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1.The Cabinet, approved the proposal of the Tamil Nadu Government to set up a Petroleum Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR) in Cuddalore and Nagapattinam districts. PCPIRs have already been approved in-

1.Andhra Pradesh

2.Gujarat

3.West Bengal

4.Orissa

Code for correct answer

(a)1 and 2(b)1, 2 and 3

(c)2 and 4(d)1, 2, 3 and 4

2.Name the  country that would have the first military engagement With Egypt after the newly-elected government has taken there?

(a)India(b)China

(c)Italy(d)Bangladesh

3.Scientists at the world’s biggest atom smashing facility near Geneva claimed the discovery of a new subatomic particle. They found it to be “consistent” with the long-sought Higgs boson, popularly known as the “God particle” that helps explain what gives size and shape to all matter in the universe. Who was coined The phrase “God particle”?

(a) Saul Perlmutter

(b) Konstantin Novoselov

(c) Charles Kuen Kao

(d) Leon Lederman

4.Which of the Indian institute of Technology, Yahoo! India Research and Development has entered into an agreement to support its faculty and students in cloud computing research.

(a)Indian Institute of Technology, Banglore

(b)Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

(c)Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

(d)Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

5.In line with the energy conservation and efficiency policies of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under the Ministry of Power, the Honorable Union Minister of Power, launched the PAT scheme under the National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE). What is the PAT

(a)Process Analytical Technology

(b)Performance Acceleration Technology

(c)Perform, Achieve and Trade

(d)Portable Appliance Test

 6.The government has made provisions for tax payers with annual income of -----------  to file their income tax returns electronically.

(a)More than Rs 5 lakh

(b)More than Rs 10 lakh

(c)More than Rs 15 lakh

(d)More than Rs 20 lakh