Daily GK Quiz 16th February 2015

Q. : 1 India defeated Pakistan by 76 runs in its first match in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup at Adelaide Oval. Name the Indian batsman who scored 107 runs and was declared the man of the match.

1) Suresh Raina 

2) Shikhar Dhawan

3) MS Dhoni 

4) Virat Kohli

5) R Ashwin 

Q. : 2 Who among the following has been felicitated with the prestigious Pt Bhimsen Joshi Lifetime Achievement Award-2014?

1) Prabha Atre 

2) Pandit Jasraj

3) Malini Rajurkar 

4) Ashwini Bhide Deshpande

5) Kishori Amonkar 

Q. : 3 Lee Hsien Loong is the present Prime Minister of which of the following countries? He was diagnosed with prostate cancer recently.

1) Thailand 

2) Singapore

3) Taiwan 

4) Vietnam

5) Philippines 

Q. : 4 China’s ‘largest overseas embassy’ was inaugurated on 13 Feb in which of the following countries?

1) US 

2) Pakistan

3) Afghanistan 

4) Nepal

5) Myanmar 

Q. : 5 Stanislas Wawrinka beat defending champion Tomas Berdych to win the World Tennis Tournament on 15 Feb. Wawrinka belongs to

1) US 

2) Switzerland

3) Sweden 

4) South Korea

5) Spain 

Q. : 6 The Union minister of state for agriculture Mohan Kundariya has said that the govt will announce MSP for Kharif crops in May. The term MSP stands for

1) Minimum Selling Price 

2) Minimum Support Price

3) Maximum Selling Price 

4) Maximum Supplementary Price

5) None of these 

Q. : 7 The 23rd New Delhi World Book Fair started on 14 Feb. Which of the following is the guest of honour country at the fair this year?

1) Singapore 

2) South Korea

3) China 

4) Sri Lanka

5) Malaysia 

Q. : 8 What is India’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index 2015? The World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) is produced by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

1) 136 

2) 140

3) 152 

4) 173

5) 176 

Q. : 9 India’s largest solar park of 10,000 MW is set to be built by Adani Group in which of the following states?

1) Gujarat 

2) Rajasthan

3) Madhya Pradesh 

4) Andhra Pradesh

5) Maharashtra 

Q. : 10 As per the data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), India's monthly per capita income is likely to be at ________ this financial year.

1) Rs 7,378 

2) Rs 6,699

3) Rs 5,829 

4) Rs 6,182

5) None of these 

Answer :-

1. (4) Virat Kohli
2. (1) Prabha Atre
3. (2) Singapore
4. (2) Pakistan
5. (2) Switzerland
6. (2) Minimum Support Price
7. (1) Singapore
8. (1) 136
9. (2) Rajasthan
10. (1) Rs 7,378