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    Articles From General Knowledge Today: GK & Current Affairs: January 17-20, 2014

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    Aruna Bahuguna has been appointed as the first woman Director of the National Police Academy in Hyderabad. The Union government has granted minority status to the Jain community, and the top three states with the largest Jain populations are Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh. Biotechnology company Biocon launched a new cheaper drug called CANMab to treat metastatic breast cancer.

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    Articles from General Knowledge Today

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    2014- 02- 02 11:02:37 GKToday

    1. Who among t he f ollowing has become t he f irst woman direct or of Nat ional
    Police Academy? [A]Aruna Bahuguna [B]Shwet ha Bhandari [C]Chandrika
    Kumari [D]Nivedit ha Singh
    Aruna Bahuguna
    Aruna Bahugan has been appoint ed as t he new chief of t he Hyderabad-based
    Nat ional Police Academy. Bahuguna, a 1979-bat ch IPS of f icer, will be f irst
    woman Direct or of t he 65-year-old inst it ut ion also known as t he Sardar
    Vallabhbhai Pat el Nat ional Police Academy.
    Show Answer 2. T he Union government has recent ly grant ed minorit y
    st at us t o Jain communit y. T he t op t hree st at es wit h largest Jain populat ion in
    t he count ry are ___? [A]Maharasht ra, Karnat aka, Madhya Pradesh
    [B]Maharasht ra, Rajast han, Madhya Pradesh [C]Karnat aka, Rajast han,
    Maharasht ra [D]Rajast han, Maharasht ra, Karnat aka
    Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
    Show Answer 3. Which among t he f ollowing drugmaker companies has
    launched ant i-cancer drug CANMab, recent ly? [A]Dr. Reddy Laborat ories
    [B]Biocon Limit ed [C]Roche Group [D]Ranbaxy Laborat ories
    Biocon Limited
    Biot echnology Company Biocon launched a new and cheaper drug t o t reat
    met ast at ic breast cancer t hat aggressively spreads t o ot her part s of t he
    body. Biocon which developed t he drug in associat ion wit h US f rugmaker
    Mylan received t he approval f or CANMAb, t he biosimilar version of ant i-cancer
    drug Hercept in.
    Show Answer 4. T he Lupus is a medical condit ion arising f rom def iciency
    of which among t he f ollowing ? [A]Prot ein [B]Vit amins [C]Immunit y [D]Mineral
    Immunity
    Lupus is a name given t o a collect ion of aut oimmune diseases, in which t he
    human immune syst em becomes hyperact ive and at t acks normal, healt hy
    t issues. Sympt oms of t hese diseases can af f ect many dif f erent body
    syst ems, including joint s, skin, kidney, blood cells, heart and lungs.
    Show Answer 5. Park Geun-hye, who visit ed India recent ly, is a president of

    which count ry? [A]Sout h Korea [B]Sout h Af rica [C]Nort h Korea [D]Singapore
    South Korea
    Park Geun-hye is t he elevent h and current President of Sout h Korea. She is
    t he f irst woman t o be elect ed as President in Sout h Korea.
    Show Answer 6. T he Nat ional Museum of India Cinema (NMIC) is t o come up
    in_____? [A]Bangalore [B]New Delhi [C]Mumbai [D]Kolkat a
    Mumbai
    T he Nat ional Museum of India Cinema will open in Mumbai. Sit uat ed over a
    6,000 square f eet area in Gulshan Mahal, a herit age building it will house an
    int eract ive walkt hrough down memory lane of India cinema, now considered
    t he biggest in world.
    Show Answer 7. Which one of t he f ollowing st at ement s is t rue about
    RoboEart h? [A]It is a worldwide web f or Robot s [B]A robot ic sat ellit e
    launched t o st udy eart h [C]Milit ary robot mission developed by USA [D]Indias
    f irst robot ic mission t o st udy eart h
    It is a worldwide web f or Robots
    RoboEart h is a world wide web f or robot s: a giant net work and dat abase
    reposit ory where robot s can share inf ormat ion and learn f rom each ot her
    about t heir behaviour and t heir environment . T he goal of RoboEart h is t o allow
    robot ic syst ems t o benef it f rom t he experience of ot her robot s, paving t he
    way f or rapid advances in machine cognit ion and behaviour, and ult imat ely, f or
    more subt le and sophist icat ed human-machine int eract ion.
    Show Answer 8. Who among t he f ollowing have won Best Act or and Act ress
    award at 20t h Screen Award? [A]Farhan Akht ar, Kareena Kapur [B]Amir Khan,
    Deepika Padukone [C]Farhan Akht ar, Deepika Padukone [D]Salman Khan,
    Kat rina Kaif
    Farhan Akhtar, Deepika Padukone
    Farhan Akht ar and Deepika Padukone have won best act or and act ress
    awards respect ively at 20t h Screen awards. Farhan Akht ar won t his award f or
    his perf ormance in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. Deepika Padukone won t his award f or
    her st unning perf ormance in t he movie Ram Leela.
    Show Answer 9. Which among t he f ollowing has become t he f irst t ea
    plant at ion in t he count ry t o bag T rust t ea logo? [A]Went wort h Est at e
    [B]Moongalar Est at e [C]Wallardie Est at e [D]Pat t umalay Est at e
    Wentworth Estate
    Went wort h Est at e of Harrison Malayalam Limit ed locat ed in Nilagiris dist rict
    has become t he f irst t ea est at e in India t o be verif ied under t he India

    sust ainable t ea programme which assigns t he T rust t ea logo t o cert if ied t ea


    est at e. T he verif icat ion evaluat es t ea est at es commit ment t o social and
    economic condit ion of t he work f orce, environment prot ect ion and
    sust ainabilit y issues and saf et y at work place and product saf et y.
    Show Answer 10. Recent ly, in which of t he f ollowing st at es remains of an
    ancient universit y have been discovered? [A]Bihar [B]Odisha [C]West Bengal
    [D]Andhra Pradesh
    Bihar
    Remains of an ancient universit y have been discovered at t he Buddhist
    monast ery sit e of T elhara in Nalanda dist rict of Bihar. T elhara was visit ed by
    Chinese t raveller Heuen T sang in t he 7t h cent ury AD, and it was ment ion in his
    account .
    Show Answer

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