February 2013 – CLATGyan Mock General Knowledge Set

1. “Aashirvad Child Health Guarantee Scheme” has been implemented under the National Rural Health Mission, for over six crore children in the age group of two to 18 years living in the rural areas who are considered to be the most vulnerable sections of society from the point of view of health care. Name the state in which it has been implemented.

2. The BCG Vaccine Laboratory had been shut down nearly four years ago, as the license for the lab had been withdrawn and an order for its closure on the grounds that the unit was not complying with current Good Manufacturing Practice had been issued by the government. The laboratory is once again ready to start production of the vaccine to provide early life protection against

3. Assamese boxer Abhijit Baruah rewrote his own Asia Book of Records mark of landing the most number of punches in a minute, on 31^st January, this year. His previous record was landing 329 full contact punches per minute and was established on October 13 last year. What is his new record?

4. 9 days after the submission of J S Verma committee report, the Union Cabinet, cleared an ordinance to ensure that those who commit crimes against women face tougher sentences than those currently on the statute book. While the ordinance incorporates some of the committee report’s suggestions, some others have been left out. Which among the following was NOT recommended in the report, but has been included in the ordinance?

5. Name the current Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation?  

6. The State Department of Archaeology and Museums inspected tunnels that had been discovered in Bangalore near Sri Ranganathaswami Temple. These tunnels are extimated to have been constructed during the reign of

7. Who is the current Union Civil Aviation Minister (Cabinet)?

8. The India Cements Ltd. recently appointed Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Indian cricket team captain, as their Vice-President. He was earlier employed with?

9. Very recently the international and state borders of three North-Eastern states have been sealed to put a check on the smuggling of arms. Which among the following is not one of them

10. Which among the following is the former Consul General of India in Melbourne, Australia and the author of the book, ‘A Surgeon & Consul General - A Migrant Experience’

11. Recently there was a lot of controversy revolving around the first all-girl rock band of Kashmir, following which they had to disband. The name of the band was

12. Who is the current Ambassador of France for India

13. Which am0ong the following cricketers was the biggest buy in IPL this year

14.

World Cancer Day has been marked to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment  on

 

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World Cancer Day has been marked to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment  on

 

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This year at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, the 2013 Sustainable Leadership Award was presented to

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The current Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh is

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Presently, the Defence Research and Development Organisation, is developing multiple nuclear warheads, which can reach targets 6,000 km away. They are

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Earlier this year the Solicitor General of India resigned from his post, allegedly after difference of opinion with the Union Law Minister Ashawani Kumar. He was

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Vijay Kumar Saraswat is the current

21.

Kush Mainim won a World Series karting race at the La Conca international Circuit in Italy at the age of

22.

The panchayat of a district in which State imposed social and economic boycott of Dalits as a deterrent to their filing of cases under the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act

23. Which Indian firm faced civil fraud charges against the nation's largest credit-ratings agency by the U.S. Justice Department?

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Kashmir Solidarity Day is observed every year since 1990 in Pakistan, as a day of protest against Indian control of part of Kashmir, on

25.

In collaboration with the French space agency Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched Satellite with ARgos and ALtika (SARAL) in the space on February 25. The purpose of this satellite is

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The Delhi Health Department blacklisted which oxygen supplying firm for not following the standard procedure and failing in its duty to ensure safe supply of oxygen from the manifold room to the Intensive Care Unit of Sushrut Trauma Centre resulting in the death of four patients?

 

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A new gene has been discovered by after study from researchers of various medical institutes after input from a hospital in Delhi. The gene is said to be the third major gene-of-effect in hyperekplexia, a neurological disorder characterised by major startle responses to stimuli. The new gene is called

28.

The Chief Minister of which State unveiled their government’s Aerospace Policy, the first such policy statement in the country, at Aero India 2013?

 

29.

Where is India ranked in the ICC T20 championship rankings?

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Similar to the resignation of the Solicitor General of India was the resignation of the Advocate-General of West Bengal, as he resigned in the midst of speculations of growing differences between him and the State Government. He was

 

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National Science Day is observed on February 28 every year. The focal theme of this year is

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Which Indian city was placed as the worst place in terms of key parameters of environment in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI)

 

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Which Bollywood actor was awarded with the City Proclamation Award in Los Angeles this February?

34. Which State has now become the first State to have banned manual scavenging, which is deployment of cleaning staff for manual sewer cleaning

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On February 25 2013, Park Geun-hye was sworn-in as the first woman President of

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The most number of awards at Oscars 2013 were bagged by which among the following movies

37.

Marina Erakovic won her first Women's Tennis Association title, US National Indoor Tennis Championship 2013 on 23 February 2013. Who did she beat?

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Nicos Anastasiades won presidential elections on February 24 2013 with 57.5 percent votes and is now the newly elected president of

39.

NASA scientists spotted the youngest black hole yet in the Milky Way galaxy called W49B. How old has it been approximated to be?

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Sania Mirza won the Dubai Tennis Championship on 23 February 2013 in partnership with

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On 21 February 2013 the prestigious Entrepreneur of the Year life time achievement award by Ernst & Young was presented to

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On 19 February 2013, Hamadi Jebali, Prime Minister of Tunisia, resigned from his post after he failed to reach an agreement for creating a new government. He was replaced by?

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This year, the prestigious Golden Bear prize for best film at the 63rd Berlin film festival, was presented to

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Because of fears of Hindi invasion, Bangladesh banned a Japanese cartoon in February 2013. The cartoon was

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Who is currently ranked number one women’s single tennis player

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Which team did England defeat England defeated to win the series hosted in New Zealand

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The first India-Japan Maritime Affairs Dialogue was held on 29 January 2013 in

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On 11 February 2013, Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation owing to his poor health. He has been replaced by Pope Francis who is originally from Argentina and thus, is also the first pope born outside Europe since St. Gregory III and first from the Americas and the Southern Hemisphere. The new pope’s personal name is?

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Who became the youngest winner of a women's European Tour golf event after winning at New Zealand Women's Open

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Pandit Ravi Shankar, was honoured with posthumous Lifetime Achievement Grammy award this year. He was well-known for his expertise with the