Current Affairs Set-13

Current Affairs Set-13

1. What is the minimum number of employees is a firm covered by the retirement fund body Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) for providing social security net ?

a) Ten                              b) Twenty

c) Thirty                          d) Fifteen

2. India's Prakash Nanjappa, is associated with which of the following sports/events?

a) Boxing                        b) Shooting

c) Squash                        d) Badminton

3. Jayadhar Cotton, is a popular variety of cotton grown mainly in the rain-fed areas of ...............?

a) Maharashtra               b) Karnataka

c) Andhra Pradesh         d) Tamil Nadu

4. Who among the following has been appointed as Horticulture ambassador of Maharashtra, recently ?

a) Shah Rukh Khan    

b) Amitabh Bachchan

c)  Amir Khan

d) Salman Khan

5. The flag bearer for Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of Commonwealth Games 2014 was ........?

a) Vijay Kumar 

b) Sushil Kumar

c) Abinanv Bindra

d) Yogeshwar Dutt

6. Which country has reported highest number of deaths from Ebola outbreak in recent times?

a) Liberia                         b) Guinea

c) Sierra Leone                d) Poland

7. Recently, the union government has announced a nationwide scheme "Rashtriya Gokul Mission" to ................ ?

a) Protect the indigenous breed of cows

b) Develop high milk yielding cow breedsd

c) Curb Slaughtering of cattle

d) Eliminate Food and Mouth disease

8. The Part X of the Indian constitution deals with .........?

a) Union Territories 

b) Scheduled & Tribes areas

c) Relation between Union & States

d) Elections

9. Kishenpur wildlife sanctuary is located in .............?

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Karnataka

10. The Paduvalapaya and Mudalapaya are classification of which form of dance ?

a) Yakshagana                   

b) Karaga

c) Kuchipudi                     

d) Bharatanatyam

Answers:-  1. b)  2. b)  3. b)  4. b)  5. a)  6. b)  7. a)  8. b)  9. b)  10. a)

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Current Affairs Set-12

Current Affairs Set-12

1. Which among the following three countries of Africa have recently decided to create a regional force to combat Militant Islamist group Boko Haram ?

a) Chad, Niger and Cameroon

b) Chad, Kenya and Niger

c) Kenya, Cameroon and Niger

d) Niger, Chad and Cameroon

2. Savaldi drug is used in the treatment of ..................?

a) Tuberculosis

b) Malaria

c) Hepatitis C 

d) HIV/AIDS

3. Dhangar community, a nomadic tribe primarily located in the state of .................?

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Maharashtra

c) Haryana

d) Gujarat

4. Recently, the Finance Ministry has decided to go in OFS route to sell its stake in the state-owned companies, What does the OFC stands for ..............?

a) Opportunity for Sale 

(b) Offer for Sale

c) Offer for Stockholdings

d) Open for Sale

5. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), is a trade and investment agreement under negotiation between the.............?

a) EU and US 

b) EU and India

c) WTO and India

d) EU and China

6. Recently, the realty show based on classical music "Naad Bhed-The Mystery of Sound" has been selected by the Limca Book of records. Naad Bhed is a first of its kind national-level reality television show in the country on classical music aired by .........?

a) Zee Network

b) Doordarshan

c) Star Plus

d) Sun Network

7. Every year the Nobel Prizes other than the Peace Prize are awarded at ..............?

a) Oslo                           b) New York

c) Stockholm                 d) London

8. With reference to the Gaza Blockade, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) was set up to govern Palestinian areas of West Bank and Gaza was established by which among the following acoords?

a) Sochi Agreement

b) Oslo Accoords

c) Kremlin Accords

d) Copenhagen Accords

9. Recently, it was reported in the news that weak monsoon may reduce the Kharif output. Which among the following is not a Kharif crop ? 

a) Sugarcane                b) Mustard

c) Pearl Millet              d) Cotton

10. Who among the following is the current Chairman of the Federal Reserve, United States ?

a) Ben Bernanke 

b) John Williams

c) Robert Parry

d) Janet Yellen

Answers:- 1. a)  2. c)  3. b)  4. b) 5. a)  6. b)  7. c)  8. b)  9. b)  10. d) 

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Current Affairs Set-11

Current Affairs Set-11

1. Which one of the following pairs of 2014 Ramon Magsaysay winner and country is not correctly matched?

a) Randy Halasan - Philippines

b) Saur Marlina Manurung - Indonesia

c) Hu Shul - Singapore

d) Omar Khan Masoudi - Afghanistan

2. The National Statistical Commission was set up on the basis of recommendation of which committee ?

a) Abhijit Sen Committee

b) Rangarajan Committee

c) Tendulkar Committee

d) Verma Committee

3. According to latest Economic Census released by National Statistical Association, which state has emerged top among states having more household enterprises ?

a) Haryana                       b) Maharashtra

c) Tamil Nadu                 d) Karnataka

4. The Citizen Foundation, which has been chosen for prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award - 2014 is based in which country ?

a) Australia                   b) Pakistan

c) Norway                     d) China

5. Recently, India and which one of the following countries agreed to update the Tready of Peace and Friendship 1950 ?

a) China                        b) Pakistan

c) Nepal                        d) Bangladesh

6. Who among the following has been chosen for the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak award for 2014 ?

a) Aravindh Kejriwal

b) Avinash Chander

c) E Sridharan 

d) K Radhakrishanan

7. Jacques Kallis, who announced his retirement from all formats of international cricket recently, is a greatest all rounder of all times, belongs to which country ?

a) Australia                              b) New Zealand

c) South Africa                        d) England

8. Recently, Muhammad Fuad Masum has been elected as President of ................?

a) Argentina                             b) Chile

c) Iraq                                      d) Niger

9. The Indian Navy has recently commissioned a new state-of-the-art "very low frequency (VLF)" transmitting station at INS Kattaboman in ..........?

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Gujarat

d) Karnataka

10. Recently, India has agreed to lend $ 69 million grant to supply iodated salt to curb iodine deficiency disease in which country ?

a) Sri Lanka                          b) Mali

c) Nepal                                d) Kenya

Answers:- 1. c)  2. b)  3. c)  4. b)  5. c)  6. b)  7. c)  8. c)  9. a) 10. c)

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Current Affairs Set-10

Current Affairs Set-10

1. Recently, it was reported in Newspaper that use of antibiotics in poultry industry might be strongly linked to growing antibiotic resistance in Indians. What purpose antibiotics have been used in poultry industry?

a) Growth promotion

b) Increasing size og egg

c) Increased egg production

d) To keep chickens disease free

2. According to latest economic census, which among the following states has highest maximum number of employees?

a) Uttar Pradesh               b) West Bengal

c) Maharashtra                 d) Tamil Nadu

3. The "Kousar Nag Yatra" is associated with ..............?

a) Jammu and Kashmir

b) Himachal Pradesh

c) Haryana

d) Uttrakhand

4. The Kotes are an ethnic group who are indigenous to ..............?

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Punjab

c) Tamil Nadu       

d) West Bengal

5. Recently, the union government has formed a committee to look into the amendments in Lokpal search panel rules, which were notified by the last UPA government. The committee will be headed by................?

a) Mukul Rohatagi

b) Arun Jaitley

c) S Nariman

d) Harshavardhan Shukla

6. "Mahal I thermal power" project is located in which of the following states?

a) Gujarat                    b) Jharkhand

c) Madhya Pradesh     d) Odisha

7. Who among the following has been appointed as Chairman of Central Board of Direct Tax (CBDT) ?

a) Srishant Shukla

b) K V Chowdary

c) Krishna Nair

d) Chandrabhanu Singh

8. "MY Earth My Duty"India's biggest environment awareness initiative was launched by ...........?

a) ISRO                 b) Zee News

c) NEERI              d) Ministry of Environment

9. As per the latest report, which among the following states has the highest proportion of under-weight children in the country ?

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Chhattisgarh

c) Bihar

d) Jharkhand

10. The Pashupatinath Temple, one of the the most significant Hindu temples of Shiva in the World is located on the bank of which river ?

a) Bagmati River

b) Gomti River

c) Mahanand River

d) Teesta River

Answers:- 1. a)  2. c)  3. a)  4. c)  5. a)  6. c)  7. b)  8. b)  9. c)  10. a)

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Current Affairs Set-9

Current Affairs Set-9

1. Muzaffer Ali, who has been selected for Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award, is a famous............?

a) Film Maker                    b) Philanthropist

c) Write                              d) Journalist

2. According to Geological Survey of India, approximately what percent of India's landmass is prone to landslides?

a) 20 Percent                      b) 26 Percent

c) 15 Percent                     d) 10 Percent

3. Which among the following is/are the natural absorbers of carbon dioxide (CO2)  ?

1. The Mangrove forest       2. Marsh Grass

3. Phytoplankton's               4. Polluscus

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :

a) Only 1 & 2                      b) Only 2 & 4

c) Only 1 & 3                      d) 1,2,3,4

4. Who among the following has become the first Indian woman gymnast to win a medal at Commonwealth Games 2014?   

a) Mohini Bhardwaj

b) Bhavana Shirodkar

c) Dipa Karmakar

d) Malika Singh

5. The National Skill Development Council (NSDC) has been set up with an aim to tain 14 ?

a) 2020                                      b) 2017

c) 2022                                      d) 2018

6. The word "Blue Carbon" refers to ......................?

a) Carbon emitted by thermal power plants

b) Carbon captured by the world's oceans and coastal ecosystems

c) Carbon emitted by the coastal ecosystems 

d) Carbon on the Mars atmosphere

7. Which of the following countries has topped the medal list in the Commonwealth 2014?

a) Australia                             b) Canada

c) England                              d) Scotland

8. With respect to Ebola virus disease consider the following statements :

1. Ebola virus is naturally transmitted through the air

2.  Fruit bats are believed to carry and spread the virus without being affected

3. The symptoms of an Ebola infection include fever, headache, muscle ache and sore throat

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :

a) Only 1                          b) Only 2

c) Only 1 & 3                  d) Only 2 & 3

9. In an ambitious initiative, the union government has mooted a proposal to merge two financial institutions "Bharatiya Mahila Bank" and the "Rashtriya Mahila Kosh" aimed at women's empowerment. In which year "Rashtriya Mahila Kosh" was launched ?

a) 1995                                b) 1993

c) 1997                                d) 2000

10. Where are the headquarters of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) ?

a) New Delhi                      b) Kathmandu

c) Shanghai                        d) Dhaka

Answers:-  1. a)  2. c)  3. d)  4. c)  5. c)  6. b)  7. c)  8. d)  9. b)  10. b)

     

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Current Affairs Set-8

Current Affairs Set-8

1. Which among the following states has highest number universities in India?

a) Maharashtra                         b) Karnataka

c) Tamil Nadu                          d) Gujrat

2. The "Zabriskie Plateau" an area of hazardous sharp rocks is located on .........?

a) Jupiter                                   b) Mars

c) Saturn                                   d) Venus

3. Pran Kumar Sharma, who passed away recently, was a popular ?

a) Cartoonist                           b) Musician

c) Folk Artist                          d) Economist

4. Recently, the Rosette spacecraft mage history as it became the first probe to rendezvous with a comet on its journey around the sun. Rosetta spacecraft was launched by..........?

a) Nasa 

b) Russian Space Agency

c) European Space Agency

d) ISRO

5. The Yazidi community, which is in news recently, living primarily in which of the following countries?

a) Iraq                                b) Somalia

c) Turkey                           d) Nigeria

6. As per the constitution, if a member is absent from either house of parliament for a period of ............. days then the seat is considered to vacant. Fill the blank with correct option ?

a) 30                                   b) 60

c) 90                                   d) 75

7. Who among the following has been awarded the "Business Leader of the Year" Award by the All India Management Association (AIMA) ?

a) Mammen Mathew                 

b) S S Badrinath

c) Adi Godrej 

d) Deepak Parekh

8. According to latest energy efficiency ranking, which among the following countries has been ranked no.1 in energy efficiency?

a) Germany                                b) USA

c) India                                      d) Australia

9. The Union government has recently launched a new scheme Padho Pardesh to provide interest subsidy on educational loans for overseas studies for student belongs to ..............?

a) Minority communities

b) North Eastern States

c) SC/ST communities

d) Tribal communities

10. Maritime Energy Heli Air Services (MEHAIR), a pioneer of Seaplane operations in the country which has been operating in ..............?

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Kerala

c) Andaman and Nicobar

d) Lakshadweep

Answer:- 1. c)  2. b)  3. a)  4. c)  5. a)  6. b)  7. c)  8. a)  9. a)  10. c)


   

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Current Affairs Set-7

Current Affairs Set-7

1. Recently, which among the following countries has launched "Yaogan XX" a remote sensing satellite to carry out scientific experiment and provide early alerts about natural disasters?

a) Japan                                  b) Russia

c) China                                 d) USA

2. Recently, the World Health Organisation has issued an international health emergency over Ebola outbreak. Ebola virus was first discovered in which country ?

a) Guinea

b) Democratic Republic of Congo

c) Nigeria

d) Ghana

3. Red Sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus), which has been classified as endangered in 1997 IUCN red-list is endemic to which state?

a) Andhra Pradesh                    b) Tamil Nadu

c) Karnataka                             d) Kerala

4. Under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, India had agreed to phase out use of endosulfan by the year.....?

a) 2015                                     b) 2017

c) 2018                                     d) 2020

5. When the moon is in its full moon stage and its closet point to earth on its elliptical orbits then phenomenon is called.....?

a) Supermoon                          b) Blue Moon

c) New Moon                          d) Lunar Eclipse

6. Which among the following monuments is the top earning mounument in the country?

a) Qutab-Minar                        b) Taj Mahal

c) Humayun Tomb                   d) Red Fort

7. Recently, which among the following countries has planned "Lights Out" event to mark the centenary of World War I ?

a) Germany                             b) Britain

c) France                                 d) USA

8. Recently, which among the following countries has launched a mission to map the Arctic seabed to support its bid to extend its territory up to the North Pote ?

a) Russia                                b) Canada

c) Denmark                           d) USA

9. The "Lomonosov Ridge", is an unusual underwater ridge located in the..............?

a) Mediterranean Sea             b) Arctic Sea

c) Atlantic Sea                       d) Baltic Sea

10. Tata and Singapore International Airlines Ltd (TSAL) have recently announced brand name of its new airline will be.............?            

a) Vibgyor                             b) Vistara

c) Flyeasy                              d) Airmate

Answers:- 1. c)  2. b)  3. a)  4. b)  5. a)  6. b)  7. b)  8. b)  9. b  10. b)

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Current Affairs Set-6

Current Affairs Set-6

1. Recently, “Recep Tayyip Erdogan” has won the first direct presidential election of which country?

a) Turkey                         b) Kenya

c) Zimbabwe                   d) Holland

2. The name of India's first ever indigenously built research ship is..........?

a) Sindhu Sadhna            b) Raksha Kavach

c) Sindhu Darshini          d) Indra Sadhna

3. As of August 2014, the largest private power producer in India is.......?

a) Adani Power               b) Tata Power

c) Reliance Power           d) Welspun Energy

4. Which among the following women judges of India have not served as judge in Supreme Court?

a) Justice Sujatha V. Manohar

b) Justice Fathima Beevi

c) Justice Janaki Amma

5. Who among the following has recently become the first person to be elected as Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha for two times?

a) K. Ashok Kumar

b) Anbumani Ramadoss

c) R.P. Marutharajaa

d) Munisamy Thambidurai

6. Recently, the ministry of Health and Family Welfare, launched a new mass media campaign called "Sunita" to create awareness about ..............?

a) family Planning

b) health harms of  using tobacco

c) Promote girl child

d) Malnutrition

7. Who among the following has been recently (August 2014) appointed as chairman of newly formed "Expenditure Management Commission"?

a) Sumit Bose                       b) Subir Gokarn

c) Bimal Jalan                      d) Karan Singh

8. Which among the following drug has been recently approved by who to target Ebola Virus?

a) ZMapp                             b) TPlus

c) Mbio                                d) XMapp

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9. The major objective of newly announced "Pradhanmantri" Jan-Dhan Yojana" is.......?

a) To Provide a bank account every poor in the country

b) To Provide interest free loan to small farmers

c) To Provide financial assistance to tribal communities

d) To Provide free medical facility to minority people

10. The Parliament has recently cleared a constitution amendment bill that will facilitate setting up of national Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) for appointment of judges. The NJAC will compare of how many members?

a) Four                            b) Six

c) Eight                           d) Seven

Answers:- 1. a)  2. a)  3. a)  4. c)  5. d)  6. b)  7. c)  8. a)  9. a)  10. b)

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Current Affairs Part-5

Current Affairs Part-5

1. The "Mount Blanc" is the highest mountain in the ....?

a) Australia                          b) European Union

c) North America                 d) Africa

2. Union Cabinet has recently approved the Ken-Betwa river link. This river linking project will help the states of.......?

a) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

b) Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan

c) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

d) Gujarat and Rajasthan

3. "Maryam Mirzakhani", the first woman ever to win the Fields Medal (Nobel Prize in mathematics) is from......?

a) Iran                                  b) USA

c) Germany                         d) Japan

4. Which among the following stats is the host of Paragliding World Cup 2015 ?

a) Jammu & Kashmir  

b) Uttrakhand

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Sikkim

5. Robin Williams, who passed away recently, was a famous........?

a) Nobel winning author

b) Actor and Comedian

c) Economist

d) Music composer

6. Who among the following has won the Best Parliamentarian award of the year 2012 ?

a) Sharad Yadav                     b) Jairam Ramesh

c) Digvijay Singh                   d) Sushil Kumar Shinde

7. The "Nimoo Bazgo Hydroelectic Project" is in ......... ?

a) Arunachal Pradesh             b) Manipur

c) Jammu and Kashmir          d) Haryana

8. Which of the below countries celebrate Independence Day on August 15 ?

1. Korea                               2. Congo

3. Lichtenstein                     4. Cuba

Choose the correct option from the codes given below :

a) Only 1 & 4                      b) Only 2 & 3

c) Only, 1,2 & 3                  d) 1,2,3, & 4

9. The Indian origin mathematician, who recently won 2014 Field Medal, widely considered the Nobel Prize for maths is ?

a) Manjul Bhargava          

b) Satsih Kulkarni

c) Chandra Bhattacharya 

d) Srivatsa Acharya

10. Recently, Apple Company has decided to prohibit the use of two toxic chemicals "benzene" and "n-hexane" in the assembly of its electronics. As Per the studies exposure to benzene causes...........?

a) Leukaemia

b) High Blood Pressure

c) Cardiovascular disorder

d) Lung Cancer

Answers:- 1. b)  2. a)  3. a)  4. c)  5. b)  6. a)  7. c)  8. c)  9. a)  10. a)

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Current Affairs Part-4

Current Affairs Part-4

1. Recently, which among the following atomic power stations set a world record for continuous operation for 740 days?

a) Tarapur Atomic Power Station

b) Kundankulam Atomic Power Station

c) Rajasthan Atomic Power Station

d) Kalpakkam Atomic Power Station

2. What is the age limit for the athletes participating in the Yough Olympic Games?

a) 14 to 20                           b) 15 to 22

c) 14 to 18                           d) 16 to 25

3. The "Tsongmo or Changu" lake is located in ...........?

a) Jammu and Kashmir

b) Sikkim

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Utrrakhand

4. On 14 Aug, 2014, which among the following World's Greatest Project has  turned 100 years of construction ?

a) Suez Canal                              b) Nicaragua Canal

c) Panama Canal                         d) Hudson Dam

5. Which among the following countries is the venue for the Youth Olympic Games-2014 ?

a) South Korea                           b) China

c) Japan                                      d) Scotland

6. Which one of the following cities has been chosen as ad hoc capital of Andhra Pradesh?

a) Vijayawada                           b) Visakhapatnam

c) Tirupati                                 d) Kurnool

7. In which of the following states, India's first "Skill Development" centre has been inaugurated, recently (August 2014)?

a) Karnataka                              b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Rajasthan                               d) Haryana

8. Recently (August 2014), which among the following software film has pledged Rs 100 Crore toward financing hygienic sanitation facilitation for girl students across 10,000 schools?

a) Wipro                                   b) Infosys

c) TCS                                      d) IBM

9. The 'Ulchi Freedom Guardian' is an annual military drill between United States and.......?

a) South Korea                         b) China

c) Japan                                    d) India

10. As per the latest (2014) report, India ranked fifth among top ten wind power producers in the world. As per the report world's top four wind power producing countries are.......?

a) China, Brazil, Germany and France

b) China, US, Brazil and Canada

c) US, China, Brazil, and Canada

d) China, Brazil, US and Canada

11. Which among the following companies developed the world's first smartphone "Simon" which celebrated its 20 years since the device was first released ?

a) IBM                                   b) Motorola

c) Nokia                                 d) HTC

Answers:- 1. c)  2. c)  3. b)  4. c)  5. b)  6. a)  7. c)  8. c)  9. a)  10. b)  11. a)

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