Current Affairs Quiz
1. Which IT company is recognised as a Top 100 Brand in the US?
a) Wipro
b) Infosys
c) TCS
d) HCL
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Answer c) TCS. Tata Consultancy Services, a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions firm, announced its ranking as the 58th most valuable US brand in an annual survey by a top brand valuation company. The Brand Finance study ‘Top 500 US Brands’ evaluates the financial value of a company’s brand name, intellectual assets and trademark as compared to companies across industries.
2. Who has been appointed as the managing director of Max Hypermarkets in India?
a) Sanjeev Krishnan
b) Rajeev Krishnan
c) Amit Mishra
d) Mahesh Gopal
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Answer b) Rajeev Krishnan. The Landmark Group has appointed Rajeev Krishnan as the managing director of Max Hypermarkets in India. Krishnan takes over from the outgoing managing director, Viney Singh, and the appointment has been effective from August 1, 2016. Singh will continue to be on the board of the company as a non-executive director.
3. ___________________ was appointed as Managing Director of State Bank of India (SBI).
a) Prakash Kumar Vohra
b) Vinay Kumar Vohra
c) Suresh Kumar Khara
d) Dinesh Kumar Khara
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Answer d) Dinesh Kumar Khara. Dinesh Kumar Khara was appointed as Managing Director of State Bank of India (SBI).He is presently working as MD and Chief Executive Officer of SBI Funds Management Pvt Ltd. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Khara for a period of three years, extendable by two years after review of his performance, an order issued by Department of Personnel and Training.
4. Government of India spent over Rs ________ crore on Swachh Bharat in 2015-16
a) 6500
b) 7500
c) 8500
d) 9500
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Answer a) 6500. The government has spent over Rs 6,500 crore to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship Swachh Bharat Mission – Gramin. Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Narendra Singh Tomar told the Lower House of the Parliament that Rs 6,524.52 crore has been utilised for the Swachh Bharat Mission in 2015-16. The government had allocated Rs 6,525 crore for the scheme.
5. ___________________ ,which disease claims hundreds of lives every year in eastern India, will be made a notifiable disease
a) Typhoid
b) Encephalitis
c) Jaundice
d) Malaria
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Answer b) Encephalitis. Encephalitis, which claims hundreds of lives every year in eastern India, will be made a notifiable disease, the government announced in the Lok Sabha amid concerns expressed by members over “failure” to check it despite years of efforts. Nadda sought to lay the blame at the doors at the state governments, particularly the Uttar Pradesh government; saying over Rs 50 crore given to it for vector-borne disease control was lying unspent this year.
6. Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to launch LPG scheme for BPL households in _________________ targeting 1.06 crore BPL households of the state
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Andra Pradesh
c) West Bengal
d) Madya Pradesh
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Answer c) West Bengal. Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhanwould launch Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in West Bengal on August 14, targeting 1.06 crore BPL households of the state. West Bengal, where LPG penetration is lower than national average at 52%, would be the next destination for the launch of PMUY scheme covering all 20 districts,Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) general manager R K Mahapatra .
7. ________________has become the first state to ratify the Goods and Services Tax Constitutional Amendment Bill
a) Gujarat
b) Kerala
c) Goa
d) Assam
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Answer d) Assam. Assam has become the first state to ratify the Goods and Services Tax Constitutional Amendment Bill. The Parliament had earlier cleared the bill to usher in a uniform tax regime throughout the country, and it now awaits the ratification of at least 15 states to make it a law. The Centre seeks to roll-out the GST by April 1, 2017.
8. The Reserve Bank will transfer to the central government its surplus profit of Rs ______________ crore
a) 65876
b) 64786
c) 60176
d) 66276
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Answer a) 65876. The Reserve Bank will transfer to the central government its surplus profit of Rs 65,876 crore, marginally lower than the amount given last year. “The (RBI Central) Board approved the transfer of surplus of the Reserve Bank for the year 2015-16 amounting to Rs 658.76 billion to the Government of India,” the central bank said in a statement. The RBI had paid Rs 65,896 crore to the government for the previous year (2014-15) which came as a boon to the government in covering the deficit. The surplus transferred to the government was Rs 52,679 crore in 2013-14.
9. Which country launched new synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellite called Gaofen-3?
a) Russia
b) China
c) India
d) USA
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Answer b) China. China launched a new synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellite called Gaofen-3 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province. According to Xinhua, the satellite, which was launched on a Long March 4C, is equipped with a radar payload that can produce high-resolution images of one meter. It will be used for civil applications such as 24-hour environmental monitoring, weather forecasting, disaster monitoring, and water resource assessments.
10. World elephant day is observed on?
a) August 10
b) August 11
c) August 12
d) August 13
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Answer c) August 12. On August 12, 2012, the inaugural World Elephant Day was launched to bring attention to the urgent plight of Asian and African elephants. The elephant is loved, revered and respected by people and cultures around the world, yet we balance on the brink of seeing the last of this magnificent creature.
11. ITC’s leading health & hygiene brand, Savlon is proud to announced __________________as its brand ambassador
a) Sania Mirza
b) Deepika Pallikal
c) Dipa Karmakar
d) Saina Nehwal
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Answer d) Saina Nehwal. ITC’s leading health & hygiene brand, Savlon is proud to announce Saina Nehwal, ace shuttler as its brand ambassador. In its new campaign with Saina, Savlon seeks to inspire parents to let go of their fears and encourage children to push their limits and maximize their potential to succeed in life.
12. Former captain and batsman Hanif Mohammad passed away recently, He played for which team?
a) Pakistan
b) Bangladesh
c) India
d) South Africa
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Answer a) Pakistan. Pakistan’s legendary former captain and batsman Hanif Mohammad, who held the record for the longest innings in Test cricket, passed away after a prolonged battle with lung cancer. Hanif was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2013 and went to London for surgery and returned home well but his condition deteriorated in time as the cancer spread in his body.
