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