CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 105

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 105

1. According to Global Gender Gap Report 2013, which of the following countries is the most advanced country in the world in terms of gender equality? 

[A]Philippine                                           [B]Norway

[C]Iceland                                               [D]Finland

2. Which among the following is India's largest Onion Producing state?

[A]Maharashtra                                       [B]Andhra Pradesh

[C]Gujarat                                               [D]Karnataka

3. Wikipedia has started a service that sends articles via text messages to reach people who do not have internet access. The new service primarily aimed at users in _?

[A]Asia                                                  [B]Africa

[C]Europe                                              [D]Australia

4. Currently, which one of the following countries is the chair of Partners in the Population and Development (PPD)?

[A]China                                               [B]India

[C]Pakistan                                            [D]Bangladesh

5. “Industry, Impartiality, Integrity” is the motto of which of the following organisations?

[A]CBI                              [B]RAW                             [C]NTPC                           [D]CSIR

6. The term advanced persistent threat (APT) is most closely related to ___?

[A]Natural Disaster Management                            [B]Cybersecurity

[C]Pandemics                                                         [D]Climate Change

7. Recently, two leaders viz. RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav and the Janata Dal (United) leader Jagadish Sharma have been disqualified from their parliamentary memberships on account of conviction under the Chaibasa Treasury case. Which one of the following acts was making news in this context?

[A]Representation of the People Act 1950 

[B]Representation of the People Act 1951

[C]Parliament (Prevention Of Disqualification) Act, 1959

[D]Constitution of India Act 1949

8. Which of the following dam has recently celebrated its 50^th Anniversary?

[A]Hirakud dam                                          [B]Bhakra dam

[C]KRS dam                                              [D]Idukki dam

9. Which among the following banks have recently become the first bank to allow customers to open an account with just their Aadhaar number (no paperwork needed)?

[A]ICICI Bank                                            [B]State Bank of India

[C]Axis Bank                                              [D]HSBC

10. The discovery of the structure of which among the following compounds was based upon clue obtained in dream of its discoverer?

[A]Graphene                                           [B]Benzene

[C]DNA                                                 [D]Methane

            ANSWER

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