Current Affairs Quiz
1. Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) inaugurated the nickel, copper and acid recovery plant in ______________
a) Bihar
b) Jharkhand
c) Kerala
d) Rajasthan
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Answer b) Jharkhand . Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) inaugurated the nickel, copper and acid recovery plant at Indian Copper Complex, Ghatsila (Jharkhand). This is the first facility in India to produce nickel metal of LME grade from primary resource. The Singhbhum Copper Belt has unique ore characteristics which contains appreciable quantity of nickel. Hindustan Copper has installed and commissioned the technology to recover as nickel metal.
2. Times Internet partnered with ______________to launch co-branded Debit Card
a) South Indian Bank
b) Axis bank
c) HDFC Bank
d) ICICI Bank
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Answer c) HDFC Bank. Times Internet, the digital arm of the Times of India Group, and private sector lender HDFC Bank entered into a partnership to launch co-branded debit cards. This is the second co-branded card launched by Times Internet with HDFC Bank, after launching a (co-branded) credit card targeted at the entertainment segment in 2013.The Times Points HDFC Bank Debit Card will offer customers the best deals in the online space as well as reward them for engaging with the Times Internet sites.
3. Which State has received the highest IT investments in 2015-16, getting nearly 25% of the total ₹2.2 lakh crore investments in the sector, an Assocham report said?
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Maharashtra
d) Karnataka
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Answer d) Karnataka . Karnataka has received the highest IT investments in 2015-16, getting nearly 25% of the total ₹2.2 lakh crore investments in the sector, an Assocham report said. IT investments in the state grew from ₹14,337 crore in 2005-06 to ₹53,396 crore in 2015-16, at a CAGR of 14%. Gujarat ranked second with ₹35,300 crore investment in the sector, the report added.
4. Which Country has been ranked the world’s top exporter of information and communication technology (ICT) services, as per a report by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)?
a) India
b) China
c) USA
d) Singapore
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Answer a) India. India has been ranked the world’s top exporter of information and communication technology (ICT) services, as per a report by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Further, India was ranked 66th on WIPO’s 2016 Global Innovation Index (GII) while maintaining its top position among Central and South Asian economies. Switzerland topped the GII, followed by Sweden and the UK respectively.
5. India was ranked ____ on WIPO’s 2016 Global Innovation Index (GII) while maintaining its top position among Central and South Asian economies
a) 35th
b) 58th
c) 66th
d) 80th
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Answer c) 66th. India has been ranked the world’s top exporter of information and communication technology (ICT) services, as per a report by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Further, India was ranked 66th on WIPO’s 2016 Global Innovation Index (GII) while maintaining its top position among Central and South Asian economies. Switzerland topped the GII, followed by Sweden and the UK respectively.
6. Which State will be launching solar powered three-wheelers and based on the project’s success, it will be carried forward in other states as well?
a) Sikkim
b) Kerala
c) Andra Pradesh
d) Assam
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Answer b) Kerala. Kerala will be launching solar powered three-wheelers and based on the project’s success, it will be carried forward in other states as well. The vehicle will have solar panels fitted on roofs and six hours of charging will allow it to run for minimum 80 kms. The rickshaws will accommodate five passengers and will be equipped with a rechargeable battery.
7. Who has been appointed as the Governor of Manipur?
a) V Shanmuganathan
b) S.C. Jamir
c) Najma Heptulla
d) Kalyan Singh
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Answer c) Najma Heptulla. Former Union Minister Najma Heptulla, who had resigned as Minister of Minority Affairs in July, was appointed as the Governor of Manipur. Heptulla will take charge as the 18th Governor of the state, succeeding V Shanmuganathan who has been holding the post since September 30, 2015. Notably, the 60-seat Manipur Assembly will go to the polls early next year.
8. Which state government announced it will install 3,050 solar water pumps in 2016-17 with 90% subsidy, to encourage farmers to use renewable energy?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Gujarat
c) Bihar
d) Haryana
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Answer d) Haryana. Haryana government announced it will install 3,050 solar water pumps in 2016-17 with 90% subsidy, to encourage farmers to use renewable energy. “This will result in solar capacity addition of 14.64 MW,” state New and Renewable Energy Minister Banwari Lal said. Calling it the “energy of future”, he added that the government is committed to promoting renewable energy.
9. Who has been appointed as Assam’s Governor?
a) Najma Heptulla
b) Banwarilal Purohit
c) VP Singh Badnore
d) Jagdish Mukhi
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Answer b) Banwarilal Purohit. With the appointment of Najma Heptulla as the Governor of Manipur on, Assam, Punjab and Andaman-Nicobar Islands also got new governors. While former Nagpur MP Banwarilal Purohit was appointed as Assam’s Governor, former Rajya Sabha MP VP Singh Badnore became Punjab’s Governor. Further, Delhi-based BJP leader Jagdish Mukhi was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
10. Who has been appointed as Punjab’s Governor?
a) Najma Heptulla
b) Banwarilal Purohit
c) VP Singh Badnore
d) Jagdish Mukhi
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Answer c) VP Singh Badnore. With the appointment of Najma Heptulla as the Governor of Manipur on, Assam, Punjab and Andaman-Nicobar Islands also got new governors. While former Nagpur MP Banwarilal Purohit was appointed as Assam’s Governor, former Rajya Sabha MP VP Singh Badnore became Punjab’s Governor. Further, Delhi-based BJP leader Jagdish Mukhi was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
11. Who has been appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
a) Najma Heptulla
b) Banwarilal Purohit
c) VP Singh Badnore
d) Jagdish Mukhi
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Answer d) Jagdish Mukhi. With the appointment of Najma Heptulla as the Governor of Manipur on, Assam, Punjab and Andaman-Nicobar Islands also got new governors. While former Nagpur MP Banwarilal Purohit was appointed as Assam’s Governor, former Rajya Sabha MP VP Singh Badnore became Punjab’s Governor. Further, Delhi-based BJP leader Jagdish Mukhi was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
12. Noted music composer _______________ on 15 August 2016 was honoured by the Tamil Ratna Award by New York based Tamil Sangam
a) Rajesh Roshan
b) A.R. Rehman
c) Ilaiyaraaja
d) Nadeem Shravan
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Answer b) A.R. Rehman. Noted music composer A.R. Rahman on 15 August 2016 was honoured by the Tamil Ratna Award. The award was presented by New York based Tamil Sangam. Rahman was bestowed with the honour after his concert at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) chamber. Rahman was invited at the UNGA to perform a concert to honour M.S. Subbulakshi, the doyen of Carnatic music.
13. Which team becomes number 1 ranked Test team in the world?
a) Australia
b) Pakistan
c) India
d) Sri Lanka
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Answer c) India . India became the top-ranked Test side in the world after Australia slipped to joint third following a 0-3 whitewash at the hands of Sri Lanka today. Pakistan have risen to number two, having drawn their four-Test series against England. India will, however, need to win their last Test against the West Indies to retain their top ranking.
14. Padma Shri awardee Gurdial Singh who passed away recently, He was a writer of ___________ language
a) Kannada
b) Tamil
c) Telugu
d) Punjabi
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Answer d) Punjabi. Punjabi writer Gurdial Singh, 83, breathed his last after a prolonged illness at a private hospital in Bathinda . Singh had been on ventilator support since August 13 after he had reportedly fell unconscious at his residence in Jaitu town of Faridkot district.
