SNAP GK Test - 2 (Year 2014)

"The Good Road" (2013), directed by Gyan Correa, was selected as India's official entry for the 2014 Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. It is a Gujarati-language film about a truck driver's journey through rural Gujarat. While critically acclaimed, it did not receive an actual nomination. "The Lunchbox" gained more international fame but was not India's official submission that year.

"Mother India" (1957), "Salaam Bombay" (1988), and "Lagaan" (2001) are the three Indian films that received actual Oscar nominations in their respective categories. "Gandhi" (1982), while a landmark film about India directed by Richard Attenborough, was a British production - not an Indian Bollywood film - despite its subject matter and Indian cast.

Saudi Arabia has historically been India's largest supplier of crude oil, meeting a significant portion of India's energy needs through long-term supply contracts. While Iraq, Iran, and Russia are also important suppliers, Saudi Arabia maintained the top position for many years due to strategic partnerships and production capacity. India imports over 80% of its crude oil requirements.

The Omkareshwar Multipurpose Project is a major dam and hydroelectric power project located on the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh. It includes a 520 MW power station and provides irrigation benefits to the region. The project is part of the Narmada Valley Development Project. Chambal, Tapti, and Godavari are different river systems with their own projects.

Mamnoon Hussain served as the 12th President of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018, succeeding Asif Ali Zardari. He was a businessman-turned-politician affiliated with the PML-N party and was elected as the President of Pakistan in 2013. Wajihuddin Ahmed and Raza Rabbani were other political figures but never held the presidency.

Dr. Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai, renowned as the father of the BrahMos missile project, received the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award in 2014 for his outstanding contributions to missile technology and defense research. He was a distinguished scientist at DRDO and CEO of BrahMos Aerospace. The award recognizes excellence in public administration and leadership.

R. K. Shanmukham Chetty served as independent India's first Finance Minister from 1947 to 1948, presenting the first budget in 1947. He was a lawyer and industrialist who joined the interim government. John Mathai, C. D. Deshmukh, and Liaquat Ali Khan were all prominent figures but not the first - Liaquat Ali Khan was actually Pakistan's first Prime Minister.

The Vyas Samman, a prestigious literary award for Hindi literature, is instituted by the K. K. Birla Foundation and has been awarded annually since 1991. It recognizes outstanding literary works in Hindi by Indian authors and carries a cash prize. The award is named after sage Ved Vyasa, compiler of the Mahabharata.

Article 370 of the Indian Constitution granted special autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir. It allowed the state to have its own constitution and flag, except in matters of defense, communications, and foreign affairs.

Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) is a centrally sponsored scheme launched in 2000 to provide highly subsidized food grains to the poorest of the poor. AAY households receive 35 kg of food grains per month at Rs. 3/2/1 for rice/wheat/coarse grains.

Correct option is (4).

OFS is indeed a single-day process with no restriction on multiple bids from a single buyer. It's conducted on a real-time system-based platform with minimal paperwork, making it more transparent and efficient than traditional IPOs/FPOs.

NJDG stands for National Judicial Data Grid, a comprehensive database of pending and decided cases in district and subordinate courts, and High Courts in India. It was launched by the Supreme Court in 2015 to bring transparency and reduce pendency.

NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India) was incorporated in 2008 as an initiative of the Reserve Bank of India and Indian Banks' Association. It's a not-for-profit company that operates retail payment and settlement systems in India.

The National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS) is being implemented by Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited (AIC). It provides coverage against crop losses due to natural calamities, pests, and diseases, and is available for all food crops, oilseeds, and annual commercial/horticultural crops.

Correct answer is (1). 

The investment limit for FIIs (now FPIs - Foreign Portfolio Investors) in government debt securities was $30 billion. This limit is set by SEBI and RBI and is periodically reviewed to balance capital flows with financial stability concerns.

Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC) was an advisory body (not constitutional or permanent) set up by the Finance Ministry in 2013 to recommend measures for preventing economic offences and simplifying tax administration. It submitted its report in 2014.

<span style="font-size:" 10pt;="" font-family:="" arial;="">The main aims of International Monetary Fund are to promote international monetary co-operation, expansion of international trade and ensuring exchange rate stability and to assist in the removal of exchange restrictions and establishment of a multilateral system of payment. International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization that was created on July 22, 1944 at the Bretton Woods Conference and came into existence on December 27, 1945 when 29 countries signed the Articles of Agreement.

The decreasing order of the common borders is:
Bangladesh - China - Pakistan - Myanmar

Patrick Modiano is a French novelist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2014. His works often explore themes of memory, identity, and the German occupation of France. He is considered one of the most important French writers of his generation.

Correct option is (2).

Import and export duties are not included in a country's balance of payments. Balance of payments accounts are an accounting record of all monetary transactions between a country and the rest of the world. These transactions include payments for the country's exports and imports of goods, services, financial capital, and financial transfers.

Germany does not share border with Italy.