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GK & Current Affairs: June 10, 11, 2014

2014- 06- 12 14:06:25 GKToday

1. T he T echnology Upgradat ion Fund Scheme (T UFS) is a policy init iat ive f or
which among t he f ollowing sect ors?
[A]T ext ile Sect or
[B]Manuf act uring Sect or
[C]Inf ormat ion T echnology Sect or
[D]Agro-Indust ries Sect or
T extile Sector
T UFS provides f or reimbursement of 5% out of int erest act ually charged by
t he lending agencies f or f acilit at ing invest ment in modernizat ion of T ext iles
Jut e Indust ries. T he scheme is being operat ed t hrough nodal agencies
(IDBI,SIDBI.IFCI and major nat ionalized banks).
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2. Which among t he f ollowing is NOT a communicable disease?
[A]Malaria
[B]T uberculosis
[C]HIV
[D]Hepat it is
Malaria
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3. T he Disast er Management Act , 2005 has been implement ed in all st at es
and Union T errit ories of India except one. Ident if y t he st at e f rom t he given
opt ions:
[A]Kerala
[B]Rajast han
[C]Gujarat
[D]Ut t arakhand
Gujarat
All t he St at es/UT s, except t he St at e of Gujarat , have implement ed Disast er
Management Act , 2005. T he St at e of Gujarat is f ollowing t he Gujarat St at e
Disast er Management Act , 2003, which was made prior t o enact ment of DM
Act , 2005. (PIB)
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4. Jambusar area , where t he ONGC had recent ly drilled f irst assessment well

f or f inding out t he possibilit y of commercial product ion of Shale Gas, is

locat ed in which among t he f ollowing st at es?
[A]West Bengal
[B]Andhra Pradesh
[C]Gujarat
[D]Rajast han
Gujarat
Jambusar area is in Cambay Basin, Gujarat
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5. World's f irst successf ul net work of high-speed railway lines was launched in
Japan in 1964. Which among t he f ollowing Japanese t erm is t he name of t his
project ?
[A]Kabushiki gaisha
[B]Sodanyaku
[C]Shinkansen
[D]Hibakujumoku
Shinkansen
Japan was f irst successf ul high speed nat ion where t he Shinkansen net work
of t rains was st art ed by f our Japan Railways Group companies back in 1964.
Prior t o t hat , early experiment s were done in Germany, France, It aly and
Japan et c. T oday, China is f oremost champion of High Speed T rains. Ot her
count ries which has successf ully implement ed t he high speed t rains and are
cont inuously expanding t he net work include Sout h Korea, France, Germany,
and t he UK. Even some Af rican count ries have high speed railways. Morocco
boast s t he Arica's f irst high-speed railway net work.
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6. Which among t he f ollowing is a correct st at ement about Coral T riangle?
[A]it is t he only biodiversit y hot spot in nort heast Asia
[B]t he equat or passes t hrough it and it is known as "Amazon of t he seas"
[C]it s islands are populat ed by endemic species of birds
[D]it is locat ed in sout hwest Asia and is known f or coral piracy
the equator passes through it and it is known as "Amaz on of the seas"
T he Coral T riangle is recognized as t he global cent re of marine biodiversit y
and a global priorit y f or conservat ion. It also called t he "Amazon of t he seas"
and covers 5.7 million square kilomet res of ocean wat ers.
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7. T he Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) is an economic gauge f or measuring
t he wellbeing of which among t he f ollowing economic sect ors?
[A]Manuf act uring
[B]Ret ail

[C]Real Est at e
[D]Agricult ure
Manuf acturing
PMI measures well being of manuf act uring sect or in India, if it is above 50 it
means sect or has displayed growt h, below 50 means t here is cont ract ion in
t he sect or and if it is at 50 it means neit her growt h nor cont ract ion.
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8. Which among t he f ollowing count ries is t he newest member of t he Euro
Zone; slat ed t o adopt Euro f rom January 1, 2015?
[A]Slovakia
[B]Slovenia
[C]Romania
[D]Lit huania
Lithuania
Lit huania has f ulf illed all condit ions t o join t he euro zone, t he European
Commission said, recommending t hat t he count ry become t he currency blocs
19t h member on January 1.
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9. On t he basis of recommendat ions of which among t he f ollowing
commit t ees, t he credit policy of RBI is now reviewed af t er every t wo mont hs
inst ead of earlier syst em of 45 days?
[A]P.J. Nayak Commit t ee
[B]Nachiket Mor Commit t ee
[C]Urjit Pat el Commit t ee
[D]U.K. Sinha Commit t ee
Urjit Patel Committee
T he RBI has swit ched t o t he syst em of reviewing credit policy once in t wo
mont hs f rom t he earlier once in 45 days or so f ollowing t he recommendat ion
recommendat ion of t he Urjit Pat el commit t ee.
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10. T he PYKKA Scheme aims at providing basic Sport s Inf rast ruct ure and
equipment at ___?
[A]Nat ional Level
[B]St at e Level
[C]Dist rict Level
[D]Block and Panchayat Level
Block and Panchayat Level
Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA) was launched by Govt . of
India in t he year 2008. T he scheme aims at providing basic Sport s

Inf rast ruct ure and equipment at village and block panchayat level and
encouraging sport s and games f or rural, including backward populat ion of t he
societ y, t hrough annual compet it ions at t he block, dist rict , St at e and Nat ional
levels.
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