Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 29 July 2012

1. Activists acting as moral police raided a resort in Mangalore on Saturday 28 July 2012, and assaulted girls and boys who were partying there alleging that it was a rave party and illegal activities were being carried out there. Which organisation these activists belong to (However that organization denied its involvement on Sunday)?
[A]Bajrang Dal
[B]Vishwa Hindu Parishad
[C]Hindu Janajagarana Vedike
[D]Islamic Organisation of India(SIO)


2. India on Sunday 29 July 2012 successfully test fired supersonic cruise missile as part of a user trial by the army from integrated test range (ITR) at chandipur. The 32nd test-firing was part of the development trials of the missile which has already been inducted into the Army and the Navy. What is the name of this missile?
[A]Brahmos
[B]Agni
[C]Aakash
[D]Shaurya


3. In the Olympics opening ceremony on 27 July 2012, one unidentified woman, dressed in a red top and blue pants managed to take part in the athletes' parade alongside the team of which country?
[A]India
[B]China
[C]Pakistan
[D]Australia


4. Dubbing Pakistan as a "global leader" in visa and passport forgery, which country's envoy (High commissioner to Pakistan, Adam Thomson) has said that visa fraud is a deep-rooted industry in Pakistan?
[A]USA
[B]UK
[C]Australia
[D]Newzealand


5. According to The Scotsman, the survey (Released on Sunday 29 July 2012) by US-based PR firm Burson-Marsteller looking at the rise of "Twiplomacy", which politician has topped the league of world leaders with 17 million followers on Twitter?
[A]David Cameron, Prime Minister of UK
[B]Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela
[C]Barack Obama, US President
[D]Paul Kagame, Rwanda President