Daily GK Quiz - 17th January 2015

Q. : 1 Which of the following space programmes of India has won the 2015 Space Pioneer Award in the science and engineering category from the US based National Space Society (NSS)?

1) Mars Orbiter Mission 

2) IRNSS

3) GSLV MK III

4) PSLV C 23

5) GSAT 16 

Q. : 2 Who among the following has won the women’s singles title of the Brisbane International tennis tournament?

1) Serena Williams 

2) Caroline Wozniacki

3) Maria Sharapova 

4) Venus Williams

5) Ana Ivanovic 

Q. : 3 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 16 Jan approved the fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane at _______ per quintal for the 2015-16 season (Oct-Sep).

1) Rs 210 

2) Rs 230

3) Rs 250 

4) Rs 280

5) None of these 

Q. : 4 Which of the following is NOT a member country of the BRICS grouping?

1) Bangladesh 

2) Russia

3) China 

4) South Africa

5) None of these 

Q. : 5 The cash reserve ratio (CRR) has been kept at 4 per cent of NDTL at present. Here, what does the term NDTL stands for?

1) New Demand and Time Liabilities 

2) Net Demand and Time Liabilities

3) Net Differed and Time Liabilities 

4) New Demand and Transaction Liabilities

5) None of these 

Q. : 6 What is the currency of Switzerland?

1) Swiss franc 

2) Swiss ringgit

3) Swiss krone 

4) Swiss krona

5) None of these 

Q. : 7 Who among the following is the new Chief Election Commissioner of India?

1) VS Sampath 

2) Hari Shankar Brahma

3) Shashi Kant Sharma 

4) SY Quraishi

5) Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi 

Q. : 8 The Microsoft Corporation has announced to suspend support for which of the following operating systems recently? The company will continue to patch security vulnerabilities until 2020.

1) Windows Vista 

2) Windows 7

3) Windows 8 

4) Windows XP

5) None of these 

Q. : 9 Name the Indian swimmer who on 14 Jan set a world record by swimming 1.4 miles in 52 minutes in one degree temperature in the Antarctic Ocean. The 24-year old is now the first Asian girl and youngest in the world to have achieved this feat.

1) Pooja Raghava Alva 

2) Malavika Vishwanath

3) Aditi Dhumatkar 

4) Bhakti Sharma

5) None of these 

Q. : 10 Leela Samson resigned as chairperson of which of the following institutions recently?

1) Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) 

2) Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)

3) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) 

4) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA)

5) None of these 

Answer :-

1. (1) Mars Orbiter Mission
2. (3) Maria Sharapova
3. (2) Rs 230
4. (1) Bangladesh
5. (2) Net Demand and Time Liabilities
6. (1) Swiss franc
7. (2) Hari Shankar Brahma
8. (2) Windows 7
9. (4) Bhakti Sharma
10. (2) Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)