CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 22

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 22

1. Union Government has announced to provide a financial assistance of Rs 41.21 crore to protect which among the following varieties of Goats?

[A]Pygora                               [B]Pashmina

[C]Jamunapari                         [D]Dumba

2. Who among the following was recently in news as the First non-American Editor of "Time International"?

[A]Soumitra Bhattacharya                     [B]Bobby Ghosh

[C]Jagat Singh Negi                              [D]Sandeep Kumar Maini

3. Recently, Japan became the first country to unravel the mystery of 'Fire ice', unlocking the world's 'next major energy resource'. What is "Fire Ice" ?

[A]Hydrogen sulphide                         [B]Propane

[C]Methane hydrate                            [D]Shale Gas

4. Which among the following term is used for Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)?

[A]Washington Convention                   [B]New York Convention

[C]Paris Convention                             [D]Geneva Convention

5. The Flags of which among the following entities also have their map on them?

(1). Kosovo

(2). Cyprus

(3). Vatican City

Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

[A]1 & 2                                   [B]2 & 3

[C]1 & 3                                  [D]1, 2 & 3

6. "A bank for the Buck" is a book written by one of India’s top financial journalists Tamal Bandyopadhyay. The Book is a story of__:

[A]ICICI Bank                       [B]HDFC Bank

[C]Axis Bank                          [D]Yes Bank

7. Which among the following companies has joined hands with India Post to implement and manage India Post's Rural Systems Integration (RSI) program?

[A]Wipro                     [B]HCL

[C]TCS                        [D]Infosys

8. Which among the following monuments has bagged the prestigious National Tourism Award 2011-12 for “the best maintained and disabled-friendly monument”?

[A]Fatehpur Sikri, Agra                            [B]Humanyun's Tomb, Delhi

[C]Red Fort, Delhi                                    [D]Taj Mahal, Agra

9. Which among the following movies has won the best feature film award at the 60th National Film Awards for 2012?

[A]Vicky Donor                      [B]Paan Singh Tomar

[C]Chittagong                         [D]Kahaani

10. Who among the following has been declared as the winner of 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize - the most prestigious and richest award of architecture, also often referred to as the Nobel Prize of Architecture.

[A]Toyo Ito                              [B]Kenzo Tange

[C]Fumihiko Maki                    [D]Tadao Ando

               ANSWER

1	B	6	B
2	B	7	D
3	C	8	A
4	A	9	B
5	A	10	A