CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 32

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 32

1. The Railways recently said that it plans to complete the world's highest rail bridge by 2016. On which among the following rivers, this arch-shaped bridge is coming up?

[A]Volga river                         [B]Don river

[C]Chenab river                      [D]Brahmaputra river

2. The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) was recently making news for launching a "Green Fishing Systems for Tropical Seas" project. Which among the following is the correct location of Central Institute of Fisheries Technology?

[A]Chennai                             [B]Kolkata

[C]Visakhapatanam                [D]Cochin

3. India's first social venture fund has been recently launched by which among the following?

[A]VentureEast India                              [B]Trident Capital

[C]Incube Ventures Pvt. Ltd.                  [D]Artiman Ventures Ltd.

4. As per the CBRE’s latest Prime Office Occupancy Costs survey, which among the following is remains the world’s most expensive prime office market?

[A]Beijing CBD                      [B]New Delhi CBD

[C]Hong Kong Central           [D]London’s West End

5. World's first women cricketer to score 5000 runs in One-Day International cricket is __:

[A]Charlotte Edwards                        [B]Claire Taylor

[C]Katherine Brunt                            [D]Mithali Raj

6. The Advanced Knowledge and Rural Technology Implementation Initiative (AKRUTI), has been launched by __:

[A]National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

[B]Reserve Bank of India

[C]Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)

[D]Ministry of Rural Development

7. Recently, in which among the following countries, a new type of rice called 'Slim Rice' is introduced?

[A]Thailand                             [B]United Kingdom

[C]United States                     [D]Japan

8. Rafael Correa, recently re-elected as the President of the ___________?

[A]Brazil                                 [B]Chile

[C]Ecuador                             [D]Peru

9. Who among the following has been conferred with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2011?

[A]Hamid Karzai                    [B]Ela Ramesh Bhatt

[C]Sheikh Hasina                    [D]Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

10. It was recently in the news that India's first wildlife skywalk will come up in Maenam wildlife sanctuary. In which among the following states is located the Maenam wildlife sanctuary?

[A]Assam                                [B]Sikkim

[C]Himachal Pradesh              [D]Madhya Pradesh

11. Recently, Binod Bihari Chowdhury, an anti-British revolutionary and a veteran member of the civil society of Bangladesh has passed away. He is best known for which among the following events of Freedom Struggle of India?

[A]Kakori train robbery                              [B]Silk Letter Conspiracy

[C]Chittagong Armoury Raid                       [D]Delhi Conspiracy case

12. A Miniratna–Category–1 Status holding public sector company in India can incur expenditure on modernization, new projects as well as equipment purchase without the approval of the Government, up to:

[A]Rs 100 Crores                    [B]Rs 500 Crores

[C]Rs 1000 Crores                  [D]Rs 1500 Crores

13. Which of the following Indian States does not have a Railway Station as of 2013?

[A]Meghalaya                         [B]Manipur

[C]Assam                                [D]Tripura

14. To ensure women's safety in the state, the which state government has introduced the Women Armed Special Protection Squad in April 2013?

[A]Punjab                                [B]Haryana

[C]Uttarakhand                       [D]Gujarat

15. As per the recent data released by RBI, the foreign exchange reserves of India stand at $293.84 billion during the week ended April 5, 2013. Which among the following is not a part of this reserve?

[A]Foreign Currency Reserves                   [B]Gold Reserves

[C]Special Drawing Rights                         [D]Foreign Institutional Investments

16. Which among the following is the 2013 IMF (International Monetary Fund) forecast for global economic growth ?

[A]3.9%          [B]4.1%           [C]4.3%           [D]3.6%

17. VHF (Very High Frequency) omnidirectional radio range (VOR), is used in __:

[A]Navigation                                           [B]Mobile Communications

[C]Astronomical Studies                            [D]Earth Observation Satellites

18. Fiat panis is the motto of which among the following?

[A]Food and Agriculture Organization                      [B]World Food Programme

[C]World Health Organization                                   [D]World Meteorological Organization

19. Recently (April 2013), the Public sector company Oil India Ltd (OIL) has commissioned a 54-MW wind turbine power plant in which among the following states?

[A]Gujarat                               [B]Maharashtra

[C]Rajasthan                           [D]Punjab

20. Which among the following correctly defines the "Free area of the Republic of China" ?

[A]The territories under the actual control by the government of Republic of China

[B]The territories under the actual control by the government of People's Republic of China

[C]Mainland area of the Republic of China

[D]Mainland area of the People's Republic of China

ANSWER

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