CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 133

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK  QUIZ - 133

1. Which among the following supersonic fighter jets has been phased out from the Indian Air Force, recently?

[A]MiG-21FL                         

[B]Su-30

[C]MiG-72                              

[D]Su-72

2. The “Lomonosov Ridge” is an unusual underwater ridge of continental crust in the ____?

[A]Indian Ocean                     

[B]Pacific Ocean

[C]Arctic Ocean                      

[D]Atlantic Ocean

3. Sandur in Karnataka is known for deposits of which of the following ores?

[A]Manganese and Iron

[B]Iron and Gold

[C]Manganese and Copper

[D]Manganese and Aluminium

4. The Russian’s Central Bank has recently adopted an official symbol for its national currency. The national currency of Russia is called__?

[A]Yuan          

[B]Ruble         

[C]Pound        

[D]Krona

5. Who among the following has been named as “Time Magazine Person of the Year”?

[A]Edward Snowden                        

[B]Ted Cruz

[C]Bashar al-Assad                 

[D]Pope Francis

6. “Devagi Prafulla Chandra”, who passed away recently, was a famous__?

[A]Agriculturist                      

[B]Artist

[C]Musician                            

[D]Author

7. In which of the following states world’s famous hornbill festival celebration held every year?

[A]Assam                                

[B]Nagaland

[C]Tripura                               

[D]Meghalaya

8. India has mandated visitors from which of the following countries to take oral polio vaccination before travelling here?

[A]Pakistan                             

[B]Nigeria

[C]Afghanistan                       

[D]Iran

9. The European Union (EU) has recently imposed a blanket ban on all airlines from which country to fly into the 28 nation bloc?

[A]Nepal                                 

[B]India

[C]Pakistan                             

[D]Bangladesh

10. Which among the following has become the first country to grant non-human personhood status to dolphin & whales to recognise their unique intelligence and self-awareness?

[A]India                                  

[B]Mauritius

[C]Sri Lanka                           

[D]New Zealand

             ANSWER

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