Quiz – 03-11-15 1. Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand lost to world champion Magnus Carlsen from a winning position to finish ______in the blitz event held in June 2015. Anand started with two wins but missed out on a winning opportunity against Carlsen and finally ended fifth with 5.5 points out of a possible 9 points. A] Third B] Fourth C] Fifth D] Sixth
2. "World Refugee Day" is observed on ______. A] 24-June B] 22-June C] 20-June D] 21-June
3. Indian striker ______became the first Indian footballer to score 50 international goals in 87 matches after scoring a goal against World Cup qualifying match against Guam in June 2015. A] Bhaichung Bhutia B] Sunil Chhetri C] Robin Singh D] Syed Rahim Nabi
4. Election Commission of India (ECI) has suspended recognition of the ______led by PA Sangma which was a recognized state party in Meghalaya under para 16A of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 after the party failed to file the election expenditure statement incurred in 2014 Lok Sabha elections within the prescribed limit of 90 days. A] National Worker's Party B] Nationalist Congress Party C] National People's Party D] None of these
5. Which country has been ranked as the most violent place as per Global Peace Index 2015 published in June 2015? A] Libya B] Afghanisthan C] Syria D] Egypt
6. Senior IPS officer ______has been appointed as Director, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in June 2015. A] Subhash Joshi B] K Durga Prasad C] Ajay Chadha D] Archana Ramasundaram
7. India's greatest architect ______passed away in Mumbai in June 2015. He was awarded with the Padma Shri (1972), Padma Vibhushan (2006) awards by Government of India. He was also awarded Royal Gold Medal for Architecture (1984) by the Royal Institute of British Architects. A] Shirish Patel B] Pravina Mehta C] Charles Correa D] Raj Rewal
8. Which country has been ranked at top position in the list as the world's most peaceful place as per Global Peace Index 2015 published in June 2015? A] Denmark B] Iceland C] Austria D] Switzerland
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9. India has been ranked at ______position out of 162 countries in the latest annual ranking of Global Peace Index 2015 published in June 2015. A] 132nd B] 145th C] 143rd D] 128th
10. The Union Government has also decided to increase the number of workdays under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) from 100 days to ______in drought-affected areas of the country in June 2015. A] 120 days B] 150 days C] 180 days D] 200 days
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Key 1. Fifth
2. 20-June
3. Sunil Chhetri
4. National People's Party
5. Syria
6. Archana Ramasundaram
7. Charles Correa
8. Iceland
9. 143rd
10. 150 days
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