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1. An Indian-American economist Raj Chetty has won the prestigious John Bates Clark medal often described as the 'Baby Nobel'. Consider the following sentence(s) in this regard:
1. The John Bates Clark medal is awarded to an American economist who is adjudged to have made a significant contribution to economic thought and knowledge.
2. Raj Chetty is the second person of Indian-origin to win this award.
3. The award is called Baby Noble because every third winner one of these awards has gone on to bag the Nobel award.
Which of the above sentence(s) is/are true? 
    (a) Only 2
    (b) 1 and 3
    (c) 2 and 3
    (d) 1 and 2
2. European Parliament approved new rules on bankers’ bonuses and the amount of capital that banks must hold as a buffer by a big majority. The new rules called CRD 4 (Capital Requirements Directive) will be effective from 1 January 2014. What is CRD4?
1. Banks will have to provide more data about their profits and taxes, on a country-by-country basis.
2. CRD4 will oblige banks to increase the portion of best-quality core capital to 4.5 percent, from the present 2 percent.
3. Minimum total capital of 8% of risk-weighted assets - that is, capital held to back the loans that they make.
Code:
    (a) 1 and 2
    (b) 2 and 3
    (c) 1 and 3
    (d) 1, 2 and 3
3. The high-level working group headed by Planning Commission member K Kasturirangan, which is constituted to advise the government on the Western Ghats ecology, submitted report on 17 April 2013. The new report recommended: 
1. 40 per cent of the total area defined as the boundary of the Western Ghats is ecologically sensitive. 
2. 60 per cent of the Western Ghats region as "cultural landscape", dominated by human settlements, agriculture and plantations.
The correct recommendation is/are
    (a) Only 1
    (b) Only 2
    (c) 1 and 2
    (d) None of the above
4. The Union cabinet cleared the new National Child Policy, which, for the first time, lays down a universal definition of the child as less than 18 years. The policy shifts the welfare-based approach to children's issues to a rights-based approach framework, in line with the UN Child Rights Convention. In which year India ratified UN Child Rights Convention?
    (a) 1990
    (b) 1991
    (c) 1992
    (d) 1993
5. Which of the following was sworn in as the new President of Venezuela on 19 April 2013?
    (a) Raul Leoni Otero
    (b) Edgar Sanabria
    (c) Nicolas Maduro
    (d) Marcos Perez jimenez
Answers
1 b
2 d
3 b
4 c
5 c

(1) Golan Heights is located at:

• West Asia Region
• East Asia Region
• Eurasia region
• Southe America

(2)Which state has launched a computerized registration project "Panjeeyan":

• Assam
• Sikkim
• Bihar
• Odissa

(3)What is 2012 DA14?

• Black Hole
• Meteroid
• Asteroid
• Dwarf Planet

(4)The president of which country was awarded with 2013 Sustainable Leadership Award:

• Madagascar
• Fiji Island
• Seychelles
• Mauritius

(5) Headquarters of ICGEB(International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology) is located at:

• Basel(Switzerland)
• Trieste(Italy)
• New Delhi(India)
• Davos(Switzerland)

(6)The date when we celebrate World Wetland Day every year is:

• 2nd February
• 28th January
• 4th February
• 31st January

(7)Who is the current President of International Court of Justice?

• Peter Tomka
• Christopher Greenwood
• Sir Kenneth keith
• Ronny Abraham

(8)Which country had hosted the 2013 ICC Women World Cup?

• India
• Sri Lanka
• Australia
• South Africa

(9)Who is the winner of 2013 Australian Open Title in Men's Single category?

• David Ferrer
• Roger Federer
• Noval Djokovic
• Andy Murray

(10)Which of the following countries is not a member of G-10 group?

• India
• Canada
• Switzerland
• Sweden

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