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1. Which among the following are correct about Kepler 37b?

1. Kepler-37b is an exoplanet orbiting Kepler-37 in the constellation Lyra.

2. The planet is about 210 light-years away from Earth

3. It is the smallest planet beyond our Solar System

4. The planet was discovered in February 2013

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 planet, about 210 light-years away from Earth, is slightly larger than the Earth's moon, with a diameter of about 3,900 kilometres (2,400 mi). NASA states that the planet probably has no atmosphere and cannot support life. Furthermore, the planet is most likely composed of rocky materials. Because it is so close to its star, the planet's mean temperature is estimated to be around 425 °C

2.India's most recent Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle—C20 (PSLV-C20) carried how many satellites?

a) 7

b) 8

c) 9

d) 6

A is the right answer.
An Indian rocket carrying seven satellites — the Indo-French satellite SARAL, world’s first smart phone-operated nano satellite, a space telescope satellite and four other foreign satellites — on 25th February blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here, around 80 km north of Chennai. The PSLV-C20 rocket is expected to deliver its main luggage — the 407-kg SARAL (Satellite with ARGOS and ALTIKA) and six other foreign satellites 794 km above the earth.

3. International Mother Language Day is celebrated on?

a) February 17

b) February 18

c) February 20

d) February 21

D is the right answer.
International Mother Language Day is an observance held annually on 21 February worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. It was first announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999. Its observance was also formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution establishing 2008 as the International Year of Languages.

4. Which Indian state a new agricultural practice of growing rice in 2012 in which the yield increased from 5-10 tonnes per hectare to 22.4 tonnes per hectare ?

a) Kerala

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Orissa

d) Bihar

D is the right answer.
The technique used is called System of Rice Intensification (SRI). In SRI, instead of planting 21-day old saplings in groups of four or five in water-logged field, a farmer has to plant 3-4 day old single seedling into the soil. Care has to be taken that they are not planted in groups. While in group method, each seedling in a clump competes with each other for soil nutrients, SRI allows each sapling to have exclusive access to nutrients of the soil. Additional care has to be taken to ensure that individual rice saplings are planted at a distance of 25cm from each other. It should also be noted that water intake of individual sapling is much lower, so lesser water is required in SRI.

5. The highest railway bridge is going to come across which river in Jammu & Kashmir?

a) Ganga

b) Jhelum

c) Ravi

d) Chenab

D is the right answer.
Arguably one of the toughest engineering challenges in hand, the Indian Railways plans to complete the Chenab bridge in Jammu and Kashmir by 2016, making it the world's highest rail bridge. The arch-shaped bridge across Chenab river- bed in Reasi district, which will be five times the height of Qutab Minar at 359 m above river bed, will connect Baramulla and Srinagar to Jammu via Udhampur-Katra-Qazigund covering the entire route in about seven hours.

6. Which among the following are correct about the research project – green fishing systems for tropical seas ?

1. The project is launched by Central Institute of Fisheries Technology

2. The project is funded by National Fund for Basic, Strategic and Frontier Application Research in Agriculture, ICAR

3. The CIFT has undertaken this project to achieve energy efficiency in fishing in collaboration with Goa Shipyard Ltd, Garware Wall Ropes Ltd and DSM India Ltd

4. It is for the first time that a project under basic and strategic research in fisheries is being taken up under the PPP mode

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 project aims to achieve twin objective like design and construction of energy efficient new generation combination fishing vessel and development of energy saving selective fishing gear system through material substitution and design optimisation. T.K. Srinivasa Gopal, director, CIFT, said the outcome of the project is intended to benefit the fishing industry, researchers and policy makers by quantifying and evaluating the characteristic parameter and operational efficiency of the existing fishing craft and gear design against target performance values

7. AMMA is a new scheme of which State government’s Revenue Department?

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Kerala

d) Karnadaka

A is the right answer.
‘Assured Maximum Service to Marginal People in All Villages’, or AMMA, for short. This is the name of a new scheme of the State government’s Revenue Department which was inaugurated on February 24, coinciding with the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa’s birthday. Under the AMMA scheme, officials will go to the people to deliver government services. An official press release on Saturday said that at present, people often went to the tahsildar’s office several times to make representations, but had to return without meeting the officials concerned. While this caused a delay in getting their work done, the situation of the poor and aged was particularly worrisome.

8. Who won the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2011? 

a) Sugathakumari

b) Ela Bhatt

c) Sonia Ghandhi

d) Prathiba Patel

B is the right answer.
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2011 to Ms. Ela Ramesh Bhatt of Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) at Rashtrapati Bhavan on February 18, 2013. Congratulating Ms. Ela Bhatt, the President said her life and work is truly reflective of the philosophy and ideals espoused by Late Prime Minister Shrimati Indira Gandhi. The prize bestowed upon Ms. Bhatt is a tribute to her unflinching zeal towards the betterment of women in society and progress of humanity. The President said Ms. Bhatt’s example would spur many more initiatives in our country and elsewhere, aimed at renewal of society and all-round development of people.

9. Which state in India has become the first state in India to produce over 500 million kilogram tea for two years in a row?

a) Assam

b) Kerala

c) Karnataka

d) Tamil Nadu

A is the right answer.
With a production of 589 million Kgs in 2011 and 588 million Kgs 2012, Assam has become the first state in India to produce over 500 million kilogram tea for two years in a row. The North East Tea Association, a premium body of the tea planters held that over Rs 7500s crore rupee turn over was recorded in Assam tea sector last year. More than 7 lakh workers are engaged in the tea sector of which 50% are women.

10. NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has spotted the youngest black hole yet in the Milky Way galaxy. Its name is?

a) W49B

b) W50B

c) W55B

d) W60B

A is the right answer.
Recently NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has spotted the youngest black hole yet in the Milky Way galaxy named “W49B”. W49B is just 1000-years-old and only 26,000 light-years away from Earth.

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