Current Affair Quiz - 13th April 2015

Q. : 1 The govt has received a total upfront payment of over ___________from telecom players against the spectrum sold during the recent auction?

1) Rs 29,200 cr 

2) Rs 11,300 cr

3) Rs 28,800 cr 

4) Rs 32,300 cr

5) None of these 

Q. : 2 The book “A Shot at History: My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold” is the autobiography of who among the following Indian players?

1) Deepika Kumari 

2) Mary Kom

3) Laishram Sarita Devi 

4) Abhinav Bindra

5) Saina Nehwal 

Q. : 3 Which of the following US states on 9 Apr passed a bill that would allow nitrogen gas as an execution method?

1) Oklahoma 

2) Kentucky

3) Georgia 

4) California

5) Arizona 

Q. : 4 Which of the following banks is set to become the first Indian bank whose mobile banking application (app) will be available in Apple Watch to be launched soon in India?

1) HDFC Bank 

2) ICICI Bank

3) AXIS Bank 

4) SBI

5) Bank of India 

Q. : 5 Hannover Fair in Germany, where India is a partner country this year, is said to be one of the world’s largest __________fairs.

1) educational 

2) cultural

3) industrial 

4) defence

5) None of these 

Q. : 6 Which of the following countries has put off the third phase of its Nitaqat scheme meant to increase the percentage of local employees in the industries and businesses?

1) Iran 

2) Saudi Arabia

3) UAE 

4) Jordan

5) Kuwait 

Q. : 7 Who among the following has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)?

1) Rajalakshmi Devaraj 

2) Arun Kumar Jha

3) Amardeep Singh Cheema 

4) N Ramachandran

5) None of these 

Q. : 8 India has been designated to chair the ninth meeting of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Council. The meeting is scheduled to be held in Jun in

1) New Delhi 

2) Doha

3) Abu Dhabi 

4) London

5) None of these 

Q. : 9 South Korea’s capital city Seoul was declared the Global Earth Hour Capital 2015 in this year’s competition. Which of the following cities was named India’s Earth Hour Capital?

1) Coimbatore 

2) Pune

3) Rajkot 

4) Thane

5) New Delhi 

Q. : 10 The National Safe Motherhood Day is observed on which of the following dates?

1) 31 Mar

2) 2 Apr

3) 7 Apr 

4) 11 Apr

5) 12 Apr 

Answer:-

1. (4) Rs 32,300 cr
2. (4) Abhinav Bindra
3. (1) Oklahoma
4. (1) HDFC Bank
5. (3) industrial
6. (2) Saudi Arabia
7. (2) Arun Kumar Jha
8. (3) Abu Dhabi
9. (4) Thane
10. (4) 11 Apr