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GK & Current Affairs 2013: February 18, 192013-02-19 15:02:01 GKToday

1. The Railways recently said that it plans to complete the world's highest rail bridgeby 2016. On which among the following rivers, this arch-shaped bridge is comingup?[A]Volga river[B]Don river[C]Chenab river[D]Brahmaputra river

Chenab riverArguably one of the toughest engineering challenges in hand, Railways plans tocomplete the Chenab bridge in Jammu and Kashmir by 2016, making it the worldshighest rail bridge. The arch-shaped bridge across the Chenab river-bed in Reasidistrict, which will be five times the height of the Qutab Minar at 359 m above riverbed, will connect Baramulla and Srinagar to Jammu via Udhampur-Katra-Qazigundcovering the entire route in about seven hours.

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2. The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) was recently making newsfor launching a "Green Fishing Systems for Tropical Seas" project. Which amongthe following is the correct location of Central Institute of Fisheries Technology?[A]Chennai[B]Kolkata[C]Visakhapatanam[D]Cochin

Cochin

The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) is located at Cochin. Recently,the CIFT has launched, Green Fishing Systems for Tropical Seas, a researchproject funded by National Fund for Basic, Strategic and Frontier ApplicationResearch in Agriculture. The project assumes significance in the backdrop ofincreasing energy use in the fishery sector and resultant carbon emissions. A totalsaving of 470 million litres of fuel is expected if the technology envisaged is adoptedin trawling and there will be resultant reduction of 1.23 million tonnes of CO2emissions.

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3. India's first social venture fund has been recently launched by which among thefollowing?

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[A]VentureEast India[B]Trident Capital[C]Incube Ventures Pvt. Ltd.[D]Artiman Ventures Ltd.

Incube Ventures Pvt. Ltd.Ahmedabad-based Incube Ventures Pvt. Ltd.'s newly launched 'Incube Connect

Fund' has received the distinction of being the first social venture funding the countryto be accorded registration by SEBI under SEBI (AIF), Regulations, 2012. Havingrecently received SEBI approval as country's first 'social venture fund company', thecity-based company has launched its first sector agnostic fund worth Rs 200 crore.The fund will look to invest and incubate ventures that will have social relevanceacross various sectors.

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4. As per the CBREs latest Prime Office Occupancy Costs survey, which amongthe following is remains the worlds most expensive prime office market?[A]Beijing CBD[B]New Delhi CBD[C]Hong Kong Central[D]Londons West End

Hong Kong CentralHong Kong Central remains the worlds most expensive prime office market,followed by Londons West End and Marunouchi Otemachi, Tokyo. According toCBREs latest Prime Office Occupancy Costs survey, six of the top 10 mostexpensive office markets globally are located in the Asia Pacific. Led by Hong KongCentral and Tokyos Marunouchi Otemachi in third position, Beijing CBD, New DelhiCBD, Beijings Finance Street and Hong Kong-West Kowloon, also cracked the top10.

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5. World's first women cricketer to score 5000 runs in One-Day International cricketis __:[A]Charlotte Edwards[B]Claire Taylor[C]Katherine Brunt[D]Mithali Raj

Charlotte Edwards

Charlotte Edwards of England became the first player to score 5,000 runs inwomens One-Day International cricket.

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6. The Advanced Knowledge and Rural Technology Implementation Initiative(AKRUTI), has been launched by __:[A]National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)[B]Reserve Bank of India[C]Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)

[D]Ministry of Rural Development

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)The programme AKRUTI-KRUTIK-FORCE aims to create structured and scalablenetwork of technology nodes in rural areas providing easy access to moderntechnologies to all villagers in their own villages. AKRUTI is an acronym forAdvance Knowledge and Rural Technology Implementation programme. Throughthis programme, the technology centre called AKRUTI node is set up in a village.This is done under the guidance of BARC, through technically oriented NGOs

working in that village. AKRUTI node will park number of BARC developedtechnologies for use by villagers. These technologies are demonstrated and taken todifferent villages around the AKRUTI node via working centres established indifferent villages around AKRUTI. These working centres are called KRUTI Kendraviz. KRUTIK. KRUTIK stands for Knowledge and Rural Technology ImplementationKendra, which works with villagers and farmers groups and deploy thesetechnologies in their own villages and in the fields.

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7. Recently, in which among the following countries, a new type of rice called 'SlimRice' is introduced?[A]Thailand[B]United Kingdom[C]United States[D]Japan

United Kingdom

A new variety of rice from the UK is surprisingly low on calories - only 7.7 per 100grams as compared to 350 for white basmati. Named Slim Rice, it is made from awater soluble vegetable fibre called Moyu (konjac), which has been consumed inAsia for many centuries for its health benefits. The vegetable fibre is unique as itexpands stomach to give you a sense of fullness. Slim rice doesn't have the sametexture as regular rice, since it is not made from the same ingredient that containsthe high amounts of calories, carbohydrates and sugar.

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8. Rafael Correa, recently re-elected as the President of the ___________?[A]Brazil[B]Chile

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[C]Ecuador[D]Peru

EcuadorRafael Correa looks set to replace ailing Hugo Chavez as Latin America's main anti-US voice after a crushing general election win. With Venezuelan President HugoChavez battling life-threatening cancer, Mr Correa's new four-year term could see

him become Latin America's most outspoken critic of Washington. First elected in2007, the 49-year-old has won broad support with ambitious social spendingprogrammes. Mr Correa has consistently spoken out against the free-marketreforms promoted by the United States, instead backing state-driven economies andexpanding ties with China.

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9. Who among the following has been conferred with the Indira Gandhi Prize forPeace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2011?[A]Hamid Karzai[B]Ela Ramesh Bhatt[C]Sheikh Hasina[D]Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Ela Ramesh BhattThe President of India Pranab Mukherjee conferred 2011 Indira Gandhi Prize forPeace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2011 on Ela Ramesh Bhatt.

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10. It was recently in the news that India's first wildlife skywalk will come up inMaenam wildlife sanctuary. In which among the following states is located theMaenam wildlife sanctuary?[A]Assam[B]Sikkim

[C]Himachal Pradesh[D]Madhya Pradesh

SikkimIndia's first wildlife skywalk will come up in Maenam wildlife sanctuary in Sikkim. Thestate government had proposed to build a 22 kilometer rope-way from Maenamsanctuary to the skywalk to be built beyond on the edge of Bhalleydhunga steep facewith rain shelter and public conveniences. The sanctuary, about 65 kms south fromthe capital city of Gangtok, is a popular tourist destination. The environment ministry

has approved the Sikkim government proposal for Rs.500 crore skywalk similarto one in Grand Canyon in north America, which attracts over 3,00,000 visitors ayear despite opposition from wild-lifers.

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