can be no
progress in t he ref orm process unt il t here is a concret e t ext as a basis on
which t he UN member st at es can embark on a genuine give and t ake
negot iat ion process.
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5. Who among t he f ollowing is t he wealt hiest f oot baller t o be compet ing in t he
FIFA World Cup 2014?
[A]Crist iano Ronaldo
[B]Lionel Messi
[C]Frank Lampard
[D]St even Gerrard
Cristiano Ronaldo
Port ugal and Real Madrid st ar Crist iano Ronaldo is t he wealt hiest f oot baller t o
be compet ing in t he FIFA World Cup wit h an est imat ed net wort h of USD 230
million.
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6. King Juan Carlos, who recent ly decided t o abdicat e, has been monarch of
__?
[A]Belgium
[B]Denmark
[C]Luxembourg
[D]Spain
Spain
King Juan Carlos decided t o abdicat e. He has been Spains monarch since
1975, when he was cent ral t o t he count rys t ransit ion t o democracy. In 1981 he
urged Spaniards t o back t he elect ed government inst ead of a milit ary coup.
But he has recent ly become out of t ouch, and was crit icised f or hunt ing
elephant s during Spains aust erit y drive.
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7. ISIS is an ext reme of f shoot of which among t he f ollowing milit ant Islamist
organizat ions?
[A]Al-Qaeda
[B]Taliban
[C]Islamic Court s Union
[D]Mahdi Army
Al-Qaeda
The Islamic St at e of Iraq and Great er Syria (ISIS), an ext reme of f shoot of al-
Qaeda t hat operat es in bot h t hose count ries, capt ured Mosul, Iraqs second
cit y, causing half a million people t o f lee t he region.
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8. Which among t he f ollowing inst it ut es have gained t he t op slot in t he
inaugural 'QS Universit y Rankings: BRICS 2014' ?
[A]IIT Delhi
[B]Beijing Inst it ut e of Technology
[C]Moscow St at e Universit y
[D]Tsinghua Universit y of China
Tsinghua University of China
Six inst it ut es of China f igured among t he t op 10 in t he list and t he t op slot
was occupied by Tsinghua Universit y of China.
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9. The winner of 20t h Senior Nat ional Women's Foot ball Championships is __?
[A]Mizoram
[B]Manipur
[C]Sikkim
[D]Odisha
Manipur
In May 2014, Manipur had clinched t he 20t h Senior Nat ional Women's Foot ball
Championships t it le def eat ing Odisha.
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10. Drupka Buddhism relies heavily on t he 'Thangka' t radit ion which is popular
in Tibet , Himachal, Nort heast and Nepal. What is 'Thangka'?
[A]Prayer clot h hanging near Buddhist monast eries
[B]Paint ing wit h Buddhist mot if s f or popularisat ion of t he f ait h
[C]The myt hical dancing dragon of t he Drupka lineage
[D]A st yle of monast ery archit ect ure
Painting with Buddhist motif s f or popularisation of the f aith
Thangka a paint ing on cot t on, or silk appliqu, usually depict ing a Buddhist
deit y, scene, or mandala of some sort .
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