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]

121. Recently, India’s Planning Commission along with ‘India @75’unveiled the ‘India Backbone Implementation Network’ (IBIN) to improve implementation of policies, programs, and projects, particularly of the 12th Five Year Plan. The “India @75” is a grass root initiative of __:

[A]Planning Commission of India

[B]Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

[C]Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)

[D]Ministry of Planning & Programme Implementation

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
India@75 is a path breaking initiative of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). It envisions how India should be in her 75th year of independence and seeks to bring together all stakeholders including the industry, government, institutions, community groups and individuals to translate the vision into a reality. It was inspired by Prof C.K.Prahalad.

122. The E-pathshala, a new initiative of the Government of India proposed to develop E-content at which among the following levels?

[A]Primary & Secondary

[B]Post Graduate

[C]Doctorate

[D]Post-doctorate

Post Graduate
E-pathshala initiative was approved by the HRD Ministry in 2011. It proposes to develop e-content in 77 subjects across disciplines. The content developed under the initiative would be available to both teachers and students in the form of open online courses relevant to post graduate studies. This programme would come under the National Mission on Education through ICT.

123. The government has recently changed the minimum land requirements for the SEZ (Special Economic Zones) in to revive interest in special economic zones. As per the new norms, what is the minimum land required for a multi-product SEZ?

[A]50 Hectare

[B]100 Hectare

[C]250 Hectare

[D]500 Hectare

500 Hectare
As per the recently made announcements, the minimum land area requirement for multi-product SEZs has been reduced to 500 hectares from 1,000 hectares, for sector-specific SEZs, the land requirement will be 50 hectares, down from 100 hectares. The minimum built-up area requirement has also been considerably relaxed with the requirement of 100,000 sq. m to be applicable for the seven metros. For so-called B cities such as Kanpur, Visakhapatnam and Rajkot, this will be 50,000 sq. m and for remaining cities, 25,000 sq. m. (Live Mint)

124. Who among the following heads the One-man Committee to inquire into media reports concerning Walmart?

[A]Justice Mukal Mudgal

[B]Justice S.S. Saron

[C]Justice A.K. Sikri

[D]Justice Ranjan Gogoi

Justice Mukal Mudgal

125. The National Policy for Children, 2012 recognizes every person below the age of ___ as a child.

[A]14 Years

[B]16 Years

[C]18 Years

[D]15 Years

18 Years
National Policy for Children, 2012 recognizes every person below the age of eighteen years as a child

126. The Kasturirangan panel has been constituted on studies related to:

[A]Gujarat’s Gir Forests

[B]Foreign Direct Investment in India

[C]Western Ghats

[D]Asian Lions

Western Ghats
The Kasturirangan 10-member panel, constituted to examine the Western Ghats ecology expert panel report prepared under the leadership of environmentalist Madhav Gadgil.

127. Union Government recently approved a project for creation of NOFN (National Optical Fibre Network). Which among the following is the SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) for the implementation of NOFN?

[A]Indian Broadband Network Limited (IBNL)

[B]Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)

[C]Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL)

[D]Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)

Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL)
Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) is the SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) for the implementation of NOFN.

128. Hilary Koprowski who passed away recently was a pioneer in the development of first successful ___:

[A]Heart transplant

[B]Oral vaccination for polio

[C]Vaccination for hepatitis B

[D]In-vitro fertilization

Oral vaccination for polio
Dr. Hilary Koprowski, a pioneering virologist who developed the first successful oral vaccination for polio died in April 2013.

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