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Daily Quiz - 09 Jun 2015

Daily Quiz - 09 Jun 2015




Q 400. Who has been announced as the Chief Ministerial candidate of JD(U) - RJD alliance in the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar?

A. Nitish Kumar
B. Lalu Prasad
C. Sharad Yadav
D. Mulayam Singh Yadav

ANSWER: A. Nitish Kumar.

Announcing this in New Delhi on 9th June’15, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said Mr. Kumar's name for the post was proposed by RJD President Lalu Prasad and now a final decision has been taken. Earlier, JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav along with RJD Chief and SP President had a meeting to discuss the alliance issue. Mulayam Singh Yadav said all leaders of JD(U), RJD and SP will hold a joint camping to defeat BJP and communal forces in the state.

Q 401. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Information Commissioner?

A. Arun Shorie
B. Vijai Sharma
C. K V Thomas
D. None of these

ANSWER: B. Vijai Sharma

He is the senior most Information Commissioner.

Q 402. Who has been appointed as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner?
A. T S Bhasin
B. Raj Sharma
C. K V Chowdhary
D. Vijai Sharma

ANSWER: C. K V Chowdhary.

He is the former Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes.

Q 403. Who has been appointed as the Vigilance Commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission?

A. Vijai Sharma
B. K V Chowdhary
C. Sudhir Bhargava
D. T M Bhasin

ANSWER: D. T M Bhasin.

Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Bank, T.M. Bhasin has been appointed as the Vigilance Commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission.

Q 404.Who has been appointed as the Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission?

A. Sudhir Bhargava
B. Sushil Sharma
C. Swapnil Gupta
D. Ajit Doval

ANSWER: A. Sudhir Bhargava.

Sudhir Bhargava former Secretary in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has been appointed as the Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission.

Q 405. Name the cyclone storm which remained practically stationary over east central Arabian Sea and now lay centered about 670 km west of Mumbai and 480 km southwest of Veraval in Gujarat?

A. SHOBHAA
B. ASHOBAA
C. FAALIN
D. KATRINA

ANSWER: B. ASHOBAA.

It will move north-northwestwards and intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm during next 36 hours. Under the influence of this system, rainfall would occur at most places over coastal Karnataka, Konkan and Goa as well as south Gujarat with isolated heavy falls during the next 24 hours.

Q 406. With which institute Railways has signed Memorandum of Understanding for research and development work for up gradation of Railway tracks for High speed trains?

A. ISRO
B. DRDO
C. IIT-BHU
D. IIT-Bombay

ANSWER: C. IIT-BHU

The MOU was been signed by Railway Board Advisior R K Verma and , IIT (BHU), Director . Professor Rajeev Sangal . The MOU envisages research and development work for upgradation of Railway tracks for High speed trains.

Q 407. Which university has revealed the world's first artificial leg capable of simulating the feelings of a real leg, even feeling pain?

A. Australian University
B. Howard University
C. German University
D. Austrian University

ANSWER: D. Austrian University

An Austrian amputee, who has worn the leg for six months, said he no longer slips on ice and can tell he was walking on gravel, concrete, grass or sand.

Q 408. Which Union Territory has received permission for the first ever Medical College on 8th June’15?

A. Lakshadweep
B. Andaman & Nicobar
C. Chandigarh
D. Daman & Diu

ANSWER: B. Andaman & Nicobar.

Chief Secretary of the Union Territory Administration, Anand Prakash told the media in the Islands capital on 8th June’15, the “Andaman & Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences” will start functioning from 1st September this year with an initial intake of 100 students for MBBS Course.

Q 409. Who has been appointed as new Director General (DG) of National Security Guard (NSG) on 7th June’15?

A. R C Tayal
B. R R Bhatnagar
C. Rahul Kumar
D. J N Chowdhary

ANSWER: A. R C Tayal

He is a 1980-batch officer of the Indian Police Service (IPS), was the Special Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) till now.

Q 410.What position did India secure in the 21st Asian Athletics Championships that concluded in Wuhan (China) on 7 June 2015?

A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourthv
ANSWER: C. Third

India secured a medal haul of 4 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze in the championships to finish third behind China (15, 13, 13) and Qatar (7, 2, 1).

Q 411. At which place the President of India on 9th June’15 will inaugurate the first ever sewage treatment plant enabling to meet 80% of its requirements for horticulture through recycled waste water?

A. Embassy
B. Supreme Court Campus
C. Parliament House
D. President’s Estate

ANSWER: D. President’s Estate

This Sewage Treatment Plant, whose foundation stone was laid by the President on February 17, 2014, has been built in a record time of approximately one year and three months. The STP is in fulfillment of the recommendations of the Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan prepared by INTACH.

Q 412. In which language the President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee received the first copy of ‘Yogikasparsh’, a Yoga Manual written by Smt. Nivedita Joshi on 8th June’15?

A. Hindi
B. Sanskrit
C. Braille
D. English

ANSWER: C. Braille

The President received the Manual from Shri Subhash Kashyap, former Secretary General of Lok Sabha who formally released it.


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