CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 59

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 59

1. Which one of the following is the theme for “Statistics Day-2013”?

[A]Labour and Employment statistics                       [B]Children in India statistics

[C]Employment and Poverty statistics                      [D]Poverty and Unemployment statistics

2. Recently, INS Trikand, the last of the three “Follow on Talwar Class” was commissioned into the India Navy. India had signed a contract to develop INS Trikand with which of the following country?

[A]Japan                    [B]Italy                          [C]Russia                            [D]USA

3. Which of the following state has launched the “Atal Jyoti” campaign, which aimed at providing 24 hours power supply to rural areas?

[A]Jammu & Kashmir                           [B]Madhya Pradesh

[C]Tripura                                            [D]Meghalaya

4. Who among the following has been conferred the prestigious “Indian Healthcare Visionary of the Decade” award?

[A]Dr Mukesh Hariawala                    [B]Dr Devi Shetty

[C]Dr Pratap Reddy                            [D]Dr Sunil Chatri

5. Recently, which one of the following country has been granted the Associate membership of the International Cricket Council?

[A]Holland                                          [B]Canada

[C]France                                           [D]Afghanistan

6. Which of the following country will host 2016 ICC World T20 cricket cup tournament?

[A]India                                              [B]Australia

[C]Pakistan                                         [D]Sri Lanka

7. Which one of the following country has become the 28^th member of the European Union?

[A]Croatia                                        [B]Yugoslavia

[C]Switzerland                                 [D]Portugal

8. Recently, which of the following Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) got approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for establishing as well as operating White Label ATMs?

[A]Power Finance Corp                      [B]Mahindra and Mahindra 

[C]Muthoot Finance                            [D]Edelweiss capital

9. Which of the following company recently unveiled the World’s first Firefox operating smartphone?

[A]Samsung                            [B]Micromax

[C]Telefonica                          [D]Nokia

10. According latest research findings, juice extracted from which of the following plant leaves helps to cure dengue fever?

[A]Carica Papaya                     [B]Aloe Barbedensis 

[C]Ashwagandha                      [D]Tomato

11. Recently (August, 2013), US scientists have created the most precise clock of the world. This clock is made by which element?

[A]Titanium                            [B]Uranium

[C]Ytterbium                          [D]Caesium

12. Recently (August, 2013), United Nation declared which one of the following days as “International Day of Sports for Development and Peace”?

[A]February 6                           [B]April 6

[C]June 23                                [D]July 12

13. Recently (August, 2013), which Bollywood actor joined the UN global humanitarian campaign “World Needs More”?

[A]Ajay Devagan                    [B]Amitabh Bachchan

[C]Sharuk Khan                      [D]Amir Khan

14. According to the latest figures of Health Ministry, which state has recorded maximum number of cases of Malaria?

[A]Odisha                               [B]Kerala

[C]West Bengal                      [D]Chhattisgarh

15. The “Tummalapalli” in the state of Andhra Pradesh is famous for which ore reserve?

[A]Iron                              [B]Copper                      [C]Bauxite                   [D]Uranium

16. Tin Bigha Corridor is a strip of land on the border of India and ___?

[A]Pakistan                             [B]Bhutan

[C]Bangladesh                        [D]China

17. In which of the following years first National Family Health Survey was conducted in India? 

[A]1991-92                                     [B]1992-93     

[C]1995-96                                     [D]1995-96

18. The following sport personalities who have been chosen for Dronacharya Award 2013:

(1). Poornima Mahato                          (2). Mahavir Singh

(3). Narinder Singh Saini                      (4). Raj Singh

From which of the following disciplines they have been chosen for award respectively:

[A]Archery, Boxing, Hockey, Wrestling                      [B]Boxing, Archery, Hockey, Wrestling

[C]Wrestling, Hockey, Archery, Boxing                      [D]Archery, Boxing, Wrestling, Hockey

19. Which among the following cities have International Airports currently?

(1). Guwahati                            (2). Gangtok                        (3). Agartala

Choose the correct option from the codes given below: 

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

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

20. Recently, IT department has conducted searches on business premises of members of NSEL. What does NSEL stands for?

[A]National Spot Exchange of India                            [B]National Spot Enterprises of India

[C]National Sports Exchange of India                          [D]National Sports and Entertainment of India

                                       ANSWER

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