Mar 18, 2013

Current affaires& General Knowledge (GK) 2013- March 18th

1. Veer Bhadra Mishra, who recently passed away was a well known --------?
[a] Journalist
[b] Environmentalist
[c] Classical Singer
[d] Writer

Answer: B

2. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who is elected as the Catholic Church’s new Poper hails from which among the following countries?
[a] Peru
[b] Brazil
[c] Argentina
[d] Mexico

Answer: C

3. Which among the following committee is set up for giving clear definitions to FDI and FII?
[a] Arvind Menon committee
[b] Subir Gokran committee
[c] Gopinathan committee
[d] Arvind Mayaram committee

Answer: D

4. Who among the following has been recently formally appointed as the China’s president?
[a] Bo Xilai
[b] Deng Xiaoping
[c] Xi Jinping
[d] Li Keqiang

Answer: C

5. Recently, in which among the following countries, the giant Atacama Large Millimeter/ submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope is unveiled?
[a] US
[b] Chile
[c] South Africa
[d] Australia

Answer: B

6. What is the rank of India in the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report for 2013?
[a] 132nd
[b] 128th
[c] 136th
[d] 122nd

Answer: C

7. Recently, which among the following countries ha successfully extracted natural gas from methane hydrate deposits under the sea, in the first example of production of the gas offshore?
[a] France
[b] Japan
[c] Canada
[d] US

Answer: B

8. The changthangi or pashmina goat is found in ---------?
[a] Kerala
[b] Jammu & Kashmir
[c] Rajasthan
[d] Tamil Nadu

Answer: B

9. Sour gas is natural gas or any other gas containing significant amounts of:
[a] Carbon monoxide
[b] Carbon dioxide
[c] Hydrogen sulfide
[d] Nitrogen oxide

Answer: C

10.With reference to environment conservation, CITES is also better known as:
[a] Washington Convention
[b] Geneva Convention
[c] Philadelphia Convention
[d] Paris Convention

Answer: A

Mar 14, 2013

General Knowledge (GK)& Current affairs 2013- 13 March

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01. Who is famous his “Hole in the Wall” experiment?
[a] . Sabeer Bhatia
[b] . Ajit Balakrishnan
[c] . Sugata Mitra
[d] . Sam Pitroda

Answer: C

02. At which among the following locations, India’s First All Women Post Office was recently inaugurated?
[a] . Dehradun
[b] . Patna
[c] . New Delhi
[d] . Ahmedabad

Answer: C

03. Which among the following was the theme for “International Women’s Day 2013”?
[a] . “100 Women Initiative: Empowering Women & Girls through International Exchanges”.
[b] . “Empower Rural Women- End Hunger & Poverty”
[c] . “A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women”.
[d] . “Women’s History Month”.

Answer: C

04. Who amongst the following Indians was awarded SAARC Literature Awards in 2013?
[a] . Surjit Patar
[b] . Dr Suresh K Goel
[c] . Abhi Subedi
[d] . Abhay K

Answer: D

05. Who is the chairperson of FSDC (Financial Stability & Development Council)?
[a] . Finance Minister
[b] . RBI Governor
[c] . Prime Minister
[d] . None above

Answer: A

06. In March 2013, Bangladesh has conferred “Liberation War Honour” upon:
[a] . Sonia Gandhi
[b] . Manmohan Singh
[c] . Indira Gandhi
[d] . Pranab Mukherjee

Answer: D

07. Market regulator Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has formed a panel to recommend norms to curb the menace of insider trading. This panel is headed by:
[a] . Justice K.G. Balakrishna
[b] . Justice N.K. Sodhi
[c] . Justice [a] . K. Ganguly
[D] . Justice S.H. Kapadia

Answer: B

08. The 67th Santosh Trophy tournament has been won in March 2013 by -----?
[a] . Services
[b] . Railways
[c] . Bengal
[a] . Kerala

Answer: A

09. ‘Walking with Lions: Tales from a Diplomatic Past’ is a book written by:
[a] . L.K. Advani
[b] . K. Natwar Singh
[c] . Hamid Ansari
[d] . Shashi Tharoor

Answer: B

10. The Latest News Regarding Large Megellani Cloud (LMC) is ....?
[a] . A nearby irregular galaxy, and a satellite of the Milky Way
[b] . A visible mass of liquid droplets or frozen crystals made of water or various chemicals suspended in the atmosphere.
[c] . New version of Apple’s ‘iCloud’
[d] . Open Source cloud computing platform

Answer: A

Mar 8, 2013

General Knowledge& Currents affairs 2013 - MArch 8., 2013

Civil Services Examination 2013 held by Union Public Service commission (UPS C) and preliminary exam is on 26-05-2013. As we now that paper is divided in to different Parts which include objective type question in English, Cu rent affairs& GK and subject wise. eeways only aims to Provides GK and Current affairs.

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01. The Elephanta cultural festive is organized by which among the following state government?
[a] - Gujarat
[b] - Madhya Pradesh
[c] - Maharashtra
[d] - Karnataka

Answer: C

02. What is the correct full form of IDR, which is an instrument for foreign companies to raise funds from the Indian securities Markets?
[a] - Indian Direct Receipt
[b] - Indian Depository Receipt
[c] - Indian Deposit Receipt
[d] - Indian Domestic Receipt

Answer: B

03. Recently, which among the following countries has signed an accord with India to strengthen collaboration in the field of earth sciences and help improve forecasts about climate- related phenomena?
[a] - China
[b] - Sri Lanka
[c] - UK
[d] - Russia

Answer: C

04. The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is related with which among the following sports?
[a] - Football
[b] - Tennis
[c] - Hockey
[d] - Badminton

Answer: C

05. At which among the following places, the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) is located?
[a] - Patna
[b] - Dehradun
[c] - Nagpur
[d] - Mysore

Answer: B

06. Recently, which among the following films has picked up the Golden Bear for best film at the Berlin film festival?
[a] - Child’s Pose
[b] - Argo
[c] - Lincoln
[d] - Life of Pie

Answer: A

07. Which among the following festival is celebrated annually by the Sufi musicians in New Delhi?
[a] - Jaha-e-kwaza festival
[b] - Raag-e-Rang festival
[c] - Jahan-e-Khusrau festival
[d] - Jahan-e-Nizammat festival

Answer: C

08. Who among the following is the writer of the book titled-“Walking with Lions: Tales fron a Diplomatic Past”?
[a] - Jaswant Singh
[b] - Yashwant Sinha
[c] - S.M. Krishna
[d] - K. Natwar Singh

Answer: D

09. The recent Indian budget has proposal for developing deep sea port at Sagar Islan[c] - In which among the following states is located the Sagar Island?
[a] - Kerala
[b] - Maharashtra
[c] - West Bengal
[c] - Odisha

Answer: C

10. Recently, Indigenously developed Pinaka rockets were successfully test fire[c] - The Pinaka is an area weapon system with a range of ------- km?
[a] - 40 km
[b] - 100 km
[c] - 160 km
[c] - 200 km

Answer: A

Mar 7, 2013

General Knoledge& Current Affairs 2013- March 7

Civil Services Examination 2013 held by  Union Public Service commission (UPS C) and preliminary exam is on 26-05-2013. As we now that paper is divided in to different Parts which include objective type question in English, Cu rent affairs& GK and subject wise. Andhraglitz only aims to Provides GK and Current affairs.

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01. Table tennis legend Zhuang Zedong, who played a major role in ping pong diplomacy passed away recently. He hails from -----?
[a]- Japan
[b]- South Korea
[c]- Thailand
[d]- China

Answer: D- CHINA

02. Who among the following is the head of the panel appointed by the Union Environment ministry to examine the Western Ghats ecology expert panel report “in a holistic and multidisciplinary fashion”.
[a]- Nikil Dey
[b]- K Kasturirangan
[c]- Arun Maria
[d]- Sunita Narain

Answer: K KASTURIRANGAN

03. Recently, which among the following has announced its plans to launch the world’s largest solar sail in 2014?
[a]- European Space Agency
[b]- ISRO
[c]- Japanese Space Agency
[d]- NASA

Answer: B ISRO

04. Which among the following panel is looking into ways to improve the country’s overall business climate?
[a]- B.P. Rao panel
[b]- Arup Roy Choudhury panel
[c]- Deveshwar panel
[d]- Damodaran panel

Answer: D DAMODARAN PANEL

05.Who among the following Indian is a member of the Global Ocean Commission (GOC), which is recently formed to restore health and productivity to the ocean?
[a]- Navi Pillay
[b]- Rajendra Pachauri
[c]- Vandana Shiva
[d]- Ratan Tata

Answer: D- RATAN TATA

06. Recently, in which among of the following states, land acquisition for the Posco steel plant is re started?
[a]- Jharkhand
[b]- Bihar
[c]- Odisha
[d]- West Bengal

Answer: D - Odisha

07.The Maheshwar power project, which is recently in news is located in -----?
[a]- Karnataka
[b]- Odisha
[c]- Maharashtra
[d]- Madhya Pradesh

Answer: D- MADYA PRADESH

08. The Kishen ganga river, on which India is constructing a power project is a tributary of the --?
[a]- Chenab river
[b]- Ganga river
[c]- Yamuna river
[d]- Jhelum river

Answer: D JHELUM RIVER

09. Recently, the enviorment ministry has constituted a committee to review how elephant reserves and corridors across the country can get a higher level of legal protection under existing green laws. The committee is headed by ------?
[a]- Vinod Rishi
[b]- J D Sharma
[c]- Sanjay Upadhayaya
[d]- Ajay Desai

Answer: A- VINOD RIDHI

10. Which among the films has won the award in the best film category at the BAFTA award 2013?
[a]. Lincoln
[b]. Life of Pie
[c]. Argo
[d]. Les Miserables

Answer: C- Argo

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