12 FEBRUARY 2016 GK QUIZ QUESTIONS (ENGLISH)

12 FEBRUARY 2016

Ques. : 1 What is India’s ranking on US Chamber of Commerce-International Intellectual Property Index 2016?
1) 21st
2) 28th
3) 32nd
4) 34th
5) 37th
Answer:- 5) 37th

Ques. : 2 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and European Union signed an agreement to improve Cooperation in Cyber Defence recently. NATO is headquartered at
1) Rome, Italy
2) Athens, Greece
3) Paris, France
4) Berlin, Germany
5) Brussels, Belgium
Answer:- 5) Brussels, Belgium

Ques. : 3 The 47th Conference of Governors was held recently in
1) Chennai
2) Hyderabad
3) New Delhi
4) Mumbai
5) Bengaluru
Answer:- 3) New Delhi

Ques. : 4 The Indian govt recently sanctioned Rs 580 cr for a vital rail link connecting India with
1) Bangladesh
2) Pakistan
3) Bhutan
4) Nepal
5) Myanmar
Answer:- 1) Bangladesh

Ques. : 5 The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, JP Nadda, recently outlined India’s strategy for elimination of Malaria disease by
1) 2017
2) 2020
3) 2025
4) 2028
5) 2030
Answer:- 5) 2030

Ques. : 6 Which of the following countries appointed the Indian-origin Harinder Sidhu as the country’s next High Commissioner to India recently?
1) Canada
2) France
3) Australia
4) UK
5) Germany
Answer:- 3) Australia

Ques. : 7 Tamar Hahn was appointed as the Director of the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) recently. She belongs to
1) Uruguay
2) Argentina
3) Turkey
4) Israel
5) Sweden
Answer:- 4) Israel

Ques. : 8 The Union Minister For Science & Technology & Earth Sciences, Harsh Vardhan, recently inaugurated the Translational Research Unit of Excellence (TRUE) in
1) Pune
2) Gandhinagar
3) Jaipur
4) Kolkata
5) Mangalore
Answer:- 4) Kolkata

Ques. : 9 In its efforts to strengthen the aviation sector, which state govt has planned to set up the country’s first-ever Aviation Park there?
1) Rajasthan
2) Maharashtra
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Gujarat
Answer:- 5) Gujarat

Ques. : 10 The 6th National Science Film Festival and Competition (NSFF) was held recently at Nehru Science Center in
1) Panaji
2) Ahmedabad
3) Hyderabad
4) Bhubaneswar
5) Mumbai
Answer:- 5) Mumbai