Daily Dose-02.11.2012

1. Hindu Marriage Act applied to regulate personal life among Hindus, especially their institution of marriage, its validity, conditions for in-validity, and applicability. The act is not applicable to which of the following:

a) Sikhs      b) Parsi

c) Jains       d) Buddhists

2. Which of the following states does not have a full fledged Buddhist Centre?

a) UP                  b) Bihar

c) J&K        d) Himachal Pradesh

3. World Food Prize 2012 has been won by the person belonging to which nationality?

a) Brazil     b) Ghana

c) Israel      d) USA

4. China's first woman in space is

a) Lin Dan b) Lin Ying

c) Lu Lan   d) Liu Yang

5. Indian judge Dalveer Bhandari has been selected in International Criminal Court. What is the tenure of the judges in ICC?

a) 5 years   b) 6 years

c) 7 years   d) 9 years

6. Goa's highest civilian award, the Gomant Vibhushan 2011 has been awarded to:
a) Anil Kakodkar                        b) Charles Correa
c) K Shankaranarayanan             d) Sam Pitroda

7. The UNESCO Kalinga Prize, an international award, was created following a donation from the former Chief Minister of India to UNESCO in 1951. To which State the chief minister belonged?
a) Kerala    b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Orissa     d) Karnataka

8. The Electronic Nose, a biomarker used to diagnose which disease?
a) Tuberculosis   b) Influenza
c) Malaria          d) Allergy

9. A new category has been added to the Infosys Prize. The name of the new category is:
a) Public Administration              b) Botany
c) Humanities                        d) Environment

10. Martin Schulz, elected as the president of the European Parliament belongs to:
a) France    b) Italy
c) Spain      d) Germany 

11. Which of the following statements about S band is INCORRECT?

a) It is part of the microwave band of the electromagnetic spectrum.

b) The S band is used by weather radar and some communication satellite.

c) In some countries, S band is used for Direct-to –Home satellite television.

d) Frequency of S band is 4-8 SHz.

12. Which of the following statement is incorrect about Juno (Spacecraft)? 

a) It is a NASA new Frontiers mission to the planet Jupiter.

b) Launched in August 2011, it is supposed to reach Jupiter in 2016.

c) It is a solar powered probe.

d) It was launched on atlas V rocket from Baikonur space port.

13. In a bid to accelerate the growth and penetration of ATMs in the country, The RBI has allowed non-banking entities to set up own and operate ATMs. These ATMs will be known as-

a) Brown Label ATM  b) White Label ATM

c) Micro ATM               d) NB-ATM

14. Which of the following countries recently granted women the right to vote and run in future municipal elections?

a) Afghanistan    b) Saudi Arabia

c) Iran                  d) Iraq

15. Recently Prime Minister has declared National Mathematics Day on:

a) 27 December  b) 24 December

c) 20 November  d) 5 September

16. Plant Genome Saviour Community Awards are given for:

a) Generating innovative practices to increase yield

b) Contribution in saving traditional plant varieties.

c) For creating gene bank

d) None of the above

17. Know India Programme to promote awareness on different facets of life in India and the progress made by the country in various fields has been launched by:

a) Ministry of Foreign Affairs

b) Ministry of Commerce

c) Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs

d) Ministry of tribal Affairs

18. The first encyclopaedia of Buddhist philosophy has been brought out by which country?

a) Japan             b) China

c) South Korea    d) Russia

19. Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project has been signed between

a) India and Bangladesh                b) India and Myanmar

c) Bangladesh and Myanmar        d) None

20. Recently Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited has been conferred with the status of being

a) Maharatna company        b) Navratna Company

c) Mini Ratna Company       d) Mini Ratna category II