Current Affairs : May quiz 2016 ( Multiple choice questions) - 6(LIC AAO , IBPS , SSC , Railways)

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1. Who was the first Chairman of National Income Committee?

(A) M. Visvesvaray

(B) P. C. Mahalanobis

(D) V. K. R. V. Rao

2. Which one of the following countries as the 147th member, has occupied WTO currently?

(A) Bhutan

(B) Nepal

(D) Bangladesh

3. Who was the first vice-chairman of Planning Commission?

(A) K. T. Shah

(B) K. C. Pant

(D) T. T. Krishnamachari

4. Family Planning as a Government programme at national level was first of all accepted in India in the year

(A) 1951

(B) 1952

(D) 1957

5. The word 'Green Revolution' was used first time by -

(A) Dr. William Gadd

(B) Dr. Ramaswami

(D) Dr. H. G. Khurana

6. Who is the chief exponent of liberalism?

(A) Milton

(B) Gettell

(D) H. Laski

7. Which country is still not a member of World Trade Organization (WTO)?

(A) China

(B) Sudan

(D) France

8. Which among the following is not a member of SAARC (South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation)?

(A) Afghanistan

(B) Myanmar (Burma)

(D) Bhutan

9. While a resolution for the removal of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is under consideration, the speaker

1. will have right to speak.

2. shall not preside.

3. shall be entitled to vote only in the first

instance.

4. shall not be present in the House.

(A) All of the above are true

(B) 1, 2 and 3 are true

(D) 2 and 4 are true

10. Which of the following Articles of Indian Constitution put limitations on Legislative powers of Parliament and State Legislatures?

(A) Article 13

(B) Article 245

(D) All of the above

11 Vijender Singh, who recorded the 5th consecutive victory in a professional match recently, is a

1) shooter

2) boxer

3) wrestler

4) golfer

5) archer

12 The former bureaucrat and parliamentarian NK Singh is soon to receive one of the highest civilian honours from which country for promoting its ties with India?

1) Japan

2) Germany

3) France

4) Sweden

5) Israel

13 As per the latest data disclosed by the govt for assessment year 2012-13, taxpayers account for about what per cent of India’s population?

1) one per cent

2) two per cent

3) 2.5 per cent

4) three per cent

5) four per cent

14 The World Press Freedom Day is observed on

1) 30 Apr

2) 1 May

3) 2 May

4) 3 May

5) 5 May

15 India conveyed to which of the following countries recently that it was ready to clear nearly $6.5-bn of the dues for oil import from that country?

1) Saudi Arabia

2) UAE

3) Iran

4) Russia

5) Iraq

16 President Nicolas Maduro ordered a 30 per cent increase in minimum wage effective from the International Labour Day (1 May) in the country

1) Cambodia

2) Chile

3) Turkey

4) Venezuela

5) Vietnam

17 India and __________ signed a landmark Air Services Agreement recently paving the way for introduction of direct flights between the two countries.

1) Australia

2) New Zealand

3) Germany

4) France

5) Mexico

18 The Mindtree co-founder Subroto Bagchi has been selected to head the Skill Development Authority of the state of

1) Andhra Pradesh

2) Telangana

3) Karnataka

4) Kerala

5) Odisha

19 Bandaru Dattatreya is the present Union Minister of State of

1) Environment, Forest and Climate Change

2) Youth Affairs and Sports

3) Petroleum and Natural Gas

4) Textiles

5) Labour and Employment

20 Which of the following mobile operators in India has appointed six bankers to raise about $2.5 bn (Rs 16,500 cr) through an initial public offering this year?

1) Bharti Airtel

2) Ideal

3) Vodafone

4) Reliance Jio

5) Tata Indicom