CURRENT AFFAIRS AND GK QUIZ - 12

CURRENT AFFAIRS AND GK QUIZ - 12

1. The Elephanta cultural festival is organised by which among the following state governments?

[A]Gujarat                               [B]Madhya Pradesh

[C]Maharashtra                       [D]Karnataka

2. What is the correct full form of IDR, which is an instrument for foreign companies to raise funds from the Indian securities Markets?

[A]Indian Direct Receipt                          [B]Indian Domestic Receipt

[C]Indian Deposit Receipt                       [D]Indian Depository Receipt

3. Recently, which among the following countries has signed an accord with India to strengthen collaboration in the field of earth sciences and help improve forecasts about climate- related phenomena?

[A]China                                 [B]Sri Lanka

[C]United Kingdom                 [D]Russia

4. The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is related with which among the following sports?

[A]Football                             [B]Tennis

[C]Hockey                              [D]Badminton

5. Recently, which among the following films has picked up the Golden Bear for best film at the Berlin film festival?

[A]Child's Pose                       [B]Argo

[C]Lincoln                               [D]Life of Pi

6. At which among the following places, the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) is located?

[A]Patna                                  [B]Dehradun

[C]Nagpur                               [D]Mysore

7. Which among the following festival is celebrated annually by the Sufi musicians in New Delhi?

[A]Jahan-e-kwaza festival                            [B]Raag-e-Rang festival

[C]Jahan-e-Khusrau festival                         [D]Jahan-e-Nizammat festival

8. Who among the following is the writer of the book titled- “Walking with Lions : Tales from a Diplomatic Past”?

[A]Jaswant Singh                     [B]Yashwant Sinha

[C]S. M. Krishna                     [D]K. Natwar Singh

9. The recent Indian budget has proposal for developing deep sea port at Sagar Island. In which among the following states is located the Sagar Island?

[A]Kerala                                [B]Maharashtra

[C]West Bengal                       [D]Odisha

10. Recently, Indigenously developed Pinaka rockets were successfully test-fired. The Pinaka is an area weapon system with a range of ________ km?

[A]40 kilometers                     [B]100 kilometers

[C]160 kilometers                   [D]200 kilometers

11. Which among the following is the first state in India to ban manual scavenging?

[A]Tamil Nadu                        [B]Gujarat

[C]Delhi                                  [D]Sikkim

12. In which among the following States, the world's largest Vedic temple is coming up?

[A]Gujarat                               [B]Rajasthan

[C]West Bengal                       [D]Madhya Pradesh

13. Which among the following is the proposed site for India's first open Agriculture University?

[A]Hyderabad                         [B]Mysore

[C]Nagpur                               [D]Bhopal

14. Which among the following is not a moon of the Pluto?

[A]Vulcan                                [B]Cerberus

[C]Europa                               [D]Hydra

15. In India, what fraction of FDI is allowed in the Business to Business (B2B) ecommerce sector?

[A]24 per cent                         [B]49 per cent

[C]51 per cent                         [D]100 per cent

16. Who among the following has been recognised by the Guinness World Records for climbing Mount Everest twice in the same climbing season?

[A]Sanu Wongal                       [B]Chhurim

[C]Lhakpa                                [D]Nima Dorje

17. Hari Shankar Singhania, who recently passed away was a well-known ____________?

[A]Journalist                            [B]Industrialist

[C]Historian                             [D]Writer

18. In which among the following countries, NTPC's first overseas coal-fired power project is under construction?

[A]Bangladesh                         [B]Bhutan

[C]Nepal                                 [D]Sri Lanka

19. Which among the following States has been ranked top in the Planning Commission's Environmental Performance Index (EPI)?

[A]Sikkim                    [B]Andhra Pradesh

[C]Karnataka              [D]Tamil Nadu

20. Fordow nuclear facility, which is often in news is located in __________?

[A]North Korea                       [B]Iran

[C]Israel                                  [D]France

                                      ANSWER 

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