General Knowledge - General Awareness Quiz - Questions and Answers, GK 2013

1. Which of the following has become the first automaker to participate in Greenhouse Gas Reporting Programme in India?

a. Ford Motor

b. Maruti Suzuki

c. General Motors

d. Toyota

2. In 2013, who among the following has been choosen for the prestigious Saraswati Samman 2012?

a. Shankha Ghosh

b. Indira Parthasarathy

c. Sugathakumari

d. Sunil Gangopadhyay

3. Who among the following is the head of the 16-member committee set by the SEBI to suggest new rules for dealing with insider trading?

a. Rajeev Luthra

b. N K Sodhi

c. Arundhati Bhattacharya

d. Menaka Doshi

4. The 'Prem Bhatia Memorial Awards' is related to which of the following fields?

a. Sports

b. Journalism

c. Literature

d. Social Service

5. Which among the following is the main objective of the International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS)?

a. Protect the world's cultural heritage threatened by wars and natural disasters

b. Protect the world from missile and nuclear threats

c. Protect world from disease disasters resulting as a result of wars and natural disasters

d. None of the above

6. Which of the following countries have defied China's in 2013 created 'No Air Space Zone'?

a. Vietnam and Japan

b. Japan and South Korea

c. South Korea and Taiwan

d. Japan and Taiwan

7. In 2013 (September, 2013), which university scientists developed the first vaccine against MERS virus?

a. University of Hong Kong

b. University of Madrid

c. University of Tokyo

d. University of California

8. Who among the following is the head of the committee set up by the environment ministry to review what kind of projects can be dealt with at the state level and which would require central nod?

a. B K Chaturvedi

b. K Kasturirangan

c. Arun Maria

d. Aruna Roy

9. Who among the following is has won 'Macau Open Title 2013'?

a. Dipika Pallikal

b. Natalie Grinham

c. Suzanne Horner

d. Rachael Grinham

10. Which among the following cities is the host for the 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)?

a. Ahmedabad

b. Chandigarh

c. Kochi

d. Panaji

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