CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 155

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK  QUIZ

1. Prof C N R Rao, who was recently awarded Bharat Ratna holds which among the following offices currently?

[A]Chairman DRDO

[B]Head of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister

[C]Chairman of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board

[D]None of them

2. Recently, the government of India has launched a new initiative called MeghRaj. What is this MeghRaj?

[A] Its a new Monsoon prediction system

[B]It’s a new project related to Cloud Computing 

[C]It’s a new service under Department of Posts

[D]It’s a new scheme for India's Rainfed areas

3. Recently India has become the third country in the world to have Shore Based Test Facility (SBTF) in the world. The other two countries which have SBFT facility are?

[A]United States and Japan

[B]United States and Ukraine

[C]China and Japan

[D]China and South Korea

4. In which of the following cities India’s first monorail service has been launched, recently? 

[A]Mumbai                        

[B]Bangalore

[C]Kolkata                 

[D]Chennai

5. The Union government has recently given its approval for setting up of the first ESDM (electronic system design and manufacturing) in which city?

[A]Mumbai                            

[B]Bangalore

[C]Mysore                              

[D]Kochi

6. In which among the following states, the government is proposing a Neutrinobased Observatory?

[A]Rajasthan                        

[B]Tamil Nadu

[C]Karnataka                       

[D]Kerala

7. Who among the following is the chairman of the recently constituted 7th Pay Commission?

[A]Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur       

[B]Dr Rathin Roy

[C]Justice B.N.Srikrishna

[D]C. Rangarajan

8. According United Nation latest report, which country has by far the largest population of illiterate adults in the world?

[A]China                                

[B]India

[C]Pakistan                            

[D]Indonesia

9. Recently, a new term “Fragile Five” is being used to describe countries that have witnessed economic turmoil in recent years. Which of the following correctly represent “Fragile Five” countries? 

[A]Turkey, Brazil, India, South Africa and Indonesia

[B]Turkey, Britain, India, China and Japan

[C]India, China, Japan, South Africa and Indonesia

[D]India, China, Turkey, Japan and Britain

10. Kethy Cross, who has become first woman umpire on ICC panel, belongs to which country?

[A]Australia                            

[B]New Zealand

[C]England                             

[D]South Africa

           ANSWER

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