Quiz 213 | Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1.Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 2,000-year-old temple dedicated to a cat goddess. In which place it is located?

A. Cairo
B. Alexandria
C. Dahab



2.Tata Motors and Fiat Group have announced a joint venture with an investment of Rs. 9000 crore for the establishment of their new plant at

A. Pune
B. Rajangaon
C. Banmore



3.In which of the following countries is located the Forbidden city ?

A. Korea
B. China
C. Italy
D. Japan



4.When we buy a Jewellery of 22 carat Gold , this means that we are getting a purity of gold with ______?

A. 90 %
B. 91.67 %
C. 95.5 %



5.The Panama Canal joins which two oceans?

A. Pacific and Indian
B. Arctic and Atlantic
C. Atlantic and Pacific



6.Blood cancer is otherwise called as

A. Anaemia
B. Leucopenia
C. Leukaemia



7.The Judges of the High Court are appointed by the _______

A. Chief Justice of India
B. Prime Minister of India
C. President of India



8.The Operation Flood was initiated in 1970 to control floods in rural areas

A. True
B. False



9.The first steam battleship that was made in 1800 was named as

A. La-gluire
B. Redoutable
C. Le-Napolean



10.Bhishma chose a particular time for his death. What was this time called?

A. Suprabhaat
B. Uttarayan
C. Bhramakaal



11.Which of these was the precursor of the Devanagari script?

A. Sharada
B. Newari
C. Siddhamatrika



12.In the logo of which bank would you find the picture of Goddess Lakshmi?

A. HDFC Bank
B. ICICI Bank
C. Axis Bank
D. Dena Bank



13.Which company manufacturers low and high power communication equipment like radius for the use of defence services and paramilitary organisations?

A. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
B. God Shipyard Limited (GSL)
C. Bharat Dynamic Limited (BDL)
D. None of the above



14.The tropical and temperate deserts of the world, occupy nearly ____ of the land surface of the worlds.

A. (1/4) th
B. (1/3) rd
C. (1/2)
D. (1/7) th



15.The time interval from when the given star passes directly overhead to when it next passed directly overhead, is defined as

A. one sidereal day
B. one solar day
C. both the terms are similar, so any of these may be used
D. None of the above



16.Where did Edwin Hubble die?

A. San Marino
B. Portland
C. Pasadena
D. San Fernando



17.Washington D.C., the capital of United States of America, is located on the banks of which river ?

A. Seine
B. Thames
C. Potomac
D. Moskva



18.Bhatnagar Prize is given in the field of

A. Peace
B. Music and dance
C. Science & technology
D. Fine arts



19.Where are the headquarters of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) situated ?

A. Geneva
B. Vienna
C. Brussels
D. The Hague



20.Who among the following Delhi Sultans made Agra the capital of his Empire?

A. Iitutmish
B. Balban
C. Feroz Shah Tughluq
D. Sikander Lodi