Daily GK Quiz 17th February 2015

Q. : 1 India signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with which of the following countries on 16 Feb?

1) Bangladesh 

2) Myanmar

3) Vietnam 

4) Sri Lanka

5) Singapore 

Q. : 2 What is the theme of the 23rd New Delhi World Book Fair which started on 14 Feb?

1) Suryodaya: Emerging Voices from Andaman and Nicobar 

2) Suryodaya: Emerging Voices from Northeast India

3) Suryodaya: Emerging Voices from SAARC Region 

4) Suryodaya: Emerging Voices from Afro-Asian Region

5) None of these 

Q. : 3 India formally handed over the historic ‘Dakota’ aircraft to which of the following countries recently?

1) Sri Lanka 

2) Bangladesh

3) Fiji 

4) Mauritius

5) Seychelles 

Q. : 4 Kesava Reddy died on 13 Feb. He was a well-known

1) novelist 

2) film director

3) flutist 

4) classical singer

5) None of these 

Q. : 5 The govt has set up a three-member SIT to probe 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases. The SIT will be headed by

1) Kumar Gyanesh 

2) Rakesh Kapoor

3) Pramod Asthana 

4) Anil Goswami

5) None of these 

Q. : 6 Which of the following Indian drugmakers has been awarded Rs 1170-cr contract by Global Fund to supply HIV drugs?

1) Paras Pharmaceuticals 

2) Ranbaxy Laboratories

3) Dr Reddy's Laboratories 

4) Cipla

5) None of these 

Q. : 7 The winner of the prestigious Mahindra Samridhi India Agri Award 2015 is

1) IFFCO 

2) Mahyco Monsanto Biotech

3) The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) 

4) Allahabad Agricultural Institute

5) Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU) 

Q. : 8 Who among the following has been appointed as the new MD and CEO of the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX)?

1) Chitra Ramkrishna 

2) Natarajan Chandrasekaran

3) V Balasubramaniam 

4) S Ramadorai

5) None of these 

Q. : 9 Indian Navy on 9 Feb conducted a mega drill named Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster relief (HADR) to test its readiness for handling tsunamis. The venue of the drill was

1) Odisha 

2) Andhra Pradesh

3) Lakshadweep 

4) Andaman and Nicobar

5) Goa 

Q. : 10 The Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) project was launched in which of the following states recently?

1) Uttarakhand 

2) Punjab

3) Haryana 

4) Himachal Pradesh

5) Maharashtra 

Answer :-

1. (4) Sri Lanka
2. (2) Suryodaya: Emerging Voices from Northeast India
3. (2) Bangladesh
4. (1) novelist
5. (3) Pramod Asthana
6. (4) Cipla
7. (5) Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU)
8. (3) V Balasubramaniam
9. (3) Lakshadweep
10. (4) Himachal Pradesh