Daily gk Doze: 8th June – 2016

1. Who won the French Open women’s title 2016?
A) Serena Williams
B) Garbine Muguruza
C) Sanchez Vicario
D) Sania Mirza
E) Martina Hingis………………B

2. Garbine Muguruza, the winner of 2016 french open is from which country?
A) Austria
B) Germany
C) France
D) Spain
E) Switzerland………….D

3. Garbine Muguruza won the French Open for the first time and clinch her maiden French Open title by defeating top seed __________.
A) K. Bertens
B) S. Stosur
C) T. Bacsinszky
D) Serena Williams
E) None of these…………….D

4. Grand Slam title is given for which game?
A) Tennis
B) Football
C) Badminton
D) Cricket
E) None of these…………….A

5. The Government began this year’s World Environment Day celebrations by launching Asia’s first ___________ Programme at _________ in Haryana.
A) Vulture introduction, Pinjore
B) Urban forestry, Pinjore
C) Vulture Re-introduction, Pinjore
D) Cattle Re-introduction, Pinjore
E) None of these………………..C

6. Which country is hosting the World Environment Day?
A) Turkey
B) South Africa
C) Germany
D) Angola
E) Vanuatu…………..D

7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, jointly inaugurated the,------------previously known as -------- a Rs -------crore infrastructure project by India?
A) Afghan-India Friendship Dam, Salma Dam, 1700 crore
B) Afghan-India Friendship Dam, Salman Dam, 1700 crore
C) Herat Dam, Salman Dam, 2145 Crore
D) Kabul-Delhi friendship Dam, Salman Dam, 2145
E) Modi-Ghani Friendship Dam, Salman Dam, 1700
Crore……………..A

8. India and the US have signed an MoU to facilitate hassle-free entry of Indians into America at selected airports by providing speedy security clearances for pre- approved and low risk travelers from the country. This programme is also called as?
A) Most Favoured Nation (MFN) Citizens entry programme.
B) Global Entry programme
C) Friends of America entry programme
D) No Fuss entry programe
E) None of the above……………..B

9. Who is the Indian Ambassador to the US?
A) S. Jaishankar
B) T N Menon
C) Arun K Singh
D) Jayant Sinha
E) None of the above……………C

10. Currently, Global Entry Programme is available at almost------- US airports and 12 pre-clearance locations. More than ----------- people are enrolled
A) 10, 1,00,000
B) All International, 2 million
C) All, 50,000
D) 40, 1.8 million
E) None of the above……………..D