Wednesday, December 30, 2015

20- 20 Quiz GA Capsule (Based on International News)

1.Which country recently declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organisation? 

Ans. Sierra Leone

2.A court of which country asked Facebook to stop tracking the country's Internet users who are not members of the US-based social networking website? 
Ans. Belgium

3.Punjabi became the third most common language, after English and French, in the House of Commons of which country ?
Ans. Canada

4.As per the American Community Survey data, which language has emerged as the largest Indian language spoken in the US? 
Ans. Hindi

5.Britain has announced 2017 as the UK-India Year of Culture to mark the Anniversary of Indian Independence?
Ans. 70th

6.Which country has allowed women to vote and become candidates in local elections for the first time in the history of male dominated country?
Ans. Saudi Arabia

7.Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka inaugurated the Mahatma Gandhi International Centre (MGIC) at which place? 
Ans. Matale

8.The Indian community in which country launched a 'Modi Express' bus survives? 
Ans. United Kingdom

9.The Zam Hydropower Station considered to be the world’s highest-altitude hydropower station and largest of its kind built on which river? 
Ans. Brahmaputra River

10.Which became the first European country to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the establishment of Nalanda University? 
Ans.  Portugal

11.President Pranab Mukherjee visited Jordan & inaugurated a street named after in Amman and planted an Olive tree in Peace Park? 
Ans. Mahatma Gandhi

12.which country Signed Right to Die Bill for terminally ill people into a Law? 
Ans.California

13.Which country proposed to invest 30 billion US dollars for urban development in India?
Ans. Malaysia 

14.World most populous country has announced to abandon its three decades-long one-child policy and changed it two-child policy?
Ans. China 

15.As per a recent report issued by China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC), China has overtaken which country and become the world’s largest online retail market?
Ans.USA

16.Islamic State (IS) militant group has destroyed part of historical Temple of Bel in the ancient site of Palmyra in Syria?
Ans. Syria

17.An Indian-origin driver in Australia, was named as Australian of the Day by Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Name of the driver is?
Ans. Tejinder Pal Singh

18.Which country’s parliament has overwhelmingly approved a new constitution?
Ans. Nepal

19.Which country reopened its Consulate General in Mumbai after over four decades and pushed for closer cooperation with fast-growing India in economic and other fields?
Ans.Norway

20.China launched the first phase of CIPS, a milestone in bolstering Yuan’s global usage and furthering cross-border clearing of its currency. CIPS stands for?  
Ans.China International Payment System


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