CURRENT AFFAIRS AND GRNERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ – 08/01/2016 English

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CURRENT AFFAIRS AND GRNERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

 

1.Which country’s women football team has won the 2016 SAFF Women’s Championship?

[A]India [B]Pakistan [C]Nepal [D]Banglades

Answer – India

  1. The 2017 National Ice Skating Championship has started in which of the following states?
[A]Himachal Pradesh [B]Haryana [C]Sikkim [D]Jammu Kashmir
Answer – Haryana

 

  1. Who has been appointed as the new Executive Director (ED) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? [A]Deepa Mailk [B]Rajeswar Rao [C]Surekha Marandi [D]U S Paliwal
    Answer – Surekha Marandi
  2. Who has won the 2016 Presidential election of Haiti?
[A]Maryse Narcisse [B]Jovenel Moise [C]Jude Celestin [D]Jean-Charles Moise
Answer – Jovenel Moise

  1. India’s first bus to run on biogas will start from which of the following cities?
[A]Kolkata [B]Dehradun [C]New Delhi [D]Pune
Answer – Kolkata

  1. Arthur Morris, who has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame, was the legendary cricketer of which country?
[A]England [B]West Indies [C]Australia [D]South Africa
Answer – Australia

  1. Which country has recently hosted the Chitwan Elephant Festival to promote tourism?
[A]India [B]China [C]Myanmar [D]Nepal
Answer – Nepal

  1. Which of the following companies has launched “Digital Unlocked” the training program for Indian small businesses?
[A]Microsoft [B]Facebook [C]Google [D]Twitter
Answer – Google

  1. Who has been appointed as the new President of the Rockefeller Foundation?
[A]Rajiv Shah [B]Kanti Mehta [C]Arun Chattopadhyay [D]John Dgeio
Answer – Rajiv Shah

  1. Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan, who passed away recently, was the famous musician of which musical instrument?
[A]Flute [B]Tabla [C]Sarangi [D]Sitar
Answer – Sitar

  1. The 2017 Assam International Agri-Horiculture show has started in which city?
[A]Bongaigaon [B]Bilasipara [C]Guwahati [D]Goalpara
Answer – Guwahati

  1. Veteran actor Om Puri, who passed away recently, was belonged to which state?
[A]Punjab [B]Haryana [C]Uttar Pradesh [D]Madhya Pradesh
Answer – Haryana

  1. What is the theme of the 2017 New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF)?
[A]Vivid Bharat – Diverse India [B]Manushi – Books Written on and by Women [C]Kathasagara: Celebrating Children’s Literature [D]Suryodaya: Emerging voices from North East India Show Answer
Answer – Manushi – Books Written on and by Women

  1. The 2017 Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) will be hosted by which city?
[A]New Delhi [B]Gurugram [C]Chennai [D]Bengaluru
Answer – Bengaluru

  1. Which international organization has declared 2017 as the “International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development”?
[A]World Trade Organization (WTO) [B]United Nations (UN) [C]International Monetary Fund (IMF) [D]Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Answer – United Nations (UN)

  1. “Good Samaritan Policy” has been launched by which state / union territory government?
[A]Odisha [B]Karnataka [C]Delhi [D]Kerala
Answer – Delhi

  1. Gangmumei Kamei, who passed away recently, was the noted historian of which state?
[A]Manipur [B]Odisha [C]Jammu & Kashmir [D]Himachal Pradesh
Answer – Manipur

  1. The 2017 Island tourism Festival has started in which state / union territory?
[A]Andaman and Nicobar [B]Gujarat [C]Rajasthan [D]Lakshadweep
Answer – Andaman and Nicobar

  1. The International Conference on “Yoga for diabetes” has been held in which city?
[A]New Delhi [B]Chennai [C]Pune [D]Bhopal
Answer – New Delhi

  1. The International Kite Festival (Uttarayan) will be started from which of the following states?
[A]Odisha [B]Rajasthan [C]Gujarat [D]Assam
Answer – Gujarat

  1. Which of the following is the state bird of Rajasthan?
[A]Great Indian bustard [B]Emerald dove [C]Indian roller [D]Black francolin
Answer – Great Indian bustard

  1. Which of the following district of Rajasthan does not comes under ‘Hadauti region’?
[A]Kota [B]Baran [C]Bundi [D]Pali
Answer – Pali

  1. ‘Kalibangan’ a pre-historic site is located in which district of Rajasthan?
[A]Hanumangarh [B]Jaisalmer [C]Sri Ganganagar [D]Bikaner
Answer – Hanumangarh

  1. Which among the following district of Rajasthan does not shares border with Pakistan?
[A]Barmer [B]Jodhpur [C]Sri Ganganagar [D]Jaisalmer
Answer – Jodhpur

  1. Which dance form of Rajasthan is included in Intangible Cultural Heritage list of UNESCO?
[A]Ghoomar [B]Kalbelia [C]Kachi Ghodi [D]Terah Taali
Answer – Kalbelia

  1. Keoladeo National Park is located in which district of Rajasthan?
[A]Bharatpur [B]Ajmer [C]Jaipur [D]Kota
Answer – Bharatpur

  1. ‘Jaisamand lake’ is considered as the second largest artificial lake in the world and first in Asia.In which district of Rajasthan is it situated?
[A]Jaipur [B]Udaipur [C]Rajasamand [D]Ajmer
Answer – Udaipur

  1. Which river of Rajasthan is known as ‘Van Ki Asha’ (Hope of forest)?
[A]Banas [B]Luni [C]Chambal [D]Mahi
Answer – Banas

  1. Which district of Rajasthan has been nicknamed “The Golden city”?
[A]Jaisalmer [B]Jaipur [C]Bikaner [D]Udaipur
Answer – Jaisalmer

  1. Chaurasi Khambon ki Chhatri or “84-Pillared Cenotaph” is located in which district of Rajasthan?
[A]Bundi [B]Alwar [C]Jaisalmer [D]Jaipur
Answer – Bundi

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