Daily GK Quiz - 7th Feb 2015

Q. : 1 US scientist James Watson sold his Nobel Prize medal for $4.8 mn on 6 Dec in an auction. He was awarded the world's most prestigious award in 1962 for

1) the discovery of the structure of DNA 

2) his contributions to evolutionary theory

3) discovery of penicillin 

4) being the first researcher to isolate and identify nucleic acid

5) None of these 

Q. : 2 The US President Barack Obama has nominated who among the following to be the next defense secretary?

1) Heidi Shyu 

2) Sean Stackley

3) Frank Kendall III 

4) Ashton Carter

5) None of these 

Q. : 3 According to the report by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released recently, India spent about ________on diseases caused by tobacco in 2011.

1) Rs 50,000 cr 

2) Rs 80,000 cr

3) Rs 1 lakh cr 

4) Rs 1.2 lakh cr

5) Rs 1.6 lakh cr 

Q. : 4 Typhoon Hagupit hit which of the following countries recently?

1) Sri Lanka 

2) Philippines

3) Maldives 

4) Myanmar

5) Mauritius 

Q. : 5 India’s GSAT-16 satellite was launched successfully on 7 Dec from French Guiana. It will replace which of the following satellites, decommissioned prematurely in Apr this year?

1) GSAT-7 

2) GSAT-14

3) INSAT-3D 

4) INSAT-3E

5) None of these 

Q. : 6 India and which of the following countries have agreed to take research and innovation relationship to a greater level with the announcement of Newton-Bhabha Fund?

1) UK 

2) US

3) Germany 

4) France

5) Sweden 

Q. : 7 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has come out with the final guidelines for the BBPS, which will help consumers pay multiple bills at a single point of transaction. Expand the term BBPS.

1) Bharat Bill Processing System 

2) Bharat Bill Placement System

3) Bharat Bill Provisioning System 

4) Bharat Bill Payment System

5) None of these 

Q. : 8 The RuPay debit cards, the first such card issued in India, has been issued by

1) NPCI 

2) IBA

3) GIPSA 

4) BaNCS

5) None of these 

Q. : 9 The central govt has extended the facility of Tourist Visa on Arrival or e-visa facility to 43 countries. Which of the following countries is/are NOT among them?

1) Pakistan 

2) Sri Lanka

3) Afghanistan 

4) Iran

5) All the above 

Q. : 10 A committee chaired by Amitabh Kant cleared 10 proposals for manufacturing defence equipments and explosives in India recently. He is _________in the Govt of India.

1) Secretary, DIPP 

2) Director General, DRDO

3) Defence Secretary 

4) Cabinet secretary

5) None of these 

Answer :-

1. (1) the discovery of the structure of DNA
2. (4) Ashton Carter
3. (3) Rs 1 lakh cr
4. (2) Philippines
5. (4) INSAT-3E
6. (1) UK
7. (4) Bharat Bill Payment System
8. (1) NPCI
9. (5) All the above
10. (1) Secretary, DIPP