Sunday, August 17, 2014

Current Affairs Quiz


Ques. : 1 Who among the following has won the men’s doubles title of the French Open tennis tournament, recently?
1) Spain Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez
2) Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin
3) Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut
4) Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan
5) None of these



Ques. : 2 The Chinese govt has published a white paper on Hong Kong that stresses its authority over the territory. Hong Kong was handed over to China on 1 Jul 1997 by
1) UK
2) Germany
3) Russia
4) France
5) None of these



Ques. : 3 Which of the following gulf countries has introduced a new law requiring compulsory military service for adult males, recently?
1) Iraq
2) Iran
3) Kuwait
4) United Arab Emirates
5) None of these



Ques. : 4 The term Roland Garros is associated with which of the following grand slam tennis tournaments?
1) Wimbledon
2) French Open
3) US Open
4) Australia Open
5) None of these



Ques. : 5 The US Justice Department is finalising a lawsuit against which of the following banks over its sale of residential mortgage-backed securities?
1) Citigroup
2) Standard Chartered
3) Morgan Stanley
4) Barclays
5) None of these



Ques. : 6 Vishal Sikka was appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of which of the following leading software exporters in India, recently?
1) Wipro
2) Infosys
3) TCS
4) Tech Mahindra
5) None of these



Ques. : 7 An industrial accident took place in SAIL’s steel plant killing six persons and affecting several others in which of the following cities, recently? Possibly a composition of deadly methane and carbon monoxide leaked from the plant causing the fatal accident.
1) Jamshedpur
2) Paradeep
3) Bhilai
4) Rourkela
5) None of these



Ques. : 8 Who among the following has been appointed as the new revenue secretary, recently?
1) RP Wattal
2) Ravi Mathur
3) GS Sandhu
4) Shaktikanta Das
5) None of these



Ques. : 9 Who among the following has topped the civil services examination this year as announced by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), recently?
1) Bharti Dixit
2) Rachit Raj
3) Munish Sharma
4) Gaurav Agrawal
5) None of these



Ques. : 10 Who among the following has won the women’s doubles title of the French Open tennis tournament, recently?
1) Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci
2) Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai
3) Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci
4) Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina
5) None of these



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