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GK & Current Affairs: July 18, 20132013-07-19 09:07:57 GKToday

1. Currently, the Panchayat Raj system is not present in which of the followingstates? [A]Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram [B]Nagaland, Tripura and Mizoram[C]Meghalaya, Assam and Nagaland [D]Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland

Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram The Panchayat Raj system exists in all thestates except Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram and in all the Union territoriesexcept Delhi.

Show Answer 2. As per the latest data by World Federation of Exchanges,

which of the following has regained its position as the World’s largest bourse interms of volume in equity trade? [A]NYSE Euronext [B]Nasdaq OMX [C]NSE [D]BSE

NSE National Stock Exchange (NSE) has regained its position as the world’s largestbourse in terms of volume in equity trade. NSE registered 11.2 crore trades on itsplatform, making it the world’s top exchange among the 50 bourses listed with WFE.NSE was followed by NYSE Euronext and Nasdaq OMX.

Show Answer 3. As present, how many states have Woman Chief Ministers?

[A]Two [B]Three [C]Four [D]One

Three Presently three Indian States viz., Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and New Delhihave woman chief ministers. Jayalalitha and Mamata Banerjee are currently ruling inTamil Nadu and West Bengal respectively. Sheila Dikshit of Delhi has the distinctionof longest serving woman chief minister in post independent India having been at thehelm of affairs for the past 12 years.

Show Answer4. Who among the following is the chairman of the forum

constituted for exchange of views between industry groups and government on taxrelated issues? [A]Dr Parthasarathi Shome [B]C Ranga Rajan [C]Kaushik Basu[D]Deepak Parekh

Dr Parthasarathi Shome Ministry of Finance constitutes a forum Chaired by Dr.Parthasarathi Shome, advisor to the Finance Minister for exchange of viewsbetween industry group and government on tax related issues or tax relateddisputes. The forum will meet every Wednesday.

Show Answer 5. Recently, which of the following state government has given its

approval for tapping unfermented sap or neera from the coconut? [A]AndhraPradesh [B]Karnataka [C]Kerala [D]Odisha

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Kerala The Government of Kerala has given its nod for tapping neera or unfermented sap from coconut across the state. Neera, sweet toddy that is a non-alcoholic drink, is got from the immature inflorescence of coconut. Neera tappingwould be implemented in units of 1,500 coconut trees in each districts across thestate initially as a pilot project.

Show Answer 6. As per the latest data (June, 2013), India ranks _____ in terms

of number of internet users. [A]First [B]Second [C]Third [D]Fourth

Third India is the third largest country in terms of number of Internet users. Chinaranks top in the list followed by USA.

Show Answer 7. World's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal has scrapped its 12

billion dollar steel plant project in __? [A]Madhya Pradesh [B]Karnataka [C]Odisha

[D]West Bengal

Odisha ArcelorMittal has announced scrapping of its 12 million tonne per year integrated steel plant in Keonjhar district of Odisha where it was supposed to investRs.40,000 crore. The reasons cited are political and administrative bottlenecks.

Show Answer 8. Recently, it was reported in the newspapers that in June 2013,

the Inflation was 4.86%, mainly driven by the food articles. This data is based upon?[A]Wholesale Price Index [B]Consumer Price Index [C]Index of Industrial Production[D]Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers

Wholesale Price Index Inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index rose to 4.86 per cent in June this year, driven mainly by rising prices of food articles, especiallyvegetables.

Show Answer 9. Who among the following has been awarded with the

Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, the highest cultural award of France?

[A]Bob Dylan [B]Sean Connery [C]Roger Moore [D]Paul Hewson

Paul Hewson Paul Hewson, popularly known as Bono, the frontman of the rock bandU2 as well as the anti-poverty activist was awarded with the Commander of theOrder of Arts and Letters, the highest cultural award of France for the contribution of music. He was also praised for utilizing his popularity for the sake of humanitariancauses.

Show Answer 10. According to Buddhist tradition, the fifth Buddha, that is yet to

come is__? [A]Amitabha [B]Maitreya [C]Manjusri [D]Vajrapani

Maitreya Maitreya, is forefold as a future Buddha of this world in Buddhisteschatology. Maitreya is bodhisattva who in the Buddhist tradition is to appear on

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Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma. According toscriptures, Maitreya will be a successor of the historic Sakyamuni Buddha.

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