Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Current Affairs Quiz

 

Ques. : 1 According to the latest data released by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, the US National Security Agency (NSA) received official permission to covertly spy upon which of the following political parties in India?
1) Indian National Congress (INS)
2) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
3) Samajwadi Party (SP)
4) All the above
5) None of these


Ques. : 2 The International Cricket Council (ICC) has backed the life ban imposed on batsman Lou Vincent who has confessed to match-fixing charges. He belongs to which of the following teams?
1) New Zealand
2) Australia
3) England
4) West Indies
5) None of these

Ques. : 3 Name the general insurer which has introduced an "insurance on wheels" concept for faster renewal of policies recently.
1) National Insurance Company
2) ICICI Lombard
3) Bajaj Allianz
4) Oriental Insurance Company
5) None of these

Ques. : 4 Vyapam recruitment scam has surfaced in which of the following states recently?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Rajasthan
3) Chhattisgarh
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) None of these

Ques. : 5 The European Court of Human Rights upheld the law of which of the following countries banning face-covering Muslim veils from the streets recently? The country had passed the law in 2010.
1) UK
2) France
3) Germany
4) Spain
5) None of these

Ques. : 6 K Shanmugam, who visited India on an official visit, recently, is the present Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law of which of the following countries?
1) Mauritius
2) Fiji
3) Trinidad and Tobago
4) Singapore
5) None of these

Ques. : 7 Bor Wildlife Sanctuary will be the country's 47th Tiger Reserve as the Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar approved the proposal for the same recently. The wildlife sanctuary is located in which of the following states?
1) Odisha
2) Gujarat
3) Maharashtra
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) None of these

Ques. : 8 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim member economies that seeks to promote free trade and economic cooperation. Which of the following countries is NOT a member of APEC as of now?
1) China
2) Japan
3) Australia
4) India
5) None of these

Ques. : 9 In which of the following countries, Nicolas Sarkozy became the first former president to be taken into formal custody as he was detained for questioning in an influence-peddling probe recently?
1) Spain
2) France
3) Norway
4) Canada
5) None of these

Ques. : 10 The United States has named a mountain in Antarctia in honour of an eminent Indian-American scientist related to biological research recently. Name the scientist.
1) Ashok Gadgil
2) EC George Sudarshan
3) Akhouri Sinha
4) Narendra Karmarkar
5) None of these


ANSWERS

1. 2) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
2. 1) New Zealand
3. 1) National Insurance Company
4. 4) Madhya Pradesh
5. 2) France
6. 4) Singapore
7. 3) Maharashtra
8. 4) India
9. 2) France

10. 3) Akhouri Sinha


 

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