Current Affairs - India & World: June 2013

What was Operation Flood

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1. What was Operation Flood?

(a) World's biggest dairy development programme by National Dairy Development Board

(b) Uttaraghand Flood relief plan

(d) None of these

Who is known as the Father of the White Revolution in India

1. Who is known as the "Father of the White Revolution in India"?

(a) Norman Borlaug

(b) M.S. Swaminathan

(d) Abdul Kalam

Who is known as the Father of the Green Revolution in India

1. Who is known as the "Father of the Green Revolution in India"?

(a) Norman Borlaug

(b) M.S. Swaminathan

(d) Abdul Kalam

Who appoints Indian Chief Election Commissioner

1. Who appoints Indian Chief Election Commissioner?

(a) Prime Minister of India

(b) Parliament

(d) Supreme Court Chief Justice

Which is the largest employer in the world

1. As per recent calculations, the largest employer in the world?

(a) Indian Railways

(b) IBM

(d) Chinese Army

Which is the oldest Public Sector Bank in India

1. Which is the oldest Public Sector Bank in India?

(a) PNB

(b) SBI

(d) Bank of India

Who presented India's first budget for independent India

1. The person who presented India's first budget for independent India?

(a) John Mathai

(b) R K Shanmugham Chetty

(d) Rajaya

What is Op Rahat?

1. Op Rahat - is in news recently. What is it?

(a) Uttarakhand rescue work by IAF

(b) Himalaya cleaning programme by Tourism Ministry

(d) None of these

General Knowledge Notes - 26 June 2013

First C 17 touched down in India

18 Jun 2013 saw the first of the ten Boeing C 17 Globemaster III, ordered from the United States, touchdown in India, at Hindan airbase. With the training of the aircrew and the ground crew being conducted by the United States Air Force (USAF), the Indian Air Force accepted the delivery of the aircraft on 11 Jun 2013 at Long Beach, California. The aircraft will enhance the operational potential of the IAF with its payload carriage and performance capability and would augment the strategic reach of the Nation during disaster relief or any similar mission. The induction of C 17 is a major milestone in the modernization drive of the IAF.

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About Food Corporation of India

Food Corporation of India was set up on 14 January 1965 having its first District Office at Thanjavur - rice bowl of Tamil Nadu - and headquarters at Chennai under the Food Corporations Act 1964. It is one of the largest corporations in India and probably the largest supply chain management in Asia. It operates through 5 zonal offices and 26 regional offices. Each year, the Food Corporation of India purchases roughly 15-20 per cent of India's wheat output and 12-15 per cent of its rice output. The purchases are made from the farmers at the rates declared by the Govt. of India.

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About Sashastra Seema Bal

Sashastra Seema Bal was established as Special Service Bureau in May 1963, in the aftermath of the Chinese aggression (in 1962). Sashastra Seema Bal came under aegis of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Jan 2001). SSB was declared a Lead Intelligence Agency for Indo Nepal (June 2001) and assigned the Indo Nepal border. Later, SSB was also assigned Indo Bhutan border (March 2004). In March 2004, SSB received the President’s Colours (March 2004) in recognition of the keystone role in national security. The Force's charter of responsibility is to promote a sense of security among the people living in the border areas; prevent trans border crimes and unauthorized entry into or exit from Indian territory; and to prevent smuggling and other illegal activities on our frontiers.

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General Knowledge Notes - 22 June 2013

Hill Forts of Rajasthan on the World Heritage List

The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO in its 37th Session has approved for inscribing 6 hill forts of Rajasthan on the World Heritage List. The Hill Forts of Rajasthan is a serial nomination consisting of six sites located on rocky outcrops of the Aravalli mountain range. They represent Rajput military hill architecture, which are exceptional examples of centres of Rajput power and control, are reflections of courtly culture and patronage of arts and music, their mercantile business, etc. The structural remains/ruins range from 8th to 19th century A.D. and comprises multi-gated approaches through massive and high fortification walls, palaces, temples, memorials and water reservoirs. The extensive fortifications – up to 20 kilometres in circumference – exploit the contours of the hills, and specifically the river at Gagron, the dense forest at Ranthambhore, and the desert at Jaisalmer.

Business Current Affairs June 2013

No rate cut in June mid quarter monetary policy review

The Reserve Bank of India in its June mid quarter monetary policy review left its key policy (repo) rate unchanged at 7.25 percent in line with expectation. Cash reserve ratio (CRR) remained at 4 percent. The fear of inflation ghost primarily prompted the central bank to maintain status quo. Repo is the rate at which banks borrow from the central bank. CRR is the portion of deposits that banks are mandated to keep with RBI. The headline wholesale price index (WPI) inflation stood at 4.7 percent, a 42-month low as against 4.89 percent in April. Similarly, retail inflation or consumer price index (CPI) also softened from 9.39 percent in April to 9.30 percent in May.

General Knowledge Notes - 17 June 2013

JD(U), BJP part ways

In a major setback to National Democratic Alliance ahead of next year’s Lok Sabha election, the Janata Dal (United) broke its ties with the BJP in Bihar in protest against the elevation of Narendra Modi, bringing to an end a 17-year-old alliance that had held firm through thick and thin in the national politics. Heading the eight-year-old coalition in the State, JD (U), which does not need the BJP support to run the government, removed 11 the BJP ministers from the state Cabinet and decided to seek a vote of confidence on June 19 in view of the new situation.

Is Right to property a Fundamental Right

1. Which of the following is a legal right and not a fundamental right?

(a) Right to Liberty of thought and expression

(b) Right against exploitation

(d) Right to practice religion

Who was A M Touring

1. A. M. Touring award is considered as the Nobel Prize in the field of computers, given annually by Association for Computing Machinery co-sponsored by Intel and Google. Who was A M Touring?

(a) First Chairman of Intel

(b) First Chairman of Google

(d) The legendary Dean of Stanford who revolutionized the computer education in the US

What is the color of Black Box of commercial airplanes

1. The Black Box of an aircraft is an important part as all the conversations and data are recorded therein. Although it is named black box, but its color is not black. What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?

(a) Brown

(b) Green

(d) Orange

82.5° E longitude Passes through which Indian Place

1. Indian Standard Time is based on the longitude of 82.5 degrees passing through which of the following places?

(a) Mirzapur, U.P

(b) Jabalpur, M.P.

(d) Jaipur, Rajasthan

Sariska and Ranthambore are the reserves for which of the following animals

1. Sariska and Ranthambore are the reserves for which of the following animals?

(a) Lion

(b) Deer

(d) Bear

Which are the members of G8

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1. which of the following countries is not a member of g8?

(a) France

(b) Italy

(d) Germany

Who is the author of Unhappy India

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1. Who is the author of Unhappy India?

(a) Tagore

(b) Lala Lajpat Rai

(d) M K Ghandhi

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About State Bank of India

State Bank of India is the largest banking and financial services company in India by market capitalization, revenue and assets. It is a Govt-owned bank with its headquarters in Mumbai, Maharashtra. As of March 2012, it had assets of US$360 billion with more than 13,500 outlets including 157 overseas branches and agents globally. The bank was earlier known as Imperial Bank of India. Bank of Madras merged into the other two presidency banks—Bank of Calcutta and Bank of Bombay—to form the Imperial Bank of India, which in turn became the State Bank of India. In 1955, Government of India nationalised the Imperial Bank of India, with the RBI taking a 60% stake, and renamed it the State Bank of India. In 2008, the Government of India took over the stake held by the RBI. State Bank of India has been ranked 285th in the Fortune Global 500 rankings of the world's biggest corporations for the year 2012.

3.Current Affairs India Quiz June 2013

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1. Which among the following are true about the recent Rupee decline?

1. Rupee is trading at its all time low with Dollar

2. Recent Rupee weakening is mainly due to Dollar strengthening.

3. A widened Current Account Deficit is one of the main reason for Rupee weakening.

4. Higher gold imports have been the key reason for the widening current account deficit.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Business Current Affairs June 2013

Decline in the Value of Rupee

Following is the text of the Statement made by Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan, Chief Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance in a Press Conference. “There has been some volatility in financial markets in the last few days. The Government, the RBI, and SEBI are watching market developments and each one will take actions as warranted. The exchange rate has depreciated about 5.5% since January 1, 2013 at par with Korea, Turkey and Brazil and much less than South Africa.

Indian Current Affairs News June 2013

Malnutrition causes 45 per cent of child deaths

According to a research report published as part of The Lancet Series on maternal and child nutrition, malnutrition is responsible for nearly 45 per cent of deaths in children under-five. The research shows that malnutrition is responsible for around 3.1 million deaths in children under five annually. Results estimate that reduced growth affected around 165 million children worldwide in 2011 while at least 52 million children were affected by wasting (low weight for height), and 100 million children were underweight.

2. Environment and Health News June 2013

Wind Energy: The Fastest Growing Renewable Energy Technology

Worldwide, wind energy is accepted as one of the most developed, cost-effective and proven renewable energy technologies to meet increasing electricity demands in a sustainable manner. While, onshore wind energy technologies have reached to a stage of mass deployment and have become competitive with fossil fuel based electricity generation with supportive policy regimes across the world, exploitation of offshore wind energy is yet to reach a comparable scale. India ranks 5th in terms of installed capacity from wind energy projects globally which has reached to 18522 MW as on January 2013.

World Current Affairs June 2013

US internet community threatened by PRISM

Anxiety gripped everyone from civil liberties and Internet privacy advocates to the giants of the social media industry this week as revelations emerged of the secretive National Security Agency of the U.S. government collecting vast troves of user data from Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, YouTube, Skype, AOL and Apple at least since September 11, 2007 under a programme named PRISM.

Indian Current Affairs News June 2013

Government hikes gold, platinum import duty

The finance ministry of India announced a hike in gold import duty to 8% from current 6 percent in order to curb extremely high demand for the yellow metal. The government also hiked platinum import duty to 8% from 6%. This is the second hike in gold import duty since January. Gold import duty has been hiked to 8 percent from 2 percent in past two years. In the last two years import duty on gold has gone up almost eight fold compared to the Rs 300 per 10 grams that used to be before 2012. In April, 2013, gold and silver imports surged by 138 percent to USD 7.5 billion, as against USD 3.1 billion a year ago.

2.Current Affairs India Quiz June 2013

1. Which among the following are true about World Environment Day?

1. World Environment Day is on June 5th

2. The theme for this year’s World Environment Day is Think. Eat. Save- Reduce our Foodprint.

3. World Environment Day was started in 1972 on the recommendations made by UN Conference on Human Environment

4. Agriculture is responsible for 70% of fresh water consumption, 80% of deforestation, and 30% of greenhouse gas emissions.

World Current Affairs June 2013

Nawaz Sharif sworn in

The newly elected Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif took office on Wednesday, vowing to fix the ailing economy and end electricity blackouts while also calling for an end to American drone strikes in the tribal areas. He was elected as Pakistan’s Prime Minister to an unprecedented third term. Mr. Sharif emphasised that fixing the economy was his top priority. He listed the problems facing Pakistan, including unpaid loans, unemployment, a disillusioned youth, extremism and lawlessness, and widespread corruption.

1. Environment and Health News June 2013

World Environment Day

As you all know, today is World Environment Day. 5th June was declared as the “World Environment Day” on the recommendations made by UN Conference on Human Environment in 1972. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) through the celebration of World Environment Day spreads awareness and gets citizens’ support for environment protection across the globe. The theme for this year’s World Environment Day is Think. Eat. Save- Reduce our Foodprint. The campaign calls for minimizing waste of food at all stages of the food chain, from farm to fork.

1.India Current Affairs Quiz June 2013

1. Which among the following are true about Central Information Commission ?

1. Central Information Commission (CIC) set up under the Right to Information Act

2. Basant Seth is the current Chief Information Commissioner

3. CIC is a quasi-judicial body

4. Apart from the Chief Information Commissioner, the body has 7 Information Commissioners.

First C 17 touched down in India

About Food Corporation of India

About Sashastra Seema Bal

About Sashastra Seema Bal

Hill Forts of Rajasthan on the World Heritage List

No rate cut in June mid quarter monetary policy review

JD(U), BJP part ways

About State Bank of India

Decline in the Value of Rupee

Malnutrition causes 45 per cent of child deaths

Wind Energy: The Fastest Growing Renewable Energy Technology

US internet community threatened by PRISM

Government hikes gold, platinum import duty

Nawaz Sharif sworn in

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