DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS-21 OCTOBER 2015

DAILY GK QUIZ BASED ON NEWSPAPERS-21 OCTOBER 2015

SR.	DAILY GK QUIZ	ANSWER
1.	In which Country 18 Punjabi’S have been elected as Members of House of Commons (Parliament) ?	Canada
2.	Which Indian Cricketer who announced his retirement from International Cricket	Virender Sehwag
3.	World Iodine Deficiency Day is observed on	21st October
4.	Which Indian Telecom Company sold 8,300 mobile towers in Africa for $ 1.7 bn	Airtel
5.	Which party won Canadian Federal Election 2015	Liberal Party
6.	Who became the New Prime Minister of Canada	Justin Trudei
7.	Who is appointed as the new Chairman of All India Sports Council	Vijay Kumar Malhotra
8.	Who won the Rustam-e-International title	Satyawart

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GK Quiz-2 Based on IBPS PO Booster

GK BOOSTER TEST- 2 (PAGE 11- 20)

1. Renowned Hindi Poet who died recently:

a. KailashVajpeyi                         b. Surya Bahadur

c.  Ramesh Chander                    d. KrishanChander

2. John Forbes Nash Jr. who died recently was an famous :

a. Comedian                                 b. Dancer

c.  Actor                                        d. Mathematician

3. The Creator of Chandigarh’s Rock Garden who died recently was:

a. Ramesh Chander                     b. Nek Chand

c. KrishanChander                      d. Surya Bhadur

4. Former President of India Who died recently was:

a. K R Narayanan                                    b. Shankar Dayal Sharma

c.  A P J Abdul Kalam                   d. R. Venkataraman  

5. Founder of Hero Cycle who died recently was:

a. Om PrakashMunjal                  b. Vijay Bhardwaj

c. Sumit Jindal                              d. T.C Goyal

6. Former President of Board of Cricket in India(BCCI) who died recently was:

a. SharadPowar                           b. JagmohanDalmiya

c.  Sunil Govaskar                                    d. ShasnakManohar

7. Which Indian Airport is awarded with prestigious Golden Peacock National Quality Award for the year 2015:

a. Indira Gandhi Airport

b. LokNayakJaiparkash Airport

c. Delhi International Airport

d. Swami Vevekanand Airport

8. Which player is awarded with Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award:

a. SaniaMirza                               b. P V Sindhu

c.  Novak Djokovic                       d. Roger Federer

9. Who among the following is awarded with ‘DadasahebPhake Award -2015’:

a. Salman Khan                            b. Sakhrukh Khan

c.  Aamir Khan                             d. VevekOberoi

10. Who is awarded with Pakistan’s Highest Civilian Award ‘Nishan-E-Pakistan’ award:

a. Chinese President Xi Jinping

b. US President Barack Obama

c.   Indian Prime Minister NarendraModi

d.   Pakistan Former Prime Minister Benjir Bhutto

11. Who among the following is awarded with ‘Janpith Award’

a. BhalchandraNemade              b. Sarojini Khan

c.  Surya Chander                                    d. Krishanchander

12. Who among the following is awarded with ‘World Food Prize 2015’

a. Sir FazleHanan                                    b. Dr. Amalendu Krishnan

c.    Peter Heggs                           d. Dr. Krishanchander

13. Name of Indian Film who won the Best Screenplay Award in the Foreign Language Category at the Madrid International Film Festival, Spain:

a. Court                                         b. Launch box

c.  Buddha in Traffic Jam                        d. Gandhi

14. Who among the following is awarded with ‘Ramanujan Prize’

a. BhalchandraNemade              b. Dr. Amalendu Krishnan

c. Surya Chander                         d. Dr. Krishanchander

15. SaraswatiSamman is awarded to Dr. M VeerappaMoily for Writing Ramayana in :

a. Urdu                                          b. Punjabi

c.  Kannada                                  d. Bengali

16. Who among the following is awarded with Rajiv Gandhi KhelRatna Award:

a. Sunil Chetri                              b. P.V.Sindhu

c.  R.Ashwin                                  d. SaniaMirza

17. Who among the following is awarded with ‘VyassSamman’ for the year 2014:

a.   Dr. Kamal Kishore goenka   b. Dr. Amalendu Krishnan

c.    Surya Chander                      d.    Dr. Krishanchander

18. National Humanities Medal -2014 awarded by White House is given to :

a. JhumpaLahiri                           b. Sumit Jindal

c.  T.C.Goyal                                  d. Vijay Bhardwaj

19. Who among the following is awarded with Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2014:

a. NICL                                          b. FCI

c.    BHEL                                      d. ISRO

20. World Health Day is observed globally on:

a. 8^th May                                      b. 7^th April

c. 10^th April                                  d. 14^th June

21. World Book Day is observed globally on:

a. 8^th May                                      b. 7^th April

c.  23^rd  April                                d. 14^th June

22. World Press Freedom Day is observed globally on:

a. 3^th May                                      b. 7^th April

c.  10^th April                                 d. 14^th June

23. Anti Terrorism Day is observed globally on:

a. 8^th May                                      b. 7^th April

c.  10^th April                                 d. 21^st May

24. World Blood donor Day is observed globally on:

a. 8^th May                                      b. 7^th April

c.  10^th April                                 d. 14^th June

25. ________ is observed as the ‘International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking’:

a.   8^th May                                    b. 26^th June

c.   10^th April                                d. 14^th June

26. National Mandela International Day is observed globally on:

a. 18^th July                                    b. 17^th April

c.  20^th April                                 d. 19^th June

27. International Tiger Day is observed globally on:

a. 18^th June                                   b. 17^th May

c.  29^th July                                   d. 24^th September

28. National Handloom Day is observed on:

a. 8^th June                                     b. 7^th November

c.  7^th August                                d. 30 July

29. World Humanitarian Day is observed globally on:

a. 18^th May                                   b. 27^th April

c.  10^th July                                   d. 19^th August

30. International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is observed globally on:

a. 16^th September                                    b. 17^th April

c.  15^th April                                 d. 16^th June

31. World Rhino Day is observed globally on:

a. 28^th June                                   b. 22^nd September

c.  13^th September                       d. 26^th January

32. Author of the Book ‘China-Confucius in the Shadows’ is:

a. PoonamSurie                           b. Prof Bhim Singh

c.  HindolSengupta                      d. Daniel A Bell

33. Author of the Book ‘Red Tape to Red Carpet’ is:

a. PoonamSurie                           b. Prof Bhim Singh

c. HindolSengupta                       d. Gina Rinehart

34. Author of the Book ‘Flood of Fire’ is:

a. PoonamSurie                           b. Prof Bhim Singh

c.  AmitavGhosh                           d. Daniel A Bell

35. Author of the Book ‘Mrs Funny Bones’ is:

a. Twinkle Khanna                      b. Prof Bhim Singh

c.  HindolSengupta                      d. Daniel A Bell

36. Author of the Book ‘Making India Awesome’ is:

a. ChetanBhagat                          b. Prof Bhim Singh

c. HindolSengupta                       d. Daniel A Bell

37. Indo-French Combined Naval Exercise is named as:

a. Varuna-15                                b. Surya Kiran -12

c.  Himmat- 11                             d. Indra-15

38. India has recently test fired and __________ missile, Astra at Chandipur, Odisha:

a. Surface to air                           b. surface to surface

c.   air to air                                  d. power loading

39. India’s Rank in the Environmental Democracy Index(EDI) released by Washington Based World Resources Institute (WRI):

a. 14^th                                            b. 15^th

c.  41^st                                           d. 24^th

40. A New Web Browser ‘Edge’ is developed by :

a. Google                                      b. Apple

c. Microsoft                                  d. Blackberry

ANSWERS: GK BOOSTER TEST – 2

1. A

2. D

3. B

4. C

5. A

6. B

7. C

8. C

9. B

10. A

11. A

12. A

13. C

14. B

15. C

16. D

17. A

18. A

19. D

20. B

21. C

22. A

23. D

24. D

25. B

26. A

27. C

28. C

29. D

30. A

31. B

32. A

33. D

34. C

35. A

36. A

37. A

38. C

39. D

40. C

     

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Daily Free Current Affairs 21 OCT 2015 ( Daily News India )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21OCT 2015

(Daily News India)

Shared By: WWW.DailyGk.IN

1. MRF APPOINTED AB DE VILLIERS AS BRAND AMBASSADOR

i. MRF Limited  appointed South African batsman AB de Villiers as its brand ambassador.

ii. He is appointed for a period of three years.

iii. AB de Villiers who captains the South African One Day International team is regarded as the current best batsman in the world and one of the greatest of all time.

2. JUSTICE VAIPHEI APPOINTED AS ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT

i. The President of India Pranab Mukherjee appointed Justice Tinlianthang Vaiphei as the acting Chief Justice for the Gauhati High Court.

ii. The President appointed him by exercising the powers given in the constitution by article 223 .

Chief Justice of India: H. L. Dattu

3. WORLD STATISTICS DAY OBSERVED ACROSS THE WORLD

i. The World Statistics Day was observed on 20 October .

ii. The theme of the day was: Better Data, Better Lives.

iii. The theme emphasizes the critical role of high-quality official statistical information in analysis and informed policy decision-making in support of sustainable development.

iv. The UN General Assembly in its resolution decided to celebrate 20 October as the World Statistics Day once in every five years.

4. UNION MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT EXTENDED VALIDITY OF ENVIRONMENT CLEARANCE TO 7 YEARS

i. The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change extended the validity of Environment Clearance from 5 years to 7 years by amending the Environment Impact Assessment Notification 2006.

ii. It will increase in period of validity of Environment clearance for longer time, that would provide more leeway to corporations to manoeuvre and manipulate the actions and activities.

Union environment minister: Prakash javadekar

5.  SMITA PATIL: A BRIEF INCANDESCENCE A BOOK WRITTEN BY MAITHILI RAO RELEASED

i. The book titled Smita Patil: A Brief Incandescence authored by Maithili Rao was released.

ii. The book, explains the remarkable journey of the short-lived actress.

6. BRITAIN BEAT INDIA TO WIN SULTAN OF JOHOR CUP HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

i. Britain defeated Indian junior men's hockey team to won Sultan of Johor Cup.

ii Best Player award is won by Harjeet Singh of India

iii. Sultan of Johor Cup is an annual international under-21 field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. It is the only invitational junior hockey competition played at international level. it was started in 2011 and is named after the Sultan of Johor, ceremonial head of the Malaysian state of Johor.

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