CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 27

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 27

1. Daocheng Yading airport, which is slated to become world's highest airport is located in which among the following countries?

[A]China                                 [B]Japan

[C]South Korea                       [D]North Korea

2. In which of the following places of India, world’s first ever low temperature thermal desalination plant is operating?

[A]Panaji                                 [B]Lakshadweep

[C]Andaman and Nicobar       [D]Puduchery

3. With which of the following countries, India has not signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)?

[A]Japan                                  [B]Singapore

[C]South Korea                        [D]Pakistan

4. By defeating which one of the following teams, India has won historic bronze medal at junior women hockey world cup in August 2013?

[A]Holland                              [B]South Africa

[C]England                             [D]Pakistan

5. What is the name of world’s first talking robot, which has been sent into the space by Japan? 

[A]Kirobo      [B]Jaxa            [C]Manga        [D]Dolly

6. The “Group of 77” at the United Nations is a loose coalition of___?

[A]Industrialized Countries               [B]Developing Countries

[C]Non-aligned Countries                [D]Developed Countries

7. Recently, which one of the following countries has banned imports of milk powder from New Zealand?

[A]China                                 [B]Indonesia

[C]Australia                            [D]India

8. To which of the following political parties did the former South African President Dr. Nelson Mandela 

belong to?

[A]National Party                           [B]African National Congress

[C]Pan-Africa Congress                 [D]African National Party

9. Recently, which one of the following Zoos has launched “Adoption of Zoo animals” campaign? 

[A]Mysore Zoo                      [B]Alipore Zoo

[C]Bannerghatta Zoo              [D]Mumbai Zoo

10. Which of the following IITs has designing rail coaches that will draw power from the sun for interior lighting and cooking?

[A]IIT Kharagpur                      [B]IIT Kanpur

[C]IIT Madras                         [D]IIT Allahabad

11. As per the provisional data released by the Central Statistical Organization, CSO, for 2012-13, which among the following states leads all states in India with respect to the economic growth?

[A]Bihar                                  [B]Gujarat

[C]Madhya Pradesh                [D]Karnataka

12. In which among the following countries, the United Nations Security Council has approved the first-ever "offensive" UN peacekeeping brigade to battle rebels groups?

[A]Mali                           [B]Democratic Republic of Congo

[C]Somalia                      [D]Liberia

13. Recently India has joined the Madrid Protocol. Madrid system is the international system for facilitating the __:

[A]International Trade                        [B]Bilateral Negotiations on Free trade

[C]Registration of trademarks             [D]Protection of Biodiversity

14. Which among the following is the innovative exhibition on rail, launched by Ministry of Environment for to create awareness in youth about the exceptional biodiversity of India?

[A]Jaiva Vividhata Rail (JVR)                                                        [B]Youth Biodiversity Train (YBT)

[C]Science Express Biodiversity Special (SEBS) Train                   [D]Biodiversity Express

15. Who among the following sportsmen was recently signed by Swedish Luxury Carmaker Volvo as its Brand Ambassador?

[A]M.S.Dhoni                         [B]Sachin Tendulkar

[C]Jeev Milkha Singh              [D]Jyoti Randhawa

16. Which among the following states has recently donated 100 hectares land to Indian Council of Agricultural Research to launch a Directorate of Maize Research?

[A]Haryana                             [B]Punjab

[C]Uttar Pradesh                     [D]Rajasthan

17. "Mapathon 2013 Contest" launched by Google in India from Feb 12, 2013 – Mar 25, 2013 was in order to promote which of its service:

[A]Google Map Maker           [B]Google Drive

[C]Google Swiffy                    [D]Google Trends

18. Who amongst the following replaced Adi Godrej as the new chairperson of CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) for 2014-15?

[A]Mukesh Ambani    [B]Senapathy Gopalakrishnan

[C]Nandan Nilekani                [D]Ratan Tata

19. Which among the following companies / groups gives away the "Earthian Awards"?

[A]Reliance Industries            [B]Aditya Birla Group

[C]Wipro                                 [D]Tata Group

20. India has airports named after __:

1. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (Kolkata)

2. Swami Vivekananda (Raipur)

3. Babasaheb Ambedkar (Nagpur)

4. Guru Ramdas(Amritsar)

5. Birsa Munda(Ranchi)

Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

[A]1, 2, & 3                             [B]1, 2, 3 & 4

[C]1, 2, 3 & 5                          [D]1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

                                     ANSWER

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