Q1. उत्तराखंड के गवर्नर कौन है ?

(a) ई.एस लक्ष्मी नरसिम्हन (अतिरिक्त प्रभार)

(b) श्रीनिवास दादासाहेब पाटिल

(c) राम नाइक

(d)कृष्ण कांत पॉल

(e)तथागत रॉय

Q2. नरेंद्र मोदी सरकार में वर्तमान कृषि और किसान कल्याण मंत्री कौन हैं?

(a) राधा मोहन सिंह

(b) कालक्राज मिश्र

(c) जुआल ओराम

(d)प्रकाश जावड़ेकर

(e)थावरचंद गहलोत

Q3. बोत्सवाना की राजधानी है?

(a) तेहरान

(b)नियामी

(c) बुजुम्बुरा

(d) थिम्फु

(e) गाबोरोने

Q4.  साइलेंट वैली राष्ट्रीय उद्यानकिसभारतीय राज्य में स्थित है?

(a) तमिलनाडू

(b)केरल

(c) पश्चिम बंगाल

(d)असम

(e) मेघालय

Q5. विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस किस दिन मनाया जाता है?

(a)  10 जून

(b)22जून

(c)  18जून

(d)  4जून

(e) 5जून

Q6. इनमें से कौन-सा देश G20 का सदस्य नहीं है ?

(a) फ्रांस

(b)इटली

(c) पाकिस्तान

(d) अर्जेंटीना

(e) टर्की

Q7.माइकल मैकफ़ाइल किस खेल से संबंधित हैं?

(a)  टेनिस

(b) चेस

(c)  शूटिंग

(d)  बॉक्सिंग

(e)  आर्चरी

Q8. अफ़ग़ानिस्तान केवर्तमान राष्ट्रपति कौन है ?

(a) इल्हाम अलियेव

(b)मोहम्मद अशरफ घनी

(c) मिलोस जेमन

(d) अब्देलज़ीज़ ब्यूटेफ्लाका

(e) अब्दुल हामिद

Q9. हरंगी बांध किस राज्य में स्थित है?

(a)मध्यप्रदेश

(b) तमिलनाडु

(c) केरल

(d) महाराष्ट्र

(e) कर्नाटक

Q10. किस शहर में रासायनिक हथियारों के निषेध संगठन(OPCW) का मुख्यालय स्थित है?

(a) कोलम्बो, श्रीलंका

(b) जिबूती सिटी

(c) वाशिंगटन, डी.सी.(यूएसए)

(d) हेग, नीदरलैंड्स

(e) जिनेवा, स्विट्जरलैंड

Q11.ताजिकिस्तान की मुद्रा क्या है?

(a) मालुति

(b) सोमनी

(c) रिवना

(d) नक्फा

(e) लिलांगेनी

Q12.बेतला राष्ट्रीय उद्यान किस भारतीय राज्य में स्थित है?

(a) मध्य प्रदेश

(b) असम

(c) गुजरात

(d) पश्चिम बंगाल

(e) झारखंड

               

Q13.ढालो लोकनृत्य किस राज्य से सम्बंधित है?

(a) ओडिशा

(b)आँध्रप्रदेश

(c) छत्तीसगढ़

(d) गुजरात

(e) गोवा

Q14.रिहाण्ड बांध किस राज्य में स्थित है?

(a)  कर्नाटक

(b) पश्चिम बंगाल

(c)  उत्तरप्रदेश

(d)  महाराष्ट्र

(e)  उत्तराखंड

Q15.कर्नाटक के मुख्यमंत्री कौन हैं?

(a) शिवराज सिंह चौहान

(b) विजयभाई आर. रुपानी

(c) ओक्राम इबोबी सिंह

(d) लक्ष्मीकांत पार्सेकर

(e) सिद्धरामय्या

                                                                                 Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)

Sol. Krishan Kant Paul also known as K. K. Paul is the 6th and current Governor of Indian state of Uttarakhand, in office since January 2015. He had previously served as Governor of Meghalaya for over one year (2013–15) with additional charge of Mizoram and Nagaland for the same post.

S2. Ans.(a)

Sol. Radha Mohan Singh, a famous Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) became the Cabinet Minister in 2014. On May 27, he was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture under Modi's prime ministership. He has been associated with Bihar politics from a very long time.

S3. Ans.(e)

Sol. Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, has a landscape defined by the Kalahari Desert and the Okavango Delta, which becomes a lush animal habitat during the seasonal floods. Gaborone is the capital and largest city of Botswana. Gaborone is situated between Kgale and Oodi Hills, on the Notwane River in the south-eastern corner of Botswana, and 15 kilometres from the South African border.

S4. Ans.(b)

Sol. Silent Valley National Park is a national park with a core zone of 236.74 square kilometres(making it the largest national park in Kerala). It is located in the Nilgiri Hills, Mannarkkad, within the Palakkad District of Kerala, South India. It is famous for its population of the endangered Lion-tailed Macaque, Tiger, Leopard, Jungle Cat, Leopard Cat, Sloth bear, otter, Travancore flying squirrel, Porcupine and Elephant etc.

S5. Ans.(e)

Sol. World Environment Day (WED) is observed every year on 5 June to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet Earth. It is run by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).               

S6.  Ans.(c)

Sol. The members of the G20 are: Argentina,  Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, and the European Union. G20 members account for 86 per cent of the world economy, 78 per cent of global trade, and two-thirds of the world's population, including more than half of the world's poor.

S7. Ans.(c)

Sol. Michael McPhail is an American rifle shooter. He won a gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 2011 Pan American Games. He competed in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he placed 9th. He enlisted in the U.S. Army. After completing basic and infantry training at Fort Benning, in early 2005 he was assigned to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit.

S8. Ans.(b)

Sol. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai is the current President of Afghanistan, elected on 21 September 2014. An anthropologist by education, he previously served as finance minister and the chancellor of Kabul University. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002, President Ghani worked with the World Bank.

S9. Ans.(e)

Sol. The Harangi Reservoir is located near Hudgur village, Somwarpet taluk in Kodagu district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The reservoir is formed by a masonry dam built across the river Harangi, a tributary of the Kaveri. The dam is located about 9 km away from the heart of Kushalnagar town.

S10. Ans.(d)

Sol. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is an international organisation that was established in 1997 by the countries that joined the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) to ensure that the Convention works effectively and achieves its purpose. The OPCW has its headquarters in The Hague and cooperates closely with the United Nations.

S11. Ans.(b)

Sol. The somoni is the currency of Tajikistan. It is subdivided into 100 diram. The currency is named after the father of the Tajik nation, Ismail Samani. Capital of Tajikistan is Dushanbe.

S12. Ans.(e)

Sol. Betla National Park is a national park located in the Chota Nagpur Plateau of the Palamu district of the Indian state of Jharkhand, in India. The park boasts a wide variety of wild life. The Betla National Park was established as India’s first tiger reserve. The park is covered with a canopy of tropical and mixed deciduous forests and temperate alpine forests in the upper reaches. Tiger, Leopard, Pangolin, Jackal, Brown bear, Hyena and mongoose etc. can be spotted here.

S13. Ans.(e)

Sol. On cold winter nights, womenfolk from Goan villages gather on the sacred ground called maand to celebrate the exclusive women’s dance called the dhalo. The silvery sheen splashed by the full moon bounces off the leaves of the ancient banyan tree that stands like a guardian, protecting the dhalomaand (sacred ground) beneath.

S14. Ans.(c)

Sol. Rihand Dam is a concrete gravity dam located at Pipri in Sonbhadra District in Uttar Pradesh, India. Its reservoir area is on the border of Madhya pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. This reservoir is known as GovindBallabh Pant Sagar. It is on the Rihand River which is the tributary of the Son River.

S15. Ans.(e)

Sol. Siddaramaiah is an Indian politician who has been the 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka since 2013. Currently a leader of the Indian National Congress party, Siddaramaiah was a member of various Janata Parivar factions for several years. Earlier, as a Janata Dal (Secular) leader, he was Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka on two occasions.