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Articles From General Knowledge Today: GK & Current Affairs: June 21, 2014

This document contains a summary of 10 multiple choice questions from a GK & Current Affairs quiz on June 21, 2014. The questions cover topics related to India's defense structure, foreign direct investment policies, historic treaties between India and China, irrigation projects in India, and global rankings related to peace, nuclear power and wealth. The document provides the questions, possible answer choices and a brief explanation for the correct answer.

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Articles From General Knowledge Today: GK & Current Affairs: June 21, 2014

This document contains a summary of 10 multiple choice questions from a GK & Current Affairs quiz on June 21, 2014. The questions cover topics related to India's defense structure, foreign direct investment policies, historic treaties between India and China, irrigation projects in India, and global rankings related to peace, nuclear power and wealth. The document provides the questions, possible answer choices and a brief explanation for the correct answer.

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Articles from General Knowledge Today

GK & Current Affairs: June 21, 2014


2014- 06- 23 10:06:08 GKToday

1. In cont ext t o Indias def ence st ruct ure consider t he f ollowing st at ement s:
1.T ejas is a light weight , mult i-role, single-engine t act ical f ight er aircraf t
2.Akash is a surf ace-t o-surf ace missile, has a range of 25 kms
3.Prahar is a 150 km-range t act ical missile syst em
4.BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile wit h a st rike range of 290 kms
Which of t he above said st at ement s is/are t rue?
[A]Only 1, 2 & 3
[B]Only 1, 3 & 4
[C]Only 1, 2 & 4
[D]1, 2, 3 & 4
Only 1, 3 & 4
Akash is a surf ace-t o-air missile, has a range of 290 kms.
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2. Recent ly, t he government has accept ed t he report of Arvind Mayaram
commit t ee on rat ionalising def init ions of FDI and FII. As per t he report f oreign
invest ment of ___ per cent or more in a list ed company will now be t reat ed as
FDI?
[A]25
[B]10
[C]20
[D]15
10
Foreign invest ment of 10 per cent or more in a list ed company will now be
t reat ed as FDI as t he government has accept ed t he report of a commit t ee on
rat ionalising def init ions of FDI and FII. If t he st ake is not raised t o 10 per cent
or above, t hen t he invest ment can be t reat ed as port f olio invest ment .
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3. In which of t he f ollowing years India and China signed Panchsheel t reat y?
[A]1960
[B]1954
[C]1962
[D]1964
1954
T he f ive principles of peacef ul coexist ence are known as t he Panchsheel.
T heir f irst f ormal codif icat ion in t reat y f orm was in as agreement bet ween

China and India in 1954. T he year 2014 marks t he 60t h anniversary of t he


Panchsheel t reat y.
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4. T he Swarna Rekha Mult i-purpose project aims t o supply wat er f or
agricult ure in ___?
[A]Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal
[B]Jharkhand, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh
[C]Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal
[D]Jharkhand, West Bengal and Ut t arkhand
Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal
T he Swarna Rekha Mult i-Purpose project is locat ed across t he t hree st at es
(Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal). T he project was st art ed during 1982-83
wit h an aim t o supply wat er f or agricult ure in Jharkhand, Odisha and West
Bengal. Besides t his t he ot her aims of t he project was t o reduce f lood
damage in Odisha and West Bengal.
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5. Recent ly, t he Maharasht ra st at e cabinet has cleared t he proposal t o f orm
Palghar dist rict by bif urcat ing which of t he f ollowing dist rict s?
[A]T hane
[B]Nashik
[C]Sangli
[D]Pune
T hane
Maharasht ra st at e cabinet has approved t he long pending proposal t o
bif urcat e T hane dist rict and Palghar is all set t o be Maharasht ras 36t h
dist rict . T he new dist rict will come int o being f rom August 1.
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6. Which among t he f ollowing books is not aut hored by J K Rowling?
[A]Silkworm
[B]T he Casual Vacancy
[C]Spy Man
[D]T he Cuckoos Calling
Spy Man
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7. Which among t he f ollowing awards is given in "Sust ainable Development "?
[A]Pen Pint er Award
[B]T ang Prize
[C]T uring Prize

[D]Donald P. Eckman Award


T ang Priz e
T aiwan businessmen Dr.Samuel Yin est ablished t he T ang Prizem, also called
as "Asian version of Nobel" ; in December 2012 t o encourage individuals
across t he globe chart t he middle pat h t o achieving sust ainable development
by recognising and support ing research in t he f our major f ields of Sust ainable
Development , Biopharmaceut ical Science, Sinology and t he Rule of Law.
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8. T he t erm High Net wort h Individual (HNWI) ref ers t o t he person who has
invest able asset s of $ __ million or more. Fill t he blank wit h correct opt ion?
[A]One
[B]Five
[C]T en
[D]Fif t een
One
A person who has invest able asset s of $1 million or more are called High Net
wort h Individual.
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9. According t o Global Peace Index-2014, which among t he f ollowing is t he
worlds least peacef ul nat ion?
[A]Ukraine
[B]Syria
[C]Af ghanist an
[D]Iraq
Syria
T he 2014 Global Peace Index shows t hat t he world has become less peacef ul;
since 2008 111 count ries have det eriorat ed in levels of peace, while only 52
have improved. T he Index shows Syria is t he worlds least peacef ul nat ion.
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10. Which among t he f ollowing is t he worlds f irst nuclear power st at ion?
[A]Kolskaya nuclear plant
[B]Obninsk nuclear plant
[C]Akkuyu nuclear plant
[D]Sibirskaya nuclear plant
Obninsk nuclear plant
Obninsk nuclear power st at ion is t he worlds f irst nuclear power st at ion. T he
plant is also known as APS-1 Obnisk. On June 26, 1954 t he worlds f irst nuclear
plant t ook commercial load, wit h elect ric generat or power of 1500kw. On June
27, commissioning of nuclear plant was announced. T he Obninsk nuclear plant

will t urn 60 t his week.


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