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7/30/2019 Latest Quiz

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1. Dmitry Rogozin was recently visited to India. He is the Deputy Prime Minister of -

France

Russia

Spain

Germany

( Ans - 2)

2. An Indigenously Built Hydrographic Surveyor vessel was recently Commissioned into Indian Navynamed as ?

INS Makar

INS Sahayadri

INS Tarangini

INS Vikrant

( Ans - 1)

3. India recently banned US-sanctioned ships of which country from entering its water ? Iraq

Iran

Japan

China

( Ans - 2)

4. India recently finalised a Mechanism with which country for Shipping of its Uranium to India ?Australia

Saudi Arabia

Canada

USA

( Ans - 3)

5.Which Country recently included HindiLanguage as study curriculum in its Schools ?

USA

Australia

Pakistan

Nepal

( Ans - 2)

6. India recently Signed an agreement on Rare Earth Minerals with which country ?Iran

China

Japan

USA

( Ans - 3)


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7. Who is the newly Appointed Director of Intelligence Bureau for a period of two years ?S.A. Ibrahim

Arun Kumar Jain

Sanjay Mitra

Naseem Zaidi

( Ans - 1)

8. In which state a 17 days long Jal Satyagraha by villagers in narmada river recently came to an endfor protesting omkareshwar dam ?

Manipur

Himachal Pardesh

Madhya Pradesh

Sikkim

( Ans - 3)

9. India recently signed a $ 70-million loan with world bank for financing the Health SystemsDevelopment and Reform Project in which state ?

Madhya Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Karnataka

Assam

( Ans - 3)

10. A Senior IPS Officer recently took over as Director of CBI named -

Ranjit Sinha

Ranbir Singh

Sanjay Mitra

Arvind Mayaram

( Ans - 1)

11. Which state recently signed an agreement with IT Company TCS to monitor Funds allocationunder MGNREGA Scheme ?

Madhya Pradesh

West Bengal

Sikkim

Assam

( Ans - 2)


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12. Which scheme was recently launched by union government to Educate Adolescent Boys about

moral and social values ?

Sulabh

Suchitram

Saksham

Sarthak

( Ans - 3)

13.Hamid Karzaiwas recently on a visit to India. He is the President of -Iran

Afghanistan

Iraq

Pakistan

( Ans - 2)

14. India International Trade Fair was recently organized in Delhi with theme of -Shining India

Skilling India

Charming India

Amazing India

( Ans - 2)

15. Indian postal department recently decided to start a bank named -Postal Bank of India

Post Bank of India

Indian Postal Bank

Indian Post Bank

( Ans - 2)

16. Rajkeshwar Puryag will be Chief Guest at 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Jan 8-10) in Kochchi in2013. He is the President of which country ?

Mauritius

Nepal

Malaysia

Indonesia

( Ans - 1)

1. Bidzina Ivanishvili, is the newly elected Prime Minister of which Country ?

Germany

Georgia

France

Spain

( Ans - 2)


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2.Algerian Lakhdar Brahimiis the newly appointed joint special representative of UN and Arab leaguefor which country ?

Libya

Syria

IraqAfghanistan

( Ans - 2)

3. Government of which country recently Launched Peace Talks with an extremist group FARC(Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) that has been causing high scale losses to thatcountry for past many decades ?

Columbia

Cambodia

China

Chile

( Ans - 1)

4. Le Luong Minh, from Socialist Republic of Vietnam has been appointed as upcoming SecretaryGeneral for which group of nations for a five year term ?

ASEAN

SCO

SAARC

NATO

( Ans - 1)

5. According to a recent report by IEA(International Energy Agency), which country is set to become

world's largest oil producer by 2017 by leaving Saudi Arabia Behind ?Iran

USA

Iraq

Venezuela

( Ans - 2)

6. Which country has recently launched a new Nuclear Safety Agency after a large scale nucleardisaster recently occured due a large Tsunami ?

South Korea

Japan

North Korea

Pakistan

( Ans - 2)


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7. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently set up a Special Task Force for which country

as it is concerned about that country's Nuke-Program ?

Pakistan

Iran

India

Iraq

( Ans - 2)

8. USA recently signed an Agreement with which country for supply of goods to the NATO forcesthrough that country ?

India

Pakistan

Iran

Afghanistan

( Ans - 2)

9. Ernest Bai Koroma is the recently re-elected President of which African Country ?Congo

Sierra Leone

South Sudan

Algeria

( Ans - 2)

10. Which country recently appointedJoaquim Barbosa as First non-White President of its SupremeCourt ?

USA

Brazil

Germany

Spain

( Ans - 2)

11.Ali Zeidan is the Newly appointed Prime Minister of which country ?Mali

Libya

Iran

Syria

( Ans - 2)


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12. Parliament of which of these Countries recently passed draft of a Constitution for that country ? Egypt

Iran

Iraq

UAE

( Ans - 1)

1. India Recently signed a trilateral agereement with Afghanistan and Iran to facilitate beneficial trade

through a Port in Iran Named -

Bushehr Port

Chabahar Port

Amirabad Port

Bandar Abbas Port

( Ans - 2)

2. India's Election Commisson recently signed a co-operation Agreement with Election commission ofwhich country?

Iran

UK

Egypt

Saudi Arabia

( Ans - 3)

3. The P5 Group of Nations (UN security council's Permanent Members) recently Declared whichcountry as nuke free?

MangoliaIran

Japan

China

( Ans - 1)

4. India recently set up political relations with which Island Country in South Pacific Ocean ?Soloman Islands

Fiji

Papua New Guinea

Niue

( Ans - 4)


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5. Who is the Newly re-appointed President of USA ?

Mitt Romney

Barack Obama

David Cameron

Condoleezza Rice

( Ans - 2)

6. Which two countries recently decided to set up joint embassies in foreign countries ?India and Pakistan

Britain and Canada

Britain and USA

India and USA

( Ans - 2)

7. UK Prime Minsiter David Cameron recently signed an independence referendum deal withAlexSalmondto conduct People's poll in end of 2014 to decide on independence of which country underBritain's administrative control ?

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

West Midlands

( Ans - 2)

8. USA and Malidives recently conducted a Joint Army exercise Called -Ekuverin 2012

Coconut Grove 2012

Dosto - XI

Slinex - 2012

( Ans - 2)

9. Felix baumgartner, The sky diver who recently jumped succesfully from a record height of approx39 Km, is from which country ?

Australia

Austria

Germany

France

( Ans - 2)


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10. The King of whichof these countries recently formed a constitutonal court to speed up reforms

processes ?

Oman

Yemen

Jordan

Saudi Arabia

( Ans - 3)

11. A UN Habitat Report Titled 'State of the world cities' placed Delhi and Mumbai in the top 95 Citiesacross world.Which City was at the top across the world according to this list ?

Vienna (Austria)

Budapest (Hungary)

Paris (France)

London (UK)

( Ans - 1)

12. What are the Five newly selected member countries in UN Security Council ?Argentina, Rwanda, Australia, South Korea

and Luxemborg

India, Rwanda, Australia, South Korea andLuxemborg

Argentina, India, Australia, South Korea andLuxemborg

Argentina, Rwanda, India, South Korea andLuxemborg

( Ans - 1)

13. Durand Line is a border line across which two countries and has recently been causing armedconflicts in those countries ?

India - China

Pakistan - Afghanistan

India - Afghanistan

India- Pakistan

( Ans - 2)

14. Who is the newly elected General Secretary of communist Party of china and is set to be Premier(President) of China in Mar 2013 ?Yoshihiko Noda

Xi Jinping

Wen Jiabao

Hu Jintao

( Ans - 2)


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15. SANDY, a Tropical Cyclone recently hit which country and caused high scale loss es ? France

Spain

USA

India

( Ans - 3)

1. Which actress was given Lifetime Achievement Award at the recent 14th Mumbai Film Festival -

Waheeda Rehman

Vidya Baland

Rani Mukherji

Lata Mangeshkar

( Ans - 1)

2. Uttarakhand State's shiksha ratan award was recently given to -Vijay BahugunaManmohan Singh

A N Purohit

Narendra Modi

( Ans - 3)

3. Second Sita Smriti Award was recently given to which female author for her book "Kitne ShahronMein Kitni Baar"-

Vikram Seth

Mamta Kalia

Arundhati Roy

Khushwant Singh

( Ans - 2)

4. V V Giri Memrorial award 2011 was recently given to -

Mamta Kalia

Utsa Patnaik

Khushwant Singh

Vikram Seth

( Ans - 2)

5. Mahatma Gandhi International Award 2012 was recently given to (A Former Zambian President)-

Barack Obama

Kenneth kaunda

Manmohan Singh

Narendra Modi

( Ans - 2)


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6. Former Afghan Minister that was recently given Swedish Rite Livelihood Award -

Hamis Karzai

A P J Abdul Kalam

Seema Samar

Mohammed Fahim

( Ans - 3)

7. Indian theatre artist that was recently given highest French Cultural Honour(Knight of the order ofarts and letters) ?

Javed Akhtar

Ebrahim Alkaji

Waheeda Rehmaan

Karim Khalili

( Ans - 2)

8. Lal Bahadur Shasti National Award was recently given to which famous scientist for her contributionin India's ambitious Agni - 5 Project -

Arundhati Roy

Tessy Thomas

Kalpana Chawla

Pratibha Patil

( Ans - 2)

9. Indian Person that was recently awarded WISE award (World Innovation Summit for Education,

Called Nobel prize of Education) at Doha city (Capital city of Qatar ) ?Kalpana Chawla

Madhav Chavan

A P J Abdul Kalam

Manmohan Singh

( Ans - 2)

10. Indian Firm that was recently awarded prestigious Japanese award (Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA) President Award) ?

BHEL

DMRC (Delhi Metro)

BEL

SBI

( Ans - 2)


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11. Who was recently honoured with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2012 (Hint :- He is the Prez of Liberia)

Jacob Zuma

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (ans 2)

Barack Obama

Dalai Lama

1. 21st Saraswati samman has recently been given to which famous Tamil writer ?

Ramdarsh Mishra

A Manavalan

S.Ramakrishnan

Vembu Vikiraman

(Ans2)

2. The founder of Art of Living, Sri Sri Ravishankarhas recenely been honoured with highest civil

honour of which country ?

Paraguay

Uruguay

Japan ( ans 1)

China

3. Miss India Fiji 2012 pageant has recently been won by -

Tulsi Gobbard

Vanya Mishra ( ans4)Prachi Mishra

Sheryl Kumar

4. 'Pride of India' award was recently conferred on -

Mallikarjun Kharge

A P J Abdul Kalam ( ans3)

Trilochan Singh Sahni

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

5. India based strategic thinker and analyst that recently wonAsia Society Bernard Schwartz Book

Awardfor his book - Water: Asia's New Battleground-

Gurbaksh Chahal

Brahma Chellaney ( ans2)

Deepak Chopra

Anupam Kher


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6. Indian person that was recently Awarded Hoover Medal 2012 (This Award is meant to recognize

great, unselfish, non-technical services by engineers to humanity) -

Mukesh Ambani

Lakshmi Mittal (ans4)

Anil Ambani

Narayan Murthy

7. Which former Indian Prime minister was recently honoured with "Bangladesh liberation war Honour

" by Bangladesh Govt. ?

Inder Kumar Gujral

Atal Bihari Vajpayee (ans1)

Indra Gandhi

Rajeev Gandhi

8. Indian Music Conductor that was recently honoured with Israel Presidential Award -

A R Rehmaan

Zubin Mehta

Javed Akhtar (ans2)

Pritam Chakraborty

9. Who received the Pragya awardgiven by Rajasthan Hindi Granth Akademi for his novel -Adhunik

Chitrakala Ka Itihaas ?

A Manavalan

Ratnakar Vinayak Sakhalkar (ans2)

Ramdarsha Mishra

Javed Akhtar

10. Kishore Kumar Award by Madhya Pradesh Govt (for direction, acting, script writing and lyrics) was

recently conferred on -

Guljar

A R Rehmaan (ans3)Salim Khan

Sameer


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1. How much subsidy did Goverment recently decided to give to BPL Families onDal Ration -

Rs. 20

Rs. 25

Rs. 30

Rs. 50

( Ans - 1)

2. Economist Intelligence Unit(EIU)'s recent world food security index report 2012 ranked US at the

top across 105 countries. What was India's ranking in this list ?

65th

69th

62th

60th

( Ans - 1)

3. Government recently decided to buy 55.57% stake in IFCI to make it a state owned - PSU. IFCI

Srtands for -

Infrastructure and Finance Corporation ofIndia

Industrial Finance Corporation of India

Industrial Finance Consultancy of India

Industrial Finance Committee of India

( Ans - 2)

4. RBI recently Formed a special committee named FIACunder Deputy governor K C Chakrabartyfor

better implementation of Financial Inclusion in country. (Financial Inclusion means bringing rural and

BPL people under purview of banking services).FIAC Stands for -

Financial Inclusion Augmentation Committee

Financial Inclusion Addition Committee

Financial Inclusion Advisory Committee

Financial Induction Advisory Committee

( Ans - 3)

5. The Government owned bank that was recently given Best bank and Financial Institution award

2012 ?

Bank of India

Punjab National Bank

Bank of Baroda

State Bank of India

( Ans - 2)


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6. RBI in its Quarterly Monetary Policy Review for Q2 (July - Sep 2012) decided to Cut CRR (Cash

Reserve Ratio) by 25 basis points. New value of CRR Stands at -

4.75 %

4.25 %

4.50 %

4 %

( Ans - 2)

7. In a recent global hunger index issued by IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute), India

was ranked at which position- ?

65th

69th

68th

60th

( Ans - 1)

8. In the recent Economic freedom list issued by canada based Fraser Institute, India was ranked at

111th position. Which country was ranked at the top ?

USA

UK

Hong Kong

France

( Ans - 3)

9. India's CAD (Current Account Deficit) has been what percent of GDP in Q1 (Apr - June) of 2012 - 13

?

3.9 %

4.4 %

4.1 %

4 %

( Ans - 1)

10. Government recently decided to combine Capital Markets Regulator SEBI, Insurance

Regulator IRDA, Pension Regulator PFRDA and Forward Markets Commission (FMC) into a single entity

called UFA.

What Does UFA Stands for -

Unified Financial Agency

Unique Financial Agency

Unified Financial Advisory

Unique Financial Advisory

( Ans - 1)


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11. Which of these has recently been approved as India's Third Stock Exchange ?

MCX

NASDAQ

BSE

NSE

( Ans - 1)

12. RBI recently signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with State Bank of which country to

promote mutual financial co-operation ?

China

Vietnam

Japa

Russia

( Ans - 2)

1. IMF (International Monetary Fund) recently Reduced india's GDP Growth estimate for FY 2012 - 13

from 6.1% to -

5.9 %

6.9 %

6 %

4.9 %

( Ans - 4)

2. IFFCO (Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited) will soon set up a new plant in Which Country?USA

Canada

UK

Germany

( Ans - 2)

3. Which Country has put Thailand behind to become the biggest rice exporter in the last Fiscal ?Pakistan

India

Nepal

USA

( Ans - 2)


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4. ADB (Asian Development Bank) recently Reduced india's GDP Growth estimate for FY 2012 - 13

from 7 % to -

5 %

5.6 %

6 %

6.5 %

( Ans - 2)

5. The Union Govt recently increased planned expenditure on Health During 12th five year Plan from1.4 % to what percent of GDP ?

3 %

2.5 %

2.9 %

2 %

( Ans - 2)

6. World Bank recently offered a loan of what ammount to support secondary education in India ?$ 300 million

$ 500 million

$ 100 million

$ 200 million

( Ans - 2)

7. What has been India's actual GDP Growth Rate in Q1 (Apr - June) and Q2 (July - Sep) of FY 2012 -13?Q1 - 5.5 %, Q2 - 5.3 %

Q1 - 5.2 %, Q2 - 5.3 %

Q1 - 5.3 %, Q2 - 5.3 %

Q1 - 5.3 %, Q2 - 5.5 %

( Ans - 1)

8. RBI (Reserve Bank of India) recently Reduced india's GDP Growth estimate for FY 2012 - 13 from6.5 % to -

5.5 %

5.8 %

6 %

6.8 %

( Ans - 2)


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9. C. Rangrajan led PMEAC (Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council ) recently Reduced india's

GDP Growth estimate for FY 2012 - 13 from 6.7 % to -?

6 %

7 %

6.5 %

6.8 %

( Ans - 1)

10. What has been India's CAD (Current Account Deficit) in FY 2011 -12 and Q1 of 2012 - 13 (Apr -June) ? (Measured as percentage of GDP)

FY 2011-12 -> 4.2 %, Q1 of FY 2012-13 ->3.9 %

FY 2011-12 -> 4.2 %, Q1 of FY 2012-13 ->3.2 %

FY 2011-12 -> 5.2 %, Q1 of FY 2012-13 ->3.9 %

FY 2011-12 -> 4.2 %, Q1 of FY 2012-13 ->4.9 %

( Ans - 1)

11. International Rating Agency S&P (Standard & Poor's) recently Reduced india's GDP Growthestimate for FY 2012 - 13 from 6.5 % to -

5 %

5.5 %

6.5 %5.8 %

( Ans - 2)

12. India and Pakistan recently decided to set up a Max Limit on Import duty on Goods imported fromeach other. The newly decided limit for import duty is -

5 %

6 %

7 %

8 %

( Ans - 1)

13. Indian postal department recently decided to start a bank named -Postal Bank of India

Indian Post Bank

Indian Postal Bank

Post Bank of India

( Ans - 4)


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14. International Rating Agency FITCH recently Reduced india's GDP Growth estimate for FY 2012 - 13from 6.5 % to -

6.8 %

6.7 %

6 %6.2 %

( Ans - 3)

15. FCRA act has recently been amended to empower commodities market regulator FMC (ForwardMarkets Commision). FCRA Stands for -

Forward Commission Restriction Act

Forward Contract Regulation Act

Forward Commission Regulation Act

Forward Contract Restriction Act

( Ans - 2)

1. Serena williams recently won WTA Open Tennis tournament by beating -

Victoria Azarenka

Maria Sharapova

Ana Ivanovic

Agnieszka Radwaska

( Ans - 2)

2.Thaworn Wiratchantrecently Won Hero Indian Open Golf Championship. He is from -

Japan

Thailand

UK

China

( Ans - 2)

3. BCCI recently conferred C K Naidu Lifetime achievement award on which legendary cricketer ?

Navjot Singh Sidhu

Sunil GavaskarAnil Kumble

Dilip Vengsarkar

( Ans - 2)


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4. The 50th National Premier Chess championship was recently won by -

G Akash

Krishnan Sasikiran

Vishwanathan Anand

Sayantan Das

( Ans - 1)

5. Which former Indian cricketer was recently appointed as chairman of the ICC Cricket committee -

Sunil Gavaskar

Mohinder Amarnath

Anil Kumble

Navjot Singh Sidhu

( Ans - 3)

6. East Bengal recently won the 34th federation cup football cup by Beating -

Mumbai FC

Pailan Arrows

Shillong Lajong

Dempo SC

( Ans - 4)

7. Indian Golfer that recently won the Venetian Macau Golf open -

Jeev Milkha Singh

Gaganjeet Bhullar

Arjun Atwal

Shiv Kapur

( Ans - 2)

8. The player that recently became the Fastest to reach 3000 runs Landmark in One-Day

Internationals -

Virat Kohli

Shane Watson

Hashim Amla

A B De villiers

( Ans - 3)


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9. Which player recently Became Only Indian to Score Three triple tons in first-Class Cricket ?

Yuvraj Singh

Robin Uthappa

Ravindra Jadeja

Ravichandran Ashwin

( Ans - 3)

10. Czech Republic recently won the Davis Cup 2012 by beating which country -

Germany

UK

Spain

USA

( Ans - 3)

11. Asia Kabaddi Championship that was recently organized in Pakistan was won by -India

Nepal

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

( Ans - 3)

1. Indian American entrepreneur That was recently selected among 18 US Prez Obama's 18

'Presidential Innovation Fellows' -

Karl Mehta

Tulsi Gobbard

Lakshmi Mittal

Gurbaksh Chahal

( Ans - 1)

2. Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority Recently appointed an Indian as its CEO and Board Membernamely -

Arun Kumar JainShashank Srivastava

Hardip Singh Puri

M S Ahluwalia

( Ans - 2)


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3. Who is the newly appointed Secretary General of NHRC (National Human Rights Commission)-M S Ahluwalia

Arun Kumar Jain

Arvind Mayaram

Prakash Bakshi

( Ans - 2)

4.Julia Gillardwas recently on a visit to India. She is the Prime Minister of which country ?

Austria

Germany

Australia

Spain

( Ans - 3)

5.Juan Carlos was recently on a visit to India. He is the King of -

Germany

Spain

Cambodia

Nepal

( Ans - 2)

6. Which Country has put Thailand behind to become the biggest rice exporter in the last Fiscal ?Sri Lanka

Pakistan

USA

India

( Ans - 4)

7. World Bank recently offered a loan of what ammount to support secondary education in India ? $ 100 million

$ 500 million

$ 200 million

$ 300 million

( Ans - 2)


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8. Which state's govt recently appointed Jackie Shroff as ambassdor to raise awareness against

female foeticide in that state ?

Assam

Manipur

Bihar

Rajasthan

( Ans - 3)

9. Lek Soniyachiis a financial incentive scheme for girls in BPL (Below Poverty Line) families. In whichstate this scheme is implmented ?

Madhya Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Maharashtra

Arunachal Pradesh

( Ans - 3)

10. Aadhaar Enabled e-services launched were recently launched in which State on secondanniversary of Aadhaar Card -

Karnataka

Uttar Pradesh

Rajasthan

West bengal

( Ans - 3)

11. Who is the Newly appointed Chief Secretary of West bengal ?

Ranjan Mathai

Sanjay Mitra

Ajit seth

Kamal Nath

( Ans - 2)

12. IFFCO (Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited) will soon set up a new plant in WhichCountry ?

Spain

Canada

Italy

USA

( Ans - 2)

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