quizes for practice
Monday, 13 April 2015
Quiz 41 on Current Affairs 2014-15 for SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, CAT and other competitive exams
GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ
In which country was the Commonwealth
Heads of Government meeting recently held?
India
Sri Lanka
Australia
England
The limit of overseas investment in
government bonds/ securities has been raised
from $ 15 Billon to ___________________ ?
$25 billion
$20 Billion
$30 Billion
$35 billion
Where was the 14th Yearly Meet of the
Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering held?
Thiruvananthapuram
Kochi
Pune
Mumbai
Where was the Fifth Conference of the
Association of SAARC Speakers and
Parliamentarians held?
Bangkok
New Delhi
Chennai
Mumbai
China
Australia
United States of America
Japan
Which city recently hosted the first
ever India-China strategic economic
dialogue?
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Beijing
Guangzhou
Which country tops the list of the ‘Most
Failed States’ recently released by Foreign
Policy magazine?
Pakistan
Nepal
Somalia
Sudan
According to the Forbes List of The
World’s Billionaires, who is the richest
person in the world?
Lakshmi Mittal
Bill Gates
Warren Buffet
Carlos Slim Helu
The construction of the Berlin Wall,
which recently completed 50 years, was
started on ..............., 1961?
August 13th
September 12th
September 2nd
September 9th
When is “World Peace Day”?
January 1
February 22
September 2
December 31
When is ‘Quit India day’ celebrated?
September 8th
August 19th
August 9th
None of the above
‘International Literacy Day’, celebrated
on September 8th, was proclaimed by
............... in 1965.
WHO
Virginia Literacy Foundation
UNESCO
Feed The Minds
When is ‘Hindi Diwas’ celebrated?
October 12th
October 19th
September 14th
September 7th
Researchers from University of Maryland
in third week of June 2013 developed an
eco-friendly battery using wood, tin and
_________. Fill in the blank with an
appropriate option.
Sodium
Hilium
Nitrogen
None of the above
The Government of Pakistan in June 2013
decided to declare a Sikh shrine ________ as
a holy city. The government will initiate
steps for sorting out the issues related to
the welfare of the Sikhs, who live at the
pilgrimage site.
Panja Sahib
Patti Sahib
Bal Lilah Nankana Sahib
None of the above
World observed the World Refugee Day for
the first time in the year?
2003
2001
2013
1998
Ministry for Consumer Affairs, Food &
Public Distribution introduced amendments in
the National Food Security Bill in the Lok
Sabha on 9 May 2013 and placed the amended
Bill for consideration and passing by the
House. Which of the following statements
related to the Bill are true?
I. The Government decided to move certain
amendments to the Bill Based on the
recommendations of the Standing Committee on
Food, Consumer Affairs and Public
Distribution
II. These amendments seek to make the
framework of the proposed legislation
simpler, provide more flexibility to
States/UTs in its implementation and to
address some of the concerns raised by them.
III. Protection of entitlements under
Targeted Public Distribution System:The
entitlement of Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)
households, which constitute poorest of the
poor will, however, be protected at 35 kg
per household per month.
IV. Statement I and II are only true
Statement IV is true
Statement I, II and III are true
Only statement I is true
Statement I and II are only true
The Minister for Women & Child Development, Krishna Tirath on 9 May 2013
launched the World Bank assisted___________. The aim of the programme is improvement of child development and nutritional outcomes for children in selected districts having higher proportional of child under nutrition.
ICDS Systems Nutrition Improvement Project
ICDS Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project
ICDS Systems Strengthening for the Nutrition Improvement Project
ICDS Nutrition Improvement Project
The Union Government of India on 8 May
2013 approved _____________ policy with an
aim to create a secured Computing
environment across the country?
National Cyber Policy
Computing Policy of India
National Policy of Computing
National Cyber Security Policy
The Union Cabinet of India on 1May 2013
approved major changes to the National Rural
Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) with the
objective of removing poverty in rural areas
by empowering women. Approximately, 25 lakh
Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) will be given
bank loans at an interest rate of _______
percent?
7 percent
7.2 percent
6.8 percent
6 percent
The Union Cabinet on 6 May 2013 had
cleared important changes to the National
Rural Livelihoods Mission _________ in a
major boost to the roll out of the women’s
self help group model across the country?
Khadyaan
Sukhoslam
Jeevan Suraksha
Aajeevika
Actor and Satirist who died in a road accident on 25 October 2012 near Punjab's Nakodar town 40 km from Jalandhar ?
Sunil Bhatti
Surendra Bhatti
Jaspal Bhatti
None of the above
Veteran Indian actress who on 25 October 2012 was Awarded with an Honorary Doctorate of Arts for her outstanding contribution to Indian cinema by the Edinburgh Napier University?
Sharmila Tagore
Sunita Tagore
Gunjan Tagore
Devani Tagore
India's leading strategic thinker and analyst, who on 25 October 2012 won the 2012 Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book Award for his recently published book" Water: Asia's New Battleground" ?
Satpath Brahmana
Brahma Chellaney
Anand Bhargav
None of the above
Lyricist and well known poet who awarded with Indira Gandhi National Integration Award by congress President Sonia Gandhi
Gulzar
Nirsan
Virsam
Fostern
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