QUIZ OF DAY 07-05/2017 WEEKEND SPECIAL GK & CURRENT AFFAIRS

QUIZ OF DAY 07-05

Ques. :1 British Columbia has become the first foreign govt entity to issue a masala bond by floating Rs 500 cr rupee denominated overseas bonds. The British Colombia is a province of
1) Canada
2) US
3) UK
4) Australia
5) Spain

Ans. 1) Canada

Ques. :2 Which of the following books has been authored by the US President Barack Obama?
1) Of Thee I Sing
2) The Audacity of Hope
3) Dreams From My Father
4) All the above
5) None of these

Ans. 4) All the above

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Ques. :3 The 11th G20 Summit concluded recently in the Chinese city of Hangzhou. The 12th G20 summit is to be held in 2017 in
1) Hamburg, Germany
2) Tokyo, Japan
3) Paris, France
4) Rome, Italy
5) Sydney, Australia

Ans. 1) Hamburg, Germany

Ques. :4 Which of the following countries recently appointed Nicholas Hopton as its ambassador to Iran for the first time since 2011?
1) US
2) UK
3) Germany
4) France
5) Sweden

Ans. 2) UK

Ques. :5 The Indian origin girl Priyanka Yoshikawa was recently crowned as
1) Miss South Korea
2) Miss Cambodia
3) Miss Thailand
4) Miss Philippines
5) Miss Japan

Ans. 5) Miss Japan

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Ques. :6 CM Sarbananda Sonowal (on 5 Sep) inaugurated Asia’s biggest digital library, dedicated to the memory of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, in NIT Silchar in the state of
1) Jharkhand
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Odisha
4) Telangana
5) Assam

Ans. 5) Assam

Ques. :7 The govt of Arunachal Pradesh has roped in who among the following as a brand ambassador for state tourism?
1) Ranbir Kapoor
2) Priyanka Chopra
3) Aishwarya Rai
4) John Abraham
5) Kareena Kapoor

Ans. 4) John Abraham

Ques. :8 Which of the following SAARC nations was recently certified by WHO as free of malaria disease?
1) Afghanistan
2) Pakistan
3) Bangladesh
4) Bhutan
5) Sri Lanka

Ans. 5) Sri Lanka

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Ques. :9 The Indian mixed doubles pair of Sikki Reddy and Pranaav Jerry Chopra won the title of which of the following badminton tournaments recently?
1) 2016 Singapore Open
2) 2016 Australia Open
3) 2016 Brazil Open
4) 2016 Indonesia Open
5) None of these

Ans. 3) 2016 Brazil Open

Ques. :10 The Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) handed over INS Tihayu to Indian Navy recently. It is a(n)
1) Water Jet Fast Attack Craft
2) Torpedo launch and recovery vessel
3) Guided Missile Destroyer
4) Anti-submarine Warfare Corvette
5) None of these

Ans. 1) Water Jet Fast Attack Craft

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Ques. :11 The UN Charter, the seminal treaty of the UN, has now been translated into Sanskrit. Which of the following is NOT one of the six official languages of the UN?
1) Hindi
2) Chinese
3) Arabic
4) Spanish
5) French

Ans. 1) Hindi

Ques. :12 Name the present Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas who recently launched Gas4India campaign aimed at promoting the use of gas in the country.
1) Dharmendra Pradhan
2) Shripad Yesso Naik
3) Rajiv Pratap Rudy
4) Santosh Kumar Gangwar
5) Inderjit Singh Rao

Ans. 1) Dharmendra Pradhan

Ques. :13 The Department of Telecom (DoT) has created ‘Urja Mitra Helpline’ through which customers can get information on power outages by dialling
1) 14401
2) 14402
3) 14403
4) 14404
5) 14405

Ans. 1) 14401

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Ques. :14 The national award winner and veteran director KG George has been selected for the JC Daniel award 2015, the highest honor for outstanding contribution to Malayalam cinema given by
1) Telangana
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Karnataka
5) Kerala

Ans. 5) Kerala

Ques. :15 Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya inaugurated the first phase of telemedicine services of ESIC recently. The term ESIC means
1) Employees Services Insurance Corporation
2) Employees Specific Insurance Corporation
3) Employees Statutory Insurance Corporation
4) Employees State Insurance Corporation
5) None of these

Ans. 4) Employees State Insurance Corporation

Ques. :16 The World Coconut Day is celebrated on
1) 2 Sep
2) 4 Sep
3) 6 Sep
4) 8 Sep
5) 10 Sep

Ans. 1) 2 Sep

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Ques. :17 Which of the following Indian films was conferred the Best Film award at the 1st BRICS Film Festival which concluded recently?
1) Mohenjo Daro
2) Udta Punjab
3) Airlift
4) Thithi
5) Neerja

Ans. 4) Thithi

Ques. :18 India and Chile recently expanded their Preferential Trade Agreement. The currency of Chile is
1) Euro
2) Pound
3) Peso
4) Franc
5) Dollar

Ans. 3) Peso

Ques. :19 India has officially received certificates from World Health Organisation recognizing the elimination of which of the following diseases from the country?
1) Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus
2) Yaws
3) Malaria
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2)

Ans. 5) Only 1) and 2)

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Ques. :20 The 14th ASEAN-INDIA Summit was held recently in Vientiane which is the capital city of
1) Vietnam
2) Philippine
3) Laos
4) Cambodia
5) Brunei Darussalam

Ans. 3) Laos

Ques. :21 Subroto Cup is associated with which of the following games?
1) Hockey
2) Football
3) Cricket
4) Badminton
5) Tennis

Ans. 2) Football

Ques. :22 The Union Govt has approved Rs 450 cr for five states under the Swadesh Darshan scheme? Which of the following states in NOT among these five states?
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Sikkim
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Tamil Nadu
5) None of these

Ans. 5) None of these

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Ques. :23 The International Literacy Day is observed every year on
1) 02 Sep
2) 04 Sep
3) 06 Sep
4) 08 Sep
5) 10 Sep

Ans. 4) 08 Sep

Ques. :24 Author Stuart Blackburn’s book titled “Into the Hidden Valley” has won the MM Bennetts Award for Historical Fiction 2016 in the UK. The book is based on Apatani tribe which is found in the state of
1) Arunachal Pradesh
2) Jharkhand
3) Uttarakhand
4) Gujarat
5) Himachal Pradesh

Ans. 1) Arunachal Pradesh

Ques. :25 Satbir Singh has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to
1) Algeria
2) Syria
3) Egypt
4) Nigeria
5) Cambodia

Ans. 1) Algeria

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Ques. :26 India has signed a preliminary pact with Greece for bilateral Air Services Agreement. The capital city of Greece is
1) Yerevan
2) Luanda
3) Algiers
4) Athens
5) Tirana

Ans. 4) Athens

Ques. :27 India and which of the following countries held their joint bilateral military exercise “Prabal Dostyk -16” in Karaganda region recently?
1) Kyrgyzstan
2) Tajikistan
3) Kazakhstan
4) Turkmenistan
5) Ukraine

Ans. 3) Kazakhstan

Ques. :28 The 2016 Summer Paralympic Games began on 7 Sep in which of the following cities?
1) Tokyo, Japan
2) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3) PyeongChang, South Korea
4) Munich, Germany
5) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ans. 5) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Ques. :29 Majuli island recently became the first river island district of India. The island is situated on which of the following rivers?
1) Ganges
2) Cauvery
3) Yamuna
4) Brahmaputra
5) Godavari

Ans. 4) Brahmaputra

Ques. :30 Om Prakash Kohli, who was recently sworn in as the governor of Madhya Pradesh as addition charge, is the present governor of
1) Maharashtra
2) Rajasthan
3) Punjab
4) Haryana
5) Gujarat

Ans. 5) Gujarat

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