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Articles from General Knowledge Today GK & Current Affairs: August 27, 28, 2014 2014- 09- 02 11:09:54 GKToday 1. Recently commissioned India's largest domestically built destroyer warship is__? [A]INS Kamrot a [B] INS Kolkat a D63 [C]INS Karmuk [D]INS Ranvijay D55 INS Kolkata D 63 Show Answer 2. Which chemical is found in personal-care products such as toothpastes, declared recently as unsafe to use? [A]Endosulf an [B]Triclosan [C]Chloro Fluoro Carbons [D]Methane Triclosan Triclosan, an antibacterial chemical widely used in personal-care products, hinders muscle contractions at a cellular level, slows swimming in fish and reduces muscular strength in mice. It is commonly found in antibacterial personal-care products such as hand soaps as well as deodorants, mouthwashes, toothpaste, bedding, clothes, carpets, toys and trash bags. Show Answer 3. Who has been appointed as the new President of European Union? [A]Alexander Stubb [B]Donald Tusk [C]Antonis Samaras [D]Matteo Renzi Donald Tusk Show Answer 4. What is the name of the only drug which has shown positive results in saving life of few patients suffering from Ebola but has yet not been tested and approved by WHO? [A]ZMapp [B]MMapp
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Articles from General Knowledge TodayGK & Current Affairs: August 27, 28, 20142014-09-02 11:09:54 GKToday
1. Recent ly commissioned India's largest domest ically built dest royer warshipis__? [A]INS Kamrota [B] INS Kolkata D63 [C]INS Karmuk [D]INS Ranvijay D55INS Kolkata D 63
Show Answer2. Which chemical is found in personal-care products such as toothpastes,declared recent ly as unsafe to use? [A]Endosulfan [B]T riclosan [C]Chloro Fluoro Carbons [D]MethaneTriclosanTriclosan, an ant ibacterial chemical widely used in personal-care products,hinders muscle cont ract ions at a cellular level, slows swimming in f ish andreduces muscular st rength in mice. It is commonly found in ant ibacterialpersonal-care products such as hand soaps as well as deodorants,mouthwashes, toothpaste, bedding, clothes, carpets, toys and t rash bags.
Show Answer3. Who has been appointed as the new President of European Union? [A]Alexander Stubb [B]Donald Tusk [C]Antonis Samaras [D]Mat teo RenziDonald Tusk
Show Answer4. What is the name of the only drug which has shown posit ive result s in savinglife of few pat ients suf fering f rom Ebola but has yet not been tested andapproved by WHO? [A]ZMapp [B]MMapp
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[C]Emapp [D]DmappZmapp
Show Answer5. Which Af rican nat ion, known as Kingdom of Sky, was in news due to amilit ary coup? [A]Botswana [B]Zimbabwe [C]Lesotho [D]SwazilandLesotho
Show Answer6. Government of India has named a new programme "Neeranchal" with aninit ial out lay of Rs. 2142 crores. What does the programme aim to achieve? [A]Resolve interstate water disputes [B]To give impetus to watershed development [C]To cleanse rivers Ganga and Yamuna [D]To promote water conservat ionTo give impetus to watershed development
Show Answer7. Sasan Ult ra Mega Power Project belongs to which among the followingbusiness conglomerates? [A]Reliance Power [B]Adani [C]Tata Power [D]None of themReliance PowerReliance Power has recent ly announced that the f if th 660 MW unit of the 3,960MW Sasan Ult ra Mega Power Project has started generat ing power.
Show Answer8. Cult ivat ion hilly slopes with small patches of land in descending order isknown as ? [A]Contour farming [B]Sloppy farming [C]T rack farming [D]None of the aboveContour f arming
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Contour farming is the term used to describe cult ivat ion on the hill slopes withsmall patches of land in descending order.
Show Answer9. Consider the following matches:Count ry Football Player1. Crist iano Ronaldo Portugal 2. Fernando Torres Spain3. Frank Lampard EnglandWhich among the above is / are correct matches? [A]Only 1 & 2 [B]Only 2 & 3 [C]Only 1 & 3 [D]1, 2 & 31, 2 & 3All three matches are of some richest football players in the world. Portugaland Real Madrid star Crist iano Ronaldo is the wealthiest footballer in the FIFAWorld Cup 2014.
Show Answer10. Parts of which among the following states are known as "Tornado Alley " inUnited States? [A]Texas and Oklahoma [B]California and Nevada [C]Montana and Wyoming [D]Washington and OregonTexas and OklahomaTornado Alley is part of northern Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska.
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Articles from General Knowledge TodayGK & Current Affairs: August 27, 28, 2014
