CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 103

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK  QUIZ - 103

1. According to the current norms, what is the maximum limit of poll expenditure fixed for a parliamentary constituency?

[A]25 Lakh                              [B]30 Lakh     

[C]40 Lakh                              [D]50 Lakh

2. Which among the following is / are mainly the winter-planted crops?

1. Sugarcane                            2. Wheat                                       3. Mustard

Choose the correct option from the following:

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

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

3. Malanjkhand in Madhya Pradesh, Khetri in Rajasthan and Ghatsila in Jharkhand; these are the famous deposits of which among the following ores?

[A]Aluminium                                       [B]Iron

[C]Manganese                                     [D]Copper

4. During World War II, an American general Joe Stilwell had built a road in North East India which is famous as Stilwell Road. This road connected India's Assam to ___?

[A]Kunming in China                                 [B]Mae Sot in Thailand

[C]Moreh in Manipur                                [D]Rangoon in Burma

5. Which among the following has the largest share in the renewable energy basket of India at present

[A]Wind Energy                                       [B]Solar Energy

[C]Biomass                                              [D]Small Hydropower projects

6. For development of the infrastructure at panchayat level, which among the following state governments gives Rs. 1 crore as grant to panchayats under its ‘Din Dayal Panchayat Raj Infrastructure Development Scheme’?

[A]Maharashtra                                   [B]Goa

[C]Gujarat                                           [D]Haryana

7. The Ravva oil and gas fields are located in ___? 

[A]Gujarat                                            [B]Rajasthan

[C]Andhra Pradesh                               [D]Maharashtra

8. With which among the following neighbouring countries, India has signed a Border Defence Cooperation Agreement recently (October 2013)?

[A]Pakistan                                                 [B]China

[C]Bangladesh                                            [D]Nepal

9. Recently, Sachin Tendulkar was named in the Wisden all-time World Test XI. Who is the captain of this team?

[A]Don Bradman                                [B]WG Grace

[C]Brain Lara                                     [D]Ricky Ponting

10. Recently, the government of India has announced a ‘funding for lending’ scheme. Who are the beneficiaries for this scheme?

[A]Micro-finance Institutions                                               [B]Commercial Banks

[C]Finance departments of the State Governments               [D]Regional Rural Banks

           ANSWER

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