General Awareness Quiz

Ques. : 1 The third “Mitra Shakti-2015” joint training exercise, which culminated recently, was conducted between

1) India and Sri Lanka 

2) India and Nepal

3) India and Bangladesh 

4) India and Myanmar

5) India and Maldives

Ques. : 2 Who has been chosen for the prestigious JC Daniel award for 2014, instituted by Kerala govt?

1) Suresh Gopi 

2) Bichu Thirumala

3) IV Sasi 

4) Mammootty

5) None of these

Ques. : 3 __________ was chosen as „Finance Minister of the Year, Asia‟ by London-based publication Emerging Markets recently.

1) Lou Jiwei 

2) Najib Razak

3) Abdul Muhith 

4) Taro Aso

5) Arun Jaitley

Ques. : 4 Which of the following state govts launched „bill banvao, inaam pao scheme in a bid to encourage people to receive/demand proper bills for purchases and thus add to revenue receipts?

1) Gujarat 

2) Sikkim

3) Delhi 

4) Haryana

5) Kerala

Ques. : 5 __________ became the first European country to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the establishment of Nalanda University recently.

1) Austria 

2) Spain

3) Turkey 

4) Portugal

5) Greece

Ques. : 6 The pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis tagged together as a team in Mar. Since then the pair has won all the following tournaments of 2015 except

1) Wimbledon 

2) US Open

3) Miami Open 

4) Charlestion Open

5) None of these

Ques. : 7 Jordan and India signed six agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoU) in various fields of cooperation during President Pranab Mukherjee‟s recent visit. Capital of Jordan is

1) Manama 

2) Nassau 

3) Baku 

4) Amman

5) Tirana

Ques. : 8 Who among the following became the first Indian female bodybuilder to win a silver medal in the 49th Asian championship, recently held in Uzbekistan?

1) Ashwini Waskar 

2) Shweta Rathore

3) K Rebita Devi 

4) Mamta Devi

5) Sibalika Saha

Ques. : 9 The National Mission for a Green India (GIM) under the environment ministry approved annual plans for four states recently which do not include

1) Jharkhand 

2) Manipur

3) Mizoram 

4) Kerala

5) Delhi

Ques. : 10 The govt has decided to develop ________ more lighthouses across India in PPP mode in the first phase to unlock their rich history and heritage and attract tourists.

1) 189 

2) 143

3) 121 

4) 78

5) 58

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