Daily GK Quiz 19th February 2015

Q. : 1 Which of the following days has been declared as the National Deworming Day by the Union Health Ministry?

1) 1 Feb 

2) 8 Feb

3) 10 Feb 

4) 16 Feb

5) 21 Feb 

Q. : 2 Who among the following has taken over as the new Chairman of Indraprastha Gas Ltd?

1) M Ravindran 

2) Sudhir Vasudeva

3) Dinesh K Sarraf 

4) B Ashok

5) None of these 

Q. : 3 The Central Govt has warned states to complete SECC before Mar 15. The term SECC stands for

1) Socio Economic and Cultural Census 

2) Socio Economic and Cadre Census

3) Socio Economic and Category Census 

4) Socio Economic and Caste Census

5) None of these 

Q. : 4 The US space agency NASA is planning to send a nuclear-powered submarine to explore one of the methane seas located on Titan. Titan is a moon of

1) Saturn 

2) Jupiter

3) Mars 

4) Venus

5) Mercury 

Q. : 5 The World Wetlands Day is observed on

1) 2 Feb 

2) 6 Feb

3) 13 Feb 

4) 8 Mar

5) 20 Mar 

Q. : 6 Who among the following was adjudged the Man of Sports at the 35th National Games?

1) Chain Singh Manhas 

2) Sajan Prakash

3) Gurpreet Singh 

4) Vijay Kumar

5) None of these 

Q. : 7 Who among the following was declared the best female athlete at the 35th National Games?

1) Dhumatkar Aditi 

2) Richa Mishra

3) Dipa Karmakar 

4) Akanksha Vora

5) Rajina Kiro 

Q. : 8 The mascot of the 35th National Games was ‘Ammu’, the Great Indian Hornbill. It is the state bird of

1) Kerala 

2) Karnataka

3) Goa 

4) Delhi

5) Maharashtra 

Q. : 9 The National Games in 2016 will be held in

1) Delhi 

2) Goa

3) West Bengal 

4) Manipur

5) Uttar Pradesh 

Q. : 10 Which of the following countries has topped the World Press Freedom Index 2015?

1) Finland 

2) Norway

3) Denmark 

4) US

5) Spain 

Answer :-

1. (3) 10 Feb
2. (1) M Ravindran
3. (4) Socio Economic and Caste Census
4. (1) Saturn
5. (1) 2 Feb
6. (2) Sajan Prakash
7. (4) Akanksha Vora
8. (1) Kerala
9. (2) Goa
10. (1) Finland