CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 91

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 91

1. Who among the following has been appointed as Director General of UNESCO?
[A]Joseph Maila                                      [B]Rachad Farah
[C]Irina Bokova                                     [D]Daniel Crag

2. Name the Vietnam Independence hero who recently passes away?

[A]Vo Nguyen Giap                               [B]Kung Nguyen Jaun

[C]Ho Chi Minn                                     [D]Carl Thayer Minn

3. As per the latest report by the French Institute of Demographic Studies, by which year India will surpass China as the world’s most populous country?

[A]2025                                   [B]2030                                 [C]2050                                 [D]2060

4. Which of the following became the first telecom operator in the country to receive Unified Licence from the government?

[A]Airtel                                            [B]Sistema Shyam(MTS)

[C]Idea                                             [D]Vodafone

5. In October 2013, Union Steel Ministry has finalised a deal for Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) to set up a forged wheel factory. The proposed plant would be come up at ____ ?

[A]Kolar                                             [B]Rae Bareli

[C]Nasik                                            [D]Guntur

6. The “Kalanamak”, a non-basmati scented rice variety grown primarily in ____ ?

[A]Kerala                                       [B]Andhra Pradesh

[C]Uttar Pradesh                            [D]Karnataka

7. Which of the following countries has imposed ban on Skype, WhatsApp and Viber recently? 

[A]China                                           [B]Pakistan

[C]Sri Lanka                                     [D]France

8. With an aim to reduce carbon emission and making railway system environmental friendly, the India Railway has proposed to utilize which of the following as fuel for its fleet of diesel locomotives

[A]Compressed Natural Gas                           [B]Shale Gas

[C]LPG                                                          [D]Producer Gas

9. As per the recently notified Drug (Price Control) order 2013, how many medicines in the National list Essential Medicines have been brought under the price control?

[A]340                              [B]348                           [C]350                             [D]368

10. Which of the following has been named the world’s top university by the Times Higher Education Global ranking?

[A]Oxford University                                                  [B]Harvard University

[C]California Institute of Technology                           [D]Massachusetts Institute of Technology

              ANSWER

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