Very important current Gk questions March 2nd week series #14

11) Which is the first country in the World to extract natural gas from frozen methane hydrate?

1. Russia

2. Italy

3. Japan

4. Sweden

12) According to the Goal Rich List 2013, who is the richest football player of the world?

1. Lionel Messi

2. Wayne Rooney

3. Cristiano Ronaldo

4. David Beckham

13) Who won the Achievement award for Public Officer at the 5th CIDC Vishwakarma Award 2013 in New Delhi?

1. Pradip Bhargava

2. Tapas Kumar Lahiry

3. S.N. Huddar

4. Kaushal Kishore

14) Which country has celebrated its 45th Independence Day on 12 March where Pranab Mukherjee was the Chief Guest?

1. Mauritius

2. Bangladesh

3. Myanmar

4. Trininad & Tobago

15) Who won women’s singles title in the All England Open Badminton Championships 2013?

1. Li Xuerui

2. Tine Baun

3. Wang Shixian

4. Tine Rasmussen

16) Which Indian diplomat-cum-poet has been awarded the SAARC Literature Award 2013 for his contribution to contemporary South Asian poetry?

1. Suman Pokhrel

2. Farheen Chaudhary

3. Abhay Kumar

4. Abdul Khaliq Rashid

17) Who among the following Former CBI Directors has been appointed as the Governor of Nagaland?

1. P C Sharma

2. W. Ashwani Kumar

3. U S Misra

4. Dr. R K Raghavan

18) Who among the following former Supreme Court Judges has been appointed as Lokayukta of Goa?

1. B. Sudarsan Reddy

2. P. Venkatarama Reddi

3. P.P. Naolekar

4. Cyriac Joseph

19) Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been elected new bishop of the Roman Catholic Church(Pope). He belongs to:

1. Spain

2. Argentina

3. Belgium

4. Albania

20) Which bank has disbursed 25 per cent of all agriculture loans in the country?

1. State Bank of India

2. Bank of Baroda

3. Punjab National Bank

4. Canara Bank