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    Articles from General Knowledge Today

    GK & Current Affairs: September 7, 8, 2014


    2014- 09- 11 11:09:48 GKToday

    1. LASIK surgery is gaining widespread popularit y and accept ance by people


    who are not f riendly wit h t he eye-glasses. What is t he f ull f orm of LASIK?
    [A]Laser-Assist ed In-Sit u Kerat omileusis
    [B]Laser-Assayed In-Sit u Kerat omileusis
    [C]Laser-Assist ed Inhibit ed Kerat omileusis
    [D]Laser-Assayed Inhibit ed Kerat omileusis
    Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis
    Laser-Assist ed In-Sit u Kerat omileusis is gaining accept ance amongst
    commoners as t he best alt ernat ive t o cont act lens or glasses. It is usef ul
    against myopia, hyperopia and ast igmat ism and helps in t heir correct ion.
    Show Answer
    2. Which day was declared as t he Himalaya Diwas by t he Ut t arakhand
    government ?
    [A]Sept ember 9
    [B]Sept ember 8
    [C]Sept ember 10
    [D]Sept ember 7
    September 09
    Sept ember 09 was decided t o be a day which would be celebrat ed across t he
    St at e t o promot e conservat ion of t he Himalayan ecosyst ems, t he alt erat ion
    of which have result ed in some of t he worst weat her calamit ies in t he st at e.
    Show Answer
    3. "Arka Rakshak" is a f amous variet y of __?
    [A]T omat o
    [B]Pot at o
    [C]Brinjal
    [D]Orange
    T omato
    Arka Rakshak is a f amous t omat o variet y of Bangalore which has gone global
    and will be export ed t o 7 count ries. Viet nam, t he Net herlands, Maurit ius,
    Zimbabwe, Sout h Af rica, t he U.S. and Pakist an have sent request s f or t he
    sale of t he variet y in t heir lands.
    Show Answer

    4. Vijay Dut t Shridhar has won t he f irst prize of t he Bharat endu Harishchandra
    Awards f or 2011 f or his manuscript __:
    [A]Pehla Sampadakiya
    [B]T elevision ki Bhasha
    [C]Aurat ki Boli
    [D]Maine Awaaz ko Dekha
    Pehla Sampadakiya
    Minist ry f or Inf ormat ion & Broadcast ing have given out t he Bhart endu
    Harishchandra Awards f or t he years 2011 and 2012 on Sept ember 9, 2014. T he
    Bharat endu Harishchandra awards were st art ed by t he Publicat ions Division
    annually since 1983.
    Show Answer
    5. Which Union Minist ry has recent ly launched t he Know Your Right s Port al
    recent ly?
    [A]Human Resources
    [B]Women and Child Development
    [C]Law and Just ice
    [D]Civil Aviat ion
    Civil Aviation
    Civil Aviat ion minist ry has launched a new port al namely 'Know your right s' f or
    passengers. It def ines t he right s of passengers in sit uat ions of delays,
    cancellat ions, baggage issues et c.
    Show Answer
    6. First women's court in India was set up in which among t he f ollowing st at es?
    [A]Gujarat
    [B]Punjab
    [C]West Bengal
    [D]T amil Nadu
    West Bengal
    India's f irst women's court was inaugurat ed in Malda in West Bengal in January
    2013.
    Show Answer
    7. Jose Graziano da Silva is a f amous agronomist and writ er f rom __?
    [A]Brazil
    [B]Port ugal
    [C]Argent ina
    [D]Spain
    Braz il
    Jose Graziano da Silva was given t he award in recognit ion of his ef f ort s t o

    promot e f ood securit y in Brazil t hrough t he Zero Hunger Programme. He is t he


    15t h person t o receive Doct or Honoris Causa award by IARI and NAAS in
    Sept ember 2014.
    Show Answer
    8. Consider t he f ollowing pairs:
    1. Dholera Gujarat
    2. Shendra-Bidkin Maharasht ra
    3. Vikram Udyogpuri Madhya Pradesh
    Which among t he above is / are correct pairs?
    [A]Only 1 & 2
    [B]Only 2 & 3
    [C]Only 1 & 3
    [D]1, 2 & 3
    1, 2 & 3
    Wit h t he assist ance of Japan, India is developing indust rial cit ies at Dholera in
    Gujarat and Shendra-Bidkin in Maharasht ra, and int egrat ed indust rial
    t ownships at Great er Noida in Ut t ar Pradesh and Vikram Udyogpuri near Ujjain
    in Madhya Pradesh.
    Show Answer
    9. Dr. Noel W. Hinners, a f ormer Chief Scient ist of NASA has recent ly passed
    away. What is t he name of t he space program on which he had worked
    ext ensively and given signif icant cont ribut ions?
    [A]Project Mercury
    [B]Project Gemini
    [C]Project Apollo
    [D]Project Soyuz
    Project Apollo
    Dr. Hinners gave his valuable cont ribut ion in in t he scient if ic explorat ion of t he
    moon f or t he Apollo program and lat er oversaw project s such as t he Mars
    Surveyor Program. He worked on Apollo program t ill 1972.
    Show Answer
    10. Which Indian movie has been awarded t he Lion of t he Fut ure -Luigi De
    Laurent iis award f or a Debut Feat ure at t he 71st Venice Film Fest ival?
    [A]Kick
    [B]Court
    [C]Singham Ret urns
    [D]Mardaani
    Court
    Court - writ t en and direct ed by Indian writ er Chait anya T amhane has bagged
    t he prest igious honour on Sept . 7, 2014. T he movie has successf ully brought

    out t he narrat ive st yle in a mult ilingual court room drama.


    Show Answer

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