Current Affairs Quiz
1. Microsoft India lab has announced the appointment of __________________ as the new managing director
a) Vignesh Kumar
b) Sriram Rajamani
c) Naveen Rajamani
d) Udayasankar Rajamani
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Answer b) Sriram Rajamani. Microsoft India lab has announced the appointment of Sriram Rajamani as the new managing director. Sriram will spearhead Microsoft India’s office in Bangalore to continue focus on research, innovation and collaboration with the scientific community.
2. Rajya Sabha named _____ of its members to the Joint Committee of Parliament that will go into the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016
a) 5
b) 7
c) 10
d) 12
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Answer c) 10. Rajya Sabha named 10 of its members to the Joint Committee of Parliament that will go into the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. A resolution moved by Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, on behalf of Home Minister Rajnath Singh, for appointment of ten of its members to the Joint Committee of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha was carried by a voice vote.
3. Bharat Heavy Electricals limited (BHEL) appointed ____________ as director (power)
a) Akhil Joshi
b) Vijay Joshi
c) Praveen Joshi
d) Mukesh Joshi
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Answer a) Akhil Joshi. Mr. Akhil Joshi presently posted as Executive Director, Bharat Heavy Electricals limited (BHEL) has been appointed as the Director (Power), BHEL for a period of five years from the date of his assumption of charge of the post, or till the date of his superannuation, or until further orders. As Director (Power), Mr. Joshi will be responsible for marketing, erection, commissioning, overall management of power projects and the after-market business for the company.
4. ___________________Government has decided to grant 33 per cent reservation to women in Urban Local Bodies, ULBs recently
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Nagaland
c) West Bengal
d) Rajasthan
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Answer b) Nagaland. The Nagaland Government has decided to grant 33 per cent reservation to women in Urban Local Bodies, ULBs. The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting held in Kohima Wednesday. Chief Minister TR Zeliang announced this during the State Level Watershed Conference held in Kohima yesterday. Mr.Zeliang however said the state has not been able to avail the annual developmental funds granted by the Centre for ULBs, which was a big loss.
5. IRCTC signs MoU with _______ to get ready-to-eat food straight out of packet
a) FSSAI
b) ISRO
c) DRDO
d) None of these
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Answer c) DRDO. The passengers of Indian railway will now get fresh and warm food on railway stations as Indian Railway as IRCTC signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Defence Food Research Laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for Transfer of Technology of Retort Pouch Processed Foods so that ready-to-eat food can be warmed and eaten straight out of the packet.
6. _____________ and ______________has signed the Memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Power to join the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana recently
a) Maharashtra and Rajasthan
b) Haryana and Chandigarh
c) Assam and Bihar
d) Madya Pradesh and Puducherry
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Answer d) Madya Pradesh and Puducherry. Madhya Pradesh and the Union Territory of Puducherry has signed the memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Power to join the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana. For operational and financial turnaround of the DISCOMs. With these two MoUs being signed, the total number of states and union territories who are a part of UDAY has risen to 16, the Power Ministry said in a statement.
7. Which Bank announced the availability of Flipkart’s mobile site in its mobile banking app?
a) ICICI Bank
b) Kotak Mahindra Bank
c) Axis Bank
d) HDFC Bank
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Answer b) Kotak Mahindra Bank. Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB), announced the availability of Flipkart’s mobile site in its mobile banking app, which gives the customer a secure in-app shopping environment. KMB has been expanding the scope of offerings on its mobile banking app, and this move further strengthens its mStore which already allows booking of air tickets, hotels and bus tickets.
8. ____________government inaugurated 100 new godowns for storing fertilisers, seeds and paddy, with a storage capacity of 41,425 metric tonne, in villages of different districts
a) Odisha
b) Sikkim
c) Rajasthan
d) Maharashtra
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Answer a) Odisha. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated 100 new godowns for storing fertilisers, seeds and paddy, with a storage capacity of 41,425 metric tonne, in villages of different districts. He also announced a programme to distribute free mobile phones to a total of 41,000 women Kisan Credit Card holders across the state.
9. ________________became the first Indian in 32 years to qualify for the finals of an athletic event at the Olympics
a) Sudha Singh
b) Tintu Lukka
c) Lalita Babar
d) Kavita Raut
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Answer c) Lalita Babar. Indian steeplechase sprinter Lalita Babar became the first Indian in 32 years to qualify for the finals of an athletic event at the Olympics. She qualified for the finals of the 3,000-metre steeplechase event on Saturday, after registering a new national record of 9 minutes and 19.76 seconds. Lalita will compete for a medal in the final on Monday.
10. Who won the Australian open women’s squash title 2016?
a) Saina Nehwal
b) Deepika Pallikal
c) Joshna Chinnapa
d) Deepika Kumari
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Answer b) Deepika Pallikal. Top seed Pallikal beat eighth seed Mayar Hany of Egypt 10-12, 11-5, 11-6, 11-4 in the 40-minute final for her first title of the year. The Indian, smarting after the loss in the title-round in the the Victorian Open last week, had a minor scare when the Egyptian rival snatched the first game.
