Friday 20 September 2013
10% Hike in Dearness Allowance from July, 2013 approved by Govt.
Release of additional installment of dearness allowance to Central Government employees and dearness relief to Pensioners, due from 1.7.2013
The Union Cabinet today approved the proposal to release an additional installment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners with effect from 01.07.2013, in cash, at the rate of 10 per cent increase over the existing rate of 80 per cent.
Hence, the Central Government employees as well as the pensioners are entitled for DA/DR at the rate of 90 per cent of the basic with effect from 01.07.2013. The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission.
The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both dearness allowance and dearness relief would be of the order of Rs. 10879.60 crore per annum and Rs. 7253.10 crore in the financial year 2013-14 ( i.e. for a period of 8 month from July, 2013 to February 2014).
Source : PIB ( Release ID :99506)
Solved questions IPO Rxamination 2013 Paper IV - GK Question 1 to 40
1 The second largest mangrove forest of India is
Answer the bhitarkanika in odisha
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2 As per agreement on 10th July 2012 the world bank will extend additional credit of $ 100 million to which Indian state towards implementation of Rural Livelihood project namely Jeevika .
A Andhra Pradesh b Bihar c Rajasthan d Maharashtra
Answer : Bihar
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3 Decisions regarding disqualifications of members of Lok Sabha are taken by the
A Supreme Court b Speaker c Prime Minister d Vice President
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4 Name the two PSUs which were granted the Maharatna status by the Union Government of India on February 2013
ONGC and NTPC b BHEL and GAIL c ONGC and GAIL d Coal India and SAIL
Answer BHEL and GAIL
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5 Who received the Ernst and young lifetime achievement award in February 2013
A T T Jaganathan b Ratan Tata c Franciso D ‘Souza d Asi Godrej
Answer Ratan Tata
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6 Rajat Gupta the former Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS) director and Mckinsey managing director was sentenced to two years imprisonment for his involvement in which of the following
A Insider training b Financial Mismanagement c Keeping company money in his accounts d Spending company’s for personal interests
Answer Insider Trading
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7 Which of the following site was included in world heritage list by the UNESCO in 2012
A Eastern Ghats b Kaziraga National Park c Konkan Railway d Western Ghats
Answer Western Ghats
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8 Which of the following countries has become first to pass climate Act ?
A Australia b Germany c Canada d USA
Answer Canada
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9 Shigmo is one of the prominent festival of the
A Tamil Community b Santhali Community c Konkani Hindu Community d Muslim Community
Answer Konkani Hindu Community
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10 In which state was Krishnapatanam port constructed
Answer Andra Pradesh
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11 Swang is a dance of which Indian state
A Rajasthan b Haryana c Himachal Pradesh b Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
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12 Approximately 71 % earth surface is covered by
A Air b Water c Forest d None of these
Answer Water
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13 The lowest layer of atmosphere extending up to 1 miles in the tropic is called the
A Stratoshere b Tropopauce c Troposphere d Mesosphere
Answer Troposphere
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14 The Chipko Andolan is associated with
A Tigers b Trees c Fevicol d Cleaning of Ganga
Answer Trees
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15 The river water is polluted with acidic wastes if ph of water is
A Below 7 b Above 7 c Equal to 7 d Any of these
answer below 7
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16 Which launch vehicle us expected to be used by ISRO for its 2013 Mars mission
A Satellite Launch Vehicle b Augmented Satellite Vehicle c Polar Satellite Vehicle
D Geo-synchronous launch Vehicle
Answer Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
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17 Indian council of Medical research whose research priorities coincide with national health priorities has its headquarter in
A Mumbai b Kolkata c Delhi d Chennai
Answer Delhi
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18 Which states were termed as Bimaru states ?
A Bihar Uttar Pradesh
B Bihar , Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
C Bihar , Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan , Uttarapradesh
D Bihar
Answer Bihar , Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan , Uttarapradesh.
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19 Recently consensus on GST have been arrived by center and states . What does GST mean
D Graded Sales Tax
Answer Goods and service tax
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20 The government of India has given------------ “languages of the 8th schedule the of official language
A 24 b 22 c 23 d 26
Answer 22
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21 RAM means :
A Restored actual memory b Random access memory c Rest ahead memory
D remain ahead memory
Answer Random access memory
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22 Which country recently elected its first woman president in December 2012
a North Korea b South korea c Japan d China
Answer b South Korea
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23 Central information commission is constituted by the central government through a Gazatte Notification . The commission will include one central information commissioner and the number of the information commissioners shall not be more than
A 5 b 9 c 10 d 15
Answer 10
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24 Which of the following public sector undertaking is not working under the ministery of railways
A Rites Limited b IRCON international Limited c Rali Vikas Nigam Limited d Delhi Metro Rail corporation Limited
Answer Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited
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25 Blood pressure is measured by
A Nanometer b Sphygmomanometer c Barometer d Calorimeter
Answer b Sphygmomanometer
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26 Yakshagan is the famous dance form of the state of
A Odisha b Karnataka c Assam d Kerala
Answer b Karnataka
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27 Identify the wrong match
A Dachigam National park- Srinagar
B Gir National park- Gujarat
C Kaziranga National Park - Assam
D Corbet National Park: Uttar Pradesh
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28 identify the wrong match
A Brigadier : Commodore
B Captian : Lieutenant
C Major : Commander
D Major General : Rear Admiral
Answer Major : Commander
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29 Kargil is situated in which valley
A Lidder b Suru c Sindh d Dras
Answer b Suru
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30 The well known book “ The rediscovery of India “ has been written by
A L K Advani b Anita Desai b Vikaram Seth d Meganad Desai
Answer d Meghnad Desai
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31 The tropic of cancer passes through
A India and Saudi Arabia b India and Iran c Iran and Pakistan d None of these
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32 The outer part of railway track near the bend or a curve is generally raised
A To prevent the fast wear and tear of railway track
B To produce the necessary centripetal force
C To Produce the necessary gravitational force
D To enhance the speed of the train
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33 The golden quadrilateral project (highways ) connects the following cities
A Delhi , Kayanakumari Kolkata , Jammu
B Delhi Mumbai , Kolkota , Chennai
C Delhi , Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore
D Delhi , Mumbai , Bangalore and Jammu
Answer b Delhi, Mumbai , Kolkata and Chennai
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34 What is the purpose of the Indian government to launch “ Bharat Nirman
A creating basic rural infrastructure
b creating Nuclear Power
c To decrease inflation d
d To decrease poverty
Answer A creating basic rural infrastructure
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35 The American computer scientist “Steve jpbs “ was chief of which company at the time of his death
A Intel b Apple c Macitosh d Dell
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36 To which Ocean the Panama Canal joins the Atlantic Ocean
A Pacific Ocean b Indian Ocean c Arctic Ocean d Caspian Sea
Answer A Pacific Ocean
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37 Dysiexia is associated with
A Mathematical Disorder b Reading Disorder c Behavioral Disorder d Mental disorder
Answer b Reading Disorder
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38 In which one of the following Union territories do the people of the onge tribe live
A Andaman and Nicobar Island b Daman and Diu c Dadar and Nagar Haveli
d Lakshasweep
Answer A Andaman and Nicobar Island
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39 Nagin Lake is located in the state of
A Jammu and Kashmir b Madhya Pradesh c Jharkhand d Uttarakhand
Answer a Jammu and Kashmir
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40 Which is good cholesterol
A LDL b HDL c VLDL d Chylomicron
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Prepared By S Jayachandran , Sys Adm , Mavelikara Head Post office ,690101 Kerala
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