Daily Current Affairs 2012 Quiz : September 3, 2012
1. Recently which among the following governments has allocated Rs 1,500 crore for developing green cover in Eastern Ghats?
[A]Odisha
[B]Andhra Pradesh
[C]Tamil Nadu
[D] Union Government
Tamil Nadu
2. The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) summit 2012 was recently held in ___________?
[A]Kiribati
[B]Marshall Islands
[C]Solomon Islands
[D]Cook Islands
Cook Islands
3. Who among the following is an academician of Indian origin and has been selected for a prestigious science award in South Africa for his/her contribution to the advancement of science and building the knowledge base?
[A]Krishnaswamy Vijay Raghavan
[B]Sarojini Nadar
[C]K. V. Lakshmi
[D]Tejinder Singh Virdee
Sarojini Nadar
4. According to the India State of Forest Report 2011, which State has the best record in regenerating forest areas and extensive plantation
activities in and outside forests of Western Ghats?
[A]Tamil Nadu
[B]Karnataka
[C]Kerala
[D]Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
5. Recently which among the following State government has asked all its departments to pre-maturely retire corrupt and inefficient officers and employees in order to provide a clean and transparent administration?
[A]Gujarat
[B]Bihar
[C]Punjab
[D]Himachal Pradesh
Punjab
6. Which country has recently announced the creation of the world’s largest marine park?
[A]Solomon Islands
[B]Cook Islands
[C]Australia
[D]Indonesia
Cook Islands
7. In which among the following country the world’s first bionic eye is implanted to a visually-challenged woman?
[A]USA
[B]Australia
[C]Japan
[D]China
Australia
8. Who among the following Indian author has been named among the winners of the 2012 PEN Awards, considered the most comprehensive literary awards programme in the US, for his non-fiction work on India, which is described as a “gripping analysis” of the country and an “important book” of current times?
[A]Siddhartha Deb
[B]Deepak Chopra
[C]Siddhartha Mukherjee
[D]Amitav Ghosh
Siddhartha Deb
Deb’s book ‘The Beautiful and the Damned: A Portrait of the New India’ won the ‘PEN Open Book Award’.
9. Lakshmi Sahgal, who recently passed away was a well-known__________?
[A]Classical dancer
[B]Vocalist
[C]Political scientist
[D]Freedom fighter
Freedom fighter
10. Who among the following is the first woman wrestler to qualify for the Olympics and recently conferred with Arjuna award?
[A]Sonia Chanu
[B]Kavita Raut
[C]Geeta Phogat
[D]Deepika Kumari
Geeta Phogat
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