Thursday, 25 September 2014

Today's quiz sep-25

Ques. : 1 Laurent Fabius, who visited New Delhi, recently, is the present foreign minister of which of the following
countries?
1) Germany
2) Singapore
3) France
4) Spain
5) None of these

Ques. : 2 As per a recent UNESCO report, though India has managed to reduce the number of out-of-school children in
the past decade, yet more than __________ children were out of school in 2011.
1) 1 million     2) 2 million
3) 3 million    4) 5 million
5) None of these

Ques. : 3 The world’s largest multination naval exercise, 24th Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, was conducted with
22 nations and six observer nations recently. Which of the following nations was NOT a participant in this year’s exercise?
1) Japan
2) Indonesia
3) India
 4) China
5) None of these

Ques. : 4 Internet giant Google announced its ‘Android One’ programme recently. This programme is aimed at which of
the following?
1) Driver-less cars
 2) Operating system for PCs
3) An e-commerce application
 4) Low-cost devices
5) None of these

Ques. : 5 Which of the following airlines in India is all set to become the first Indian airline to officially join the Star
Alliance, a global airline alliance?
1) SpiceJet
2) Air India
3) IndiGo
4) Jet Airways
5) None of these

Ques. : 6 In which of the following states, the govt has launched ‘Amma Pharmacy’ to sell medicines at a fair price
recently?
1) Karnataka
 2) Tamil Nadu
3) Kerala
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) None of these

Ques. : 7 The ban on the import of milk and milk products from which of the following countries has been extended for
one more year till Jun 2015 recently?
1) Bangladesh
2) Myanmar
3) Sri Lanka
4) China
5) None of these

Ques. : 8 Which of the following two PSUs have been conferred the coveted Navratna status, recently, which would give
these firms more financial and operational autonomy?
1) Engineers India Limited (EIL)
 2) National Buildings Construction Corporation
(NBCC)
3) Antrix Corporation Limited
4) Only 1) and 2)
5) Only 1) and 3)


Ques. : 9 An Indian-origin judge Justice VK Rajah has been appointed as the new attorney general of which of the
following countries recently?
1) Singapore 2) Malaysia
3) Indonesia 4) US
5) None of these

Ques. : 10 General Bikram Singh visited which of the following countries, recently? This is the first official visit by an
Indian Army Chief to this country in nine years.
1) Myanmar 2) China
3) Japan 4) Brazil
5) None of these


Ques. : 11 Sheryl Sandberg, who visited India, recently, is the present Chief Operating Officer of which of the following
social media firms?
1) Twitter 2) LinkedIn
3) Yahoo 4) Facebook
5) None of these

Ques. : 12 NASA launched first of its kind OCO-2 satellite, recently, which is dedicated to studying
1) atmospheric carbon dioxide 2) depletion of ozone layer
3) extent of pollution due to jet exhaust 4) presence of harmful bacteria in outer space
5) None of these

Ques. : 13 The Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area has been approved for inscription on the UNESCO
World Heritage list recently. It is located in
1) Kullu, Himachal Pradesh 2) Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
3) Samba, Jammu and Kashmir 4) Garhwal, Uttarakhand
5) None of these


Ques. : 14 Which of the following Indian cricketers has been honoured with exclusive gold coin worth 12,000 pound
sterling issued by Britain’s premium luxury goods brand East India Company?
1) Sunil Gavaskar 2) Kapil Dev
3) Sachin Tendulkar 4) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
5) None of these


Ques. : 15 Google's ‘Project Loon,’ which completed its one-year anniversary, recently, is associated with which of the
following?
1) Bringing internet access through balloons 2) Transporting people to moon
3) Transporting people to mars 4) Real time mobile tracking system
5) None of these


Ques. : 16 The World Vitiligo Day is celebrated every year on which of the following dates?
1) Jun 20 2) Jun 21
3) Jun 23 4) Jun 25
5) None of these

Ques. : 17 Which of the following state govts has announced a 33 per cent reservation for women in state police force
recently?
1) Tamil Nadu 2) Rajasthan
3) Gujarat 4) West Bengal
5) None of these


Ques. : 18 The first nuclear power plant in the world was commissioned in Obninsk city in which of the following
countries? The plant completed sixty years recently.
1) US 2) Germany
3) Japan 4) Russia
5) None of these

Ques. : 19 France honoured which of the following Bollywood actors with ‘Officier de la Legion d'Honneur (Officer of the
Legion of Honour)’, its highest distinction - civilian or military?
1) Amitabh Bachchan 2) Aamir Khan
3) Salman Khan 4) Shah Rukh Khan
5) None of these

Ques. : 20 Salar Jung Museum celebrated the 125th birth anniversary of the founder collector Salar Jung III recently. The
museum that holds the coveted crown of being one of the largest one-man collections of the World, is located in
1) Chennai 2) Mangalore
3) Hyderabad 4) Guntur
5) None of these

Ques. : 21 Which of the following countries has adopted a comprehensive anti-terror law recently, giving security forces
unbridled powers, including shoot-at-sight suspects? It will remain in force for two years.
1) Afghanistan 2) Pakistan
3) Iraq 4) Syria
5) None of these

Ques. : 22 The govt has announced the introduction of four new vaccines as part of the Universal Immunization
Programme (UIP). Which of the following is NOT one of them?
1) Rotavirus vaccine 2) Rubella vaccine
3) Polio (injectable) vaccine 4) An adult vaccine against Japanese encephalitis
5) None of these


Ques. : 23 The govt has re-appointed who among the following RBI Deputy Governors for a further period of two years
with effect from Jul 4 2014 recently?
1) HR Khan 2) R Gandhi
3) Anand Sinha 4) Urjit R Patel
5) None of these


Ques. : 24 The Indian veteran Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek lost their men's doubles semi-final
in Wimbledon against which of the following pairs recently?
1) Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut 2) Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock
3) Mike and Bob Bryan 4) Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin
5) None of these


Ques. : 25 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 240-Megawatt Uri-II Hydro Electric Project (HEP) located in
which of the following states recently?
1) Uttarakhand 2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Jammu & Kashmir 4) Gujarat
5) None of these

Ques. : 26 Vishal Sikka has become the highest paid professional CEO of an Indian company with Rs 30-cr pay
package. He is the current CEO of
1) Wipro
2) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
3) Infosys
4) Tech Mahindra
5) None of these


Ques. : 27 Dadi Balsara, who died recently, was associated with which of the following leading packaged mineral water
brands?
1) Himalayan
 2) Kinley
3) Bisleri
4) Aquafina
5) None of these

Ques. : 28 Magnus Carlsen became the first man to hold the Chess Triple Crown by holding the World Blitz, Rapid, and
Classic titles consecutively. Who among the following was the first chess player in the world to hold all three world titles
in a row?
1) Susan Polgar 2) Antoaneta Stefanova
3) Alexandra Kosteniuk 4) Judit Polgar
5) None of these

Ques. : 29 The Govt accepted Mayaram panel report on definitions of FDI, FII recently. Now, a foreign investment of
________ or more in a listed company will be treated as FDI.
1) 10 per cent                      
 2) 15 per cent
3) 20 per cent                          
4) 25 per cent
5) None of these

Ques. : 30 The World Refugee Day is observed across the globe on which of the following dates?
1) Jun 14 2) Jun 16
3) Jun 18 4) Jun 20

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