GA QUIZ

1. What is the objective of the government behind setting up a Minimum Export Price (MEP) for a particular commodity?
[A]To promote exports
[B]To discourage imports
[C]To check price rise
[D]To provide subsidy to producers
Ans - C

2. What was the original name of INS Vikramaditya, which was recently formally inducted into the Indian Navy?
[A]Minsk
[B]Baku
[C]Azov
[D]Maxim Gorky
Ans -B

3. In the Lok Sabha, Leader of Opposition is a statutory requirement on the panels which select the __:
[A]Chief Vigilance Commissioner
[B]Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission
[C]Lok Pal
[D]All of above
Ans - D

4. In recent times, which among the following blocks of countries is pushing for implementing the UN Security Council (UNSC) reforms?
[A]G-7
[B]G-4
[C]G-20
[D]G-22
Ans -B

5. Who among the following is the wealthiest footballer to be competing in the FIFA World Cup 2014?
[A]Cristiano Ronaldo
[B]Lionel Messi
[C]Frank Lampard
[D]Steven Gerrard
Ans - A

6. King Juan Carlos, who recently decided to abdicate, has been monarch of __?
[A]Belgium
[B]Denmark
[C]Luxembourg
[D]Spain
Ans - D

7. ISIS is an extreme offshoot of which among the following militant Islamist organizations?
[A]Al-Qaeda
[B]Taliban
[C]Islamic Courts Union
[D]Mahdi Army
Ans - D

8. Which among the following institutes have gained the top slot in the inaugural 'QS University Rankings: BRICS 2014' ?
[A]IIT Delhi
[B]Beijing Institute of Technology
[C]Moscow State University
[D]Tsinghua University of China
Ans - D

9. The winner of 20th Senior National Women's Football Championships is __?
[A]Mizoram
[B]Manipur
[C]Sikkim
[D]Odisha
Ans - B

10. Drupka Buddhism relies heavily on the 'Thangka' tradition which is popular in Tibet, Himachal, Northeast and Nepal. What is 'Thangka'?
[A]Prayer cloth hanging near Buddhist monasteries
[B]Painting with Buddhist motifs for popularisation of the faith
[C]The mythical dancing dragon of the Drupka lineage
[D]A style of monastery architecture
Ans -  B