Current Affairs and Gk -July 2013 part-2
Current Affairs and Gk -July 2013
Important current affairs and Gk questions of July month for IAS, RAS, SSC CGL, UPSC, BANK PO, UPSC,RPSC, Bank exams and all other exams.If you like the post kindly give rating.
[important]This questions are useful for any competitive exam like IAS, bank PO, SSC CGL, RAS, CDS, UPSC exams and all state related exams.[/important]
41. Recently, Jean-Claude Juncker, the longest serving Prime Minister in the European Union, announced his resignation following a spying scandal. Jean-Claude Juncker was the Prime Minister of which of the following countries?
[A]Germany
[B]Hungary
[C]Luxemburg
[D]France
Luxemburg
Luxemburg’s Prime Minister longest Jean-Claude Juncker has resigned after being forced out of power by his coalition partner for failing to curb the excesses of the secret services. Jean-Claude Juncker, prime minister since 1995.
42. Consider the following personalities:
[A]IrDA, CBI, LIC, SBI
[B]CBI, IrDA, LIC, SBI
[C]CBI, NABARD, LIC, SBI
[D]CBI, NABARD, UTI, SBI
CBI, IrDA, LIC, SBI
T S Vijayan is the present Chairman of IRDA (Insurance Regulatory Authority of India), Ranjit Sinha is the current head of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), S K Roy is the Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India and Pratip Chaudhuri is the present Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI).
43. S K Roy
[A]People Democratic Party
[B]Druk Phuensum Party
[C]Bhutan Communist Party
[D]Bhutan National Party
People Democratic Party
Bhutan’s Election Commission formally announced that the People’s Democratic Party won the national assembly elections by having secured a majority of thirty two seats. The Druk Phuensum Party won fifteen seats and was elected as the opposition party.
44. Pratip Chaudhary
[A]100
[B]1000
[C]10,000
[D]100,000
100
Telephone density or teledensity is the number of telephone connection for every hundred individuals living within an area. Telephone density has significant correlation with the per capita GDP of the area. It is also used as an indicator of economic development of the country or specific region.
45. Which of the following two gases are used to disinfect water in sewage treatment facilities?
[A]Oxygen and Chlorine
[B]Ozone and Chlorine
[C]Helium and Nitrogen
[D]Nitrogen and Helium
Ozone and Chlorine
Ozone and Chlorine are the two gases used to disinfect water in sewage treatment.
46. With reference to the Indira Awas Yojana, which among the following statements is / are correct?
[A]Only 1
[B]Only 1 & 2
[C]Only 1 & 3
[D]1, 2 & 3
1, 2 & 3
Indira Awas Yojana is a major flagship scheme under the rural development ministry. It addresses rural housing needs by giving grant for construction of dwelling units of BPL families. The government recently approved the new guidelines for the Indira Awas Yojana. According to new guidelines building Toilet has been made compulsory under the scheme. Manual Scavengers, freed bonded labourers and tribal groups will be given preference in allotments and the allotment for each dwelling unit was increased from 45000 rupees to 75000 rupees.
47. Galapagos archipelago is a part of which of the following Oceans?
[A]Pacific Ocean
[B]Indian Ocean
[C]Arctic Ocean
[D]Bay of Bengal
Pacific Ocean
The Galapagos archipelago are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed on either side of the Equator in the Pacific Ocean.
48. With the commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, the total nuclear power generation in the country will stand at__:
[A]4480 MW
[B]4760 MW
[C]5780 MW
[D]6120 MW
5780 MW
With the commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, the total nuclear power generation in the country will rise to 5780 MWs.
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