CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 63
1. Recently (August, 2013), Reserve Bank of India has raised the ceiling
for FDI in Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARC’s) from 49% to___?
[A]54% [B]74% [C]90% [D]100%
2. Which one of the following committees was set up to suggests the ways
to improve India’s Business Climate?
[A]Deepak Parekh Committee [B]Damodaran Committee
[C]Shyamala Gopinathan Committee [D]Aruna Bhattacharya Committee
3. Who among the followings is the head of the newly formed Tax Administration
Reforms Committee?
[A]Parthasarthy Shome [B]Rangarajan
[C]D Subbarao [D]Kaushik
Basu
4. Which of the followings is/are Meteorological satellites of India?
(1).KALPANA-1 (2).INSAT-4B (3).INSAT-3D (4).INSAT-3A
Chose the correct answer from the codes given below:
[A]Only 1 & 2 [B]Only
2 & 3 [C]Only 1, 3 & 4 [D]1,
2, 3 & 4
5.The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition,
Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2012
is proposed to replace which one of the followings?
[A]Land Acquisition Act 1900 [B]Land Acquisition Act 1910
[C]Land Acquisition Act 1945 [D]Land Acquisition Act 1894
6. The loan taken for purchase of essential electrical goods it is
called?
[A]Consumer durable loan [B]Proprietary loan
[C]White goods loan [D]Consumption Loan
7. Who among the followings has won the prestigious International
Children’s Peace Prize-2013?
[A]Malala Yousafzai [B]Jasmine Hudson
[C]Swetlana Dwemchidev [D]Irna
Victoria
8. According to a latest survey, which of the followings topped the list
of most liveable city in the World?
[A]New York [B]Melbourne [C]Tokyo [D]Geneva
9. Brigalia Bam who has recently received Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize is
from__?
[A]USA [B]South
Korea [C]North Korea [D]South
Africa
10. Which of the followings is/are Ramsar recognised wetland sites in
India?
1.Ashtamudi Wetlands 2.Bhitarnika Mangroves 3.Deepor Beel 4.Kolleru lake
Chose the correct answer from the codes given below:
[A]Only 1, 2 & 3 [B]Only 1, 3 & 4
[C]Only 2, 3 & 4 [D]1,
2, 3 & 4
11. Which among the following sectors has been approved by RBI recently to
avail External Commercial borrowings (ECBs)?
[A]Telecom [B]Infrastructure
[C]Banking [D]Low
cost housing
12. Recently, the construction of dam on Blue Nile River triggered the
tension between which two countries?
[A]Egypt and Sudan [B]Sudan and Kenya
[C]Ethiopia and Egypt [D]Ethiopia and Kenya
13. The seventh regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas will be held in____?
[A]Beijing [B]Moscow [C]Sydney [D]Dhaka
14. Recently which Islands in India were declared as the World Biosphere
Reserve by UNESCO under its MAB (Man and Biosphere) Programme?
[A]Nicobar Islands [B]Andaman Islands
[C]Lakshadweep Islands [D]St. Marina Islands
15. Who is the head of the expert committee set up by the Union government to evolve a composite index to measure the backwardness of
States?
[A]Rangarajan [B]Shaibal Gupta
[C]Tuhin Pandey [D]Raghuram Ranjan
16. The ambitious INSTAL scheme is related to which ministry?
[A]Ministry of Tourism [B]Ministry of Tribal
[C]Ministry of Sports [D]Ministry of Culture
17. In which state “Rajaji National Park” is located?
[A]Himachal Pradesh [B]Arunachal Pradesh
[C]Uttarakhand [D]Rajasthan
18. Who among the following has won the Man Booker International
Prize-2013?
[A]Lydia Davis [B]U
R Ananthamurthy
[C]Intizar Hussian [D]Yan
Lianke
19. Which of the following are the three new services unveiled by the
Unique Identification Authority of India?
[A]e-KYC, One Time Pin (OTP) authentication, Iris authentication
[B]e-KYC, OTP, Thumb authentication
[C]e-KYC, Iris authentication, i-KYC
[D]i-KYC, Thumb authentication, Iris authentication
20. In which of the following state "Indian National Defence
University" is coming up?
[A]Gujarat [B]Haryana
[C]Uttar Pradesh [D]Punjab
ANSWER
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1
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B
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6
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C
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11
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D
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16
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C
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2
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B
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7
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A
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12
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C
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17
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C
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3
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A
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8
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B
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13
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C
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18
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A
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4
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C
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9
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D
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14
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A
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19
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A
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5
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D
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10
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D
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15
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D
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20
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B
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