Current Affairs and Gk -April 2013 Part-2

Current Affairs and Gk -April 2013

Important current affairs and Gk questions of April 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]

113. The second phase of ambitious DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) scheme is scheduled to operational from July 1, 2013. How many districts are to be covered in Phase II?

[A]56

[B]67

[C]78

[D]92

78
The second phase of ambitious DBT scheme is scheduled to operational from July 1 in the select districts spread across 19 states and two union territories. In first phase that started from January 1, 43 districts were identified for DBT transfer of 26 government schemes. Banks have been directed install and operationalise ATMs at all branches in identified 121 districts by June 30. In view of the roll out of the Direct Benefit Transfer, it is important that the 43 districts of Phase-I and the 78 districts of Phase-II are taken up on priority for installation of ATMs.

114. Which among the following countries was making news recently as its privately owned newspapers go on sale for the first time since 1964?

[A]Myanmar

[B]Cambodia

[C]Thailand

[D]Fiji

Myanmar

115. Researchers in which among the following countries have recently unveiled the smelling screen, a digital display screen capable of emitting pinpointed smells?

[A]United States

[B]Japan

[C]South Korea

[D]Germany

Japan

116. Alawites, which has been making news in recent times, is a minority community in __?

[A]Iraq

[B]Syria

[C]Nigeria

[D]Lebanon

Syria

117. Which of the following is officially known as officially the “Republic of China”?

[A]Taiwan

[B]Hong Kong

[C]Macau

[D]Beijing

Taiwan
The People’s Republic of China is commonly known as China and the Republic of China is commonly known as Taiwan. These are separate states with a shared history; China claims sovereignty over Taiwan.

118. Among the Indian sports what is “Mallakhamb” is most closely related to __:

[A]Pole Gymnastics

[B]Bull Fight

[C]Chariot Race

[D]Martial Art

Pole Gymnastics
Mallakhamb or Malkhamb – a traditional Indian sport in which a gymnast performs feats and poses in concert with a vertical wooden pole or rope. Mallakhamb also refers to the pole used in the sport. Translated to English as pole gymnastics. Madhya Pradesh government has decided to declare Malkhamb as State Sport.

119. Who among the following has been recently appointed as the new chief of NASSCOM ?

[A]Rajendra Singh Pawar

[B]Kishnakumar Natarajan

[C]Bhaskar Pramanik

[D]Som Mittal

Kishnakumar Natarajan

120. . Yellow Cake is a kind of concentrate powder obtained from an intermediate step in the processing of ores of ?

[A]Uranium

[B]Gold

[C]Lead

[D]Aluminium

Uranium
Iran recently announced that it has begun production at production at two uranium mines and a yellow cake plant to mark the National Nuclear Technology Day.

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