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1. Which among the following are correct about National Communal Harmony Award ?

1. The jury for the selection of National Communal Harmony Award is headed by President of India.

2. National Communal Harmony Award 2012 was won by FANS, Delhi.

3. National Communal Harmony Awards were instituted in 1996 by the National Foundation for Communal Harmony

4. The award carries a cash prize of Rupees five lakh.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 4 Only

(b) 2 and 4 Only

(c) 1 and 3 Only

(d) 2, 3 and 4

D is the right answer.
The Foundation for Amity & National Solidarity, Delhi has been selected for the National Communal Harmony Award for the year 2012 by the Jury headed by the Vice-President of India. Formed in 1984, the Foundation for Amity & National Solidarity (FANS) is a Delhi based Trust which works for spreading amity and communal harmony.

2. The 2013 Women Cricket world cup will be hosted by which country? 

a) India. 

b) Pakistan. 

c) Srilanka. 

d) South Africa

A is the right answer.
This is the third time India is hosting the women's world cup.

3. The eBiz portal for India’s Government-to-Business (G2B) is developed by 

a) HCL 

b) TCS 

c) Satyam 

d) Infosys

D is the right answer.
The Union Minister for Commerce, Industry & Textiles Shri Anand Sharma launched an eBiz portal at the CII Partnership Summit in Agra today. The portal is India’s Government-to-Business (G2B) portal developed by Infosys in a Public Private Partnership (PPP) Model. The first phase of the project, which was being launched, provides an interactive tool that helps investors assess the Licenses and Permits requirements while setting up and operating a business in India.

4. In a scientific breakthrough, the Global Research Team Decoded Gene Sequence of Chickpea(channa). Which among the following are true about Chickpea?

1. Chickpea or gram is the second largest pulse crop in the world, grown in about 11.5 million hectares.

2. It is grown mostly by poor farmers and in dry areas.

3. India is the largest producer (also importer and consumer) of chickpea.

4. The breakthrough promises improved grain yields and quality, greater drought tolerance and disease resistance, and enhanced genetic diversity.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 4 Only

(b) 2 and 4 Only

(c) 1 and 3 Only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

D is the right answer.
The research milestone was the result of years of genome analysis by the International Chickpea Genome Sequencing Consortium led by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). The project team had 49 scientists from 23 organizations in 10 countries, including ICAR from India.

5. Which among the following are correct about POSCO project?

1. If executed, POSCO project would be the highest FDI is India.

2. POSCO is basically a North Korean company.

3. POSCO signed a memorandum of understanding in 2005 with Orissa to construct a $12 billion steel plant.

4. Various regulatory delays and controversies prevented the company from starting construction.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1, 3 and 4 Only

(b) 2 and 4 Only

(c) 1 and 3 Only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

A is the right answer.
Recently, South Korea raised the issue of delays in Posco project clearance emphasizing the importance of the project for enhancing the economic ties between the two countries. They pointed out that this is the biggest FDI proposal in India.

6. An ancient statue known as Iron Man, that was recovered by a Nazi expedition in the 1930s was originally carved from a highly valuable meteorite named 

a) Willamette Meteorite 

b) Campo del Cielo 

c) Chinga meteorite 

d) Marília Meteorite

C is the right answer.
The statue is believed to be the part of the Chinga meteorite, which crashed about 15,000 years ago.

7. According to Kelker committee, Government should remove the diesel subsidy by 

a) 2012-13 

b) 2013-14 

c) 2015 

d) 2020

B is the right answer.

8. According to India's first aquifer atlas, which state has the best ground water level as the water exploited is quickly replenished? 

a) Kerala 

b) Himachal Pradesh 

c) Tamil Nadu 

d) Goa

B is the right answer.

9. Which among the following countries has sent a money to space recently 

a) North Korea 

b) Iran 

c) Iraq 

d) South Africa

B is the right answer.

10. Name the new compression format that could drastically reduce the internet bandwidth currently used by video files 

a) H.265 codec 

b) C.265 codec 

c) H.235 codec 

d) C 235 codec

A is the right answer.
ITU has announced the approval of a new standard known as Recommendation ITU-T H.265 or ISO/IEC 23008-2, setting the foundation for a new video codec standard that succeeds H.264 which is currently used for 80% of the video worldwide, according to ITU. The standard is also called “High Efficiency Video Coding” (HEVC), and its development started as early as 2004 (PDF), shortly after H.264/MPEG-4 AVC became an approved standard. H.265 promises support for 8K Ultra High-Definition (UHD 8192×4320) using down to half the bandwidth H.264 currently uses, making it appealing for video delivery over constrained networks used by mobile devices, but anyone could benefit from it if the standard becomes widely implemented.

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