Friday 4 July 2014

Current Affairs Quiz for preparing Competitive Examinations

Current Affairs 2014


Current Affairs Quiz for preparing Competitive Examinations..

1. Recently, Supreme Court has set up a four member committee under the chairmanship of N R Madhava Menon for framing guidelines to prevent____?
[A] Ponzi schemes
[B] Misuse of funds on government advertisement
[C] Illegal mining activities
[D] Misappropriation of powers by politicians

Ans - Misuse of funds on government advertisement

2. The “SAVE” is an international organisation created to conserve which of the following endangered bird species?
[A] Great Indian Bustards
[B] Asia’s Vultures
[C] Bengal Florican
[D] Lesser Florican

Ans- Asia’s Vultures

3. The “Mont Blanc Tunnel” links which of the following two countries?
[A] France and Germany
[B] France and Italy
[C] Germany and Switzerland
[D] Switzerland and Germany

Ans - France and Italy

4. Which among the following is the NASA’s moon probe, which recently crashed into the lunar surface thus ending its operation?
[A] LADEE
[B] LCDEE
[C] LDCEE
[D] LEDCC

Ans- LADEE

5. The “Dhamra port” one of the major newly developed port located in which state?
[A] Odisha
[B] Gujarat
[C] Karnataka
[D] Andhra Pradesh

Ans - Odisha

6. The country with highest per-capita milk availability in the world is ___?
[A] Denmark
[B] Iceland
[C] New Zealand
[D] Holland

Ans - New Zealand

7. Which among the following planets in our solar system is called the Upside Down planet?
[A] Jupiter
[B] Venus
[C] Saturn
[D] Mars

Ans - Venus

8. Which among the following International Organisation is not based in Geneva?
[A] International Labour Organisation
[B] International Telecommunication Union
[C] World Trade Organisation
[D] World Bank

Ans - World Bank

9. Currently, which among the following political parties is not recognised as National Political Party?
[A] Communist Party of India
[B] Nationalist Congress Party
[C] Bahujan Samaj Party
[D] Rastriya Janta Dal

Ans - Rastriya Janta Dal

10. Who among the following has won the Chinese F1 Grand Prix -2014?
[A] Daniel Ricciardo
[B] Lewis Hamilton
[C] Sebastian Vettel
[D] Nico Hulkenberg

Ans - Lewis Hamilton