General Awareness Quiz 28/12/2015

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1).Andhra Pradesh has created history by linking which of its two rivers by the Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Scheme?
a)  Penna and Krishna b)  Krishna and Godavari c)  Arani and Maldevi d)  Godavari and Tungabhadra


2).Name the Bollywood actor who has received the Certificate of Recognition from the California Legislature for his dedication to helping the Kashmiri
Hindu Community?
a)  Amir Khan b)  Shahrukh Khan c)  Amitabh Bachchan d)  Anupam Kher

3).Which is the first developing country to have a Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan?
a)  Bangladesh b)  India c)  Nepal d)  Sri Lanka

4).Name the first Indian who has been selected as the Mayor of the German City Bonn?
a)  Raghu Raj Bahadur b)  Ashok-Alexander Sridharan c)  Chandrashekar Khare d)  Kumble R Subbaswamy

5).Name the two Indian Institutions that placed in the list of top 200 ranks of the QS World University Ranking of 2015-16?
a)  AIIMS Delhi and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad
b)  Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, and National Institute of Technology (NIT), Delhi
c)  Indian Institute of Science (IIS), Bangalore and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi.
d)  Indian Institute of Science (IIS), Bangalore and Sardar Valabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

6).Union Finance Ministry has imposed Safeguard Duty on certain categories of which products?
a)  Auto Mobile Products b)  Plastic Products c)   Food Products d)  Steel Products

7).What is the Venue of United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 which was yet to be held on 27
th
September 2015?
a)  Dhaka  b)  New York  c)  Washington  d)  New Delhi

8).World Ozone Day is observed on ____________.
a)  17th September  b)  14thSeptember  c)  15th September  d)  16thSeptember

9).Name the Indian American who has been selected for the Champions of Change Award?
a)  Ravi Pradip  b)  Swetha Prabhakaran  c)  Harshit Jindal  d)  Mansi Aggarwal

10).Asian Games 2018 will be hosted at _________.
a)  India  b)  Russia  c)  Indonesia  d)  China

11).India has signed two MoUs with which of the following countries to boost the bilateral cooperation in the field of Tourism and Umbrella Projects?
a)  Mongolia  b)  Chile  c)  Russia  d)  Cambodia

12).Reserve Bank of India has recently granted the in-principle approval for 10 entities to set up Small Finance Banks to provide basic banking service for
small farmers and micro industries. Which among the following is NOT one of them?
a)  J & K Financiers Ltd  b)  Utkarsh Micro Finance Pvt Ltd  c)  Suryoday Micro Finance Pvt Ltd  d)  Disha Microfin Private Lrd

13).The Union Government has allotted Rs. _________ crore for the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission (SPMRM) to develop 300 clusters over the
next 3 years?
a)  Rs. 8000 crore  b)  Rs. 6000 crore  c)  Rs. 5000 crore  d)  Rs. 10000 crore

14).PM Narendra Modi has approved the creation of 4 posts of Directors for the 4 new National Institutes of Design (NIDs) in different regions. Which of the
following is NOT one of those regions?
a)  Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh  b)  Bangalore, Karnataka  c)  Jorhat, Assam  d)  Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

15).South Indian Fertilizers has planned to setup Kissan Kendra’s and Agri Super Markets across which state?
a)  Andhra Pradesh  b)  Tamil Nadu  c)  Kerala  d)  Karnataka

16).Which of the following state has decided to stop old rotation based reservation system in village Panchayats?
a)  Uttar Pradesh  b)  Tamil Nadu  c)  Madhya Pradesh  d)  Andhra Pradesh

17).Which of the following City has confirmed to host 2022 Asian Game?
a)  Beijing  b)  Hong Kong  c)  Shanghai  d)  Hangzhou

18).Which Foundation has been established by Nana Patekar to fund drought relief for farmers ?
a)  Agaram Foundation  b)  Hope Foundation  c)  Naam Foundation  d)  Smile Foundation

19).Name the Indian Shot putter who got qualified for Rio Olympics recently?
a)  Sourabn Vij  b)  Manpreet Kaur  c)  Shakti Singh  d)  Om Prakash Karhana

20).Name the Cricket player who has been honored with the Icon Award by the Indo-Caribbean Alliance?
a)  Rahul Dravid  b)  Muttiah Muralidharan  c)  Chanderpaul  d)   Andrew Flintoff
Answers:
1). b)   2). d)   3). a)   4). b)   5). c)   6). d)   7). b)   8). d)   9). b)   10). c) 11). d)1 2). a) 13). c) 14). b)15). c) 16). a) 17). d) 18). c) 19). b) 20). c)

21).Which state government has launched the M-Shiksha-Mitra Mobile Application to provide various services and teaching related work to teachers?
a)  Manipur  b)  Mizoram  c)  Madhya Pradesh  d)  Maharashtra

22).Who has been appointed as the New Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of GoAir Airlines?
a)  Proshanto Banerjee  b)  R Seshasayee  c)  Krishna Balakrishnan  d)  B N Kalyani

23).What is the name of the new Scheme that launched by the Union Government which provides welfare for the people and area affected by the Mining
related operations?
a)  Pradhan Mantri Sinchai Yojana  b)  Pradhan Mantri Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana  c)  Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
d)  Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana

24).What is the name of the new committee which was formed to restructure the water agencies in India?
a)    Mihir Shah Committee  b)  Nair Committee  c)  Singh Committee  d)  Sinha Committee

25).Who is the author of the book- “Two Years Eight Months and Twenty Eight Nights”?
a)  Peter Johnson  b)  Salman Rushdie  c)  James Franklin  d)  Robert Hook

26).Mangal Singh Champia is related to which of the following sports?
a)  Golf  b)  Squash  c)  Archery  d)  Boxing

27).Which of the following Gram Panchayat of Kerala has became the 1
st
Panchayat in the state to declare its Own Water Policy in the lines of Kerala’s
Water Policy declared in 2008?
a)  Puthukode Gram Panchayat  b)  Pallassana Gram Panchayat  c)  Pudunagaram Gram Panchayat
d)  Perumanna  Gram Panchayat

28).President Pranab Mukherjee has presented the Best Rural Tourism Project Award to which state?
a)  Gujarat  b)  Kerala  c)  Andhra Pradesh  d)  Jammu Kashmir


29).PM Narendra Modi has launched the nationwide Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) at the cost of Rs. 45,000 crore at ___________.
a)  Pune  b)  Ahmadabad  c)  Varanasi  d)  Surat

30).Who is the winner of the 2015 United Nations High Commissioners for Refugees (UNHCR) Nansen Refugee Award?
a)  Adeeba Malik  b)  Aqeela Asifi  c)  Farida Fortune  d)  Mishal Husain

31).International Textile and Apparel fair “VASTRA” was yet to be held on 28
th
and 30
th
September at _________.
a)  Kolkata, West Bengal  b)  Jaipur, Rajasthan  c)  Mumbai, Maharashtra  d)  Surat, Gujarat


32).Indian Government has increased the import duty of _________ by 5%.
a)  Auto Spare Parts  b)  Rice c)  Edible Oil  d)  Vegetables

33).Recently India has signed two key MoUs with which of the following countries on Air Services and Quick Impact Projects under the Mekong-Ganga
Cooperation (MGC) programme?
a)  Laos  b)  South Korea  c)  Singapore  d)  Indonesia

34).Veteran Cricket Commentator Bal Pandit has passed away recently at his age of 89. He belongs to which state?
a)  Uttar Pradesh  b)  Andhra Pradesh  c)  Kerala  d)  Maharashtra

35).Who among the following is also known as Metro Man?
a)  Elattuvalapil Sreedhran  b)  K Rangarajan  c)  Vincent Kumaramangalam  d)  Shiv Nadar

36).International Red Panda Day is observed on __________.
a)  8
th
September  b)  19
th
September  c)  20
th
September  d)  18
th
September

37).Which of the following has recently launched the Panch Kranti Abhiyan?
a)  Golden Jubilee Yuva Morcha  b)  Indian Young Morcha  c)  Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
d)  Youth India Congress

38).Which of the following city will host the Asian Games 2022?
a)  Hangzhou  b)  Beijing  c)  Shanghai  d)  Guangzhou

39).What is the name of the operation that rescued 19,000 missing children from slavery and abuse?
a)  Operation Save  b)  Operation Beti  c)  Operation Red Carpet  d)  Operation Smile

40).Who among the following has established Naam Foundation to fund drought relief for farmers?
a)  Nana Patekar  b)  Boman Irani  c)  Aamir Khan  d)  Amitabh Bachachan
Answers:
21). c)   22). c)   23). d)   24). a)   25). b)   26). c)   27). d)   28). a)   29). c)   30). b) 31). b)  3 2). c)   33). a)   34). d)  35). a)   36). b)   37). c)   38). a)   39).
d)   40). a)


41).Government has organized an exhibition remembering the Indo-Pak war of 1965 “Shauryanjali” which was held at _______.
a)  Jahanpanah  b)  Tughlqabad  c)  Rajpath  d)  Agra

42).Which of the following state government has planned to increase the working days from 150 to 200 days under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in drought affected areas?
a)  Madhya Pradesh  b)  Himachal Pradesh  c)  Rajasthan  d)  Odisha

43).The president of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Jagmohan Dalmiya has passed away recently. He belongs to which state?
a)  Karnataka  b)  West Bengal  c)  Maharashtra  d)  Uttar Pradesh

44).Name the Indian who has won silver medal in 2015 Korea Open Badminton Tournament?
a)  Ajay Jayaram  b)  Chetan Anand  c)  Aditya Joshi  d)  Sanave Thomas

45).Ladakh Festival is celebrated at which of the following state?
a)  Uttar Pradesh  b)  Bihar  c)  Rajasthan  d)  Jammu and Kashmir

46). How much fund has been allotted for the National Integrated Power Development Scheme?
a)  Rs. 45,000 Crore  b)  Rs. 50,000 Crore  c)  Rs. 35,000 Crore  d)  Rs. 40,000 Crore

47).Name the Indian Cricketer who has received the honorary life membership by the Cricket Club of India?
a)  M S Dhoni  b)  Virat Kohli  c)  Ajinkya Rahane  d)  Sachin Tendulkar

48).Which of the following country has recently adopted new constitution to make the country’s transition to a secular and democratic republic?
a)  Maldives  b)  Sri Lanka  c)  Bangaldesh  d)  Nepal

49).Who is the winner of 2015 Singapore Grand Prix of Formula One?
a)  Sebastian Vettel  b)  Nico Hulkenberg  c)  Nico Rosberg  d)  Danieal Ricciardo

50).Who is the current President of Nepal?
a)  Abdulla Yameen  b)  Ram Baran Yadav  c)  Abdul Hamid  d)  Thein Sein

51).Which of the following country has launched the newly developed smaller version of carrier rocket Long March-6 which has the capable of carrying 20
micro satellites in to the space?
a)  China  b)  Russia  c)  Japan  d)  US

52).Who is the winner of Jnangarima Manad Alankaran Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith?
a)  Satyapal Anand  b)  Syed Waheed Ashraf  c)  Syed Amin Ashraf  d)  Shamim Hanfi

53).The 67
th
Annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony was held at ___________.
a)  Los Angeles  b)  New York  c)  Chicago  d)  Illinois

54).Who is the author of “Hollywood Wives”?
a)  Viola Davis  b)  Michael Cristofer  c)  Jackie Collins  d)  Kylie Travis

55).International Day of Peace was observed on 21
st
September 2015. What is its theme for the year 2015?
a)  Learn to Love-Love Makes Peace  b)  Make Peace from your Home  c)  World Needs Peace and Prosperity  d)  Partnerships for PeaceDignity for all

56).Which of the following city is hosting the National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign?
a)  Chandigarh  b)  New Delhi  c)  Bhopal  d)  Shimla

57).Who is the current Prime Minister of Egypt?
a)  Sherif Ismail  b)  Ibrahim Mahlab  c)  Abdel Fattah  d)  Entissar Amer

58).Who is the winner of the annual Beijing International Marathon in Men’s Category which was recently held at Beijing?
a)  Rebekah Gregory  b)  Mariko Kipchumba  c)  Kevin J Ryan  d)  Stephen Bullock

59).Who is the first Black Women to win the award for leading actress in the 67
th
Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 2015?
a)  Vera Farmiga  b)  Julianna Margulies  c)  Viola Davis  d)  Lizzy Caplan

60).Who is Radhika Thilak?
a)  Malayalam Playback Singer  b)  Kannada Playback Singer  c)  Bengali Playback Singer
d)  Marathi Playback Singer
Answers:
4 1). c)  4 2). d)  43). b)  44). a)   45). d)  46). a)   47). c)   48). d)   49). a)   50). b) 51). a)  52). d)   53). a)   54). c)  55). d)   56). b)   57). a)   58). b)   59). c)
60). a)

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