GK & Current Affairs Quiz 1. Under its new technique developed by BARC scientists to treat eye cancers, which isotope of Iodine is being used? [A]I-125 [B]I-129 [C]I-127 [D]I-126 Answer : I-125 I-125 has been used by BARC scientists in form of BARC I-125 Ocu-Prosta seed to treat retinoblastoma and uveal tract melanoma-two rarest eye cancers. 2. Which of these famous dancers is associate with Kuchipudi Dance? [A]Guru Bipan Sinha [B]Bala Saraswati [C]Birju Maharaj [D]Josyula Seetharamaiah Answer : Josyula Seetharamaiah He comes from Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh and is a great Kucipudi dancer and instructor. He has received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1993. 3. After the recent changes done in PPF scheme, what is the maximum ammount a person can deposit annually in Public Provident Fund (PPF)? [A]Rs. 1 Lakh [B]Rs. 1.5 Lakh [C]Rs. 2.0 Lakh [D]Rs. 2.5 Lakh Answer : Rs. 1.5 Lakh PPF is a 15-year investment scheme under which an investor enjoys tax exemption at the time of deposit, accrual of interest and withdrawal. The interest rate on deposit in PPF for 2014-15 fiscal is 8.7%. The Government has recently increased the PPF limit from Rs. 1 Lakh to 1.5 Lakh annualy. 4. Which among the following the second largest component of Natural Gas after Methane? [A]Ethane [B]Butane [C]Propane [D]Ethylene Answer : Ethane Ethane is the second-largest component of natural gas after methane. 5. Irom Chanu Sharmila, who is fasting for last many years against Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) belongs to which among the following states? [A]Mizoram [B]Manipur [C]Assam [D]Nagaland Answer : Manipur For 14 years, Sharmila has fasted, asking only for the repeal of the brutal Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). This colonialera law, dusted out when Naga militancy began in the 1950s, allows the military to do practically whatever it wants at gunpoint. She is known as Mengoubi in Manipur.
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