CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
1. Who has been named as the Captain of Australian team for England Series?
a) Michael Clarke
b) Steven Smith
c) David Warner
d) George Bailey
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Answer b) Steven Smith. Steven Smith has been named as the captain of a refreshed Australia one-day side for the upcoming limited overs series against England and Ireland. Australia will be without the services of veterans Brad Haddin and Michael Clarke, who have announced their retirement from the ODIs.
2. Anirban Lahiri is associated with which of the following game?
a) Badminton
b) Golf
c) Snooker
d) Chess
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Answer b) Golf. Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri won the star-studded Long Drive Competition at the Whistling Straits in the traditional event preceding the PGA Championships, the fourth and final Major of the year.
3. Who is the Author of the book “India’s Look East Policy And The Northeast”?
a) Amith Rohtagi
b) Rohit Chandrasekar
c) Thongkholal Haokip
d) Pranab Mukherjee
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Answer c) Thongkholal Haokip. Published by Sage, the book is written by Thongkholal Haokip, Assistant Professor of political science at Presidency University, Kolkata.
4. The Netravali wildlife sanctuary is in
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Goa
d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Answer c) Goa. A new leaping frog species has been discovered on the edge of the Netravali wildlife sanctuary in Goa by a group of city scientists. The Netravali Leaping Frog (Indirana salelkari) is the 12th species in the Indirana genus.
5. Government of India has approved the setting up of All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) at
a) Kolkata
b) Mumbai
c) Tiruvanandhapuram
d) New Delhi
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Answer d) New Delhi. The government of India has approved the setting up of All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) for imparting MD and Ph.D level education in the traditional medicine at Sarita Vihar in New Delhi.
6. The Prem Bhatia Award is associated with
a) Stage Drama
b) Poetry
c) Journalism
d) Kannada Music
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Answer c) Journalism. The Prem Bhatia Award, instituted in the memory of one of the most eminent journalists of his era, are given to two “exceptional journalists” every year. Hindu’s Suhasini Haidar and Times of India journalist Priyanka Kakodkar are this year winners.
7. Which of the following is not an Indirect Tax?
a) Corporation Tax
b) Value Added Tax
c) Expenditure Tax
d) Excise Duty
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Answer a) Corporation Tax. According to the data released by the ministry of finance, indirect tax collections grew 39.1 per cent. Indirect collection stood at Rs 56,739 crore as against Rs 40,802 in the corresponding month last year.
8. What is GCF?
a) Global Climate Federation
b) Green Co-Efficient
c) Green Climate Fund
d) Global Green Fund
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Answer c) Green Climate Fund. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has been accredited by the United Nations’ Green Climate Fund (GCF) as an implementing entity for undertaking climate change related projects in India.
9. GOI has signed an agreement with ___________ for National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Projects.
a) IMF
b) UN
c) EU
d) World Bank
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Answer d) World Bank. The Government of India and the World Bank have signed financing agreements worth USD 104 million and USD 308.40 million for National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project-I (NCRPM-I) and NCRPM-II respectively.
10. Name the country which has announced cuts to the Green House emissions by 26-28 percent of 2005 levels by 2030?
a) Germany
b) Italy
c) France
d) Australia
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Answer d) Australia. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced cuts to the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. Australia, the world’s largest exporter of coal and iron ore will cut emissions by 26-28 percent of 2005 levels by 2030.
11. Shiv Nadar is associated with
a) CTS
b) TCS
c) HCL
d) Accenture
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Answer c) HCL. According to Forbes’ tech billionaires list, there are just two Indians in the top 100. They are Azim Premji of Wipro and Shiv Nadar of HCL Technologies.
12. ____________ has awarded a sum of Rs 1,200 crore contract to Chinese firm Huawei for modernising and managing its network in India.
a) AirTel
b) Reliance
c) Uninor
d) Vodafone
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Answer c) Uninor
13. Pankaj Advani is associated with
a) Archery
b) Snooker
c) Chess
d) None of the above
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Answer b) Snooker. India’s star Snooker player Pankaj Advani has clinched his 13th world title by outplaying the Chinese player Yan Bingtao 6-2 in the World 6-Red Snooker Championship, held in Karachi.
14. The sale of aspirin and ibuprofen without prescription has been banned in
a) Gujarat
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Delhi
d) Punjab
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Answer c) Delhi. The Delhi government has ordered a ban on the sale of all blood-thinning medicines like aspirin and ibuprofen without prescription in the national capital. Doctors have welcomed the decision, as these drugs could cause harm to dengue patients
15. Which Continent is celebrating one year without Polio?
a) Asia
b) Africa
c) Europe
d) South America
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Answer b) Africa. Africa has marked one year since the last case of recorded polio. The last recorded case on the continent was in Somalia in August 11 2014. The UN children’s agency UNICEF, which plays a key role in polio vaccinations.
16. Balbir Singh Sr Hockey Foundation has been launched in
a) Jaipur
b) Mohali
c) Varanasi
d) Kolkata
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Answer b) Mohali. albir Singh Senior Hockey Foundation’ was launched in Mohali with the legendary player himself donating the entire amount of Rs. 30 lakh, which he had got from Hockey India this year.
