10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : April 28, 2018

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG),are primarily mixtures of propane and butane. They are flammable mixtures used as fuel in heating appliances, cooking equipment, and vehicles.Varieties of LPG bought and sold include mixes that are mostly propane (C3H8) and butane (C4H10). In the northern hemisphere winter, the mixes contain more propane, while in summer, they contain more butane. Since LPG is odorless, a powerful odorant, ethanethiol, is added to LPG so that leaks can be detected easily.

Gold is a good conductor of heat and electricity. It is also soft and the most malleable and ductile of the elements.Gold began to serve as backing for paper-currency systems when they became widespread in the 19th century, and from the 1870s until World War I the gold standard was the basis for the world’s currencies. Although gold’s official role in the international monetary system had come to an end by the 1970s, the metal remains a highly regarded reserve asset, and approximately 45 percent of all the world’s gold is held by governments and central banks for this purpose.It occurs mostly in the native state, remaining chemically uncombined except with tellurium, selenium, and bismuth. The element’s only naturally occurring isotope is gold-197. Gold often occurs in association with copper and lead deposits, and, though the quantity present is often extremely small, it is readily recovered as a by-product in the refining of those base metals

Cauvery originates at Talakaveri in Coorg district of Karnataka. It flows through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and is a major source of dispute between the two states. The following are some of the tributaries of Cauvery:

Hemavati River

Shimsha River

Honnuhole River

Arkavathy River

Kabini River

Lakshmana Tirtha River

Lokapavani River

Bhavani River

Amaravati River

Noyyal River

Panmunjom is a small village located in the the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas.

After the Korean war ended in a truce in 1953, Panmunjom was designated as the one place where officials from both sides could meet. It is also the world’s last Cold War frontier where soldiers from both sides come face to face.Neither North Korea nor South Korea have jurisdiction over Panmunjom.The “truce village” is divided into two parts by a military demarcation line: one side belonging to the North, the other to the South.

In the middle of the village sit the UN Command buildings, crossing the middle of the line.The United Nations Command administers the site.

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) was founded in 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, India’s first Education Minister. Its objectives are to actively participate in the formulation and implementation of policies and programmes pertaining to India’s external cultural relations; to foster and strengthen cultural relations and mutual understanding between India and other countries; to promote cultural exchanges with other countries and people; and to develop relations with nations. The Council shall be a corporate body, shall have a perpetual seal and may sue and be sued in its corporate name. To facilitate its work the Council may set up sections at its headquarters, regional offices in various parts of India and Cultural Centres /Offices abroad. The Financial Adviser of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India shall be the Financial Adviser of the Council;

Central Industrial Security Force was set up in 1969 under an act of the Parliament. It was made an armed force of the Republic of India in 1983 by another Act of the Parliament.It serves directly under the Ministry of Home Affairs.It provides security cover to 300 industrial units, government infrastructure projects and facilities and establishments located all over India.CISF works for seaways, airways and some of the major installations in India. It also has a fore wing to deal with fire accidents in industries where it is set up. It also helps in disaster management for which the personnel are trained in National Industrial Security Academy (NISA), Hyderabad.