27 September 2012: Daily GK Quiz

1. India has a multi-party system with a predominance of small regional parties. Political parties that wish to contest local, state or national elections are required to be registered by the Election Commission of India (EC). If a party is recognised in four or more states, it is declared as a "National party" by the EC. Otherwise, it is known as a "State Party." How many National parties are there in India as per the last election in 2009?
[A]5
[B]6
[C]7
[D]10


2. Which of the following held the post of Deputy Prime Minister of India simultaneously with Jagjivan Ram?
[A]B.D. Jatti
[B]Guljari Lal Nanda
[C]Chaudhary Charan Singh
[D]Y.B. Chavan


3. Who was the first Finance Minister of independent India?
[A]R. K. Shanmukham Chetty
[B]Liaquat Ali Khan
[C]John Mathai
[D]C. D. Deshmukh


4. The purpose of World Tourism Day is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the international community and to demonstrate how it affects social, cultural, political and economic values worldwide. United Nations World Tourism Organization celebrates World Tourism Day on which date every year?
[A]18 April
[B]27 March
[C]5 June
[D]27 September


5. Duleep Trophy is asscoiated with which sport in India?
[A]Football
[B]Badminton
[C]Cricket
[D]Shooting