Current Affairs Quiz
1. RBI has asked banks to immediately put in place a __________________ to tackle internet-based threats to the banking system.
a) Insurance policy
b) Cyber security policy
c) Mutual fund policy
d) None of these
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Answer b) Cyber security policy.RBI has asked banks to immediately put in place a cyber security policy to tackle internet-based threats to the banking system. The RBI said that it is essential to enhance the resilience of the banking system by improving the current defences in addressing cyber risks.
2. The World Bank classifies India as _________________________________ nation.
a) Higher Middle Income
b) Average Middle Income
c) Lower Middle Income
d) Developed Income
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Answer c) Lower Middle Income.The World Bank has dropped the use of developing nation tag for India in its specialised reports and instead classifies it as a “lower-middle-income” economy in South Asia. While India will be referred to as a lower-middle-income economy in all of World Bank’s analytical reports, it may be referred to as a developing country only in some of the generic communications.
3. Which country has joined in the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation?
a) USA
b) India
c) China
d) Japan
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Answer b) India.India has joined a global ballistic missile proliferation regime, but made it clear that it will not have any impact on the national security as well as country’s missile programmes. MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said, “India has joined the Hague Code of Conduct (HCoC) against Ballistic Missile Proliferation by notifying the HCoC Central Contact in Vienna through diplomatic channels.”
4. Indian Banker ___________________________awarded the Green Economy Visionary award
a) Raguram Rajan
b) Arundati Bhattacharya
c) HR Khan
d) Raghavan Seetharaman
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Answer d) Raghavan Seetharaman.Raghavan Seetharaman, Qatar-based Indian banker, was awarded the Green Economy Visionary award. Seetharaman was honoured for his contribution in environment-friendly activities and for promoting green economy for nearly two decades. The banker was presented with the award at the 2016 Union of Arab Banks International Banking Summit held in Rome. Mohammed Jarrah Al-Sabah, Chairman of Union of Arab Banks, presented the award to Seetharaman.
5. From which state Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram elected to Rajya Sabha?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Assam
d) Maharashtra
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Answer d) Maharashtra.Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, Power Minister Piyush Goyal and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram were today elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha. Bharatiya Janata Party’s Goyal and Chidambaram of the Congress were elected from Maharashtra, along with four others. These were Praful Patel of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Vinay Sahasrabuddhe and Vikas Mahatme of the BJP and Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut.
6. ________________ will not have a power deficit this year, a first time in history.
a) India
b) Japan
c) Pakistan
d) Bangladesh
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Answer a) India.India will not have a power deficit this year, a first time in history. The situation officials say is an outcome of the current government’s initiatives to resolve burning issues like fuel scarcity. The country will have a surplus of 3.1% during peak hours and 1.1% during non-peak hours during 2016-17, latest data from the Central Electricity Authority shows.
7. Who has taken charge as the mayor of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in southeast England?
a) Angelina Franklin
b) Harbhajan Kaur Dheer
c) Sayonara Luxton
d) Sanjana Singh
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Answer c) Sayonara Luxton.Goa-born Sayonara Luxton has taken charge as the mayor of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in southeast England. Councillor Luxton, in her 60s, had been serving as the deputy mayor of the area for the past year and was proposed to take over by former mayor Councillor Dee Quick.
8. India ranked ______ in Good Country Index on a list of 163 nations
a) 10
b) 100
c) 25
d) 70
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Answer d) 70.Sweden has been voted as the best country in the world when it comes to serving the interests of its people and contributing to the common good of humanity while India figured low at 70th position on a list of 163 nations. According to the ‘Good Country‘ 2015 index which seeks to measure how countries contribute to the global good, Sweden, relative to the size of its economy, does more “good” and less harm than any other country.
9. Which two countries signed MoU to boost energy security, clean energy cooperation?
a) India and China
b) India and USA
c) India and Japan
d) India and Australia
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Answer b) India and USA.India has inked a pact with the US to enhance cooperation in energy security and climate change with an aim to promote sustainable growth. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of India and the United States was signed to enhance cooperation in energy security, clean energy and climate change. Power Secretary PK Pujari and US Ambassador to India Richard R Verma signed the MoU.
10. India and ___________________ agreed to enhance scale of military interaction.
a) Australia
b) China
c) Iran
d) Singapore
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Answer d) Singapore .India and Singapore held the first dialogue between their defence ministers as they agreed to enhance the scale and complexity of existing bilateral military interaction, at a time when freedom of navigation in international waterways has emerged as a major concern. The first Defence Ministers’ Dialogue (DMD) between Manohar Parrikar and his Singaporean counterpart Ng Eng Henmarked raising of bilateral defence cooperation to the highest level.
11. Who is the first Indian woman nominated to International Olympic Committee (IOC)?
a) Chanda Kochhar
b) Dipali Goenka
c) Nita Ambani
d) Geeta Basra
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Answer c) Nita Ambani.Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s wife Nita Ambani has been nominated for membership in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and will become the first Indian woman to be on the apex sporting body if she gets elected at the IOC Session scheduled from August 2 to 4. The Switzerland-based IOC is the supreme authority of the Olympic Movement and is responsible for holding of the summer and winter Olympics and Paralympics.
12. Which State government appoint special officers to implement the beef ban?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Maharashtra
c) Kerala
d) Punjab
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Answer b) Maharashtra.The Maharashtra government has invited animal welfare organisations to nominate candidates for the post of ‘Honorary Animal Welfare Officer’ to help implement the beef ban. The officers will help expose cases of cow slaughter or illegal possession of beef, animal husbandry department officials said. The ban is not being implemented effectively in some parts of the state, it added.
13. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with ___________________Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL).
a) Madya Pradesh
b) Karnataka
c) Andra Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
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Answer a) Madya Pradesh.The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL). Under the agreement, RUMSL will provide 150-200 MW solar power daily from 2017 to operate DMRC’s trains. According to reports, the 750 MW solar power project, once completed, will be the world’s largest solar power plant.
14. How many Indian-origin women in Forbes’self made American women list 2016?
a) 1
b) 3
c) 4
d) 2
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Answer d) 2.Two Indian-origin women have featured on the Forbes’ annual list of America’s 60 wealthiest and most successful self-made women entrepreneurs, who have “crashed ceilings through invention and innovation”. India-born Neerja Sethi, who co-founded IT consulting and outsourcing firm Syntel with her husband Bharat Desai, is ranked 16th on ‘America’s Richest Self-made Women’ list, while president and CEO of Arista Networks Jayshree Ullal (55) is ranked 30th.
15. India secured ____ rank in green energy spending: Report
a) 1
b) 5
c) 2
d) 3
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Answer b) 5.The 2015 global renewable energy development had a strong Indian flavour to it, with India being ranked among the top five nations in new investments, and in the top four as regards creating jobs in the green energy sector. China led with more than double the investment of the next largest investor, the US, followed by Japan, the UK, and India, according to a report by the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (Ren21).
16. Asia’s largest annual security forum Shangri-La Dialogue was inaugurated in _________________
a) Bangladesh
b) India
c) Singapore
d) China
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Answer c) Singapore .Asia’s largest annual security forum Shangri-La Dialogue was inaugurated in Singapore on 3 June 2016. It is the 15th Asia Security Summit to openly discuss and debate security matters in the Asia-Pacific region.
17. Which e-commerce company has launched its own e-sports tournament?
a) Flipkart
b) Amazon
c) Snapdeal
d) Paytm
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Answer a) Flipkart.E-commerce giant Flipkart has launched Flipkart Gaming Online Championship (FGOC), an online eSports tournament being held between June 3 and July 11. The tournament will feature four games, namely FIFA, Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), League of Legends (LOL) and Defense of the Ancients 2 (DotA 2). Gamers can register for the same on a Facebook page named “Flipkart Gaming”.
18. Indian golfer _______________________won his maiden European junior golf title
a) Arjun Prasad
b) Keshav Mishra
c) Shubham Jaglan
d) Piyush Sangwan
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Answer c) Shubham Jaglan.Shubham Jaglan, India’s 11-year-old golf prodigy bagged his first-ever European Junior Championship, by a massive 13 strokes, at the Craigielaw Golf Club in Longniddry, Scotland. His three-round total was nine-under 207, with individual round scores being 69-72-66. At the 18-hole three-day competition in Scotland, Shubham led right from first day to clinch the prestigious title.
19. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has unveiled its first ever team of refugees which will have ____members and ____ officials
a) 5 and 10
b) 10 and 20
c) 10 and 15
d) 10 and 12
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Answer d) 10 and 12.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has unveiled its first ever team of refugees which will have 10 members and 12 officials and will compete at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games under the Olympic flag. The team includes five athletes from South Sudan, two from Syria, two from Democratic Republic of Congo and one from Ethiopia. The athletes, six men and four women, will compete in the sports of swimming, judo and athletics.
20. How many new sports added for 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
a) 5
b) 4
c) 6
d) 7
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Answer a) 5.Five sports, including baseball, skateboarding and surfing, are set to feature at the2020 Tokyo Olympics after the IOC recommended them to attract a younger audience and boost local support for the Games. The International Olympic Committee must now rubber-stamp the inclusion of skateboarding, surfing, sports climbing and karate plus the joint baseball/softball bid at its session in Rio de Janeiro in August.
