Daily GK Quiz 8th April 2015

Q. : 1   Which of the following were the first submarines inducted into the Indian Navy?

1) Kalvari-class

2) Khanderi-class

3) Karanj-class

4) Kursura-class

5) None of these

Q. : 2   The minimum interest rate at which a bank can lend is called

1) repo rate

2) reverse repo rate

3) bank rate

4) base rate

5) None of these

Q. : 3   The Union Cabinet has approved the Real Estate Development and Regulation Bill. Which of the following is correct regarding the Bill?

1) It will make way for setting up of a regulator for the sector.

2) Its applicability has been extended to commercial Real Estate also.

3) It does not allow promoters to change plans and structural designs without the consent of 2/3rd of consumers of a project.

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 3)

Q. : 4   The CCEA has approved the four-laning of the Sultanpur-Varanasi section of National Highway-56 in Uttar Pradesh. The NH-56 connects

1) Lucknow and Varanasi

2) Lucknow and Gorakhpur

3) Lucknow and Agra

4) Lucknow and Kanpur

5) None of these

Q. : 5   Ashgabat is the capital city of which of the following countries?

1) Uzbekistan

2) Kazakhstan

3) Turkmenistan

4) Ukraine

5) None of these

Q. : 6   IAS officer Saurabh Vijay was on 7 Apr appointed as Adviser to Executive Director (ED) of World Bank in Washington. Presently, how many EDs are there in the World Bank?

1) 25

2) 18

3) 15

4) 12

5) 10

Q. : 7   The eighth edition of the Indian Premier League started on 8 Apr. Which of the following teams is NOT participating in this edition of IPL?

1) Royal Challengers Bangalore

2) Chennai Super Kings

3) Sunrisers Hyderabad

4) Pune Warriors India

5) Rajasthan Royals

Q. : 8   The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced its first bi-monthly monetary policy review this financial year on 7 Apr. What is the repo rate and the cash reserve ratio (CRR) after the current policy review?

1) 7.5% and 4%

2) 7.25% and 4%

3) 7.5% and 3.75%

4) 7.25% and 3.75%

5) None of these

Q. : 9   The winner of the men’s singles title of the Miami Masters 2015 is

1) Andy Murray

2) Novak Djokovic

3) David Ferrer

4) Rafael Nadal

5) None of these

Q. : 10   The winner of the women’s singles title of the Miami Masters 2015 is

1) Serena Williams

2) Carla Suarez Navarro

3) Maria Sharapova

4) Caroline Wozniacki

5) None of these

Answer:-

1. (1) Kalvari-class
2. (4) base rate
3. (4) All the above
4. (1) Lucknow and Varanasi
5. (3) Turkmenistan
6. (1) 25
7. (4) Pune Warriors India
8. (1) 7.5% and 4%
9. (2) Novak Djokovic
10. (1) Serena Williams