(1) Who among the following has been appointed as Managing Director of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 by the ICC and the England and Wales Cricket Board?
A) Steve Elworthy
B) Alistair Campbell
C) Steve Waugh
D) Sourav Ganguly
(2) Didi Akinyelure has won the second BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. She is a journalist and presenter from
A) South Africa
B) Kenya
C) Nigeria
D) Iran
(3) Which company has successfully tested the first flight of a high-altitude solar plane to bring internet access to remote parts of the world?
A) Google
B) Yahoo
C) Facebook
D) Infosys
(4) The world’s first Zika vaccine test on humans will be conducted by which country?
A) Canada
B) France
C) China
D) South Korea
(5) The tourism department of which state recently secured two Gold Awards at the prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) awards?
A) Gujarat
B) Karnataka
C) Kerala
D) Madhya Pradesh
(6) Juba is the capital city of which of the following countries?
A) South Sudan
B) Nigeria
C) Tanzania
D) Kenya
(7) The BRICS Policy Planning Dialogue will be hosted by which city of India?
A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi
C) Patna
D) Bhopal
(8) What is the motto of the Election Commission of India (ECI) for year 2016?
A) Voter is at highest priority
B) Healthy support for citizens
C) None is above than polls
D) No voter to be left behind
(9) Which power project is approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) that is erected in the state of Uttar Pradesh?
A) Windmill Power Plant
B) Thermal Power Plant
C) Geothermal Power Plant
D) Thermo Electric Power Plant
(10) Which Space Agency has established a new institute for research and development of innovative approaches to reduce risks to astronauts?
A) ISRO
B) NASA
C) ESA
D) JAXA
ANSWERS:
(1) A (2) C (3) C (4) A (5) C (6) A (7) C (8) D (9) B (10) B