CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 38

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 38

1. Recently, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has launched an Islamic equity index based on:

[A]S&P BSE 500 index                                     [B]S&P BSE 200 index

[C]S&P BSE 100 index                                     [D]S&P BSE BANKEX

2. Which among the following is the main objective of the International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS)?

[A]Protect the world's cultural heritage threatened by wars and natural disasters

[B]Protect the world from missile and nuclear threats

[C]Protect world from disease disasters resulting as a result of wars and natural disasters

[D]None of the above

3. Who among the following has written the book "Fida-e-Lucknow -Tales of the city and its people" ?

[A]Parveen Talha                    [B]Hamid Ansari

[C]Dinesh Goswami               [D]Abdul Hamid

4. Which of the following is the largest US State in terms of its area?

[A]Alaska                                [B]California

[C]Washington                        [D]Pennsylvania

5. Which of the following became the first US State that allowed its residents to play online poker for money, legally?

[A]Alabama                            [B]California

[C]Nevada                              [D]Florida

6. Which of the following woman scientist from Meghalaya was selected for "ISRO Young Scientist Award 2013" for her urban information system project in the North East:

[A]Jahnavi Barua                    [B]Jenita Mary Nongkynrih

[C]Mary Kom                        [D]Daisy Hasan

7. Who has been appointed as the Secretary General of Ramsar Convention?

[A]Dr. Christopher Briggs                    [B]Dr. Abdul Rashid

[C]Montek Singh Ahluwalia                 [D]Nandan Nilekani

8. The "Jayakwadi Dam", which was recently in news is located on which of the following rivers in India?

[A]Krishna River                    [B]Narmada River?

[C]Godavari River                  [D]Tapti River

9. The “Vikas Volunteer Vahini (VVV) Programme” launched by NABARD in 1982, is renamed as:

[A]Society of Volunteers for Progress                      [B]Progress Volunteer Battalion Programme

[C]Farmers’ Club Programme                                  [D]Farmer's Battalion for Progress

10. Recently, India and Saudi Arabia decided to set up a joint working group on the 'Nitaqat law' placed by the Saudi government. The 'Nitaqat law' relates to:

[A]Labour Laws                                           [B]Marriage Laws

[C]Criminal Procedure Code                        [D]Owning Property Rights

11. With reference to Domestic Savings in India, the savings come from three sources, viz. households, the private corporate sector, and the public sector. Which among them holds the maximum share?

[A]Households                            [B]Private Corporate Sector

[C]Public Sector                          [D]Private Corporate Sector & Public Sector Combined

12. The government has recently launched the Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS) for _:

[A]Electronic System Design and Manufacturing                   [B]Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

[C]Hotel and Tourism Sector Investments                             [D]Textile Industry

13. The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) has been established to approve the investment projects which are larger than __?

[A]Rs. 500 Crore                    [B]Rs. 1000 Crore

[C]Rs. 1500 Crore                   [D]Rs. 2000 Crore

14. Which among the following commodities has been in news recently with respect to the controversial proposal to pool prices?

[A]LPG                                   [B]Coal

[C]Crude Oil                           [D]Gasoline

15. In April 2013, a Bill has been introduced in the Lok Sabha to raise the authorised capital of the Regional Rural Banks to Rs 500 crore. What is the current authorised bill of RRBs?

[A]Rs. 5 Crore                                    [B]Rs. 10 Crore

[C]Rs. 50 Crore                                  [D]Rs. 100 Crore

16. Recently, a Mini Indian Rupee Futures Contract (DINRM) has been launched by a Commodities Exchange at ___:

[A]Singapore                           [B]Dubai

[C]London                              [D]Hong Kong

17. Recently, we read in the newspapers that TCS overtook state-owned ONGC to become the India's most-valued company on the basis of market capitalization. Which among the following statements is / are correct with reference to the market capitalization?

1. Market capitalisation is the product of total number of shares and stock price

2. Market capitalisation changes daily

Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

[A]Only 1                                [B]Only 2                    [C]Both 1 & 2                         [D]Neither 1 nor 2

18. How many drugs have been listed in the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM)?

[A]245                         [B]348                       [C]423                         [D]367

19. At present India is world's biggest exporter of which among the following commodities?

1. Tea          2. Coffee             3. Sugar            4. Guar gum

Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

[A]Only 1                    [B]Only 1 & 3                          [C]Only 3 & 4             [D]Only 4

20. To make recommendations on the devolution of taxes, the 14th Finance Commission has been directed to use the Census figures of __:

[A]1971                       [B]1981                         [C]1991                       [D]2001

                                    ANSWER

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