Very important current Gk questions series #10

11) Now from April 1, MNREGA workers will be paid the maximum daily wage of Rs 214 in:

1. Sikkim

2. Bihar

3. Jharkhand

4. Haryana

12) ‘Priyadarshani Awaas Yojana (PAY)’, a housing scheme for weaker sections in urban areas, has been launched by:

1. Haryana

2. Maharashtra

3. Andhra Pradesh

4. Rajasthan

13) Recently, who has been appointed as the new High Commissioner to Maldives?

1. D M Mulay

2. Ajay Singh

3. Ashok K Kantha

4. Rajeev Shahare

14) The Union cabinet has approved the establishment of the National Institute of Biotic Stress Management (NIBSM) in:

1. Chhattisgarh

2. Rajasthan

3. Haryana

4. Andhra Pradesh

15) Who won women’s singles Mexican Open Tennis Tournament 2013?

1. Carla Suarez Navarro

2. Sara Errani

3. Flavia Pennetta

4. Gisela Dulko

16) Which company has retained the top position in the coveted list of 10 most profit-making PSUs?

1. NTPC

2. NDMC

3. CIL

4. ONGC

17) The first Indian airport, which won prestigious ‘International Safety Award-2013’ from British Safety Council?

1. Goa International Airport,Goa

2. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad

3. Indira Gandhi International airport, New Delhi

4. Bengalore International Airport, Bengaluru

18) As per an annual ranking published recently by business magazine Forbes, who among the following Indian billionaires is in the list of top- 100 billionaires?

1. Sunil Mittal

2. Kumar Mangalam Birla

3. Anil Ambani

4. Azim Premji

19) Who is the present Director General of the Indian Coast Guard?

1. Anurag G Thapliyal

2. MP Muralidharan

3. Prabhakaran Paleri

4. Anil Chopra

20) Who has been awarded the TED Prize 2013 for pursuing his idea for building the schools in the Internet?

1. Jamie Oliver

2. Sugata Mitra

3. Jill Tarter

4. Edward O. Wilson