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GK & Current Affairs: September 3, 4, 2014


2014- 09- 10 12:09:20 GKToday

1. In t he recent FT A, which India has signed wit h ASEAN on services and


invest ment s, which count ry is yet t o sign t he same out of t he 10 member
st at es of ASEAN?
[A]Philippines
[B]Brunei
[C]Indonesia
[D]Myanmar
Philippines
Philippines is yet t o sign t he same as it had t o overcome some domest ic
procedures bef ore signing.
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2. Who among t he f ollowing has received t he MIDORI Prize f or biodiversit y
2014?
[A]R.Kamal Bawa
[B]Kapil Sibal
[C]Pranab Acharya
[D]Subhasis Dey
R.Kamal Bawa
R. Kamal Bawa, president , t he Ashoka T rust f or Research in Ecology and t he
Environment (AT REE), India, and dist inguished prof essor, Universit y of
Massachuset t s, Bost on, is among t he t hree winners of t he MIDORI Prize f or
Biodiversit y 2014. T he ot her t wo who bagged t he prize are: Dr. Alf red Ot engYeboah, Chair, Ghana Nat ional Biodiversit y Commit t ee, and Dr. Bibiana Vila,
principal researcher, t he Nat ional Research Council and Direct or, Vicunas,
Camelids and Environment (VICAM), Argent ina.
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3. Serena Williams has won t he women's singles t it le of US Open Grand Slam.
She played t he f inal against which ot her player?
[A]Caroline Wozniacki
[B]Maria Sharapova
[C]Simona Halep
[D]Pet ra Kvit ova
Caroline Woz niacki
T his was t he 18t h Grand Slam t it le f or Serena Williams.

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4. Who has recent ly won t he t it le of US Open men's singles Grand Slam held
at New York?
[A]Marin Cilic
[B]Kei Nishikori
[C]Raf al Nadal
[D]Roger Federer
Marin Cilic
Croat ian Marin Cilic has def eat ed Japan's Kei Nishikori t o bag t he men's
singles US Open Grand Slam
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5. India's f irst Coral Garden is coming up in which among t he f ollowing st at es?
[A]Maharasht ra
[B]West Bengal
[C]Andaman and Nicobar Islands
[D]Gujarat
Gujarat
India's f irst 'Coral garden' will be set up at Mit hapur coast al region of
Devbhoomi-Dwarka dist rict in Gujarat .
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6. In which ocean massive 100 million-year-old ancient ext inct volcano was
discovered?
[A]Indian Ocean
[B]Pacif ic Ocean
[C]At lant ic Ocean
[D]Arct ic Ocean
Pacif ic Ocean
A new seamount near t he Johnson At oll in t he Pacif ic Ocean during a seaf loor
mapping mission.
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7. What is f avipiravir?
[A]An ant i-viral drug t o cure Ebola
[B]An ant i-viral drug t o cure Dengue
[C]An ant i-viral drug t o cure bird f lu
[D]An ant i-viral drug t o cure SARS
An anti-viral drug to cure Ebola
Favipiravir is an ant i-viral drug t o cure Ebola virus spread and inf ect ion. It is
also known by t he brand name of Avignan. It act s by inhibit ing viral gene

replicat ion wit hin inf ect ed cells t o prevent propagat ion.
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8. Which among t he f ollowing is a part ially recognized st at e?
[A]Sout h Osset ia
[B]Georgia
[C]Crimea
[D]Abkhazia
Abkhaz ia
Abkhazia has got it s independent st at us only f rom a f ew count ries like Russia,
Venezuela and Nicaragua.Raul Khajimba is t he leader of Abkhazias biggest
opposit ion part y, t he Forum of t he Nat ional Unit y of Abkhazia.
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9. Which count ry has declared plans t o issue world's f irst digit al currency?
[A]Germany
[B]T hailand
[C]Cuba
[D]Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador has declared it s plans t o launch world's f irst digit al currency.T he
currency will be issued by Cent ral Bank of Ecuador has been approved by
Ecuador's Nat ional Assembly in July 2014.
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10. T he world f amous Ice Bucket Challenge has raised t remendous amount s
of f unds f or research f or t he disease known as ALS. What is t he f ull f orm of
ALS?
[A]Amyot rophic lat eral sclerosis
[B]Amyot rophic lat eral suspension
[C]Art erial lat eral sclerosis
[D]Art erial lat eral suspension
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyot rophic lat eral sclerosis is commonly known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease,"
leads t o progressive neurodegenerat ive disease t hat af f ect s nerve cells in
t he brain and t he spinal cord.
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