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GK & Current Affairs: August 25, 26, 2014

2014- 08- 31 17:08:15 GKToday

1. Which of t he f ollowing f ormer Chief Just ices of India has been recent ly
appoint ed as a Governor of Kerala?
[A]Just ice S.H.Kapadia
[B]Just ice K.G.Balakrishnan
[C]Just ice Alt amas Kabir
[D]Just ice P.Sat hasivam
Justice P.Sathasivam
Just ice P.Sat hasivam has been appoint ed as t he new Governor of Kerala
af t er t he resignat ion of Sheila Dixit .
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2. Recent ly, f our new vaccines have been int roduced int o India's Universal
Immunisat ion Programme (UIP). Which among t he f ollowing is not among
t hem?
[A]Rubella
[B]Rot avirus
[C]Oral Polio Vaccine
[D]Japanese encephalit is
Oral Polio Vaccine
Rot avirus, rubella, Inject able polio and adult vaccine against Japanese
Encephalit is (JE) are t he f our new vaccines int roduced. T hese will help t he
count ry meet it s Millennium Development Goals 4 t arget s t hat include
reducing child mort alit y by t wo-t hirds by 2015,
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3. Which among t he f ollowing was t he last published book by not ed hist orian
Bipan Chandra, who passed away recent ly?
[A]India since Independence
[B]Nat ionalism and Colonialism in Modern India
[C]T he Writ ings of Bipan Chandra:T he Making of Modern India f rom Marx t o
Gandhi
[D]T he Indian Lef t : Crit ical Appraisal
T he Writings of Bipan Chandra:T he Making of Modern India f rom Marx to
Gandhi
T he Writ ings of Bipan Chandra:T he Making of Modern India f rom Marx t o
Gandhi was published in 2012. It is a proof of his t remendous knowledge and
phenomenal scholarship over t he years.

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4. Under t he Nat ional Mission on Enhanced Energy Ef f iciency, not able progress
has been seen in t he commencement of t he f irst commit ment period of PAT .
What does t he acronym PAT st and f or?
[A]Perf orm, Achieve and T rade
[B]Perf orm, Act and T ransf orm
[C]Preserve, Act and T rade
[D]Preserve, Achieve and T rade
Perf orm, Achieve and T rade
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5. Zof f any, Hodges, t he Danniells, Sir Charles O D'oyly are eminent and
renowned:
[A]Dancers
[B]Musicians
[C]Writ ers
[D]Paint ers
Painters
T he Gallery of Engravings in India, in t he Academy of Fine Art s,houses works
by t hese f amous paint ers. T he Academy was set up at Kolkat a in 1933.
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6. Who was t he f irst Indian t o receive t he St alin Prize?
[A]Jawahar Lal Nehru
[B]Saif uddin Kit chlu
[C]Rabindranat h T agore
[D]W.C. Bannerjee
Saif uddin Kitchlu
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7. Given below are some dance f orms and t he st at es where t hey are
perf ormed. Which is t he incorrect pair?
[A]Assam- Bihu
[B]T amil Nadu- Kaman Pandigai
[C]Andhra Pradesh-Parichakali
[D]Kerela- Kaikot t ikali
Andhra Pradesh-Parichakali
Parichakali is a popular dance f orm of Lakshadweep islands. 'Paricha' means
shield. T his dance f orm involves use of swords and shields.

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8. Iddukki hydroelect ricit y project is locat ed on which river?
[A]Periyar
[B]Malaprabha
[C]Damodar
[D]T ungabhadra
Periyar
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9. New Horizons is a NASA space probe launched t o st udy primarily __?
[A]Sat urn
[B]Mercury
[C]Plut o
[D]Mars
Pluto
New Horizons is a NASA space probe launched t o st udy t he dwarf planet
Plut o, it s moons and one or t wo Kuiper Belt object s, depending on which are in
posit ion t o be explored.
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10. T ransat lant ic Free T rade Agreement is being negot iat ed bet ween __?
[A]Nort h America and Europe
[B]Lat in America and European Union
[C]Unit ed St at es and European Union
[D]Unit ed St at es, Canada and European Union
United States and European Union
T ransat lant ic Free T rade Agreement bet ween t he US and t he EU int ends t o
creat e t he world's largest f ree t rade area.
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