Current Affairs and Gk -June 2013
Current Affairs and Gk -June 2013
Important current affairs and Gk questions of June 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]
25. Recently, who among the following had sworn in as Australia’s new Prime Minister?
[A]Kevin Rudd
[B]Chris Bowen
[C]Anthony Albanese
[D]Julian Gillard
Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd was sworn in as Australia’s new Prime Minister. Mr.Rudd had ousted Ms. Gillard, who lost the leadership battle after the former secured 57 votes in a caucus ballot, compared to her 45 votes. Anthony Albanese was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister and Chris Bowen as Treasurer.
26. In which one of the following state, Pipavav port is located?
[A]Gujarat
[B]Odisha
[C]Maharastra
[D]Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
Pipavav port, the first private sector port of India located in Saurashtra, Gujarat. The export figures by the Marine Products Export Development Authority revealed that Pipavav port remained at the top most position for second year in the row on the basis of quantity of marine products handled.
27. Who among the following has been ranked top in the most powerful celebrity list of Forbes?
[A]Lady Gaga
[B]Steven Spielberg
[C]Oprah Winfrey
[D]Madonna
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey was named the most powerful celebrity by Forbes. Singer Lady Gaga came in second, followed by director/producer Steven Spielberg, singer Beyonce and Madonna.
28. Which one of the following statement is true regarding “Project Loon”?
[A]It is a network of balloons, designed to connect people in rural and remote areas
[B]It is an operation to combat cyber attacks
[C]A clandestine operation to tap online and telephone data
[D]Project to provide free DTH service
It is a network of balloons, designed to connect people in rural and remote areas Project Loon is a research and development project being developed by Google. It is a network of balloons travelling on the edge of space, designed to connect people in rural and remote areas, help fill coverage gaps, and bring people back online after disaster.
29. Which among the following are the three major medicines banned by Union government recently?
[A]Pioglitazone, Deanxit, Brufen
[B]Deanxit, Brufen, Analgin
[C]Analgin, Pioglitazone, Brufen
[D]Pioglitazone, Deanxit, Analgin
Pioglitazone, Deanxit, Analgin
The Union government has banned three medicines the widely prescribed anti-diabetes drug pioglitazone, painkiller analgin and anti-depressant deanxit.
30. . India has conferred the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) trade status to both the countries of which among the following pairs?
[A]Maldives and Sri Lanka
[B]Pakistan and Vietnam
[C]Pakistan and China
[D]Myanmar and Bhutan
Pakistan and Vietnam
In international economic relations and international politics, “most favoured nation” (MFN) is a status or level of treatment accorded by one state to another in international trade. The term means the country which is the recipient of this treatment must, nominally, receive equal trade advantages as the “most favoured nation” by the country granting such treatment. (Trade advantages include low tariffs or high import quotas). India has conferred MFN status on Pakistan and Vietnam. Though Pakistan has committed in the past that it would grant MFN status to India, there are huge pressures in Pakistan to grant this status to China.
31. What is the name of the Sun observing satellite launched by NASA recently?
[A]IRIS
[B]Crusader
[C]Corona
[D]Sunset
IRIS
NASA’s newest solar observatory launched Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph satellite or IRIS into space, beginning a two year quest to probe some of the sun’s biggest mysteries. Scientists hope IRIS observations help them better understand how energy and material move around the sun.
32. Recently Tata Coffee, the largest plantation company of Asia inaugurates the premium extraction plant in which one of the following place?
[A]Karnataka
[B]Tamil Nadu
[C]Kerala
[D]West Bengal
Tamil Nadu
The largest plantation firm of Asia, Tata coffee started off its premium extraction plant at Theni near Madurai in the state of Tamil Nadu. The plant will process coffee beans and they made into frozen dried powder for export of international markets.
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