Quiz 33: Basic General Knowledge →Current Awareness

1. Which among the following was the first stock exchange in India to list Currency Futures?
[A]Bombay Stock Exchange
[B]Delhi Stock Exchange
[C]National Stock Exchange
[D]Kolkata Stock Exchange


2. What does the letter "R" refer to in PRAN (Permanent __________Account Number )?
[A]Registration
[B]Retirement
[C]Residence
[D]Remittances


3. On which among the following dates, World Forestry Dates is observed?
[A]March 21
[B]March 22
[C]March 23
[D]March 24


4. In which year, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was conferred Bharat Ratna?
[A]1988
[B]1991
[C]1992
[D]1996


5. Who among the following has written "Bharat Durdasha"?
[A]Maithili Sharan Gupt
[B]Munshi Prem Chand
[C]Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
[D]Bharatendu Harishchandra


6. Which king of Ancient India has been given the title" Indian Nepoleon" by VA Smith?
[A]Samudragupta
[B]Kumaragupta
[C]Chandragupta Vikramaditya
[D]Skandagupta


7. Which among the following is the National Sports of USA?
[A]Bowling
[B]Baseball
[C]Table Tennis
[D]Rugby


8. What is the National Floor Level Minimum Wage in India at present?
[A]Rs. 100
[B]Rs. 110
[C]Rs. 115
[D]Rs. 120


Explanation
9. Indian singers and dancers are traditional participants at "Sharq Taronalari" film festival which is held biennially in _________?
[A]Bukhara
[B]Samarkand
[C]Astana
[D]Bishkek


10. Who among the following was conferred the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding for 2009?
[A]Nabin Ramgulam
[B]Angela Merkel
[C]Lula da Silva
[D]Wangari Maathai


11. Ollanta Humala is the President Elect of which among the following Latin American Countries?
[A]Peru
[B]Bolivia
[C]Ecuador
[D]Columbia


12. NATRIP is a Flagship programme of which among the following departments?
[A]Department of Heavy Industry
[B]Department of Agriculture
[C]Department of Higher Education
[D]Department of Finance


13. Jagdish Khebudkar was a renowned poet and lyricist of which among the following languages?
[A]Marathi
[B]Konkani
[C]Kannada
[D]Gujarati


14. Which among the following is the first state in India to make voting compulsory?
[A]Gujarat
[B]Maharastra
[C]Andhra Pradesh
[D]Tamil Nadu


15. The Indian rupee sign has been placed at which among the following in the Unicode character set?
[A] U+20B9
[B]U+10B9
[C]U+00B9
[D]U+30B9