Current Affairs and Gk -March Part-1 2013

Current Affairs and Gk -March 2013

41. Recently, who among the following has been chosen for the prestigious Saraswati Samman 2012?

[A]Shankha Ghosh
[B]Indira Parthasarathy
[C]Sugathakumari
[D]Sunil Gangopadhyay

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Writing on the Sand). The award, constituted by the K. K. Birla Foundation, carries a cash reward of Rs.10 lakh, a citation and a plaque. The award is given

annually to an outstanding literary work written in any Indian language during the last 10 years. Sugathakumari, a passionate environmentalist, also headed

Kerala’s State Women’s Commission.

42. In which among the following cities of India, the first all-women court was set up recently?

[A]Chennai
[B]Hyderabad
[C]Mumbai
[D]Bangalore

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set up in Mumbai’s Sessions court on International Women’s Day. In a circular issued on March 7, the Bombay High Court directed “to assign cases involving

sexual assault against women exclusively to the courts presided over by women judicial officers in districts/establishment”.

43. The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) works under which among the following ministries?

[A]Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)
[B]Ministry of Finance
[C]Ministry of Law and Justice
[D]Ministry of Commerce and Industry

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44. Recently, which among the following has launched its all-electric four-seater passenger car, the e2o in India?

[A]Ford India
[B]Mahindra and Mahindra
[C]Tata Motors
[D]Maruti Suzuki

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is developed by Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles (formerly Reva Electric Car Company), and will replace its predecessor Reva, India’s first electric car. The

car is powered by new generation lithium-ion batteries, and a three phase induction electric motor. It has driving range of 100 km per charge, which takes

five hours for one full charging. The fully automatic car can be charged from any 15A power socket, and is aimed for city driving.

45. 96 lakh. The car is developed by Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles (formerly Reva Electric Car Company), and will replace its predecessor Reva, India’s

first electric car. The car is powered by new generation lithium-ion batteries, and a three phase induction electric motor. It has driving range of 100 km

per charge, which takes five hours for one full charging. The fully automatic car can be charged from any 15A power socket, and is aimed for city driving.

[A]South Africa
[B]Canada
[C]Australia
[D]United States

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Coast of Australia. The attraction, dubbed Palmersauria, is coming together in the grounds of the Palmer Coolum Resort in Queensland, Australia. It features

more than 150 replica animatronic prehistoric creatures, imported from China.

46. A new committee has been set up by Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry, to put in place a policy on energy security and prepare a roadmap for enhancing

domestic oil and gas production to reduce dependence on exports by 2030. Who heads this committee?

[A]Vijay Kelkar committee
[B]B. K. Chaturvedi committee
[C]Raghunath Anant Mashelkar committee
[D]Shankar Acharya committee

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energy security and prepare a roadmap for enhancing domestic oil and gas production to reduce dependence on exports by 2030.

47. World’s largest concentrated solar power plant has been opened recently by__:

[A]France
[B]Russia
[C]United Arab Emirates
[D]Israel

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project which can provide electricity to 20,000 homes. The solar park features long lines of parabolic mirrors spread over an area equivalent to 285 football

pitches in the desert of the Western Region, some 120 kilometres southwest of Abu Dhabi.

48. The lowest dropout rate of school students in the country is in __:

[A]Andhra Pradesh
[B]Karnataka
[C]West Bengal
[D]Kerala

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rate of school students in the country at just 0.53 percent.

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