Current Affairs and Gk -June 2013
Current Affairs and Gk -June 2013
Important current affairs and Gk questions of June 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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89. Recently, a team of Archaeologists have discovered 1,200 year old long-lost city in which of the following country?
[A]Sri Lanka
[B]Cambodia
[C]Indonesia
[D]Malaysia
Cambodia
A lost city that thrived on a mist-shrouded Cambodian mountain 1,200 year ago has been discovered by archaeologists using airborne laser technology. It is believed to be the lost city if Mahendraparvata, located on a misty mountain called Phnom Kulen deep in the hinterland of Cambodia. It was thought to be built
90. . Recently, the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), has been granted permission for satellite tracking of which of following bird species?
[A]The Great Indian Bustard
[B]Peacock
[C]Bengal Florican
[D]Lesser Florican
The Great Indian Bustard
The Great Indian Bustard, one of the endangered flying bird species in the world, will soon be tracked by satellite by the Wildlife Institute of India to understand the movement of this rare bird and its preferred habitat. The move is viewed as a major push towards saving the dwindling population of the species from hunting and loss of its habitat, primarily in Rajasthan and Gujarat, besides few other Indian states like Maharastra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
91. In a recent survey released by NSSO, what is the status of India’s unemployment for the year 2011-12?
[A]It rose by 2%
[B]It declined by 2%
[C]It rose by 2.7%
[D]It declined by 2.7%
It rose by 2%
In a recent survey released by NSSO- National Sample Survey Organisation it has told that unemployment in India rose by 2% during July 2011-June 2012
92. 7%
[A]38
[B]66
[C]85
[D]98
66
In a bid to improve monitoring and provide greater flexibility to states the govt has decided to condense the centrally sponsored schemes (CSS) to 66 from over 140 during the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17).
93. In recent times, there have been controversies involving the Indian Pharmacy sector being accused of infringing IP rights. With this reference, consider the following:
[A]Only 1
[B]Only 2
[C]Both 1 & 2
[D]Neither 1 nor 2
Only 2
In India only process patent are given to medicines and not product patents. Process patents stop the Indian Pharmacy companies by manufacturing any medicine using the process patented by the Inventor company, whereas product patent stops them from manufacturing those medicines altogether. There have been various court orders and govt orders denying product patents as many lifesaving drugs would cost very less when manufactured in India compared to the foreign pharmacy companies.
94. Which one of the following was the purpose of appointment of Rangachary committee?
[A]Taxation of software Development Centres & IT Sector
[B]Taxation of Biotechnology and Pharmacy sector
[C]Taxation of MSME sector
[D]None of the above
Taxation of software Development Centres & IT Sector
Rangachary committee was appointed by PM in July 2012 to look into taxation of IT sector and the panel had submitted its report in September, 2012, suggesting parameters to identify contract R&D services provider with insignificant risk and application of profit split method.
95. What is the name of the first indigenously developed Rotavirus vaccine of India?
[A]Rotamine
[B]Rotavac
[C]Rotanic
[D]Roatacid
Rotavac
Rotavac is the India’s first indigenously developed vaccine against rotavirus, the major cause of diarrhea deaths among children. Rotavac vaccine is similar to the oral polio drop. It will given under the age same regimen 6, 10 and 14 weeks.
96. In which among the following states, the controversial Chutka Nuclear power plant is proposed to be located?
[A]Karnataka
[B]Tamilnadu
[C]Madhya Pradesh
[D]Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
Chutka Nuclear power plant has been planned in a 497.73 hectare area in Narayanganj tehsil, on the bank of Narmada in Madhya Pradesh. Villagers of Chutka, Tatighat, Kunda and Manegaon, predominantly of the Gond Scheduled Tribe, have been protesting against the project since it was cleared by the Union
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