Current Affairs: Expected Questions from Recent World Affairs

Expected Questions from Recent World Affairs 

1) Pran Kumar, the eminent cartoonist who recently passed away, was the creator of which of the following comic characters ?

1. Nagraj
2. Doga
3. Chacha Choudary
4. Parmaanu

2) Union Minister of  State for Civil Aviation has proposed to set up three new low-cost airports in which of the following states ?

1. Uttarkhand
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Bihar

3) Which of the following is the name of the concept that was introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at cabinet meetings which will be the free-wheeling discussions where ministers can bring up any issue they feel relevant for the Cabinet's informal consideration ?

1. Informal Hour
2. Zero Hour
3. Free-Hour
4. Discussion Hour

4) Union cabinet has approved the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014 to amend the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act. In  which of the following year Juvenile Justice Act was passed ?

1. 2013
2. 2009
3. 2000
4. 2004

5) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently commissioned India's largest indigenously built warship. What is the name of this warship ?

1. INS Vikramaditya
2. INS Kolkata
3. INS Chennai
4. INS Mumbai

6) Unit 5 of Rajasthan atomic power station (RAPS) has recently set a  world record for continuous operation for 740 days. This power station is operated by whom of the following ?

1. Nuclear Power Corporation Limited (NPCL)
2. Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam (BNVN)
3. Electronics Corporation of India (ECI)
4. Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL)

7) The Union Cabinet has approved four highway projects in Jammu and Kashmir for all-weather connectivity in the Valley. Which of the following is not the project ?

1. Srinagar-Banihal
2. Chennai-Nasri
3. Jammu-Udhampur
4. Anantnag-Talwara

8) Which of the following countries has passed a law to legalise child labour for kids from age 10 ?

1. Algeria
2. Belarus
3. Finland
4. Bolivia

9) 7th IBSA summit will be held in New Delhi, India in 2015. What is the full form of IBSA ?

1. India-Bangladesh-Sri Lanka-Argentina
2. India-Belgium-South Africa
3. India-Brazil-South Africa
4. India-Bhutan-Sri Lanka-Australia

10) The Global Innovation Index 2014 (GII) was released at the B20 Australia summit held in Sydney. Which of the following statement/s is/are true regarding this ?

1. The theme of the GII 2014 is Human Factor in Innovation.
2. Switzerland, topped the GII rankings like 2013 while the UK took the second position.
3. India fell from the 66th position to the 76th on the index.
4. All of the Above

11) Which of the following countries has become the first country in the world abolish carbon tax ?

1. Germany
2. Australia
3. China
4. Indonesia

12) India and Brazil has signed agreement during the sixth BRICS Summit, held in Fortaleza, Brazil in the field of _________?

1. Environment
2. Space
3. Cooperation in the Establishment of a consultation mechanism on mobility and consular issues.
4. All of the above

13) Malbar Naval exercise 2014 was held in the Pacific Ocean. Which of the following countries navies took part in this exercise ?

1. India, Germany, Maldevies
2. India, Japan, US
3. India, US, Russia
4. US, Indonesia, Russia

14) India recently voted in favour of a UN Rights Council resolution to probe Israel-Gaza conflict along with Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa (BRICS). Which of the following was the only that did not vote in favour of the resolution ?

1. Kenya
2. Germany
3. US
4. Algeria

15) Which of the following is the name of deadly virus that hit countries in West Africa including Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone ?

1. Hanta Virus
2. Amur Virus
3. Colti Virus
4. Ebola Virus

16) Which of the following countries has restricted imports of products from Crimea as part of new sanctions against Russia ?

1. US
2. Japan
3. China
4. Germany

17) Which of the following countries is ready to offer asylum to Iraqi Christians, forced to flee by Islamic militants in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul ?

1. Syria
2. Turkey
3. France
4. New Zealand

18) Which of the following countries has amended Federal Act on International Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters and made key changes in its local laws on information exchange with foreign countries ?

1. Brazil
2. Switzerland
3. Canada
4. Indonesia

19) China has decided to ban the use of coal by the end of year 2020 in which of the following cities ?

1. Shanghai
2. Beijing
3. Guangzhou
4. Macau

20) 18th BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) ministerial meeting on climate change was recently held at which of the following cities ?

1. New Delhi, India
2. Beijing, China
3. Fortaleza, Brazil
4. Durban, South Africa

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