Online GK Current Affairs Updates Quiz : 5-6 April 2014

1. A GMR-Megawide consortium has been awarded a US$ 700 million project by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) to develop and operate the Mactan-Cebu International Airport on 5th April 2014 in which country?
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[A] Philippines
[B] Malaysia
[C] Indonesia
[D] Thailand


2. India Tracker 2014 report released in the first week of April 2014 claimed that Indian companies are playing an increasingly important role in the British economy and created more than a lakh jobs. Which agency released this report in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry?
[Category: Business Current Affairs]
[A] Grant Thomson UK LLP
[B] Herti Michel UK LLP
[C] Grant Thornton UK LLP
[D] Tempest Grant UK LLP


3. India was ranked at which position out of 132 countries on the Social Progress Index (SPI) published by the US-based non-profit organisation Social Progress Imperative on 3 April 2014?
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[A] 91
[B] 97
[C] 102
[D] 109


4. Who was sworn-in as the President of Malta on 4 April 2014 in Valletta, Malta?
[Category: International GK Current Affairs]
[A] Joseph Muscat
[B] George Abela
[C] John Ashe
[D] Marie-Lousie Coleiro Preca


5. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on 4 April 2014 launched India’s 2nd regional navigational satellite from Sriharikota Space Station of Andhra Pradesh, thus enabling India to have its own reliable and independent navigational resources. What is the name of the satellite launched?
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[A] IRNSS 1A
[B] IRNSS 1B
[C] IRNSS 1C
[D] IRNSS 1D