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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97. 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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[A]Dragon Fly
[B]Honey Bees
[C]Vasp
[D]Beetle
Honey Bees
European Commission imposed ban on the neonicotinoids chemicals based pesticides which are believed to harm honey bees.
98. India’s first Yoga University was recently inaugurated at___:
[A]Ahmadabad
[B]Bengaluru
[C]Bhopal
[D]Hyderabad
Ahmadabad
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated country’s first private Yoga University near Ahmadabad in May 2013. The Yoga university is established by the Life Mission Trust of Gujarat.
99. Recently, Union Cabinet granted classical language status to which of the following language?
[A]Hindi
[B]Gujarathi
[C]Malayalam
[D]Konkani
Malayalam
The Union cabinet is decided to grant the coveted classical language status to Malayalam spoken by 3.33 crore Malayalis spread over all parts of the globe. With the cabinet’s decision, Malayalam joins Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada and Telugu
100. . The Inga dam is the world’s largest proposed hydropower project. In which country this dam is being constructed?
[A]South Africa
[B]Democratic Republic of the Congo
[C]Nigeria
[D]Kenya
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Inga dam is located in western Democratic Republic of the Congo, 50 km upstream of the mouth of the Congo River.
101. Which of the following film has bagged the Best Feature Film award at the third SAARC Film Festival in Colombo?
[A]Paan Singh Tomar
[B]Burfi
[C]Dabaang
[D]Lunch Box
Paan Singh Tomar
India fetched three top awards including the Best Feature film, the Best Director and Special Jury certificate of Recognition at the third SAARC film Festival. Indian film “Paan Singh Thomar” won the best feature film award for it fascinating plot and strong direction.
102. Dicky Rutnagur, who passed away recently, was a____?
[A]Sports journalist
[B]Film Director
[C]Actor
[D]Author
Sports journalist
Dicky Rutngar, an admired sports journalist who found his metier in serious cricket writing in India and England and in radio commentary passed away in London. Dicky
edited the Indian Cricket-Field Annual for almost eight years.
103. Which of the following country has become the 5th country to ratify Istanbul convention?
[A]Albania
[B]Montenegro
[C]Italy
[D]Portugal
Italy
Italy became the 5th country to ratify Istanbul convention which aims to combat violence against women. The Council of European commission on preventing and combating
violence (Istanbul Convention) was opened for signature on May 11, 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey. It has been signed by 29 countries and on 12
March 2012 Turkey became the first country to ratify the convention, followed by Albania, Montenegro and Portugal in 2013.
104. The Kochhar Commission was constituted to probe which one of the following incident?
[A]Pune Blast
[B]Bhopal Gas Disaster
[C]Godhra Train carnage
[D]Mumbai Terror attack
Bhopal Gas Disaster
Kochhar Commission was appointed to probe the Bhopal gas disaster. The commission was constituted following the June 2010 judgment against the Carbide officials awarding them lighter punishment. Recently the commission sought the information from the Prime Minister office and the Union Home ministry
about the arrest and subsequent release of then Union Carbide chairman Warren Anderson.
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