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GK & Current Affairs: June 18, 19, 2014

2014- 06- 20 11:06:27 GKToday
1. Beiji oil ref inery, which is in news recent ly, is a largest oil ref inery in ____?
[A]It aly
[B]Syria
[C]Iraq
[D]Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Beiji oil ref inery, t he biggest in Iraq, and has a large power plant . The Beiji
ref inery account s f or a lit t le more t han a quart er of t he count rys ent ire
ref ining capacit y all of which goes t owards domest ic consumpt ion f or t hings
like gasoline, cooking oil and f uel f or power st at ions.
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2. Who among t he f ollowing can invest in capit al market s in India t hrough
Port f olio Invest ment ?
1. Non Resident Indians (NRIs)
2. Foreign Inst it ut ional Invest ment s (FIIs)
3. Persons of Indian Origins (PIO)
Chose t he correct answer f rom t he opt ion given below:
[A]Only 1 & 2
[B]Only 2 & 3
[C]Only 1 & 3
[D]1, 2 & 3
1, 2 & 3
Foreign Inst it ut ional Invest ment s (FIIs), Non Resident Indians and Persons of
India Origin (PIO) can invest in primary and secondary capit al market s in India
t hrough Port f olio Invest ment Scheme (PIS).
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3. Recent ly, t he RBI has recognized Micro Finance Inst it ut ion Net work (MFIN),
as t he Self Regulat ory organizat ion f or NBFC-MFIs. The decision was t aken by
RBI based on t he recommendat ions made by which commit t ee?
[A]Y H Malegam commit t ee
[B]Part hasart hi Shome commit t ee
[C]Chakrabhart hy commit t ee
[D]Khan commit t ee
Y H Malegam committee
The Reserve Bank of India recognized Micro Finance Inst it ut ions Net work
(MFIN), t he indust ry associat ion f or t he micro-f inance indust ry, as a self
regulat ory organizat ion f or NBFC-MFIs. The decision was t aken by RBI based
on t he recommendat ions made by a sub-commit t ee under t he chairmanship
of Y H Malegam which was f ormed t o st udy t he issues and concerns in t he
micro- f inance sect or.
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4. The cont roversial Yet t inahole river diversion project is relat ed t o which
st at e?
[A]Kerala
[B]Tamil Nadu
[C]Karnat aka
[D]Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
The Yet t inahole river diversion project is t he proposed project of Karnat aka
government t o divert t he west -f lowing Net hravat hi River t o t he east ern
dist rict s of t he st at e. The Yet t inahole project envisages divert ing 24 TMC
f eet of wat er t o Kolar and Chickaballapur dist rict s.
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5. Which among t he f ollowing count ries has published t he worlds f irst Modern
Slavery Bill, recent ly?
[A]USA
[B]Brit ain
[C]Russia
[D]Swit zerland
Britain
Brit ain published t he worlds f irst modern slavery bill under which perpet rat ors
of t he heinous crime will be jailed f or lif e. The modern slavery bill is t he f irst of
it s kind in Europe and one of t he f irst in t he world, t o specif ically address
slavery and t raf f icking in t he 21st cent ury.
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6. Recent ly, Felipe VI has been sworn in as t he new king of ____?
[A]France
[B]England
[C]Spain
[D]Germany
Spain
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7. Who among t he f ollowing has been select ed f or t he prest igious Moort idevi
Award f or 2013?
[A]Gopalkrishna Ayyer
[B]C Radhakrishnan
[C]S L Byrappa
[D]U R Anant ha Murt hy
C Radhakrishnan
Eminent Malayalam scient ist -t urned-writ er C Radhakrishnan has been chosen
f or t he prest igious Moort idevi award f or 2013 f or his novel Theekkadal
Kat anhu Thirumadhuram. The novel is a biological account of Thunchat h
Ezhut hachan. Moort idevi Award carries a cash prize of Rs 4 lakh, a plaque and
a st at ue of goddess saraswat hi.
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8. Recent ly, Indian scient ist Sanjaya Rajaram has won t he prest igious World
Food Prize f or 2014 f or his cont ribut ion t o developing high-yield verit ies of
____?
[A]Wheat
[B]Rice
[C]Soyabean
[D]Barley
Wheat
Indian scient ist Sanjaya Rajaram has won t he prest igious World Food Prize,
considered t he Nobel Prize of f ood and agricult ure, f or 2014 f or his
cont ribut ion t o developing high-yield wheat cult ivars Kauz and At t ila. Rajaram
is t he sevent h Indian t o win t he prize, inst it ut ed by agricult ure scient ist
Norman E Borlaug in 1986.
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9. The Yudh Abhyas is a count er t errorism joint milit ary exercise bet ween
India and ____?
[A]France
[B]Unit ed St at es
[C]Japan
[D]China
United States
The Yudh Abhyas is a biggest ever joint milit ary exercise bet ween India and
Unit ed St at es. About 250 soldiers f rom bot h sides each will t rain in Ut t arkhand
under t he t heme Count er t errorism operat ions in mount ain t errain under t he
UN chart er.
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10. Who among t he f ollowing has won t he FIDE World Rapid Chess
championship t it le, recent ly?
[A]Magnus Carlesen
[B]Vishwant han Anand
[C]Teimor Radjabov
[D]Fabiabi Caruana
Magnus Carlesen
World number one chess player Magnus Carlesen has won t he FIDE World
Rapid Chess championship t it le in Dubai.
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