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GK & Current Affairs: June 12, 13, 20142014-06-17 20:06:59 GKToday

1. Recent ly, India has become t he permanent signatory of the WashingtonAccord. This accord is an internat ional accredit at ion agreement for whichamong the following types of educational degrees?[A]Arts and Humanit ies[B]Medical Science[C]Engineering[D]Social Sciences

Engineering

Washington Accord is an internat ional accreditat ion agreement forprofessional engineering academic degrees, bet ween the bodies responsiblefor accreditation in its signatory countries. Established in 1989, the signatoriesas of 2014 are Australia, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong China, India,Ireland, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, SouthAf rica, Sri Lanka, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United Stat es. (f romWikipedia)

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2. Khagen Mahanta was a f amous music composer and singer of which amongthe following languages?[A]Bengali[B]Assamese[C]Manipuri[D]Bhojpuri

AssameseKhagen Mahanta, who recent ly died was an Assamese singer and musician;

and was known as "Bihu Samrat " or "King of Bihu". He picked up Bihu songsf rom the rural areas and presented them to the modern stage in his owninimitable way. Bhupen Hazarika called him Bihu-samrat. Khagen's position inAssamese music is thought to be only next to t he legendary Bhupen Hazarika.

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3. Which among the following dams of India is world's second largest concretegravity dam (by volume) ?

[A]Tehri Dam[B]Met tur Dam[C]Sardar Sarovar Dam[D]Polavaram Project

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Sardar Sarovar DamSardar Sarovar Dam near Nevagram in Gujarat is world's second largestconcrete gravity dam (by volume) af ter Grand Coulee Dam in the US and hasworld's third largest spillway discharging capacity. Gujarat Governmentrecent ly got f inal approval to raise by about 17 metres t he height of SardarSarovar dam to 138 met ers. The dam, whose f oundat ion stone was laid byJawaharlal Nehru on April 5, 1961, was marred by controversies and agitat ions.

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4. In 2013, which among the following committees had submitted a report on"ease of doing business"?[A] M Damodaran Commit tee[B]K V Kamat h Committee[C]Anand Mahindra Commit tee[D]Y C Deveshwar Committ ee

M Damodaran Committee

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5. The Unified Command was constituted to __:[A]Protect the land borders[B]Protect the coastal borders[C]Cont rol the Lef t Wing Ext remism[D]Control Money Laundering

Control the Lef t Wing Extremism

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6. Who among the following is the new CEO of Infosys?[A]N. S. Raghavan[B]K Dinesh[C]Ashok Arora

[D]Vishal Sikka

Vishal SikkaVishal Sikka, a f ormer SAP AG execut ive board member was on June 11appointed as Infosys' Chief Executive Of f icer and MD. With his appointment,Sikka becomes the first non-founder CEO of Infosys. Sikka will take over fromS D Shibulal on August 1, 2014.

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7. Which among the f ollowing sportsmen is not related t o shoot ing?[A]Jitu Rai[B]Abhinav Bindra[C]Pooja Ghatkar

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[D]Jayanta T alukdar

Jayanta TalukdarJayanta T alukdar is an archer. Rest three recent ly part icipat ed in World CupShooting.

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8. The Kholongchu Hydropower Project is a joint venture project between thetwo companies of India and __?[A]Nepal[B]Bhutan[C]Bangladesh[D]Myanmar

BhutanIn the recent journey t o Bhutan, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid thefoundat ion stone of the 600 mw Kholongchu Hydropower Project , which is ajoint venture project between the Indian and Bhutanese public sect or unitsSJVNL and Druk Green Power Corporation. The construction of the project,which is locat ed in Trashiyangtse in eastern Bhutan, will commence later in2014.

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9. The All India coordinat ed Cot ton Improvement Project (AICCIP) of Indian

Council of Agricultural Research is locat ed at __?[A]Ahmadabad[B]Nagpur[C]Coimbatore[D]Bangalore

CoimbatoreCentral Inst itute f or Cot ton Research (CICR) is at Nagpur and All Indiacoordinat ed Cot ton Improvement Project (AICCIP) is at Coimbatore.

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10. Which among the following is world's largest Coconut producing count ry?[A]India[B]Malaysia[C]Sri Lanka[D]Philippines

IndiaShare of India in world product ion of coconut is 26.34% and is highest .

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