Daily GK Quiz - 4th Feb 2015

Q. : 1 Who among the following is the new chairman of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)?

1) RK Tyagi 

2) T Suvarna Raju

3) Kiran Kumar Alur Seelin 

4) Avinash Chander

5) None of these 

Q. : 2 Robert Mugabe has been appointed the new chairman of the 54-nation African Union. He is the present President of

1) Nigeria 

2) Sudan

3) Mauritania 

4) Ethiopia

5) Zimbabwe 

Q. : 3 Announcing the sixth bi-monthly monetary policy review on 3 Feb, the RBI cut the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) by 50 basis points to ________with effect from Feb 7.

1) 22 per cent 

2) 21 per cent

3) 21.50 per cent 

4) 22.50 per cent

5) 23 per cent 

Q. : 4 The Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Krishna Chaudhary has taken over as the new Director General (DG) of the

1) Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) 

2) Railway Protection Force (RPF)

3) Central Industrial Reserve Force (CISF) 

4) Border Security Force (BSF)

5) None of these 

Q. : 5 The Agni-V missile was successfully test-fired on Jan 31 from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast. Which of the following is NOT correct about the missile?

1) It is a 50-tonne missile with a range of over 5000 km. 

2) It is an inter-continental ballistic missile, the country's first such missile.

3) It was tested for the first time in a canisterised version. 

4) It has already been inducted into the Strategic Forces Command.

5) None of these 

Q. : 6 The Maharashtra govt allowed agricultural bodies and companies to conduct field trails of genetically-modified (GM) brinjal, rice, chickpea (chana) and cotton on 29 Jan. Such trials are banned in

1) Madhya Pradesh 

2) Andhra Pradesh

3) Haryana 

4) Punjab

5) None of these 

Q. : 7 Who is the winner of the women’s single title of the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold Badminton Tournament 2015?

1) Carolina Marin 

2) PV Sindhu

3) Ratchanok Intanon 

4) Saina Nehwal

5) Li Xuerui 

Q. : 8 Demis Roussos, an internationally famous singer known for both his pop songs and his clothes, died on 25 Jan. He belonged to

1) France 

2) Italy

3) Greece 

4) Spain

5) None of these 

Q. : 9 Who among the following has been appointed as the special Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?

1) Vivek Srivastav 

2) Prakash Mishra

3) Dineshwar Sharma 

4) Durga Prasad

5) None of these 

Q. : 10 India has come forward to fund the 315 meters high Pancheshwar multi-purpose project of Nepal worth Rs 1500 cr. To be the second largest dam in the world it will come up on the river

1) Sun Koshi 

2) Ghaghara

3) Mahakali 

4) Burhi Gandak

5) None of these 

Answer :-

1. (2) T Suvarna Raju
2. (5) Zimbabwe
3. (3) 21.50 per cent
4. (1) Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
5. (4) It has already been inducted into the Strategic Forces Command.
6. (1) Madhya Pradesh
7. (4) Saina Nehwal
8. (3) Greece
9. (4) Durga Prasad
10. (3) Mahakali