Articles from General Knowledge TodayGK & Current Affairs: May 28-31, 20142014-06-01 12:06:15 GKToday

1. Who among the following appoints Pro-tem speaker in Lok Sabha? [A]Prime Minister [B]President [C]Outgoing speaker of Lok Sabha [D]Lok Sabha secretary

President

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2. The MINUSMA is a name of the United Nat ions peacekeeping mission in___? [A]Mali [B]Syria [C]Egypt [D]Ukraine

MaliThe United Nat ions Mult idimensional Integrated Stabilizat ion Mission orMINUSMA is a UN peace keeping mission in Mali. It was established on 25 April2013 by UN Securit y Council resolut ion 2100 to stabilise the count ry af ter theTuareg rebellion.

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3. The Economic Community of West Af rican States (ECOWAS) is a group ofWest Af rican count ries consist of how many count ries? [A]Ten [B]Thirteen [C]Fif teen [D]Twenty

Fif teenThe ECOWAS is a regional group of f if t een West Af rican count ries. Foundedon 28 May 1975, with the signing of the T reaty of Lagos, it s mission is topromote economic integrat ion across the region.

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4. At present , Cit izens of which among the following count ries use only foreigncurrencies for daily use as the count ry has abandoned it s own currency? [A]Malawi

[B]South Sudan [C]Zimbabwe [D]Somalia

ZimbabweZimbabwe abandoned it s nat ional currency in 2009 due to hyperinf lat ion.Cit izens were allowed to use foreign currencies for their daily use.

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5. The speakers of Lambadi language / dialect are prominent ly found in __? [A]Ut tar Pradesh [B]Karnataka [C]Rajasthan [D]Bihar

RajasthanBanjari, or Lambadi, is a Rajasthan language spoken by nomadic Banjarapeople across India. (From Wikipedia)

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6. With reference to the third gender in India, which among the following statesis known to have established India's f irst T ransgender Welfare Board in 2008? [A]Kerala [B]Tamil Nadu [C]Karnataka [D]Andhra Pradesh

Tamil NaduOn 15th April 2008, Tamil Nadu const ituted the count ry’s f irst T ransgenderWelfare Board.

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7. Which among the following major ports in India is a corporate port? [A]Kochi [B]Ennore [C]Tut icorin [D]Kandla

Ennore

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8. Pet ro Poroshenko, also known as the "chocolate king", was recent ly electedas new President of __? [A]Ukraine [B]Kazakhstan

[C]Poland [D]Slovakia

UkraineBillionaire Pet ro Poroshenko, known as the chocolate king, was elected asUkraine’s new president . His leadership was immediately tested when milit antsseized a terminal of Donetsk airport , in the east of the count ry.

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9. Which among the following count ries is not a founding member of therecent ly founded Eurasian Economic Union? [A]Kazakhstan [B]Russia [C]Belarus [D]Uzbekistan

UzbekistanThe Eurasian Economic Union also known as the Eurasian Union (EaU), is aneconomic union founded by a t reaty signed on May 29, 2014 between theleaders of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus. The Union will go into ef fect onJanuary 1, 2015 if the t reaty is approved by each count ry's parliaments. (FromWikipedia)

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10. Recent ly, in which of the following count ries world’s highest cable railwayhas been inaugurated? [A]China [B]South Korea [C]Bolivia [D]Siberia

BoliviaThe f irst segment of the world’s highest cable railway line, carryingpassengers f rom cit y to cit y up to 4,000 meters above sea level has beeninaugurated in Bolivia. The cable line connects the capital La Paz with thenearby cit y of El Alto, through high Andes Mountains.

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