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Current Affairs and Gk - September full month, 2013

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Current Affairs and Gk -September full month, 2013

Important current affairs and Gk questions of September 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.
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57. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Bill, 2011 allows at least __ per cent FDI in pension sector. Fill the blank with correct answer?

[A]26%
[B]50%
[C]74%
[D]100%




26%
The PFRDA Bill 2011, pegs the FDI in pension sector at 26 per cent or such percentage as may be approved for the insurance sector, which ever is higher.


58. Which of the following banks bags five RBI Rajbhasha Awards organized by Reserve Bank of India?


[A]Syndicate Bank
[B]Canara Bank
[C]Punjab National Bank
[D]State Bank of Mysore




Punjab National Bank
Punjab National Bank won five RBI Rajbhasha Awards organized by Reserve Bank of India.


59. “Tatapani” power project which is said to be nation’s first geo-thermal power project is coming up in which state?


[A]Odisha
[B]Chhattisgarh
[C]Andhra Pradesh
[D]Himachal Pradesh




Chhattisgarh
Preparations are on to establish nation’s first geo-thermal power project in Tatapani, the newly-formed Balrampur-Ramanujganj district of Chhattisgarh.


60. . Recently (September, 2013), the largest volcano on Earth and one of the largest in the entire solar system has been discovered under which ocean?


[A]Pacific Ocean
[B]Indian Ocean
[C]Southern Ocean
[D]Arctic Ocean




Pacific Ocean
A giant volcano the size of Arizona has been discovered buried deep under the Pacific Ocean. Oceanographer William Sager discovered the volcano spanning an area of around 120,000 square miles at a location about 1,000 miles southeast of Japan.


61. Which of the following is called as “Gateway to Tiger Reserves” in India?


[A]Mysore
[B]Nagpur
[C]Ranchi
[D]Patna




Nagpur
Nagpur, Maharashtra’s second capital promoted as the “gateway to tiger reserve” as it is the entry point to 13 of the 39 tiger reserves in the country.


62. In context to India’s defence structure “Helina” is an upgraded version of which missile?


[A]Prithvi
[B]Nag
[C]Akash
[D]Dhanush




Nag
Helina is HELIcopter launched Nag. It is the upgraded version of India’s third generation anti-tank Nag missiles. Nag is a third generation “fire-and-forget” anti-tank missile developed in India. It is one of the five missile systems developed by DRDO under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme.


63. With which of the following sports the “Sultan Johor Cup” is related?


[A]Hockey
[B]Football
[C]Baseball
[D]Tennis




Hockey


64. Recently (September, 2013), India and Nepal armies have come together for a joint military exercise, which focuses on counter-insurgency operations. The exercise is codenamed as____?


[A]Surya Kiran
[B]Indra Shakti
[C]Eagle Eyes
[D]Surya Shakti




Surya Kiran
India and Nepal armies have come together once again at Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand for a joint military exercise, which focuses on counter-insurgency operations. The exercise codenamed “Surya Kiran” will continue till October 6. In this exercise, which is the fifth edition in the series, an infantry battalion from the Indian army and an equivalent strength from the Nepalese army would share their experiences gained during counter-insurgency operations.


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