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105. Recently, the President of India conferred the honorary rank of Suprabal Jana Sewa Shree of the Indian Army on Chief of the Army Staff of ____________?
Nepal
President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the honorary rank of Suprabal Jana Sewa Shree of the Indian Army on General Gaurav Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, Chief of the Army Staff of Nepal, for his “commendable military prowess and immeasurable contribution to further fostering the long and friendly association with India.”
106. Cochin Shipyard Ltd has recently launched the first fast patrol vessel (FPV), being built for the Indian Coast Guard. What is the name of the vessel?
Aadesh
Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) has launched the first fast patrol vessel (FPV), being built for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). The vessel — Aadesh is the first in a series of 20 numbers FPVs contracted by CSL for the ICG. The contract was signed in 2010 with the delivery of the last vessel slated for 2017. The primary role of the vessel include fisheries protection and monitoring, patrol within exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and coastal patrol , anti smuggling, search and rescue operations and for anti piracy operations. The vessels have a secondary role of providing communication link and escort convoys during hostilities and war time. These high speed FPVs, though small in size, are complex and technologically challenging.
107. The primary role of the vessel include fisheries protection and monitoring, patrol within exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and coastal patrol , anti smuggling, search and rescue operations and for anti piracy operations. The vessels have a secondary role of providing communication link and escort convoys during hostilities and war time. These high speed FPVs, though small in size, are complex and technologically challenging.
Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry of Rural Development
108. In the Union Budget 2012-13, the Government had sanctioned Rs. 10 Crore to establish the Siddharth Vihar Trust as a Pali Language Research Centre at which among the following cities?
Gulbarga
109. Which among the following has created history by launching the first ever civil aviation service between Kargil and Jammu?
Air Mantra
Recently, the Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah launched the first ever civil aviation service between Kargil and Jammu as he travelled to the frozen Ladakh township in a private company’s aircraft. The landing of Mantra Airlines’ 17-seater at Kargil created history as never before has a civil passenger aircraft been spotted there. Kargil is one the world’s coldest towns, frozen under a minus 20 degree Celsius temperature. Air Mantra aircraft conducted a trial flight between Jammu and Kargil on November 3 last year.
110. . Who among the following has claimed the women’s +75kg gold medal in the National weightlifting championship 2013?
Manpreet Kaur
Manpreet Kaur of All India Police claimed the women’s +75kg gold medal in the National weightlifting championship. This was the maiden National title for the 23-year-old, who lifted an overall 189kg. Binitha Devi took the second place with 187kg, while Amanpreet Kaur overcame a sore back to finish at the third spot with 185kg.
111. Which among the following asteroid is nicknamed as “the doomsday asteroid” after the initial observations gave it a 2.7 percent chance of striking Earth in April 2029?
99942 Apophis
The European Space Agency’s Herschel space observatory made new observations about asteroid Apophis as it approached Earth this weekend, showing it to be bigger than first estimated, and less reflective. Catalogued as asteroid (99942) Apophis (previously 2004 MN4), it is often nicknamed “the doomsday asteroid” in popular media, after initial observations made after its discovery in 2004 gave it a 2.7 percent chance of striking Earth in April 2029.
112. 7 percent chance of striking Earth in April 2029?
Haryana
Haryana Government haslaunched a Scheme titled “Mahatma Gandhi Gramin Basti Yojna” on 2ndOctober, 2008 to allot free 100 sq. yards residential plots to the eligible BPL families, Scheduled Castes’ families, Backward Classes (Category A) families in all the villages of the State.
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