Current Affairs quiz, Aug 28, 2013

Current Affairs quiz, Aug 28, 2013

1. _________ recently banned the use of air conditioners in government offices.

a.) USA
b.) Spain
c.) Pakistan
d.) Greece


2. Who has been honoured with the National Lata Mangeshkar award?

a.) Hariharan
b.) Mikka Singh
c.) Kumar Sanu
d.) None of these


3. In which year was Prof. Satish Dhawan honoured with the prestigious Padma Vibhushan award?

a.) 1980
b.) 1981
c.) 1991
d.) 1990


4. __________ has been honoured with “Nomura Award” in Singapore.

a.) Kiran Bedi
b.) Arvind Kejriwal
c.) M.N. Singh
d.) Gulabrao Pol


5. Anand Shetty, who passed away in Mangalore was a:

a.) Tennis player
b.) Badminton player
c.) Sprinter
d.) Gymnast


6. The foundation of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Universtity was recently laid in Bhopal. Who laid this foundation?

a.) President, Pranab Mukherjee
b.) Prime minister, Manmohan Singh
c.) Home minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde
d.) CM of MP, Shivraj Chauhan


7. How many steel plants India had at the time of independence in 1947?

a.)2
b.)3
c.)4
d.)5


8. Who forms a Project Monitoring group to track large investment projects?

a.) Finance Minister
b.) Home Minister
c.) Prime Minister
d.) Planning Minister


9. When is “World Elder Abuse Awareness Day” celebrated?

a.) 22 Oct
b.) 15 May
c.) 5 Jan
d.) 15 June


10. Who has won the Men’s Singles title of the French Open 2013?

a.) David Ferrer
b.) Roger Federer
c.) Mike Bryan
d.) Rafael Nadal


11. Which of the following islands are declared as World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO?

a.) Nicobar Islands
b.) Andaman Islands
c.) Ross Islands
d.) Elephanta Islands


12. When is World No-Tobacco Day observerd?

a.) 30th May
b.) 31th May
c.) 1st June
d.) 2nd June


13. Which India’s state become the first to launch first tourist seaplane service?

a.) Maharashtra
b.) Gujarat
c.) Kerela
d.) Goa


14. Who became the youngest Indian to climb Everest at the age of 15 years?

a.) Raghav Joneja
b.) Bharti Jain
c.) Reema Kulkarni
d.) Saurab Srivastava


15. Rajaji National park is located in _____________

a.) Jharkhand
b.) Bihar
c.) Uttarakhand
d.) Haryana


16. Who is the ninth chief minister of Jharkhand?

a.) Babu Lal Marandi
b.) Shibu soren
c.) Hemant Soren
d.) Arjun Munda


17. India beat England to clinch ICC champions trophy 2013.

a.) True
b.) False


18. Who has topped Forbes 2013 magazine’s annual most powerful celebrities list?

a.) Lady Gaga
b.) Beyonce
c.) Madonna
d.) Oprah Winfrey


19. Tagore award for cultural harmony,2013 is being conferred on the noted Maestro, ___________

a.) Zubin Mehta
b.) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
c.) Anthony Gonsalves
d.) None of above


20. _____________ sworn in as Australia’s new Prime Minister (27 June 2013).

a.) John Gorton
b.) Kevin Rudd
c.) Robert Menzies
d.) None


ANSWER

1. c
2. a
3. b
4. a
5. c
6. a
7. b
8. c
9. d
10. d
11. a
12. b
13. c
14. a
15. c
16. c
17. a
18. d
19. a
20. b