CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 54

1. What is the proposed new name of Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC)?

a. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)
b. Central Board of Customs and Excise (CBSE
c. Central Board of Taxes and Excise (CBTE)
d. Central Boards of Indirect taxes and Excise (CBIE)

2. Which among the following has become the first Indian conglomerate to join Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO)?

a. Reliance Group
b. Bajaj Group
c. Adani Group
d. Flipkart

3. In which state of India has the NTPC commissioned a 55 mega watt solar power project?

a. Gujarat
b. Rajasthan
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Andhra Pradesh

4. Which among the following is the most common use of methyl bromide?

a. Fuel
b. Fumigant
c. Fertilizers
d. Ripening agent

5. Which among the following is the first state to interlink rivers?

a. Maharashtra
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Andhra Pradesh

6. Which of the two rivers are linked by Pattiseema project?

a. Krishna and Godavari
b. Krishna and Kavery
c. Narmada and Tapi
d. Godavari and Mahanadi

7. Which among the following office was not occupied by S M Krishna?

a. Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka
b. Governor of Maharashtra
c. External Affairs Minister
d. Union Minister of State for Defence

8. Which among the following correctly defines a sea – cucumber?

a. A cucumber like plant growing in the sea
b. Marine animals found on sea – floor
c. A cucumber – like animal which thrives on the beaches of sea
d. An operation carried out by the Indian government to clean the beaches

9. Bark missile is a

a. Surface to surface missile
b. Surface to air missile
c. Air to surface missile
d. Air to air missile

10. In which year was Santhosh Trophy tournament begun?

a. 1948
b. 1941
c. 1944
d. 1956

ANSWERS
1. a
2. c
3. b
4. b
5. d
6. a
7. d
8. b
9. b
10. b