Government of India decided to celebrate the year 2013 as the water conservation year with emphasis on sensitizing the masses on water related issues, encourage them to conserve and use it judiciously. Water Conservation is also the key objective of the National Water Mission which is one of the eight National Missions.

Correct Option: B

Government of India decided to celebrate the year 2013 as the water conservation year with emphasis on sensitizing the masses on water related issues, encourage them to conserve and use it judiciously. Water Conservation is also the key objective of the National Water Mission which is one of the eight National Missions.

Shashikant Sharma is in function as a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India since 23 May 2013. He is 12^th CAG of India. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is an authority, established by the Constitution of India which audits all receipts and expenditure of the Government of India and the state governments, including those bodies and authorities substantially financed by the government.

Correct Option: C

Shashikant Sharma is in function as a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India since 23 May 2013. He is 12^th CAG of India. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is an authority, established by the Constitution of India which audits all receipts and expenditure of the Government of India and the state governments, including those bodies and authorities substantially financed by the government.

SEBI, the regulatory body completed 25 years of its establishment in 2013. It was formed in the year 1988 to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development and regulate the securities market.

Correct Option: B

SEBI, the regulatory body completed 25 years of its establishment in 2013. It was formed in the year 1988 to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development and regulate the securities market.

The poverty ratio was highest in Chattisgarh at 39.93 per cent followed by Jharkhand (36.96 per cent), Manipur (36.98 per cent), Arunachal Pradesh (34.67 per cent) and Bihar (33.47 per cent).

Correct Option: D

The poverty ratio was highest in Chattisgarh at 39.93 per cent followed by Jharkhand (36.96 per cent), Manipur (36.98 per cent), Arunachal Pradesh (34.67 per cent) and Bihar (33.47 per cent).

Croatia applied for EU membership in 2003 and was in negotiations from 2005 until 2011. On 9 December 2011 leaders from the EU and Croatia signed the accession treaty. The country become the 28^th EU member country on 1 July 2013.

Correct Option: C

Croatia applied for EU membership in 2003 and was in negotiations from 2005 until 2011. On 9 December 2011 leaders from the EU and Croatia signed the accession treaty. The country become the 28^th EU member country on 1 July 2013.