Friday, 17 June 2016

17 June Gk Quiz



1. The Great Barrier Reef rodent (also known as Bramble Cay melomys) of which country has become the first mammal species driven to extinction by human-induced climate change?
1) Colombia
2) China
3) Australia
4) New Zealand
5) France



3) Australia
2. The Bharatiya Mahila Bank was set to serve to women customers in the year
1) 2010
2) 2011
3) 2012
4) 2013
5) 2014



4) 2013
3. India are set to make their maiden appearance in the Under 17 Futsal World Cup scheduled to be held in Jul 2016 in
1) Brazil
2) Argentina
3) Uruguay
4) Bolivia
5) Paraguay



5) Paraguay
4. Who among the following has won the prestigious 2016 PEN Pinter Prize?
1) Margaret Atwood
2) Barbara Kingsolver
3) Salman Rushdie
4) Toni Morrison
5) Alice Munro



1) Margaret Atwood
5. The Union Cabinet has approved a contract between Earth Sciences Ministry and the International Seabed Authority (ISA) for exploring metals in
1) Bay of Bengal
2) Indian Ocean
3) Arabian Sea
4) Andaman Sea
5) None of these



2) Indian Ocean
6. The Union Cabinet has given its nod to raise the superannuation age of Central Health Service (CHS) doctors from the present 62 years to
1) 63 years
2) 65 years
3) 67 years
4) 70 years
5) 72 years



2) 65 years
7. The Union Cabinet has approved an MoU with which of the following countries for cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors?
1) Thailand
2) Philippines
3) Cambodia
4) Nepal
5) Taiwan



5) Taiwan
8. Which of the following countries launched its new Project 22220 nuclear-powered icebreaker dubbed Arktika recently?
1) Russia
2) US
3) Greenland
4) New Zealand
5) Canada



1) Russia
9. Some 3,049 people registered their spot in the Guinness book of world records for performing largest ‘Karma Naach’ dance ever. The event took place in Mandla district of
1) Rajasthan
2) Gujarat
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Karnataka
5) Maharashtra



3) Madhya Pradesh
10. In order to fund start-ups in the financial technology (fintech) space, which of the following banks in the country has set up a Rs 200-cr fund?
1) HDFC Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) Punjab National Bank
4) State Bank of India
5) Axis Bank



4) State Bank of India



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