General Awareness Quiz

Ques. : 1 Antonio Costa, who has his paternal roots to Goa, became the Prime Minister of which of the following countries recently?

1) Greece 

2) Turkey

3) Portugal 

4) Cambodia

5) Sweden

Ques. : 2 The Indian Navy commissioned the indigenous warship Kadmatt recently which is a(n)

1) Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette 

2) Guided Missile Destroyer

3) Torpedo launch and recovery vessel 

4) Fast Attack Warship

5) Other than those given as options

Ques. : 3 Which of the following is a term deposit account that can be maintained by NRIs and PIOs in foreign currency in India?

1) NRE 

2) NRO

3) FCNR 

4) All the above

5) Other than those given as options

Ques. : 4 Aishath Bisam was appointed as the first woman Prosecutor General in which of the following countries recently?

1) Bangladesh 

2) Pakistan

3) Afghanistan 

4) Maldives

5) Iran

Ques. : 5 The remote sensing satellite Yaogan-29 was launched onboard a Long March-4C rocket by which of the following countries recently?

1) South Korea 

2) Japan

3) Philippines 

4) China

5) Singapore

Ques. : 6 The first ever day-night Test was held at the Adelaide Oval in Australia recently between which of the following teams?

1) Australia and New Zealand 

2) Australia and West Indies

3) Australia and South Africa 

4) England and South Africa

5) England and New Zealand

Ques. : 7 The South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise (SAADMEx) 2015 was held recently in

1) Bangladesh 

2) Sri Lanka

3) Nepal 

4) Afghanistan

5) India

Ques. : 8 The World Robot Olympiad, 2015 was held in Doha, Qatar recently. The 2016 session of the Olympiad will be held in

1) New Delhi 

2) Beijing

3) Tokyo 

4) Seoul

5) Manila 

Ques. : 9 The Barak-8 missile was successfully test fired by which of the following countries recently? The country has jointly developed the missile with India.

1) Russia 

2) France

3) Israel 

4) US

5) Sweden

Ques. : 10 Which of the following foreign banks operating in India announced recently to shut its private banking business in the country?

1) Citi Bank 

2) HSBC

3) ABN Amro Bank 

4) Deutsche Bank

5) Calyon Bank

Answers:

1. 3) 

2. 1) 

3. 3) 

4. 4) 

5. 4) 

6. 1) 

7. 5) 

8. 1) 

9. 3) 

10. 2)