CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – APRIL 1 AND 2 2016
1. Who is about to receive PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award?
a) Ahmed Nazi
b) Salil Sharma
c) Salil Mehta
d) Sam Mathew
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Answer a) Ahmed Nazi. Ahmed Naji, an imprisoned Egyptian author and journalist is being given the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award, presented by PEN America.
2. _____ takes over as Secretary of Urban Development Ministry.
a) Rajiv Mehta
b) Rajiv Gauba
c) Madhusudhan Prasad
d) Tukai Ghosh
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Answer b) Rajiv Gauba.Rajiv Gauba took over as Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Urban Development. Gauba has wide-ranging experience in senior positions at policy making and programme implementation in the Central and State Governments and in international organisations.
3. Bhartiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam appoints a new CMD. Name him.
a) Rajan Gupta
b) Umar Khalid
c) Madhu Bhatnagar
d) Kallol Roy
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Answer d) Kallol Roy. Kallol Roy, an expert in nuclear reactor, appointed as the new chairman and managing director (CMD) of Bhartiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (BHAVINI), which is building 500 Mw prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam near Chennai.
4. _______launches new index for mid and small cap stocks.
a) Sensex
b) Nify
c) Nifty and Sensex
d) None of the above
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Answer b) Nify. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) added a new index to its broad market indices —Nifty Mid Smallcap 400 — to represent the mid and small market capitalisation segments.
5. Those earning ______ a year must declare assets.
a) Rs 50 lakh per year
b) Rs 20 lakh per year
c) Rs 30 lakh per year
d) Rs 1 crore per year
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Answer a) Rs 50 lakh per year. The government has issued a new set of income tax return (ITR) forms that require people with an income of Rs 50 lakh and above per annum to disclose their assets.
6. India expects $500M AIIB loan for _____ projects in 2016.
a) Foreign Investment
b) Solar Power Projects
c) Defence Projects
d) Enviroment protection projetcts
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Answer b) Solar Power Projects. India is hopeful of receiving the first loan issued by the newly formed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in the second half of the year. The country is looking for funds on lower interest rates for its ambitious solar power project that intends to scale the capacity to 100 gigawatts by 2022.
7. Which country has become fourth largest spender on defence?
a) USA
b) China
c) India
d) UK
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Answer c) India. India has become the world’s fourth largest spender on defence, following a 13.1% increase in its 2016-17 defence budget, according to US research firm IHS Inc.
8.Name the App for common people to demand power.
a) Vidut SAHAS
b) Vidyut PRAYAS
c) Vidyut PRAVAH
d) Vidyut SAMAR
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Answer c) Vidyut PRAVAH. Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy launched a mobile application ‘Vidyut PRAVAH- Electricity, Price Availability and Highlights’. The mobile application provides highlights of the power availability in the country on real time basis.
9. Reliance Industries launches e-fashion portal. Name it.
a) street style store
b) 22 dresses
c) Fashionista
d) Ajio
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Answer d) Ajio. Reliance Industries Ltd, the oil to yarn conglomerate launched its online fashion portal Ajio.com with the preview of its collection at the ongoing Lakme Fashion weekin Mumbai. Isha Ambani, director on the board of Reliance Retail, has been closely associated with the online fashion venture from its conceptualisation..
10. Which is the first state to join National Cancer Grid?
a) Rajasthan
b) Mahrashtra
c) Punjab
d) Madhya Pradesh
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Answer b) Mahrashtra. In a major step towards improvement of infrastructure for cancer cure, Maharashtratied up with the Tata Trusts to link all government colleges and medical colleges to the national cancer grid for uniform cancer profiling and quality treatment. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Tata Trusts chairman Ratan Tata signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for this collaboration at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai.
11. GOI launches ________web portal and app.
a) Start up India
b) Share India
c) Start now India
d) None of the above
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Answer a) Start up India. The Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry has launched a startupindia.gov.in portal and a mobile application for Start up India initiative of the Union Government. The portal and mobile application is will provide all the related information to start ups across the Ministries of the Government of India at one stop. It would also provide certificates and documents required by the Government for such start ups digitally.
12. _______ production halted over health warnings.
a) Cigarette
b) Tobacco
c) Alcohol
d) None of the above
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Answer a) Cigarette.India’s key tobacco manufacturers have threatened to halt production claiming “ambiguity” over the government’s policy on health warnings displayed on tobacco packs. ndia’s key tobacco manufacturers have threatened to halt production claiming “ambiguity” over the government’s policy on health warnings displayed on tobacco packs. The Tobacco Institute of India (TII), a lobby group that represents 98% of India’s cigarette industry, said in a statement that they have “unanimously decided to shut all their cigarette factories with effect from April 1 owing to ambiguity on the policy related to revision of Graphic Health Warnings on tobacco product packs.
13. Which two country imposed joint sanction on fundraising for terrorists?
a) US and France
b) France and Germany
c) US and Saudi Arabia
d) Saudi Arabia and UK
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Answer c) US and Saudi Arabia.The US and Saudi Arabia on imposed sanctions jointly on four individuals and two organisations, aiming to disrupt terrorism fundraising operations in South Asia and the Middle East.
14. April 2 is observed as _____.
a) World poetry day
b) World Austim awareness day
c) World water day
d) World food day
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Answer b) World Austim awareness day. World Autism Awareness Day on 2 April is aimed at raising awareness about the condition. Every year on this day, thousands of iconic landmarks, skyscrapers, schools, businesses and homes across the world shine bright blue lights in honour of the millions of people affected by autism.
15. Which two country signed MoU to supply 150 boats to Mullaitivu fishermen?
a) India and US
b) India and Srilanka
c) India and Nepal
d) India and Malysia
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Answer b) India and Srilanka. India and Sri Lanka have signed an MOU to supply 150 boats and fishing equipment to the fishermen of Mullaitivu. Indian High Commissioner Y.K. Sinha and Secretary, Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development W.M.M.R. Adikari signed the MoU in the presence of Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Mahinda Amaraweera at the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development.
16. PM Modi discusses bilateral links with _______.
a) Abdul Hamid
b) Barack Obama
c) Valdmir Putin
d) Justin Trudeau
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Answer d) Justin Trudeau. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau and discussed bilateral ties, their first meeting after the latter swept to power last year. Modi and Trudeau met here on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit.
17. Researchers from _______has become the first team to determine the structure of the Zika virus.
a) Purdue University
b) Oxford University
c) California University
d) None of the above
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Answer a) Purdue University. Researchers from Purdue University announced a major breakthrough, becoming the first team to determine the structure of the Zika virus. The groundbreaking discovery reveals insights that are critical to finding an effective antiviral treatment or vaccine for the virus. The team, which published a paper on their findings in the journal Science, also identified regions within the Zika virus that set it apart from other insect-borne viruses such as dengue, West Nile, and yellow fever.
18. ________sign an MoU with the AAI to provide scientific parameters for construction of airports.
a) ISRO
b) NASA
c) IISC
d) None of the above
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Answer a) ISRO. The department of space sign an MoU with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to provide scientific parameters for construction of airports.
19.__________launched the first phase of the Green Delhi initiative by planting trees.
a) Mahrashtra
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Delhi
d) Rajasthan
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Answer c) Delhi. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched the first phase of the Green Delhi initiative by planting trees at the Triangular Park near ITO Chowk. The plan deals with steps to improve air quality in the National Capital Region. The initiative was launched in line with a detailed action plan submitted by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government to the Supreme Court after it demanded information on steps being taken to improve air quality and reduce air pollution in the Capital.
20. Flipkart acquires mobile payment startup. Name the startup.
a) Trin Trin
b) Phone
c) CallNo
d) PhonePe
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Answer d) PhonePe. Flipkart has acquired of PhonePe, a Bangalore based mobile payments company started by its former employees as it looks to build a payment business to catch up with local rivals Snapdeal and PayTM. PhonePe will function as an independent business unit. The details of the transaction were not disclosed, but the deal is not cash transaction.
21. Babu Bharadwaj who died was a/an _______.
a) Journalist
b) Writer
c) Actor
d) Athlete
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Answer a) Journalist. Renowned writer and journalist Babu Bharadwaj, 68, passed away due to cardiac arrest. Bharadwaj had been a part of prominent print and television media in Kerala.Kalapangalkkoru Grihapadam, a novel penned by him, won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award in 2006.
22. Zaha Hadid who passed away was a/an_________.
a) Journalist
b) Writer
c) Actor
d) Architect
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Answer d) Architect. The most successful female architect of all time, Zaha Hadid, CEO of Zaha Hadid Architects, died at teh age of 65, from a heart attack in Miami..
