CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 61

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 61

1. Which of the following pair has won women’s double trophy at WTA New Haven Open Title?

[A]Jie Zheng, Victoria Azoreka                               [B]Sania Mirza, Jie Zheng

[C]Anabel Medina, Katarina Srebotnik                   [D]Katarina Srebotnik, Jie Zheng

2. The proposed judicial appointment commission for appoint and transfer of judges would be consist of? 1.Chief Justice of India                          2.Prime Minister                  

3.Secretary in law ministry                    4.Leader of opposition

Chose the correct answer from the codes given below:

[A]Only 1, 2 & 3                     [B]Only 1 & 3                    [C]Only 1, 2 & 4                     [D]1, 2, 3 & 4

3.Which one of the following is not an astronomical object?

[A]Quasar                               [B]Brittle Stars

[C]Red Dwarfs                       [D]Black Hole

4. Which of the following countries is not a member of European Union?

[A]Norway                              [B]Netherlands

[C]Poland                                [D]Portugal

5. Recently (August, 2013), which one of the following  countrieshas built world’s biggest nuclear generator?

[A]China                           [B]Japan                                [C]France                          [D]Spain

6. Recently (August,2013), which one of the following country become the first in the world to release “Zinc rich Rice variety" named Bri-62?

[A]Bangladesh                        [B]India                            [C]China                                  [D]Russia

7. “Dadu Paryavaran Sanstan” in Rajasthan, is best known for conservation of which species?

[A]Black Bucks                       [B]Cheetah

[C]Lions                                  [D]Tigers

8. Which one of the following is the Remotely Operated Vehicle Developed by Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO)?

[A]Daksh                                [B]Agneya                              [C]Drona                     [D]Lakshya

9. Which of the following dams is/are constructed across the Cauvery River?

1.Mettur Dam                          2.Krishna Raja Sagara Dam

3.Alamatti Dam                        4. Koyna Dam

Chose the correct answer from the codes given below: 

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

[C]Only 3 & 4                              [D]All the above

10. In which of the following places the Headquarters of “International Civil Aviation Organization” is located?

[A]London                              [B]Geneva

[C]Montreal                            [D]New York

11. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) was established in_____?

[A]1952                         [B]1949                        [C]1943                      [D]1960

12. Who among the following has been elected as president of Asian Athletic Association’s?

[A]Suresh Kalmadi                           [B]Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad

[C]Adille Sumariwala                         [D]C K Valson

13. Recently, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially named the fourth and fifth moons of Pluto as___?

[A]Kerberos and Styx                          [B]Apollo and Artemis

[C]Hera and Heracles                           [D]Demeter and Dionysus

14. What is the present ranking of India in the recently released Global Innovation Index-2013?

[A]59                        [B]66                                [C]64                           [D]57

15. Who among the following has been designated as India’s next Foreign Secretary?

[A]Sujatha Singh                                     [B]Jai Shankar

[C]Sudhir Vyas                                       [D]Jaimini Bhagwati

16. Recently, Union cabinet accepted the recommendations of ministerial group on a collegium system to appoint the agency’s director. The proposed collegium system to appoint the CBI director will comprises of?

[A]President, Vice President and Prime Minister 

[B]Prime Minister, opposition leader of Loka sabha and Chief Justice of India

[C]President, Prime Minister and opposition leader of Loka sabha

[D]Prime Minister, opposition leader of Loka sabha and Rajya sabha

17. Which of the following committee has been appointed to bring about clarity on taxation matters pertaining to IT sectors?

[A]Rangachary committee                                           [B]Parthasarathi committee

[C]Rashmi Sahani Saxena committee                           [D]Anitha Kapur Committee

18. Which of the following organization publishes the “World Investment Report” annually?

[A]WTO                      [B]UNCTAD                           [C]World Bank                        [D]IMF

19. Annashree Yojana is a flagship programme of which one of the following state?

[A]Delhi                                      [B]Haryana

[C]Punjab                                    [D]Uttarkhand

20. Who among the following has been conferred with Dubai Government’s Emirates Woman Award for Business Excellence?

[A]Sunitha Nair                                   [B]Vandana Gandhi

[C]Indira Nooyi                                  [D]Sudha Murthy

                                  ANSWER

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