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GK & Current Affairs: June 23, 20132013-06-24 11:06:16 GKToday

1. INDRA is a joint, bi-annual military exercise conducted by India and _____?[A]USA [B]Sri Lanka [C]Russia [D]China

Russia INDRA is a joint, bi-annual military exercise conducted by India and Russiastarting in 2003. The exercise is tasked with boosting cooperation andinteroperability between the Russian and Indian navies. INRA 2013 military exerciseis scheduled to take place in October 2013 at Mahajan field firing range of Rajasthanin India.

Show Answer2. As of June 2013, which one of the following is the Indias super

fast computer? [A]iDataPlex [B]PARAM Yuva-II [C]SAGA [D]EKA

iDataPlex As of June 2013, India has 11 systems in the list of top 500 fastestsupercomputers in the world. The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM)supercomputer iDataPlex stands 36th in the list. Param Yuva-II, developed by theCentre for Development of Advance computing (C-DAC) has bagged the 69thposition.

Show Answer 3. The drug Bedaquiline, which is recently in news is used to treat

which one of the following disease? [A]Malaria [B]Tuberculosis [C]Dengue[D]HIV/AIDS

Tuberculosis Bedaquiline is a new TB drug. Recently, the World HealthOrganization has, for the first time in 40 years, issued interim guidance for the useof this new Tuberculosis drug. The drug was granted approval by the US Food andDrug Administration last year. The interim guidance provides the advice on theinclusion of bedaquiline in the combination therapy of Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR)TB.

Show Answer 4. Who among the following has been awarded Simon Bolivar

National Award of Journalism 2013? [A]George Bush [B]Angle Markel [C]HugoChavez [D]Valdmir Putin

Hugo Chavez Hugo Chavez, former president of Venezuela, was posthumouslyawarded the Simon Bolivar National Award of Journalism 2013. The National

Journalism Prize for foundation said that its jury voted unanimously to give Chavezthe prize because he gave voice to the oppressed of the world and fought aconstant battle against media lies.

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Show Answer 5. The Rollapadu Great Indian Bustard Bird Sanctuary is located

in which of the following state? [A]Andhra Pradesh [B]Uttar Pradesh [C]MadhyaPradesh [D]Arunachal Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh The Rollapadu Great Indian Bustard Bird sanctuary was set up in1987 in an area of 6.14 square km near Nandikotkur in Kurnool district of Andhra

Pradesh. The rare giant bird, Great Indian Bustard, is currently facing deep troubledue to ecological changes and their populations have also dwindled. As the alarmbells are ringing, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest, Bombay NaturalHistory Society, World Wide Fund for nature and State forest department havelaunched a unique Species Recovery Programme to save the Great Indian Bustard,which will continue for decade.

Show Answer 6. In which of the following year Sri Lanka parliament passed the

13th amendment to the constitution? [A]1979 [B]1987 [C]1990 [D]1985

1987 In August 1987, the Sri Lanka Parliament passed the 13th amendment to theconstitution and the ancillary Provisional Councils Act. The Sri Lankan governmentdeclared that the enactment of these laws fulfilled the promises made in the accord,to devolve power on the Tamil people.

Show Answer 7. Recently, which one of the following ancient Jain manuscript

has been registered in the UNESCO Heritage documentary? [A]Shantinatha Purana

[B]Jaina Purana [C]Mahavira Purana [D]Bahubali Purana

Shantinatha Purana UNESCO has recognized an ancient Jain manuscriptShantinatha Purana as one of the rarest documents in the world and hasregistered it in its Register as Heritage Documentary. Shantinatha Purana is a text inSanskrit written in Devanagari script. It describes the life and times of Shantinatha,the 16th Jain Tirthankara.

Show Answer 8. World Refugee Day is observed on___: [A]June 18 [B]June 20

[C]June 21 [D]June 23

June 20 The World Refugee Day is observed on 20 June every year to honour thecourage, strength and determination to flee their homeland under threat ofpersecution, conflict and violence.

Show Answer 9. The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting constituted

a committee to review the rate revision of the newspaper advertisements. Who

among the following is the head of this committee? [A]S K Sinha [B]PrakashChandra [C]J S Mathur [D]Chandra Mouli

J S Mathur The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting constituted acommittee headed by J S Mathur to review the rate revision of the newspaper

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advertisements. The committee will also look into different parameters on the basisof which advertisements are issued. J S Mathur is the additional secretary in theMinistry of Information and Broadcasting.

Show Answer 10. Who among the following is the author of the book Ambedkar

Speaks (Trilogy)? [A]Ramachandra Guha [B]Narendra Jadhav [C]Sushil Tharoor

[D]Prathiba Ray

Narendra Jadhav Dr Narendra Jadhav who is currently serving as Member of thePlanning Commission of India is the author of the book Ambedkar Speaks (Trilogy).It was released recently in (Vol I, II and III). This trilogy is an attempt to develop acomprehensive bibliography of all the speeches delivered by Dr. Ambedkar.

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