Quiz 26 on Current Affairs 2014-15 for SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, CAT and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

Name the three cricketers who were arrested by the special cell of Delhi on the alleged spot fixing charges during the sixth edition of Indian Premier League?
Shreesanth, Ajit Chadila and Ajinkya Rahane
Shreesanth, Ajinkya Rahane and Ankeet Chavan
Shreesanth, Mohit Khurana and Ankeet Chavan
Shreesanth, Ajit Chadila and Ankeet Chavan
How many limited edition gold coins with Sachin Tendulkar’s face and signature engraved on them were launched on 13 May 2013 by Valuemart Gold and Jewels on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya?
100000
200000
50000
34000
Where is Morgan Stanley, the American multinational financial services corporation headquartered?
Las Vegas
Canada
Texas
New York
Which cricketer’s face and signature were engraved on limited edition gold coins of Valuemart Gold and Jewels?
Chris Gayle
Ricky Ponting
Sachin Tendulkar
Don Bradman
Morgan Stanley on 20 May 2013 signed an agreement to sell its Indian wealth management unit to which company?
Standard Chartered
Bajaj Alliance
Mahindra and Mahindra
Muthoot Finance
Yahoo, in the month of May 2013, redesigned the Flickr photo-sharing service by offering which facility to its users?
New app for Android devicesNew app for Android devices
1 TB storage without levying any fee
Redesigned user-interface
New Activity Feed
Astronomers at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory discovered a cluster of __________ clouds between our two nearby galaxies- Triangulum (M33) and Andromeda (M31)?
Hydrogen
Sulphur
Nitrogen
Carbon
Which Russian Capsule filled with 45 mice and 15 newts along with other animals returned from a month’s long mission in Orbit on 19 May 2013?
Orenburg Capsule
Bion-M craft
Kryasor
None of These
The University Science Instrumentation Centre at Mangalagangotri and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for what purpose?
Research on volcanic activities
Research on uranium activities
Research on radioactivity
Research on power production
Name the only satellite of Ecuador that collided with the Russian rocket debris which was launched 30 years ago?
Pegaso (Pegasus)
Kryasor
Peaguo
None of These
Name the government Body which will Provide Financial Assistance to Mary Kom Regional Boxing Foundation, in Imphal ?
Sports Development Council
All India Council of Sports Development
Sports Committee of India
National Sports Development Fund
Name the top seeded Doubles Players who defeated Mahesh Bhupati and Rohan Bopanna on 19 May 2013 to claim the Rome Master 2013.
Philipp Marx and Florin Mergea
Martin Damm and Leander Paes
Mike and Bob Aryan
Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski
Name the IPL Team which Defeated Chennai Super Kings in Final to Lift its First IPL Trophy by winning the IPL Season 6?
Mumbai Indians
Pune Warriors
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Kolkata Knight Riders
The Boxers from which Country won the 2013 Invitational FXTM International Limassol Boxing Cup held in Limassol, Cyprus on 19 May 2013?
Pakistan
India
Germany
Belgium
Which of the following is correctly matched with reference to Italian Open 2013?
Andy Murray defeated Rafael Nadal to win Italian Open 2013
Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federar to win Italian Open 2013
Roger Federar beat Rafael Nadal to win Italian Open 2013
Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federar to win Italian Open 2013
Which report at D11 Conference held from 28 May 2013 to 30 May 2013, revealed that the Internet users in India were the second largest online sharers in the world?
Meeker Report 2013
Wall Street Journal’s Report
D11 Report
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) Report
V. Narayanasamy inaugurated _________, established at Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) complex at Byalalu. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option?
Astronautical Society of India (ASI) Centre
Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)
ISRO Navigation Centre (INC)
Navigation Satellite System
Name the centuries-old frozen plants that were revived by the researchers from Teardrop Glacier?
Arctic plants
Bryophytes
Canadian Arctic plants
Teardrop plants
Which Islands in India were declared as the world biosphere reserve by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in the Month of May 2013?
Nicobar Islands
Lakshadweep Islands
Andaman Islands
Daman and Diu
Name the asteroid, big enough to wipe out whole human civilization that passed relatively close to Earth on 31 May 2013?
Asteroid 2013 QE2
Asteroid 1998 EQ2
Asteroid 2013 EQ2
Asteroid 1998 QE2
IMF in May 2013 lowered its forecast of Chinese Economic Growth Rate at _______?
6.40 percent
8 percent
7.75 percent
7.80 percent
India, the United States and Australia in the third week of May 2013 came together to develop new _____________ of rice and wheat, two of the major crops in the world?
Snow-resilient varieties
Climate-resilient varieties
Winter-resilient varieties
Heat-resilient varieties
Mali's Presidential election will be held on 28 July 2013, on the basis of the draft law adopted by the cabinet as the nation struggles to move on from ___________?
War and an 18-month political crisis
War
Political crisis of 6 months of the country
The 3 years of political crisis and war in the nation
India and Saudi Arabia on 26 May 2013 decided to further strengthen and deepen their counter-terrorism cooperation. This was decided during the visit of ___________ to Saudi Arabia?
Vice President of India Hamid Ansari
Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh
Union Home Minister, Sushil Kumar Sinde
External Affairs Minister, Salman Khurshid
China in the month of May 2013 commissioned a satellite data receiving station meant to monitor the___________ where Beijing was involved in maritime disputes with a number of South East Asian countries?
Disputed East China Sea
Disputed North China Sea
Disputed region of Indian Ocean
Disputed South China Sea
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General Knowledge questions for SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, CAT and other competitive exams.