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129. Recently, scientists from which among the following countries have developed a bio-fertilizer product?
[A]India and USA
[B]India and France
[C]India and Switzerland
[D]India and Britain
increased yields of up to 30 per cent in wheat, rice and pulses over conventional soil nutrients. The bio-fertiliser technology, developed under the
Indo-Swiss Collaboration in Biotechnology, was transferred to the two fertiliser companies for commercialisation. The product (bio-fertiliser) is good
as it is environment friendly, has good effect on the yield and the nutrient absorption is substantial. The use of the bio-fertiliser also led to better
nutrient absorption by plants which resulted in improved nutritional quality of the grains. The developers of the product said that it will be available
in the market in a year’s time, can reduce dependence on chemical fertilizers by up to 25 per cent. The bio-fertiliser technology is a collaborative
research programme involving three Indian research partners – The Energy and Research Institute, Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi, and Govind
Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology and three Swiss research partners – University of Basel, University of Neuchatel, and Research
Institute of Organic Agriculture.
130. . Recently, which among the following has approved an $80 million grant for Myanmar to support its reform drive, resuming assistance for the former
pariah nation after a quarter-century absence?
[A]World Bank
[B]International Monetary Fund
[C]Asian Development Bank
[D]Japan
nation after a quarter-century absence. The money is for infrastructure projects in villages in poor rural areas. The World Bank closed its Yangon
office in 1987 and ceased new lending after the then-ruling junta stopped making payments on debts worth hundreds of millions of dollars left from
previous programmes.
131. The latest (fifth) Eurozone country to receive an emergency bailout is ____ ?
[A]Estonia
[B]Cyprus
[C]Slovakia
[D]Slovenia
The tiny Mediterranean country will follow Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain into the arms of the emergency rescue funds set up for the 17-member euro
currency zone.
132. Recently, which among the following has launched a Knowledge Partnership Initiative (KPI) with prominent law schools in India?
[A]Supreme Court of India
[B]Delhi High Court
[C]Competition Commission of India (CCI)
[D]National Law School of India University
Initiative’ with various law schools to spread the reach of competition law.
133. Who among the following is the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)?
[A]Richard E. Butler
[B]Hamadoun Touré
[C]Pekka Tarjanne
[D]Yoshio Utsumi
agency of the United Nations dedicated to information and communication technologies, since 2007.
134. The 18th Conference of the Parties (COP18) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has recently begun at ___?
[A]Doha, Qatar
[B]Durban, South Africa
[C]Nagoya, Japan
[D]Rome, Italy
135. Head office of the Green Climate Fund is proposed to be located in which among the following countries?
[A]Japan
[B]South Korea
[C]Indonesia
[D]Singapore
136. Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved to extend the ongoing scheme of Integrated Low Cost Sanitation Scheme into the
12th Five Year Plan with revised features and cost estimates. The cost ceiling has been realigned from the current level of Rs 10,000, fixed in 2008, to
_________?
[A]Rs 12,000
[B]Rs 13,000
[C]Rs 14,000
[D]Rs 15,000
the ongoing scheme of Integrated Low Cost Sanitation Scheme into the 12th Five Year Plan with revised features and cost estimates. The Government of
India would extend the financial support to the State Governments for total eradication of the dry latrines from the urban areas at an estimated cost of
Rs.481.45 crore, out of which the central share would be Rs. 367.33 crore and the rest will be borne by the State Governments and beneficiaries in the
ratio of 3:1.The cost ceiling has been realigned from the current level of Rs.10,000 (fixed in 2008) to Rs.15,000 and enhanced support has been
announced for adoption of eco-friendly technologies like bio-digesters etc.
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