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GK & Current Affairs: July 13, 20132013-07-14 10:07:05 GKToday

1. United Nation has declared which one of the following dates as Malala Day?[A]July 10 [B]July 12 [C]July 14 [D]July 15

July 12 United Nation declared July 12 as Malala Day to commemorate the birth dayof Pakistan child activist Malala Yousafzai. The day is intended to represent the goalof education for all children.

Show Answer 2. Who among the following has been appointed as United Nation

(UN) Women Chief? [A]Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka [B]Michelle Bachelet [C]Lakshmi

Puri [D]Michelle Bachelet

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka United Nation secretary general Ban Ki-moon hasappointed Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, a former deputy president of South Africa andwomens advocate as the new head of the United Nation body (UN Entity for GenderEquality and Empowerment of Women) tasked with promoting womens right andtheir full participation in global affairs. Ms Mlambo-Ngcuka replaces MichelleBachelet, a former president of Chile who served as the first Executive Director UNwomen empowerment body.

Show Answer 3. Under which of the following name the National Aviation

University, has been proposed to being set up at Rae Bareli in the state of UttarPradesh? [A]Mahatma Gandhi National Aviation University [B]Rajiv Gandhi NationalAviation University [C]Tagore National Aviation University [D]APJ Kalam NationalAviation University

Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University The Union cabinet gave its approval to theproposal for setting up of a National Aviation University in the name of Rajiv GandhiNational Aviation University at the district of Rae Bareli in the State of Uttar Pradeshas a central university.

Show Answer 4. The abbreviated form of Computer VIRUS is______? [A]Vital

Information Resource Under Seize [B]Vital Information Resource Under Secure[C]Vital Information Replication Under Seize [D]Vital Information Replication UnderSecure

Vital Information Resource Under Seize VIRUS-Vital Information Resource UnderSeize. A computer virus is a computer programme that can replicate itself andspread from one computer to another without our knowledge and runs against ourwishes. All computer viruses are man made. They insert themselves into the hostprograms and propagate when the infected program gets executed.
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Show Answer 5. Which of the following statement is true about Graphene?

[A]It is one of the thinnest, strongest two dimensional material. [B]It is a form ofplastic material of good thermal conductivity. [C]It is one of the thinnest, strongestone dimensional material. [D]It is thinnest three dimensional material.

It is one of the thinnest, strongest two dimensional material. Graphene is a twodimensional material consisting of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in ahoneycomb or chicken wire structure. It is the thinnest material known and yet it isalso the one of the strongest.

Show Answer 6. Who among the following has been sworn in as the 9th Chief

Minister of Jharkhand? [A]Annapurna Devi [B]Rajendra Prasad Singh [C]HemantSoren [D]Shibu Soren

Hemant Soren Hemant Soren, leader of Jharkhand Mukti Morch (JMM) and son ofparty Chief Shibu Soren sworn in as the 9th Chief Minister of Jharkhand.

Show Answer 7. Which among the following legislations governs the Genetically

Modified Organisms (GMOs) in India? [A]Environment Protection Act 1989[B]Biological Diversity Act 2002 [C]Wildlife Protection Acts 1972 [D]Both A and B

Both A and B In India, we do not have an express statute to regulate GMOs.

Currently, the Environment Protection Acts 1989 rules govern the regulation of thiscontroversial technology. The government is now proposing a single-window, fasttrack clearance system in the form of Biotechnology Regulatory Authority to be setup through a statutory framework. Certain aspects of GMOs also fall under theBiological Diversity Act.

Show Answer 8. Which of the following country is estimated to have Worlds

largest Shale gas reserve? [A]USA [B]China [C]Argentina [D]Algeria

China China has the largest shale gas reserve globally, at more than 1,115 trillioncubic feet, followed by Argentina (802 trillion Cub ft), Algeria (707 trillion Cub ft) andUnited States (665 trillion Cub ft).

Show Answer 9. Recently, Union government cleared the proposal to replace

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) with a new aviation regulator with fulloperational and financial authority. The new regulatory body would be called as___?[A]Civil Regulatory Authority [B]Civil Aviation Authority [C]Aviation Administration

Authority [D]Aviation Control Authority

Civil Aviation Authority The new regulatory authority body would be called the CivilAviation Authority (CAA) and would replace the Directorate General of Civil Aviation(DGCA). It will administer and regulate the civil aviation safety and manage safety


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oversight over air transport operators, air service navigation operators and operatorsof the other civil aviation facilities.

Show Answer 10. Tongam Rina, who has been selected for the prestigious

prize for Freedom and Future of the Media -2013 belongs to which of the followingstate? [A]Arunachal Pradesh [B]Assam [C]West Bengal [D]Tripura

Arunachal Pradesh Senior journalist of Arunachal Pradesh Tongam Rina has beenselected for the prestigious prize for the Freedom and Future of the Media-2013instituted by Media Foundation, Leipzing, Germany. Earlier Tongam Rina washonoured with the Laadli Media award 2011-12 for gender sensitivity November lastyear at Kolkata.

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