CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 25

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 25

1. Maldives had last year terminated a $511-million project awarded to Indian infrastructure major GMR for upgrading and development of the Male International Airport. Now, recently, which firm has been recently chosen by Maldives develop the Addu International Airport ?

[A]'GMR' – India                                   [B]'Jaypee' - India

[C]'MT Hojgaard' – Denmark                 [D]Lagan Construction' - U.K.

2. Which among the following is the first Indian State to introduce e-GPF facility ?

[A]Gujarat                               [B]Bihar

[C]Arunachal Pradesh             [D]Assam

3. "Gojjri" is a language of which Indian state?

[A]Gujarat                   [B]Jammu and Kashmir

[C]Assam                    [D]Uttrakhand

4. Recently, Three astronauts reached to International Space Station in six hours from Earth. Which among the following spaceship is used by them?

[A]Lysom-TMA                      [B]Lysom-RMT

[C]Soyuz-TMA                       [D]Soyuz-RMT

5. Which among the following gulf countries has decided to introduce a new labor policy "Nitaqat"?

[A]Qatar                                            [B]Saudi Arabia

[C]United Arab Emirates                    [D]Kuwait

6. Which among the following countries is not one among those who have blocked adoption of a UN arms treaty?

[A]Iran                                                [B]Pakistan

[C]Syria                                              [D]North Korea

7. India's first fully private greenfield airport is coming up at ____________?

[A]Yanam                                [B]Karaikal

[C]Mahe                                  [D]Puducherry

8. Recently, which among the following state-run bank's 100th overseas office was inaugurated by Indian Finance Minister?

[A]State Bank of India                     [B]Bank of Baroda

[C]Punjab National Bank                [D]Indian Overseas Bank

9. Which among the following countries is the first in South Asia to roll out 4G mobile network?

[A]India                                  [B]Sri Lanka

[C]Maldives                            [D]Thailand

10. Recently, which among the following countries has removed India from its General Preferential Tariff, or GPT, regime, which offers lower tariff for exports from India to that country?

[A]United States                      [B]Canada

[C]Mexico                               [D]France

11. It was recently reported in media that the National Pension Scheme (NPS) funds for government workers have not been able to beat the debt-based Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) by a significant margin in last few years. Which among the following is the Fund manager for NPS?

[A]Kotak Pension Fund                          [B]SBI Pension Fund

[C]UTI Retirement Solutions                  [D]Kotak Pension Fund

12. Recently, the Income-Tax Department has found that several resident individuals in India have been floating companies in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), a tax heaven, to evade taxes. Which among the following is / are also known as Tax heavens?

1. Bahamas           2. Cyprus             3. Liechtenstein            4. Luxembourg

Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

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

[C]Only 1, 2 & 3                     [D]1, 2, 3 & 4

13. As per the latest data, India has 150 Million internet users. This population of netizens ranks__:

[A]First in world                     [B]Second in world

[C]Third in world                    [D]Fourth in world

14. In recent times, which among the following companies has been the singlelargest buyer of government bonds in India?

[A]UTI                                                [B]LIC

[C]SBI                                                [D]NHB

15. In recent times, the term "Abenomics" has been making round in media, which refers to the economic approach or philosophy of the prime minister / president of a country. Identify this country

[A]France                                [B]Japan

[C]South Korea                       [D]Italy

16. Recently, the Reserve Bank of India has simplified the know your customer or KYC norms for :

[A]Self Help Groups                                              [B]Joint Liability Groups

[C]Primary Agriculture Credit Societies                  [D]All of them

17. In order to garner an additional Rs 4,700 crore from indirect tax during 2013-14, India's budget included a few more services under the service tax ambit. Which among the following is among the new services that have been brought under tax ambit?

[A]AC Restaurants                         [B]Vocational Education Courses

[C]Domestic Air Travel                   [D]3 & 4 star hotels

18. The Supreme Court of India has recently rejected a Swiss based Pharma company's plea for getting its blood cancer drug Glivec patented in India and to restrain Indian companies from manufacturing generic drugs. Which among the following is that company?

[A]Novartis                                       [B]Galderma

[C]Anavex Life Sciences                   [D]Fenjal

19. Which among the following private sector bank has been recently acquitted in the insider trading case?

[A]HSBC                                [B]Axis Bank

[C]Citibank                             [D]ICICI Bank

20. It is reported in media that India may offer as many as 68 blocks or areas for exploration of oil and gas in the 10th round of New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) in 2013. The New Exploration Licensing Policy was launched in which year?

[A]1999                                   [B]2001

[C]2003                                   [D]2004

                                   ANSWER

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