Daily GK Quiz 23 - December - 2014

Q. : 1 On the eve of Diwali, PM Narendra Modi visited which of the following states devastated by the natural calamity?

1) Jammu and Kashmir 

2) Odisha

3) Andhra Pradesh 

4) Assam

5) None of these 

Q. : 2 India has initiated efforts to commemorate which of the following days each year as the 'International Day of Yoga' at the United Nations?

1) 20 Jun 

2) 21 Jun

3) 23 Jun 

4) 27 Jun

5) None of these 

Q. : 3 Who among the following is all set to be sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Haryana after the recent assembly elections?

1) Dinesh Sharma 

2) Manohar Lal Khattar

3) Kamal Gupta 

4) Kuldeep Bishnoi

5) None of these 

Q. : 4 India and 20 other countries have set up Asian Infra Investment Bank (AIIB). The new bank will be headquartered in

1) Manila 

2) Dhaka

3) Beijing 

4) New Delhi

5) None of these 

Q. : 5 China has announced to open new route for Kailash Manasorvar in Tibet by 2015. This new route will pass through which of the following states?

1) Sikkim 

2) West Bengal

3) Jammu and Kashmir 

4) Himachal Pradesh

5) None of these 

Q. : 6 Who among the following has been appointed the first Secretary General of newly formed Asian Infra Investment Bank (AIIB)?

1) Lou Jiwei 

2) Danny Yong

3) Gao Xiqing 

4) Jin Liqun

5) None of these 

Q. : 7 The govt has decided to observe ‘Rashtriya Ekta Diwas’ on Oct 31 on the birth anniversary of who among the following every year?

1) Bhagat Singh 

2) Lal Bahadur Shastri

3) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 

4) Subhas Chandra Bose

5) None of these 

Q. : 8 The United Nations Day is observed every year on

1) 20 Oct 

2) 21 Oct

3) 24 Oct 

4) 25 Oct

5) None of these 

Q. : 9 Which of the following countries has/have been elected to the 47-nation UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) along with India recently?

1) Indonesia 

2) Qatar

3) Bangladesh 

4) All the above

5) None of these 

Q. : 10 Who among the following headed the Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) that had recommended setting up FSAT to hear appeals related to financial sector?

1) Dhirendra Swarup 

2) Sujata Manohar

3) Vinod Kumar Duggal 

4) BN Srikrishna

5) None of these 

Answer :-

1. (1) Jammu and Kashmir
2. (2) 21 Jun
3. (2) Manohar Lal Khattar
4. (3) Beijing
5. (1) Sikkim
6. (4) Jin Liqun
7. (3) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
8. (3) 24 Oct
9. (4) All the above
10. (4) BN Srikrishna