Current Affairs and Gk -April 2013 Part-1
Current Affairs and Gk -April 2013
49. Major Atmospheric Cerenkov Experiment Telescope or MACE is located in __?
[A]India
[B]New Zealand
[C]Australia
[D]United Kingdom
India
Major Atmospheric Cerenkov Experiment Telescope or MACE Hanle, is the world’s largest telescope at the highest altitude being established at Hanle, Ladakh. It is being built by ECIL, Hyderabad for BARC. It will be built in Hyderabad and will be assembled at the campus of Indian Astronomical Observatory at Hanle. It will be remotely operated and will run on Solar Power.
50. . Consider the famous movies relased during the early days of Indian Cinema:
1. Alam Ara
2. Shree Pundalik
3. Raja Harishchandra
Which among the following is the correct order in which they were released?
[A]1 2 3
[B]1 3 2
[C]3 2 1
[D]2 3 1
2 3 1
51. What is “Editors Guild of India” ?
[A]Film censorship and editing body of India
[B]An organization of editors of news papers and magazines in India.
[C]Film censorship board for regional films in India
[D]Ombudsman for Press in India
An organization of editors of news papers and magazines in India
Narasimhan Ravi has been unanimously elected as the president of Editors Guild of India. Mr. Ravi is the director of Kasturi and Sons Limited , publisher of “The Hindu” newspaper. Narasimhan Ravi will succeed T N Ninan, Chairman and Editorial Director of ” Business Standard”. Mr. Ravi has been elected President of the Editors Guild of India for a tenure of 2 years.
52. The Medini Puraskar is given to a author who writes a book in Hindi on subject related to ___?
[A]Science
[B]Environment
[C]Medicine
[D]Grammar
Environment
53. Which among the following regulate the commodity markets in India?
1. RBI
2. SEBI
3. Forward Market Commission
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
[A]Only 1 & 2
[B]Only 2 & 3
[C]Only 1 & 3
[D]Only 3
Only 3
Commodity markets in India are regulated by Forward Markets Commission (FMC) headquartered at Mumbai.
54. The Bayyaram mines area, which was recently in news, is located in __?
[A]Andhra Pradesh
[B]Karnataka
[C]Tamil Nadu
[D]Madhya Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
55. Which among the following schemes of the Government was launched with an objective of a slum free India?
[A]Indira Awas Yojana
[B]Rajiv Awas Yojana
[C]Ambedkar Awas Yojana
[D]Gruhalaxmi Scheme
Rajiv Awas Yojana
56. As of April 2013, which among the following is / are included in the Direct Benefits Scheme (DBS)?
[A]Gas subsidy
[B]Fertilizer subsidy
[C]Kerosene Subsidy
[D]None of the above
None of the above
Presently, DBT scheme take into ambit benefits like scholarships, pensions, MNERGA wages directly to the bank or Post Office accounts of identified beneficiaries.
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