Night Class: General Awareness Quiz

Ques. : 1 Who among the following has been appointed as the chairperson of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) recently?

1) Lov Verma 

2) Yudhvir Singh Malik

3) K Chandramouli 

4) Bhanu Pratap Sharma

5) None of these

Ques. : 2 Who is the new Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW)?

1) Barkha Shukla 

2) Swati Maliwal

3) Mridula Sinha 

4) Lalitha Kumaramangalam

5) None of these

Ques. : 3 The Vice President of India M Hamid Ansari released a book entitled "Locale, Everyday Islam and Modernity" recently. The book has been authored by

1) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed 

2) Syed Ahmed

3) MJ Akbar 

4) M Raisur Rahman

5) None of these

Ques. : 4 According to the „Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India 2014‟ report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), total of 5,650 farmers committed suicide in 2014. The maximum suicides were reported in

1) Chhattisgarh 

2) Telangana

3) Maharashtra 

4) Madhya Pradesh

5) Uttar Pradesh

Ques. : 5 Which of the following Indian cities has joined the global bandwagon of UNESCO "Cities of Music" under the Creative Cities Network recently?

1) Hyderabad 

2) Lucknow

3) Jaipur 

4) Chennai

5) Varanasi

Ques. : 6 The Union Cabinet on 21 Jul approved a proposal to extend an interest subvention scheme to banks to benefit farmers. Which of the following is NOT true in this regard?

1) The scheme will be restricted to shortterm crop loans up to Rs 3 lakh.

2) The farmers who repay their amounts within one year of disbursal will get benefitted of it.

3) The scheme would be applicable for post-harvest loans taken by small and marginal farmers against their negotiable warehouse receipts.

4) The Cabinet approved an expenditure of Rs 18,110 cr for FY16 to enable banks to provide three per cent interest subvention.

5) None of these

Ques. : 7 Name the Indian actor who has won the Ironman title at a triathlon held in Zurich in  Switzerland on Jul 19. The contest includes a 3.8-km swim, 180.2-km cycle ride and 42.2-km run to be completed in 16 hours.

1) Ranbir Kapoor 

2) Milind Soman

3) John Abraham 

4) Arjun Rampal

5) Shahid Kapoor

Ques. : 8 Name the 1993 Mumbai blast accused who is set to be hanged on 30 Jul. The Supreme Court rejected a final plea for judicial intervention to stop his execution recently.

1) Chhota Rajan 

2) Abu Salem

3) Tiger Memon 

4) Yakub Memon

5) None of these

Ques. : 9 Which of the following automakers launched its first compact SUV named Creta in India on 21 Jul?

1) General Motors 

2) Toyota

3) Volkswagen 

4) Maruti Suzuki

5) Hyundai

Ques. : 10 The ICC World Twenty20 2016 will be played in which of the following countries?

1) India 

2) Sri Lanka

3) Bangladesh 

4) Australia

5) South Africa

ANSWERS

1. 5) Ashish Bahuguna

2. 2) Swati Maliwal

3. 4) M Raisur Rahman

4. 3) Maharashtra

5. 5) Varanasi

6. 5) None of these

7. 2) Milind Soman

8. 4) Yakub Memon

9. 5) Hyundai

10. 1) India