Current Affairs Set-26

Current Affairs Set-26

1. The foreign Minister of Egypt Nabil Fahmy held broad ranging discussions with his Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid in New Delhi on December 4, 2013. Indian is the third largest destination of Egyptian exports worth :

a) $ 2.9 billion

b) $ 2.6 billion

c) $ 2.5 billion

d) $ 2.8 billion

2. The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 came into force with effect from December 6, 2013 in whole of the country, except in the State of :

a) Jammu and Kashmir

b) Himachal Pradesh

c) Mizoram

d) Chhattisgarh

3. What was the rank of Indian in the Climate Risk Index (CRI) table for 2012, released at the Conference of the Parties on November 12, 2013 ?

a) 48                              b) 47

c) 46                              d) 45

4. A Waste Immobilisation Plant was inaugurated on November 16, 2013 at the Kalpakkam facility of the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) in Kalpakkam. The Facility consists of the :

a) High level waste vitrification plant

b) Uranium separation plant

c) Organic waste treatment plant

d) All of the above

5. Who among the following took over as the Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India on November 22, 2013 ?

a) Justice Ajit Prakash Shah

b) Justice DK Jain

c) Justice Manikant Swamy

d) Justice PJ Saini

6. How many cases pending in various courts were decided on one day in the National Lok Adalat held in Supreme Country all High Courts and other courts across the country on November 23, 2013 ?

a) 35, 10, 390

b) 34, 30, 480

c) 35, 30, 160 

d) 36, 20, 270

7. The Supreme Court on November 28, 2013 ruled that a woman in an adulterous relationship could not claim maintenance from her partner under the domestic violence act as the law protects only a live-in relations that is "in the nature of marriage". What should be taken into consideration to decide if a live-in-relationship falls within the expression "in the nature of marriage"?

a) duration of relationship, shared household and sexual relationship, children

b) pooling of resources and financial arrangements and domestic arrangement

c) socialisation in public and intention and conduct of the parties about their relationship

d) All of the above

8. The Parliament on December 18, 2013 passed the historical Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill 2013. Which of the features is/are correct about the Bill ?

a) Lokpal will consist of a Chairperson and a maximum of eight members, of which 50 percent will be judicial members

b) Lokpal jurisdiction will cover all categories of public servants 

c) 50 percent members of Lokpal shall be from SC/ST/ Other Backward Classes, minorities and women

d) All of the above

9. Who among the following took over as the Chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on December 18, 2013 ?

a) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala

b) Prakash Bakshi

c) Chandrajit Banerjee

d) VR Iyer

10. Why the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, 2013 passed by the Parliament on December 18, 2013 is more stronger than the one passed by Lok Sabha in December 2011 ?

a) The 2013 Bill grants powers to Lokpal to sanction prosecution against public servants

b) CBI director will be appointed by a collegium comprising Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Chief Justice of India

c) Public servants will not get any hearing before preliminary inquiry so that 'element of surprise' like raids/searches remains

d) All of the above

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

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Current Affairs Set-25

Current Affairs Set-25

1. Recently, Indian Air Force has launched its first 3D mobile game to encourage youths to join the Air Force. The name of the game is_____?

a) Sky is the Limit

b) Guardians of the Sky

c) Sky Scrapers

d) The Protectors

2. Which among the following states has declared Camel as state animal, recently?

a) Gujarat 

b) Rajasthan

c) Haryana

d) Punjab

3. Who among the following is the chairman of the committee that has been set up recently develop a road map for fuel carbon dioxide in the environment?

a) Rajiv Kumar

b) Anil Goswamy

c) Ravi Krishnan

d) Ajit Agarwal

4. What is the name of NASA's first satellite launched to measure the carbon dioxide in the environment ?

a) OCO-2                      b) OCO-1

c) MCO-1                     d) iMax

5. Which among the following national parks is home to the endangered saltwater crocodile?

a) Bhitarkanika National Park

b) Nagarahole National Park

c) Kanha National Park

d) Namdapha National Park

6. The "Bor Wildlife Sanctuary" which has become the country's 47th Tiger Reserve is located in _____?

a) Karnataka 

b) Maharashtra

c) Tamil Nadu

d) Madhya Pradesh

7. The Operation Zarb-e-Azb which is in news recently, is a military operation against the armed insurgent groups in which country?

a) Iran                        b) Syria

c) Pakistan                 d) Thailand

8. Which among the following countries has becomes the first to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for persons who are visually impaired or otherwise printed disabled?

a) India                       b) Sri Lanka

c) Russia                     d) USA

9. The Lasalgaon town which is known as Asia's largest Onion market is located in ___?

a) Maharashtra 

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Gujarat

10. According to tourism ministry data, which state has topped the list of state in terms of number of domestic tourist visits during 2013 ?

a) Kerala 

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Karnataka

d) Uttar Pradesh

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

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Current Affairs Set-24

Current Affairs Set-24

1. The "Golden Pen of Freedom Award" is an annual international journalism award given by the ____?

a) UNESCO 

b) United Nations

c) World Association of Newspapers

d) Times Groups

2. Recently, which country has decided to issue multiple entry short-term stay visa to Indians to broaden the relationship between two countries?

a) Russia                    b) Japan

c) Singapore              d) USA

3. Recently, the Indian railway has test drives a semi-bullet train which sets new national speed record of___ kilometers per hour. Fill the blank with correct option?

a) 180                        b) 200

c) 160                        d) 220

4. Recently, the Pentagon has notified the US congress about its decision to sell anti-ship Harpoon missile to India at an estimated cost of $ 200 million. On which of the following submarines the Harpoon missile system will be employed ?

a) Shishumar class submarienes

b) Sindhughosh class submarines

c) Chakra class submarines

d) Scorpene class submarines

5. Who among the following founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh on 21 October, 1951?

a) Motilal Nehru

b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

c) Syama Prasad Mukherjee

d) Sardar Vallabhai Patel

6. According to NCRB report, which city has recorded highest number of cyber crime cases in the country?

a) Hyderabad

b) Vishakhapatnam

c) Bangalore 

d) Mumbai

7. The Sant Kabir award is given for the personalities who have given out standing contribution in the field of___?

a) Handicrafts and handlooms

b) Literature

c) Hindustani Music

d) Culture and Heritange

8. The Article 371 E in the India constitution is related to _____?

a) Special provision regarding to Assam state

b) Establishment of Central University in Andhra Pradesh

c) Special Provision regarding to Tripura state

d) Special Provision regarding North-Eastern Areas

9. In context to Indian Army, DHAVANI which is in news recently, is a ________?

a) Marksmanship training system

b) Sea-weed based protein food

c) Robotic Soldier

d) Novel technology based bullet proof jackets

10. Apart from West Bengal, which among the following is predominantly a Bengali Speaking state?

a) Mizoram              b) Nagaland

c) Manipur               d) Tripura

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

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Current Affairs Set-23

Current Affairs Set-23

1. Which among the following substances pose on harm to the ozone layer but has high global warming potential ?

a) HFCs                         b) CFCs

c) HCFs                         d) R-12

2. Novak Djokovic, has won his second Wimbledon singles title after winning Wimbledon men's single title for 2014 by defeating_____?

a) Roger Federer

b) Rafael Nadal

c) Stanislas Wawrinka

d) Andre Agassi

3. As per the Rangarajan committee report which was tasked with revisiting the Tendulkar formula for estimation of poverty and identification of poor what percent of the Indian population lives below the poverty line ?

a) 29.5%                      b) 35%

c) 21.5%                      d) 33.5%

4. Recently, Super Typhoon Neoguri, the strongest typhoon so far in the 2014 Western Pacific season smashed which of the following countries ?

a) Japan                       b) New Zealand

c) Australia                 d) China

5. Who among the following has won the British Grand Prix-2014 title?

a) Lewis Hamilton

b) Valtteri Bottas

c) Kimi Raikkonen

d) Jenson Button

6. Recently, Susie Wolff becomes the first woman to take part in a Formula 1 racing weekend race in 22 years during the British Grand Prix, Who among the following was the last woman to enter the F1 wold championship ?

a) Giovanna Amati

b) Lella Lombardi

c) Christiana Amati

d) Susi Hudson

7. Which of the following stadium is often called "Mecca of Cricket"?

a) Eden Garden, Kolkata

b) Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

c) The Lords, London

d) The Oval, London

8. Recently, NASA has launched world's first flying observatory "Sofia" to study____?

a) Asteroids 

b) Stars

c) Comets

d) Eclipse

9. The Super Typhoon, is a category uses for typhoons with winds speed over____?

a) 180 kph                      b) 220 kph

c) 240 kph                      d) 280 kph

10. The year 2014 marks the 200th anniversary of the National Anthem of United States. Identify the national anthem of US in the options given below ?

a) God save the Queen

b) The Star-Spangled Banner  

c) My Country, Tis to Thee

d) O Say Can You Sing

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

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Current Affairs Set-22

Current Affairs Set-22

1. Recently, retail giant Carrefour has announced its intention to close its stores in India. Carrefour is a multinational retailer based in which country ?

a) France 

b) USA

c) Germany 

d) England

2. The "Operation Protective Edge" is an ongoing military conflict between____?

a) Israel and Hamas

b) Ukraine and Russia

c) China and Vietnam

d) Philippines and China

3. Granville Austin, who passed away recently, was a renowned scholar of the ___?

a) Indian Constitution

b) Indian History

c) Indian Geography

d) Indian literature

4. In the latest Railway budget, the government has announced the first bullet train in which corridor?

a) Delhi-Agra

b) Mumbai-Ahmadabad

c) Delhi-Kanpur

d) Delhi-Kolkata

5. Edvard Shevardnadze, who passed away recently, was the former president of which country ?

a) Russia

b) Georgia

c) Uzbekistan

d) Armenia

6. According to Rangarajan Panel on poverty estimation which state has highest number of people below poverty line?

a) Jharkhand

b) Chhattisgarh

c) Odisha

d) Bihar

7. Which among the following companies has topped the Fortune Global 500 list of the world's biggest companies 

?

a) ExxonmMobil

b) Wal-Mart

c) Sinopec Group

d) Indian Oil Corp

8. The "Mission Mangalam" is and integrated poverty alleviation and rural woman empowerment initiative of which state ?

a) Rajasthan

b) Gujarat

c) Karnataka

d) Maharashtra

9. Who among the following has been appointed as India's permanent representative to International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) ?

a) T P Seetharam

b) Sridharan

c) Aravind Nair

d) Kushal Singh

10. According to latest survey, which of the following cities is expected to become World's Top Tourist destination ?

a) London

b) Bangkok

c) Paris

d) Singapore

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

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Current Affairs Set-21

Current Affairs Set-21

1. The Signature bridge project is being constructed across river_____?

a) Ganga

b) Yamuna

c) Beas

d) Hoogly

2. Which among the following is the country's first indigenously built warship, that has been handed over to the Indian Army, recently?

a) INS Kamorta

b) INS Hamsa

c) INS Tejas

d) INS Shivalik

3. India is building the world's highest railway bridge which is expected to be 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower. The bridge is being constructed over which river ?

a) Bramhaputra

b) Ganga

c) Chenab

d) Beas

4. Recently, which of the following actors ancestral home in Pakistan has been declared national heritage ?

a) Devanand

b) Dalip Kumar

c) Raj Kapur

d) Kishore Kumar

5. The use of Neonicotinoid, a class of neuro-active insecticide is linked is linked to have potential toxicity to ____?

a) Honey bees

b) Butterflies

c) Bats

d) Pigeon

6. Which among the following committees was constituted to look into the concerns of people from the North East living in different parts of the country that submitted its reports, recently ?

a) Bezbaruah committee

b) Srinivasan committee

c) Radhakrishnan committee

d) Murali Joshi committee

7. Which of the following cities are the world's first and second populous cities in 2014 ?

a) Tokyo, Mumbai

b) London, Delhi

c) Tokyo, Delhi

d) Berlin, Tokyo

8. The theme of World Population Day-2014 is ____?

a) Investing in Young People

b) Stabilization of Population for Sustainable development

c) Growing Population: a risk for tomorrow

d) Curbing Population Growth

9. The Atibadi Jagannath Das Award is the highest literary honour of ______?

a) Andhra Praddsh

b) Odisha

c) Haryana

d) Jharkhand

10. According to State of Forest report-2013, which among the following states has lost maximum forest cover in the country ?

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) West Bengal

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Maharashtra

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

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Current Affairs Set-20

Current Affairs Set-20

1. According to Employment Exchange Statistics-2013 which state has been rated as the top state for providing jobs through employment exchanges?

a) Punjab

b) Kerala

c) Gujarat

d) Tamil Nada

2. Who among the following has been awarded "Gandhi Peace Prize for 2013 " ?

a) Chandi Prasad Bhatt

b) Laxman Bhattacharya

c) Raghavaloki Nayak

d) Arunaprabha Singh

3. Which one of the following is not a financial regulatory body in India ?

a) RBI                       b) SEBI

c) CCI                       d) IRDA

4. As of 2014, the BRICS nations represented ------ per cent of the World economy. Fill the blank with correct option ?

a) 10                        b) 15

c) 18                        d) 20

5. The tar balls phenomenon" which is getting wider attention of environmentalists and parliamentarians nowadays is associated with which state ?

a) Gujarat               b) Goa

c) Karnataka          d) Kerala

6. Nobel prize-winning author Nadine Gordimr, who died recently, belongs to which country?

a) Italy                

b) South Africa

c) Germany

d) Kenya

7. Recently, which one of the following countries has launched the "Operation Barkhane" a counter jterrorism operation against Islamist militants in Northern Africa ?

a) USA                 b) Russia

c) France              d) Germany

8. According to the latest World Development Indicators (WDI) data, public spending on health and education in India is_____per cent of country's GDP. Fill the blank with correct option?

a) 8.5                    b) 4.7

c) 7.0                    d) 8.9

9. The movement for Unity and Jihad (MUJAO) in West Africa is a splinter group of the organisation of ____?

a) al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

b) al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

c) Ansar al-Sharia

d) Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna

10. Who among the following have the "Golden Boot" and "Golden Ball" award in the FIFA 2014, respectively?

a) James Rodriquez and Lionel Messi

b) Miroslav Klose and Lionel Messi

c) Lionel Messi and James Rodriguez

d) Lionel Messi and Miroslav Klose

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

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Current Affairs Set-19

Current Affairs Set-19

1. Recently, which among the following has kicked off global "Digital Literacy Campaign" to teach people basic Internet use and other digital skills?

a) Google                   b) Mozilla

c) Facebook               d) Microsoft

2. Which among the following species is considered to be the natural host of the Ebola Virus, which causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever in human beings?

a) Rats                       b) Fruit Bats

c) Monkey                 d) Camels

3. "Gyrochronology" is a method for estimating the age of ........?

a) Star                        b) Planets

c) Comet                    d) Fossils

4. Which among the following is the Africa's top gold producing country ?

a) Ghana                    b) Nigeria

c) South Africa          d) Mali

5. Which of the following countries will host the 2018 FIFA world cup ?

a) Argentina 

b) Russia

c) Qatar

d) Belgium

6. Alice Coachman Davis, who passed away recently, was famous as the first black woman to win an Olympic and medal at the 1948 London Games. She won the gold in the ..........?

a) Swimming

b) High Jump

c) Running

d) Boxing

7. Recently, the BRICS countries firmed up plan to set up a New Development Bank (NDB) with an initial authorised capital of $ 100 billion. The NDB will be headquartered in..........?

a) New Delhi

b) Shanghai

c) Moscow

d) Jonesburg

8. Recently, it was reported in the newspaper that over 670 large dams across the country fall under high-intensity seismic zones. Which state has highest number of dams falls under high-intensity seismic zone ?

a) Maharshtra

b) Gujarat

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Uttarakhand

9. As per the latest report, which among the following is the least urbanised state in the country ?

a) Himachal Pradesh

b) Kerala

c) Rajasthan

d) Jharkhand

10. Which among the following has unveiled "Project Zero" a team of elite hackers designated for checking internet security holes and secure people from cyber-attacks ?

a) Gooogle

b) Yahoo

c) Microsoft

d) BM

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

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Current Affairs Set-18

Current Affairs Set-18

1. Recently, which among the following has kicked off global "Digital Literacy Campaign" to teach people basic Internet use and other digital skills ?

a) Google

b) Mozilla

c) Facebook

d) Microsoft

2. Which among the following species is considered to be the natural host of the Ebola virus, which causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever in human beings ?

a) Rats                      b) Fruits Bats

c) Monkeys              d) Camels

3. "Gyrochronology" is a method for estimating the age of ............?

a) Star                      b) Planets

c) Comet                  d) Fossils

4. Which among the following is the Africa's top gold producing country ?

a) Ghana                 

b) Nigeria

c) South Africa 

d) Mali

5. Which of the following countries will host the 2018 FIFA world cup ?

a) Argentina

b) Russia

c) Qatar

d) Belgium

6. Alice Coachman Davis, who passed away recently, was famous as the first black woman to win an Olympic and medal at the 1948 London Games, She won the gold in the .........?

a) Swimming      

b) High Jump

c) Running 

d) Boxing

7. Recently, the BRICS countries firmed up plan to set up a New Development Bank (NDB) with an initial authorised capital of $ 100 billion. The NDB will be headquartered in .........?

a) New Delhi

b) Shanghai

c) Moscow

d) Jonesburg

8. Recently, it was reported in the newspaper that over 670 large dams across the country fall under high-intensity seismic zones. Which state has highest number of dams falls under high-intensity seismic zone ?

a) Maharashtra

b) Gujarat

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Uttarakhand

9. As per the latest report, which among the following is the least urbanised state in the country ?

a) Himachal Pradesh

b) Kerala

c) Rajasthan

d) Jharkhand

10. Which among the following has unveiled "Project Zero" a team of elite hackers designated for checking internet security holes and secure people from cyber-attacks ?

a) Google

b) Yahoo

c) Microsof

d) BM

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

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Current Affairs Set-17

Current Affairs Set-17

1. Recently, the union government has given in-principle approval for the creation of two new tiger reserves at........?

a) Ratanpani and Sunabeda

b) Rajaji and Bor

c) Kudremukh and Bor

d) Ratanpani and Rajaji

2. Currently (July 2014), which country holds the chair of the Group of Twenty (G-20) forum?

a) Russia                        b) Australia

c) Brazil                         d) Canada

3. The Kameng hydropower project is a 600 MW hydropower project in.......?

a)Andhra Pradesh

b) Arunachal Pradesh

c) Sikkim

d) Haryana

4. Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated on..........?

a) July, 14                     b) July 17

c) July 18                     d) July 19

5. The Sobriquet "Oracle of Omaha" refers to which of the following business tycoons?

a) Carlos Slim

b) Warren Buffet

c) Bill Gates

d) Lakshmi Mittal

6. The Union government has announced the setting up of "Jal Marg Vikas" project on river Ganga to link which of the following places ?

a) Allahabad and Haldia

b) Allahabad and Kanpur

c) Kanpur and Patna

d) Varanasi and Haldia

7. As per the latest report, which among the following countries has the world's highest deforestation rate ?

a) Brazil                     b) China

c) Kenya                    d) South Africa

8. Recently, India and which one of the following countries has signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of environment ?

a) Brazil                   b) China

c) Russia                  d) Japan

9. The controversial "Mankading Law" is associated with which on of the following sports?

a) Tennis                 b) Cricket

c) Football              d) Hockey

10. Recently, NASA has launched Ship-Aircraft Bio-Optical Research (SABOR) experiment to probe.........?

a) Ocean Ecology and Carbon Cycle

b) Aquatic animal's life style

c) Ocean Minerals

d) Effect of ocean acidification 

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

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