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Articles From General Knowledge Today: GK & Current Affairs: March 14, 2014
Articles From General Knowledge Today: GK & Current Affairs: March 14, 2014
1. T he Syngas, or Synt hesis gas, is a f uel gas mixt ure consist ing primarily of
_____?
[A]Carbon dioxide and Hydrogen
[B]Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen
[C]Hydrogen and Oxygen
[D]Carbon Monoxide and Nit rogen
Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen
Syngas or synt hesis gas, is a f uel gas mixt ure consist ing primarily of
hydrogen, carbon monoxide and very of t en some carbon dioxide. Syngas is
combust ible and of t en used as a f uel of int ernal combust ion engine.
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2. Which of t he f ollowing st at es are f irst t o get Plast ic Phot o Ident it y Card?
[A]Assam and T ripura
[B]Assam and Nagaland
[C]Nagaland and Mizoram
[D]Mizoram and Sikkim
Assam and Nagaland
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3. Michelle Bachelet has been recent ly (2014) sworn in as President of __?
[A]Chile
[B]Argent ina
[C]Colombia
[D]Paraguay
Chile
Michelle Bachelet was sworn in as Chiles president f or a second t ime,
replacing Sebast in Piera. Ms Bachelet won t he 2013 elect ion promising f ree
universal educat ion, paid f or by t ax ref orms.
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4. Part nership t o Advance Clean Energy (PACE) was launched t o increase
collaborat ion on energy securit y and clean energy bet ween?
[A]India and Unit ed St at es
[B]India and France
[C]India and Russia
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8. For how many years, Hyderabad is envisaged as t he common capit al f or
Andhra Pradesh and T elangana as per Andhra Pradesh Reorganisat ion Act
2014?
[A]5 years
[B]7 years
[C]10 years
[D]12 years
10 years
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9. Nat ional Cent re f or Good Governance (NCGG) is locat ed at __?
[A]New Delhi
[B]Bhopal
[C]Gurgaon
[D]Mumbai
New Delhi
Nat ional Cent re f or Good Governance (NCGG) was inaugurat ed in February
2014 as an apex t hink t ank of t he count ry in guiding and implement ing good
Governance ref orms. It is locat ed in New Delhi. It would work t owards
resolut ion of key issues in Governance, analyse policy and programme
implement at ion, develop act ion plans, support governance ref orms and help
in developing synergy across various sect ors and Minist ries/Depart ment s. T he
expect ed out come of t he NCGG would be in t he f orm of research papers,
best pract ices on Governance ref orms, policy analysis and opt ions would
provide t he necessary direct ion, guidance and capacit y building input s on
Governance and management issues t o t he Cent ral and St at e Government
organisat ions, Cent ral T raining Inst it ut es and St at e Administ rat ive T raining
Inst it ut es.
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10. T he largest solar power plant in India t ill March 2014 is locat ed in __?
[A]Gujarat
[B]Rajast han
[C]Madhya Pradesh
[D]T amil Nadu
Madhya Pradesh
T he Welspun Solar MP project , t he largest solar power plant in India set up at
a cost of Rs. 1,100 crore on 305 hect ares of land is locat ed at Bhagwanpur
near Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh.
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