PIB Current Affairs Quiz – April 6 – April 12, 2014

114 Helicopter Unit Celebrate Golden Jubilee of operations and has been engaged in service of “Operation Meghdoot” for over three decades now. It routinely involves landing at the highest helipads in the world, in Siachen glacier & flying the helicopters to the edge of its flight envelope over a very treacherous terrain marked by uncertain weather.

Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas calculates the crude oil price of Indian Basket. http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=104796

Correct Ans are Foreign Exchange Earnings and Job Creation in supporting industries http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=104793

Air Force Station Chabua is the Eastern most Air base of the Indian Air Force. http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=104808

The Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships (Akademi Ratna) and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) are national honours bestowed on performing artists as well as teachers and scholars in the field of performing arts. Sangeet Natak Akademi, established in 1953, is responsible for the promotion and preservation of the performing arts of the country. One of the important activities of the Akademi is to recognize the contribution of outstanding musicians, dancers and theatre artists, bestowing on them its Fellowships and Awards. The aim of the activity is to create benchmarks in the practice of the performing arts. http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=104810

Article 124 in The Constitution Of India 1949 is about Establishment and constitution of Supreme Court. Clause (2) of the Article 124 gives the President Of India the power to appoint a Judge to the Supreme Court Of India.

IIP is compiled using data received from 16 source agencies viz. Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP); Indian Bureau of Mines; Central Electricity Authority; Joint Plant Committee; Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas; Office of Textile Commissioner; Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals; Directorate of Sugar; Department of Fertilizers; Directorate of Vanaspati, Vegetable Oils & Fats; Tea Board; Office of Jute Commissioner; Office of Coal Controller; Railway Board; Office of Salt Commissioner and Coffee Board.

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Veteran film lyricist, director, screen writer, producer and poet Shri Gulzar has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2013. He is the 45th Dada Saheb Phalke Award Winner. The award is conferred by the Government of India for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema.

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