5 July Gk Quiz

1.The world’s largest international maritime exercise named RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) 2016 began recently in
1) US 
2) Australia
3) Canada 
4) Japan
5) South Korea 

1) US

2.Which of the following countries celebrates it Independence Day on 4 Jul, the day it secured independence from the British Empire after the Revolutionary War?
1) Canada 
2) Malaysia
3) South Africa 
4) US
5) Australia 

4) US

3. The first meeting of the BRICS Working Group on Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency was held recently in
1) Bengaluru 
2) Visakhapatnam
3) Jaipur 
4) Gandhinagar
5) Pune 

2) Visakhapatnam

4.Indian Navy recently launched INS Tarasa which is a
1) Water Jet Fast Attack Craft 
2) Torpedo Launch and Recovery Vessel
3) Sea Tanker 
4) Anti-Submarine Ship
5) Fast Attack Missile Craft 

1) Water Jet Fast Attack Craft

5. Kerala govt has banned ‘electronic cigarette’ alias ‘e-cigarette’ in the state. Which of the following was the first state to ban e-cigarettes in Nov 2014?
1) Punjab
2) Maharashtra
3) Karnataka 
4) Haryana
5) Tamil Nadu 

1) Punjab

6.India’s first Commercial Court and Commercial Disputes Resolution Centre has been inaugurated in
1) Mumbai 
2) Ahmedabad
3) Chennai 
4) Raipur
5) Hyderabad 

4) Raipur

7.Who among the following won the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix Formula One?
1) Daniel Ricciardo 
2) Fernando Alonso
3) Lewis Hamilton 
4) Sebastian Vettel
5) Nico Rosberg 

3) Lewis Hamilton

8. Shekel is the currency of which of the following countries?
1) Indonesia 
2) Maldives
3) Malaysia 
4) Israel
5) Chile 

4) Israel

9. The Indian Air Force inducted two Tejas fighter aircrafts as part of a new squadron called the
1) Flying Hawk 
2) Flying Eagle
3) The Thunderbolt 
4) Sky Lightning
5) Flying Daggers 

5) Flying Daggers

10. The World Population Day is observed on
1) 3 Jul 
2) 6 Jul
3) 11 Jul 
4) 18 Jul
5) 28 Jul 

3) 11 Jul