Static GK Quiz Set – 75

1) Fiscal deficit is?

a) Total income less Govt. borrowing

b) Total payments less total receipts

c) Total payments less capital receipts

d) Total expenditure less total receipts excluding borrowing

e) None of these

2) Who won the Dubai Tennis Championship by defeating Fernando Verdasco?

a) Novak Djokovic

b) Roger Federer

c) Andy Murray

d) Sam Querrey

e) Andre Agassi

3) In the capital market, the term arbitrage is used with reference to?

a) Purchase of securities to cover the sale

b) Sale of securities to reduce the loss on purchase

c) Simultaneous purchase and sale of securities to make profits from price

d) All of the above

e) None of the given options is true

4) Legendary American jazz singer Al Jarreau passed away on February 2017 in Los Angeles. He was 76. What was his Nick name?

a) Acrobat of Mat

b) Acrobat of Scat

c) Acrobat of Swot

d) Acrobat of Vat

e) Acrobat of Virat

5) The Indian Navy will set up meteorological facilities and impart training to the _____ Navy to boost strategic cooperation under the ‘Act East’ policy and will help offset increasing Chinese presence in its neighbourhood.

a) Japan

b) Germany

c) Australia

d) Nepal

e) Myanmar

6) Indian Cricket Icon Sachin Tendulkar is set to adopt his second village in Maharashtra for transformation after successfully transforming the lives of villagers. What is the name of that village?

a) Doha

b) Puttamraju Kandriga

c) Ananthapuri

d) Vikramadityapuri

e) None of these

7) Which Company has become the first Indian power utility to deploy tele-protection services over its entire network following a deal with Nokia?

a) NHPC

b) NTPC

c) Tata Power

d) Reliance Power 

e) Adani Power

8) Tungabadhra, a river formed by the confluence of Tunga and Badhra rivers is the chief tributary of

a) River Kaveri

b) River Godavari

c) River Periyar

d) River Krishna

e) None of these

9) Which organisation has launched a skill development centre (Kaushal Vikas Kendra) and the centre will train 60 youths in areas such as ‘industrial electrician’ and ‘CNC operator-turning’ in 2017?

a) Mangalore Power Electricals Ltd (MPEL)

b) Mangalore Power Disscom ltd (MPDL)

c) Mangalore Power Electronics Ltd (MPEL)

d) Mangalore Electro-chemicals Ltd (MECL)

e) Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL)

10) How many paper planes in one minute by flying as many as 80 students of Moginand Senior Secondary School in Himachal Pradesh have set a world record?

a) 5870

b) 3820

c) 7620

d) 7730

e) 8230