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

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ – 158

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK  QUIZ

1. Who among the following has been recently appointed as brand ambassador for Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?

[A]Saina Nehwal                   

[B]P V Sindhu

[C]Mary Kom                                     

[D]Salman Khan

2. Recently, t he union government has set up a committee to suggest suit able and corrective measures to address concern regarding security of people from North East . The chairman of t he committee is __?

[A]M P Bezbaruah                  

[B]H W T Syeim

[C]Tape Bagra                         

[D]P Bharat Singh

3. The Singhbhum Elephant Reserve, where government approved an iron ore mining project recently, is located in __?

[A]Jharkhand                          

[B]Odisha

[C]West Bengal                      

[D]Bihar

4. Which among the following is the first state in India to enact the Lokpal Act ?

[A]Rajasthan                           

[B]Odisha

[C]Maharashtra                       

[D]Andhra Pradesh

5. “Marry Barra” who has been topped the Fortune list of “50 most powerful women in business” associated with which organisation?

[A]IBM                                   

[B]General Motors

[C]Yahoo                                

[D]Google

6. Which one of the following is t he India’s most flood-prone state?

[A]Uttarakhand                      

[B]Uttar Pradesh

[C]Bihar                                 

[D]West Bengal

7. Which among t he following has become the first rail system in t he world t o be awarded f or energy efficiency?

[A]Delhi Metro                       

[B]Mumbai Metro

[C]Bangalore Metro                

[D]Kolkata Metro

8. India’s first monorail service has been recent ly launched in ___?

[A]Kolkata                              

[B]Mumbai

[C]New Delhi                                     

[D]Bangalore

9. Vishwanath Tripathi, who has been selected for the prestigious Vyas Samman award for the year 2013, is a famous writer in __?

[A] Kannada                           

[B]Hindi

[C]Telugu                                

[D]Bengali

10. Which among the following is t he first and only state in India t o achieve 100 per cent sanitation?

[A]Kerala                                    

[B]Sikkim

[C]Goa                                              

[D]Mizoram

             ANSWER

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

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

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK QUIZ - 156

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK  QUIZ 

1. Recently, India has decided to provide Visa-on-arrival facility to tourists of all countries except eight nations. Which among the following is NOT among those eight nations?

[A]Pakistan                             

[B]Bangladesh

[C]Sri Lanka                           

[D]Afghanistan

2. As per the estimates of Planning Commission, which state had the highest number of poor people living below the poverty line in 2011-12?

[A]Madhya Pradesh               

[B]Bihar

[C]Uttar Pradesh                     

[D]Maharashtra

3. India’s Himanshu Thakur is associated with which one of the following sports/events?

[A]Luge                                  

[B]Alpine Skier

[C]Rugby                                

[D]Cross-country Skier

4. Which among the following countries is India's largest trading partner in Europe?

[A]UK                                     

[B]Germany

[C]France                               

[D]Italy

5. Which among the following states generates the highest amount of hydro power in India?

[A]Maharashtra                  

[B]Uttarakhand

[C]Himachal Pradesh             

[D]Andhra Pradesh

6. World Cancer Day is being observed every year on?

[A]January 31                                     

[B]February 1

[C]February 4                          

[D]February 6

7. “KATANA” is a combat marine system unveiled recently by which among the following countries?

[A]Iran                            

[B]Iraq

[C]Egypt                                 

[D]Israel

8. Who among the following is NOT a tennis player from India?

[A]Yuki Bhambri                    

[B]Sanam Singh

[C]Ramkumar Ramanathan    

[D]Gurusai Datt

9. In India, the nodal agency for estimation of poverty at the national and state level is ____?

[A]Finance Commission        

[B]Rural Ministry

[C]Planning Commission        

[D]Home Ministry

10. Tungurahua volcano, which is active recently, is located in which country?

[A]Ecuador                            

[B]Philippines

[C]Indonesia                           

[D]Chile

            ANSWER

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