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GK & Current Affairs: June 3, 20142014-06-06 11:06:24 GKToday

1. The corporat e headquarter of which among the following organizations isknown as "One Earth"?[A]Powergrid Corporation of India Ltd[B]Tat a Consultancy Services[C]Suzlon Energy[D]Wipro

Suzlon EnergyCorporate headquarter of Suzlon Group is named "One Earth". It is locat ed in

Pune, and is completely powered by renewable energy. One Earth hasrecently got LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design) Platinumcert if icate. The One Earth campus covers 41,000 sq mt (10.13 acres) and canaccommodat e up to 2,300 people.Not e: Suzlon is world's t hird-largest and India's largest wind t urbinemanufacturer.

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2. According t o t he latest available dat a as of June 2014, what was India's

economic growt h in 2013-14?[A]4%[B]4.7%[C]5.3%[D]5.7%

4.7%India's economic growth remained at 4.7 per cent in 2013-14.

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3. Who among the following is the current (June 2014) Prime Minister ofBhutan?[A]Jigme Thinley[B]Kinzang Dorji[C]Yeshey Zimba[D]Tshering Tobgay

Tshering TobgayRecently, Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay had at tendedswearing-in ceremony ofIndia's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Bhutan is India's all weather f riendand also f irst count ry for Modi's of f icial foreign trip.

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4. A governor in state of India is appointed for a period not exceeding __?[A]Three Years[B]Four Years[C]Five Years[D]Six Years

Five YearsArt icle 156(1) provides t hat the governor shall hold of f ice during t he pleasureof the President and t hat he would hold of f ice f or f ive years if he continuedto enjoy t he conf idence of the President .

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5. The El Nino ef fect is known to cause f loods in __?[A]India[B]Australia[C]North America[D]Latin America

Latin AmericaEl Ninos are marked by higher-t han-normal sea-surface temperat ures in theequatorial Pacif ic and their ef fect s can ripple globally f rom putt ing India andAust ralia at a higher risk of drought , while t ouching of f f loods in Lat in America.

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6. Which among the following countries will become the 19th member of theeurozone as it is set to adopt the euro on 1 January 2015?[A]Denmark[B]UK[C]Lithuania[D]Latvia

LithuaniaLithuania will become the 19th member of the eurozone out of 28 count ries inthe European Union, and the last of the Baltic States t o join eurozone.

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7. According t o t he Environmental Performance Index, which is the worldslargest greenest country?[A]Australia[B]Luxembourg[C]Switzerland[D]Singapore

Switzerland

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Switzerland is the worlds largest greenest count ry. After Switzerland in topplace comes Luxembourg, Australia, Singapore and the Czech Republic.

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8. Alexander Shulgin, who passed away recently, was popularly known as_____?

[A]Godfat her of ecstasy[B]Father of Physiology[C]Father of psychoact ive drugs[D]Godf ather of Medicine

Godfather of ecstasyAlexander Shulgin was an American medicinal chemist , biochemist ,pharmacologist and author. He earned the nickname godf ather of ecstasyfor his pioneering work with the drug. Shulgin was credited with creat ing some

200 other psychoact ive compounds.

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9. The T iananmen Square massacre was a st udent-led popular demonst rat iontook place in?[A]Egypt[B]Tunisia[C]China[D]Bangladesh

ChinaThe Tiananmen Square protest s of 1989, commonly known as t he June Fourthincident was a student-led popular demonst rat ion in Beijing.

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10. Which among the following correctly represents the Baltic countries?[A]Latvia, Lithuania and Denmark

[B]Lithuania, Latvia and Finland[C]Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia[D]Lat via, Denmark and Finland

Latvia, Lithuania and EstoniaThe Balt ic count ries are north eastern region of Europe containing thecount ries of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia on the eastern shores of Balt ic Sea.

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