GK QUIZ-1

1.      The recently banned militant outfit Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) operates in __?

[A]West Bengal and Assam

[B]Assam and Nagaland 

[C]Nagaland & Manipur

[D]West Bengal and Odisha

 

2.      The recently announced 'Newton-Bhabha Fund' is a collaboration between__?

[A]India and US              

[B]India and UK

[C]India and Australia     

[D]India and Sweden

 

3.      The 67P/ Churyumov–Gerasimenko, which was recently making news is a __?

[A]Exo-Planet      

[B]Oort Cloud Body

[C]Comet             

[D]Asteroid

 

4.      Where are the headquarters of INTERPOL?
[A]Geneva           

[B]Venice

[C]Lyon   

[D]New York

 

5.      What is the lock-in period in the revamped Kisan Vikas Patra scheme?

[A]2 years                                    

[B]2.5 years

[C]3 years                                    

[D]3.5 years

 

6.      The correct location of Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR) is __?

[A]Cochin                                    

[B]Kozhikode
[C]Thrissur                       

[D]Kottayam

 

7.      Henrik Stenson, Rory Mcllroy, Justine Rose and Jamie Donaldson are the famous players of __?

[A]Billiards

[B]Golf  

[C]Swimming

[D]Chess

 

8.      What is the new name of the Rural Electrification scheme approved to ensure longer and uninterrupted power supply to rural areas?

[A]Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana

[B]Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana

[C]Indira Gandhi Rural Electrification Scheme

[D]Deendayal Upadhyaya Rural Electrification Scheme

 

9.      What is the name of India's first aircraft carrier which has slipped into history as scrapping of the same has set-in?

[A]INS Vikrant               

[B]INS Viraat

[C]INS Vikramaditya      

[D]INS Magar

 

10.  Recently, Cricket maestro Kapil Dev launched SloPho. What is SloPho?

[A]A Mobile Phone         

[B]A virtual market

[C]A cricket training software

[D]A social platform

 

11.  Which among the following is the first state in India to make law for "compulsory voting" in local body elections?

[A]Haryana                          

[B]Gujarat

[C]Rajasthan                   

[D]Madhya Pradesh

 

12.  With reference to Jnanpith award, which among the following is / are correct statements?

1.      It is given for literary work in any language listed in 8th schedule

2.      It is given for lifetime contribution to Indian literature

      Select the correct statements from the codes given below:

[A]Only 1                         

[B]Only 2

[C]Both 1 & 2                 

[D]Neither 1 nor 2

 

13.  Which among the following countries is known for its iTaukei ceremonial welcome tradition?

[A]Madagascar                

[B]Fiji 

[C]South Korea               

[D]Japan

 

14.  Which among the following states is known for the 500 year old metal art technique called Bidri handicraft?

[A]Karnataka                   

[B] Andhra Pradesh

[C] Tamil Nadu                

[D]Maharashtra

 

15.  Which among the following was the first country with which India signed Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement? 

[A]Mauritius                    

[B]South Korea

[C]Sri Lanka                    

[D]Singapore 

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