CURRENT AFFAIRS AND GK QUIZ - 8

• CURRENT AFFAIRS AND GK QUIZ - 8
• 1. Recently, who among the following has been chosen for the prestigious Saraswati Samman 2012?
  [A]Shankha Ghosh                 [B]Indira Parthasarathy
  [C]Sugathakumari                   [D]Sunil Gangopadhyay
  
  
  2. In which among the following cities of India, the first all-women court was set up recently?
  [A]Chennai                             [B]Hyderabad
  [C]Mumbai                              [D]Bangalore
  
  
  3. The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) works under which among the following ministries?
  [A]Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)
  [B]Ministry of Finance
  [C]Ministry of Law and Justice
  [D]Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  
  
  4. Recently, which among the following has launched its all-electric four-seater passenger car, the e2o in India?
  [A]Ford India             [B]Mahindra and Mahindra
  [C]Tata Motors           [D]Maruti Suzuki
  
  
  5. In which among the following countries, the world’s biggest dinosaur park is slated to come up?
  [A]South Africa                      [B]Canada
  [C]Australia                            [D]United States
  
  
  6. A new committee has been set up by Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry, to put in place a policy on energy security and prepare a roadmap for enhancing domestic oil and gas production to reduce dependence on exports by 2030. Who heads this committee?
  [A]Vijay Kelkar committee
  [B]B. K. Chaturvedi committee
  [C]Raghunath Anant Mashelkar committee
  [D]Shankar Acharya committee
  
  
  7. World's largest concentrated solar power plant has been opened recently by__:
  [A]France                                [B]Russia
  [C]United Arab Emirates        [D]Israel
  
  
  8. The lowest dropout rate of school students in the country is in __:
  [A]Andhra Pradesh                 [B]Karnataka
  [C]West Bengal                      [D]Kerala
  
  
  9. HPCL is setting up an oil refinery in Rajasthan, which is the biggest ever investment in the desert State. This refinery is coming up in ___:
  [A]Jodhpur                              [B]Jaisalmer
  [C]Barmer                               [D]Jalor
  
  
  10. Which among the following is a Coral Island?
  [A]Maldives                            [B]Lakshadweep
  [C]Tasmania                            [D]Medagaskar
  
  
  11. The Union Budget 2013-14 has pegged the fiscal deficit for the current year at___:
  [A]4.5 per cent                        [B]5 per cent
  [C]5.2 per cent                        [D]5.6 per cent
  
  
  12. Union Budget 2013-14 has proposed to levy a surcharge of 10 percent on individuals whose annual taxable incomes exceeds __:
  [A]50 lakhs                             [B]75 lakhs
  [C]1 crore                                [D]2 crores
  
  
  13. International Court of Arbitration at the Hague has recently ruled in favour of India as Pakistan has objected the construction of a power project. The power project in question is __:
  [A]Nimoo Bazgo project        [B]Baglihar project
  [C]Kishanganga project    [D]Tulbul navigation project
  
  
  14. What is the name of the new version of Office software launched by the Microsoft?
  [A]Office 8                 [B]Office 2013
  [C]Office 38               [D]Office 365
  
  
  15. As per a recent government decision, one major port is to be developed in each of Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. What is the current number of Major Ports in India?
  [A]10               [B]12               [C]14               [D]14
  
  
  16. World’s biggest wildlife summit was held in which among the following countries recently?
  [A]Seoul                      [B]Bangkok
  [C]Hanoi                     [D]Colombo
  
  
  17. The location of the proposed National Institute of Sports Sciences and Medicine (NISSM) is___:
  [A]Chennai                 [B]Kolkata
  [C]New Delhi           [D]Hyderabad
  
  
  18. The government has recently merged some schemes out of the three schemes given below.
  1. Janashree Bima Yojana (JBY)
  2. Aam Admi Bima Yojana (AABY)
  3. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) Identify the set of these two schemes from the given options:
  [A]1 and 2                   [B]1 and 3
  [C]2 and 3                   [D]1, 2 & 3
  
  
  19. As per the recently released Government data, which among the following States has the highest percentage households availing of banking services?
  [A]West Bengal          [B]Himachal Pradesh
  [C]Gujarat                   [D]Karnataka
  
  
  20. New START treaty is signed between which among the following countries?
  [A]India and United States
  [B]United States and China
  [C]United States and Russia
  [D]India and Russia
                  
                                        ANSWERS

  1	C	6	A	11	C	16	B
  2	C	7	C	12	C	17	C
  3	A	8	D	13	C	18	A
  4	B	9	C	14	D	19	B
  5	C	10	B	15	B	20	C