Current Affairs Quiz for March 2011, March 14- March 20

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1.    An Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) to monitor the process of their release of 53 Indians on five hijacked ships being kept hostage in Somalia was decided to set up. Name the Cabinet Committee which in its meeting on 11 March 2011 decided to set up the IMG.
a.    Cabinet Committee on Foreign Relations
b.    Defence Committee of the Cabinet
c.    Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs
d.    Cabinet Committee on Security
Answer: (d)

2.    Which of the following missiles was not test-fired on 11 March 2011 by India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) establishing readiness of India’s nuclear deterrence systems?
1.    Dhanush
2.    Agni-IV
3.    Prithvi-II
4.    Ballistic Air Defence Missile System
a.    1 & 3
b.    2 & 4
c.    1 & 2
d.    3 & 4
Answer: (b)

3.    A devastating earthquake struck Japan on 11 March 2011 shaking buildings in a large swath of the country and giving rise to a 30 foot tsunami. What was the magnitude of the earthquake that hit Japan?
a.    8
b.    8.3
c.    8.9
d.    9.1
Answer: (c)

4.    Japan declared states of emergency for five nuclear reactors at two power plants after the units lost cooling ability in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that struck on 11 March 2011. Which are the two nuclear plants where Japan declared a state of emergency following the earthquake?
1.    Fukushima Daini site
2.    Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
3.    Kushima Nuclear Power Plant
4.    Ashihama Nuclear Power Plant
a.    1 & 3
b.    2 & 4
c.    1 & 2
d.    2 & 3
Answer: (c)

5.    Which Indian river-island was nominated by the Indian government to be included in the cultural landscape category of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage list?
a.    Majuli
b.    Dhakuwakhana
c.    Nimati Ghat
d.    North Lakhimpur
Answer: (a)

6.    Who among the following list of journalists was on 15 March 2011 conferred the Chameli Devi Jain award 2010 for an outstanding woman media person?

a.    Shahina K K
b.    Shireen Bhan
c.    Prabha Dutt
d.    Bachi Karkaria
Answer: (a)

7.    Bollywood's own Razzies, the annual Golden Kela Awards named which actor was selected as the worst actor for his role in a film released in 2010?
a.    Salman Khan for Veer
b.    Shah Rukh Khan for My Name is Khan
c.    Imran Khan for I Hate Love Stories
d.    Hrithik Roshan for Guzaarish
Answer: (b)

8.    Mauritius has conferred one of his highest honours, Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and the Key of the Indian Ocean, on which of the following presidents?
a.    Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed
b.    Indian President Pratibha Patil
c.    US President barack Obama
d.    French President Nicolas Sarkozy
Answer: (a)

9.    Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its latest report on trends in the international arms trade on 14 March 2011. According to the report which country has been the world's biggest weapons importer over the past five years?
a.    China
b.    India
c.    South Korea
d.    Pakistan
Answer: (b)

10.    Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its latest report on trends in the international arms trade on 14 March 2011. When did SIPRI come into being?
a.    1960
b.    1966
c.    1970
d.    1983
Answer: (b)

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