GK MCQ 9 Sep 2015

1. The World Economic Forum has released the first ever “Inclusive Growth and Development Report 2015” (for 112 nations) based on seven pillars. Which of the following is NOT one of these seven pillars?

1) Fiscal transfers
2) Basic services
3) Corruption
4) Crime against women
5) Asset building

2. The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a non-profit organization based in

1) Geneva, Switzerland
2) New York, US
3) Paris, France
4) Seoul, South Korea
5) Manila, Philippines

3. Seven Indians feature in the Forbes Asia’s 9th list of philanthropists in the Asia-Pacific region. Who among the following is NOT one of them?

1) Sunny Varkey
2) Rohan Murthy
3) SD Shibulal
4) Nandan Nilekani
5) Anand Mahindra

4. The sixth edition of the joint military training exercise, ‘EKUVRIN 2015’ was held in Kerala starting 31 Aug between the Indian Army and the armed forces of

1) Sri Lanka
2) Maldives
3) Nepal
4) Singapore
5) Thailand

5. Who among the following has been appointed as the full-time member of NITI Aayog by the govt recently?

1) MS Swaminathan
2) Ramesh Chand
3) Chandi Prasad Bhatt
4) Sanjaya Rajaram
5) None of these

6. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has announced the launch of nationwide e-payment literacy workshop. Who among the following is the present chairman of the NPCI?

1) Jyotsna Suri
2) Sidharth Birla
3) Sumit Mazumder
4) M Balachandran
5) None of these

7. Apurvi Chandela, who bagged a silver medal at the World Cup Final on 5 Sep, is a

1) squash player
2) shooter
3) archer
4) boxer
5) discus thrower

8. The central govt on 8 Sep set a target of achieving 100 per cent literacy in villages adopted under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana by

1) Dec 2015
2) Mar 2016
3) Apr 2016
4) Sep 2016
5) Dec 2016

9. Which of the following telecom service providers has announced to provide minimum 2 Mbps speed to its landline broadband users starting 1 Oct 2015?

1) Airtel
2) Reliance Communications
3) BSNL
4) Hathway broadband
5) None of these

10. The International Literacy Day is observed on which of the following days?

1) 5 Sep
2) 8 Sep
3) 9 Sep
4) 10 Sep
5) 14 Sep

ANSWERS

1. 4

2. 1

3. 5

4. 2

5. 2

6. 4

7. 2

8. 2

9. 3

10. 2