GK Quiz on Current Affairs

1.    Which among the following day is observed on 6^th March 2014?

(1) World International Women’s day

(2) World Children day

(3) World Cancer Day

(4) World Dentist day

(5) World Heart day

2.    Recently Sheila Dikshit has appointed as the 22^nd Governor of which state?

(1) Karnataka

(2) Rajasthan

(3) Kerala

(4) Himachal Pradesh

(5) None of these

3.    Recently Union Ministry of Minority Affairs launched which scheme for the welfare of minorities people?

(1) Indira Swasthya Yojna

(2) Rajiv Swasthya Yojna

(3) Atal Sehat Yojna

(4) Maulana Azad Sehat Yojna

(5) None of these

4.    According to the RBI reports on Development’s in India’s Balance of Payments Current Account Deficit declined to what percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Quarter 3 (Oct-Dec) 2013-14?

(1) 0.4%                (2) 0.5%

(3) 0.7%                (4) 0.9%

(5) 0.6

5.    Who is the author of the book – “India at Risk – Mistakes, Misconceptions and Misadventures of Security policy” which was launched on 3^rd March 2014?

(1) Arvind Adiga

(2) Rohinton Nariman

(3) Salman Khurshid

(4) L.K. Advani

(5) Jaswant Singh

6.    Which among the following country emerged as  the winner of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2014 at Dubai?

(1) South Africa                            (2) Pakistan

(3) New Zealand                           (4) India

(5) Australia

7.    The duration of President’s rule in a state in the first case is ___?

(1) 12 months

(2) 6 months

(3) 3 months

(4) 9 months

(5) None of these

8.    Which among the following India’s first private bank to commence operation in China is___?

(1) HDFC Bank

(2) Axis Bank

(3) ICICI Bank

(4) Yes Bank

(5) None of these

9.    The G-20 countries members represents about ____ per cent of the world’s economy. Fill the blank with correct option.

(1) 50                                 (2) 60

(3) 75                                 (4) 80

(5) 85

10.  Union Govt. on 28 February 2014 cleared a proposal of the Election Commission (EC) to raise expenditure limits for elections in the country. What is the new upper limit of expenditure for fighting election for a Parliamentary seat in the country? 

(1) 40 Lakh                                    (2) 50 lakh

(3) 60 lakh                                     (4) 70 lakh

(5) None of these

Answers:

1	4	6	1
2	3	7	2
3	4	8	2
4	4	9	5
5	5	10	4