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GK & Current Affairs : March 9-10, 2014

2014- 03- 10 13:03:13 GKToday
1. Wit h ref erence t o elect ions in India, how many delimit at ion commissions
have been set up so f ar t o redraw t he boundaries of various assembly and
Lokasabha const it uencies? [A] Two [B] Three [C] Four [D] Five
Four
Delimit at ion commissions have been set up f our t imes in t he past in 1952,
1963, 1973 and 2002 under Delimit at ion Commission act s of 1952, 1962, 1972
and 2002.
Show Answer 2. The Union government has recent ly launched t he Maulana
Azad Sehat Scheme a healt h scheme f or ____? [A] Minorit y Womens [B]
Minorit y St udent s [C] Minorit y Senior Cit izens [D] Minorit y Disabled Persons
Minority Students
The government launched t he Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme which would see
a Sehat Card being issued t o each minorit y st udent enrolled in inst it ut ions
aided by Maulana Azad Educat ion Foundat ion. Under t his scheme st udent s in
t he age group of 5-14 years will be provided wit h a healt h card which will
ent it le t hem t o f ree check-ups t wice a year at t he place where t hey are
st udying.
Show Answer 3. Among t he f ollowing plant species, which one is widely
grown f or it s sweet leaves as sweet ener and sugar subst it ut e? [A] Pat chouli
[B] St evia [C] Arborvit ae [D] Lavender
Stevia
The species St evia rebaudiana or simply St evia, is widely grown f or it s sweet
leaves as sweet ener and sugar subst it ut e. Wit h it s st eviol glycoside ext ract s
having up t o 300 t imes t he sweet ness of sugar; st evia has at t ract ed at t ent ion
wit h t he rise in demand f or low-carbohydrat e, low-sugar sweet eners.
Show Answer 4. Wit h which among t he f ollowing neighbours, India recent ly
conduct ed t he Ex-Surya Kiran Drills VI joint milit ary exercise? [A] Sri Lanka [B]
Pakist an [C] Nepal [D] Bangladesh
Nepal
The armies of India and Nepal are joint ly conduct ing t he milit ary exercise,
known as Ex-Surya Kiran Drills VI, at Saljhandi in Rupandehi dist rict , Nepal. In
t he t wo week long exercise, bot h t he armies will work t o upgrade t heir
pract ical and principle aspect s of jungle warf are, ant i-insurgency operat ions
and rescue operat ions.
Show Answer 5. Which among t he f ollowing t eam is t he winner of 68t h
Sant osh Trophy f or Foot ball f or 2014? [A] Railways [B] Mizoram [C]
Chhat t isgarh [D] Punjab
Mizoram
On March 10, Mizoram has lif t ed t he 68t h Sant osh Trophy f or Foot ball . They
def eat ed Railways 3 - nil in t he f inal played at Siliguri ,West Bengal.
Show Answer 6. According t o t he lat est dat a released by Cent ral St at ist ics
Of f ice (CSO), which among t he f ollowing st at es has emerged as f ast est
growing st at e during 2012-13? [A] Madhya Pradesh [B] Kerala [C] Gujarat [D]
Bihar
Bihar
The lat est dat a released by t he Cent ral St at ist ics Of f ice shows t hat Bihar is
t he f ast est growing St at e wit h it s Gross St at e Domest ic Product growing at
15.05 per cent during 2012-13. It is t he only St at e t o clock a double-digit
growt h rat e. According t o t he CSO dat a, Gujarat ranked sixt h wit h growt h rat e
at 7.96 per cent , behind Bihar and Madhya Pradesh wit h 9.89 per cent , Goa
8.47 per cent , Kerala 8.24 per cent and Odisha 8.09 per cent . The all-India
growt h rat e in 2012-13 was 4.47 per cent .
Show Answer 7. What is t he name of t he recent ly commissioned 200t h ship
const ruct ed at Goa Shipyard Limit ed? [A] INS Tribhuvan [B] INS Sumedha [C]
INS Sunayana [D] INS Saryu
INS Sumedha
INS Sumedha, t he t hird Of f shore Pat rol Vessel designed and const ruct ed by
Goa Shipyard Limit ed was commissioned at Goa shipyard in Vasco in March
2014. INS Sumedha is t he t hird of it s class (Saryu class) of vessels and t he
largest pat rolling vessel and marks t he 200t h ship const ruct ed by Goa
shipyard. It is suit able f or monit oring sea lanes of communicat ion, def ence of
of f shore oil inst allat ions and ot her nat ional of f shore asset s, escort ing ships
and f leet support operat ions
Show Answer 8. In March 2014, t he India-Pakist an Int ernat ional Trade Fair
was organized at __? [A] Faridabad [B] Jalandhar [C] New Delhi [D] Noida
Jalandhar
Five-day India-Pakist an Int ernat ional Trade Fair was organized in Desh
Bhagat Yaadgar Hall in Jalandhar in March 2014.
Show Answer 9. Dehing Pat kai Wildlif e sanct uary is locat ed in which one of
t he f ollowing st at es? [A] Assam [B] Arunachal Pradesh [C] Haryana [D]
Meghalaya
Assam
Dehing Pat kai, is t he only rainf orest in Assam. It is locat ed in t he Dibrugarh and
Tinsukia dist rict s of Assam.
Show Answer 10. The Beauf ort Sea is a part of which one of t he f ollowing
Oceans? [A] Pacif ic Ocean [B] At lant ic Ocean [C] Arct ic Ocean [D] Indian
Ocean
Arctic Ocean
The Beauf ort Sea is a marginal sea of t he Arct ic Ocean, locat ed nort h of t he
Nort hwest Territ ories, west of Canadas Arct ic Islands. The sea is named
af t er hydrographer Sir Francis Beauf ort .
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