Very important questions for IAS, RAS, SSC CGL, UPSC, Bank PO, UPSC,RPSC, Bank exams and all other exams.
[important] These questions are useful for any competitive exam like IAS, Bank PO, SSC CGL, RAS, CDS, UPSC exams and all state-related exams. You can attempt them for fun too.[/important]
1. Which among the following ministries have recently launched the Rajiv Rinn Yojana (RRY)?
[A]Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
[B]Ministry of Rural Development
[C]Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA)
[D]Ministry of Panchayat Raj
2. Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for the year 2012 was conferred on ____________?
[A]Zakir Hussain
[B]Pandit Ravi Shankar
[C]Hariprasad Chaurasia
[D]Amjad Ali Khan
3. Key Resolve 2013 is the joint military exercise of __:
[A]United States and Japan
[B]United States and South Korea
[C]Japan and Indonesia
[D]South Korea and Indonesia
2013, on the Korean Peninsula, despite North Korea declaring the armistice agreement to be invalid. More than 3,000 US personnel are participating along with
10,000 South Korean troops during the combined land, air and naval exercise, which is scheduled to conclude on 21 March. The exercise will also witness
participation from five UN Command states, Australia, Canada, Colombia, Denmark and the UK. North Korea has repeatedly called for cancellation of the US-ROK
annual joint exercises, arguing that they are a provocation and a prelude to an invasion, despite US maintaining that the drills are aimed at enhancing the
alliance’s operational readiness.
4. Ganesh Pyne, who recently passed was a well-known ________?
[A]Painter
[B]Singer
[C]Historian
[D]Writer
exhibited round the world – Paris, London, Washington and Germany. Described famously as ‘an artist’s artist, a philosopher’s philosopher and master
fantasist of them all’, Pyne had received several awards and accolades for his works. He was known for his small tempera paintings, rich in imagery and
symbols and acknowledged the influence of great painters like Abanindranath Tagore, Hals Rembrandt and Paul Klee. But it was his exposure to Walt Disney’s
cartoons and his own experience as a young animator in Calcutta that finally liberated him and helped him develop two important stylistic features –
distortion and exaggeration which he used to explore the deep recesses of his fantastical imagination to create uncanny images of disquieting creatures.
5. The world’s largest biogas plant was inaugurated in __________?
[A]Japan
[B]Finland
[C]Norway
[D]Australia
an existing coal-fired power plant in Vaasa, central Finland, the 140 MW biomass gasification factory is expected to cut coal use by up to 40 per cent.
Fuelled mainly with wood residue from Finland’s large forestry sector, the plant is expected to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by 2,30,000 tonnes a year
while providing both heating and electricity for Vaasa’s approximately 61,000 residents.
6. Barauni Thermal Power Project is located in ___:
[A]Bihar
[B]Rajasthan
[C]Himachal Pradesh
[D]Madhya Pradesh
7. Recently, which among the following ministries has launched e-PPS scheme?
[A]Union Ministry for Finance
[B]Union Ministry for Corporate Affairs
[C]Union Ministry for Rural Development
[D]Union Ministry for Communications and IT
(e-PPS), developed by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, through the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). The e-PPS
system will initially operate on a pilot basis. The Electronic Project Proposal System (e-PPS) is a web-based system that encompasses the complete life-cycle
of funding of R&D projects, beginning with online submission of project proposals for funds, to monitoring and management of funded projects. E-PPS
replaces the existing manual system of project funding wherein the Project Investigators (PI) submit hard copies of R&D proposals, which are presented to
a Working Group and based on the recommendations of the Working Group the proposals are further processed in DeitY. It is a One-Go Dash-Board to see the
projects from initiation to completion. It reduces the total processing time of proposals and aids easy dissemination of project information.
8. Recently, who among the following was re-elected for a second term as IAEA chief?
[A]Naoto Kan
[B]Yukio Edano
[C]Yukiya Amano
[D]Catherine Ashton
international concerns about Iran’s development of a nuclear program.
If you like share the post and kindly comment and share Below
Important current affairs and Gk questions of march 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.
[important]This questions are useful for any competitive exam like IAS, bank PO, SSC CGL, RAS, CDS, UPSC exams and all state related exams.[/important]
9. Which among the following Indian IT major has been recognised for the second year as one of the world’s most ethical firms by business ethics think-tank
Ethisphere Institute?
[A]Tata Consultancy Services
[B]Cognizant Technologies
[C]Wipro
[D]Infosys
Ethisphere Institute. As a leading US-based international organisation dedicated to creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics,
governance and anti-corruption and sustainability, the institute selects global firms that embrace ethical business practice and demonstrate industry
leadership, forcing peers to follow them.
10.The first women’s Government Medical College of independent India is located in __________?
[A]Bihar
[B]Uttar Pradesh
[C]Maharashtra
[D]Haryana
first women’s Government Medical College of independent India and the first such institution in North India since Delhi’s Lady Hardinge Medical College that
was established in 1914. The college was inaugurated on International Women’s Day, 2013 by Sonia Gandhi, the chairperson of India’s ruling coalition, the
United Progressive Alliance.
11. The Union Budget 2013-14 has pegged the fiscal deficit for the current year at___:
[A]4.5 per cent
[B]5 per cent
[C]5.2 per cent
[D]5.6 per cent
5.2% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This is lower than the estimated fiscal deficit target of 5.3%. The fiscal deficit target for the coming financial
year was announced at an anticipated 4.85 of the GDP. The Economic Survey 2013 said that the country is likely to hit a fiscal deficit target of 5.3 percent
of GDP this year despite a significant shortfall in revenue. Chidambaram’s announcement has come in lower than the survey’s estimates.
12. Union Budget 2013-14 has proposed to levy a surcharge of 10 percent on individuals whose annual taxable incomes exceeds __:
[A]50 lakhs
[B]75 lakhs
[C]1 crore
[D]2 crores
surcharge will be levied for the 2013-14 financial year. Presenting the union budget 2013-14 to the lower house of the parliament, Chidambaram said there are
only 42,800 individuals in the country who will be liable to pay the surcharge. The finance minister urged such high networth individuals to follow the
example of industrialist Azim Premjee, who recently gave $2.3 billion to an education charity he controls, reportedly the biggest charitable donation in the
country’s recent history. Chidambaram also increased the surcharge on domestic companies whose annual income crosses Rs.10 crore from five percent to 10
percent.
13. International Court of Arbitration at the Hague has recently ruled in favour of India as Pakistan has objected the construction of a power project. The
power project in question is __:
[A]Nimoo Bazgo project
[B]Baglihar project
[C]Kishanganga project
[D]Tulbul navigation project
Recently, an International Court of Arbitration at the Hague has ruled in favour of India on the Kishanganga hydroelectric project and upheld India’s right
to divert water from the hydroelectric project to Kashmir. Pakistan had objected the hydroelectric project on grounds that it violated the provisions of the
Indus Waters Treaty of 1965. Pakistan had moved for arbitration in May 2010, claiming India was trying to divert the Jhelum River and the project would rob
it of 15 percent of its share of river waters. India had claimed the Indus Waters Treaty gave it the right to transfer waters between the Jhelum’s
tributaries to generate hydropower. Pakistan has been objecting to the construction of the hydroelectric project on the Kishanganga River in Kashmir, which
is called Neelum upon entering Pakistan. In November 2009, Pakistan had proposed the establishment of a Court of Arbitration and the appointment of a neutral
expert to resolve the Kishanganga dam dispute.
14. What is the name of the new version of Office software launched by the Microsoft?
[A]Office 8
[B]Office 2013
[C]Office 38
[D]Office 365
emails and other productivity tools from a variety of devices. The new Microsoft Office 365 is a comprehensive suite with Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook,
OneNote and Access. It provides seamless sharing of data across multiple devices like desktops, laptops, mobiles and tablet PCs and since the solution is
cloud-based, users can access their mails and files while on the move.
15. As per a recent government decision, one major port is to be developed in each of Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. What is the current number of Major
Ports in India?
[A]10
[B]12
[C]14
[D]14
of Shipping, in the Maritime Agenda 2010-20, had proposed setting up of two major ports — which handle heavy cargo traffic — in the country. At present
there are 12 major ports in India — Mumbai, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), Kolkata (with Haldia), Chennai, Cochin, Paradip, New Mangalore, Marmagao,
Ennore, Tuticorin, Kandla and Visakhapatanam. This move is aimed at catering to increased import of coal and oil and container volumes in the years to come.
16. World’s biggest wildlife summit was held in which among the following countries recently?
[A]Seoul
[B]Bangkok
[C]Hanoi
[D]Colombo
from Africa is laundered into products destined for their biggest market in China. The announcement came on the opening day of the world’s biggest wildlife
summit in Bangkok. The two-week meeting of the 178 nations that form the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) faces bitter battles
over improved protection for polar bears and ending “trophy” hunting for rhinos. It aims to tackle the trade in shark fins, which kills 100 million sharks
each year.
If you like share the post and kindly comment and share Below.
Important current affairs and Gk questions of march 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.
[important]This questions are useful for any competitive exam like IAS, bank PO, SSC CGL, RAS, CDS, UPSC exams and all state related exams.[/important]
17. The location of the proposed National Institute of Sports Sciences and Medicine (NISSM) is___:
[A]Chennai
[B]Kolkata
[C]New Delhi
[D]Hyderabad
National Institute of Sports Science and Medicine at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. The proposed NISSM would be leading institute in the country to
support high performance of sportspersons and integrate sciences and medicine into the training of elite sportspersons in the country as well as into the
teaching curriculum of sport coaching in the country.
18. The government has recently merged some schemes out of the three schemes given below.
[A]1 and 2
[B]1 and 3
[C]2 and 3
[D]1, 2 & 3
backward sections of society. The scheme extends life and disability cover to persons between the ages of 18 and 59 years living below and marginally above
the poverty line under 47 identified vocational/occupational groups, including ‘rural landless households’. It provides insurance cover of a sum of Rs.
30,000 on natural death, Rs. 75,000 on death due to accident, Rs. 37,500 for partial permanent disability due to accident, and Rs. 75,000 on death or total
permanent disability due to accident. The scheme also provides an add-on benefit of scholarship of Rs. 100 per month per child paid on half- yearly basis to
a maximum of two children per member studying in Classes 9 to 12 (including ITI courses).
19. As per the recently released Government data, which among the following States has the highest percentage households availing of banking services?
[A]West Bengal
[B]Himachal Pradesh
[C]Gujarat
[D]Karnataka
lowest followed by Bihar (44.4 per cent).
20. New START treaty is signed between which among the following countries?
[A]India and United States
[B]United States and China
[C]United States and Russia
[D]India and Russia
the Russian Federation with the formal name of Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms. It is expected to last at least
until 2021. New START replaced the Treaty of Moscow (SORT), which was due to expire in December 2012. In terms of name, it is a follow-up to the START I
treaty, which expired in December 2009, the proposed START II treaty, which never entered into force, and the START III treaty, for which negotiations were
never concluded.
21. Project Glass is a R&D program by which among the following companies to prototype and build augmented reality glasses or an augmented reality head-
mounted display (HMD)?
[A]Google
[B]Microsoft
[C]Samsung Electronics
[D]Research In Motion Limited
information currently available to most smartphone users, and allowing for interaction with the Internet via natural language voice commands, in a manner
similar to the iPhone application Siri. The Project Glass is powered by Google’s Android operating system.
22. The main application would be the hands free displaying of information currently available to most smartphone users, and allowing for interaction with
the Internet via natural language voice commands, in a manner similar to the iPhone application Siri. The Project Glass is powered by Google’s Android
operating system.
[A]Joseph Stiglitz
[B]Nicholas Stern
[C]Michael Bruno
[D]Kaushik Basu
senior vice president and chief economist of the World Bank, and is a former member, and Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.[
23. Who among the following has recently won the first Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering?
[A]Sergey Brin
[B]Bill Gates
[C]Larry Page
[D]Tim Berners-Lee
recognition of his contribution to the development of the world wide web. He shares the prize with other internet pioneers Robert Kahn, Vinton Cerf, Louis
Pouzin and Marc Andreessen. The international prize has been described as the “Nobel Prize for Engineering”. Its aim is to acknowledge the field’s
contribution to the economy and society, and act as an inspiration for young people seeking a productive career.
24. Which among the following day is observed as the World Water Day?
[A]March 12
[B]March 16
[C]March 21
[D]March 22
the official ceremony of World Water Day 2013 taking place in The Hague, UN Water has recognized two projects that contribute to the fulfillment of
international commitments made on water and water-related issues this year. The UN Water “Water for Life” Best Practices Award was given to a project
implemented in the city of Kumamoto in Japan for the conservation of groundwater resources and to the “Safe Water and Sanitation for All” initiative in the
Republic of Moldova, aimed at improving coverage in rural areas of the country.
If you like share the post and kindly comment and share Below.
Important current affairs and Gk questions of march 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.
[important]This questions are useful for any competitive exam like IAS, bank PO, SSC CGL, RAS, CDS, UPSC exams and all state related exams.[/important]
25. The RBI has recently issued guidelines for new bank licences. As per these guidelines, what is the minimum paid-up capital for setting up a bank?
[A]Rs 500 crore
[B]Rs 800 crore
[C]Rs 1000 crore
[D]Rs 1200 crore
entities with sound credentials and a minimum track record of 10 years to enter the banking business. The final guidelines pave the way for corporate houses
like Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, Larsen & Toubro, Tatas, Mahindra and Mahindra, Life Insurance Corporation and Aditya Birla Group to enter the banking
business. The minimum paid-up capital for setting up a bank has been pegged at Rs 500 crore.The cap on the foreign investment, including FDI/FII and NRI, has
been set at 49 per cent. Also, new banks should open at least 25 per cent of branches in unbanked rural centres.
26. Who among the following is considered as the father of African literature?
[A]Wole Soyinka
[B]Chinua Achebe
[C]Pete Edochie
[D]Elechi Amadi
essayist, Achebe was perhaps best known for his first novel Things Fall Apart, which was published in 1958. The story of the Igbo warrior Okonkwo and the
colonial era, it has sold more than 10m copies around the world and has been published in 50 languages. Achebe won the Commonwealth poetry prize for his
collection Christmas in Biafra, was a finalist for the 1987 Booker prize for his novel Anthills of the Savannah, and in 2007 won the Man Booker international
prize.
27. Zillur Rahman, who recently passed away was a president of ____________?
[A]Malaysia
[B]Indonesia
[C]Bangladesh
[D]Yemen
elected him President in 2009.
28. Which among the following countries is not a part of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU)?
[A]Botswana
[B]Angola
[C]Namibia
[D]Swaziland
and Swaziland. India and South African nations are expected to conclude a preferential trade agreement by the end of this year, aimed at reducing tariffs on
certain items traded between the two sides. The India-SACU Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) would enhance economic ties by reducing tariffs on several key
products.
29. Who among the following is the author of the book titled, ‘Gandhi before India’?
[A]Gurucharan Das
[B]Ramchandra Guha
[C]Khushwant Singh
[D]Arun Shourie
facets of Mahatma Gandhi, especially his days in South Africa in an upcoming multi-volume book. Guha, had looked at the story of modern India in his 2007
book “India after Gandhi: The history of the world’s largest democracy” for which it won the Sahitya Akademi award for English in the year 2011.
Guha’s upcoming book “Gandhi before India”, takes into account the life of Mahatma Gandhi from the time he was born in Porbandar in 1869 till his
departure to India from South Africa in July 1914.
30. . The Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) was launched by the ____________?
[A]United Kingdom
[B]United States
[C]France
[D]Russia
operations support. The programme aims to build and maintain capability, capacity, and effectiveness of peace operations.
31. The President of which among the following countries recently suggested a five-point formula to improve relations with India?
[A]Pakistan
[B]Bangladesh
[C]China
[D]Sri Lanka
bilateral ties, as the new leadership in Beijing takes control following a once-in-ten year change. Mr. Xi proposed five steps to boost ties:
32. The Chashma nuclear power complex, which is often in news is located in which among the following countries?
[A]China
[B]Pakistan
[C]Israel
[D]Iran
will violate Beijing’s promises under an international anti-nuclear weapons accord. According to U.S. intelligence and diplomatic officials, the secret
agreement for the Chashma 3 reactor was signed in Beijing during the visit by a delegation from the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission from Feb. 15 to 18.
If you like share the post and kindly comment and share Below.
Important current affairs and Gk questions of march 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.
[important]This questions are useful for any competitive exam like IAS, bank PO, SSC CGL, RAS, CDS, UPSC exams and all state related exams.[/important]
33. The United States has officially transferred the control of controversial Bagram prison to the local government which among the following countries?
[A]Iraq
[B]Pakistan
[C]Afghanistan
[D]Saudi Arabia
complicating relations between Washington and Kabul as both countries brace for the departure of most U.S. troops by the end of 2014. Assuming control of the
detention facility at the U.S.-run air base had been a key demand of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who in recent weeks has stepped up his anti-American
rhetoric and ratcheted up tension between Kabul and Washington.
34. Assuming control of the detention facility at the U.S.-run air base had been a key demand of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who in recent weeks has
stepped up his anti-American rhetoric and ratcheted up tension between Kabul and Washington.
[A]1
[B]1.5
[C]2
[D]2.5
The theory is simple: Two children replace two parents, and the population stays stagnant.
35. Which among the following Mobile maker has been served a Rs 2,000 crore demand notice by Income Tax Department recently?
[A]Samsung
[B]Research in Motion
[C]Nokia
[D]LG
business transactions in the country.
36. Who among the following has been named to lead the Indian women cricket team for the limited-overs series against Bangladesh (April 2013) ?
[A]Mithali Raj
[B]Harmanpreet Kaur
[C]Rumeli Dhar
[D]Poonam Raut
Bangladesh starting April 2 at home.
37. Who among the following heads the Expert Committee for the purpose of reviewing the institutional frame work of Prasar Bharati ?
[A]Sam Pitroda
[B]Asha Swaroop
[C]B. K Gairola
[D]Shekhar Kapur
Prasar Bharati including its relationship with Government, its continuing role as a public broadcaster and measures needed to ensure technical upgradation of
the organization. It is headed by Sam Pitroda.
38. The head-quarters of the European Space Agency (ESA) are located at ______________?
[A]Paris
[B]Berlin
[C]London
[D]Vienna
1975 and headquartered in Paris, France.
39. Two BRICS nations have sealed a $30bn currency swap agreement that is expected to act as a backstop to growing trade between the two countries. Identify
the countries from the given options:
[A]India and Brazil
[B]India and Russia
[C]Brazil and China
[D]Brazil and South Africa
countries. Though the agreement is expected to be of little use in day-to-day trade, the deal will guarantee the flow of Brazil’s growing soy, iron ore and
other exports to China and China’s imports of manufactured goods to Brazil regardless of global financial conditions. The currency swap agreement, worth R
$60bn in Brazilian currency, was first announced by Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff and former Chinese premier Wen Jiabao on the sidelines of the Rio+20
environmental summit last year.
40. . Who among the following is the present world number one male golfer?
[A]Rory McIlroy
[B]Luke Donald
[C]Tiger Woods
[D]Lee Westwood
Woods’ victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational saw the 37- year-old replace Rory McIlroy atop the rankings in the latest milestone of his comeback from a
spectacular fall from personal and professional grace.
If you like share the post and kindly comment and share Below.
Important current affairs and Gk questions of march 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.
[important]This questions are useful for any competitive exam like IAS, bank PO, SSC CGL, RAS, CDS, UPSC exams and all state related exams.[/important]
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
rate of school students in the country at just 0.53 percent.
If you like share the post and kindly comment and share Below.
Important current affairs and Gk questions of march 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.
[important]This questions are useful for any competitive exam like IAS, bank PO, SSC CGL, RAS, CDS, UPSC exams and all state related exams.[/important]
49. HPCL is setting up an oil refinery in Rajasthan, which is the biggest ever investment in the desert State. This refinery is coming up in ___:
[A]Jodhpur
[B]Jaisalmer
[C]Barmer
[D]Jalor
members approving the State Government’s proposal in this regard. The project’s cost is estimated to be in the range of Rs.36,000 crore to Rs.40,000 crore,
which would be the biggest ever investment in the desert State. The State Government, which has been demanding installation of refinery since crude oil was
discovered in the Barmer-Sanchore basin, gave in-principle approval to provide a financial package of Rs.3,376 crore to HPCL last month.
50. . Which among the following is a Coral Island?
[A]Maldives
[B]Lakshadweep
[C]Tasmania
[D]Medagaskar
51. Who among the following is known as “Father of Pentium Chip”?
[A]Sugata Mitra
[B]Vinod Dham
[C]Ajit Balakrishnan
[D]Ajay V. Bhatt
Processors from Intel. Vinod Dham is also one of the co-inventors of the Flash memory.
52. Who among the following is known as “The father of India’s communication revolution“?
[A]Nandan Nilekani
[B]Azim Premji
[C]Narayana Murthy
[D]Sam Pitroda
Advisor to the Prime Minister of India on Public Information Infrastructure & Innovations. He is founder and CEO of company named C-SAM, Inc.
53. Also sometimes known as ‘Father of fiber optics‘, which among the following Indian personalities has been honoured by the Fortune magazine as one of the
seven ‘Unsung Heroes‘?
[A]Narinder Singh Kapany
[B]Krishna Bharat
[C]Sashi Reddi
[D]Vinod Khosla
and further study and Ph.D. from London. Fortune Magazine honoured him as a one of the seven ‘Unsung Heroes‘. Also note that in west, Charles K. Kao is known
as Godfather of Broadband”, “Father of Fiber Optics” or “Father of Fiber Optic Communications”. Kao is 2009 Nobel Prize Winner.
54. Who among the following is appointed as the Mission Director for the ambitious Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) scheme?
[A]Deepak Kumar
[B]Saurav Goel
[C]Sindhushree Khullar
[D]Akhil Batra
Benefits Transfer (DBT) scheme. Khullar will be the Mission Director for the DBT Scheme, in addition to her present charge. Under the scheme, termed as UPA’s
vote-catcher for general election 2014, the government provides welfare subsidies to beneficiaries by transferring the money directly into their bank
accounts.
55. Who among the following is the head of the 16-member committee set by the SEBI to suggest new rules for dealing with insider trading?
[A]Rajeev Luthra
[B]N K Sodhi
[C]Arundhati Bhattacharya
[D]Menaka Doshi
has said that world over, the regulatory focus is shifting towards containing the rising menace of insider trading effectively and hence SEBI is seeking a
review of the extant Insider Trading Regulatory regime in India. Although several amendments have been introduced to SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading)
Regulations, 1992; the new guidelines will help in replacing the nearly two-decade old set of norms. The committee headed by Presiding officer of the
Securities Appellate Tribunal, N K Sodhi, will include SEBI officials, executives from companies, legal experts and journalists.
56. Hugo Chavez, who recently passed away was the President of ___________?
[A]Colombia
[B]Argentina
[C]Venezuela
[D]Chile
wielding the country’s oil reserves as a tool for his Socialist-inspired change has died recently due to cancer. For years, he succeeded in curbing U.S.
influence. He breathed life into Cuba, the hemisphere’s only Communist nation, with economic assistance; its revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro, was not only
an ally but also an inspiration. Chavez forged a Bolivarian alliance with some of Latin America’s energy-exporting nations, like Ecuador and Bolivia, and
applauded when they expelled U.S. ambassadors, as he had done. He asserted greater state control over Venezuela’s economy by nationalizing dozens of
foreign-owned assets, including oil projects controlled by Exxon Mobil and other large U.S. corporations.
If you like share the post and kindly comment and share Below.
Important current affairs and Gk questions of march 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.
[important]This questions are useful for any competitive exam like IAS, bank PO, SSC CGL, RAS, CDS, UPSC exams and all state related exams.[/important]
57. Which among the following is the first in India to receive Rs.25 lakh as carbon credits from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC)?
[A]Dwarka composting plant
[B]Gurgaon composting plant
[C]Faridabad composting plant
[D]Okhla composting plant
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for helping the environment. The plant uses 200 tonnes of municipal waste to produce manure that can
be used in parks and gardens. The plant operates under Public Private Partnership with IL&FS and is the first plant in the country to receive such
credits. Since 2007, the plant has converted two lakh tonnes of municipal waste into manure through ‘aerobic composting technology’.
58. Who among the following will become the second president in Africa to be indicted by the ICC – after Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir?
[A]Raila Odinga
[B]George Saitoti
[C]Uhuru Kenyatta
[D]Joshua Sang
election under a new constitution and also the first presidential election after the 2007 post-election violence. Unlike his late father, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta,
Uhuru does not carry a fly-whisk as a mark of authority, instead he carries the heavy indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against
humanity committed after the previous elections, in 2007. He will become the second president in Africa to be indicted by the ICC – after Sudan’s Omar al-
Bashir.
59. Recently, the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee has released the Commemorative Postage Stamp on Sahir Ludhianvi. Sahir Ludhianvi was a well-known
____________?
[A]Urdu poet
[B]Kannada poet
[C]Tamil poet
[D]Malayalam poet
commemorative postage stamp on 8 March. He was recognized as the poet of the young because of his writings on love and beauty. He wrote with great
sensitivity on the values and social concerns of the contemporary period. Ludhianvi was a popular Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist, who worked extensively in
Hindi films. He won the Filmfare Award twice, in 1964 and 1977, and in 1971 was awarded the Padma Shri.
60. . Which among the following countries is the 1st largest ‘spam spewing nation’ in world?
[A]United States
[B]India
[C]China
[D]Russia
highest-ranking country in the study, Asia topped the list of continents with 36.6 per cent of the world’s spam accounted for. In the latter half of 2012,
India had been leading the way but has now fallen back to third, with China leapfrogging into second place after a spell in the lower half of the list,
statistics from SophosLabs revealed. US is still firmly on the top, distributing more spam than any other country in the world, clocking in at a
“respectable” 18.3 per cent of junk email sent.
61. Which among the following have bagged the Indira Gandhi award for the best debut film in the recent National film awards?
[A]Chittagong and Dhag
[B]Dhag and 101 Chodiyangal
[C]Chittagong and Vicky Donor
[D]Chittagong and 101 Chodiyangal
Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the
organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Golden Lotus
(Swarna Kamal). The award was instituted in 1980, at 28th National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all
Indian languages.
62. The Leveson Report reviewed the general culture and ethics of the media in which among the following countries?
[A]United States
[B]Britain
[C]France
[D]Russia
phone hacking scandal, chaired by Lord Justice Leveson, who was appointed in July 2011. The Inquiry published the Leveson Report in November 2012, which
reviewed the general culture and ethics of the British media, and made recommendations for a new, independent, body to replace the existing Press Complaints
Commission, which would be recognised by the state through new laws. Recently, the political parties in Britain reached a deal on implementing the Leveson
proposals to regulate the press.
63. Which among the following convention is an international treaty that defines a framework for diplomatic relations between independent countries?
[A]Nirobi Convention
[B]Vienna Convention
[C]Paris Convention
[D]Bern Convention
between independent countries. It specifies the privileges of a diplomatic mission that enable diplomats to perform their function without fear of coercion
or harassment by the host country. This forms the legal basis for diplomatic immunity. Recently, the European Union (EU) has cautioned India against
violating the Vienna Convention, in the backdrop of the Supreme Court’s order restraining Italian Ambassador Daniele Mancini from leaving the country.
64. Which among the following countries is not one among the world’s top four largest weapons exporter?
[A]Russia
[B]France
[C]Germany
[D]China
cent of global arms sales, replaced Britain in the exclusive club of five biggest weapons sellers, said a report from the Stockholm International Peace
Research Institute (Sipri). The United States is the biggest exporter, accounting for 30 per cent of global exports. Russia with 26 per cent, Germany with
seven per cent and France with six per cent exceed China’s sales. An increase in supplies to Pakistan, which now account for more than half of China’s arms
exports, and a booming domestic arms manufacturing sector have enabled China’s rise as a global weapons player, analysts say. India, in contrast, remains the
biggest importer, accounting for 12 per cent of the world’s imports and continuing to rely on countries such as Russia for its defence needs.
If you like share the post and kindly comment and share Below.
Get the Examsbook Prep App Today