GK & Current Affairs: July 29, 30, 2014

August 13, 2014 October 27, 2017

1. Which one of the following pairs of 2014 Ramon Magsaysay winner and country is not correctly matched?
[A]Randy Halasan – Philippines
[B]Saur Marlina Manurung – Indonesia
[C]Hu Shuli – Singapore
[D]Omar Khan Masoudi – Afghanistan

Hu Shuli – Singapore
Hu Shuli is a Chinese investigate journalist whose work has led to the ouster of corrupt officials. He is the founder and former editor of “Caijing” a business magazine famed for its groundbreaking investigate reporting that has had profound impact on China.

2. The National Statistical Commission was set up on the basis of recommendation of which committee?
[A]Abhijit Sen Committee
[B]Rangarajan Committee
[C]Tendulkar Committee
[D]Verma Committee

Rangarajan Committee
The government of India ordered setting up National Statistical Commission on 1 June 2005 on the recommendation of C Rangarajan commission.

3. According to latest Economic Census released by National Statistical Association, which state has emerged top among states having more household enterprises?
[A]Haryana
[B]Maharashtra
[C]Tamil Nadu
[D]Karnataka

Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu has emerged top among states having more house-hold enterprises. The state has 48.36% of the establishments within households out of the total establishments in the state. The national average is 38.39%.

4. The Citizen Foundation, which has been chosen for prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award-2014 is based in which country?
[A]Australia
[B]Pakistan
[C]Norway
[D]China

Pakistan
The Citizen Foundation, a non-profit organisation in Pakistan. It has been awarded Ramon Magsaysay award for building 1,000 schools over hundreds of cities and towns in the Pakistan which has world’s second highest number of children who are out of school.

5. Recently, India and which one of the following countries agreed to update the Treaty of Peace and Friendship 1950?
[A]China
[B]Pakistan
[C]Nepal
[D]Bangladesh

Nepal

6. Who among the following has been chosen for the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak award for 2014?
[A]Aravindh Kejriwal
[B]Avinash Chander
[C]E Sridharan
[D]K Radhakrishnan

Avinash Chander
Defence Scientist Avinash Chander has been chosen for the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak award for 2014. Chander is the chief architect of the long range ballistic missiles in the country covering a range of about 300 km to 5,000 km. The winner of 2013 was E Sridharan.

7. Jacques Kallis, who announced his retirement from all formats of international cricket recently, is a greatest all rounder of all times, belongs to which country?
[A]Australia
[B]New Zealand
[C]South Africa
[D]England

South Africa
South Africa all rounder Jacques Kallis has announced his retirement from international cricket. The 38-year old, who has been a mainstay for South Africa since making his debut against England in 1995, will continue to play club cricket despite calling it a day in all forms of the international game.

8. Recently, Muhammad Fuad Masum has been elected as President of ____?
[A]Argentina
[B]Chile
[C]Iraq
[D]Niger

Iraq
Muhammad Fuad Masum, known simply as Fuad Masum has won the Iraq presidential election. Muhammad of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan is the seventh president of Iraq.

9. The Indian Navy has recently commissioned a new state-of-the-art “very low frequency (VLF)” transmitting station at INS Kattaboman in______?
[A]Tamil Nadu
[B]Andhra Pradesh
[C]Gujarat
[D]Karnataka

Tamil Nadu
Admiral RK Dhowan, Chief of the Naval Staff, inaugurated a new state-of-the-art very low frequency transmitting station at INS Kattaboman, Tirunelvelli, Tamil Nadu. This new facility would provide a boost to the Navy’s ability of communicate with deployed ships and submarines on an uninterrupted basis throughout the year. India is among a handful of nations in the world that has such a capability.

10. Recently, India has agreed to lend $69 million grant to supply iodated salt to curb iodine deficiency disease in which country?
[A]Sri Lanka
[B]Mali
[C]Nepal
[D]Kenya

Nepal
India and Nepal has signed an agreement to provide grant assistance worth NRs 69 million to supply iodated salt to curb goitre and other disease’s related with iodine deficiency.

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