CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ – 157

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK  QUIZ

1. In which year, DRDO was established t o achieve self - reliance in critical defence technologies and systems?

[A]1955           

[B]1958          

[C]1959          

[D]1963

2. Juthika Roy, who passed away recently, was a ___?

[A]Bhajan Singer        

[B]Human Right activist

[C]Folk Singer            

[D]Environmentalist

3. The Pong Dam reservoir is known t o be one of t he largest man-made wet lands in t he foot hills of the Himalayas. In which among t he following states, Pong Dam reservoir is located?

[A]Jammu & Kashmir            

[B]Himachal Pradesh

[C]Uttarakhand                      

[D]Sikkim

4. The nine-dotted line or nine-dash map refers to the demarcation line in South China Sea using by ___?

[A]Japan                                   

[B]Vietnam

[C]China                                

[D]Philippines

5. Recently, with which one of the  following countries India has signed agreements on “green energy corridors”?

[A]Russia                               

[B]Germany

[C]South Korea                      

[D]Japan

6. According t o t he Lokpal & Lokayukta Act 2013, who among the following is not a part of t he select ion committee f or choosing the Lokpal chairperson? 

[A]Prime Minister

[B]Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha

[C]Speaker of Lok Sabha

[D]Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha

7. The “Hallikar” cat t le, a popular draft breed of India, is indigenous t o which state?

[A]Kerala                               

[B]Haryana

[C]Karnataka                      

[D]Uttar Pradesh

8. Recently, the Supreme Court of India upheld recommendations made by the Just ice Majithia wage

board. The Majithia wage board is related t o hiking salaries for ____?

[A]Tea Plant at ion workers

[B]Journalist s and non-journalist s

[C]Mining workers

[D]Contractual labours in Cooperative societies

9. T he Lombok strait , is a straight which connects the Java Sea t o t he ____?

[A]Bay of Bengal                   

[B]Indian Ocean

[C]Pacific Ocean                     

[D]Mediterranean Sea

10. Who among t he following has become t he fastest batsman t o score 11,000 test runs, recently?

[A]M S Dhoni                         

[B]Kevin Peterson

[C]Kumar Sangakkara            

[D]Ashim Hamla

           ANSWER

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