Current affairs Question and Answer

1. Which one of the following groups of animals are primates? 
(A) Giraffes' and Zebras (B) Kangaroos and Koalas 
(C) Lemurs and Lorises (D) Rabbits and Hares
Answer: Lemurs and Lorises 

2. The detification/worship of which of the following was not a part of the religion of Indus Valley People?
(A) Mother Goddess (B) Forces of Nature
(C) Trees and their spirits (D) Certain animal chimeras and their anthropic figures
Answer: Forces of Nature

3. Which dynasty founder was an elected head?
(A) Gahadavala (B) Chandella
(C) Pala (D) Chahamana
Answer: Pala 

4. Regarding the International Monetary Fund, which one of the following statements is correct? 
(A) It can grant loans to any country (B) It can grant loans to only developed countries 
(C) It can grants loans to only member countries (D) It can grant loans to the central bank of a country
Answer: It can grants loans to only member countries 

5. Who among the following Chinese travelers visited the kingdoms of Harshavardhana and Kumar Bhaskar Varma? 
(A) A-I-tsing (B) Fa-Hien
(C) Hiuen Tsang (D) Sun Shuyun
Answer: Hiuen Tsang 

6. Whose philosophy is called the Advaita ? 
(A) Ramanujacharya (B) Shankaracharya
(C) Nagarjuna (D) Vasumitra
Answer: Shankaracharya

7. In which one of the following islands of India is an active volcano found? 
(A) Car Nicobar Island (B) Nancowry Island 
(C) Barren Island (D) Maya Bunder Island 
Answer: Barren Island 

8. What is the jeweller's rouge? 
(A) Ferric carbonate (B) Ferrous carbonate 
(C) Ferrous oxide (D) Ferric oxide 
Answer: Ferric oxide 

9. What is the concentration of acetic acid in the table vinegar? 
(A) 4 to 8 % (B) 20 to 25 % 
(C) 30 to 35 % (D) 40 to 50 % 
Answer: 4 to 8 % 

10. Guncotton is used as a propellant or low-order explosive. Chemically the gun cotton is– 
(A) potassium hydroxide (B) cellulose sulphate 
(C) cellulose nitrate (D) calcium phosphate 
Answer: cellulose nitrate