CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ – 162

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK  QUIZ

1. The Kuril Islands dispute or Northern Territories dispute, is a dispute between Japan and ___?

[A]China                                 

[B]South Korea

[C]Russia                                

[D]Philippines

2. Stuart Hall, who passed away recently, was a pioneer of ___?

[A]Nanotechnology                

[B]Cultural Studies

[C]Cryogenic Science             

[D]Biotechnology

3. The Loktak lake, which is also called the only Floating lake in the world is in which state?

[A]Punjab                                

[B]Kerala

[C]Haryana                             

[D]Manipur

4. Recently, British scientists have discovered a Canyon deeper than the Grand Canyon under which of the following oceans?

[A]Atlantic Ocean                 

[B]Pacific Ocean

[C]Antarctica Ocean               

[D]Indian Ocean

5. The Halayeb Triangle is an area of disputed land located on t he border between _____?

[A]Egypt and Sudan  

[B]North Korea and South Korea

[C]France and Germany

[D]India and Sri Lanka

6. Recently, the International Cricket Council (ICC) voted for a structural revamp, which allow five man executive committee with three permanent seats. The countries with permanent seats in the executive committee are ___?

[A]India, Australia and England

[B]India, England and Sri Lanka

[C]England, Australia and Sri Lanka

[D]India, South Africa and England

7. Sage Kotensburg, who won first gold medal at the Sochi winter Olympics, is a player in ___?

[A]Alpine Skiing                     

[B]Snowboard

[C]Luge                                   

[D]Cross-country

8. Who among the following is the author of the controversial book “The Hindus: An Alternative History”?

[A]Christopher Minkowski     

[B]Wendy Doniger

[C]Stanley Wolpert                

[D]Thomas Trautmann

9. Which of the following committee was set up to probe betting and match fixing in the Indian Premier League?

[A]Mukul Mudgal Committee

[B]Shah Committee

[C]Verma Committee            

[D]Shome Committee

10. According to the latest report on digit al governance India was ranked 8^th  in the list of ten countries. The country which topped the list is ___?

[A]Singapore                           

[B]UAE

[C]Australia                            

[D]Brazil

ANSWER

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