Current Affairs Quiz
1. _____________has become the country’s first female cricketer to be awarded life membership of the Lord’s-based Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
a) Mithali Raj
b) Anjum Chopra
c) Anju Jain
d) Thirush Kamini
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Answer b) Anjum Chopra. Former Indian women’s team captain Anjum Chopra has been awarded a honorary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) along with former men’s team stalwarts Zaheer Khan and Virender Sehwag. She is the first Indian woman cricketer to get the prestigious life membership of MCC.
2. Consumers in India can now dial _______ and get an update from their respective power distribution companies about outages in their area through the ‘Urja Mitra Helpline’.
a) 12101
b) 12301
c) 14401
d) 14101
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Answer c) 14401. Consumers in India can now dial 14401 and get an update from their respective power distribution companies about outages in their area through the ‘Urja Mitra Helpline’. DoT has created the helpline to facilitate power distribution companies to provide information about outages to customers.
3. Government of India has approved projects worth about _______ crore under ‘Swadesh Darshan’ scheme for five states
a) 200 crore
b) 350 crore
c) 400 crore
d) 450 crore
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Answer d) 450 crore. The government has approved projects worth about Rs 450 crore under ‘Swadesh Darshan’ scheme for five states. The scheme was launched with an objective to develop 13 theme-based tourist circuits in the country and the approval for five was given in a meeting of the central sanctioning and monitoring committee (CSMC).
4. Which country officially received certificates from World Health Organisation (WHO), declaring the country YAWS and maternal and neonatal tetanus free?
a) USA
b) India
c) Sri Lanka
d) Singapore
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Answer b) India. India officially received certificates from World Health Organisation (WHO), declaring the country YAWS and maternal and neonatal tetanus free. The certificates were presented to Union health minister JP Nadda at the 69th Session of the WHO regional committee for south-east Asia region held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
5. Which Life Insurance Company has received SEBI’s approval to raise an estimated Rs.5, 000 crore through an initial public offering?
a) Aviva Life Insurance Company
b) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company
c) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company
d) Aegon Life Insurance Company
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Answer c) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company has received markets regulator SEBI’s approval to raise an estimated Rs.5,000 crore through an initial public offering. It is the first by an insurer in India and the biggest in nearly six years.
6. _____________has completed its $67-billion deal to acquire EMC Corp, creating the world’s largest privately-controlled technology company
a) Dell
b) Lenovo
c) Microsoft
d) HP
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Answer a) Dell . Dell Inc has completed its $67-billion deal to acquire EMC Corp, creating the world’s largest privately-controlled technology company. The new company — Dell Technologies — will comprise Dell, Dell EMC, Pivotal, RSA, SecureWorks, Virtustream and VMware. It employs about 1.4 lakh people globally and will be headquartered at Round Rock, Texas.
7. 2016 G-20 Summit held in Hangzhou, China. What is the theme of the summit?
a) Toward a Special, Invigorated, Interconnected and Exclusive World Economy
b) Toward a Technical, Talented, Interconnected and Inclusive World Economy
c) Toward an Accessible, Invigorated, Interconnected and Inclusive World Economy
d) Toward an Innovative, Invigorated, Interconnected and Inclusive World Economy
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Answer d) Toward an Innovative, Invigorated, Interconnected and Inclusive World Economy. The 11th G20 Summit 2016 began at the Chinese city of Hangzhou. Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with various world leaders, including US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping, are participating in the meeting in the capital city of South Eastern Zhejiang province. The theme of 2016 G20 Summit was Toward an Innovative, Invigorated, Interconnected and Inclusive World Economy.
8. India and __________ agreed to expand their bilateral preferential trade agreement (PTA)
a) Germany
b) Egypt
c) Chile
d) China
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Answer c) Chile. India and Chile agreed to expand their bilateral preferential trade agreement (PTA) with both sides offering to lower or eliminate tariffs on a number of items traded with each other. The agreement was signed in a meeting between Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia and the South American country’s Ambassador to India Andres Barbe Gonzalez.
9. India has launched its advanced weather satellite _____________
a) INSAT-3RR
b) INSAT-3DR
c) INSAT-3SR
d) INSAT-3AR
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Answer b) INSAT-3DR. India has launched its advanced weather satellite INSAT-3DR onboard GSLV-F05from the spaceport in Sriharikota. The 49.13-metre tall rocket lifted off from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
10. How many countries are participating in the second World Nomad Games being held in Kyrgyzstan?
a) 40
b) 50
c) 60
d) 70
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Answer a) 40. Forty nations, including India, are participating in the second World Nomad Games being held in Kyrgyzstan between September 3 and 8. Some of the events include eagle hunting, bone throwing as well as a form of polo where in two teams battle over a dead goat. The World Nomad Games are aimed at celebrating the nomadic heritage of Central Asian nations.
11. Which Stock exchange has introduced a new risk-based model for supervising the market, based on the market regulator Sebi’s directions?
a) National Stock Exchange of India
b) Bombay Stock Exchange
c) Calcutta Stock Exchange
d) Cochin Stock Exchange
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Answer b) Bombay Stock Exchange. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has introduced a new risk-based model for supervising the market, based on the market regulator Sebi’s directions. BSE has asked its trading members to submit digital signatures of their designated officers by September 15 for the digital supervision system. Earlier, Sebi also set deadlines for submission of data and penalties for delays or non-submission.
12. Which State celebrated the festival of Nuakhai?
a) Punjab
b) Assam
c) Kerala
d) Odisha
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Answer d) Odisha . Western Odisha celebrated the festival of Nuakhai, the agrarian festival of the region, with religious fervour.The celebrations began with the Nabanna in which the newly harvested rice was offered to Goddess Samaleswari as per the stipulated Lagna, the auspicious moment. The deity was adorned with new saree and ornaments on the occasion.
13. Which Indian language included in United Nations charter recently?
a) Hindi
b) Sanskrit
c) Tamil
d) Urdu
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Answer b) Sanskrit. United Nations, has included into it the most ancient and traditional language of India, Sanskrit into its charter. A charter binds the assembly of nations. The charter being translated into the Sanskrit language is the first of its kind attempt to make it to such an important international document.
14. Who won the prestigious J.C. Daniel Award for his overall contribution to the Malayalam film industry?
a) Bharath Gopi
b) Sukumaran
c) K.G. George
d) Nedumudi Venu
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Answer c) K.G. George. Veteran award-winning film director K.G. George won the prestigious J.C. Daniel Award for his overall contribution to the Malayalam film industry. The award will be given away along with the State Film Awards at a function to be held at Palakkad.
15. Who has been appointed as a brand ambassador for Arunachal Pradesh Tourism?
a) John Abraham
b) Akshay Kumar
c) Amir Khan
d) Salman Khan
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Answer a) John Abraham. John Abraham has been roped in as a brand ambassador for Arunachal Pradesh Tourism. Representing the state as a brand ambassador, he is of the opinion that the state has lot to offer to its tourist be it culture, heritage, adventure sports and music.
16. Who has taken charge as Chairman and Managing Director of Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL)?
a) A.C. Prathap Kumar
b) P.K. Singh
c) C.K. Asnani
d) C.K. Ansari
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Answer c) C.K. Asnani. C.K. Asnani, a chemical engineer from Osmania University, has taken charge as Chairman and Managing Director of Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL), an undertaking of the Department of Atomic Energy. Mr. Asnani was earlier associated with Nuclear Fuel Complex, Hyderabad and was the Director (Technical) of Indian Rare Earths Limited, Mumbai, before the present assignment, according to a company release.
