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GK & Current Affairs: June 24, 20132013-06-26 17:06:18 GKToday

1. Which one of the following motor vehicle company recently unveiled worldsfastest electric racing car ZEOD RC? [A]Nissan [B]Ford [C]General Motors[D]Toyota

Nissan Nissan unveiled the ZEOD RC (Zero Emission on Demand Racing Car) theworlds fastest electric racing car, which is claimed to reach speed of more than300km/h with electric technology at the Le Mans 24 hours.

Show Answer 2. The Kachin Independence Army is a rebel group active in

which of the following country? [A]Bangladesh [B]Sri Lanka [C]Myanmar[D]Afghanistan

Myanmar The Kachin Independence Army is the military organization, a rebel groupcomposed of ethnic Kachins in northern Myanmar. The Kachin independence Armyis the only major group that has not reached a cease-fire agreement with thegovernment of President Thein Sein who came to power in 2011.

Show Answer 3. Which of the following states rank first in terms of Wind energy

production? [A]Gujarat [B]Tamil Nadu [C]Andhra Pradesh [D]Rajasthan

Tamil Nadu The total installed capacity of wind energy in India is 19051.5 MW. TamilNadu ranks first in the country with the installed capacity of 7154 MW followed byGujarat (3,093 WM), Maharastra (2976 WM) and Karnataka.

Show Answer 4. By defeating which of the following team, India clinched the

ICC Champions Trophy 2013? [A]England [B]Australia [C]Sri Lanka [D]West Indies

England India clinched the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 against England with a fiverun victory. India made total 129 runs in 20 overs for seven wickets. It then restrictedEngland to 124 for eight. All rounder Ravindra Jadeja was declared as the Man of theMatch and He was also awarded with the Golden Ball for grabbing maximumnumber of wickets in the series. Shikhar Dhawan was declared as the Man of theSeries and he was also conferred with Golden Bat for hitting maximum runs in theseries.

Show Answer 5. Under the National Ambient Air Monitoring Programme of India,

which of the following air pollutants have been identified for regular monitoring? 1.Sulphur Dioxide 2. Oxides of Nitrogen (NO2) 3. Suspended Particulate Matter 4.Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter Choose the correct option from the codes

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given below: [A]Only 1 & 2 [B]Only 2 & 4 [C]Only 1,2 & 3 [D]1, 2, 3 & 4

1, 2, 3 & 4 Under the National Ambient Air Monitoring Programme of India four airpollutants viz., Sulphur Dioxide, Oxides of Nitrogen (NO2), Suspended ParticulateMatter, Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter have been identified for regularmonitoring at all stations.

Show Answer 6. Who among the following has been appointed coach of

Australian Cricket Team? [A]Bryan Lara [B]Shane Warne [C]Darren Lehmann[D]Adam Gilchrist

Darren Lehmann Darren Lehmann has been appointed as new coach of AustralianCricket Team. Lehmann appointed replacing Mickey Arthur who was sacked fromthe post recently.

Show Answer 7. Recently, Vodafone has agreed to buy cable operator KabelDeutschland for euro 7.7 billion. Kabel Deutschland is a largest cable operator ofwhich of the following country? [A]Japan [B]Germany [C]France [D]Canada

Germany Kabel Deutschland is Germanys largest cable operator.

Show Answer 8. Who among the following is the recipient of India Abroad

Publishers Special Award for Excellence 2012? [A]Sharmila Tagore [B]Amrit Singh

[C]Ani Bera [D]Meera Jain

Amrit Singh Legal Activist and the youngest daughter of Prime Minister ManmohanSingh Amrit Singh received the India Abroad Publishers Special Award forExcellence 2012. Amrit is senior legal officer for national security andcounterterrorism at the Open Society Justice Initiative based at the New York. AmritSingh was given this award for her report Globalizing Torture: CIA Secret Tortureand Extraordinary Rendition released in February 2013.

Show Answer 9. International Olympic Day is observed on_____? [A]June 22[B]June 23 [C]June 24 [D]June 25

June 23 International Olympic Day was celebrated across the world on 23 June2013. The day celebrated for promotion of participation of people in the sports allacross the world, irrespective of athletic, gender or age ability.

Show Answer 10. Which one of the following film has won Golden Goblet award

for best feature film at the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival? [A]The Major[B]Reliance [C]Fist of Legend [D]Amazing

The Major Russian film The Major won Golden Goblet award for best feature film atthe 16th Shanghai International Film Festival.

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