CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 113

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK  QUIZ - 113

1. Which one of the following has become the first South Asian Country to approve commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal?

[A]China                                 

[B]Bangladesh

[C]Sri Lanka                           

[D]Pakistan

2. In which of the following states the “Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA)” is fighting for a sovereign Garoland?

[A]Mizoram                            

[B]Meghalaya

[C]Manipur                             

[D]Assam

3. Who among the following is the current Secretary General of “South Asian Association for Regional Countries (SAARC)”?

[A]Kamalesh Sharma      

[B]Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed

[C]Ahmed Saleem        

[D]Abdulla Mohamed

4. The Genevea-1 and Geneva-2 conferences were recently in the news in context with the crisis in ___?

[A]Egypt                                 

[B]Syria

[C]European Union                 

[D]Tunisia

5. Which one of the following correctly represents the five events included in modern Pentathlon?

[A]Fencing, Horse riding, Shooting, Wrestling, Swimming

[B]Judo, Horse riding, Swimming, Gymnastic and Running

[C]Fencing, Swimming, Jumping, Shooting and Running

[D]Swimming, Jumping, Judo, Gymnastic and Horse riding

6. The Union Cabinet approved a five-year Pharmaceuticals Purchase Policy to promote drug security by reviving ailing state-run pharmaceutical companies. As per the policy, how many drugs will be available at

discounted priceto central public sector enterprises?

[A]110            

[B]103             

[C]115             

[D]121

7. Which of the following are member countries of the Mekong- Ganga Cooperation (MGC)?

1.India                           2.China                                     3.Thailand                     4.Bangladesh

Chose the correct answer from the codes given below:

[A]Only 1 & 3                         

[B]Only 1 & 2

[C]Only 1, 2 & 4                     

[D]Only 2 & 3

8. Enforcement Directorate comes under the purview of __?

[A]Reserve Bank of India      

[B]Ministry of Finance 

[C]Prime Minister Office     

[D]Home Ministry

9. “Malabar” is a bilateral naval field training exercise between India and ___ ?

[A]Australia                            

[B]Japan         

[C]USA                                   

[D]Russia

10. The “Dobson Unit” is the most common unit for the measuring __?

[A]Ultrasonic sound               

[B]Ozone concentratio

[C]Mercury contamination      

[D]Food Irradiation

              ANSWER

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