CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 41

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 41

1. Which among the following companies has become the biggest profit maker on annual list of Fortune 500?

[A]Apple                                 [B]Wal-Mart

[C]Exxonmobil                       [D]General Motors

2. In which of the following year India handed over Katchtheevu island to Sri Lanka?

[A]1976           [B]1974           [C]1980           [D]1967

3. As per the annual report of "State of World's Mothers 2013" India's ranking in mothers safety is__? [A]140             [B]176            [C]150            [D]142

4. Which country recently banned Air Conditioners use in Government offices?

[A]Japan                                  [B]China

[C]Pakistan                             [D]Russia

5. Who has been recently appointed as Cyber Security Chief of India?

[A]Gulshan Rai                       [B]Naveen Chandra

[C]Raghunath Rai                   [D]Mahesh Bhatt

6. Identify the countries that were granted the observer status in Arctic Circle by Arctic Council recently?

[A]India, Pakistan, Italy, China and South Korea

[B]India, China, Italy, Singapore and South Korea 

[C]India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, China and Pakistan

[D]China, South Korea, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Italy

7. Who won the Women's and Men's Madrid open title 2013?

[A]Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal                      [B]Maria Sharapova, Novak Djokovic

[C]Roberta Vinci, Monte Carlo                          [D]Li Na, Roger Federer

8. Who among the following is the Director General of World Trade Organisation?

[A]Pascal Lamy                        [B]Herminio Blanco

[C]Taeho Bark                         [D]Robert Carvalho de Azevedo

9. Union cabinet declared the year 2013 as____? 

[A]Forest Conservation Year                   [B]Soil Conservation Year

[C]Water Conservation Year                   [D]Wildlife Conservation Year

10. Recently hill forts of which state were inscribed to UNESCO's World Heritage Site list?

[A]Gujarat                   [B]Rajasthan

[C]Karnataka              [D]Tamilnadu

11. Who among the following can dismiss Governor of a state from his office?

[A]State Legislative Assembly              [B]Parliament

[C]President                                        [D]None of them

12. A member of a State Public Service Commission can be appointed and removed respectively by __: [A]Governor, Governor                   [B]Governor, President

[C]President, Governor                   [D]President, President

13. With reference to the executive power in a state in India, which among the following statements is / are correct?

1. Executive power of the state is vested in Governor

2. Real executive authority in a state is Council of Ministers

3. All executive decisions in a state are taken in the name of Chief Minister

Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

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

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

14. With reference to the State Legislative Council in India, which among the following statements is / are correct?

1. The Legislative Council is a continuing House & two-third of the members retire in two years.

2. Members of local bodies elect one-third of the total number of members of the legislative council

3. If a state legislative council is to be created or abolished , a resolution to that effect is to be first passed by the State legislature by a two-third majority Choose the correct option from the codes given below: 

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

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

15. In India, a three tier Panchayat is envisaged for states which have a population above__:

[A]15 Lakh                 [B]20 Lakh                        [C]25 Lakh                  [D]30 Lakh

16. Via which among the following amendments of the Constitution of India, Delhi was designated as National Capital Territory (NCT)?

[A]63^rd Amendment Act                         [B]69^th  Amendment Act

[C]74^th  Amendment Act                        [D]76^th Amendment Act

17. How long a person should have practiced in a High Court to be eligible to be appointed as a Judge of Supreme Court of India?

[A]10 Years                            [B]15Years                        [C]12 Years                             [D]5 Years

18. The number of judges can be altered in the Supreme Court by __:

[A]Presidential Order                                               [B]Parliament by Law 

[C]Supreme Court by Notification                            [D]Central Government by notification

19. Jurisdiction of which among the following high courts covers the Union Territory of Lakshadweep? [A]Tamil Nadu High Court                  [B]Kerala High Court

[C]Calcutta High Court                        [D]Bombay High Court

20. The jurisdiction covering the Andaman and Nicobar islands falls under the supervision of __:

[A]A circuit bench of the Bombay High Court at Port Blair

[B]A circuit bench of the Madras High Court at Port Blair

[C]A circuit bench of the Kolkata High Court at Port Blair

[D]A circuit bench of Supreme Court of India at Port Blair

                            ANSWER

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