The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 17 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) The exclusive economic zone (EEZ) stretches from the baseline out to how much nautical miles (nmi) from its coast?

a) 12
b) 200
c) 100
d) 370

Q.2) Consider the following statements regarding African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty

1. ANWFZT  is named after Namibia’s main Nuclear Research Centre, run by the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation.
2. It is also known as  Pelindaba Treaty.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is correct

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding Ennore port

1.  It is  India’s first corporate port.
2. It is located south of Chennai.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is correct

Q.4) Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) was in news recently, it is related to which of the following?
a) Railways
b) Road network
c) Seaways
d) Airlines

Q.5) Arrange the following terms from broader concepts to narrower concepts

1. Trade deficit
2. Balance of Payments (BoP)
3. Current Account Deficit (CAD)

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1-2-3
b) 3-1-2
c) 2-3-1
d) 2-1-3

Q.6) Who is the ex-officio chairperson of NITI Aayog?
a) President
b) Prime Minister
c) Vice-President
d) Chief Justice of India

Q.7) Special Rapporteur  bear a specific mandate from the which of the following organisation?
a) United Nations Human Rights Council
b)  United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
c) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
d) World Health Organization (WHO)