25 July 2014 Current Affairs Daily Quiz

1. Who on 8th July was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of UN Women?
[Category: UN Current Affairs]
[A]Helena Bonham Carter
[B]Emma Watson
[C]Kate Winslet
[D]Emily Blunt


2. Which technology was jointly launched by the Sports Authority of India and The Football Link on 8th July, 2014 to promote football at the grassroot level?
[Category: Sports Current Affairs]
[A]Hawk Eye Technology
[B]B-Cube Technology
[C]F-Cube Technology
[D]3D disply technology


3. When was the Economic Survey of India 2013-14 presented by the Union Finance Minister-Arun Jaitley in Lok Sabha?
[Category: Budget 2014 Current Affairs]
[A]6th July, 2014
[B]9th July, 2014
[C]30th June, 2014
[D]3rd July, 2104


4. UN Tribunal, Permanent Court of Arbitration on 8th July, 2104 awarded _____________________ nearly four fifths of an area sprawling over 25,000 sq km in the Bay of Bengal ending the dispute over a sea border with India.
[Category: SSB Current Affairs]
[A]Thailand
[B]Bangladesh
[C]Sri Lanka
[D]Malaysia


5. India and _________, on 8th July 2014 decided to launch negotiations for civil nuclear co-operation.
[Category: RRB Exams Current Affairs]
[A]Sri Lanka
[B]China
[C]UK
[D]USA

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GK Today's Quiz - 25 July 2014

1. Which Sikh Guru had been given the 'Palace of Amritsar' by Mughal Emperor Akbar?
[Category: SSB GK]
[A]Guru Hargovind
[B]Guru Arjun Das
[C]Guru Ram Das
[D]Guru Angad


2. The Mocha Town which was once famous and largest exporter of Mocha coffee is located in which of the following countries?
[Category: SSC GK]
[A]Bahrain
[B]Ethiopia
[C]Syria
[D]Yemen


3. __________________ island of the Andaman & Nicobar islands contains the known examples of mud volcanoes in India, locally called as jalki.
[Category: Banking GK]
[A]Barren
[B]Havelock
[C]Baratang
[D]Car Nicobar


4. In which year, Essential Commodities Act was enacted?
[Category: SNAP GK]
[A]1974
[B]1967
[C]1955
[D]1952


5. In context with Japan, what does Akihito refer to?
[Category: PO-CWE GK]
[A]A place
[B] A person
[C]A custom
[D]A religion

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Politics, Policy and Constitution in India Objective Questions Answers - 25 July 2014

1. Who appoints the Attorney General of India?
[A]Law Ministry
[B]President
[C]Prime Minister
[D]Cabinet Committee on Appointments


2. In which year did the practice of presenting the railway budget separate from the general budget (and vice versa) started in India?
[A]1928
[B]1934
[C]1924
[D]1937


3. Which of the following were envisaged in the 74th Constitutional Amendment Bill?
[A]Personnel system in a municipality
[B]Relations between elected members (executive) of a municipality and bureaucracy
[C]Constitution & Composition of municipality
[D]All of the above


4. Which of the following statement is incorrect about zero hour?
[A]The zero hour questions are usually not directed against individual ministers
[B]The zero hour questions are usually raised over matters of public importance
[C]There is no mention of zero hour in rules of procedure
[D]The zero hour usually starts at 12 noon


5. Which of the following was the first in India to constitute an institution of Lokayukta?
[A]Karnataka
[B]Kerala
[C]Rajasthan
[D]Orissa

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MCQ for General Science - 25 July 2014

1. In which of the following plants, we can find leghemoglobin?
[A]Soyabean
[B]Brinjal
[C]Wheat
[D]Potato


2. Presence of which salts in water causes 'Blue Baby Syndrome'?
[A]Carbonates
[B]Sulphates
[C]Nitrates
[D]Chlorides


3. Sun eclipse occurs at which of the following phases of the moon?
[A]New Moon
[B]Half Moon
[C]Full Moon
[D]Either Full Moon or New Moon


4. If earth stops rotating, the impact on weight of a body will be minimum on __________________________.
[A]Equator
[B]North Pole
[C]Tropic of Cancer
[D]Tropic of Capricorn


5. Which organ open in small intestine through Pylorous?
[A]Liver
[B]Stomach
[C]Pancreas
[D]Lungs

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Recent Current Affairs Updates and Quiz - 24 July 2014

1. Former President of which country died on 7th July, 2014 due to a prolong ilness?
[Category: World Current Affairs]
[A]Georgia
[B]Armenia
[C]Syria
[D]Turkey


2. India on 8th July, 2014 successfully test-fired an advanced version of the _________ range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from Chandipur - on-sea off Odisha coast.
[Category: India Latest Current Affairs]
[A]270 km
[B]275 km
[C]280 km
[D]290 km


3. Which two tennis players on 7th July, 2014 achieved a career best rank of number five in the world?
[Category: Sports Current Affairs]
[A]Roberta Vinci & Sara Errani
[B]Sania Mirza & Cara Black
[C]Shuai Peng & Su-Wei Hsieh
[D]Elena Vesnina & Ekaterina Makarova


4. How many judges did Supreme Court appoint on 7th July, 2104?
[Category: Judiciary Current Affairs]
[A]7
[B]5
[C]3
[D]4


5. _________________________, an eminent scholar and biographer of Indian Constitution died on 6th July, 2014 in Washington DC.
[Category: Eminent Personalities Current Affairs]
[A]John Gordon
[B]Granville Austin
[C]William Bentinck
[D]Henry Hardinge

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24 July 2014 GK Questions Answers Quiz

1. In which year Robert Edwin Peary became the first person to reach the North Pole?
[Category: World First GK]
[A]1905
[B]1909
[C]1910
[D]1907


2. Mahatma Gandhi had launched his first Satyagraha in India from which of the following places?
[Category: Modern History GK]
[A]Champaran
[B]Sabarmati
[C]Kheda
[D]Bardoli


3. Which of the following European countries is known as the 'Land of a Thousand Lakes'?
[Category: Geography GK]
[A]Estonia
[B]Norway
[C]Sweden
[D]Finland


4. Which of the Indian language is known as the 'Italian of the East'?
[Category: Banking GK]
[A]Telugu
[B]Malayalam
[C]Tamil
[D]Kannada


5. Bagasse, a bye product of sugarcane is mostly used in manufacturing of __________________.
[Category: RRB GK]
[A]Fertilizers
[B]Confectionary
[C]Alcohol
[D]Paper

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Constitution Politics and Policy in India MCQ - 24 July 2014

1. The Parliament of India consists of ____________________________________________.
[A]Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, President & Prime Minister
[B]Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha
[C]Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha & Council of Ministers
[D]Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha & President


2. Which of the following in our constitution is called 'Magnacarta'?
[A]Preamble
[B]Directive Principles of state policy
[C]Fundamental Rights
[D]Fundamental Duties


3. Right to property was made a legal right from a fundamental right by which of the following amendments to the Indian constitution?
[A]47th
[B]44th
[C]40th
[D]45th


4. Which of the following are subject to dissolution?
[A]Legislative Assembly & Lok Sabha
[B]Legislative Council & Rajya Sabha
[C]Legislative Assembly & Rajya Sabha
[D]Legislative Council & Lok Sabha


5. The preamble of constitution of India is _____________________________.
[A]A schedule of the constitution
[B]A part of the constitution
[C]Not a part of the constitution
[D]Is an annex to the constitution

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