Quiz for the month May

May Quiz

1. According to a UN study what is India’s rank among a total of 187 countries in terms of Human Development Index?

95

134

119

2. Goa State Assembly Unanimously Passed Goa Lokayukta Bill 2011. The bill is a modified version of Goa Lakayukta Bill 2003.

2002

2004

2003

3. Which one of the following launched the social auditing programme of gram Panchayats?



Goa

Assam

Uttar pradesh

4. The largest ever water supply scheme in Himachal Pradesh was inaugurated in __ district.


Kangra

Kullu

Kinnaur

5. Name the legendary Bollywood playback singer who entered the Guinness World Records for the most number of single studio recordings.


Suchitra Krisnamurthy

Lata Mangeshkar

Asha Bhosle

6. Rajasthan government on 19 October 2011 launched a web based Social Security Pension system. At which one of the following places the system was launched?


Jaipur

Jodhpur

Bikaner

7. UP state government increased the age limit for recruitment of Primary school teachers from 35 to __ years.


40

38

45

8. Nabum Tuki was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh on 1 November 2011. He is the__ Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh?


Seventh

Sixth

Fifth

9. The Save Sharmila Campaign was flagged off by Magsaysay award winner Sandeep Pandey on 16 October 2011. In which of the following Indian cities was the campaign launched?


Imphal

Guwahati

Srinagar

10. Who was honoured with the Swiss Ambassador's award for exceptional leadership and his contribution to strengthening bilateral ties between India and Switzerland on 16 October 2011?



Anil Ambani

Narayan Murthy

Rattan Tata

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Correct answers:

Q1.	Which Indian state is the largest producer in the world of the golden coloured 'Muga' silk ? (A) Assam (B) Orissa (C) West Bengal (D) Karnataka Answer :
Q2.	Which Indian freedom fighter was popularly called 'Mahamana' ? (A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) Jai Prakash Narain (C) Gopal Hari Deshmukh (D) Madan Mohan Malaviya Answer :

Q3.

Which Indian state would you be in if you were watching birds at Ranganathittu Birds Sanctuary, situated on an island in the Kaveri river ?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Andhra Pradesh

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Q4.

'Anandmath', 'Durgeshnondini' and 'Kapalkundala' novels were authored by which Bengali writer ?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Sharat Chandra Chatterjee
(C) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(D) Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay

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Q5.

Baglihar Dam, also known as Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project, in Jammu & Kashmir is built across which river ?
(A) Beas
(B) Chenab
(C) Jhelum
(D) Sutlej

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Q6.

Where was the first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) established in 1961 ?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Lucknow

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Q7.

What line connects the points on a map that receive equal amounts of rainfall ?
(A) Isobar
(B) Isohel
(C) Isotherm
(D) Isohyet

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Q8.

On 28 May 2008, the Indian Air Force attained the Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) capability by procuring the Phalcon radar (mounted on Russian plane IL-76) from which country ?
(A) France
(B) Israel
(C) Russia
(D) Germany

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Q9.

Which India born physicist invented the 'Optical Fibre' ?
(A) C.V. Raman
(B) Satyendra Nath Bose
(C) Homi J. Bhabha
(D) Narinder Singh Kapany

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Q10.

Which Australian state was formerly known as "Van Diemen's Land" ?
(A) Victoria
(B) Queensland
(C) Tasmania
(D) New South Wales

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