Current Affairs Quiz
1. Which Bank has seized a villa of debt-strapped liquor baron Vijay Mallya in Panaji, Goa?
a) United Bank of India
b) Central Bank of India
c) State Bank of India
d) UCO Bank
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Answer c) State Bank of India. The government-owned State Bank of India (SBI) has seized a villa of debt-strapped liquor baron Vijay Mallya in Panaji, Goa. Mallya flew to London in March, under pressure from bankers seeking to recover about Rs 9000 cr owed by his collapsed Kingfisher Airline. The district magistrate gave an order in favour of banks to take physical possession of the Rs 90 cr Kingfisher Villa in Panaji town, which was venue of many famous parties hosted by him.
2. Which State Government got approval to set up Kalinganagar National Investment and Manufacturing Zone in Jajpur district?
a) Assam
b) Odisha
c) Maharashtra
d) Rajashthan
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Answer b) Odisha. The Centre has approved the Odisha Government’s proposal to set up Kalinganagar National Investment and Manufacturing Zone in Jajpur district. The Zone will be a mega industrial zone having a world-class township to cater to the needs of the investors. This is the third Investment and Manufacturing Zone of India involving a massive area of 163 square kilometer.
3. Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has decided to develop a ____________________ for Government departments to check corruption.
a) Primary Index
b) Comparative Index
c) Integrity Index
d) Secondary Index
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Answer c) Integrity Index . In a first, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has decided to develop an ‘integrity index‘to help government departments assess where they stand on anti-corruption measures. The integrity index for public sector organisations will be based on bench marking of governance processes by internal and external stakeholders.
4. Nepal Telecom has completed laying optical fibre to Rasuwagadi area at the ___________________________ border
a) Nepal – China
b) Nepal – India
c) Nepal – Bangladesh
d) Nepal – Pakistan
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Answer a) Nepal – China. Nepal Telecom (NT), the state-owned Nepalese telecommunication company, has completed laying optical fibre to Rasuwagadi area at the Nepal-China border from the capital city Kathmandu, with an eye to boosting Nepal-China connectivity. This has paved the way for interconnecting service of the NT with the China Telecom.
5. Who has been appointed as deputy chairman of FIFA governance committee?
a) RM Lodha
b) Dipak Misra
c) Ranjan Gogoi
d) Mukul Mudgal
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Answer d) Mukul Mudgal. In a major development for Indian football and judiciary, world governing body FIFAhas turned to Justice Mukul Mudgal, who has been appointed as deputy chairman of its governance committee. The former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana, who headed the IPL spot-fixing probe, said is aware of his appointment.
6. Which foreign bank will shut down its corporate, institutional and retail banking operations in India?
a) Standard Chartered Bank
b) Royal Bank of Scotland
c) National Australia Bank
d) HSBC Bank
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Answer b) Royal Bank of Scotland. UK-based Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) said it will shut down its corporate, institutional and retail banking operations in India, following the announcement of the plan last year. RBS currently operates 10 retail branches in India employing 400 people. This is part of the bank’s plan to reduce its international operations to 13 countries from the current 38.
7. Which medicine company got has received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to manufacture and market an anaesthetic injection in the American market?
a) Cipla
b) Lupin Ltd
c) Reddy Laboratories
d) Aurobindo Pharma
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Answer d) Aurobindo Pharma.Drug maker Aurobindo Pharma has received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to manufacture and market an anaesthetic injection in the American market, the company said. The product, expected to be launched in the second quarter of 2016-17 fiscal, has an estimated market size of $5.6 million for 2015-16, it added, quoting US-based healthcare firm IMS Health.
8. World Hypertension day is observed on?
a) May 16
b) May 18
c) May 15
d) May 17
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Answer d) May 17. The day was initiated to increase the awareness of hypertension. This was especially important because of the lack of appropriate knowledge among hypertensive patients. The WHL launched its first WHD on May 14, 2005. Since 2006, the WHL has been dedicating May 17 of every year as WHD.
9. The World-first scanning helium microscope built in ____________
a) Australia
b) Japan
c) Russia
d) China
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Answer a) Australia. The World-first scanning helium microscope has been built by Australian researchers who feel it could “open doors” for many new discoveries by allowing scientists to scrutinise materials without disturbing them. Paul Dastoor of University of Newcastle who has been working on the scanning helium microscope (SHeM) for two decades said the new microscope will enable scientists to study human, animal and plant samples, as well as computer chips and pharmaceutical drugs, without damaging or changing them.
10. Who won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for her novel ‘The Vegetarian’?
a) Marlon James
b) Han Kang
c) Hilary Mantel
d) Kiran Desai
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Answer b) Han Kang.South Korean author Han Kang has won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for her novel ‘The Vegetarian’. Han (45), the first South Korean to win the award, will share the prize money of £50,000 (around $72,000) equally with her 28-year-old British translator Deborah Smith. The international literary award was introduced in 2004 to complement the Man Booker Prize.
11. IT consulting firm Capgemini launched a digital literacy centre at_____________
a) Hyderabad
b) Mumbai
c) Delhi
d) Bangalore
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Answer b) Mumbai .IT consulting firm Capgemini launched a digital literacy centre at the Helen Keller Institute of Deaf and Deaf-blind at Navi Mumbai. Capgemini said it is starting the centre in association with Nasscom. The Helen Keller Institute is dedicated to training individuals in digital literacy in Panvel and surrounding areas of Navi Mumbai. The initiative is aimed at bridging the digital divide and creating a digitally literate and empowered generation.
12. State-owned engineering firm BHEL has won a 1,600 crore contract from NSPCL to set up a 250 MW coal-based thermal power plant in ________________
a) Maharashtra
b) Odisha
c) Kerala
d) Karnataka
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Answer b) Odisha .State-owned engineering firm BHEL has won a 1,600 crore contract from NSPCL, a joint venture company of state-run NTPC and SAIL, to set up a 250 MW coal-based thermal power plant in Rourkela, Odisha. BHEL had earlier executed the commissioning of two 250 MW units at the Bhilai Expansion power plant for the company.
13. Power producer Adani Power shut down its four units of power plant in ______________
a) Maharashtra
b) Kolkata
c) Andra Pradesh
d) Gujarat
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Answer a) Maharashtra.Power producer Adani Power said it has shut down four units of 660 MW capacity each out of the five units at its Tiroda power plant in Maharashtra due to acute water shortage. The Dhapewada Project in the state which supplies water to the plants has dried up leading to the units’ shutdown, the company added.
14. Indian Women’s Squash team won the ____________ medal at the 18th Asian Squash Championship in Taipei.
a) Gold
b) Silver
c) Bronze
d) None of these
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Answer b) Silver.Indian Women’s Squash team won the silver medal at the 18th Asian Squash Championship in Taipei, after suffering a 0-2 defeat at the hands of the Malaysian Women’s team on Sunday. Elsewhere, Indian Men’s Squash team lost their semifinal clash against Pakistan by a 1-2 scoreline. Pakistan went on to win their fourth consecutive Asian Squash Team Championship.
15. Deepak Shodhan who passed away recently was a/ an
a) Economist
b) Actor
c) Cricketer
d) Journalist
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Answer c) Cricketer.India’s oldest Test cricketer, Deepak Shodhan, passed away aged 87 in Ahmedabad on Monday. Shodhan, who was independent India’s first batsman to score a century on his debut, was suffering from lung cancer. A left-handed batsman and a left-arm pacer, Shodhan represented India in three Test matches and scored 181 runs.
