CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 86

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 86

1. Recently (September, 2013), Supreme Court of India asked Election Commission to provide NOTA button on Electronic Voting Machines and Ballot papers. What does NOTA stands for?

[A]No One to Attest                                       [B]None of the Above

[C]None Other Than Assigned                        [D]No Objection To Avoid

2. Which of the following constituents the “Foreign Exchange Reserves” of India?

1. Gold                                                    2. Special Drawing Rights             

3. Foreign Currency loans                        4. Reserve Position in the IMF

Chose the correct answer from the codes given below:

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

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

3. Which one of the following is not G-4 country? 

[A]Germany                                     [B]India

[C]Australia                                     [D]Japan

4. “World Tourism Day” is observed on _____ ? 

[A]September 22                              [B]September 25

[C]September 27                              [D]September 28

5. Recently (September, 2013), which of the following ministries kicked off “777 Days of the Incredible Indian Himalayas” campaign?

[A]Ministry of Forest and Environment                          [B]Ministry of Science and Technology

[C]Ministry ofTourism                                                   [D]Ministry of Foreign Affairs

6. Which of the following countries will host “NATO summit-2014” nearly after 20 years of hosting first summit?

[A]Britain                                    [B]Egypt                             [C]Australia                        [D]Japan

7. Consider the following Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology 2013 recipients:

1.Dr Yamuna Krishnan                                         2.Dr S C Raghavan

3.Dr Ekanth Prabhakar Ghate                               4.Dr Pushkar Sharma

Which of the following correctly represents the fields from which they have been chosen for the award?

[A]Chemical, Biological, Mathematical, Medical 

[B]Biological, Chemical, Mathematical, Medical

[C]Medical, Mathematical, Biological, Chemical 

[D]Biological, Medical, Chemical, Mathematical

8. The Salary of Chief Election Commissioner of India is equal to the salary of___?

[A]Judges of High Court                                              [B]Judge of Supreme Court

[C]Comptroller and Auditor General                            [D]Chief Justice of India

9. Recently (September, 2013), which of the following become the latest country to ratify “Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty”?

[A]Italy                                             [B]Iraq

[C]Turkey                                         [D]Uganda

10. Which of the following constituents of whole milk is almost absent in the Skimmed milk?

[A]Protein                                           [B]Fat

[C]Calcium                                          [D]Minerals

           ANSWER

1	B	6	A
2	D	7	A
3	C	8	B
4	C	9	B
5	C	10	B