Khyra's GK &Current Affairs Online Test 2014
1. Who among the following has been recently appointed as the Chairman of Future Earth Engagement Committee?
[A]Amartya Sen
[B]Jairam Ramesh
[C]Manmohan Singh
[D]Jean Dreze
Jairam Ramesh
The inaugural Future Earth Engagement Committee is to be chaired by Indian economist and politician Jairam Ramesh, the Science and Technology Alliance for Global SustainabilitySustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Brundtland Commission
The above ..... (the Alliance).Future Earth is a global research platform providing the knowledge and support to accelerate our transformations to a sustainable world.
2. India has recently agreed to supply naval vessels as part of military transfer to which South-Asian nation?
[A]Thailand
[B]Singapore
[C]Vietnam
[D]Philippines
Vietnam
India will supply naval vessels to Vietnam. Vietnam PM Nguyen Tan Dung is on a two-day visit to India. The sale of four offshore patrol vessels is critical for Vietnam as it wants to improve its defences in the energy rich-South China Sea where it is locked in competing claims with China.
3. Which spacecraft by SpaceX, California has recently landed on Earth after completing its mission on International Space Station?
[A]Orion
[B]MAVEN
[C]Dawn
[D]Dragon
Dragon
Dragon spacecraft has returned to Earth after completing its tasks on ISS. This was Dragon’s fifth visit to the ISS.Along with other supplies the spacecraft carried Mice to ISS
4. In a recent defence deal, India will buy anti-tank Spike missiles from which country?
[A]USA
[B]Russia
[C]Israel
[D]Australia
Israel
India has signed a deal of Rs. 8000 crores to buy anti-tank missiles from Israel. The decision for the same was taken at Defence Acquisition Council.
5. Who has been appointed as the new chairperson of Prasar Bharti?
[A]Dinesh Chandra
[B]A. Surya Prakash
[C]Jawahar Sircar
[D]J.S. Mathur
A. Surya Prakash
A. Surya Prakash has been appointed as the chairperson of Prasar Bharati. Mr. Prakash’s appointment was done on a recommendation of a three-member committee headed by Vice President Hamid Ansari and comprising Press Council of India chairperson Markandey Katju and Bimal Julka, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
6. Union Health Minister has launched a new mission in line with government's vision to eliminate Tuberculosis from India. What is the name of mission?
[A]TB-Mission 2020
[B]TB-Vision 2019
[C]No TB Mission 2019
[D]No TB Mission 2020
TB-Mission 2020
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has announced 'TB-Mission 2020', underlining the plans of the Indian government to eliminate Tuberculosis from the country. Indian government will provide free diagnosis and treatment as well as nutrition support and relevant financial enablers to the patients from government and private hospitals.
7. According to a recent UN report six countries account for more than 90 percent of AIDS in the world. Which among the following is not among them?
[A]China
[B]India
[C]Vietnam
[D]Singapore
Singapore
Singapore. Six countries - China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam - account for more than 90 per cent of the people living with HIV in the region. The report by UNAIDS, the United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS states that India has the third-highest number of people living with HIV in the world with 2.1 million.
8. Which scientist had discovered first successful inactivated polio vaccine?
[A]Emma Goodman
[B]Maurice Hilleman
[C]Jonas Salk
[D]Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
Jonas Salk
Jonas Edward Salk was an American medical researcher and virologist. He discovered and developed the first successful inactivated polio vaccine. October 28,2014 was his 100th birthday.
9. Which state in India has won the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management Award for 2014?
[A]Punjab
[B]Gujarat
[C]Maharashtra
[D]Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
The successful organisation of Kumbh MelaHeld four times every 12 years at four different locations across central and northern India, the Kumbh Mela is the largest religious congregation and largest .....-2013 has earned Uttar Pradesh the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) award for this year. The state was also winner in the category of Innovations in Government Services and Programmes. The awards were announced and presented during the President’s Dinner at Putrajaya International Convention Centre, Putrajaya, Malaysia on October 21, 2014,
10. The winner of WTA Singles women's title 2014 is __?
[A]Serena Williams
[B]Simona Halep
[C]Maria Sharapova
[D]Petra Kvitova
Serena Williams
This win was the third consecutive title for Williams at the prestigious year-ender, the first time a player has achieved that feat since Monica Seles in 1990-92.
Reasoning Quiz
Directions (1-5) : Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and —
Give answer(1) if the data in Statement. I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
(2) if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
(3) if the data in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(4) if the data in both the Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
(5) if the data in both the Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
1. Which bag amongst J, K, L, M and N is the heaviest?
I. Bag N is heavier than J and M. Bag K is heavier only than bag L.
II. Only three bags are lighter than J. The weight of bag N is 13 kg which is 1 kg more than bag J.
2. In a row of 40 boys, how many boys are standing between A and B?
I. A is 21st from the left end of the row.
II. There are 9 students between B and C who is 9th from the right end.
3. Is the time in the clock 3 O’clock now?
I. After half an hour, the minute and the hour hand of the clock will make an angle of exactly 900 with each other.
II. Exactly 20 minutes back, the hour and the minute’s hand of the clock coincide with each other.
4. Are all the five friends viz. P, Q, R, S and T who are seated around a circular table facing the centre?
I. P sits third to the left of Q. Q faces the centre. S and T are immediate neighbour of each other. R sits second to the right of T
II. S sits second to the right of R. R faces the centre. Both T and P are immediate neighbours of S. Q sits second to the right of P.
I. Q is the father of M. M is the sister of T. T is the mother of P.
II. S is the son of P. V is the daughter of P. R is the brother of T.
Solutions (1-5)
1. (3)
Using either statement alone, Bag N is the heaviest.
2. (5)
Using both statements together.
B’s position from right end = 9 + 9 + 1 = 19th
B’s position from the left end = 40 + 1 – 19 = 22nd
Since A is 21st from the left end, there is no student between A and B.
3. (4)
From statement I alone, The time is not 3’O clock now as at 3:30 the angle between the two hands is not 900.
From statement II alone, The time now is not 3’O clock as at 2:40, the minute hour and the hour hand do not coincides.
4. (2)
From statement I, all the friends may or may not be facing the centre.
From statement II, P is definitely not facing the centre. Hence all of them are not facing the centre.
5. (4)From statement I and statement II, it is gender of P is not clear.
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