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1.After Sachin Tendulkar, who is the second cricketer to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ?
(A) Saurav Ganguly
(B) Rahul Dravid
(C) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(D) Anil Kumble

Ans: C

2. Apart from a Chief Election commissioner, the Election Commission of India has how many election commissioners?
[A]Two
[B]Three
[C]Four
[D]Five

Ans:A

3. What is name of ink which is used in election for marking the voter?
a) Silver pentrate
b) Other than those Options
c) Silver Oxide
d) Silver nitrate

Ans:D

4. The average distance between ……… and ………… is called one astronomical unit.
A. Earth and sun B. Earth and moon
C. Sun and moon D. Sun to Pluto
Ans:A

5. A cotton wick dipped in pure honey when ignited with a matchstick will?
A Burn consistently
B Burn with cracking sound
C Does not burn at all
D Burn with too much smock
Ans:A

6. Which compound of mercury is used as antiseptic?
A Murcuric sulphide
B Murcuric oxide
C Murcuric chloride
D Murcuric iodide
Ans:D

7. "Panama disease or fusorium wilt" is a mostly deadly disease related to which crop?
A Coconut
B Banana
C Cashew
D Mango
Ans:B

8. The easily noticed smell of the LPG gas is because of which among the following?
A Butane
B Propane
C Methane
D Ethanethiol
Ans:D

9. The extra-tropical cyclones can originate over
A Land only
B Sea only
C Both
D None
Ans:C

10. Speed of sound is maximum in which among the following?
A Solids
B Gases
C Liquids
D Vaccum
Ans:A

11. "Marie-lusice coleiro preca" has recently become the youngest ever president of?
A Namibia
B Malta
C Maldives
D Nigeria
Ans:B

12. Recently,which of the following countries has overtaken south africa to become africa's largest economy?
A Nigeria
B Ethiopia
C Kenya
D Egypt
Ans:A

13. The knowledge partnership on migration and development (KNOMAD) is a global knowledge partnership on migration and development launched by?
A UN
B World bank
C ADB
D UNESCO
Ans:B

14. Hydraulic brackes work on which principl?
A Pascal's principle
B Archimede's principle
C Newton's laws
D Casini's laws
Ans:A

15. Author of "Accidental prime minister" the making and unmaking of Manmohan singh is?
A Yashwant sinha
B Sachin pilot
C Sanjay baru
D Rajiv pillai
Ans:C

16. River Mekong pass through which of the followiing country?
A China ,malaysia ,thailand
B China and malaysia
C Thailand and malaysia
D China, cambodia and Thailand
Ans: China, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam ( D)

17. Which of the following nation is the largest tea producing nation?
A India
B China
C Sri lanka
D Brazil
Ans:B

18. The temperature in the troposphere layer decreases at the rate of 1¤c for every?
A 165 m of hight
B 170 m of hight
C 1000 m of hight
D 100 m of hight
Ans:A

19. The kiel canal connects
A North sea to baltic sea
B Superior to huron
C Caspian sea and the sea of Azov
D Caspian sea to baltic sea
Ans:A

20. Which among the following panels have recently recommended the pricing of natural gas by a complex methodology of arriving at an average of international gas hub prices?
[A]B K Chaturvedi Panel
[B]C Rangrajan Panel
[C]Raghuram Rajan
[D]Parliamentary Panel headed by Yashwant Sinha
Ans:B

21. Who among the following was first cinematographer to be chosen for the prestigious Dadasaheb phalke award?
A Govind nihalani
B BS Lokanath
C BC gowishankar
D VK murthy
Ans:D

22. The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean to the ___?
 [A]Indian Ocean
 [B]Mediterranean Sea
[C]Arctic Ocean
 [D]Pacific Ocean
Ans:B

23. Why the Indirect taxes are termed regressive taxing mechanisms?
[A]They are charged at higher rates than direct taxes
[B]They are charged the same for all income groups
[C]They are charged the same for all income groups
[D]None of the above is a correct reason
Ans:B

24. What is the code name for windows vista?
A.longhorn
B.longhund
C.stackspray
D.pearl
Ans:A

25. Which among the following gas is abundant on atmosphere of mars?
A Co2
B Nitrogen
C Argon
D Carbon monoxide
Ans:A

26. What is the escape velocity at moon?
A 2.38 km/s
B 4.38 km/s
C 6.38 km/s
D 1.38 km/s
Ans:A

27. Which among the following metal is highest electrical conductive as well as highest thermal conductivity?
A Gold
B Silver
C Platinum
D Iron
Ans:B

28. the plant harmone auxin is basically a???
a.weak organic acid
b.weak organic base
c.weak inorganic acid
d.gaseous compound of carbon.
Ans:A

29. The “Blue Mountain” one of the world’s most expensive coffee, is grown in which country?
[A]Jamaica
[B]Brazil
[C]China
[D]USA
Ans:A

30. Who was the permanent President of the constituent Assembly?
A. B.N.Rao
 B. Dr. Ambedkar
C. Dr. Rajendra prasad
D. Sachidanand sinha
Ans:C

31. Which among the following is not taken in to account while choosing an orbit of the satellite?
A Earth's radius
B Gravitational force of the earth
C Mass of the satellite
D Distance from earth
Ans:C

32. Blood plasma with which among the following removed is called serum?
A Fibrim
B Thrombin
C Fibrinogen
D Collagen
Ans:C

33. What is the escape velocity at moon?
A 2.38 km/s
B 4.38 km/s
C 6.38 km/s
D 1.38 km/s
Ans:A

34. Recently, a product called “Palcohol” gained widespread attention worldwide. What does Palcohol refers to____
[A]New kind of drug
[B]Powdered alcohol product
[C]Food capsules for astronauts
[D]Genetically modified food products
Ans:B

35. Chennai is also known as "Detroit of Asia". In which among the following states, Detriot is located in United States?
[A]Michigan
[B]California
[C]Minnesota
[D]Texas
Ans:A

36. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research is located at
A. Trombay
B. Talcher
C. Kalpakkam
D. Kothagudem
Ans:C

37. The country without income tax is
A. Nepal
B. Kuwait
C. Burma
D. Singapore
Ans:B

38. How many MP seats are allocated for Tamilnadu?
A) 38
B) 39
C) 40
D) 41
Ans:B

39. The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction-2014 has been awarded to Donna Tartt, for her novel ___?
[A]The Son
[B]The Woman Who Lost Her Soul
[C]The Goldfinch
[D]The Secret History
Ans:C

40. The absorption of ink by blotting paper involves
A. viscosity of ink
B. capillary action phenomenon
C. diffusion of ink through the blotting
D. siphon action
Ans:B

41. Radiocarbon is produced in the atmosphere as a result of
A. collision between fast neutrons and nitrogen nuclei present in the atmosphere
B. action of ultraviolet light from the sun on atmospheric oxygen
C. action of solar radiations particularly cosmic rays on carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere
D. lightning discharge in atmosphere
Ans:A

42. The two colors seen at the extreme ends of the PH chart are:
1 red & blue
2 red & green
3 green & blue
4 orange and green
Ans:A

43. . B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of
A. Music
B. Journalism
C. Medicine
D. Environment
Ans:C

44. how much does the government spend to print a 1000 rs note????
A.100
B.110
C.105
D.150
Ans:B

45. Which waterbody seprates the Andaman Islands from the Nocibar Islands ?
(A) Palk Strait
(B) Gulf of Mannar
(C) Nine Degree Channel
(D) Ten Degree Channel
Ans:D

46. Hitler party which came into power in 1933 is known as
A. Labour Party
B. Nazi Party
C. Ku-Klux-Klan
D. Democratic Party
Ans:B

47. The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award was conferred was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to which of the following fields?
A.Literature
B.Community Welfare
C.Government Service
D.Journalism
Ans:C

48. Which country scientists developed a new smartphone battery that can recharge in just less than 30 seconds?
A.Uganda
B.Isreal
C.Spain
D.France
Ans:B

49. Playground of Europe' is the nickname of which European country ?
(A) Greece
(B) Monaco
(C) Germany
(D) Switzerland
Ans:D

50. Which scientist is often referred to as the 'Father of the Atom Bomb' ?
(A) Enrico Fermi
(B) J. Robert Oppenheimer
(C) Albert Einstein
(D) Ernest Rutherford
Ans:B

51. According to Kepler, the path of planets revolving around sun is
A.: Hyperbolic
B.: Parabolic
C.: Elliptical
D.: Circular
Ans:C

52. Which is India's second highest civilian honour ?
A.: Padma Vibushan
B.: Ashoka Chakra
C.: Padma Bhushan
D.: Padma Shri
Ans:A

53. Who was crowned the title of Femina Miss India 2014?
[A] Gail Nicole Da’Silva
[B] Koyal Rana
[C] Jhataleka Malhotra
[D] Lopamudra Raut
Ans:B

54. The President holds office for a term of five years
A.: from the date he enters his office
B.: from the date he is elected
C.: from the date determined by the Election Commission
D.: from the date determined by the Parliament
Ans:A

55. The most abundant element in the earth's crust is oxygen. The second most abundant element in the earth's crust is
A) Hydrogen
B ) Nitrogen
C) Brass
D) Silicon
Ans:D

Current Affairs

Article 15(5) legal: Centre

The Centre on Thursday(06 March 2014) maintained

in the Supreme Court that the 93rd amendment, 

inserting clause 5 in Article 15, to provide reservation 

for weaker sections in private unaided educational 

institutions did not violate the basic structure of the

Constitution.

Current affairs

Largest solar plant launched

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi launched a 130-MW solar power plant at Bhagwanpur in Neemuch, about 400 km from Bhopal, on 26 Feb 2014. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan was present.

The Welspun Solar MP project, the largest solar power plant in India set up at a cost of Rs. 1,100 crore on 305 hectares

U.P. Government nod for tiger reserve in Pilibhit

The Uttar Pradesh Government on 26 Feb 2014, approved the proposal for establishing a tiger reserve in Pilibhit for conservation of the feline.

Delhi records highest infant mortality rate

The National Capital had the worst Infant Mortality Rate among the four metropolitan cities between 2010 and 2012.

800 turtles dead in Nellore

More than 800 Olive Ridley turtles, which came to lay eggs on the beaches of Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, have died.

The deaths were caused mainly by the use of trawl nets by fishermen. Since local fishermen used only gill nets, which did not pose a threat to the turtles.

The area from where the deaths were reported is rich in biodiversity, which attracts large number of Olive Ridley turtles to lay eggs.

Science and Tech

Seeking to unlock the mysteries of the brain

Studies are on to uncover the circuitry of human cognition, identify the genetic roots of disease, unlock the power of big data for diagnosis and build a new generation of computing hardware, based on brain models

How fertilizers affect grassland ecosystems

Fertilization of natural grasslands — either intentionally or unintentionally as a side effect of global farming and industry — is having a destabilizing effect on biodiversity of global grassland ecosystems.

Upper Ganges linked to ‘superbug’ spread

The spread of antibiotic resistance In Upper Ganges water is linked to the human pilgrimages to the region, leading to an appeal to governments globally to recognize the importance of clean drinking water.

Einstein’s conviction of expanding universe

Albert Einstein accepted the modern cosmological view that the universe is expanding long after many of his contemporaries. Until 1931, he believed that the universe was static, until convinced by Edwin Hubble.

International Affairs

China, Taiwan hold historic talks

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Parleys seen as an attempt at building cross-Strait relations

BRIDGING THE DIVIDE:Wang Yu-chi, head of Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (left), greets Zhang Zhijun, director of China’s Taiwan Affairs Office in Nanjing on Tuesday.

Officials from China and Taiwan on Tuesday held their first official-level talks since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949, underlining the warming of ties across the Taiwan Straits.

Officials met in the southern Chinese city of Nanjing on Tuesday, as Wang Yu-chi, head of Taiwan’s mainland affairs office, met with his Chinese counterpart Zhang Zhijun.

The talks are seen as an attempt at building cross-Strait relations and paving the way for wider exchanges.

Ties between China and Taiwan have warmed following the election of Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou in 2008. Mr. Ma of the Kuomintang (KMT) party stood on a platform of boosting economic relations, and won re-election in 2012, two years after signing a landmark Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) with the mainland.

Ties had largely been frozen since 1949, when the KMT under Chiang Kai-shek and his supporters fled to the island after losing to the Communists in the Chinese civil war.

China regards Taiwan as part of its territory, although both have been effectively governed separately since 1949. Taiwan is still officially known as the Republic of China.

Previous contact between both countries, including negotiation of the ECFA, was carried out through non-official bodies, keeping in mind mutual sensitivities over sovereignty.

PERSONS IN NEWS

Central Vigilance Commissioner: Pradeep Kumar

Pakistan President                 : Mamnoon Hussain

Chinese President                   : Xi Jinping

Chinese Premier                      : Li Keqiang

Russia Foreign Minister          : Sergei Lavrov

CEO of Facebook                      : Mark Zuckerberg

Economy

China overtakes India to become the largest FDI source for Nepal 

• China has overtaken India to become the largest contributor of Foreign Direct Investment to Nepal over the first six months of the current fiscal year, underlining the rising Chinese economic presence — and strategic influence — in the country.

• Investment from China reached $174 million between July and December, accounting for over 60 per cent of the total FDI commitment.

• This marked a three-fold rise from the same period in the previous 2011-12 fiscal year, where Chinese investment reached $55 million.

• Since last year, China “has begun to surpass the investment from India” into Nepal. While India was the biggest source of FDI during the 2011-12 fiscal year, investment from China rose the following year to account for 31 per cent of total foreign investment.

Science and Tech

New method to extract Neanderthal DNA

A new computer-based method to retrieve ancient Neanderthal DNA molecules from fossils despite contamination by modern human DNA has been found. The method showed a fossil to be related to other Neanderthals in Europe.

New light on Grand Canyon formation

                                                                                                               The world famous Grand Canyon took its present form just five to six million years ago — much more recently than previously thought, a new study suggests. Previous studies had claimed it was perhaps 70million years old.

30-year-old puzzle in star formation solved                                                                          .           

Now, observations have confirmed that as the gas cloud around a young massive star collapses, it forms dense filamentary structures that absorb the star's UV radiation and the surrounding nebula flickers like a candle.

Plant compound takes on Alzheimer's in mice

                 

A chemical that's found in fruits and vegetables from strawberries to cucumbers stops memory loss that accompanies Alzheimer's disease in mice. A daily dose prevented progressive memory and learning impairments.                                                                               

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Australian Open-Sports

Australian Open Tennis Champions -2014

Women :

Winner   : Li-Na(Chn) 

Runner   : Dominika Cibulkova(Svk)

                (7-6(3),6-0)

Men       :

Winner    : Stanislas Wawrinka(Sui)

Runner    : Rafael Nadal (Esp)

                 (6-3,6-2,3-6,6-3)

Women Doubles :

Winner     : Sara Errani(Ita)&Roberta Vinci(Ita)

Runner     : Ekaterina Makarova(Rus)&

                  Elena Vesnina(Rus)

                  (6-4,3-6,7-5)

Men Doubles    :

Winner    : Lukasz Kubot (Pol) & 

                 Robert Lindstedt(Swe)

Runner    : Eric Butorac(USA)&Raven Klaasen(RSA)

                 (6-3,6-3)

Mixed Doubles  :

Winner     : Kristina Mladenovic(Fra)&

                  Daniel Nestor(Can)

Runner     : Sania Mirza(Ind)&Horia Tecau(Rou)

                  (6-3,6-2)

Boys        :

Winner      : Alexander Zverev(Ger)

Runner      : Stefan Kozlov(USA)

                   (6-3,6-0)

Girls         :

Winner      : Elizaveta Kulichkova(Rus)

Runner      : Jana Fett(Cro)

                   (6-2,6-1)

India successfully test fires Prithvi-II

India successfully test fires Prithvi-II

• Prithvi-II facts

1. Surface-to-surface strategic missile.
2. Can carry nuclear warhead of 500 kg.
3. Full range is 350 Km.
4. Naval version is Dhanush-carry nuclear warhead of 500 kg, range over 250 Km.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation, which developed both Prithvi-II and Dhanush, plans to test-fire the surface-to-surface Agni-IV, another strategic missile with a range of 4,000 km, from the Wheeler Island, off the Odisha coast, on January 20. The Agni-IV, capable of carrying a one-tonne nuclear warhead, has proved to be successful twice so far

Science and Tech

GSLV-D5 launch places India in elite league

Indigenous cryogenic engine puts a 1,982-kg GSAT-14 communication satellite in orbit

• One of India’s most ambitious dreams became a reality on 5th January 2014, when its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D5), powered by an indigenous cryogenic engine, effortlessly put the 1,982-kg GSAT-14 communication satellite into a perfect orbit after 17 minutes of flight.

• The cryogenic engine built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) fired for 12 of those 17 minutes.

• The precision of the cryogenic upper stage was such that it put the GSAT-14 into an orbit with a perigee of 179 km, against the target of 180 km, and the apogee achieved was off by a mere 50 km for a target of 36,000 km.

• The grand success caps 20 years of hard work by ISRO’s engineers, after being denied cryogenic technology under pressure from the U.S., suffering a heartbreaking failure with an indigenous cryogenic engine flight in April 2010 and having had to scrub its second attempt with an indigenous cryogenic engine in August 2013.

• First Stage uses Solid fuel

• Second stage uses Liquid fuel and Oxidiser

• Third stage is the cryogenic stage- Uses Liquid Oxygen at minus 183 degrees centigrade and Liquid Hydrogen at minus 253 degrees centigrade.

• The turbo-pump in the cryogenic engine should supply the fuel to the combustion chamber at high pressure. This injection should take place with the right proportion of the fuel and the oxidiser. Then the fuel has to be ignited.challenges are involved in developing the insulation to keep the liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen at their low temperatures. “They should not boil off.”

• GSLV-D5 mission lasted for about 17 minutes, the cryogenic engine itself fired for a full twelve minutes. At the end of seventeen minutes, the rocket put the GSAT-14 satellite into orbit. 

• GSAT-14 will be used for telecasting, telecommunication, tele-medicine and tele-education.

• The first orbit-raising manoeuvre was sussessfully conducted on 6th January 2014 morning by ISRO, giving commands to the satellite’s propulsion system called the Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM). 

• LAM used 435 kg of fuel (mono methyl hydrazine) in this firing. 

• Two more orbit-raising manoeuvres will put the satellite in its final, circular geo-stationary orbit, at a height of 36,000 km around the earth.

• Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) at Mahendragiri in Tamilnadu is the architect of cryogenic stage. It also supplied Second stage and the strap-on motors.

• The Chandrayaan-2 mission, scheduled for 2016, will use a GSLV with an indigenous cryogenic stage. ISRO has to produce two winners in a row with GSLVs with India-built cryogenic stages before it can confidently send up the Chandrayaan-2, which will deploy an India-made lander and rover on the moon.