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Monday, March 14, 2016

Current General Knowledge.

Current  GK  

Q-1          Which city of Punjab is selected as a Smart City by Indian Government under the first phase?
                 of plan ?
                (a)  Amritsar                                          (b) Ludhiana
                (c) Jalandhar                                          (d) Patiala
Ans.  (b) Ludhiana
Explanation :-  On 28th Jan. 2016 Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu announces 20 Smart                                Cities .
List of 20 Smart Cities is ---
                 Bhubaneshwar , Jaipur , Pune , Kochi , Surat , Jabalpur , Ahmadabad , Vishakhapatnam ,                            Indore , Solapur , Davanagere, New Delhi Area, Belgaum , Guwahati ,Udaipur ,Chennai,                              Ludhiana , Coimbatore ,  Bhopal.
Q-2         Under its ambitious Smart City plan, Urban Development Ministry has given top rank to which                       City   ?
                (a)  Amritsar                                        (b) Jaipur 
                (c) Bhubaneshwar                                (d) Patiala
Ans.  (c) Bhubaneshwar
Explanation :- For its Smart City Plan , Urban Development Ministry has given top rank to                                                 Bhubaneshwar. Under the Smart City Plan , Each selected Smart City will receive 200 Cr.                           for its development.
Q-3         NJAC Stands for ----------------------
                (a)  National Judicial Appointment Commission
                (b)  National Judicial Appointment Committee
                (c) Nodal  Judicial Appointment Commission      
                (d) New  Judicial Appointment Commission
Ans.       (a)  National Judicial Appointment Commission
Explanation :-  On 16th Oct. 2015 Supreme Court declare NJAC as Unconstitutional .  

Q-4       Who was the Author of the book “ The Problem of Rupi ” ?
                (a)  J. L . Nehru                                  (b) Bhimrao Ambedkar
                (c) Mahatma Gandhi                           (d) Indira Gandhi  
Ans.   (b) Bhimrao Ambedkar
Explanation :-  ‘The Problem of Rupi ’ was published in 1923.  Ambedkar presented it before Hilton                            Young Commission .
Q-5       How many new military units are created by China in order to modernize its PLA 
                 (People’s Liberation Army) ?
                (a) 2                                                   (b) 3
                (c) 4                                                   (d)5 
Ans.:-      (b) 3
Explanation:- President Xi Jinping announces three new military units for PLA.
                        These three units are :-
                                1. SSF ( Strategic Support Force )
                                2. MF ( Missile Force )
                                3. GCU ( General Command Unit  )
Q-6         Who has taken over as a first VC ( Vice Chancellor ) of  Oxford University ?
                (a)  Louis Richardson                                                                       (b) Christine Lagarde  
                (c) Indira Nooyi                                                                               (d) None of these  
Ans. :-      (a)  Louis Richardson
Explanation:-   She was born in Ireland and expert in terrorism and security study. She is first women                                  VC of  Oxford University in the Nine Hundred Years history of University.

Q-7         Which of the following is the first country in the world to eradicate transmission of HIV and                           Syphilis from Mother to Child?
                (a)  Nepal                                                                                            (b) Bhutan
                (c) Brazil                                                                                               (d)Cuba    
Ans.   (b) 3
  

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