Current Affairs Quiz
1. _________________and ______________have emerged the cleanest districts in India
a) Trichy and Kochi
b) Trichy and Sindhudurg
c) Mandi and Kochi
d) Mandi and Sindhudurg
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Answer d) Mandi and Sindhudurg. Mandi in Himachal Pradesh and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra have emerged the cleanest districts in India according to a report released in New Delhi by Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. A total of 22 hill districts and 53 plain areas were assessed under the Gramin Swachh Survekshan launched in May this year. Mandi was judged as the cleanest district in ‘Hills’ category and Sindhudurg cleanest in the ‘Plains’ category.
2. ___________has maintained top spot as a centre for business, finance and culture, widening its lead over its competitors
a) Mumbai
b) London
c) Washington
d) Tokyo
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Answer b) London. London has maintained top spot as a centre for business, finance and culture, widening its lead over its competitors. PwC’s Cities of Opportunity 7 report measures 30 cities across 10 indicators including transportation and infrastructure, the ease of doing business, demographics and livability, technology readiness and cost.
3. Government of India has issued fresh guidelines for flexi-fund for CSS. Expand CSS?
a) Cabinet Sponsored Schemes
b) Centrally Special Schemes
c) Centrally Sponsored Schemes
d) Centrally Service Schemes
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Answer c) Centrally Sponsored Schemes. Government has issued fresh flexi-fund guidelines that will give more freedom to states in spending money under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) to meet local developmental requirements. Under the new norms, flexi-funds in each CSS has been increased from the current 10 per cent to 25 per cent for states and 30 per cent for Union Territories.
4. CBDT has launched ____________ facility to resolve income tax grievances
a) e-bharat
b) e-nivaran
c) e-taxes
d) e-payers
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Answer b) e-nivaran. CBDT has launched the ambitious e-nivaran facility for online redressal of taxpayers grievances related to refunds, ITRs and PAN among others as part of its initiative to reduce instances of harassment of the public when it comes to complaints related to the I-T department. An exclusive e-nivaran (electronic resolution) link has recently been activated on the e-filing portal of the department https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
5. Arunachal Pradesh governor ___________________ was removed from his post
a) Ramnaresh Yadav
b) Balram Das Tandon
c) Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa
d) Om Prakash Kohli
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Answer c) Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa. Arunachal Pradesh governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa was removed from his post. A communique from Meghalaya governor V Shanmuganathan will take over the additional duties as Arunachal governor. The President has directed that Shri J.P. Rajkhowa shall cease to hold the office of the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh and has appointed Shri V. Shanmuganathan, Governor of Meghalaya, to discharge the functions of the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, in addition to his own duties, until regular arrangements for the office of the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh are made.
6. A newly found asteroid, named ____________, came within 40,000 km of Earth
a) 2015 RB5
b) 2016 RB1
c) 2017 AB4
d) 2016 CH7
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Answer b) 2016 RB1.A newly found asteroid, named ‘2016 RB1’, came within 40,000 km of Earth .which is less than one-tenth of the moon’s distance from Earth. The 7-16 metres wide asteroid was first spotted on September 5, 2016. Scientists have predicted that it was the closest the asteroid would come near the Earth for at least the next 50 years.
7. Robots have been used to perform kidney transplants for the first time in ________
a) Russia
b) Japan
c) UK
d) China
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Answer c) UK. Robots have been used to perform kidney transplants for the first time in the UK. One of the patients, who had previously undergone a kidney transplant by traditional open surgery, reported significantly less pain with the robotic method. Another patient reported a faster post-operative recovery time. Both the patients were reportedly able to recover using only paracetamol rather than morphine.
8. Which State government signed a MoU with Singapore government for smart integrated township?
a) Haryana
b) Kerala
c) Maharashtra
d) Himachal Pradesh
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Answer d) Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Pradesh government signed a preliminary Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Singapore government for developing a smart integrated township in Jathiadevi near Shimla airport. The MoU was signed between Himachal Pradesh Housing and Urban Development Authority (HIMUDA) and Asian Pacific Singapore Enterprise in the presence of Urban Development and Town and Country Planning and Housing minister Sudhir Sharma.
9. Joint Indian-US army exercise _______________ to begin in Uttarakhand
a) Hand-in-Hand-2016
b) YUDH ABHYAS-2016
c) LAMITYE–2016
d) SURYA KIRAN-2016
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Answer b) YUDH ABHYAS-2016. As part of the ongoing Indo-US defence cooperation, a joint military training ‘Exercise YUDH ABHYAS-2016′ would be conducted in the foothills of Himalayas at Chaubattia in Uttarakhand from September 14 to 27, Under the aegis of Headquarter Central Command, the venture is a series of one of the longest running joint military training and a major ongoing bilateral defence cooperation endeavours between India and US.
10. Cabinet approved MoU between India and _________ on cooperation in the field of National Housing Policy Development and Management
a) South Africa
b) Greece
c) Kenya
d) Poland
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Answer c) Kenya . The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its expost-facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Kenya on cooperation in the field of National Housing Policy Development and Management (NHPDM). The MoU was signed on 11th July, 2016 at Nairobi during the visit of the Prime Minister of India.
11. __________ and ___________ have started naval drills in the disputed South China Sea
a) China and Russia
b) Japan and Russia
c) India and USA
d) Pakistan and China
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Answer a) China and Russia. China and Russia have started naval drills in the disputed South China Sea. China claimed that the “routine” drills, which are expected to last eight days, are only aimed at strengthening cooperation. This comes amid tensions in the contested waters after a UN court ruled that China does not have “historic rights” over the region.
12. Digital payments and e-commerce platform __________ launched an Aadhaar-based eKYC (E-Know Your Customer) service
a) Amazon
b) Paytm
c) Flipkart
d) Snapdeal
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Answer b) Paytm. Digital payments and e-commerce platform Paytm launched an Aadhaar-based eKYC (E-Know Your Customer) service. KYC is a customer identification procedure followed by banks and wallet companies. KYC-enabled Paytm customers are allowed a wallet balance limit of up to ₹1 lakh, as opposed to ₹10k for non-KYC ones. Paytm is set to launch its payments bank before November.
13. After introducing ‘Twitter Sewa’ for redressal of telecom and postal grievances, the government launched a toll-free number ________ to register postal complaints
a) 1993
b) 1904
c) 1924
d) 1900
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Answer c) 1924. After introducing ‘Twitter Sewa’ for redressal of telecom and postal grievances, the government launched a toll-free number 1924 to register postal complaints. It will initially be operational for 12 hours on working days and has been started in Hindi, Malayalam, and English. Notably, Department of Posts (DoP) is the 8th largest department in terms of number of complaints.
14. Who won the US Open title 2016 in men’s category?
a) Andy Murray
b) Roger Federrer
c) Novak Djokovic
d) Stanislas Wawrinka
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Answer d) Stanislas Wawrinka. Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka defeated world number one and the defending champion Novak Djokovic on to win his maiden US Open title and third Grand Slam overall. Coming into the tournament final with only four wins in 23 head-to-head matches, the 31-year-old denied Djokovic a chance to win his third Grand Slam title of 2016 and 13th of his career.
15. Who became India’s first female Paralympic medallist after winning the Silver in the F-53 shot put event at Rio Paralympics?
a) Sakashi Malik
b) Deepa Malik
c) Richa Malik
d) Priya Malik
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Answer b) Deepa Malik. Deepa Malik became India’s first female Paralympic medallist after winning the Silver in the F-53 shot put event at Rio Paralympics. The 45-year-old has won a total of 54 national gold medals and 13 international medals in swimming, javelin throw and shot put. Notably, a spinal tumour left Deepa paraplegic and confined her to a wheelchair in 1999.
