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Newspaper Quiz 13

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Terrorism Tracker provides event records on terrorist attacks since?

a)

2005

b)

2006

c)

2007

d)

2008

2.

When did India proposed a draft document on the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) at the UN?

a)

1985

b)

1986

c)

1987

d)

1988

3.

When was National Waterways Act enacted?

a)

2014

b)

2015

c)

2016

d)

2018

4.

Where does Gandak originates from?

a)

Tibet

b)

India

c)

Nepal

d)

Bangladesh

5.

Which company signed a contract for the largest-ever infrastructure project in Maldives which is the Greater Male Connectivity Project (GMCP?

a)

Reliance private limited

b)

Adani enterprise

c)

Afcons

d)

None

6.

When was the National College for Policing and Law Enforcement (NCPLE) inaugrated?

a)

2020

b)

2021

c)

2022

d)

2023

7.

When is world sparrow day observed?

a)

March 18

b)

March 19

c)

March 20

d)

March 21

8.

How many companies have achieved the decacorn status as of jan 2023?

a)

44

b)

45

c)

46

d)

47

9.

Sangita Kalanidhi award was established in?

a)

1940

b)

1941

c)

1942

d)

1944

10.

What is the rank of India in Global Terrorism index?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

11.

Recently, which Government has passed the Right to Health Bill, which gives every resident of the state the right to avail free services at all public health facilities.

a)

Gujarat

b)

Uttar pradesh

c)

Kerala

d)

Rajasthan

12.

When did WHO come into existence?

a)

1945

b)

1946

c)

1947

d)

1948

13.

Which part of constitution has DPSPs?

a)

Part 1

b)

Part 2

c)

Part 3

d)

Part 4

14.

Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity case was decided in?

a)

1995

b)

1996

c)

1997

d)

1998

15.

Which article of UDHR that grants the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being to humans including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services?

a)

22

b)

23

c)

24

d)

25

16.

Mines & Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act was enacted in?

a)

1950

b)

1955

c)

1957

d)

1960

17.

International Seabed Authority (ISA) is HQ in?

a)

Jamaica

b)

Vienna

c)

Bonn

d)

Delhi

18.

National Civil Aviation policy came in?

a)

2014

b)

2015

c)

2016

d)

2017

19.

When was INTERPOL set up?

a)

1920

b)

1921

c)

1922

d)

1923

20.

When was world happiness report first published?

a)

2012

b)

2013

c)

2014

d)

2015

21.

When is world happiness day?

a)

March 18

b)

March 19

c)

March 20

d)

March 21

22.

Who topped world happiness report 2023?

a)

Denmark

b)

Finland

c)

Iceland

d)

Israel

23.

What is India rank in World Happiness Report 2023?

a)

121

b)

124

c)

126

d)

128

24.

Solid waste management rules came in?

a)

2014

b)

2015

c)

2016

d)

2017

25.

Mahendra Ram Vs. Harnandan Prasad was decided in?

a)

1955

b)

1957

c)

1958

d)

1960

26.

When was section 66A of the IT ACT HELD unconstitutional?

a)

2014

b)

2015

c)

2016

d)

2017

27.

When is world tuberculosis day observed?

a)

March 23

b)

March 24

c)

March 25

d)

March 26

28.

India aims to make the nation TB-free by ?

a)

2023

b)

2024

c)

2025

d)

2027

29.

Who announced the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

a)

Robert koch

b)

Himanshu gautam

c)

Resham Khanna

d)

None of the above

30.

When was Nikshay Poshan Yojna launched?

a)

2018

b)

2019

c)

2020

d)

2021

31.

Who releases the global tuberculosis report?

a)

WHO

b)

UNESCO

c)

ILO

d)

IMO

32.

When was Ribeiro committee formed?

a)

1998

b)

1999

c)

2000

d)

2001

33.

When was Malimath committee formed?

a)

2000

b)

2001

c)

2002

d)

2003

34.

Cyberdome is an initiative of?

a)

Kerala

b)

Assam

c)

Gujarat

d)

Haryana

35.

When did DRDO successfully flight-tested the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV), with the capability to travel at 6 times the speed of sound?

a)

2020

b)

2021

c)

2022

d)

2023

36.

When did SC had ordered that special courts be set up across the country to fast-track the long-pending trials of lawmakers?

a)

2015

b)

2016

c)

2017

d)

2018

37.

How many special courts were set up across 11 States exclusively to try sitting MPs and MLAs?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

38.

Special Courts Act was enacted in?

a)

1979

b)

1980

c)

1981

d)

1982

39.

CBI was established in?

a)

1963

b)

1965

c)

1966

d)

1968

40.

Santhanam committee was formed in?

a)

1960

b)

1951

c)

1962

d)

1966

41.

How many members are there in SAARC?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

42.

When was SAARC established?

a)

1985

b)

1988

c)

1991

d)

1993

43.

How many Indian states share borders with Nepal?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

44.

India out campaign is associated with which of the following countries?

a)

Maldives

b)

Sri lanka

c)

Nepal

d)

Bhutan

45.

Salma Dam is located in?

a)

Nepal

b)

Pakistan

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Iran

46.

When did government imposed a ban on single-use plastics to bring a stop to its use in the country?

a)

2021

b)

2022

c)

2023

d)

None

47.

Who is the first country to ban cosmetics micro-beads?

a)

Ireland

b)

Denmark

c)

Netherland

d)

None

48.

When was Nano Urea Liquid developed?

a)

2020

b)

2021

c)

2022

d)

2023

49.

When was Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited founded?

a)

1967

b)

1968

c)

1969

d)

1971

50.

Earth Hour is an initiative of?

a)

WHO

b)

UN

c)

Red Cross

d)

WWF