CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 115

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK  QUIZ - 115

1. Which among the following has become the first state in the country to ban e-cigarettes?
[A]Himachal Pradesh              
[B]Punjab
[C]Haryana                             
[D]Uttarakhand

2. Which among the following Indian cities was once known as ‘Chicago of the East’ due to its gang wars?
[A]Mumbai                             
[B]Patna
[C]Gorakhpur                          
[D]Kolkata

3. Which one of the following often referred as the “Crossroads of the South Pacific”?
[A]Fiji Islands                         
[B]Cooks Islands
[C]Solomon Islands                
[D]New Caledonia

4. “Mark Schwarzer” famous football goal keeper, who announced his retirement from international football, belongs to which country?
[A]Australia                           
[B]France
[C]Italy                                  
[D]Mexico

5. Which of the following countries recently begin “Hand in Hand” 10 day anti-terror military drill with India? 
[A]Afghanistan                      
[B]China
[C]Pakistan                             
[D]Sri Lanka

6. SN Goenka, who recently passed away was a pioneer in the field of ?
[A]Vipassanā                          
[B]Jnana Yoga
[C]Kundalini awakening         
[D]Astral projection

7. “Biotic Index” gives us an idea about pollution of____?
[A]Water                                 
[B]Air
[C]Soil                                     
[D]All the above

8. The “Special Protection Group” (SPG) of India is responsible for protection of?
1.Prime Minister of India                                    2.Former Prime Ministers and their family members
3.President of India                                            4.Vice-President of India
Chose the correct answer from the codes given below:
[A]Only 1 & 2                         
[B]Only 1 & 3
[C]Only 1, 2 & 3                    
[D]1, 2, 3 & 4

9. In a first of its kind in the country, a project to satellite-tag "Amur Falcons" (birds) is being undertaken in which state?
[A]Assam                                
[B]Nagaland
[C]Tripura                               
[D]Odisha

10. Mithi Virdi nuclear plant is coming up in which of the following states?
[A]Rajasthan                           
[B]Gujarat

[C]Maharastra                          
[D]West Bengal

            ANSWER

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