QUIZ OF DAY 25-01/2017 GK & CURRENT AFFAIRS

QUIZ OF DAY 25-01

Ques. :1 Name the present Union Foreign Secretary, who got a one-year extension recently.
1) Sujata Singh
2) S Jaishankar
3) Shaktikanta Das
4) Vikas Swarup
5) Ajit Doval

Ans. 2) S Jaishankar

Ques. :2 Birender Singh Yadav has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Burkina Faso. The capital city of Burkina Faso is
1) Dili
2) Juba
3) Ulaanbaatar
4) Ouagadougou
5) Tallinn

Ans. 4) Ouagadougou

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Ques. :3 __________ has won the ‘Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the transportation sector under the Aviation category for the year 2016.
1) Delhi International Airport
2) Jaipur International Airport
3) Chennai International Airport
4) Cochin International Airport
5) Goa International Airport

Ans. 1) Delhi International Airport

Ques. :4 The Steel Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh recently inaugurated the new Universal Rail Mill of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) at Bhilai Steel Plant in the state of
1) Jharkhand
2) Bihar
3) Karnataka
4) Chhattisgarh
5) Andhra Pradesh

Ans. 4) Chhattisgarh

Ques. :5 The Centre has given its nod to ratify the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol which is related to
1) Elimination of chemical weapons
2) Reduction of nuclear weapons
3) Free trade
4) Convention on Climate Change
5) None of these

Ans. 4) Convention on Climate Change

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Ques. :6 The guided Pinaka was successfully test-fired for the second time at Chandipur test facility. Pinaka is a
1) torpedo
2) rocket
3) artillery gun
4) guided bomb
5) hand grenade

Ans. 2) rocket

Ques. :7 The state assembly of _________ unanimously passed the Jallikattu Bill on Jan 23, 2017 to replace the ordinance issued to allow the state’s traditional sport.
1) Kerala
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Odisha
4) Karnataka
5) Andhra Pradesh

Ans. 2) Tamil Nadu

Ques. :8 To educate awareness on banking codes at grass root level, the BCSBI will organise know your rights programme in all the states. The term BCSBI stands for
1) Banking Codes and Services Board of India
2) Banking Codes and Security Board of India
3) Banking Codes and Sustainability Board of India
4) Banking Codes and Standards Board of India
5) None of these

Ans. 4) Banking Codes and Standards Board of India

Ques. :9 The Indian postal department has released a special stamp cover titled “Golden girls of India – Pride of Nation”. The postal stamp features
1) Dipa Karmakar
2) Sakshi Malik
3) PV Sindu
4) All the above
5) Only 2) and 3)

Ans. 4) All the above

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Ques. :10 The World Braille Day is observed every year on
1) 04 Jan
2) 09 Jan
3) 15 Jan
4) 24 Jan
5) 27 Jan

Ans. 1) 04 Jan