CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 110

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK  QUIZ - 110

1. “Rabobank” which is in news recently, over the Libor interest rate-fixing scandal, is a multinational banking company based in which country?

[A]France        

[B]UK             

[C]Dutch       

[D]Poland

2. According to the ICT Development Index, 2012, which country has the best connectivity in the world for its citizens?

[A]South Korea                      

[B]Sweden

[C]Finland                               

[D]Netherlands

3. The Hemis Gompa festival celebrated every year on the tenth day of the Tibetan lunar month is internationally known. The main venue of the festival is?

[A]Dharmashala                     

[B]Leh            

[C]Ladakh                               

[D]Tibet

4. As per the World Bank’s ease of doing business index the best place within India to do business is___?

[A]Hyderabad                         

[B]Mumbai

[C]New Delhi                                     

[D]Bangalore

5. Which of the following countries will assume the role of Chairman of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOCARC) for next two year term?

[A]Australia                            

[B]Bangladesh

[C]Indonesia                           

[D]Sri Lanka

6. Which among the following acts makes provisions for Model Code of Conduct during elections?

[A]Representatives of People Act 1950

[B]Representatives of People Act 1951

[C]Constitution of India 1949

[D]None of Them

7. Virginia Tobacco, the most important commercial variety of tobacco, is grown mostly in which states?

1.Karnataka                             2.Andhra Pradesh                   3.Tamil Nadu                          4.Maharashtra

Chose the correct answer from the codes given below: 

[A]Only 1 & 3                     

[B]Only 1 & 2

[C]Only 3 & 4                         

[D]1, 2, 3 & 4

8. To which one of the following countries, India has provided Rs 100 crores as a grant to Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP) recently?

[A]Bangladesh                        

[B]Bhutan

[C]Pakistan                             

[D]Sri Lanka

9. Who among the following is the author of the novel “The Shadow of Crescent Moon”?

[A]Fatima Bhutto                   

[B]Arundati Roy

[C]Kiran Bedi                         

[D]Shobha Day

10. Which of the following committees is/are related to resolve issue of petroleum product pricing? 1.Rangarajan Committee                       2.Chaturvedi Committee

3.Kirti S Parikh Committee                   4.Jaganath Chandra Committee

Chose the correct answer from the codes given below: 

[A]Only 1 & 2                     

[B]Only 2 & 3

[C]Only 1, 2 & 3                     

[D]1, 2, 3 & 4

           ANSWER

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