Current affairs quiz
1. Om Prakash Munjal, who passed away recently, was associated with
a) Maruti Groups
b) Hero Groups
c) Mahindra Groups
d) Ashok Leyland
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Answer b) Hero Groups. Om Prakash Munjal, chairman of Hero Cycles and founder of the Hero Group is no more. He passed away on 13th August 2015 in Ludhiana following a Cardiac Arrest. He was 86.
2. Which bank has recently launched Multi Currency Contactless card with VISA?
a) ICICI Bank
b) HDFC Bank
c) Axis Bank
d) SBI
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Answer c) Axis Bank. Axis bank has launched multi-currency contactless card or forex card in partnership with Visa -the payments gateway company. Axis Bank would be the first bank to issue multi-currency contactless cards or ‘tap and pay’ cards which can be loaded in 15 currencies.
3. PAHAL Scheme is associated with
a) Education
b) Medicines
c) Women Empowerment
d) LPG
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Answer d) LPG. Pratyaksha Hastaantarit Laabh (PAHAL) scheme is selected as the world’s largest cash transfer program by the Guinness Book of World Records. As on date, 13.9 crore LPG consumers have joined the PAHAL scheme.
4. Which country has devaluated it’s currency recently?
a) Russia
b) India
c) Germany
d) China
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Answer d) China.
5. Who has been appointed as the Election Commissioner of India recently?
a) Manoj Rastogi
b) Om Prakash Rawat
c) Akilesh Mishra
d) TN Tamilvaahanan
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Answer b) Om Prakash Rawat. Om Prakash Rawat, a former Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer, has been appointed as the new Election Commissioner of India. The Law Ministry states that his appointment will come into effect from the day he assumes office.
6. NTPC has signed two pacts with NSDF and NSDC for skill development training projects in Eastern states and _________.
a) Rajasthan
b) Jharkhand
c) Bihar
d) Madhya Pradesh
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Answer c) Bihar. NTPC will give training to more than 25000 candidates in services and manufacturing sectors across under-served locations in Bihar. The MoU is for five years with a project cost of Rs 30 crore.
7. Who is the current Chairman of IRDAI?
a) SN Gopala Krishnan
b) R Raja Manickam
c) TS Vijayan
d) L Manokaran
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Answer c) TS Vijayan. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has allowed banks to tie up with a maximum of nine insurers from three segments —life, non–life and standalone health insurers — as part of the new bancassurance guidelines.
8. Which state is taking all necessary steps to become India’s first digitally literate state by 2020?
a) Gujarat
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Kerala
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Answer d) Kerala.
9. RBI has paid a dividend of ___________ Crore to GOI.
a) 55,000 Crore Rupees
b) 66,000 Crore Rupees
c) 77,000 Crore Rupees
d) 61,000 Crore Rupees
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Answer b) 66,000 Crore Rupees. The Reserve Bank of India has paid a dividend of nearly Rs 66,000 crore to the government, the highest ever from the central bank in its 80-year history, and 22% more than it paid last year.
10. Which district in India has highest number of e-Toilets in schools?
a) Varanasi
b) Nellore
c) Jaipur
d) Kadappa
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Answer b) Nellore. Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh has gained the unique distinction of becoming the first district in the country with the highest number of e-toilets (461) in its schools.
11. India and _________ have decided to join hands in combating cyber crime and bolster their cyber security partnership in various strategic spheres.
a) Japan
b) Russia
c) Sri Lanka
d) United States
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Answer d) United States. The United States is looking forward to a collaborative partnership with Indian colleagues. They want to ensure that the Internet continues to be an open, interoperable, global platform that enables international trade and commerce, strengthens international security, and fosters free expression and innovation.
12. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)?
a) Venkata Raghavan
b) Balaraman
c) Ajith Kumar Seth
d) Ramesh Sinha
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Answer c) Ajith Kumar Seth.
