CURRENT
AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ
1. What is India’s ranking in the 2014 Environmental Performance Index
released, recently?
[A]140
[B]155
[C]165
[D]168
2. Recently, which among the following Indian companies announced that it
was launching operation in Russia, its first market in Europe?
[A]Airtel
[B]Idea
[C]Micromax
[D]Karbonn
3. According to Reserve Bank of India’s latest study, which one of the
following states ranks as the best performing state in most of the key fiscal parameters?
[A]Gujarat
[B]Kerala
[C]Chhattisgarh
[D]Odisha
4. Pete Seeger, who passed away recently, was a famous_____?
[A]Folk Singer
[B]Pop
Singer
[C]Actor
[D]Author
5. The Reserve Bank of India has power to print currency notes of up to Rs
____?
[A]1,000
[B]5,000
[C]10,000
[D]15,000
6. Who among the following Indians have been awarded the 2014 Marconi
Prize, a Nobel equivalent for technology engineers?
[A]A Joseph Paulraj
[B]Naveen Natarajan
[C]Sumitraraj Gupta
[D]Jagadish Singh
7. Recently, Aravind Mayaram headed panel has recommended all investment
above __ percent as foreign direct investment (FDI)?
[A]15
[B]10
[C]20
[D]25
8. Recently, which among the following countries has overtaken India to
become the largest contributor of FDI to Nepal?
[A]China
[B]Russia
[C]USA
[D]Sri
Lanka
9. In an effort to protect critically-endangered Vultures from being extinct,
Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has decided to set up Vulture Safe Zone
(VSZ) in ___?
[A]Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh
[B]Krishna, Andhra Pradesh
[C]Ramnagar, Karnataka
[D]Nasik, Maharasshtra
10. NASA’s recently launched TDRS Satellite is a __?
[A]Navigation Satellite
[B]Communication Satellite
[C]Remote Sensing Satellite
[D]Space Exploration Satellite
ANSWER
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1
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B
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6
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A
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2
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C
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7
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B
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3
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C
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8
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A
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4
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A
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9
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A
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5
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C
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10
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B
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