Quiz 566: Latest Current Affairs for IBPS Clerical Examination

1. The controversial Sindol hydro-power project is located in which among the following states of India?
[A]Maharastra
[B]Himachal Pradesh
[C]Arunachal Pradesh
[D]Odisha


Explanation
2. In which among the following cities is coming up the MIHAN Project ?
[A]Bangalore
[B]Pune
[C]Nagpur
[D]Mumbai


3. Which among the following terms does not get a place in Constitution of India?
[A]Attorney General
[B]Comptroller and Auditor General
[C]Budget
[D]Cabinet


4. Which among the following state is host to the World Cup Kabaddi 2011?
[A]Haryana
[B]Punjab
[C]Gujarat
[D]Rajasthan


5. Which among the following state Governments recently banned the staging of La Tomatina festival (Tomato Festival), on lines of a festival that is held in the Valencian town of Bunol, in which participants throw tomatoes at each other?
[A]Gujarat
[B]Madhya Pradesh
[C]Maharastra
[D]Karnataka


6. Consider the following:
1. Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister,
2. Secretary Defence R&D
3. Director General Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
Which among the above offices are held by the same person (Dr VK Saraswat currently) ?
[A]1 & 2
[B]1 & 3
[C]2 & 3
[D]1, 2 & 3


7. India looks for cooperation with which among the following countries for Oil exploration in South China Sea (It has been controversial recently) ?
[A]China
[B]Cambodia
[C]Vietnam
[D]Laos


8. Who among the following is the current President of the Indian Premier League ?
[A]Chirayu Amin
[B]Rajeev Shukla
[C]Shashank Manohar
[D]Krishnamachari Srikkanth


9. Which among the following is / are the main objective(s) of National Green Corps ?
[A]Educate youngsters about environment and eco-systems
[B]Prosecute and Punish the violators of Environment laws
[C]Promote Green Products
[D]All of above


10. Who among the following heads the new committee set up by Ministry of Railways to review “long-term safety needs” of the national transporter?
[A]R S Sharma
[B]Anil Kakodkar
[C]K. S. Dasgupta
[D]Rajeev Chandrasekhar


11. Which among the following country will host the Sixth international conference on Ayurveda and holistic healing in January 2012?
[A]India
[B]Sri Lanka
[C]Maldives
[D]Thailand


12. In which state of India, the Chinar-2011, a Philatelic exhibition and Postal Festival was organized recently in 3 decades?
[A]Uttar Pradesh
[B]Jammu & Kashmir
[C]Rajasthan
[D]Gujarat


13. Who among the following was responsible for Petrol price hikes recently?
[A]Government of India
[B]Government of Indian States
[C]Oil marketing Companies
[D]All of them


14. The Ozone Day is observed every year on September 16 as on this day in 1987 the ___________was signed for launching efforts to arrest the depletion of the fragile ozone layer in the stratosphere that prevents the harmful ultra-violet rays of the sun from reaching the earth. Fill the correct word in blank.
[A]Montreal Protocol
[B]Geneva Protocol
[C]Kyoto Protocol
[D]Nagoya Protocol


15. Which among the following is NOT a web browser?
[A]SpaceTime
[B]NeoPlanet
[C]Sputnik
[D]MeeGo