Current Affairs and Gk - September full month, 2013
Current Affairs and Gk -September full month, 2013
Important current affairs and Gk questions of September 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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73. Which of the following is/are music gharana?
1.Gwalior
2.Patiala
3.Shimla
4.Jaipur
5.Agra
Chose the correct answer from the codes given below:
[A]Only 1, 2, 4 & 5
[B]Only 1, 2, 3 & 5
[C]Only 1, 3, 4 & 5
[D]All the above
Only 1, 2, 4 & 5
Shimla is not a music gharana. Some of the gharanas well known for singing khayals are: Agra, Gwalior, Patiala, Kirana, Indore, Mewati, Sahaswan and Jaipur.
74. Jaipur
5.Agra
Chose the correct answer from the codes given below:
[A]Jawaharlal Nehru
[B]Mahatma Gandhi
[C]Subhashchandra Bose
[D]Indira Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched the Gandhi Heritage Portal. The portal is set up to preserve, protect and disseminate original writings of Gandhiji. The Gandhi Heritage Portal is an initiative of Urban Ministry of Culture.
75. Agra
Chose the correct answer from the codes given below:
[A]DNA virus
[B]RNA virus
[C]RNA-RT virus
[D]DNA-RT virus
DNA virus
Human papillomavirus is a DNA virus from the papillomavirus family that is capable of infecting humans.
76. Which one of the following cities has earned the reputation of being the “Weaver City” of India for its exquisite woollen carpets and colorful handloom products?
[A]Ambala
[B]Patiala
[C]Panipat
[D]Ludhiana
Panipat
Panipat is famous by the name of “City of Weaver”.
77. In the Second ASEAN Defence minister’s meeting (August,2013) it has been decided to set up an additional Expert Working group on Humanitarian Mine Action which will be co-chaired by?
[A]India with Japan
[B]India with Australia
[C]India with Vietnam
[D]India with China
India with Vietnam
The second ADMM plus meeting was held in Brunie. One of the major decisions taken at the meeting of the ADMM Plus, was the establishment of an additional (Sixth) Expert Working Group on Humanitarian Mine Action which will be co-chaired by India with Vietnam.
78. Which of the followings are human diseases caused by viruses?
1.Chickenpox
2.ebola
3.Influenza
4.SARS
Chose the correct answer from the codes given below:
[A]Only 1 & 4
[B]Only 1 & 3
[C]Only 2 & 4
[D]1, 2, 3 & 4
1, 2, 3 & 4
Common human diseases caused by viruses include the common cold, influenza, chickenpox and cold sores. Many serious diseases such as ebola, Avian influenza, AIDS and SARS are caused by the viruses.
79. Which of the following statements is/are true about Prime Minister’s relief fund?
1.PM’s relief fund is a private body and not a government entity
2.Any contribution to the PM’s relief fund is exempted from income tax
3.PM’s relief fund is audited by an independent firm outside the government.
Chose the correct answer from the codes given below:
[A]Only 1
[B]Only 1 & 2
[C]Only 1 & 3
[D]1, 2 & 3
1, 2 & 3
All the statements are correct
80. . Recently, Diana Nyad has become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage or swim fins, becoming the first person to do so. She is from ___?
[A]USA
[B]Canada
[C]Brazil
[D]Mexico
USA
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