General Awareness Quiz for 18th May 2015

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Total questions : 15. Time alloted : 5 minutes. 1 mark for every correct answer. Negative marking of , 0.25 mark for every wrong question. Click on Start button below to start your quiz. Test will be submitted automatically if the time expired. Double Click on Get Result button to submit your answers and View Scorecard.

1. India and South Korea on 18 May 2015 signed seven agreements to upgrade relations to special strategic partnership level during PM Narendra Modi visit to South Korea. Who is the President of South Korea ?

A.	Roh Moo-hyun	B.	Lee Myung-bak
C.	Park Geun-hye	D.	Lee Wan-koo
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option C
Explanation: President of South Korea is Park Geun-hye. and Prime Minister Seat is Vacant since 27 April 2015 after the resignation of Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo.

2. Which Bank has launched Medical Benefits prepaid card in association with Apollo Hospitals that allows corporates to easily disburse medical allowance to their employees, saving time and cost ?

A.	ICICI	B.	HDFC
C.	AXIS	D.	YES
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option B
Explanation HDFC
Note:- The card offers free accidental death insurance of Rs. 3 lakh, accident hospitalization insurance of Rs. 30,000, discount and offer at Apollo Network—Apollo Hospitals, Apollo Pharmacies, Apollo Clinics & Apollo White Dental—across the country.

3. Federal Bank along with card issuing company SBI cards launched co-branded credit cards (Platinum and Gold'N More). Who is the MD and CEO of the Federal Bank ?

A.	Vijay Jasuja	B.	Shikha Sharma
C.	Chanda Kochhar	D.	Aditya Puri
E.	Shyam Srinivasan

Answer

Answer: Option E
Explanation: Shyam Srinivasan is the MD and CEO of Federal Bank and Vijay Jasuja is the CEO of SBI Cards.

4. The Union Government on 17 May 2015 allocated ____________ crore rupees for the growth of Department of AYUSH ?

A.	5000	B.	3000
C.	2000	D.	1000
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option A
Explanation: 5000
Full Form of AYUSH is Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy

5. Former Army Brigadier David Granger sworn-in as eighth President of ____________ ?

A.	Peru	B.	Venezuela
C.	Suriname	D.	Guyana
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option D
Explanation: Guyana

6. Who was sworn in as the first woman Governor of Jharkhand ?

A.	Sharda Mukherjee	B.	Draupadi Murmu
C.	Rama Devi	D.	Urmila Singh
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option B
Explanation: Draupadi Murmu succeeds Syed Ahmed, who will take over as Manipur Governor.
Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice Virendra Singh administered the oath of office to Ms. Murmu.

7. Which of the following won Men's Single Title in Rome Masters 2015 Tennis Tournament?

A.	Novak Djokovic	B.	Roger Federer
C.	Stan Wawrinka	D.	Rafael Nadal
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option A
Explanation: Novak Djokovic of Serbia won by defeating Roger Federer(Swiss)

8. Recently, PM Narendra Modi was on visit to Mongolia. Who is the Prime Minister of Mongolia ?

A.	Sükhbaataryn Batbold	B.	Chimediin Saikhanbileg
C.	Norovyn Altankhuyag	D.	Dendeviin Terbishdagva
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option B
Explanation: Chimediin Saikhanbileg

9. At what percent of GDP the government has contained the fiscal deficit against its own target of 4.1 per cent for the financial year 2014-15 ?

A.	5.2%	B.	3.2%
C.	4.3%	D.	4%
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option D
Explanation: 4%

10. Which two countries accounted for 54 percent of the total global gold consumer demand in the first quarter of the year 2015 ?

A.	China and Nepal	B.	India and China
C.	Dubai and Saudi Arabia	D.	Oman and Afghanistan
E.	China and Pakistan

Answer

Answer: Option B
Explanation: India and China

11. Name the world’s first fully warm-blooded fish species discovered by researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ?

A.	Ray	B.	Bony
C.	Opah	D.	Opera
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option C
Explanation: Opah

12. Name the shooter who won the bronze medal in the 50m Rifle Prone Event of the ISSF World Cup at Fort Benning in USA ?

A.	Gagan Narang	B.	Souren Choudhary
C.	Naveen Jindal	D.	Abhinav Bindra
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option A
Explanation: Gagan Narang

13. Constitution Day of Norway was observed on ____________ ?

A.	16th May	B.	18th May
C.	13th May	D.	19th May
E.	17th May

Answer

Answer: Option E
Explanation: 17th May

14. Which country’s Prime Minister has married his gay partner, becoming the first leader in the European Union to enter into a same-sex union in a symbol of growing social change across the continent ?

A.	Seychelles	B.	Luxembourg
C.	Canada	D.	Thailand
E.	None of these

Answer

Answer: Option B
Explanation: Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel.

15. Q4. Which country Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit on the last leg of his three nation visit during 18-19th May’15 ?

A.	South Korea	B.	North Korea
C.	Vietnam	D.	Mongolia
E.	Japan

Answer

Answer: Option A
Explanation: South korea

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