2014- 09- 11 11:09:48 GKToday 1. LASIK surgery is gaining widespread popularit y and accept ance by people who are not f riendly wit h t he eye-glasses. What is t he f ull f orm of LASIK? [A]Laser-Assist ed In-Sit u Kerat omileusis [B]Laser-Assayed In-Sit u Kerat omileusis [C]Laser-Assist ed Inhibit ed Kerat omileusis [D]Laser-Assayed Inhibit ed Kerat omileusis Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis Laser-Assist ed In-Sit u Kerat omileusis is gaining accept ance amongst commoners as t he best alt ernat ive t o cont act lens or glasses. It is usef ul against myopia, hyperopia and ast igmat ism and helps in t heir correct ion. Show Answer 2. Which day was declared as t he Himalaya Diwas by t he Ut t arakhand government ? [A]Sept ember 9 [B]Sept ember 8 [C]Sept ember 10 [D]Sept ember 7 September 09 Sept ember 09 was decided t o be a day which would be celebrat ed across t he St at e t o promot e conservat ion of t he Himalayan ecosyst ems, t he alt erat ion of which have result ed in some of t he worst weat her calamit ies in t he st at e. Show Answer 3. "Arka Rakshak" is a f amous variet y of __? [A]Tomat o [B]Pot at o [C]Brinjal [D]Orange Tomato Arka Rakshak is a f amous t omat o variet y of Bangalore which has gone global and will be export ed t o 7 count ries. Viet nam, t he Net herlands, Maurit ius, Zimbabwe, Sout h Af rica, t he U.S. and Pakist an have sent request s f or t he sale of t he variet y in t heir lands. Show Answer 4. Vijay Dut t Shridhar has won t he f irst prize of t he Bharat endu Harishchandra Awards f or 2011 f or his manuscript __: [A]Pehla Sampadakiya [B]Television ki Bhasha [C]Aurat ki Boli [D]Maine Awaaz ko Dekha Pehla Sampadakiya Minist ry f or Inf ormat ion & Broadcast ing have given out t he Bhart endu Harishchandra Awards f or t he years 2011 and 2012 on Sept ember 9, 2014. The Bharat endu Harishchandra awards were st art ed by t he Publicat ions Division annually since 1983. Show Answer 5. Which Union Minist ry has recent ly launched t he Know Your Right s Port al recent ly? [A]Human Resources [B]Women and Child Development [C]Law and Just ice [D]Civil Aviat ion Civil Aviation Civil Aviat ion minist ry has launched a new port al namely 'Know your right s' f or passengers. It def ines t he right s of passengers in sit uat ions of delays, cancellat ions, baggage issues et c. Show Answer 6. First women's court in India was set up in which among t he f ollowing st at es? [A]Gujarat [B]Punjab [C]West Bengal [D]Tamil Nadu West Bengal India's f irst women's court was inaugurat ed in Malda in West Bengal in January 2013. Show Answer 7. Jose Graziano da Silva is a f amous agronomist and writ er f rom __? [A]Brazil [B]Port ugal [C]Argent ina [D]Spain Brazil Jose Graziano da Silva was given t he award in recognit ion of his ef f ort s t o promot e f ood securit y in Brazil t hrough t he Zero Hunger Programme. He is t he 15t h person t o receive Doct or Honoris Causa award by IARI and NAAS in Sept ember 2014. Show Answer 8. Consider t he f ollowing pairs: 1. Dholera Gujarat 2. Shendra-Bidkin Maharasht ra 3. Vikram Udyogpuri Madhya Pradesh Which among t he above is / are correct pairs? [A]Only 1 & 2 [B]Only 2 & 3 [C]Only 1 & 3 [D]1, 2 & 3 1, 2 & 3 Wit h t he assist ance of Japan, India is developing indust rial cit ies at Dholera in Gujarat and Shendra-Bidkin in Maharasht ra, and int egrat ed indust rial t ownships at Great er Noida in Ut t ar Pradesh and Vikram Udyogpuri near Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh. Show Answer 9. Dr. Noel W. Hinners, a f ormer Chief Scient ist of NASA has recent ly passed away. What is t he name of t he space program on which he had worked ext ensively and given signif icant cont ribut ions? [A]Project Mercury [B]Project Gemini [C]Project Apollo [D]Project Soyuz Project Apollo Dr. Hinners gave his valuable cont ribut ion in in t he scient if ic explorat ion of t he moon f or t he Apollo program and lat er oversaw project s such as t he Mars Surveyor Program. He worked on Apollo program t ill 1972. Show Answer 10. Which Indian movie has been awarded t he Lion of t he Fut ure -Luigi De Laurent iis award f or a Debut Feat ure at t he 71st Venice Film Fest ival? [A]Kick [B]Court [C]Singham Ret urns [D]Mardaani Court Court - writ t en and direct ed by Indian writ er Chait anya Tamhane has bagged t he prest igious honour on Sept . 7, 2014. The movie has successf ully brought out t he narrat ive st yle in a mult ilingual court room drama. Show Answer