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Current Affairs and Gk -September 1-10, 2013

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Current Affairs and Gk -September 1-10, 2013

Important current affairs and Gk questions of September month for IAS, RAS, SSC CGL, UPSC, BANK PO, UPSC,RPSC, Bank exams and all other exams.If you like the post kindly give rating.
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25. Which of the following is the only significant crude oil producing country in the Eastern Mediterranean region?

[A]Jordan
[B]Lebanon
[C]Syria
[D]Gaza




Syria
Syria is the only significant crude oil producing country in the Eastern Mediterranean region, which includes Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza.


26. The Refrigerator system works on which of the following laws?

[A]First Law of thermodynamics
[B]Second Law of thermodynamics
[C]Boyle’s law
[D]Charles law




Second Law of thermodynamics
Refrigerator system works on the principle of Second law of Thermodynamics.


27. Which of the following countries is/are backing action against Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapon on civilians?
1.US
2.France
3.China
4.Germany
Chose the correct answer from the codes given below:

[A]Only 1 & 2
[B]Only 2 & 3
[C]Only 1, 2 & 3
[D]Only 1, 2 & 4




Only 1, 2 & 4
The US, France and Germany are backing action against Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons on civilians. Russia and China, which have veto power in the UN Security Council, are not in favour of it.


28. Recently (September, 2013), which of the following country has restored a seat for the representative of Hindu and Sikh citizens in the lower house of Parliament?

[A]Pakistan
[B]Afghanistan
[C]Britain
[D]Brazil




Afghanistan
The Afghanistan government has restored a seat for the representative of Hindus and Sikhs of Afghan origin in the lower house of the Parliament.


29. Which of the following Metro cities will have country’s first Monorail route?

[A]New Delhi
[B]Mumbai
[C]Kolkata
[D]Bangalore




Mumbai
The Chembur-Wadala corridor in Mumbai will be the country’s first monorail route and is expected to be operational later this year. The Mumbai, monorail, the first project in India is being implemented by MMRDA while a consortium of L & T and Malaysia infrastructure firm Scomi Engineering is executing it.


30. . Which of the followings is/are the measures taken by RBI to shore up the currency?
1.Issue of Quasi-sovereign bonds
2.Hiking the import duty on gold and silver
3.Tighting of liquidity
4.Liberalisation of Bank deposit schemes
Chose the correct answer from the codes given below:

[A]Only 1 & 4
[B]Only 1 & 3
[C]Only 2 & 4
[D]1, 2, 3 & 4




1, 2, 3 & 4


31. Which of the following days proclaimed as “International Literacy Day” by UNESCO?

[A]September 5
[B]September 6
[C]September 7
[D]September 8




September 8
September 8 was proclaimed International Literacy Day by UNESCO. It was first celebrated on 1966. Its aim is to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies


32. Which of the followings is/are not states parties to the Statute of International Criminal Court?
1.India
2.China
3.United States
4.Israel
Chose the correct answer from the codes given below:

[A]Only 1 & 2
[B]Only 2 & 4
[C]Only 1 & 3
[D]1, 2, 3 & 4
1, 2, 3 & 4




Currently, 122 states are states parties to the Statute of the International Criminal Court, including all of South America, nearly all of Europe, most of Oceania and roughly half countries in Africa. 41 United Nations member states have neither ratified nor signed or acceded to the Statute; some of them, including China, India, USA, Israel and Sudan.


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