Current affairs quiz for today :-
Questions
1. Name the JD(U) leader who has been selected for outstanding Parliamentarian Award 2012:2. Recently, a large number of countries around the world organized various functions to commemorate 100 years of which major international event:
3. World War I, also called The Great War, took place in and around Europe from July _________ to November _________
4. Which place of Nepal was in news as a massive land slide near Mankha on 2 August 2014 blocked the Sunkoshi River and caused massive damage to local settlements, claiming at least 156 lives:
5. Which country recently unveiled its next generation International Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Dongfeng – 41 (DF-41):
6. In which Indian State started the 20 day Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra also called the ‘Himalayan Kumb’:
7. BKS Iyengar, 96 year old Padma Vibhushan Awardee who passed away recently was a world famous Guru in which held:
8. A Hindu temple – Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, claimed to be the world’s first ‘eco-temple’ featuring solar panels and a rainwater harvesting system, has been opened in which place:
9. Among Northeaster States, __________ has been the first choice of foreign tourist in 2013
10. Name the human rights activist and former journalist of Imphal who has been protesting against AFSPA since November 2000:
11. What is the full form of AFSPA:
12. General Prayuth Chan-ocha has been proclaimed as Prime Minister of which country:
13. Which neighbouring country of India has decided to join the newly form BRICS Bank:
14. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament:
15. Name the CMD of Indian Bank who has been elected as Chairman of the Indian Banks Association for4 2014-15:
16. Youth Olympic Games 2014 were held at which place:
17. Name t he Jnanpith Awardee and renowned novelist and story writer, who passed away recently:
18. U R Ananthamurthy was renowned novelist and story writer of which language:
19. Sushma Swaraj, the External Affairs Minister recently visited which country to promote country’s Look East Policy:
20. Governor of which State recently quite his office to protest his transfer to Mizoram:
21. Which sprint superstar set a new best time record of 9.98 second for the rarely run 100 meter indoors race:
22. The sprint superstar Usain Bolt is from which country:
23. Which online shopping portal has signed a MoU with Union Textile Ministry to provide online marketing platform to handloom weavers all over India:
24. Noted film maker and actor Richard Attenborough who passed away recently, hailed from which country:
25. Name the super hit biopic, winner of 8 Oscars, directed by Richard Attenborough:
Answers:
1. Sharad Yadav2. World War I
3. 1914, 1918
4. Sindhupalchok
5. China
6. Uttarakhand
7. Yoga
8. London, UK
9. Sikkim
10. Irom Sharmila Chanu
11. Armed Forces Special Powers Act
12. Thailand
13. Bangladesh
14. K.V. Thomas
15. T.M. Bhasin
16. Naning, China
17. U.R. Ananthamurth
18. Kannada
19. Vietnam
20. Maharashtra
21. Usain Bolt
22. Jamaica
23. Flipkart
24. Britain
25. Gandhi
