Articles from General Knowledge TodayGK & Current Affairs: March 1, 2, 20142014-03-04 10:03:27 GKToday

1. Government has increased the number of workdays f rom 100 days to 150days under the Mahatma Gandhi Nat ional Rural Employment Programme(MGNREGA) for __: [A]SC and ST [B]T ribals with Forest Rights [C]BelowPoverty Rural Households [D]All who are enrolled in the scheme

Tribals with Forest RightsThe government raised the workdays under it s f lagship Mahatma GandhiNat ional Rural Employment Programme (MGNREGA) f rom 100 to 150 fort ribal’s, a move that will benef it 14 lakh families. Those t ribals who havereceived land rights under the Forest Rights Act , 2006, will be eligible foraddit ional 50 days of wage employment under the scheme.

Show Answer 2. The government has recent ly approved the Nat ionalMission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE) to sustain theHimalayan ecosystem, cont inuously assess it s health status. The NMSHEcovers how many states of India? [A]Ten [B]Twelve [C]Eight [D]Nine

TwelveThe union cabinet approved the mission document on the Nat ional Mission forSustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE). The mission is launched underthe Nat ional Act ion Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) with an out lay of Rs.550crore during the 12th Plan. It s primary object ive is to develop a sustainablenat ional capacit y in a t ime bound manner to cont inuously asses the healthstatus of the Himalayan ecosystem and enable policy formulat ion to assistHimalayan states to implement sustainable development programmes. Themission covers 12 Himalayan states of Jammu and Kashmir, HimachalPradesh, Ut tarkhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram,Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam and West Bengal.

Show Answer 3. Which among the following movies has bagged the bestpicture award at the 86th Oscar Awards 2014? [A]12 Years A Slave [B]Gravit y[C]American Hust le [D]Frozen

12 Years A SlaveSteve McQueen’s historical drama “12 Years A Slave” won best picture awardat the 86th annual Academy Awards. The f ilm has port rayed America’s slavein past . It marks the f irst t ime a f ilm directed by a black f ilmmaker has wonbest picture.

Show Answer 4. The durat ion of President ’s rule in a State in the f irst

instance is ____? [A]Twelve Months [B]Six Months [C]Nine Months [D]One Year

Six Months

Show Answer 5. The “Basij Milit ia” is a volunteer milit ia force operat ing inwhich of the following count ries? [A]Syria [B]Iran [C]Iraq [D]Ukraine

IranThe Basij Milit ia is an Iranian volunteer force of Islamic government loyalistswhich is of ten called out onto the st reet at t imes of crisis to dispel dissent .The force was originally set up by Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979 as a resistanceforce during the Iran-Iraq war.

Show Answer 6. Where is the headquarters of the “Organisat ion forSecurit y and Co-operat ion in Europe (OSCE)” located? [A]Geneva, Switzerland[B]New York, USA [C]Vienna, Aust ria [D]Durban, Germany

Vienna, AustriaThe Organisat ion for Securit y and Co-operat ion in Europe (OSCE) is theworld’s largest securit y-oriented intergovernmental organisat ion. It has it sheadquarters in Vienna, Aust ria.

Show Answer 7. Current ly, India is the world’s largest producer of which ofthe following f ruit s? 1. Mango 2. Papaya 3. Banana 4. Pomegranate Chose thecorrect answer f rom the codes given below: [A]Only 1 & 2 [B]Only 2 & 3 [C]Only1 & 4 [D]1, 2, 3 & 4

1, 2, 3 & 4India is now the world’s largest producer of Mango, Banana, Papaya,Pomegranate and Sapota.

Show Answer 8. Which of the following commit tee has been formed tostudy demand for Bodoland state? [A]G K Pillai Commit tee [B]M S GillCommit tee [C]Rakesh Sharma Commit tee [D]Navin Goyal Commit tee

G K Pillai CommitteeMinist ry of Home Af fairs set up a commit tee headed by former homesecretary GK Pillai to look into the demands of a separate Bodoland state tobe carved out of Assam. The panel will submit it s report in nine months.

Show Answer 9. India’s f irst private bank to commence operat ion in China is__: [A]HDFC Bank [B]Axis Bank [C]ICICI Bank [D]Federal Bank

Axis BankAxis Bank is the f irst Indian private sector bank to set up a branch in China.

Show Answer 10. C R Simha who passed away recent ly was a renownedtheat re and f ilm personalit y in which language? [A]Telugu [B]Kannada[C]Malayalam [D]Marathi

KannadaC R Simha was a renowned theat re and f ilm personalit y in Kannada. Simhawas also an avid writer and documented his experiences in f ilms and theat rein Nimma Simha. He essayed the character of Tughlaq in a play writ ten byGirish Karnad for nearly 30 years.

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