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GK & Current Affairs: May 18, 19, 2014

2014- 05- 31 13:05:48 GKToday

1. T he World Inf ormat ion Societ y Day is observed on _____?

[A]May 14
[B]May 17
[C]May 18
[D]May 19
May 17
In November 2005, t he World Summit on t he Inf ormat ion Societ y called upon
t he UN General Assembly t o declare 17 May as World Inf ormat ion Societ y Day
t o f ocus on t he import ance of ICT and t he wide range of issues relat ed t o t he
inf ormat ion societ y raised by WSIS. T he General Assembly adopt ed a
resolut ion in March 2006 st ipulat ing t hat World Inf ormat ion Societ y Day shall
be celebrat ed every year on 17 May.
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2. T he t erm T iger Cub Economies collect ively ref ers t o t he economies of
which of t he f ollowing count ries?
[A]India, Myanmar, T hailand, China
[B]Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, T hailand
[C]Indonesia, India, T hailand, T aiwan
[D]India, T hailand, T aiwan, Malaysia
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, T hailand
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3. T he Mait ree is a name of joint combat exercise bet ween India and ___?
[A]France
[B]Japan
[C]T hailand
[D]USA
T hailand
Mait ree is a joint combat exercise bet ween Indian army and Royal T hai army.
Indian and T hai f orces have been exercising regularly t oget her since 2007.
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4. Indias Short Range-Surf ace t o Air Missile (SR-SAM) project is codevelopment dual vent ure bet ween India and __?
[A]Russia

[B]France
[C]Israel
[D]It aly
France
T he SR-SAM project is a co-development dual vent ure bet ween India and
France, which will be developed by MBDA of France and DRDO f rom t he Indian
side. T he SR-SAM is a Short Range Surf ace t o Air Missile Syst em wit h a range
of 15 km wit h seeker based guidance syst em.
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5. According t o Law, if a person chosen as Prime Minist er of India is neit her a
member of Loka Sabha or Rajya Sabha at t he t ime of select ion, he must
become a member of eit her of t he houses wit hin __ mont hs. Fill t he blank wit h
correct opt ion?
[A]T hree
[B]Six
[C]T en
[D]T welve
Six
If a person chosen as Prime Minist er of India is neit her a member of Loka
Sabha or Rajya Sabha at t he t ime of select ion, he must become a member of
eit her of t he houses wit hin six mont hs.
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6. T he Kalsubai is t he highest peak of t he sahyadris in ___?
[A]Karnat aka
[B]Kerala
[C]Maharasht ra
[D]Goa
Maharashtra
Kalsubai is t he highest peak of t he sahyadris in Maharasht ra.
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7. Which among t he f ollowing count ries is host ing t he 2014 Mens Hockey
World Cup t ournament ?
[A]Pakist an
[B]Aust ralia
[C]Net herland
[D]Germany
Netherland
T he 2014 Mens Hockey World Cup will be t he 13t h edit ion of t he Hockey World
Cup. It will be held f rom 31 May t o 15 June 2014 at t he Kyocera St adium in T he

Hague, Net herlands.

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8. According t o UK magazine Sport sPro, who has been ranked t op in t he list of
most market able at hlet es in t he world?
[A]T iger Wood
[B]Virat Kohli
[C]Lewis Hamilt on
[D]Christ iano Ronaldo
Lewis Hamilton
Formula One ace Lewis Hamilt on has been named t he worlds most
market able at hlet e according t o t he worlds 50 most market able at hlet es
2014 list , compiled by Sport Pro magazine. Indias cricket er Virat Kohli has been
ranked second in t he list .
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9. T he CryoSat -2 is an environment al research sat ellit e t o st udy t he Eart hs
polar ice caps launched by ___?
[A]NASA
[B]ISRO
[C]European Space Agency
[D]Russian Space Agency
European Space Agency
CryoSat -2 is a European Space Agency environment al research sat ellit e which
was launched in April 2010. It provides scient ist s wit h dat a about t he polar ice
caps and t racks changes in t he t hickness of t he ice wit h a resolut ion of about
1.3 cent imet res.
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10. Recent ly, India and which one of t he f ollowing count ries has come t oget her
t o conduct a joint naval exercise t it led Simbex-14?
[A]Russia
[B]Singapore
[C]Aust ralia
[D]Net herland
Singapore
India and Singapore began a week-long joint naval exercise of f t he Andaman
and Nicobar Islands. T he exercise, t it led SIMBEX-14, is an annual bilat eral war
gaming conduct ed by t he Indian Navy and t he Republic of Singapore Navy.
T he 2014 edit ion of t he Singapore Indian Marit ime Bilat eral Exercise (SIMBEX)
would be t he 21st such exercise t hat began in 1993 t o enhance int eroperabilit y and mut ual underst anding bet ween t he t wo navies.

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