Q1. हिमाचलप्रदेश का राज्यपाल कौन है?

(a) पद्मनाभ बालकृष्ण आचार्य

(b) आचार्य देव व्रत

(c) चेनमेनाणी विद्यासागर राव

(d) एन एन वोहरा

(e) वजूभाई वाला

Q2. नरेंद्र मोदी सरकार में वर्तमान इस्पात मंत्री कौन है?

(a) नरेंद्र सिंह तोमर

(b) कलराज मिश्र

(c) हरसिम्रत कौर बादल

(d) प्रकाश जावड़ेकर

(e) चौधरी बिरेंद्र सिंह

Q3. युगांडा की राजधानी है?

(a) तेहरान

(b) ताशकंद

(c) कैनबरा

(d) कंपाला

(e) टुनिस

Q4. एटुरनगरम वन्यजीव अभयारण्य निम्नलिखित में से किस भारतीय राज्य में स्थित है?

(a) कर्नाटक

(b) केरल

(c) तेलंगाना

(d) असम

(e) मेघालय

Q5. निम्नलिखित किस दिन विश्व जनसंख्या दिवस मनाया जाता है?

(a)  10 जून

(b)  22 जून

(c) 19 जुलाई

(d)  26 जून

(e) 11जुलाई

Q6. निम्न में से कौन-सा देश एडीबी(ADB)का सदस्य नहीं है?

(a) टोंगा

(b) अल्बानिया

(c) उजबेकिस्तान

(d) वानुअतु

(e) मालदीव

Q7. सेवरिनो बलेस्टोरोस किस खेल से संबंधित हैं?

(a) टेनिस

(b) चेस

(c) शूटिंग

(d) गोल्फ

(e) आर्चरी

Q8. यूगांडा के वर्तमान राष्ट्रपति कौन हैं?

(a) जनरल राउल मोडेस्टो कास्त्रो रुज़

(b) रीयवेन रिवलन

(c) हेनज फिशर

(d) योवेरी मुसेवेनी

(e) जुआन मैनुअल सैंटोस

Q9. वैतरणा बांध निम्नलिखित में से किस राज्य में है?

(a) मध्य प्रदेश

(b) तमिलनाडु

(c) केरल

(d) महाराष्ट्र

(e) कर्नाटक

Q10. हिंद महासागर आयोग(Indian Ocean Commission) का मुख्यालय निम्न में से किस शहर में है?

(a) पोर्टलुइस, मॉरीशस

(b) लीमा, पेरु

(c) एथेंस, ग्रीस

(d) हेग, नीदरलैंड्स

(e) बुडापेस्ट, हंगरी

Q11. मोरक्को की मुद्रा क्या है?

(a) मालुति

(b) फ़्रैंक

(c) दिरहम

(d) रूबल

(e) लिलांगेनी

Q12. पलामू टाइगर रिजर्व निम्नलिखित में किस भारतीय राज्य में स्थित है?

(a) कर्नाटक

(b) असम

(c) गुजरात

(d) मेघालय

(e) झारखण्ड

               

Q13. यक्षगान नृत्य किस राज्य का लोकनृत्य है?

(a) ओडिशा

(b) आंध्र प्रदेश

(c) कर्नाटक

(d) गुजरात

(e) हिमाचल प्रदेश

Q14. कोयना बांध निम्नलिखित में से किस राज्य में है?

(a) कर्नाटक

(b) पश्चिम बंगाल

(c) मध्यप्रदेश

(d) महाराष्ट्र

(e) उत्तराखंड

Q15. महाराष्ट्र के मुख्यमंत्री कौन हैं?

(a) शिवराज सिंह चौहान

(b) विजयभाई आर. रुपानी

(c) ओकरम इबोबी सिंह

(d) देवेंद्र फडणवीस

(e) पिनाराई विजयन

                                                                                 Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)

Sol. Acharya Dev Vrat is the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, serving since August 2015. He is an Arya Samaj pracharak and served previously as the Principal of a Gurukul in Kurukshetra, Haryana. Being the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, he is also the ex-officio Chancellor of state universities of Himachal Pradesh.

S2. Ans.(e)

Sol. Chaudhary Birender Singh is a senior Indian political leader. He is currently serving as the Union Minister of Steel. He previously served as Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Sanitation & Drinking Water in the Narendra Modi led NDA Government in India.

S3. Ans.(d)

Sol. Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa whose diverse landscape encompasses the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains. Kampala is Uganda's national and commercial capital bordering Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake. Hills covered with red-tile villas and trees surround an urban centre of contemporary skyscrapers.Currency of Uganda is Ugandan new shilling.

S4. Ans.(c)

Sol. The wildlife sanctuary is located in the state of Telangana and is spread across an area of 812 sq kilometers. The Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary is split in have by the Godavari rives and comprises of a forest covered hills with grassy slopes. The species like Tiger, Leopard, Wolf, Dhole, Jackals, Sloth bear, Mugger crocodiles, Cobra and Chinkara etc. can be spotted here.

S5. Ans.(e)

Sol. In 1989, the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme recommended that 11 July be observed by the international community as World Population Day, a day to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues.             

S6.  Ans.(b)

Sol. The Asian Development Bank was conceived in the early 1960s as a financial institution that would be Asian in character and foster economic growth and cooperation in one of the poorest regions in the world. ADB assists its members, and partners, by providing loans, technical assistance, grants, and equity investments to promote social and economic development. ADB is composed of 67 members, 48 of which are from the Asia and Pacific region.

S7. Ans.(d)

Sol. Severiano "Seve" Ballesteros Sota was a Spanish professional golfer, a World No. 1 who was one of the sport's leading figures from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. A member of a gifted golfing family, he won more than 90 international tournaments in an illustrious career, including five major championships

S8. Ans.(d)

Sol. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is a Ugandan politician who has been president of Uganda since 29 January 1986.

S9. Ans.(d)

Sol. Vaitarna Dam, also called Modaksagar Dam, is a gravity dam on Vaitarna river which supplies water to Palghar,Mumbai, but located in Palghar & Nashik district in the state of Maharashtra in India. It was opened in 1954.

S10. Ans.(a)

Sol. In 1982 was created the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), an African regional institution formed by Comoros, Reunion Island (France), Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles. The headquarters of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) are in Mauritius.

S11. Ans.(c)

Sol. Morocco, a North African country bordering the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, is distinguished by its Berber, Arabian and European cultural influences. The Moroccan Dirham is the currency of Morocco. The currency code for Dirhams is MAD.

S12. Ans.(e)

Sol. The Palamau Tiger Reserve is one of the nine original tiger reserves in India and the only one in the state of Jharkhand, India. It is spread across 1,014 sq kilometers of area and was established in 1947. The forests are a home to several rare and endangered species of wildlife such as the Leopard, Tiger, Indian Bison, Sambhar deer and the Indian wild dogs etc.

S13. Ans.(c)

Sol. Yakshagana, dance-drama of South India, associated most strongly with the state of Karnataka. Elaborate and colourful costumes, makeup, and masks constitute some of the most-striking features of the art form. Traditionally, yakshagana was performed in the open air by all-male troupes sponsored by various Hindu temples.

S14. Ans.(d)

Sol. The Koyna Dam is one of the largest dams in Maharashtra, India. It is a rubble-concrete dam constructed on Koyna River which rises in Mahabaleshwar, a hillstation in Sahyadri ranges. The main purpose of dam is hydroelectricity with some irrigation in neighboring areas.

S15. Ans.(d)

Sol. Devendra Fadnavis is the 18th and current Chief Minister of Maharashtra state in India. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the RSS, Fadnavis represents the Nagpur South West constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. At the age of 44, he became the second youngest Chief Minister of Maharashtra, following Sharad Pawar who at the age of 38 became youngest Chief Minister.