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GK & Current Affairs April 4, 2013

2013-04-04 16:04:14 GKToday

1. Recently, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) relaxed the limits for reinsurance cover from a foreign reinsurer. What is Reinsurance ? [A]Again getting a company insured over and above its earlier insurance in order to mitigate risk still remaining if any [B]A company taking insurance cover from two different insurance companies [C]A company taking insurance cover from a Foreign insurance company [D]Insurance for an insurance company Insurance for an insurance company

Show Answer 2. The Brand Trust Report, India Study, 2013 (BTR 2013) has chosen which of the following as India's three Most Trusted Brands this year: [A]Samsung, Tata, Godrej [B]Nokia, Samsung, Sony [C]BMW, Tata, Reliance [D]Airtel, Bajaj, Godrej Nokia, Samsung and Sony The Brand Trust Report, India Study - 2013 has chosen Nokia, Samsung and Sony as India's three Most Trusted Brands this year. Nokia leads for the third consecutive year. As per ranking, the top 10 Most Trusted Brands this year are 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Nokia Samsung Sony BMW Tata Godrej Reliance Bajaj Airtel LG

Show Answer 3. In IPL-6 (2013), the Team from Hyderabad has been renamed from 'Deccan Chargers' to ___: [A]Sunrisers Hyderabad

[B]Hyderabad Blues [C]Hyderabad Nawabs [D]Royals of Hyderabad Sunrisers Hyderabad

Show Answer 4. Retail major 'Auchan', which entered India recently is a company based in: [A]USA [B]UK [C]China [D]France France French retail major Auchan, entered India under a franchisee agreement with Max Hypermarket India. Max Hypermarket has plans of setting up as many as 60 stores under the Auchan brand in India over the next five years and has reportedly invested about Rs 450 crore in the country.

Show Answer 5. Which of the following is the only licensing-cum-regulating body of the financial audit and accountancy profession in India? [A]NACAS [B]ICAI [C]IFRS [D]IFAC ICAI ICAI is the only licensing cum regulating body of the financial audit and accountancy profession in India. ICAI is solely responsible for setting the auditing and assurance standards to be followed in the audit of financial statements in India.

Show Answer 6. Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) is any activity done by an astronaut or cosmonaut outside of a spacecraft beyond the Earth's appreciable atmosphere, e.g. spacewalk made outside a craft orbiting Earth. In in context, what is "Stand-up" EVA (SEVA) ? [A]Lunar surface exploration (commonly known as moonwalks) [B]Coming out of a spacecraft and standing on a surface like Moon, etc. [C]The astronaut does not fully leave a spacecraft, done usually to film or assist a spacewalking astronaut [D]None of these The astronaut does not fully leave a spacecraft, done usually to film or assist a

spacewalking astronaut

Show Answer 7. Recently, the high court of which among the following states in India had given a verdict that all new vehicles registered in the state should run on compressed natural gas (CNG)? [A]Maharashtra [B]Delhi [C]Gujarat [D]Tamil Nadu Gujarat The Gujarat High Court has ordered that all new vehicles registered in the state should run on compressed natural gas.

Show Answer 8. With reference to the farm sector of India, consider the following statements: 1. Lending to the farm sector in India is more than half of the agricultural GDP 2. The farm sector GDP growth has been far better than overall GDP growth of India Which among the above statements is / are correct? [A]Only 1 [B]Only 2 [C]Both 1 & 2 [D]Neither 1 nor 2 Neither 1 nor 2 Lending to the farm sector is about 37% of the agricultural GDP. However, farm sector GDP growth has been far lower than overall GDP growth. CSOs advance estimates have forecast GDP growth of 1.8% for the farm sector against the overall GDP growth of 5% in 2012-13. Farm productivity is lagging, but farm wages and input subsidies have risen sharply, regardless of outcomes and efficiency.

Show Answer 9. The Dighi National Manufacturing Investment Zone (NMIZ) is in which among the following states? [A]Gujarat [B]Maharashtra [C]Karnataka [D]Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra Ahmedabad-Dholera (Gujarat), Shendra-Bidkin (Maharashtra), Manesar-Bawal (Haryana), Khushkhera-Bhiwadi-Neemrana (Rajasthan), Pithampur-Dhar-Mhow

(Madhya Pradesh), Dadri-Noida-Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) and Dighi (Maharashtra). These are the first seven National Manufacturing Investment Zones (NMIZs), spanning the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC).

Show Answer 10. In recent times, BYOD has been making waves in the business world, with a large number of companies opening up to the concept to enhance business productivity. BYOD stands for? [A]Bring Your Own Device [B]Bring Your Own Disk [C]Be Your Own Director [D]None of them above Bring Your Own Device There is one more concept BYOx. This is an extended version or the evolution, so to say, of the BYOD concept. While BYOD is restricted to the device itself, BYOx brings into its purview a plethora of things associated with the device like the applications, the data, the services, the ports, etc. Working professionals do not want to limit. their work options when it comes to their devices and are moving to a situation where they can bring their own device with a variety of operating systems, including iOS, Android, Mac, etc, and their own applications and services, including the likes of DropBox, and want to use them in concurrence with corporate resources to generate a personalised user experience that suits them. (ET)

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