Current Affairs and Gk -July 2013 part-1
Current Affairs and Gk -July 2013
Important current affairs and Gk questions of July 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.
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105. Which of the following two gases are used to disinfect water in sewage treatment facilities?
[A]Oxygen and Chlorine
[B]Ozone and Chlorine
[C]Helium and Nitrogen
[D]Nitrogen and Helium
Ozone and Chlorine
Ozone and Chlorine are the two gases used to disinfect water in sewage treatment.
106. With reference to the Indira Awas Yojana, which among the following statements is / are correct?
[A]Only 1
[B]Only 1 & 2
[C]Only 1 & 3
[D]1, 2 & 3
1, 2 & 3
Indira Awas Yojana is a major flagship scheme under the rural development ministry. It addresses rural housing needs by giving grant for construction of dwelling units of BPL families. The government recently approved the new guidelines for the Indira Awas Yojana. According to new guidelines building Toilet has been made compulsory under the scheme. Manual Scavengers, freed bonded labourers and tribal groups will be given preference in allotments and the allotment for each dwelling unit was increased from 45000 rupees to 75000 rupees.
107. Galapagos archipelago is a part of which of the following Oceans?
[A]Pacific Ocean
[B]Indian Ocean
[C]Arctic Ocean
[D]Bay of Bengal
Pacific Ocean
The Galapagos archipelago are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed on either side of the Equator in the Pacific Ocean.
108. With the commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, the total nuclear power generation in the country will stand at__:
[A]4480 MW
[B]4760 MW
[C]5780 MW
[D]6120 MW
5780 MW
With the commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, the total nuclear power generation in the country will rise to 5780 MWs.
109. Which among the following is / are Kharif Crops?
[A]Only 1 & 2
[B]Only 2 & 3
[C]Only 1 & 3
[D]1, 2 & 3
1, 2 & 3
110. . Which among the following types of Crude Oil is generally sourced from the North Sea?
[A]Sweet
[B]Sour
[C]Brent
[D]Mazut
Brent
Brent Crude is sourced from the North Sea.
111. Which among the following sectors has been approved by RBI recently to avail External Commercial borrowings (ECBs)?
[A]Telecom
[B]Infrastructure
[C]Banking
[D]Low cost housing
Low cost housing
RBI in its recent directive has approved Housing finance companies to avail ECBs for financing low cost housing projects in a move towards providing affordable housing options.
112. Recently, the construction of dam on Blue Nile River triggered the tension between which two countries?
[A]Egypt and Sudan
[B]Sudan and Kenya
[C]Ethiopia and Egypt
[D]Ethiopia and Kenya
Ethiopia and Egypt
Ethiopia had begun diverting the flow of the Blue Nile for the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam-a $4.2 billion hydroelectric plant. The issue of Ethiopian dam has sparked outrage in Egypt. The dam is feared to cause serious water shortage in the Egypt.
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