Thursday, 24 October 2013

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 89

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 89

1. Which of the following countries constitute “Horn of Africa”?
1.Eritrea                      2.Djibouti                        3.Ethiopia                    4.Somalia                    5.Nigeria
Chose the correct answer from the codes given below:
[A]Only 1, 2, 3 & 5                          [B]Only 1, 2, 4 & 5
[C]Only 1, 2, 3 & 4                          [D]1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

2. Who among the following has been conferred “Allard Prize for International Integrity”?
[A]Anna Hazare                      [B]Arvind Kejriwal
[C]Kiran Bedi                         [D]Manmohan Singh

3. The “Mount Augustus” which is claimed to be world largest monolith is in which country? 
[A]Australia                              [B]South Africa
[C]Nairobi                                [D]Indonesia

4. Which state has bagged National Award for best state in implementing the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior citizens act, 2007?
[A]Maharashtra                                    [B]Kerala
[C]Madhya Pradesh                             [D]Assam

5. Who among the following has won Sports illustrated Sportsperson of the year?
[A]Saina Nehwal                                       [B]P V Sindhu
[C]Virat Kohli                                           [D]Sania Mirza

6. Which of the following diseases is most commonly found in workers at Stone crushing/mining
[A]Cirrhosis                                     [B]Silicosis
[C]Gingivitis                                     [D]Fibrosis

7. Recently (October, 2013). SEBI has approved _____per cent Jet Airways to Etihad.
[A]24%                           [B]49%                             [C]54%                            [D]76%

8. The “Nannaj Sanctuary” in Maharashtra is home to which of the following species?
[A]Spotted Deer                         [B]Great Indian Bustards
[C]Tigers                                    [D]Elephants

9. Which of the following continents has highest fraction of young population in its total population? 
[A]Asia                                     [B]Africa
[C]Europe                                 [D]Australia

10. “Theodolite” is precision instrument used for measuring ____ ?
[A]Surface Tension                           [B]Angles
[C]Light frequency                            [D]Optical magnification

           ANSWER

1
C
6
B




2
A
7
A




3
A
8
B




4
C
9
B




5
A
10
B





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