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GK & Current Affairs: February 21-23, 2014

2014- 03- 02 12:03:57 GKToday

1. Kudumbashree is a povert y eradicat ion mission of government of __?

[A]Karnat aka [B]Kerala [C]Maharasht ra [D]T amil Nadu
Kerala
Kudumbashree is a povert y eradicat ion mission of government of Kerala. T he
mission aims at t he empowerment of women, t hrough f orming self -help
groups and encouraging t heir ent repreneurial or ot her wide range of act ivit ies.
T he purpose of t he mission is t o ensure t hat t he women should no longer
remain as passive recipient s of public assist ance, but act ive leaders in women
involved development init iat ives.
Show Answer 2. As per t he elect oral dat a of 2014 released recent ly, which
of t he f ollowing st at es have maximum number of vot ers in t he count ry?
[A]Ut t ar Pradesh, Maharasht ra, Karnat aka, Andhra Pradesh [B]Ut t ar Pradesh,
Maharasht ra, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh [C]Maharasht ra, Ut t ar Pradesh,
Karnat aka, T amil Nadu [D]Maharasht ra, Bihar, Ut t ar Pradesh, T amil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh
Ut t ar Pradesh has t he maximum number of vot ers in t he count ry f ollowed by
Maharasht ra, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar. Ut t ar Pradesh has 16.4
percent of t he t ot al vot ers and Maharasht ra has 9.6 percent f ollowed by West
Bengal at 7.7 percent , Andhra Pradesh at 7.6 percent .
Show Answer 3. T he Golden T riangle T ourist Circuit connect s which of t he
f ollowing places? [A]Delhi, Agra and Jaipur [B]Mumbai, Pune and Chennai
[C]Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi [D]Delhi, Agra and Kolkat a
Delhi, Agra and Jaipur
India's Golden T riangle is a t ourist circuit which includes: Delhi, Agra and Jaipur.
T he Golden T riangle is so called because of t he t riangular shape f ormed by
t he locat ions of New Delhi, Agra and Rajast han on a map, but is occasionally
expanded t o include t he wider geographical area of Nort h India, most
f requent ed by t ourist s. T hese t hree cit ies are ext remely popular as t ourist
dest inat ions among t he f oreign t ourist s visit ing India as well as among t he
nat ives.
Show Answer 4. Recent ly, t o which of t he f ollowing languages union
government has grant ed classical language st at us? [A]Odia [B]Guajarat i
[C]Marat hi [D]Konkani

Odia
Odia became t he sixt h language of t he count ry t o get classical language
st at us af t er t he Union Cabinet conceded a long-pending demand f or put t ing it
in t he same league as Sanskrit , T amil, T elugu, Kannada and Malayalam. Odia
is billed as t he f irst language f rom t he Indo-Aryan linguist ic group and t he case
f or making it a classical language was also premised on t he f act t hat it has no
resemblance t o Hindi, Sanskrit , Bengali and T elugu. T he proposal was moved
by t he Cult ure Minist ry.
Show Answer 5. In which among t he f ollowing st at es India's f irst Minorit y
Cyber Village has been inaugurat ed, recent ly? [A]Kerala [B]Gujarat
[C]Rajast han [D]Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
India's f irst Minorit y Cyber Village was inaugurat ed by t he Minist er f or Minorit y
Af f airs K Rehman Khan in "Chandoli" in Alwar dist rict of Rajast han. T he Cyber
village project will provide comput er educat ion t o people in t he age group of
15 t o 59. Inst it ut ion under t he project will be inst it ut ed in t he villages wit h
subst ant ial populat ion of minorit y.
Show Answer 6. T he Unit ed Nat ions' (UN) Int ernat ional Mot her Language
Day is observed on ___? [A]February 20 [B]February 22 [C]February 21
[D]February 18
February 21
T he Unit ed Nat ions' (UN) Int ernat ional Mot her Language Day annually
celebrat es language diversit y and variet y worldwide on February 21. It also
remembers event s such as t he killing of f our st udent s on February 21, 1952,
because t hey campaigned t o of f icially use t heir mot her language, Bengali, in
Bangladesh.
Show Answer 7. T he Nauradehi Wildlif e Sanct uary which is pot ent ial sit e
f or Cheet ah reint roduct ion is locat ed in which st at e? [A]Gujarat [B]Madhya
Pradesh [C]Assam [D]West Bengal
Madhya Pradesh
Nauradehi Wildlif e Sanct uary is locat ed in Madhya Pradesh. It is pot ent ial sit e
f or Cheet ah reint roduct ion in t he count ry.
Show Answer 8. Mat t eo Renzi has recent ly become t he youngest -ever
prime minist er f or which count ry? [A]Greece [B]It aly [C]Aust ria [D]Vienna
Italy
Show Answer 9. T he Int ernat ional Nort h-Sout h T ransport Corridor (INST C)

is a mult i-modal net work which would connect India t o _____? [A]Cent ral Asia
[B]Af rica [C]Europe [D]Sout h Asia
Central Asia
T he Int ernat ional Nort h-Sout h T ransport Corridor (INST C) is a mult i-modal
net work which would connect India t o Cent ral Asia t hrough Iran.
Show Answer 10. Venom GT which is recent ly making news, is a ____? [A]
Recent ly discovered most poisonous snake species [B]Worlds f ast est car
[C]A newly discovered comet [D]Worlds f ast est Bullet T rain
Worlds f astest car
Venom GT is t he worlds f ast est car wit h a t op speed of an incredible 435
kilomet res per hour. Venom beat t he previous best record of 431km/hr set by
Bugat t i Veyron Super Sport .
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