Current Affairs Quiz – May 13′ 2015

1. Droupadi Murmu was appointed as Governor of ___________ She has replaced Dr Syed Ahmed.
a) Jharkhand
b) Orissa
c) Rajasthan
d) Manipur

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Answer a) Jharkhand

2. He is first Indian-origin lawmaker in Australia to take oath on the Gita.
a) Daniel Mookhey
b) Neel Mukherjee
c) J P Rajkhowa
d) None

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Answer a) Daniel Mookhey

3. He has appointed as CEO and MD of Bharti AXA General Insurance.
a) Deepak Iyer
b) Sivanadane Mandjiny
c) AP Shah
d) None

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Answer a) Deepak Iyer

4. ________ Gave National Florence Nightingale Awards to 35 nursing personnel from across the country on the occasion of International Nurses Day
a) Pranab Mukherjee
b) Daniel Mukherjee
c) A P Shah
d) Rajinder shore

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Answer a) pranab Mukherjee

5. International Nurses Day is celebrated as May 12, 1820  all over the world. The award is named after ________
a) Florence Nightingale
b) Mother Teresa
c) Sarojini Naidu
d) Kadambani Naidu

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Answer a) Florence Nightangle

6. An electrolytic process used to refine Gold is known as _________
a) Wohlwill process
b) Gold refining process
c) Metallurgical process
d) All of the above

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Answer a) Wohwill Process

7. Preservatives used to preserve meat products
a) Sodium phosphate
b) Potassium citrate
c) Sodium nitrate
d) hydroxytoluene

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Answer c) sodium nitrate

8. According to Census report 2015, Asiatic lion population in Gir sanctuary increases upto _________
a) 523
b) 530
c) 541
d) 621

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Answer a) 523

9. Rajasthan Government allocates 12 crore rupees for this project where, Japan Bank is going to provide financial support of three crore rupees. Name the project
a) Meghraj
b) The Great Indian Bustard
c) Clean Ganga
d) Save cow

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Answer a) Meghraj

10. Dr. Pramod Patil and Dr. __________ won 2015 ______________ Awards for wildlife conservation
a) Ananda, Whitley
b) Patil, Pulitzer
c) Mukherjee, National
d) Yadav, Green

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Answer a) Ananda, Whitley

11. India and ________ have decided to take effective conservation efforts to protect the rare spectacled Langur
a) Bangladesh
b) Russia
c) Myanmar
d) Nepal

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Answer a) Bangladesh