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GK & Current Affairs Questions: September 6, 20132013-09-07
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1. Which of the following days is observed as International Day
ofCharity?[A]September 4 [B]September 5 [C]September 3
[D]September6
September 5 International Day of Charity is being observed
across the globe on 5thSeptember every year. The day is observed to
commemorate the death anniversaryof renowned nun and missionary,
Mother Teresa. In recognition of the role ofcharityin alleviating
humanitarian crises and human suffering within and among nations,
aswell as of the efforts of charitable organizations and
individuals, including the work ofMother Teresa, the General
Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution
A/RES/67/105 designated the 5th of September, the anniversary of
the death ofMother Teresa, as the International Day ofCharity.
Show Answer 2. Who among the followings has been appointed as
ChiefInformation Commissioner? [A]Mrs Deepak Sandhu [B]Mrs Sushma
Singh [C]RajivMathur [D]Vijay Sharma
Mrs Deepak Sandhu Mrs. Deepak Sandhu was appointed as the
ChiefInformation Commissioner. She was administered the oath of
office by President
Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Sandhu, a 1971 batch
IndianInformation Service officer has replaced Satyanand
Mishra.
Show Answer 3. Recently (September, 2013), RBI Governor Raghuram
Rajanhas announced the setting up of an external committee to
screen applicants fornewbank licences. The committee will be headed
by ? [A]Urjit Patel [B]Bimal Jalan[C]Shyamala Gopinath [D]D
Subburao
Bimal Jalan New RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has announced the
setting up of
few committees to look into critical areas offunctioning, like
monetary policyand screening of applications for licences to open
new bank branches. Rajanannounced an external committee, under the
chairmanship of former GovernorBimal Jalan, to screen applicants
for new bank licences, from January nextyear.
Show Answer 4. Recently (September, 2013), which one of the
following nationdrafted the Syria warresolution which permits
military action against the Bashar
al- Assad regime? [A]France [B]Germany [C]USA [D]Russia
USA The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee drafted the Syria
warresolution which permits up to 60 days of military action
against the Bashar al-
Assad regime.
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Show Answer 5. What is the name of NASAs new spacecraft on
Moon?[A]LADEE [B]Apollo 20 [C]EDT [D]Lunar2
LADEE More than 40 years after the last Apollo astronaut left
the moon, NASA ispreparing to launch a small robotic spacecraft to
investigate one of theirmostbizarre discoveries. The spacecraft
known as LADEE, is scheduled to be launched
on Friday from NASAs Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Islands,
Virginia.
Show Answer 6. Currently, which of the following sports is/are
not included inOlympic? 1.Baseball 2.Archery 3.Polo 4.Cycling Chose
the correct answer from thecodes given below: [A]Only 1 & 3
[B]Only 1 & 2 [C]Only 1, 3 & 4 [D]None oftheabove
Only 1 & 3 Baseball and Polo not included in Olympic.
Baseball was discontinuedafter the 2008 SummerOlympic.
Show Answer 7. Who among the following Prime Ministers, was not
a recipientof Bharat Ratna? [A]P V Narasimha Rao [B]Lal Bahadur
Shastri [C]Morarji Desai[D]Indira Gandhi
P V Narasimha Rao
Show Answer 8. Recently (September, 2013), which one of the
followings hasdecided to buy Nokias devices and Services business?
[A]Microsoft [B]IBM [C]MSN [D]Infosys
Microsoft Microsoft Corporation and Nokia Corporation announced
that both the companies havedecided to enter into a transaction
whereby Microsoft will purchase substantially all of NokiasDevices
and license and use Nokias mapping services.
Show Answer 9. In Jainism, the perfect knowledge is referred to
as ? [A]Nirvana[B]Ratna [C]Kaivalya [D]Jina
Kaivalya
Show Answer 10. Which one of the following countries holds
worlds largest foreignexchange reserves? [A]USA [B]China [C]India
[D]Norway
China Foreign Exchange Reserve is the amount of the currency
deposits of the foreign nation
in the monetary authority of a nation. With $3.31 trillion
foreign exchange reserves china tops
the list.
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