General Awareness Quiz for 11th April 2015

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General Awareness Quiz for 11th April, 2015   has been uploaded for practice.
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Total questions : 15. Time alloted : 5 minutes. 1 mark for every correct answer. Negative marking of , 0.25 mark for every wrong question. Click on Start button below to start your quiz. Test will be submitted automatically if the time expired. Click on Get Result button at the last of the quiz to submit your answers.

1. Which city is declared as National Earth Hour Capital 2015 of India by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) ?

A.	Pune	B.	Rajkot
C.	Thane	D.	Jaipur
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option C
Explanation: Thane District was declared.

2. _________ is awarded the title of Global Earth hour Capital 2015 after it gained the Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) of World Wildlife Fund (WWF)?

A.	Balikpapan	B.	Seoul
C.	Coimbatore	D.	Verona
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option B
Explanation Seoul (South Korea) gained WWF’s Earth Hour City Challenge to turn into the Global Earth Hour Capital 2015.

3. Richie Benaud who died recently was former cricket captain of _________ ?

A.	England	B.	West Indies
C.	New Zealand	D.	South Africa
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option E
Explanation: Richie Benaud the celebrated 'voice of cricket' was the former Australian cricket captain. who died on 10th April, 2015.

4. Who has been appointed as the CEO of Khadi and Village Industries Commission ?

A.	Arun kumar jha	B.	Harish K Seth
C.	Ashok Kumar	D.	Akash Arora
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option A
Explanation: Arun kumar Jha has been appointed as the CEO of Khadi and Village Industries Commission.

5. Hrushikesh Moolgaonkar was passed away, recently. Who was he ?

A.	CEO of BEL India	B.	former governor of state
C.	famous Author	D.	Retired Air Chief Marshal
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option D
Explanation: Retired Air Chief Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgaonkar .

6.Which States Legislative Assembly has handed a Bill to hike allowances for all sitting MLAs ?

A.	Haryana	B.	Rajasthan
C.	Uttar Pradesh	D.	Maharashtra
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option B
Explanation: Rajasthan Assembly.

7. India has been designated to chair the ninth assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Council, Which will held in _________ ?

A.	Abu Dhabi	B.	Brussel
C.	Singapore	D.	Shillong
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option A
Explanation: India will chair 9th IRENA meet in Abu Dhabi in June.

8. _________ , India’s main e-commerce industry, has tied up with the Dabbawalas of Mumbai for final-mile supply to clients ?

A.	Snapdeal	B.	Flipkart
C.	Olx	D.	quikr
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option B
Explanation: Flipkart will tie-up with Dabbawalas.

9. _________ Social Community purchase online Schooling firm lynda.com for $1.5 billion ?

A.	Yahoo	B.	Google
C.	Facebook	D.	LinkedIn
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option D
Explanation: LinkedIn

10. Which Bank has purchased Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) diamond and jewellery financing company in India ?

A.	ICICI	B.	IndusInd
C.	HDFC	D.	Axis
E.

Answer

Answer: Option B
Explanation: IndusInd Bank has entered into an contract to purchase Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) Diamond & Jewellery Financing company in India; concurrently it has entered into Partnership Agreement with ABN AMRO Bank M.E. for cooperation in diamond and jewelry financing.

11. EPFO has suspended the Rs 1,000 minimal month-to-month pension scheme, what is the full form of EPRO ?

A.	Employees Pension & Fund Organisation	B.	Employees Permanent Funding Organisation
C.	Employees Provident Fund Organisation	D.	Employees Provident Financing Organisation
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option C
Explanation: Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)

12. Nasa's Marvelous Maven completes 1000 orbits round Mars, What is the full form of Maven ?

A.	Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution	B.	Mars Volatile Energy Network
C.	Mars Aerocentric Vehicle Network	D.	Mars Atmospheric Vehicle Network
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option A
Explanation: Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution

13. Apurvi Chandela is associated with which sport ?

A.	Boxing	B.	Athlete
C.	Wushu	D.	Hockey
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option E
Explanation: Apruvi Chandela is associated with Shooting, She was recently in news because she wins Bronze (10m air rifle) in ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup held in Changwon, Korea.
Pejcic Snjezana of Croaia gained Gold Medal beating Ivana Maksimovic of Serbia.

14. India’s first IFSC turns into operational at GIFT City, Which is in _________ ?

A.	Bangalore	B.	Gujarat
C.	Delhi	D.	Maharashtra
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option B
Explanation: India’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at Gujarat International Finance Tec (GIFT) City in Gandhinagar district of Gujarat.

15. 11th April is observed as National Safe _________ Day ?

A.	Motherhood	B.	Girl Child
C.	Women's	D.	Tiger
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option A
Explanation: Every yr on 11 April, National Safe Motherhood day is being noticed throughout India.

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