CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 106

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK  QUIZ -106

1. Recently (October, 2013), the Tata Sons-Singapore Airline carrier got approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board to launch operation in India. Tata Sons will hold __ % stake in the airlines.

[A]49                                 [B]51                                [C]69                                   [D]74

2. Terry Walsh, who has been appointed as head coach of the Indian men's hockey team is from __?

[A]Australia                                     [B]England

[C]South Africa                               [D]None of the above

3. Which of the following is the only country in the world that effectively prohibits women from driving?

[A]Iran                                           [B]Kuwait

[C]Saudi Arabia                             [D]Iraq

4. As per the recent survey by National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), which among the following cities of India has recorded highest male as well as female unemployment rate in 2009-10? 

[A]Delhi                                      [B]Patna

[C]Bhopal                                   [D]Nagpur

5. Identify a port of India with the following information:

1.It is one of the 12th major port of India

2.The port is designed as Asia’s energy port, is the first corporatized port in the country

3.The port is located on a region that falls under Seismic Zone III indicating a moderate risk of earthquake

Choose the correct option from the following:

[A]Kochi Port                                   [B]Ennore Port

[C]Vizhag Port                                  [D]Mundra Port

6. Which among the following is the venue of the World Islamic Economic Forum for 2013? 

[A]Islamabad                                  [B]London

[C]Dubai                                        [D]Dhaka

7. The “Boko Haram” is an Islamic militant organisation based in which of the following countries?

[A]Nigeria                                       [B]Indonesia

[C]Kenya                                        [D]Ethiopia

8. Which among the following companies could be the first foreign company to entirely own an Indian Telecom Service after the recent changes in FDI norms?

[A]SingTel                                        [B]NTT Singapore

[C]AlkaTel                                       [D]StarHub

9. The term “Golden Triangle” refers to one of Asia’s two main opium producing areas consists of three countries of Southeast Asia. Identify the countries which constitute the “Golden Triangle”? 

[A]India, Bangladesh and Bhutan                   [B]Myanmar, Laos and Thailand

[C]India, Laos and Myanmar                         [D]Japan, China and Thailand

10. Which country is seeking United Nation resolution to guarantee internet privacy amid anger over  US

surveillance? 

[A]Brazil                                                   [B]India

[C]Germany                                              [D]Russia

           ANSWER

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