GK and Current Affairs - June 2015

     1.  Which city is the venue for the International Conference on String Theory -2015?

·         Mumbai

·         Bengaluru

·         Chennai

·         Hyderabad

    2.  Which country currently (june2015) holds the presidency of G-20 forum ?

·         India

·         Turkey

·         Australia

·         Mexico

    3. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an inter governmental  military alliance of countries from ------ ?

·         North America and Asia

·         Asia and Europe

·         Europe and North America

·         Europe and South America

         4. Which state became the first in the  country to have state butterfly?

·         Maharashtr

·         Uttarkhand

·         Himachal Pradesh

·         Haryana

        5.  Gunther Schuller, who passed away recently, was a Pulitzer winning composer from which country?

·         USA

·         France

·         Switzerland

·         Germany

       6. Who was chosen for Sangita Kalanidhi -2015 award ?

·         S P Balasubramanyan

·         Sanjay Subramanyan

·         Jesu Das

·         Aravind Bhagavathar

   7.    The Yulin festival or annual dog meat festival is celebrated in which country?

·         China

·         Philippines

·          Australia

·         South Korea

   8. Which is the world’s costliest prime office market?

·         West End, London

·         Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai

·         Connaught Place, Delhi

·         Finance Street, Beijing

    9.  Which of the following is the largest produced variety of silk in India?

·         Mulberry

·         Tasar

·          Eri

·         Muga

    10. Which article of the constitution of India directs the state to organize village panchayats ?

·         Article 38

·         Article 39

·         Article 40

·         Article 41

Answers

1. Bengaluru
2. Turkey
3. Europe and North America
4. Maharashtra
5. USA
6. Sanjay Subramanyan
7. China
8. West End, London
9.  Mulberry
10.   Article 40