CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 126

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK  QUIZ - 126

1. Which of the following banks has recently launched new insurance-linked savings account scheme “AB Jeevan Abhaya Plus”?

[A]Axis Bank                          

[B]Andhra Bank

[C]SBI                                    

[D]ICICI

2. The Rural Ministry has launched a “Kaam Mango Abhiyan” which seeks to increase awareness around the entitlements of ___?

[A]MGNREGA                      

[B]NRLM

[C]NBA                                  

[D]IAY

3. The “Tuareg separatist group” is a rebellion group active in which country?

[A]Turkey                              

[B]Mali

[C]Somalia                              

[D]Nigeria

4. Recently, the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II has upheld its award of 2010 and raising the height of the Almatti reservoir from 519.60 metres to 524.26 metres. The Almatii Dam is located in __?

[A]Andhra Pradesh                 

[B]Maharashtra

[C]Karnataka                          

[D]Odisha

5. Who among the following has recently become the first Indian to win the Indonesia Open?

[A]Shiv Kapur                        

[B]Anirban Lahiri

[C]Jyoti Randhawa                 

[D]Gaganjeet Bhullar

6. Who among the following has won the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Title 2013?

[A]PV Sindhu                         

[B]Ashwini Ponnappa

[C]Saina Nehwal                     

[D]P Kashyap

7. The term Cephalic Index is used for ___?

[A]Head                                  

[B]Nose

[C]Brain                                  

[D]Eyes

8. At present, which of the following states has largest number products protected by the Geographical Indication (GI) tag?

[A]Karnataka                          

[B]Tamil Nadu

[C]Andhra Pradesh                 

[D]Kerala

9. Which of the following committees has been constituted to prepare a roadmap for enhancing domestic production of oil and gas so as to reduce the nation’s import dependency by 2030?

[A]Mayaram Committee    

[B]Vijay Kelkar Committee

[C]Shah Committee           

[D]Jain Committee

10. With reference to “Operation Blue Virus” which of the following statement is true?

[A]An undercover investigation by Cobrapost

[B]An operation conducted by terrorists to steal information from foreign websites

[C]A mission carried out to destroy chemical weapons in Syria

[D]An operation to check MERS disease spread in Arab countries

            ANSWER

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