Daily GK Quiz - 15 December 2014

Q. : 1 Which of the following countries has won the Champions Trophy Hockey Title at Bhubaneswar on 14 Dec?

1) Argentina 

2) Pakistan

3) India 

4) Australia

5) Germany 

Q. : 2 Which of the following countries has tested Wu-14, a hypersonic strike vehicle which can be used to deliver weapons even breaching some missile shield systems?

1) China 

2) Russia

3) US 

4) Israel

5) Iran 

Q. : 3 The govt has proposed removing the minimum paid-up share capital requirement for new businesses in India. At present, paid-up capital requirement for a public company is not less than

1) Rs 1 lakh 

2) Rs 5 lakh

3) Rs 10 lakh 

4) Rs 20 lakh

5) Rs 25 lakh 

Q. : 4 The govt is promoting use of LED bulbs emphasising the need for conserving energy. What does LED stands for?

1) Light Enabled Diode 

2) Light Emitting Display

3) Light Engine Display 

4) Light Emitting Diode

5) None of these 

Q. : 5 The Article 377 of the Indian constitution is associated with

1) the special status of Jammu and Kashmir 

2) Armed Forces Special Powers Act

3) homosexuality 

4) child rights

5) None of these 

Q. : 6 The Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has won comfortable re-election in a snap poll. He is associated with which of the following parties?

1) Your Party (YP) 

2) Komeito

3) Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 

4) Japanese Communist party

5) Japan Restoration party 

Q. : 7 The net investment in the Indian equity market by the Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) is set to exceed _______in 2014.

1) Rs 1 lakh cr 

2) Rs 2 lakh cr

3) Rs 4 lakh cr 

4) Rs 5 lakh cr

5) None of these 

Q. : 8 As per the Union Power Ministry, India produces about _______units of electricity.

1) 50k cr 

2) 80k cr

3) one lakh cr 

4) two lakh cr

5) None of these 

Q. : 9 The SIT Chief has demanded to make tax evasion serious crime to force foreign countries to reveal names of Indians stashing illicit wealth abroad. Who is the chairman of the SIT on black money?

1) P Sathasivam 

2) Markandey Katju

3) Altamas Kabir 

4) Arijit Pasayat

5) MB Shah 

Q. : 10 Who among the following is the deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament?

1) Hamid Ansari 

2) Najma Heptulla

3) PJ Kurien 

4) K Rahman Khan

5) None of these 

Answer :-

1. (5) Germany
2. (1) China
3. (2) Rs 5 lakh
4. (4) Light Emitting Diode
5. (3) homosexuality
6. (3) Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
7. (1) Rs 1 lakh cr
8. (3) one lakh cr
9. (5) MB Shah
10. (3) PJ Kurien