GK QUIZ: Current Affairs

Ques.1. Who among the following has been sworn in as the ninth Chief Minister of Jharkhand recently?

1) Shibu Soren               2) Arjun Munda

3) Hemant Soren           4) Sudesh Mahto

5) None of these

Hemant Soren

Ques.2.  Which of the following state govts has announced interest-free loans to farmers up to Rs 2 lakh and at one per cent interest for loans between Rs 2 lakh and Rs 3 lakh recently in its budget?

1) Rajasthan      2) Madhya Pradesh

3) Karnataka      4) Haryana

5) None of these

Karnataka

Ques.3.  Legendary actor Pran, loved and feared in equal measure by moviegoers for his roles, passed away recently at the age of 93. Which of the following was his first film?

1) Zanjeer          2) Yamla Jat

3) Devdas         4) Ziddi

5) Naseeb

Yamla Jat

Ques. 4. The United Nations has declared which of the following days as the Malala Day to recognise the bravery of Pakistani teen activist Malala Yousafzai?

1) Jul 11            2) Jul 12

3) Jul 13            4) Jul 15

5) None of these

Jul 12

Ques.5. In order to boost the capital base of RRBs, the govt decided to recapitalize 40 selected RRBs in 21 states on the recommendation of a panel headed by RBI Deputy Governor

1) KC Chakrabarty         2) Urjit R Patel

3) HR Khan                      4) Anand Sinha

5) None of these

KC Chakrabarty

Ques.6. The proposed price hike for the natural gas produced in India from Apr 2014 (from current $4.2 to $8.4 per mmbtu) invited a widespread opposition from all quarters. Which of the following may be the positive outcome(s) of the decision?

1) It could help staunch declining domestic increase gas output as blocks earlier declare unviable may become viable now.

 2) It will attract investors to the oil and production and   gas sector in India with the opportunity of earning good margins.

3) It will attract investors to the oil and gas sector in India with the opportunity of earning good margins. 4) All the above

5) None of these

All of above

Ques.7. As per the recent landmark verdict of the Supreme Court, who among the following has/have been disqualified from contesting elections to legislative bodies?

1) A person who is in jail           

2) A person who is in police custody

3) A person subjected to preventive detention under any law      

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 2)

Only 1) and 2)

Ques.8.  Which of the following countries has been ranked on first position in the Global Innovation Index (GII) ranking of 2013? India is ranked at 64th position in it.

1) China            2) Singapore

3) Sweden         4) Switzerland

5) None of these           Ans.) 4

Switzerland

Ques.9.  India and which of the following countries are set to hold their second round of discussions on uranium sale soon?

1) Australia        2) US

3) Japan           4) France

5) None of these

Australia

Ques.10. Who among the following has been facilitated with the 2013 edition of prestigious Tagore Award?

1) Zubin Mehta 

2) Lata Mangeskar

3) Late Maqbool Fida Husain    

4) SH Raza

5) None of these

Zubin Mehta

Ques.11. The govt approved the Modified Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (MIIUS) with an outlay of ……………………..during the 12th Five Year Plan period ending March 2017 recently.

1) Rs 1,030 crore           2) Rs 1,150 crore

3) Rs 1,250 crore           4) Rs 1,580 crore

5) None of these

Rs.1030 Crore

Ques.12.  Lajja Gauswami is associated with which of the following games? She clinched a silver medal in the game recently.

1) Archery         2) Shooting

3) Squash         4) Chess

5) None of these

Shooting

Ques.13.  The first-ever national Aviation University of the Country, Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University, would come up at which of the following places?

1) Lucknow       2) Bhopal

3) Rae Bareli     4) Udaipur

5) None of these

Rae Bareli

Ques.14.  The Allahabad High Court stayed with immediate effect which of the following type of rallies throughout Uttar Pradesh recently?

1) Religion-based rallies

2) Region-based rallies

3) Cadre-based rallies   

4) Caste-based rallies

5) None of these

Caste based rallies

Ques.15. The AERB gave clearance for commencing controlled nuclear fission at the stalled Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu recently. What is the full form of AERB?

1) Atomic Engineering Regulatory Board           

2) Atomic Energy Regulatory Board

3) Atomic Establishment Regulatory Board        

4) Atomic Entities Regulatory Board

5) None of these

Atomic Energy Regulatory Board