Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who received the Pride of Kerala Award recently?
a) Deepika Palligal
b) Nayanthara
c) Vidya Balan
d) Mohan Lal
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Answer c) Vidya Balan. The 38-year-old “Kahaani” actress, who hails from Kerala”, took to Twitter to share her joy on receiving the prestigious honour.
2. Who has been appointed as the Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Buenos Aires?
a) Alex Ferguson
b) Arsene Wenger
c) Tamar Hahn
d) Jwan Hua Chin
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Answer c) Tamar Hahn. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Hahn was the Regional Adviser for Resource Mobilization and Partnerships at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean in Panama City, Panama, since 2013.
3. Who has been named ambassador of the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative?
a) Deepika Padugone
b) Azim Premji
c) Ratan Tata
d) Piruz Khambatta
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Answer d) Piruz Khambatta. He is the Chairman of Rasna.
4. ________ has a proposal to develop an online fuel management system.
a) Indian Airways
b) Indian Railways
c) Indian Cargo Ships
d) Delhi Transport Corporation
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Answer b) Indian Railways. Indian Railway is firming up a proposal to develop an online fuel management system, a first of its kind for the national transporter, to check pilferage and bring transparency in fuel consumption.
5. Who founded the Banaras Hindu University (BHU)?
a) Bala Gangadhar Tilak
b) Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
c) Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
d) Mahatma Gandhi
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Answer b) Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya. Banaras Hindu University (BHU) founded by Freedom fighter Pt Madan Mohan Malviya has turned 100 years on 13th February 2016. BHU was founded as important seat of higher education in 1916.
6. BandPage has been acquired by ____________ for a reported $8 million.
a) IBM
b) Soundcloud
c) YouTube
d) Microsoft
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Answer c) YouTube. BandPage is already heavily integrates into both YouTube and Google, delivering photos and band info for more than 500,000 artists, along with direct to fan offerings from hundreds of musicians.
7. Stefan Löfven is the Prime Minister of
a) Nowway
b) Sweden
c) Denmark
d) France
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Answer b) Sweden. India and Sweden have resolved to scale up bilateral relations and expressed their commitment to a transparent, fair and predictable global trade regime under the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
8. Name the Android app that can detect earthquakes using smartphones.
a) EarthShake
b) SafeShake
c) MyShake
d) SaveShake
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Answer c) MyShake. University of California, Berkeley scientists have developed an Android app that can detect earthquakes using smartphones. Called MyShake, it is available in the Google Play Store.
9. Antonin Scalia, who passed away recently was a/an
a) US Supreme Court Justice
b) US Defence Secretary
c) US Chief Surgeon
d) US Navy Chief
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Answer a) US Supreme Court Justice. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the leading conservative voice on the high court, has died at the age of 79. Scalia, the longest-serving justice on the Supreme Court, taught at the University of Chicago from 1977 to 1982. He was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan.
10. ONV Kurup and Anatoli Ilyin are associated with ________ and _________ respectively.
a) Journalist and Tennis Player
b) Poet and Football Player
c) Politician and Rugby Player
d) Actor and Boxer
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Answer b) Poet and Football Player. Renowned Malayalam poet and lyricist ONV Kurup passed away at a private hospital at the age of 84. Soviet football legend Anatoly Ilyin died at the age of 84. Striker Ilyin was capped 31 times by the then Soviet Russia (the USSR) between 1952-59 and scored 16 goals.
