GK & Current Affairs: July 18, 2013

1. Recently, Union Cabinet gave its approval for renaming “Bengaluru International Airport” as___? 

[A] Dr Rajkumar Kumar International Airport
[B] Kempegowda International Airport
[C] Karunadu International Airport
[D] Sir M Vishveshwarya International Airport

2. As per the latest available data of 2011, the per capita availability of Milk (gms/day) in India is?
[A] 281
[B] 270
[C] 275
[D] 265

 

3. Polishing process of Rice has adverse effect on which of the following Vitamins?
[A] Vitamin A
[B] Vitamin B1
[C] Vitamin C
[D] Vitamin E

4. In which of the following places Blue Nile and White Nile form a confluence?
[A] Burundi
[B] Cairo
[C] Khartoum
[D] Alexandria


5. Recently, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launcheda nation wide campaign called “Tears you apart” to raise public awareness on which one of the followings?
[A] Tobacco consumption
[B] AIDS/HIV
[C] Rural Sanitation
[D] Child mortality


6. In which of the following state is the Kuki National Army is active as an insurgent group?
[A] Manipur
[B] Tripura
[C] Assam
[D] Nagaland


7. Recently, the Norwegian Centre for Agriculture & Environment has selected which of the following place for project related to direct sowing of paddy to tide over water scarcity problem?
[A] Guntur
[B] Dharwad
[C] Nellore
[D] Chidambaram


8. Recently, Kharchi Festival kick-started in which among the following states?
[A] Tripura
[B] Odisha
[C] Punjab
[D] Himachal Pradesh


9. Which among the following dates has been fixed as Nelson Mandela International Day?
[A] July 16
[B] July 17
[C] July 18
[D] July 19


10. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is a private sector funding arm associated with which of the following?
[A] WTO
[B] World Bank
[C] United Nation
[D] ADB


11. In which among the following states of India, Seabuckthorn grows? 1. Jammu & Kashmir 2. Himachal Pradesh 3. Arunachal Pradesh Choose the correct option:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 1 & 2
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3


12. Which among the following is not among the deadly Fives of the pentavalent Vaccine?
[A] Diphtheria
[B] Pertusis
[C] Hepatitis B
[D] Small Pox


13. In a recent decision taken by the government, the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit in insurance has been hiked from 26% to ___:
[A]49%
[B]74%
[C]65%
[D]100%


14. Which among the following state of India ranked first in terms of the number of Dengue cases as per latest available data of 2011?
[A]Punjab
[B]Odisha
[C]Tamil Nadu
[D]Gujarat


15. In which among the following states of India, National Saffron Mission (NSM) is being implemented?
[A]Uttarakhand
[B]Sikkim
[C]Jammu & Kashmir
[D]Punjab

ANSWERS 

1. (B), 2. (A), 3. (B), 4. (C), 5. (A), 6. (A), 7. (A), 8. (A), 9. (C), 10. (B), 11. (D), 12. (D), 13. (A), 14. (A), 15. (C),

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