Saturday, 10 November 2012

Current Affairs September(01-05)

Current Affairs September(01-05)


1. Under National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) of National Council for Electric Mobility (NCEM), by which year the targets are set for achieving significant penetration of efficient and environmentally friendly electric vehicle (including hybrids) technologies in India?
[A]2015
[B]2018
[C]2020
[D]2025

2. Recently Sundaresh Menon, an Indian-origin judge has been named as the new chief justice of _________?
[A]New Zealand
[B]Singapore
[C]South Africa
[D]Malaysia

3. In which of the following location, a major research laboratory for India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) project is coming up?
[A]Madurai
[B]Coimbatore
[C]Dindigul
[D]Palakkad

4. Recently in which among the following State Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has come across a large deposit of Uranium mineral?
[A]Madhya Pradesh
[B]Maharashtra
[C]Gujarat
[D]Rajasthan

5. Recently in which among the following constellation, the first-ever multi-planet solar system orbiting two suns has been spotted by astronomers at NASA's Kepler mission?
[A] Constellation Virgo
[B] Constellation Cygnus
[C] Constellation Hydra
[D] Constellation Taurus

6. In which among the following country Yasser Arafat assassination enquiry is opened recently?
[A]France
[B]UK
[C]Germany
[D]Belgium

7. Recently commissioned Coast Guard ship 'Rajkiran' is a/an _____________?
[A]Interceptor Boat
[B]Pollution Control Vessel(PCV)
[C]Inshore Patrol Vessel (IPV)
[D]Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV)

8. According to the India State of Forest Report 2011, how much geographical area in the country is under forest and tree cover?
[A]22.3%
[B]23%
[C]23.8%
[D]24.4%

9. Who among the following is conferred with V.V Giri Memorial award 2011?
[A]K.P. Kannan
[B]Utsa Patnaik
[C]P.D. Shenoy
[D]Ravi Srivastava

10. Under a project entitled “Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Wildlife Protection in Asia”, which among the following is providing financial assistance to India?
[A]World Bank
[B]Asian Development Bank
[C]World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
[D]International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

11. Recently which among the following governments has allocated Rs 1,500 crore for developing green cover in Eastern Ghats?
[A]Odisha
[B]Andhra Pradesh
[C]Tamil Nadu
[D] Union Government

12. The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) summit 2012 was recently held in ___________?
[A]Kiribati
[B]Marshall Islands
[C]Solomon Islands
[D]Cook Islands

13. Who among the following is an academician of Indian origin and has been selected for a prestigious science award in South Africa for his/her contribution to the advancement of science and building the knowledge base?
[A]Krishnaswamy Vijay Raghavan
[B]Sarojini Nadar
[C]K. V. Lakshmi
[D]Tejinder Singh Virdee

14. According to the India State of Forest Report 2011, which State has the best record in regenerating forest areas and extensive plantation
activities in and outside forests of Western Ghats?
[A]Tamil Nadu
[B]Karnataka
[C]Kerala
[D]Maharashtra

15. Recently which among the following State government has asked all its departments to pre-maturely retire corrupt and inefficient officers and employees in order to provide a clean and transparent administration?
[A]Gujarat
[B]Bihar
[C]Punjab
[D]Himachal Pradesh

16. Which country has recently announced the creation of the world's largest marine park?
[A]Solomon Islands
[B]Cook Islands
[C]Australia
[D]Indonesia

17. In which among the following country the world’s first bionic eye is implanted to a visually-challenged woman?
[A]USA
[B]Australia
[C]Japan
[D]China

18. Who among the following Indian author has been named among the winners of the 2012 PEN Awards, considered the most comprehensive literary awards programme in the US, for his non-fiction work on India, which is described as a "gripping analysis" of the country and an "important book" of current times?
[A]Siddhartha Deb
[B]Deepak Chopra
[C]Siddhartha Mukherjee
[D]Amitav Ghosh

Deb's book 'The Beautiful and the Damned: A Portrait of the New India' won the 'PEN Open Book Award'.
19. Lakshmi Sahgal, who recently passed away was a well-known__________?
[A]Classical dancer
[B]Vocalist
[C]Political scientist
[D]Freedom fighter

20. Who among the following is the first woman wrestler to qualify for the Olympics and recently conferred with Arjuna award?
[A]Sonia Chanu
[B]Kavita Raut
[C]Geeta Phogat
[D]Deepika Kumari

21. Recently RBI has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Financial Service Authority (FSA) of ________ to promote supervisory
co-operation between these institutions and to enable these supervisory entities to perform their functions more effectively.
[A]UK
[B]USA
[C]European Union(EU)
[D]OECD

22. Recently 44th ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) meeting and related meetings were held at Siem Reap. In which among the following country Siem Reap is located?
[A]Vietnam
[B]Malaysia
[C]Cambodia
[D]Thailand

23. Which among the following country is a member of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)?
[A]China
[B]Brazil
[C]Mexico
[D]Chile

24. Recently in which among the following State, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has directed two mines operating close to BhagwanMahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary to stop their operations?
[A]Karnataka
[B]Goa
[C]Maharashtra
[D]Andhra Pradesh

25. Who among the following has taken over as the 21st Chief of Naval Staff of independent India?
[A]Devendra Kumar Joshi
[B]Arun Prakash
[C]Sushil Kumar
[D]Madhvendra Singh

26. The IACCGH awards are given for the contributions towards enhancing the mutual relationship between India and __________?
[A]USA
[B]UK
[C]France
[D]Germany

Recently nine Indian-Americans were awarded by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston (IACCGH) for their contributions towards enhancing the mutual relationship between India and the United States.
27. Recently who among the following has undertaken spacewalk along with Sunitha Williams?
[A]Anton Shkaplerov
[B]Akihiko Hoshide
[C]Yuri Malenchenko
[D]Gennady Padalka

28. Recently the 16 th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit was held in ________?
[A]Egypt
[B]Iran
[C]Iraq
[D]Syria

29. Recently Gruenenthal company,which manufactured the drug thalidomide, has apologised for the first time to thousands of people for the birth defects it caused in the 1950s and 1960s. The company is located in______?
[A]France
[B]UK
[C]Germany
[D]Switzerland

30. Under the e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP), how many Core Common Software applications are envisaged?
[A]8
[B]10
[C]11
[D]14

31. Recently arm's length price is making in news in the context of ____________?
[A]Goods and Services Act (GST)
[B]Advance Price Agreement (APA) Scheme
[C]The General Anti Avoidance Rules (GAAR)
[D]Direct Tax Code(DTC)

32. Which among the following real estate firm was recently ordered by supreme court to refund around Rs. 24,000 crore to its investors?
[A]DLF
[B]Sahara
[C]Ramko
[D]Maytas

33. The Railway bridge being constructed over the _______ River in Jammu & Kashmir is the highest railway bridge in the world.
[A]Jhelum River
[B]Chenab River
[C]Shyok River
[D]Indus River

The Railway bridge being constructed over the Chenab River in Jammu & Kashmir is planned to have a height of 359 meters from river bed level which, as per available information, is the highest railway bridge in the world. The railway bridge over river Chenab is a part of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla new line project which, on completion, is expected to connect Anantnag, Pulwama, Sopian, Badgam, Srinagar and Baramulla districts of Jammu & Kashmir State to the Railway network.
34. Hantavirus, which is recently in news affects which among the following part of the human body?
[A]Lungs
[B]Liver
[C]Brain
[D]Kidneys

35. What is the present annual ceiling on investment under Public Provident Fund (PPF) Scheme?
[A]Rs. 60,000
[B]Rs. 70,000
[C]Rs. 80,000
[D]Rs. 1,00,000

36. The term of Advance Price Agreement (APA) can be a maximum of_______?
[A]3 years
[B]4 years
[C]5 years
[D]6 years

37. In the context of Defence in India, what is Sitara?
[A]Light Utility Helicopter (LUH)
[B]Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)
[C]Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)
[D]Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT)

38. Hunar Se Rozgar Tak (HSRT) initiative is launched by which among the following ministry?
[A]Ministry of Women and child Development
[B]Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies
[C]Ministry of Rural Development
[D]Ministry of Tourism

39. Hannah Cockroft, who won Paralympic gold on the 100 m track is belongs to _________?
[A]USA
[B]Britain
[C]France
[D]Italy

40. Recently which among the following country has unveiled its new strategy to boost power generation capacity that seeks to eliminate all nuclear power plants by 2030?
[A]UK
[B]Japan
[C]Germany
[D]Australia

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