Score More With Soumya, Episode # 20, Weekly Quiz Contest for WBCS And IAS Exam on Weekly Current Affairs and various General Studies Topics from NCERT books
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Question Number | Question | Correct Answers |
1 | The Rama Setu between India and Sri Lanka is officially called by another name. What is it? | Adam’s Bridge |
2 | The Ayushman Bharat Yojana provides free treatment of up to what amount? | ₹5 lakh |
3 | Pakistan & which other country on Monday called for resolving all issues between India and Pakistan including ,Kashmir? | Saudi Arabia |
4 | Who was the Chairman of the 13th Finance Commission? | Vijay Khelkar |
5 | The TATA group has partnered with which semiconductor manufacturing company to set-up a 300mm wafer fabrication plant? | Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation |
6 | Peter Pellegrini was voted as the president of which country? | Slovakia |
7 | Who is the head coach of the Indian men’s basketball team? | Veselin Matic |
8 | What is the name of the portal by the Election Commission that caters to permissions for organising rallies etc.? | Suvidha |
9 | Ghulam Nabi Azad, an ex-Congress party stalwart, quit the party to form which party in Kashmir? | Democratic Progressive Azad Party |
10 | In ecology, what term stands for the idea that a predator can only eat things that fit in its mouth? | Gape Limitation |
11 | Myanmar was a part of British India till which year? | 1935 |
12 | The Changpa nomadic tribe are mainly found in which part of India? | Ladakh |
13 | Which company on Saturday appointed Srini Pallia as CEO and MD with immediate effect? | Wipro |
14 | Under which of the following schemes, solar pumpsets and rural electrification would be provided? | PM KUSUM |
15 | Which of the following straits separates India and Sri Lanka? | Palk Strait |
16 | Bassirou Diomaye Faye is the President of which country? | Senegal |
17 | Companies Act, 2013, earlier restricted corporate donations to a cap of _____ of the donor company’s average net profit. | 7.5% |
18 | Who is the highest-ranked Indian chess player at present? | Arjun Erigais |
19 | Which eminent jurist, who passed away this year on February 21, was Additional Solicitor-General ? | Fali S. Nariman |
20 | Who is the head of Myanmar’s ruling military council? | Min Aung Hlaing |
21 | Which of the following is an island province of the Philippines? | Palawan |
22 | The Supreme Court is hearing a case against Patanjali Ayurved under which of the following Acts? | Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954 |
23 | Aid workers from which charity, founded by José Andrés, were recently killed in an air strike by Israel on Gaza? | World Central Kitchen |
24 | When did the Paris agreement enter into force? | November 4, 2016 |
25 | Which of the following game companies sued Apple, and saw its games being kicked off Apple’s App Store? | Epic |
26 | According to a recent Pew Research Center, which Asian American communities in the U.S saw the highest rates of poverty? | Burmese Americans |
27 | Who devises the foreign policy theory of Rajamandala, pertaining to circles of friendly and enemy states? | Kautilya |
28 | Which of the following hill stations is located in Dindigul district? | Kodaikanal |
29 | Which country is now the world’s largest supplier of sandalwood and its oil? | Australia |
30 | Who is among the following Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts , NOT sent back to SriLanka from T.N on Wednesday? | Konda |