Daily GK Quiz 21st March 2015

Q. : 1   Who among the following will head a new innovative council of Indian Railways, called ‘Kaya Kalp’?

1) Ratan Tata

2) Nandan Nilekani

3) NR Narayana Murthy

4) Mukesh Ambani

5) Cyrus Pallonji Mistry

Q. : 2   The Union Cabinet has approved the release of what amount in tranches to states and Union Territories to compensate them for revenue loss due to phasing out of Centre Sales Tax (CST)?

1) Rs 22,000 cr

2) Rs 33,000 cr

3) Rs 35,000 cr

4) Rs 45,000 cr

5) None of these

Q. : 3   Uma Nath Singh has been sworn-in as the Chief Justice of

1) Delhi High Court

2) Allahabad High Court

3) Guwahati High Court

4) Patna High Court

5) Meghalaya High Court

Q. : 4   In case of ‘small accounts’ opened with banks, total credits in one year should not exceed

1) Rs 25,000

2) Rs 50,000

3) Rs 75,000

4) Rs 1,00,000

5) Rs 2,00,000

Q. : 5   Which of the following countries started destroying its largest remaining stockpile of chemical weapons (mustard agent and other such agents) recently? It's being destroyed under a 1997 international treaty banning all chemical weapons.

1) US

2) UK

3) Germany

4) France

5) Japan

Q. : 6   Solar Impulse-2, the world’s first ‘no-fuel’ solar-powered aircraft, visited which of th following two cities of India recently?

1) Ahmedabad, Varanasi

2) Hyderabad, Varanasi

3) Ahmedabad, New Delhi

4) Chennai, Bangalore

5) Mumbai, Chennai

Q. : 7   Which of the following countries will give 1 billion euro loan to India over the next six years to strengthen renewable power transmission infrastructure?

1) Spain

2) Japan

3) US

4) Germany

5) France

Q. : 8   What is the current nuclear power capacity of India?

1) 4,400 MW

2) 5,780 MW

3) 7,560 MW

4) 10,080 MW

5) 12,520 MW

Q. : 9   A total of 22 people died in the attack against the Bardo museum in the capital city of which of the following countries on 18 Mar?

1) Spain

2) Turkey

3) Egypt

4) Tunisia

5) Cambodia

Q. : 10   Dilma Rousseff is the present President of which of the following countries? She pledged to hold talks after massive protests erupted across the country recently.

1) Thailand

2) Brazil

3) Indonesia

4) Malaysia

5) Singapore

Answer:-

1. (1) Ratan Tata
2. (2) Rs 33,000 cr
3. (5) Meghalaya High Court
4. (4) Rs 1,00,000
5. (1) US
6. (1) Ahmedabad, Varanasi
7. (4) Germany
8. (2) 5,780 MW
9. (4) Tunisia
10. (2) Brazil