Practise Bits for 5th and 6th September

1. Who among the following has been conferred the Moortidevi Award for 2012?
 [A]Hariprasad Das  [B]Pratibha Ray  [C]Jayasree Datta  [D]U R Anantha Murthy

2. Recently (September, 2013), which of the followings internet giants has closed its news and community services in China?
 [A]MSN     [B]Yahoo   [C]Google     [D]Rediff

3. Recently (September, 2013), Prime Minister launched a heritage portal dedicated to which one of the following leaders?
 [A]Jawaharlal Nehru  [B]Mahatma Gandhi   [C]Subhashchandra Bose    [D]Indira Gandhi

 4. Which one of the following cities has earned the reputation of being the “Weaver City” of India for its exquisite woollen carpets and colorful handloom products?
[A]Ambala    [B]Patiala    [C]Panipat    [D]Ludhiana

5. Recently, Diana Nyad has become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage or swim fins, becoming the first person to do so. She is from  ? 

[A]USA   [B]Canada    [C]Brazil     [D]Mexico

.6. The Global Competitiveness Report is published from time to time by ?

 [A]World Bank [B]International Monetary Fund [C]Yale University [D]World Economic Forum

7. As per the recent data (September, 2013), India is the __ largest coffee producer in the world. Fill the blank with correct option?

 [A]Fifth   [B]Fourth    [C]Sixth    [D]Seventh

8. Recently (September, 2013), in which of the following cities Europe’s largest public library has been inaugurated?

 [A]London    [B]Geneva  [C]Birmingham    [D]Berlin

9.. Which of the following is the only significant crude oil producing country in the Eastern Mediterranean region? 

[A]Jordan    [B]Lebanon    [C]Syria   [D]Gaza

10.The Refrigerator system works on which of the following laws?

[A]First Law of thermodynamics [B]Second Law of thermodynamics [C]Boyle’s law [D]Charles law

. Which of the following countries is/are backing action against

11. Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapon on civilians? 

      1.US    2.France    3.China   4.Germany   

      Chose the correct answer from the codes given below:

      [A]Only 1 & 2 [B]Only 2 & 3 [C]Only 1, 2 & 3 [D]Only 1, 2 & 4

12. Recently (September, 2013), which of the following country has restored a seat for the representative of Hindu and Sikh citizens in the lower house of Parliament?

 [A]Pakistan    [B]Afghanistan     [C]Britain    [D]Brazil

13. Which of the following Metro cities will have country’s first Monorail route?

 [A]New Delhi    [B]Mumbai   [C]Kolkata  [D]Bangalore

14. Which of the followings is/are the measures taken by RBI to shore up the currency? 

 1.Issue of Quasi-sovereign bonds

 2.Hiking the import duty on gold and silver

 3.Tighting of liquidity

 4.Liberalisation of Bank deposit schemes

 Chose the correct answer from the codes given below: 

[A]Only 1 & 4   [B]Only 1 & 3    [C]Only 2 & 4    [D]1, 2, 3 & 4