Current Affairs Quiz
1. Former Union Minister Najma Heptulla was sworn-in as the 18th governor of _____________
a) Assam
b) Kerala
c) Karnataka
d) Manipur
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Answer d) Manipur. Former Union Minister Najma Heptulla was sworn-in as the 18th governor of Manipur, Heptulla’s appointment as Manipur governor comes after her resignation from the NDA Union cabinet last month on “age” grounds. The government is believed to have set an unwritten ‘75-year age bar’ for ministers and has kept veterans such as L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi out of the cabinet.
2. President of the Indian Olympic Association ___________________ was awarded the Olympic Order for his outstanding services to the Olympic movement
a) K Ravichandran
b) N Ramachandran
c) N Srinivasan
d) P Sivaraman
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Answer b) N Ramachandran. President of the Indian Olympic Association N Ramachandran was awarded the Olympic Order for his outstanding services to the Olympic movement. The Olympic Order is the highest award of the Olympic Movement and is awarded for particularly distinguished contributions to the Olympic Movement, that is, recognition of efforts worthy of merit in the cause of sport. It was established in May 1975.
3. India is the ________ largest number of technology driven startups in the world
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth
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Answer c) Third . India is the third largest number of technology driven startups in the world, with the US and the UK occupying the top two positions. The study, done by Assocham in association with Thought Arbitrage Research Institute, also revealed that Bengaluru is host to the largest share of technology startups in the country.
4. Railways will collaborate with ____________ for digitizing and showcasing its heritage on digital platforms
a) Facebook
b) Google
c) TCS
d) Twitter
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Answer b) Google. Railways will collaborate with Google for digitizing and showcasing its heritage on digital platforms. Google has agreed to partner with Railways to digitize its heritage assets and help create a digital repository for universal online access free of cost. Indian Railway has a huge list of heritage assets including bridges, steam locos, buildings, artifacts and museums which can be showcased for global audience.
5. Which telecom company has signed a strategic business pact with Microsoft India for offering complete suite of telecom and IT solutions for enterprise businesses?
a) Airtel
b) Aircel
c) BSNL
d) Vodafone
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Answer c) BSNL. State-run telecom firm BSNL has signed a strategic business pact with Microsoft India for offering complete suite of telecom and IT solutions for enterprise businesses. “BSNL signed a strategic business MoU (memorandum of understanding) with Microsoft India offering complete suite of telecom and IT Solutions for enterprise business.”
6. NLC Ltd to add 6,820 Mw of power at cost of Rs 27,740 crore, Navaratna Company (NLC) Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC) located at _____________
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Gujarat
c) Bihar
d) Kerala
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Answer a) Tamil Nadu. Navaratna Company (NLC) Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC), which comes under the Ministry of Coal, is planning to add over 6,821 megawatt (Mw) of power, with an investment of over Rs 27,740 crore in these projects. NLC Ltd, earlier known as Neyveli Lignite Corporation, is presently operating four thermal power stations at Neyveli, Tamil Nadu, and one thermal power station at Barsingsar, Rajasthan, with a total installed capacity of 3,240 Mw. During the year, two units of TPS-II Expansion (2×250 Mw) achieved commercial operation.
7. Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi inaugurated the state’s first animal birth control centre (ABC) at ____________
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Kerala
c) Rajasthan
d) Uttarakhand
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Answer d) Uttarakhand. Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi inaugurated the state’s first animal birth control centre (ABC) at Kedarpuram. The centre will take up birth control measures with stray dogs the population of which has been rising in the city and the state.
8. Which State police launched pilot project on DNA profiling?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Andra Pradesh
c) Punjab
d) Karnataka
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Answer b) Andra Pradesh. With an aim to tightening the noose around criminals, Andhra Pradesh Police launched DNA Index System (DIS), the first-of-its-kind initiative that allows generation of DNA profiles from live samples like saliva and blood stains. The system uses the latest DNA technology tool called RapidHIT developed by IntegenX of USA.
9. A two-day meeting of BRICS women parliamentarian’s forum began in ____________
a) Mumbai
b) Hyderabad
c) Jaipur
d) Bangalore
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Answer c) Jaipur. A two-day meeting of BRICS women parliamentarian’s forum began in Jaipur. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said that government has chosen the path of removing poverty by empowering the poor. The Lok Sabha Speaker called on the BRICS countries to strengthen cooperative mechanisms and to innovate new institutional means for meeting the needs of the member countries.
10. China’s largest high speed train maker has announced that its first USD 63.4 million joint venture plant in ______________
a) USA
b) India
c) Bangladesh
d) Sri Lanka
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Answer b) India. China’s largest high speed train maker has announced that its first USD 63.4 million joint venture plant in India to repair and manufacture railway locomotive engines has started operations. The state-run China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) is the first foreign company to set up assembly line of rail transportation equipment in India after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled his ambitious ‘Make in India’ campaign in 2014.
11. NBFCS allowed using Sarfaesi Act for cases above __________
a) 10 Lakhs
b) 50 Lakhs
c) 1 Crore
d) 10 Crore
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Answer c) 1 Crore The government has allowed NBFCs with asset base of Rs.500 crore and above to be covered under the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (Sarfaesi) Act 2002 for cases of above Rs.1 crore, like all other financial institutions.
12. Jagdish Mukhi took oath as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of ___________________
a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
b) Manipur
c) Assam
d) Delhi
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Answer a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands. BJP leader Jagdish Mukhi took oath as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The oath of office and secrecy was administered by Calcutta High Court’s acting Chief Justice Girish Chandra Gupta in Port Blair. Mukhi will succeed Lt General AK Singh (Retd) who has been holding the post since July 2013.
13. Banwarilal Purohit took oath as the Governor of _____________
a) Haryana
b) Manipur
c) Assam
d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Answer c) Assam. Banwarilal Purohit took oath as the Governor of Assam and Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court, Ajit Singh administered the pledge of office and secrecy to him. Purohit will succeed Nagaland Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya, who was also the acting Governor of Assam. After entering active politics in 1977, Purohit first won elections in Maharashtra Assembly in 1978.
14. Who has been appointed as independent director on the board of India Post Payment Banks (IPPB) — the payments bank arm of postal department?
a) R S Sodhi
b) K M Mukherjee
c) A K Singh
d) T K Ganesh
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Answer a) R S Sodhi. Amul Managing Director R S Sodhi has been appointed as independent director on the board of India Post Payment Banks (IPPB) — the payments bank arm of postal department. Sodhi is one of the five independent members to be appointed on the board. IPPB is set to be operational in March 2017.
15. Who won the Cincinnati Masters women’s doubles title 2016?
a) Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis
b) Sania Mirza and Coco Vandeweghe
c) Martina Hingis and Coco Vandeweghe
d) Sania Mirza and Barbora Strycova
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Answer d) Sania Mirza and Barbora Strycova. Sania Mirza won the Cincinnati Masters women’s doubles title almost a fortnight after partnering up with Czech Republic’s Barbora Strycova. The duo defeated the Swiss-American pair consisting of Sania’s former partner Martina Hingis and Coco Vandeweghe 7-5, 6-4, on Sunday. Though Mirza-Hingis officially ended their partnership, they will play together in October’s WTA Tour Championships.
16. Smallpox epidemiologist Donald Ainslie Henderson who passed away recently, He was from _____________
a) Russia
b) USA
c) Japan
d) India
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Answer b) USA. American epidemiologist Donald Ainslie Henderson — leader of the international campaign against smallpox in the 1980s — has passed away at age 87 due to complications from a hip fracture. D.A. will forever be known for his work as a “disease detective,” which led to the eradication of smallpox more than 30 years ago. This achievement was the only such vanquishment of a human disease in history, consequently saving millions of lives.
