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1. Which of the following port has been conferred the Major Port of the Yearaward? [A]Ennore Port [B]Chennai Port [C]Visakapatnam Port [D]Paradip Port

Paradip Port Paradip port has been conferred the Major Port of the Year award inrecognition of its excellent performance in 2012-13. In 2012-13 Paradip port handleda total 56.66 million tones of traffic, up from 54.25 million tones in 2011-12.

Show Answer 2. Who among the following has been awarded with German

Whistleblower Award-2013? [A]Julian Assange [B]Karen Kwiatkowski [C]Edward

Snowden [D]Jeffrey Alexander Sterling

Edward Snowden Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who exposed the mostextensive US global surveillance operations, was awarded this years GermanWhistleblower Prize worth USD 3,900 in absentia.

Show Answer 3. Which of following committee was set up with an objective of

evolving a mechanism for Minimum Support Price to the collectors of Non-Timber

forest products? [A]T Haque committee [B]Sudha committee [C]Mahajan committee[D]Verma committee

T Haque committee The Ministry of Panchayat Raj has constituted a committeeunder the chairmanship of Dr T. Haque to look into different aspects of Minor ForestProduce management in fifth schedule areas which has recommended for fixationof Minimum Support Price.

Show Answer 4. Recently, King Albert II has decided to abdicate his throne in

favour of his son after ruling the country for 20 years, was ruling which of thefollowing country? [A]Belgium [B]Algeria [C]Bolivia [D]Uganda

Belgium Albert II abdicated as King of the Belgian in favour of his son Phillippe,who has become the seventh monarch of Belgium.

Show Answer 5. Who among the following is the current Chairperson of

National Green Tribunal of India? [A]Justice Jyothimani [B]Justice Kingaonkar

[C]Justice Swatanter Kumar [D]Justice U D Salvi

Justice Swatanter Kumar Justice Swatanter Kumar is the present Chairperson ofNational Green Tribunal of India.

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Show Answer 6. The Union Government has decided to make production of

Photo identity card mandatory for purchase of which of the following commodity?[A]Ammonium Nitrate [B]LPG [C]Acids [D]Alcohol

Acids According Central government new guidelines to regulate the sale andpurchase of acids, no one will be able to purchase acid without submitting a photo

ID. Also, shopkeepers who sell acids will have to obtain a licence to do the same.

Show Answer 7. Who among the following is the author of the book The

Lowland? [A]Donal Ryan [B]Jhumpa Lahiri [C]Ruth Ozeki [D]Eve Harris

Jhumpa Lahiri Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri is the author of The Lowlandwhich has been listed among 13 novels long listed for the Man Booker Prize 2013.

Show Answer8. Which of the following has become the first automaker to

participate in Greenhouse Gas Reporting Programme in India? [A]Ford Motor[B]Maruti Suzuki [C]General Motors [D]Toyota

Ford Motor Ford Motor Company joined the voluntary India Greenhouse GasReporting Programme in India. Voluntary reporting enables a complete transparencyin terms of carbon dioxide emissions.

Show Answer 9. Which one of the following planet is also called Earths Twin?

[A]Venus [B]Jupiter [C]Mars [D]Mercury

Venus Venus is sometimes called Earths twin because Venus and Earth arealmost the same size, have about the same mass and have a very similarcomparison.

Show Answer 10. 2014 marks the centenary of the World War-I. This war was

mostly fought in which among the following continent? [A]Europe [B]North America

[C]Asia [D]Africa

Europe World War I was fought 1914-18, mostly on the European continent, butalso in Africa, the Middle East and Pacific Islands and China.

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