CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
1) The IPL’s chief operating officer, has resigned from his position. Name him.
a) Sundar Raman
b) Lalit Modi
c) Subharraiyam
d) Rajiv Shukla
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Answer a) Sundar Raman. Sundar Raman, the IPL’s chief operating officer, has resigned from his position. Raman had been associated with the IPL since its inception; he had been the right-hand man of Lalit Modi and, after his removal in 2010, worked closely with N Srinivasan.
2) Which Indian Actress bags People’s Choice Awards nomination?
a) Kangana Ranaut
b) Priyanka Chopra
c) Katrina Kaif
d) Lisa Haydon
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Answer b) Priyanka Chopra. The 33-year-old “Mary Kom” actress, who has made it to the top five, will be competing with big names like Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma Roberts, Marcia Gay Harden and Lia Michele. In her debut American TV thriller “Quantico” the “Gunday’ star plays the lead role of a young FBI recruit Alex Parish. The news of her being one of 15 actresses vying for a final nomination in the category came last month.
3. Who has been roped in as the Afghanistan coach for a two-year period.
a) Wasim Akram
b) Shohaib Akhtar
c) Inzamam ul Haq
d) Naseem Ahmad
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Answer c) Inzamam ul Haq. Inzamam ul Haq, the former Pakistan captain, has been roped in as the Afghanistan coach for a two-year period. Inzamam had agreed to be the batting consultant for the Asian side during the recent tour of Zimbabwe.
4. The Maharashtra state Government has approved a revised scheme, named _____
a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee Yojana
b) APJ Abdul Kalam Amrut Yojna
c) Pradhan Mantri Amrit Yojana
d) None of the above
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Answer b) APJ Abdul Kalam Amrut Yojna. The Maharashtra state Government has approved a revised scheme, named APJ Abdul Kalam Amrut Yojna, for pregnant and lactating women in the tribal areas of the state.
5. UNGA Disarmament Committee adopts draft resolution backing abolition of _________.
a) Women Trafficking
b) Nuclear Arms
c) Child Trafficking
d) Drugs
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Answer b) Nuclear Arms. The United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) Disarmament Committee has adopted a draft resolution submitted by Japan calling for the abolition of nuclear arms..
6. What is the full form of UNGA?
a) United Nations Gene Assembly
b) United Nations General Assemblies
c) United Neutral General Assembly
d) United Nations General Assembly
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Answer d) United Nations General Assembly
7. Tropical Cyclone _______hits Yemen triggering heavy floods.
a) Chelpa
b) Chapala
c) Rita
d) Chelika
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Answer b) Chapala. A rare tropical cyclone has slammed into Yemen, triggering heavy flooding and causing damage in a region of the war-racked country. Packing winds of more than 100 km/h, Cyclone Chapala made landfall in the southeastern provinces of Hadramawt and Shabwa.
8. SC: Daughters cannot inherit ancestral property if father died before year ___
a) 2000
b) 2002
c) 2005
d) 2010
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Answer c) 2005. In 2005, the Supreme Court had passed a landmark amendment to The Hindu Succession Act of 1956, granting daughters the right to inherit ancestral property along with their male relatives. But now, a ‘small’ clause has been added to it.
9. China has successfully launched new communication satellite which will be used for radio, television and broadband services. Name the satellite.
a) ChinaSat 2C
b) China Yuki
c) Chian2c
d) None.
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Answer a) ChinaSat 2C. China has successfully launched new communication satellite which will be used for radio, television and broadband services. The “ChinaSat 2C” satellite was launched from the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Centre.
10. India and Russia will hold joint military exercise. Name the exercise.
a) Indru
b) Indra
c) Run
d) Indr
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Answer b) Indra. India and Russia will hold joint military exercise ‘Indra 2015’ in Mahajan field firing range in Bikaner district of Rajasthan from November 8. The joint counter terrorism exercise will take place from November 8 to 19 in which troops from India and Russia will participate.
11. First international film festival for the persons with disabilities (IFFPD) will be held in _____.
a) Kerala
b) New Delhi
c) Mysuru
d) Surat
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Answer b) New Delhi. First international film festival for the persons with disabilities (IFFPD) will be held in Delhi from 1st to 3rd December 2015. A total of 40 films (10 feature films, 16 short films and14 documentaries) will be screened during the three days festival. IFFPD 2015.
12. Indian Railways Signs MoU with State of _____ to Form an SPV for Implementation of Railway Projects.
a) Maharashtra
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Odisha
d) Madhya Pradesh
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Answer c) Odisha. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Ministry of Railways and Odisha Government to form a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for implementation of railway projects in the state
13. Who is the Next Chief Justice of India?
a) H L Dattu
b) T S Thakur
c) Sathasivam
d) None
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Answer b) T S Thakur. Justice T S Thakur would succeed Justice H L Dattu as the next Chief Justice of India. Justice Thakur, the senior-most judge of the apex court, will take over as the CJI after Justice Dattu retires on December 2. His name was recommended to the government by Justice Dattu.
14. _______ has declared a 30-day state of emergency ahead of a planned anti-government rally.
a) India
b) Africa
c) Nepal
d) Maldives
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Answer d) Maldives. The Maldives president has declared a 30-day state of emergency ahead of a planned anti-government rally. The declaration by President Abdulla Yameen gives security forces sweeping powers to arrest suspects.
15. Who is the new flipkart’s Senior Vice President and Head of Consumer Experience and Growth?
a) Surojit Chatterjee
b) Kunal Behl
c) Sachin Bansal
d) Binny Bansal
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Answer a) Surojit Chatterjee. Homegrown e-commerce giant Flipkart has announced that Google’s Surojit Chatterjee will join the company as Senior Vice President and Head of Consumer Experience and Growth.
16. UK signs 3bn pounds in trade deals with _______.
a) Kazakhstan
b) Tajikistan
c) Pakistan
d) Afghanistan
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Answer a) Kazakhstan. Britain and Kazakhstan have signed trade deals worth 3 billion pounds as London rolled out the red carpet for the country’s autocratic President Nursultan Nazarbayev. The pro-Russian Kazakh leader is due to have lunch with Queen Elizabeth II, when he will be greeted by a guard of honour at Buckingham Palace.
17. Which Pakistani Cricket player announces retirement from Test Cricket?
a) Shoaib Malik
b) Mohammad Hafeez
c) Ahmed Shehzad
d) Shoaib Akhtar
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Answer a) Kazakhstan. Veteran Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, who made a spectacular comeback into the Pakistani Test squad after five years, has announced retirement from the longest format of the game.
18. Who won best swimmers’ award?
a) Mana Patel
b) Virdhawal Khade
c) both a and b
d) None
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Answer a) Mana Patel. Mana Patel of Gujarat and Maharashtra’s Virdhawal Khade emerged as the best swimmers of the 69th senior National Aquatic Championship. Mana, who broke her national record by 13 micro second in women’s 50m backstroke race
19. Which state became the first blind-friendly Railway Station in India?
a) Uttrakhand
b) Mysuru
c) New Delhi
d) Kerela
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Answer b) Mysuru. Mysuru Railway Station (Karnataka, India) became the first blind-friendly Railway Station in India. The visually impaired – friendly facilities at Mysuru Railway Station has been inaugurated by Mysuru’s Member of Parliament Pratap Simha.
20. India rank at No._____Global Prosperity Index
a) 1st
b) 130
c) 100
d) 99
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Answer d) 99. India has been ranked 99 out of 142 countries on Global Prosperity Index. The country has climbed three places from last year, but falling behind one spot in a sub-category that measures personal freedom.
