Saturday 13 May 2017

QUIZ-13


Q1. China and Iran have recently signed the first agreement on the reconfiguration of Iran's heavy water reactor. The rector is named as ___________.
(a) Barak Reactor
(b) Tehran Reactor
(c) Iran React-I
(d) Arak Reactor
(e) Iranian React-I

Q2. World Malaria Day is observed globally on ___________.
(a) 23 April
(b) 25 April
(c) 27 March
(d) 22 March
(e) 26 April

Q3. Name the Indian shot putter who has clinched gold in the first leg of the Asian Grand Prix Athletics Meet 2017.
(a) SagarLodha
(b) Joginder Singh
(c) ManpreetKaur
(d) SryashodYadav
(e) HarmanpreetLamba

Q4. Name the environmental activist who has been selected for Goldman Environmental Prize 2017 (also called as Green Nobel) from Asia region for championing the cause of State’s DongriaKondhtribals and safeguarding their land and culture.
(a) KailashSatyarthi
(b) Anil Agarwal
(c) Salim Ali
(d) Both (a) and (b)
(e) PrafullaSamantara

Q5. In the recent figures released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India stood on which rank in the military expenditure?
(a) 4th
(b) 5th
(c) 3rd
(d) 6th
(e) 7th

Q6. Name the Renowned Director and actor who has won the DadasahebPhalke award for the year 2016 for his outstanding contribution to the film industry.
(a) KasinathuniViswanath
(b) PrakashJha
(c) AnuragKashyap
(d) RakeshRoshan
(e) RajkumarSantoshi

Q7. Real estate developers’ body CREDAI (Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India) has signed a memorandum of understanding with which of the following lender to jointly conduct various initiatives towards development of the realty sector?
(a) Bank of India
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Dena Bank
(d) IDBI Bank
(e) Punjab and National Bank

Q8. India has replaced which of the following country as world's number two importer of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)?
(a) China
(b) Austria
(c) Japan
(d) Bangladesh
(e) Russia

Q9. An Indian shot putter has recently clinched gold in the first leg of the Asian Grand Prix Athletics Meet. The event was held in ___________.
(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) Indonesia
(d) Sri Lanka
(e) UAE

Q10. What is the global theme for World Malaria Day 2016 was ____________.
(a) Come together against Malaria
(b) Malaria- Can not be tolerated
(c) Against Malaria Together
(d) End Malaria for Good
(e) None of the above themes is true


Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. China and Iran have signed the first agreement on the reconfiguration of Iran's Arak reactor. The deal was concluded between the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and a Chinese company at the official ceremony in the Austrian capital Vienna.

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. World Malaria Day is observed globally on 25th of April every year. It is organized by World Health Organization (WHO).

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Indian shot putter ManpreetKaur has clinched a gold in the first leg of the Asian Grand Prix Athletics Meet in Jinhua, China.

S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Top environmental activist PrafullaSamantara of Odisha has been selected for Goldman Environmental Prize 2017 (also called as Green Nobel) from Asia region for championing the cause of State’s DongriaKondhtribals and safeguarding their land and culture.

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. India's military expenditure grew around 8.5 percent in 2016, making it the world's fifth largest spender at $55.9 billion, figures released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. Renowned Director and actor KasinathuniViswanath has won the DadasahebPhalke award for the year 2016 for his outstanding contribution to the film industry. He will be the 48th recipient of the award, the highest recognition in Indian cinema, which consists of a golden lotus, a cash prize of Rs10 lakh and a shawl.

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. State Bank of India and real estate developers’ body CREDAI (Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly conduct various initiatives towards development of the realty sector. The MoU will be in force for a period of 3 years.

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. India has replaced Japan as world's number two importer of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).  The result is an outcome of the rigorous effort of Nation's call for a 'safer kitchen'. 

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indian shot putter ManpreetKaur has clinched gold in the first leg of the Asian Grand Prix Athletics Meet in Jinhua, China.

S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. World Malaria Day is observed globally on 25th of April every year. It is organized by World Health Organization (WHO). The theme for World Malaria Day 2016 was 'End Malaria for Good'.

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