Quiz 496: Current Awareness for All Competitive Examinations

1.
Consider the following statements: 
  1. The Minimum Wage Act 1948 is implemented by the Department of Revenue of all the State Governments 
  2. The Minimum Wages are Fixed by the Central Government
Which among the above statements is / are correct?
2.
Consider the following statements: 
  1. The subject of Education is in Concurrent List 
  2. Many states demand that education should be placed in the State List
Which among the above statements is / are correct?
3.
Consider the following: 
  1. Convention on Biological Diversity
  2. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
  3. Kyoto Protocol 
The United States Government has ratified which among the above?
4.
With which among the following subjects, the Agenda 21 , that came out of Earth Summit 1992 , explicitly deals with ?
5.
National Biodiversity Authority is located at ?
6.
Which among the following country does not come in the Horn of Africa?
7.
Nagoya Protocol ” is related to which among the following?
8.
How does the Isotope of Iodine, Iodine-135 plays an important role in Nuclear Power Generation?
9.
Which Green House Gas is created by the accumulated Waste Water?
10.
The Jasmine Revolution of late 2010, is related to which among the following countries?

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  10. anamika

    May 21, 2011 at 2:22 am

    horn of africa somalia or sudan which is the right answer?

  11. sabarmathi

    May 26, 2011 at 7:06 pm

    SIR,
    The answer is SUDAN..kindly refer to wikipedia…sorry if am wrong..do clarify me:-)thanks…

  12. sangeethapriya

    June 15, 2011 at 10:01 am

    In wiki its given as


    Horn of Africa denotes the region containing the countries of Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia.”

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    July 19, 2011 at 2:17 pm

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  15. P.Renu

    July 19, 2011 at 2:29 pm

    sir,
    will u plz clarify Q6.Horn of Africa

    • GKToday

      July 19, 2011 at 2:41 pm

      Horn of Africa (alternatively Northeast Africa, and sometimes Somali Peninsula) is a peninsula in East Africa
      It juts hundreds of kilometers into the Arabian Sea and lies along the southern side of the Gulf of Aden
      It is the easternmost projection of the African continent
      Referred to in medieval times as Bilad al Barbar (“Land of the Berbers”),the Horn of Africa denotes the region containing the countries of Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia

  16. Veeru

    July 31, 2013 at 5:34 pm

    Please update more quiz you have not updated since 2012

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