Current Affairs April 2013 & GK Questions- Part 8
Useful for PA/SA Exam & all competitive Examinations, GK
Quiz etc…..
1.
Where is the headquarters of the National Institute of Oceanography located?
(A) Dona Paula (Goa)
(B)
Kochi (Kerala)
(C)
Mumbai (Maharashtra)
(D)
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
2.
'Wings of Fire' and 'Ignited Minds' books are authored by which Indian
scientist ?
(A)
H.G.Khurana
(B)
M.S.Swaminathan
(C) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
(D)
S.Chandrasekhar
3.
Who amongst the following is the author of the book "To a Hunger Free
World"?
(a)
A.P.J Abdul Kalam
(b)
Ashok Lahiri
(c)
Amartya Sen
(d) M.S Swaminathan
4.
What is the capital of Belgium?
(a)
Minsk
(b) Brussels
(c)
Copenhagen
(d)
Budapest
5.
The Olympic games are normally held at an interval of how many years?
[A]2
years
[B]3
years
[C]4 years
[D]5
years
6.
Who built "The Red Fort" in New Delhi?
[A]Akbar
[B]Shah Jahan
[C]Jahangir
[D]Sher
shah
7.
Bandipur Sanctuary is located in which state?
[A]Tamil
Nadu
[B]Uttar
Pradesh
[C]Karnataka
[D]Madhya
Pradesh
8.
Where is The National Chemical Laboratory situated?
[A]New
Delhi
[B]Bangalore
[C]Pune
[D]Chennai
9.
'Daughter of the East' book is the autobiography of which Asian woman leader?
[A]Benazir Bhutto
[B]Aung
San Suu Kyi
[C]Maghawati
Sukarnoputri
[D]Indira
Gandhi
10.
Which country was first to give the "right to vote" to women in
elections?
[A]Norway
[B]Finland
[C]New Zealand
[D]Australia
11.
Baku is the capital city of which country?
(A) Azerbaijan
(B)
Kazakhstan
(C)
Kyrgyzstan
(D)
Uzbekistan
12.
Where was the first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) established in 1961?
(A) Kolkata
(B)
Bengaluru
(C)
Ahmedabad
(D)
Lucknow
13.
The first satellite to orbit the earth was launched on 4 October,1957. Can you
name it?
[A]
Voyager 1
[B]
Explorer 1
[C]
Apollo 1
[D] Sputnik 1
14.
Where is the head office of the World Trade Organisation(WTO) located?
[A]
Tokyo
[B]
Munich
[C] Geneva
[D]
Washington
15.
Which of the following will be the venue of the India-ASEAN Summit to be held
in 2013?
[A]
Beijing
[B]
New Delhi
[C]
Jakarta
[D] Brunei
16.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has left on 10th April 2013 for his 3 days visit
an European country to seek greater business ties. Which country PM is
visiting?
[A] Germany
[B]
France
[C]
Spain
[D]
UK
17.
What is the term of a member of Rajya Sabha ?
(A)
3 years
(B)
4 years
(C)
5 years
(D) 6 years
18.
Which pigment gives plants and leaves their green colour ?
(A)
Betalain
(B) Chlorophyll
(C)
Carotenoid
(D)
Anthocyanin
19.
What is the interest rate at which banks borrow money from Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) called?
(A) Repo Rate
(B)
Reverse Repo Rate
(C)
Call Money Rate
(D)
Prime Lending Rate (PLR)
20.
'Sick man of Europe' is the nickname of which European country?
(A)
Italy
(B)
Greece
(C)
Ireland
(D)
Turkey
21.
What is the normal heart rate of adults at rest?
(A)
68 beats per minute
(B) 72 beats per minute
(C)
76 beats per minute
(D)
80 beats per minute
22.
On 15 January 1949, General K.M.Cariappa became the first Commander-in-Chief of
India. In memory of this event which national day is celebrated on 15th January
?
(A) Army Day
(B)
Navy Day
(C)
Indian Air Force Day
(D)
Armed Forces Flag Day
23.
Margaret Thatcher, a British politician and the longest-serving Prime Minister
of
the United Kingdom of the 20th century, and the only woman to have held
the post died on Monday 8th April 2013. In which year she became the Prime
Minister for the first time?
[A]
1975
[B] 1979
[C]
1981
[D]
1990
24.
As announced on Monday, 8th April 2013, which state in India will host the World
Chess Championship from November 6 to 26 in 2013?
[A]
Andhra Pradesh
[B]
Maharashtra
[C] Tamilnadu
[D]
Madhya Pradesh
25.
On the recommendations of N.R.Sarkar committee, where was the first Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT) established in 1950?
(A)
Mumbai
(B)
Kanpur
(C) Kharagpur
(D)
Chennai
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