General Knowledge Quiz Novomber 2013

Q1.Which country scientist recently found a simple test can tell if men can become dads through IVF?

•         Canada
•         Japan
•         New Zealand
•         Poland

Q2.Who among the following has been recently becomes the youngest world Chess Champion?

•         Vladimir Kramnik
•         Veselin Topalov
•         Levon Aronian
•         Magnus Carlsen

Q3.Who has been recently appointed by U.S. President Barack Obama for member of his Global Development Council?

•         Brijesh Sinha
•         Gargee Ghosh
•         Mukesh Chandra
•         Atul Wadhwa

Q4.Which country successfully tested its first stealth drone, joining the elite group of four nations in the world to develop the Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle?

•         China
•         Israel
•         Japan
•         South Korea

Q5.Who won the ‘Best LNG Executive Global Award’ for 2013?

•         Rajesh Gupta
•         Naveen Joshi
•         B. C. Tripathi
•         Om Prakash Jaiswal

Q6.How many Indian writers shortlisted for $50000 DSC Literature Prize?

•         Six
•         Nine
•         Five
•         Three

Q7.Which Indian state government employees end strike after High Court intervention?

•         Rajasthan
•         Uttar Pradesh
•         Madhya Pradesh
•         Kerala

Q8.Who among the following player recently won the world chess championship 2013?

•         Teimour Radjabov
•         Vassily Ivanchuk
•         Magnus Carlsen
•         Peter Svidler

Q9.Who becomes the first Indian scientist to be elected honorary foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences?

•         Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao
•         Rajeev Motwani
•         Vikram Sarabhai
•         Arun Netravali

Q10.Name the Karnataka Minister of State for Information and Infrastructure Development who recently resigns over illegal mining charge?

•         Veerendra Patil
•         Ramanath Rai
•         Krishna Byregowda
•         Santosh Lad

Answer :  

1. Canada:Janet Yellen clears 1st Senate hurdle to be Federal chief.
2. Magnus Carlsen:Norway’s Magnus Carlsen wins chess world championship.
3. Gargee Ghosh:Obama appoints Indian-American Gargee Ghosh to key post.
4. China:China successfully tests first stealth drone.
5. B. C. Tripathi:GAIL CMD conferred ‘Best LNG Executive Global Award’ for 2013.
6. Three:Three Indian writers shortlisted for $50000 DSC Literature Prize.
7. Uttar Pradesh:Uttar Pradesh government employees end strike after HC intervention.
8. Magnus Carlsen:Norway’s Magnus Carlsen wins chess world championship.
9. Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao:Bharat Ratna Rao is first Indian member of Chinese Academy of Science.
10. Santosh Lad:Karnataka minister resigns over illegal mining charge.