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CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 62
1. Which among the following seaweed has the highest amount of iodine in it?
a. Red seaweed
b. Brown seaweed
c. Green seaweed
d. blue seaweed
2. From which region of the country was the world’s oldest plant fossil discovered?
a. North India
b. East India
c. South India
d. Central India
3. Which company has launched India’s first Payment Bank service in Rajasthan?
a. Airtel
b. Reliance
c. Tata
d. Kotak Mahindra
4. In honour of which famous scientist was the asteroid 7564 Gokumenon named?
a. G N Ramachandran
b. Mani Menon
c. Jai Prakash Menon
d. MGK Menon
5. Who among the following artists was one of the first inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
a. Bill Haley
b. Carl Perkins
c. Chuck Berry
d. Eddie Cochran
6. Who among the following writer has written the poem “Omeros”?
a. Derek Walcott
b. W H Auden
c. W B Yeats
d. Ezra Pound
7. Which among the following is also known as the Vijay Hazare Trophy?
a. Duleeep Trophy
b. Deodhar Trophy
c. Irani Trophy
d. Ranji One Day Trophy
8. Who among the following is known as the “Monsoon Man” because of his role in helping scientists to better predict the Indian rainy season??
a. Dev Raj Sikka
b. K R Ramanathan
c. Ram Narain Arya
d. Gufran Ulla Beig
9. Which day among the following is observed as World Sparrow Day?
a. April 4
b. Mar 28
c. Jan 28
d. Mar 20
10. Who among the following is going to be the new chairman of the Public Accounts Committee?
a. Mallikarjun Kharge
b. K V Thomas
c. Digvijay Singh
d. Sachin Pilot
ANSWERS
1. b
2. d
3. a
4. d
5. c
6. a
7. d
8. a
9. d
10. a