current affairs quiz
1. Who has been appointed chairperson of National Monument Authority?
a) Indrani Shukla
b) Piyush Mehta
c) Susmita Pande
d) Naresh Krishna
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Answer c) Susmita Pande. Susmita Pande, a professor at Ujjain’s Vikram University, has been appointed as the new chairperson of the National Monument Authority (NMA). The position was lying vacant since last five months after the term of Himanshu Prabha Ray, professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University, ended. Pande currently heads the School of Studies in Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology in Madhya Pradesh’s Vikram University.
2. GOI imposes anti-dumping duty on _________.
a) Wheat
b) Alchohol
c) Cotton
d) N-Butyl Alcohol
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Answer d) N-Butyl Alcohol. The government of India has imposed an anti-dumping duty of up to $149 on imports of a chemical used in fermentation of sugar from five countries, including the European Union, Malaysia, Singapore and the U.S.
3. India holds first-ever maritime summit in________.
a) Mumbai
b) Hyderabad
c) Delhi
d) Indore
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Answer a) Mumbai. Maritime India Summit (MIS) 2016 has been inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Summit is being organised from April 14-16, 2016 at Mumbai.
4.Social boycott now a crime in________.
a) Punjab
b) Kerala
c) Rajasthan
d) Maharashtra
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Answer d) Maharashtra. The state legislature unanimously passed the Maharashtra Prohibition of People from Social Boycott (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2016. Under this Act, anyone found guilty of imposing any social boycott on an individual or a group of individuals can be imprisoned up to three years and can be fined Rs 1 lakh.
5. India ranks _____ in 2016 Global Connectivity Index.
a) 44
b) 40
c) 56
d) 30
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Answer a) 44. Huawei has released its third Global Connectivity Index report during the Global Analyst Summit 2016 in Shenzhen, China. The report sheds light on various global improvements in the field of connectivity.
6._____ took over Tapti gas field infrastructure to boost Daman gas Production.
a) IOCL
b) ONGC
c) BPOCL
d) None of the above
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Answer b) ONGC. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) took over the infrastructure of abandoned Tapti gas field in western offshore from its joint venture partners Reliance Industries and BG. This transfer of assets in India is first of its kind.
7. PM Narendra Modi launches National Agriculture Market portal_____.
a) e- Agri Market
b) e- Agro
c) e- NAM
d) e- NaMp
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Answer c) e- NAM. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched India’s first electronic trading portal to allow farmers to sell their goods across the country, in move aimed at improving livelihoods of struggling growers and boosting the rural economy.
8. PM Narendra Modi launches Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan in ____________.
a) Punjab
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Maharashtra
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Answer b) Madhya Pradesh. Commemorating the 125th Birth Anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Gram Uday se Bharat Uday Abhiyan, from Dr Ambedkar’s birth place Mhow in Madhya Pradesh. It is a program that will last till 24th April 2016, which is Panchayati Raj day, with the aim of building social harmony.
9. Nauru becomes ______ member of IMF, World Bank.
a) 181
b) 185
c) 188
d) 189
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Answer d) 189. South Pacific island nation Nauru has become the 189th member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. Nauru applied for membership in the Washington-based IMF and World Bank in April 2014, after joining the United Nations in 1996 as the world’s smallest independent republic.
10. Who is been appointed as member of US cyber-security body?
a) Salil Mehta
b) Adnan
c) Arun Mehta
d) Ajay Banga
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Answer d) Ajay Banga. The White House released a list of names that US President Barack Obama has appointed to the new Commission on Enhancing National Cyber security panel. The panel was formed earlier this year as part of Obama’s $19bn (£13bn) proposal to boost the US government’s cyber security system.
11.Pepsi-Cola sign got historic landmark designation in______.
a) France
b) New York
c) Italy
d) Mumbai
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Answer b) New York. An immense Pepsi-Cola sign on the banks of New York’s East River has been declared a historic landmark after 25 years of discussion. The red neon sign was built in 1936 and installed atop a Pepsi bottling plant in an industrial area bordering the East River in Long Island City. The 60 feet high and 120 feet long, its steel and porcelain letters and giant Pepsi bottle have long been part of the view from the East Side of Manhattan.
12. India and _____ to collaborate on tackling offshore tax evasion.
a) USA
b) China
c) Germany
d) UK
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Answer a) USA. India and the US have agreed to enhance collaboration on tackling offshore tax evasion and increase cooperation in sharing of cross-border tax information.
13.Arnold Wesker who passed away was a/an_________.
a) Athlete
b) Singer
c) Actor
d) Playwright
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Answer d) Playwright. Leading British playwright Sir Arnold Wesker, who came to prominence in the late 1950s with his gritty, working class dramas, has died aged 83.
