The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 16 June, 2016

Hi Friends,

Starting Monday, March 28, 2016 We are taking up a new initiatives for Prelims 2016 . We will be posting a 7-10 Questions Quiz based on 9 PM Brief, on a daily basis.

The purpose of these is to enable practise on a daily level for you to prepare Current Affairs for Civil Services Prelims Examination. This questions will be moderate level and it is expected of you solve these questions with decent overview of 9 PM Brief

Please type your answers in the comments below .

Note : Answers to the quiz will be posted one day later.

Q.1) Which of the following Scandinavian country is/are not a member of European Union?

1. Sweden
2. Finland
3. Norway
4. Denmark
5. Iceland

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 3 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2, 3 and 4 only
d) 3 and 5 only

Q.2) Arrange the following associate banks of State Bank of India in order they get associated with SBI.

1. State Bank of Indore
2. State Bank of Saurashtra
3. State Bank of Patiala

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1-2-3
b) 2-1-3
c) 3-2-1
d) 1-3-2

Q.3) G4’s primary aim is the permanent member seats on the Security Council.Which of the following countries comprises the G4?

1. India
2. South Africa
3. Germany
4. Brazil
5. Japan

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 2, 3, 4 and 5
b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
c) 1, 3, 4 and 5
d) 1, 2, 3 and 5

Q.4) Consider the following statements regarding India-US relation?

1. US Senate has passed the amendment in its domestic Bill which seeks to recognise India as a “global strategic and defence partner” of the U.S.
2. The U.S. had recognised India as a “major defence partner” in a joint statement issued after Mr. Modi’s recent visit to US.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are true
d) Neither is true

Q.5) Consider the statements:

1. India will sign a contract with the International Seabed Authority (ISA).
2. This will give rights to India to mine for precious metal that are trapped in the magma on the seabed of the Indian Ocean.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are true
d) Neither is true

Q.6) Consider the statements regarding International Seabed Authority (ISA):

1. It is an United Nations organisation.
2. It is an organization established by the Law of the Sea Convention.
3. It is an intergovernmental established to organize, regulate and control all mineral-related activities in the international seabed area beyond the limits of national jurisdiction, an area underlying most of the world’s oceans.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) All are correct
d) None of the above

Q.7) Consider the statements:

1. Government approved country’s first National civil aviation policy.
2. Motto of new policy is “Connecting the unconnected and serving the unserved”.
3. It allows domestic airlines to fly to international skies of European and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) countries.
4. New airlines can also start their international operations with at least 20 planes or 20 per cent of their total flying capacity, on domestic routes, whichever is higher.

Select the correct statements using the codes given below:

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 3 and 4 only
d) All of the above