R.A.C.E: QUIZ: January 11, 2014

Current Affairs Quiz: Jan 11, 2014

1. Pohang Steel Company (POSCO) is a company originally based in—

(A) China
(B) Vietnam
(C) USA
(D) Italy
(E) South Korea

2. Who founded the city of Allahabad?

(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Sher Shah Suri
(D) Shah Jahan

3. In which year was Sarva Siksha Abhiyan launched?

(A) 2005
(B) 1998
(C) 2001
(D) 2003

4. Which of the following organisms is responsible for creating the disease ‘Malaria’?

(A) Female Anopheles
(B) Male Anopheles
(C) Culex
(D) Eddis mosquitoes

5. Which of the following is known as ‘the king of chemistry’?

(A) Ferrous Sulphate
(B) Sulphuric acid
(C) Hydrochloric acid
(D) Nitric acid

6. Which of the following is an electromagnet ?

(A) Iron Bell
(B) Telephone Receiver
(C) Watch
(D) None of these

7. What is the unit of Power?

(A) Watt
(B) Joules
(C) Dyne
(D) Poundal

8. Satpura range lies between—

(A) Narmada and Tapti
(B) Vindhya and Panchet
(C) Mahanadi and Kaveri
(D) Kaberi and Godavari

9. Half of 1 per cent is equal to—

(A) 0.005
(B) 0.05
(C) 0.02
(D) 0.2

10. Decomposition of organic matter is brought about by:

(A) Protozoa
(B) Plants
(C) Micro-organisms
(D) None of these

11. Which of the following is an example of credit investment?

(A) A share (of stock)
(B) A draft
(C) A banker’s acceptance
(D) A bond

12. Which is the most important thing responsible in photosynthesis?

(A) Chloroplast
(B) Carbon dioxide
(C) Water
(D) Mineral salt

13. Indus Valley People worshiped the God……?

(A) Pashupati Shiva
(B) Pipal
(C) Phallus
(D) Mother Goddess

14. Among the following most foreign exchange earner of India is—

(A) Wheat
(B) Tea
(C) Coffee
(D) Cotton

15. The first real emperor of India was—

(A) Alexander
(B) Ashoka
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Akbar

16. National Flag of India was presented to the Nation on behalf of:

(A) Indian National Congress
(B) People of India
(C) Women of India
(D) Freedom Fighters

17. Our National Song is :

(A) Sare Jahan se Achcha
(B) Jana Gana Mana
(C) Vande Mataram
(D) All of the above

18. Find the odd one out of the following words—

(A) Socks
(B) Shirt
(C) Watch
(D) Skirt

19. A pressure group is generally referred to as a/an–

(A) ethnic group
(B) informal group
(C) special interest group
(D) caste group

20. Who was the first Prime Minister of India who did not face the Parliament during his tenure?

(A) Morarji Desai
(B) Gulzari Lal Nanda
(C) Charan Singh
(D) Lal Bahadur Shastri

21. Fatigue occurs due to–

(A) heavy work
(B) deposition of lactic acid in muscles
(C) less intake of food
(D) loss of appetite

22. Which of the following Articles are not related with the weaker sections of society?

(A) Article 17
(B) Article 46
(C) Article 28
(D) Article 338

23. What is the main industrial production in Switzerland?

(A) Cotton textile
(B) Motor-cars
(C) Watch and clocks
(D) Cement

24. How many bones are there in a wrist?

(A) 5
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 12

25. The biggest meteorological laboratory of India is in—

(A) Pune
(B) Jaipur
(C) Patna
(D) Kanpur