GK & Current Affairs_ June 11, 12, 2015

6/23/2015 GK & Current Affairs: June 11, 12, 2015 - General Knowledge Today

http://www.gktoday.in/gk-current-affairs-june-11-12-2015/ 1/7

0

1.

2.

3.

GK & Current Affairs: June 11, 12, 2015June 16, 2015 2 Comments

On which date, World Day Against Child Labor is observed?

[A]10 June

[B]12 June

[C]13 June

[D]14 June

Hide Answer

12 June

World Day Against Child Labor is observed on 12 June. It is observed to raise

awareness of the plight of child laborers world-wide.Reference

Report Error

Indian artist Nek Chand Saini, who died recently, was well known for building which of

the following?

[A]Rock Garden, Chandigarh

[B]Lumbini Park, Hyderabad

[C]RBI Building, New Delhi

[D]Konkan Railway

Hide Answer

Rock Garden, Chandigarh

Nek Chand Saini was a self-taught Indian artist, known for building the Rock Garden of

Chandigarh, an eighteen-acre sculpture garden in the city of Chandigarh. Nearly 40

years after it was formally inaugurated, Nek Chand Sainis Rock Garden is still the

most popular tourist destination in Chandigarh.

Report Error

The SAARC motor vehicles agreement was approved in which SAARC summit?

[A]16th Summit

SBI GK PDF Free DownloadLast 6 Months Topics Covered, Dow nld SBI PO Current Affairs PDF

June 2015

May 2015 | |

April 2015 |

March 2015 |

February 2015 |

January 2015 |

December 2014 |

November 2014|

October 2014|

September 2014 |

August 2014 |

July 2014 |

June 2014 |

May 2014 |

April 2014 |

March 2014 |

February 2014 |

January 2014 |

Current Affairs 2013

Ads by Google

GK Current Affairs Quiz

Current Affairs in Hindi

Quiz and Answers

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Banking Awareness Current Affairs E-Books Downloads GS Manual 2014

Test Series (Prelims) 2015

Login / Register

HOME CURRENT AFFAIRS CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ



4.

5.

6.

[B]18th Summit

[C]19th Summit

[D]20th Summit

Hide Answer

18th Summit

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) motor vehicles

agreement was approved in The 18th SAARC summit held in Kathmandu, Nepal from

26 to 27 November 2014.

Report Error

Wess Hall, who was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, represents which

country?

[A]Australia

[B]West Indies

[C]England

[D]South Africa

Hide Answer

W est Indies

Wess Hall is a former West Indies fast bowler. He was inducted into the ICC Cricket

Hall of Fame during the opening day of the Sabina Park Test between West Indies and

Australia. He became the fourth cricketer to receive the honour this year after Betty

Wilson, Anil Kumble and Martin Crowe. Hall took 192 Test wickets at an average of

26.38. Overall, he played 170 first-class matches, collecting 546 wickets.

Report Error

Jose Ely de Miranda, who died recently, was a legendary footballer from which country?

[A]Brazil

[B]France

[C]Italy

[D]Mexico

Hide Answer

Brazil

Jose Ely de Miranda was a legendary Brazilian footballer. He was popularly known as

Zito. Zito was a member of Brazils World Cup winning side in 1958 and 1962. He

played 52 times for Brazil, mostly as a defensive midfielder. He spent his entire club

career with Sao Paulo-based club Santos FC, playing 733 games and scoring 57 goals.

He won the Copa Libertadores football championship in 1962 and 1963 which

catapulted him to be one of the most emblematic figures of the club team alongside

fellow legend Pele.

Report Error

In which state is located the Mandla Plant Fossils National Park?

[A]Madhya Pradesh

[B]Tamil Nadu

[C]Gujarat



National Current Affairs

State Current Affairs

International Affairs

Business & Economy

Banking Current Affairs

Science & Techonlogy

Environment Current Affairs

Bills and Acts

Defence Current Affairs

Persons in News

Places in News

Awards & Honours

Sports Current Affairs

Art & Culture in Current Affairs

CURRENT AFFAIRS CATEGORY



7.

8.

9.

[D]Haryana

Hide Answer

Madhya Pradesh

The Mandla National fossils Park is situated in Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh.

This national park has lots of plants in fossil form that existed in India somewhere

between 40 million and 150 million years ago spread over seven villages of Mandla

District (Ghuguwa, Umaria, Deorakhurd, Barbaspur, Chanti-hills, Chargaon and Deori

Kohani). The Park is an area that spreads over 274,100 square metres. These types of

fossils are also found in other 3 villages of the district, but they lies out the park.

Report Error

Which country successfully tested the Wu-14, a hypersonic nuclear delivery vehicle?

[A]Russia

[B]Japan

[C]China

[D]Italy

Hide Answer

China

WU-14 is the Pentagons code name for a Chinese hypersonic nuclear delivery vehicle.

China confirmed the test of the hypersonic glide vehicle, on June 7 and is the missiles

fourth test in 18 months. The strategic strike weapon is extremely advanced and can

travel at 10 times the speed of sound, or 12,231.01kph.

Report Error

An expert committee report Drowning a valley: Destroying a civilization is related to

which dam project?

[A]Sardar Sarovar Dam

[B]Hirakud Dam

[C]Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

[D]Alamatti Dam

Hide Answer

Sardar Sarovar D am

A Central fact finding committee has released Drowning a valley: Destroying a

civilization report warned against increasing the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam on the

Narmada river in Gujarat. The report says that it could lead to a calamity bigger than the

earthquake in Nepal.

Report Error

China, Malaysia, Philippines and Taiwan claim sovereignty on which of the following

island in South China Sea?

[A]Caroline Island

[B]Spratly Island

[C]Senkaku Island

[D]Mariana Island

Hide Answer



10.

Previous Quiz

Advertisement

lokendra das June 17, 2015 Reply

nice to read the experience.!

Spratly Is land

The Spratly Islands dispute is an ongoing territorial dispute between Brunei, China,

Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan (Republic of China), and Vietnam, concerning

ownership of the Spratly Islands, a group of islands and associated maritime features

located in the South China Sea. The dispute is characterised by diplomatic stalemate

and the employment of low-level military pressure techniques (such as military

occupation of disputed territory) in the advancement of national territorial claims.

Report Error

Which among the following pairs has won Stuttgart Open doubles title-2015?

[A]Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares

[B]Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea

[C]Alexander Peya and Florin Mergea

[D]Florina Mergea and Bruno Soares

Hide Answer

Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea

Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna and Romanian player Florin Mergea pair won the

mens doubles title at the Stuttgart Open. The fourth seeds edged past third seeds

Austrian- Brazilian Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares 5-7, 6-2, 10-7 in the hour and 12

minutes final.

Report Error

Download GKToday's Objective Current Affairs E-Book: Volume-8 (April / May, 2015)

Comments



manisha June 17, 2015 Reply

thanks for providing such good information..

Name

Email

Comment

Add Comment



Enter Your Email

Bank PO Study Material

Government Schemes in India

Marketing Aptitude for Bank PO

Computer Awareness

Quiz Archive

Ancient Indian History

Medieval Indian History

EMAIL SUBSCRIPTION

Subscribe

BANKING EXAMS MATERIAL

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ



Copyright 2009-2015 GKToday | All Rights Reserved | About Us | Terms & Condition, Disclaimer | Contact Us || '

' ||

Privacy & Shipping Policy | Cancellation & Refund Policy | Jobs@GKToday

Modern Indian History

Indian Polity and Constitution

Indian Economy

General Science

Geography

Synonyms

Haryana

Rajasthan

Tamil Nadu

Karnataka

Maharashtra

Kerala

Odisha

GKToday

1,296,757 people like GKToday.

Facebook social plugin

Like

ENGLISH

STATES GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

FOLLOW GKTODAY

Documents

GK & Current Affairs_ June 11, 12, 2015