CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 123

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK  QUIZ - 123

1.On November 21, 2013 India entered the golden jubilee of the launch of its rocket. India’s first rocket was launched (November 1, 1963) from which among the following places?

[A]Thumba                              

[B]Balsore

[C]Sriharikota                         

[D]Wheeler Island

2. As per the RBI guidelines Public Sector Banks has to give loans to women SHGs at the interest rate of  

[A]5 percent                            

[B]6 percent

[C]7 percent                            

[D]8 percent

3. Who among the following is the new Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India?

[A]Justice D K Jain                 

[B]Justice A P Shah

[C]Justice Vikram Sen            

[D]Justice Gopal Gowda

4. The United Nation Environment Programme  (UNEP) has recently issued a warning about the nitrous oxide, which is now biggest threat to the ozone layer. Which among the following is the biggest human activity, that causes maximum nitrous oxide emission?

[A]Agriculture                        

[B]Industries

[C]Mining                              

[D]Automobiles

5. Which of the following countries has recently tested its first stealth drone, joining the elite group of four nations in the world to develop the Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle?

[A]China                                

[B]Japan

[C]Pakistan                             

[D]India

6. “Magnus Carlsen” who has been recently become the youngest worlds chess championship belongs to which country?

[A]Russia                                

[B]Sweden

[C]France                               

[D]Norway

7. Which of the following countries is hosting the 2013 United Nations Climate Change Conference

[A]Poland                                    

[B]Peru

[C]Norway                            

[D]Sweden

8. Frederick Sanger, who passed away, recently was a ___?

[A]Economist                        

[B]Biochemist

[C]Author                              

[D]Philanthropist

9. The “Tirumayam Fort” popular for its architectural beauty of rock-cut temples is located in which state?

[A]Kerala                                

[B]Tamil Nadu

[C]Maharashtra                      

[D]Andhra Pradesh

10. The “Aranumala International Airport” is an airport project planned to be built in which state? 

[A]Kerala                         

[B]Madhya Pradesh

[C]Gujarat                   

[D]Odisha

             ANSWER

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