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GK & Current Affairs: April 18-19, 2014

2014- 04- 24 09:04:55 GKToday

1. India's Joshna Chinnappa and Deepika Pallikal are t wo t alent ed players of

__?
[A]Squash, Billiards
[B]Billiards, Squash
[C]Squash, Squash
[D]Billiards, Billiards
Squash, Squash
Bot h are squash players. Joshna was t he f irst Indian girl t o win t he Brit ish
Squash Championship t it le in 2003 in t he under 19 cat egory, at Shef f ield, U.K
and was also t he youngest Indian women's nat ional champion. Dipika Pallikal is
t he f irst Indian woman t o break int o t he t op 10 in t he WSA rankings.
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2. Which among t he f ollowing count ries is/are part of CASA (Cent ral Asia
Sout h Asia)-1000 power supply Project ?
1.Pakist an
2.Af ghanist an
3.Kyrgyz Republic
4.T ajikist an
5.India
Chose t he correct answer f rom t he codes given below:
[A]Only 1, 2 & 5
[B]Only 1, 2, 3 & 4
[C]Only 1, 3, 4 & 5
[D]1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
Only 1, 2, 3 & 4
T he f our count ries which are part of t he Cent ral Asia Sout h Asia (CASA) 1000
power supply programme are Pakist an, Af ghanist an, Kyrgyz Republic and
T ajikist an.
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3. Vishu Fest ival is a t radit ional Hindu f est ival celebrat es in which among t he
f ollowing st at es?
[A]T amil Nadu
[B]Karnat aka
[C]Kerala
[D]Maharasht ra

Kerala
Vishu is a Hindu f est ival celebrat ed in Kerala in t he second week of April. Vishu
is celebrat ed wit h much f anf are and vigour in all part s of Kerala.
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4. Which among t he f ollowing movies was named best f eat ure f ilm at t he 61st
Nat ional Film Award?
[A]Ship of T heseus
[B]Gulaabi Gang
[C]Bhaag Mikha Bhaag
[D]T he Road
Ship of T heseus
Anand Ghandi direct ed Ship of T heseus was named best f eat ure f ilm at t he
61st Nat ional Film Award.
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5. According lat est st udy, which of t he f ollowing bird species f rom India have
been list ed endangered species?
1.Bengal Florican
2.Lesser Florican
3.Great Indian Bust ard
4.Sociable Lapwing
Chose t he correct answer f rom t he codes given below:
[A]Only 1 & 2
[B]Only 2 & 3
[C]Only 1, 2 & 3
[D]1, 2, 3 & 4
1, 2, 3 & 4
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6. Which among t he f ollowing organisat ions gives Cryst al Awards t o
int egrat e cult ural leaders int o it s meet ings?
[A]World T rade Organisat ion
[B]World Economic Forum
[C]Unit ed Nat ions
[D]Asia Pacif ic Economic Cooperat ion
World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum gives Cryst al Award t o pay t ribut e t o t he decisive role
of art s and cult ure in creat ion of global underst anding and peace.
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7. Ghaznavi is a short range ballist ic missile t est f ired recent ly by which of

t he f ollowing count ries?

[A]China
[B]Pakist an
[C]Sout h Korea
[D]Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Pakist an successf ully t est -f ired short range ballist ic missile Half -III named
Ghaznavi. T he missile can carry nuclear and convent ional warheads t o a range
of 290 kilomet res.
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8. T he Solid carbon dioxide is mainly used as ___?
[A]Drying agent
[B]Cooling agent
[C]Preservat ive
[D]As an ant isept ic
Cooling agent
Solid carbon dioxide is called as dry ice. It is t he solid f orm of carbon dioxide. It
is used primarily as a cooling agent .
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9. Which of t he f ollowing st at es has recorded t he highest growt h rat e of milk
product ion and per capit a availabilit y during t he f ive year period of 2006-10,
according t o Assocham st udy?
[A]Andhra Pradesh
[B]Karnat aka
[C]Haryana
[D]T amil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
A st udy by Associat ed Chambers of Commerce and Indust ry of India
(Assocham) st at es t hat Andhra Pradesh recorded t he highest growt h rat e of
over 41 per cent and 36 per cent in t erms of milk product ion and per-capit a
milk availabilit y respect ively during t he f ive year period of 2006-10. Apart f rom
AP, Rajast han, Kerala, Karnat aka and Gujarat are amid t op f ive st at es in
t erms of clocking high growt h in milk product ion.
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10. Recent ly, which among t he f ollowing count ries has conduct ed Marit ime
Cooperat ion-2014 mult ilat eral milit ary exercise t o celebrat e 65t h anniversary
of it s navy?
[A]Russia
[B]Singapore
[C]India

[D]China
China
China has conduct ed Marit ime Cooperat ion-2014 mult ilat eral milit ary exercise
t o celebrat e 65t h anniversary of it s navy. Indias st ealt h f rigat e INS Shivalik
and Pakist an naval ships t ook place in t he rare exercise.
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