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CURRENT Affairs CURRENT AffAIRS (1) Shaurya with India to avoid any mis- NATIONAL (2) Pinaka understanding or flare up along the boundary? 1. Agriculture Minister Sharad (3) Nag Pawar announced on 8 March (4) PSLV (1) China 2013 that the per capita avail- 5. India and Egypt, in March (2) Pakistan ability of foodgrains increased 2013, signed seven key pacts (3) Nepal to 462.9 gm per day in 2011 after Prime Minister Manmo- (4) Bangladesh from 437.1 gm per day in the han Singh and Egyptian Pres- 8. India and which country, in previous year. Which of the ident Mohamed Morsi held bi- March 2013, signed an agree- following crops come under the lateral talks in New Delhi. ment to launch a joint pro- category of foodgrains? Which among the following is/ gramme to encourage industry (1) Rice and wheat are those pacts? in the two countries to work (1) Setting up of a Centre for (2) Coarse cereals together towards commercial- Excellence in IT (CEIT) in (3) Pulses ization of research leads in a Egypt's A1 Azhar University range of key areas, including (4) All of the above (2) MoU in the field of cyber se- energy and health care? 2. According to Minister of State curity (1) United Kingdom for Parliamentary Affairs and (3) MOUs on cooperation in (2) Russia Planning Rajeev Shukla's writ- the field of protection of in- (3) China ten reply to the Rajya Sabha tellectual property rights (4) Australia in March 2013, what per cent (4) All of the above 9. The Union Government, in of people in India were below 6. The Union Cabinet, in March the poverty line in 2009-10? March 2013, announced to 2013, cleared the National provide a financial assistance (1) 24 per cent Food Security Bill that gives of Rs 41.21 crore to protect (2) 30 per cent legal entitlement to 67 per cent which among the following (3) 36 per cent population for subsidised varieties of goats? (4) 39 per cent grains under the Targeted Pub- (1)Pygora 3. India, in March 2013, an- lic Distribution System. What (2) Pashmina are the special provisions un- nounced plans to tie up with (3) Jamunapari der this Bill? which country for enhancing (4) Dumba a. A beneficiary will be entitled to self reliance in capabilities for 10. As reported in newspapers in 5 kg of rice, wheat or coarse design and development of all March 2013, Operation "Flow- types of warships, including cereals at Rs. 3, 2 and Re. 1 a ers are Blooming" was India's submarines, for the Navy and kg a month. first military intervention in the Coast Guard? b. It does not bar any state or the the Indian Ocean, first with Centre from continuing or (1) USA INS Vindhyagiri helping to launching other food-based (2) Japan abort a coup in an Indian welfare schemes. (3) Russia Ocean country in 1986. Which Select the correct answer us- (4) Great Britain country is in reference here? ing the codes given below: 4. To enhance the Army's fire- (1) Seychelles (1) Only a power, the government, in (2) Maldives (2) Only b March 2013, approved a Rs (3) Bangladesh (3) Both a and b 1,500 crore proposal for pro- (4) Mauritius (4) Neither a nor b duction of more than 2,000 11. The coup d'etat in 1988, whose 7. Which country, on 22 March rockets for which multi- bar- rescue efforts were code-named 2013, proposed a border de- rel weapons system? "Operation Cactus" by the In- fence cooperation agreement dian armed forces, was in (1) Botswana 20. United Nations Development which of the following coun- (2) Angola Programme (UNDP) Human tries? (3) Namibia Development Report for 2013 (1) Bangladesh (4) Swaziland was brought out in March (2) Bhutan 16. Acknowledging that the cases 2013. With reference to it, which of the following state- (3) Maldives of sexual assault against wom- ments is/are correct? (4) Mauritius en are required to be dealt with 12. Which among the following greater sensitivity, the first all- a. India has been ranked 136 was the first-ever massive ex- women court was set up in among 187 countries evaluat- ed for human development in- ercise conducted by the Indi- Sessions court of which city on dex (HDI). an Air Force in March 2013 to International Women's Day on b. HDI is measure for assessing test battle efficiency in a war- 8 March 2013? progress in life expectancy, time scenario? (1) New Delhi access to knowledge and a de- (1) Operation Flaming (2) Mumbai cent standard of living or gross (2) Operation Flying (3) Bhubaneswar national income per capita. (3) Operation Livewire (4) Kolkata Select the correct answer us- (4) Operation Gagan 17. The Serious Fraud Investiga- ing the codes given below: 13. Which of the following state- tion Office (SFIO), in news in (1) Only a (2) Only b ments is/are correct regarding March 2013, works under (3) Both a and b the 5th BRICS summit which which among the following (4) Neither a nor b was held in Durban in March ministries? 21. Bhagat Phool Singh Medical 2013? (1) Ministry of Corporate Af- College, a government run a. The fifth BRICS summit end- fairs medical college in Haryana was ed with eThekwini (Durban) (2) Ministry of Finance inaugurated on 8 March 2013, Declaration. (3) Ministiy of Law and Justice becoming the first women's b. The summit reaffirmed the (4) Ministry of Commerce and Government Medical College of BRICS' nations commitment Industry independent India. In which to the promotion of interna- 18. Welspun Energy, in March district of Haryana is it locat- tional law, multilateralism 2013, commissioned Asia's ed? and the central role of the largest solar power project at (I) Sonepat (2) Gurgaon United Nations (UN). Jodhpur district in Rajasthan. (3) Rohtak Select the correct answer us- a. This is the largest solar project (4) Kurukshetra ing the codes given below: to be developed by Welspun 22. A three-day SAARC festival of (1) Only a Energy till date and is also the literature was held in which (2) Only b largest PV power plant in In- Indian city in March 2013 with (3) Both a and b a call for concerted efforts to dia. (4) Neither a nor b raise eco-consciousness and b. The entire 50 MW solar project 14. As per a report released in resist predatory policies that is located near Phalodi, Jodh- March 2013, half of India's devour nature and its compo- pur District. 1.21 billion population com- nents? Select the correct answer us- prises women, and the nation- (1) Lucknow (2) Kochi ing the codes given below: al average fertility rate stands (3) Agra (4) New Delhi (1) Only a slightly higher than the target- 23. The disputed Katchatheevu Is- (2) Only b ed rate of population stabili- land was in news in March zation. What is that rate? (3) Both a and b 2013. With reference to it, (1) 1 (2) 1.5 (4) Neither a nor b which of the following state- (3) 2 (4) 2.5 19. The Top Secret 'Operation Lai ments is/are correct? 15. India and South African na- Dora'— which remains highly (1)It is a controversial unin- classified to this day— was in tions, in March 2013, an- habited island belonging to news in March 2013. It was nounced to conclude a prefer- Sri Lanka conceived in 1983 with Prime ential trade agreement by the (2) This island was given to Sri Minister Indira Gandhi's ap- end of this year, aimed at re- Lanka by India in 1974 on proval and called for the am- ducing tariffs on certain items a conditional basis phibious landing of troops traded between the two sides. (3) It has a Catholic shrine and from the 54th Division to help In this context, which among has been declared as a sa- the Prime Minister of the following countries is not cred area by the govern- a part of the Southern African (1) Mauritius (2) Maldives ment of Sri Lanka Customs Union (SACU)? (3) Seychelles (4) Indonesia (4) All of the above 24. The Government, on 7 March (2) won the Filmfare Award (3) "A promise is a promise: 2013, appointed former Chief twice in 1964 and 1977 Time for action to end vio- Secretary of Bihar, Navin Ku- (3) was awarded the Padma lence against women" mar, as the Chairman of the Shri in 1971 (4) "Women's History Month" special purpose vehicle (SPV) (4) All of the above 33. India and which country, on 4 for the GST Network (GSTN). 28. At which among the following March 2013, reiterated their With reference to it, which of locations was India's First All commitment to work together the following statements is/are Women Post Office inaugurat- in fighting terror and signed a correct? ed on 8 March 2013? social security agreement in (1) GSTN is considered to be (1) Ahmedabad New Delhi? pre- requisite for the new (2) Patna (1) Spain indirect tax regime (3) New Delhi (2) South Africa (2) GSTN will help in setting (4) Dehradun (3) Portugal (4) Sweden up information technology 29. In March 2013, on which of the 34. The Government, on 7 March infrastructure and services following dignitaries of India 2013, gave its nod to the Right to various stakeholders, in- was the "Liberation War Ho- of Citizens for Time-Bound cluding the Centre and the nour" conferred by Bang- Delivery of Goods and Servic- States ladesh? es and Redressal of their (3) Kumar has been appoint- (1) Pranab Mukherjee Grievances Bill, 2011.
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