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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17. Recently doctors in Saudi Arabia reported a new MERS virus which spread easily and deadlier than SARS. What does MERS actually stand for?
[A]Medium Early Respiratory Syndrome
[B]Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
[C]Most Effective Respiratory Syndrome
[D]Moderate Effective Respiratory Syndrome
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
MERS is nothing but Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. An international team of doctors who investigated nearly two dozen causes in eastern Saudi Arabia found the new coronavirus has some striking similarities to SARS. The team said MERS not only spreads easily between people, but within hospitals. MERS
cases have also reported in Jordan, Qatar, UAE, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Tunisia. Most have had a direct connection to the Middle East region.
18. In which of the following country, the 39th G-8 summit concluded recently?
[A]UK
[B]Russia
[C]USA
[D]France
UK
The 39th G8 summit was held on 17-18 June 2013 in Northern Ireland, UK. It was the sixth G8 summit to be held in the United Kingdom. The earlier G8 summits hosted by the United Kingdom were held at London (1977, 84, 91), Birmingham (1998) and Gleneagles (2005).
19. Union government has set a target to achieve 80% literacy rate in the country by the year?
[A]2015
[B]2016
[C]2017
[D]2018
2017
Union government has set a target to achieve 80% literacy rate in the country by 2017. The current literacy rate of the country stands at 74%. As part of this effort government will strengthen Panchayat raj institutions as its serves as an important leverage to promote education in general and literacy in particular.
20. . Who among the following is the Chairman of the committee constituted to examine aspects related indecent portrayal of women in mass media?
[A]Shanta Sinha
[B]Aruna Roy
[C]Kushal Singh
[D]K Ratnaprabha
K Ratnaprabha
Union Ministry of Women and Child development recently constituted a committee to examine aspects related indecent portrayal of women in mass media. The addition secretary and mission director (National Mission for Empowerment of Women) K Ratnaprabha was appointed as the head of the constituted committee.
21. According to recent survey conducted by UNCTAD, India is ___ most attractive destination for investment in the world. Fill the correct option in the blank.
[A]Second
[B]Third
[C]Fourth
[D]Fifth
Third
A survey conducted by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) revealed that India is the third most attractive destination for investment in the World. India was ranked at third position after China and United Sates.
22. Who among the following is the recipient of M S Swaminathan award for Leadership in Agriculture-2013?
[A]Ayyappan
[B]William Dar
[C]Chengappa
[D]Vishwanathan
William Dar
William D Dar, director general of International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics, has been selected for the M S Swaminathan award for leadership in agriculture for 2013. Dr. Dar had been selected by the Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences (TAAS) for his multi-dimensional and
23. Dr. Dar had been selected by the Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences (TAAS) for his multi-dimensional and
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[A]Ministry of Environment and Forest
[B]Ministry of Rural Development
[C]Ministry of Culture
[D]Ministry of Social Welfare
Ministry of Rural Development
The Union ministry of Rural Development had launched a incentive scheme of Nirmal Gram Puraskar to encourage the Panchayat Raj institutions to take up the sanitation promotion to achieve open defecation free status.
24. The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed on____?
[A]June 26
[B]June 22
[C]June 28
[D]June 24
June 26
The United Nation General Assembly declared 26 June as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in the year 1987.
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