General Knowledge (GK) and Current Affairs 2013: 9th March
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1. Which among the following has been appointed as new United States Defence Secretary?
a. John McCain
b. John Kerry
c. Chuck Hagel
d. Robert Gates
Answer: Chuck Hagel
2. Which among the following department is responsible for the preparation & presentation of Union Budget to the Parliament?
a. Department of Economic Affairs
b. Department of Revenue
c. Department of Expenditure
d. Department of Financial Services
Answer: Department of Economic Affairs
3. Recently, who among the following Indian-origin writer has won the inaugural Bristish Physics Journalism Prize?
a. Anita Sengupta
b. Ashwin Vasavda
c. Jitendra Mehta
d. Anil Ananthaswamy
Answer: Anil Ananthaswamy
4. Medellin, which is named as the World’s most innovative city is located in -----?
a. Canada
b. Colombia
c. Brazil
d. Mexico
Answer: Colombia
5. Which among the following countries is set to launch first solid fuel rocket by 2016?
a. US
b. China
c. Japan
d. Russia
Answer: China
6. Babli project, which is recently making in news is present in -----?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Karnataka
d. Maharashtra
Answer: Maharashtra
7. The Sampriti III is the Joint Special Forces Exercise of India and ------?
a. Nepal
b. Bhutan
c. Sri Lanka
d. Bangladesh
Answer: Bangladesh
8. The Spratly Islands, which are under dispute are located in -------?
a. East China Sea
b. South China Sea
c. Sea of Japan
d. North Pacific ocean
Answer: South China Sea
9. Who among the following has created history by becoming the first Indian on a solo non-stop trip across the world in a sail boat?
a. Vamsi Krishna
b. Anurag Kumar
c. Abhilash Tomy
d. Ankit Yadav
Answer: Abhilash Tomy
10. Which among the following States has the highest decadal (2001-2011) growth rate of population?
a. Gujarat
b. Haryana
c. Kerala
d. Bihar
Answer: Bihar
