CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ -108

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK  QUIZ -108

1. Who among the following has been awarded with theprestigious Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for Social Justice?

[A]Jaya Bachchan                   

[B]Sushmita Sen

[C]Medha Patkar                    

[D]Ila Bhat

2. Which one of the following is a recently launched pension and life insurance fund scheme for blue collar Indian workers?

[A]Rajiv Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana

[B]Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Sandhya Yojana

[C]Rajiv Gandhi Pravasi Sandhya Yojana

[D]Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana

3. Scientists from which of the following countries have developed the world’s first vaccine for bird flu H7N9 virus recently?

[A]Russia                                

[B]China

[C]Brazil                                 

[D]Japan

4. The “Abyei region” is a disputed are between which of the following countries?

[A]Sudan and South Sudan

[B]Germany and Switzerland

[C]Pakistan and Afghanistan

[D]China and Japan

5. In which of the following countries “Mount Taranaki” is located?

[A]Australia                            

[B]New Zealand

[C]Indonesia                           

[D]Japan

6. Who among the following is the chairman of the committee constituted to implement a national bill payment system?

[A]Umesh Bellur                     

[B]Ramesh Chandran

[C]Subramanian Singh            

[D]Sudharshan Nayak

7. Who among the following is the author of "The Accidental Apprentice"?

[A]K. M. Chandrasekhar                    

[B]Vikas Swarup

[C]Vijay K. Nambiar                          

[D]K. Raghunath

8. Which of the following states has decided to start captive breeding of the Vultures as there is drastic decline in population of the scavenger birds?

[A]Maharashtra                       

[B]Tripura

[C]Odisha                              

[D]Kerala

9. Which of the following islands have been named as the new “hope spot” by IUCN recently?

1.Andaman and Nicobar                 2.Lakshadeep                       3.Minicoy                                4.Salsette

Chose the correct answer from codes given below: 

[A]Only 1                                  

[B]Only 2

[C]Only 1 & 2                         

[D]1, 2, 3 & 4

10. Who among the following Indians has been awarded France highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur” recently?

[A]Anitha Jain                                    

[B]Anjali Gopalan

[C]Chaitra Singh                     

[D]Madhu Chaudhary

             ANSWER

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