General Knowledge (GK) and Current Affairs 2013- 16thMarch
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1. Which among the following ministries have recently launched the Rajiv Rinn Yojana (RRY)?
a. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
b. Ministry of Rural Development
c. Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA)
d. Ministry of Panchayat Raj
Answer: Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA)
2. Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for the year 2012 was conferred on ------?
a. Zakir Hussain
b. Pandit Ravi Shankar
c. Hariprasad Chaurasia
d. Amjad Ali Khan
Answer: Pandit Ravi Shankar
3. Key Resolve 2013 is the joint military exercise of ------?
a. United States and Japan
b. United States and South Korea
c. Japan and Indonesia
d. South Korea and Indonesia
Answer: United States and South Korea
4. Ganesh Pyne, who recently passed was a well known ------?
a. Painter
b. Singer
c. Historian
d. Writer
Answer: Painter
5. The world’s largest biogas plant was inaugurated in -------?
a. Japan
b. Finland
c. Norway
d. Australia
Answer: Finland
6. Barauni Thermal Project is located in -------?
a. Bihar
b. Rajasthan
c. Himachel Pradesh
d. Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Bihar
7. Recently, which among the following ministries has launched e-PPS scheme?
a. Union Ministry for Finance
b. Union Ministry for Corporate Affairs
c. Union Ministry for Rural Development
d. Union Ministry for Communications and IT
Answer: Union Ministry for Communication and IT
8. Recently, who among the following was re-elected for a second term as IAEA chief?
a. Naota Kan
b. Yukio Edano
c. Yukiya Amano
d. Catheirne Ashton
Answer: Yukiya Amano
9. Which among the following Indian IT major has been recognized for the second year as one of the world’s most ethical firms by business ethics think-tank Ethisphere Institute?
a. Tata Consultancy Services
b. Cognizent Technologies
c. Wipro
d. Infosys
Answer: Wipro
10.The first women’s Government Medical College of independent India is located in ------?
a. Bihar
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Maharashtra
d. Haryana
Answer: Haryana
