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GK & Current Affairs: January 7-8, 2014

2014- 01- 10 11:01:29 GKToday

1. In which of t he f ollowing years government of India const it ut ed t he Cauvery

Wat er Disput e T ribunal? [A]1986 [B]1990 [C]1995 [D]1994
1990
T he Cauvery Wat er Disput e T ribunal was const it ut ed by government of India
on 2nd June 1990 t o adjudicat e t he wat er disput e regarding int er-st at e river
Cauvery and t he river valley t hereof .
Show Answer 2. Recent ly, which among t he f ollowing has been grant ed t he
st at us of Qualif ied Cent ral Count erpart y (QCCP) by RBI? [A]Indian Clearing
Corporat ion [B]MCX-SX Clearing Corporat ion [C]Nat ional Securit ies Clearing
Corporat ion [D]Clearing Corporat ion of India
Clearing Corporation of India
T he Reserve Bank of India grant ed t he st at us of Qualif ied Cent ral
Count erpart y t o Clearing Corporat ion of India (CCIL). QCCP st at us means
t hat CCIL now adheres t o t he principles f or Financial Market Inf rast ruct ure an
int ernat ional st andard t o handle count erpart y risk on derivat ives.
Show Answer 3. T he Mor commit t ee on comprehensive f inancial services
f or small business and low-income households has recommended all Indians
above 18 years of age should have f ull-service bank account s by ___?
[A]January 1, 2015 [B]January 1, 2016 [C]March 31, 2015 [D]March 31, 2016
January 1, 2016
A commit t ee headed by RBI board member Nachiket Mor has recommended
all Indians above 18 years of age should have f ull-service bank account s by
January 1, 2016 and every account holder will have an elect ronic payment
access point wit hin 15 minut es of walk.
Show Answer 4. T he union government recent ly launched t he nat ions f irst
comprehensive adolescent healt h programme which will f ocus on adolescent
sexual healt h. T he programme has been named as___? [A]Rast riya Kishor
Swast hya Karyakram [B]Rast riya Sampoorna Swast hya Karyakram [C]Rast riya
Kishor Evam Bal Swast haya Yojana [D]Nat ional Adolescent Mission
Rastriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram
T he government launched t he nat ions f irst comprehensive adolescent healt h
programme named Rast riya Kishor Swast hya Karyakram, which will include a
sharp f ocus on adolescent s sexual healt h. T he programme envisions t hat all

adolescent in India are able t o realize t heir f ull pot ent ial by making inf ormed
and responsible decisions relat ed t o t heir healt h and well-being.
Show Answer 5. T he Reunion Island is a small French island locat ed in t he
_____ [A]Indian Ocean [B]Pacif ic Ocean [C]Arct ic Ocean [D]Ant arct ic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Reunion Island is a small French island in t he Indian Ocean, near Maurit ius. T he
Indian-origin populat ion comprises 45 percent of t he people on t he island t hat
has a populat ion of over 837,000 inhabit ant s.
Show Answer 6. Bankapura Peacock Sanct uary, which is only t he second
sanct uary in t he count ry t hat is exclusively engaged in t he conservat ion of
peacocks, is locat ed in ___? [A]Karnat aka [B]Andhra Pradesh [C]Gujarat
[D]Rajast han
Karnataka
Bankapura Peacock Sanct uary is inside t he Bankapura Fort in Bankapura in
Haveri dist rict of Karnat aka. T his sanct uary is t he only second sanct uary in t he
count ry t hat is exclusively engaged in t he conservat ion and breeding of
peacocks.
Show Answer 7. T he Yellow rust is a dreaded disease of wheat caused by
____? [A]Bact eria [B]Virus [C]Fungus [D]Virus & Fungus
Fungus
Yellow rust is a f ungal disease which t urns crops leaves int o yellowish colour
and st ops t he phot osynt hesis act ivit y. It is a dreaded disease of wheat which
can cause t remendous losses in yield.
Show Answer 8. T he Prime Minist er of which count ry will be t he chief guest
at t his years Indias Republic Day parade? [A]China [B]Japan [C]Singapore
[D]Aust ralia
Japan
Japanese Prime Minist er Shinzo Abe is t o be chief guest at t his years
Republic Day parade. It is t he f irst t ime t hat a Japanese Prime Minist er is t o
be chief guest at Indias Republic Day parade.
Show Answer 9. Who among t he f ollowing has become t he f irst woman t o
chair Unit ed Sat es Cent ral Bank (Federal Reserve)? [A]Amelia Grace [B]Aimee
Jayne [C]Janet Yellen [D]Margaret Chloe
Janet Yellen
T he US Senat e conf irmed Janet Yellen as t he new leader of t he Federal

Reserve, marking t he f irst t ime a woman has headed t he worlds most

powerf ul cent ral bank. Yellen, will replace current chairman Ben Bernanke, who
st eps down on January 31 af t er eight years in t he job.
Show Answer 10. T he Regist an Desert is locat ed in which of t he f ollowing
count ries? [A]Af ghanist an [B]Kazakhst an [C]Pakist an [D]Russia
Af ghanistan
T he Regist an Desert is an ext remely arid plat eau region locat ed bet ween
Helmand and Kandahar provenances in sout h-west ern Af ghanist an.
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