Ques. : 20 Leading fertiliser cooperative IFFCO announced that its subsidiary has received permission from a provincial govt of which of the following countries to set up a $1.6 bn urea plant recently? 1) Canada 2) Spain 3) Hungary 4) Poland 5) Mexico Answer:- 1) Canada Ques. : 21 Name the Earth-sized planet discovered by the US space agency NASA which is 490 light-years away and may sustain life? 1) Kepler-10b 2) Kepler-11c 3) Kepler-11f 4) Kepler-186f 5) Kepler-187b Answer:- 4) Kepler-186f Ques. : 22 What is SpaceX? It was in news recently. 1) An international Space Station 2) A mysterious alien vehicle. 3) A private space agency based in California. 4) A newly discovered earth-like planet. 5) None of these Answer:- 3) A private space agency based in California. Ques. : 23 Which of the following teams has won the inaugural I-League football championships recently? 1) Dempo Sports Club 2) Bengaluru FC 3) Mohun Bagan 4) Mohammedan SC 5) Churchill Brothers Answer:- 2) Bengaluru FC Ques. : 24 The Supreme Court allowed iron ore mining in Goa, lifting a ban imposed about 18 months ago, but placed a cap of _________on annual production from these mines. 1) 10 million tonnes 2) 15 million tonnes 3) 20 million tonnes 4) 25 million tonnes 5) 30 million tonnes Answer:- 3) 20 million tonnes Ques. : 25 Name the noted economist who has been appointed principal economic advisor in the Union finance ministry recently? 1) Ila Patnaik 2) Isher Judge Ahluwalia 3) Shankar Acharya 4) Eswar Prasad 5) Raja Mohan Answer:- 1) Ila Patnaik Ques. : 26 Who is the author of the book titled ‘India at Turning Point: The Road to Good Governance’? 1) Ram Jethmalani 2) Pradip Krishen 3) Sl Bhyrappa 4) TSR Subramanian 5) Anita Nair Answer:- 4) TSR Subramanian Ques. : 27 In the private sector banks, increasing foreign shareholding beyond 49 per cent, up to 74 per cent, needs the approval of which of the following? 1) RBI 2) FIPB 3) IBA 4) Both the RBI and FIPB 5) None of the abive Answer:- 4) Both the RBI and FIPB Ques. : 28 Earth Day is celebrated on 1) 21 Apr 2) 22 Apr 3) 23 Apr 4) 24 Apr 5) 25 Apr Answer:- 2) 22 Apr Ques. : 29 The prestigious magazine Wisden has chosen which of the following among its five cricketers of the year recently? 1) Shikhar Dhawan 2) Suresh Raina 3) Virat Kohli 4) Ravindra Jadeja 5) Rohit Sharma Answer:- 1) Shikhar Dhawan Ques. : 30 Which of the following countries has become Africas biggest economy recently? 1) South Africa 2) Nigeria 3) Cameroon 4) Ghana 5) Central African Republic Answer:- 2) Nigeria
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