General Knowledge (GK) and Current Affairs 2013: 8thMarch
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1. The Elephanta cultural festive is organized by which among the following state government?
a. Gujarat
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Maharashtra
d. Karnataka
Answer: Maharashtra
2. What is the correct full form of IDR, which is an instrument for foreign companies to raise funds from the Indian securities Markets?
a. Indian Direct Receipt
b. Indian Domestic Receipt
c. Indian Deposit Receipt
d. Indian Depository Receipt
Answer: India Depository Receipt
3. Recently, which among the following countries has signed an accord with India to strengthen collaboration in the field of earth sciences and help improve forecasts about climate- related phenomena?
a. China
b. Sri Lanka
c. UK
d. Russia
Answer: UK
4. The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is related with which among the following sports?
a. Football
b. Tennis
c. Hockey
d. Badminton
Answer: Hockey
5. At which among the following places, the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) is located?
a. Patna
b. Dehradun
c. Nagpur
d. Mysore
Answer: Dehradun
6. Recently, which among the following films has picked up the Golden Bear for best film at the Berlin film festival?
a. Child’s Pose
b. Argo
c. Lincoln
d. Life of Pie
Answer: Child’s Pose
7. Which among the following festival is celebrated annually by the Sufi musicians in New Delhi?
a. Jaha-e-kwaza festival
b. Raag-e-Rang festival
c. Jahan-e-Khusrau festival
d. Jahan-e-Nizammat festival
Answer: Jahan-e-Khusrau festival
8. Who among the following is the writer of the book titled-“Walking with Lions: Tales fron a Diplomatic Past”?
a. Jaswant Singh
b. Yashwant Sinha
c. S.M. Krishna
d. K. Natwar Singh
Answer: K. Natwar Singh
9. The recent Indian budget has proposal for developing deep sea port at Sagar Island. In which among the following states is located the Sagar Island?
a. Kerala
b. Maharashtra
c. West Bengal
d. Odisha
Answer: West Bengal
10. Recently, Indigenously developed Pinaka rockets were successfully test fired. The Pinaka is an area weapon system with a range of ------- km?
a. 40 km
b. 100 km
c. 160 km
d. 200 km
Answer: 40 Km
