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1. Which one of the followings is the first missile to be
developed under IntegratedGuided Missile Development Programme?
[A]Prithvi [B]Akash [C]Dhanush [D]Agni
Prithvi Prithvi was the first missile to be developed under the
Integrated GuidedMissile Development Programme launched by
Government of India in 1983.
Show Answer 2. Recently (August, 2013), Indias first Cyber
Forensic
Laboratory has been inaugurated at which high court? [A]Delhi
High Court [B]TripuraHigh Court [C]Allahabad High Court [D]Mumbai
High Court
Tripura High Court Indias first Cyber Forensic Laboratory has
been set up inTripura. The lab established at the Tripura high
court will provide court case relatedinformation. From the CFL,
automatic SMS alerts would go to both lawyers and thelitigant about
the fate of the case. If any lawyer or the petitioner remains
absent onthe day of trial, the SMS alert would go the concern.
Show Answer 3. Which of the following states organizes the Nehru
Trophy
Boat Race" every year? [A]Karnataka [B]Kerala [C]Tamil Nadu
[D]Maharastra
Kerala Nehru Trophy Boat Race is a popular Vallam Kali held in
the PunnamadaLake near Alapuzha, Kerala. Vallam Kali literally
means boat play/game. The raceconducted on the second Saturday of
the August every year is a major touristattraction.
Show Answer 4. Ronjan Sodhi, who has been recommended for the
prestigious
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award is associated with which
sports/games?
[A]Shooting [B]Wrestling [C]Hockey [D]Football
Shooting Double Trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi has been chosen for
the Rajiv GandhiKhel Ratna award, the countrys highest honour for a
sportsperson. He is theseventh Indian Shooter to receive the award.
Sodhi, 35, won two silver medals at the2010 commonwealth games and
a gold medal at the 2010 Asian games. In 2011 hebecame the first
Indian to successfully defend a world cup title.
Show Answer 5. Zafar Futehally, who passed away, recently was a
famous___?
[A]Ornithologist [B]Singer [C]Music composer [D]Author
Ornithologist Zafar Futehally was one of the Indias best known
naturalists andornithologists. He spearheaded the early years of
the conservation movement in
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India, serving as link between conservationists and
corporate.
Show Answer 6. Recently (August, 2013), Indias largest blast
furnace Durga
has started operating at which of the following steel plants?
[A]Rourkela Steel Plant[B]Bhilai Steel Plant [C]Durgapura Steel
Plant [D]Bhadravati Steel Plant
Rourkela Steel Plant Indias largest blast furnace has become
operational atRourkela Steel Plant. With the start of the new
state-of-the-art furnace, hot metalcapacity at RSP will increase to
4.5 million tones per annum from its capacity of 2million tones per
annum. Durga, the largest blast furnace of the country, has builtat
an approximate expenditure of Rs 1,600 crore, the furnace has
useful volume of4,060 cubic meters.
Show Answer 7. Who among the following has won the Rogers Cup
Womens
single title-2013? [A]Serena Williams [B]Sorana Cirstea
[C]Victoria Azarenka[D]Maria Sharapova
Serena Williams Serena Williams crushed Romanias Sorana Cirstea
6-2, 6-0 in thefinal of the womens Rogers cup to capture her 54th
WTA singles title. It wasSerenas eighth title this year.
Show Answer 8. In which of the following cities, the Centre for
Cellular and
Molecular Biology is located? [A]Bangalore [B]Mumbai [C]Kolkata
[D]Hyderabad
Hyderabad The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology or CCMB
is an IndianBiotechnology research establishment of the Council of
Scientific and IndustrialResearch and a designated centre of
excellence for global molecular and cellbiology network, UNESCO. It
was set up as a semi-autonomous centre in 1977 inHyderabad, Andhra
Pradesh.
Show Answer 9. In which of the following countries, worlds
highest wind
turbines have been installed recently? [A]China [B]Sweden
[C]Italy [D]Greece
China China has completed installing five wind turbines in Tibet
at a height of about4,900 meters above sea level, making it the
highest wind farm in the World. Chinesewind energy major, Longyuan
Power, plans to install 33 wind turbines on the farm,located in
Naqu Prefecture in southwest Chinas Tibet Autonomous region.
Show Answer 10. According to the norms, minimum land requirement
to set up
Multi-product SEZs is? [A]500 hectares [B]750 hectares [C]900
hectares [D]1000
hectares
500 hectares Government made the special economic zones
attractive for theinvestors by notifying relaxations in the minimum
area requirements and easing theexist clause for developers.
Multi-product SEZs minimum land requirement has
