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]

129. Which among the following is the Governing body of tennis in India?

[A]Indian Tennis Players Association (ITPA)

[B]Indian Tennis Federation (ITF)

[C]Board of Control for Tennis in India (BCTI)

[D]All India Tennis Association (AITA)

All India Tennis Association (AITA)

130. . South-South-North Knowledge Exchange (SSNKE) facility launched by the World Bank is most closely related to knowledge sharing about __:

[A]Banking & Finance

[B]Science & Technology

[C]Clean Energy

[D]Policy and Economic Development

Clean Energy
The SSNKE Facility will enable the exchange of ideas and experiences in clean energy among the members of the CEM and will function within the 21st Century Power Partnership, a CEM initiative led by India and the United States.

131. As per the provisional data released by the Central Statistical Organization, CSO, for 2012-13, which among the following states leads all states in India with respect to the economic growth?

[A]Bihar

[B]Gujarat

[C]Madhya Pradesh

[D]Karnataka

Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh leads major states of the country in respect of growth rate in the year 2012-13.As per the provisional data released by the Central Statistical Organization, CSO, for 2012-13 for the states, Madhya Pradesh’s Gross State Domestic Product, GSDP, for 2012-13 is likely to be 14.28 percent and agriculture growth rate about 10.02 percent.

132. In which among the following countries, the United Nations Security Council has approved the first-ever “offensive” UN peacekeeping brigade to battle rebels groups?

[A]Mali

[B]Democratic Republic of Congo

[C]Somalia

[D]Liberia

Democratic Republic of Congo
Recently UN Security Council unanimously approved the first-ever offensive UN peacekeeping brigade to battle rebels groups in Democratic Republic of Congo.

133. Recently India has joined the Madrid Protocol. Madrid system is the international system for facilitating the __:

[A]International Trade

[B]Bilateral Negotiations on Free trade

[C]Registration of trademarks

[D]Protection of Biodiversity

Registration of trademarks
India has joined the Madrid Protocol, which will enable domestic companies and entrepreneurs to obtain a cost-effective global trademark registration.

134. Which among the following is the innovative exhibition on rail, launched by Ministry of Environment for to create awareness in youth about the exceptional biodiversity of India?

[A]Jaiva Vividhata Rail (JVR)

[B]Youth Biodiversity Train (YBT)

[C]Science Express Biodiversity Special (SEBS) Train

[D]Biodiversity Express

Science Express Biodiversity Special (SEBS) Train
In order to create awareness in youth about the exceptional biodiversity of India, The Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) on World Environment Day on June 5, 2012 had launched an innovative exhibition on rail. The 2nd phase of the programme is being re-launched on April 9, 2013.

135. Who among the following sportsmen was recently signed by Swedish Luxury Carmaker Volvo as its Brand Ambassador?

[A]M.S.Dhoni

[B]Sachin Tendulkar

[C]Jeev Milkha Singh

[D]Jyoti Randhawa

Jeev Milkha Singh

136. Which among the following states has recently donated 100 hectares land to Indian Council of Agricultural Research to launch a Directorate of Maize Research?

[A]Haryana

[B]Punjab

[C]Uttar Pradesh

[D]Rajasthan

Punjab
In order to give a fillip to maize research and cultivation in the state, the Punjab government has approved transfer of 100 hectares in Ladowal near Ludhiana free to the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) for setting up a Directorate of Maize Research in the state.

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