Articles from General Knowledge TodayGK & Current Affairs: September 17, 18, 20142014-09-27 11:09:27 GKToday

1. Who among the following has been recent ly awarded Saraswat i Sammanfor his book "Dhool Paudhon Par"? [A]Sunil Gangopadhyay [B]Govind Mishra [C]Narendra Kohli [D]Amar KanthGovind MishraGovind Mishra has won the Saraswat i Samman for his work Dhool PaudhonPar. The novel deals with lif e and st ruggles of the modern Indian woman.Saraswat i Samman is annually given to celebrated writers for outstandingcont ribut ion to lit erature in Indian languages. Mishra is a former IRS of f icer andwas awarded with Vyas Samman (1998) and Sahit ya Akademi Award (2008)also.

Show Answer2. Which count ry is the current chair of G20 group of count ries? [A]USA [B]France [C]Germany [D]Aust raliaAustraliaG20 is a group of 19 count ries and EU. It started in 1999 and has served as amajor plat form for internat ional economic cooperat ion and decision-making.

Show Answer3. The successful launch of Mars Orbital Mission into Mars orbit was done bythe crit ical test -f ire of LAM of Mangalyaan. What does LAM stand for? [A]Land Apogee Motor [B]Liquid Aerial Motor [C]Land Aerial Motor [D]Liquid Apogee MotorLiquid Apogee MotorThe crit ical test f ire of LAM ult imately placed af ter a burn of 4 seconds using0.5 kg fuel to slower the spacecraf t . The success of Mangalyaan places Indiaas the f irst nat ion in the world to do so in f irst at tempt and also the f irst Asiannat ion to be able to reach Mars.

Show Answer4. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Fiji? [A]Voreqe Bainimarama [B]Epeli Nailat ikau [C]Laisenia Qarase [D]Sit iveni RabukaVoreqe BainimaramaVoreqe Bainimarama has been sworn-in as the new PM of Fiji. Generalelect ions af ter 2006 milit ary coup by Bainimarama, were held on 17September 2014. He has won a clear majorit y of 60 % seats.

Show Answer5. Which among the following places has been decided as the next SAARCCultural Capital for the year 2015-16? [A]Bamiyan [B]Shenzhen [C]Kathmandu [D]New DelhiBamiyanAt the 3rd meet ing of SAARC at New Delhi, Bamiyan was declared as the newCultural Capital of SAARC for the year 2015-16. The Summit also declared2016-17 as the SAARC Year of Cultural Heritage. The Summit took place atNew Delhi in September 2014.

Show Answer6. Government of India celebrated September 25 as which of the followingdays? [A]Urja Diwas [B]Antyodya Diwas [C]It ihas Diwas [D]Sadbhawana DiwasAntyodya DiwasAntyodya Diwas was observed to mark the 98th birth anniversary of PanditDeendayal Upadhyay who was the noted philosopher, historian and polit icalact ivist .

Show Answer7. Which of the following forms a boundary between North and South Korea? [A]17th Parallel [B]38th Parallel [C]49th Parallel [D]19th Parallel

38th Parallel38th Parallel forms the boundary between North and South Korea. It lies 38degrees north of the equator.

Show Answer8. Who among the following has been selected for the 'Right Livelihood Prize'2014? [A]Ole von Uexkull [B]Paul Walker [C]Sima Samar [D]Edward SnowdenEdward SnowdenEdward Snowden has been selected for the Right Livelihood Award alsoknown as Alternate Nobel Prize for his ext raordinary courage to reveal theextent of state surveillance which violated all internat ional norms of mutualt rust and privacy.

Show Answer9. Which two internat ional cricketers have been selected as Bradman Honoree2014? [A]Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli [B]Virat Kohli and Steve Waugh [C]Shane Watson and Sachin Tendlkar [D]Sachin Tendulkar and Steve WaughSachin Tendulkar and Steve WaughSachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh have been selected by Sir DonaldBradman as th selected awardees of the prize. The awardees are selectedon the basis of their cont ribut ion to internat ional cricket which will promote thesport . It is a non-prof itable organisat ion set up in 1987.

Show Answer10. India has recent ly approved the Agreement on Elect ric Power T rade with__? [A]Myanmar [B]Bhutan [C]Nepal [D]Sri LankaNepalThe Union Government has approved the Elect ric Power T rade Agreementwith Nepal and has also rat if ied the grid connect ivit y and t ransmission acrossthe border. The agreement will st rengthen the power t rade between twonat ions.

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Articles from General Knowledge TodayGK & Current Affairs: September 17, 18, 2014