Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who was conferred the first IEI-IEEE Award for engineering excellence 2015?
a) Ramesh Reddy
b) Satheesh Reddy
c) Sankar Reddy
d) Kiran Reddy
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Answer b) Satheesh Reddy . Satheesh Reddy, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister and DRDO’s DG (Missiles & Strategic Systems), was conferred the first IEI-IEEE Award for engineering excellence 2015 . The award is in recognition of his ‘significant national contributions towards missiles and aerospace technologies’.
2. Which State GPS enabled mobile app bagged this year’s Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)’s award?
a) Telangana
b) Andra Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Tamil Nadu
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Answer a) Telangana . The GPS enabled mobile app of the Telangana Aarogyasri Healthcare Trust bagged this year’s Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)’s healthcare excellence award. It is the second award for the app having secured the ‘Elite Smart Healthcare Conclave’ for being the most important mobile app in the nation.
3. Women’s Equality Day is observed on?
a) August 24
b) August 25
c) August 26
d) August 27
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Answer c) August 26. Women’s Equality Day is a day proclaimed each year by the United States President to commemorate the granting of the vote to women throughout the country. Women in the United States were granted the right to vote on August 26, 1920, when the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution was certified as law. The amendment was first introduced many years earlier in 1878.
4. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu commissioned a new railway line between ____________ and _____________
a) Amaravati and Tirumala
b) Amalapuram and Hidupur
c) Kurnool and Anantapur
d) Nandyala and Yerraguntla
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Answer d) Nandyala and Yerraguntla. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu commissioned a new railway line between Nandyala and Yerraguntla. They also flagged off a new passenger train between Nandyala and Kadapa.
5. Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has signed an MoU with __________________________ for promoting renewable energy
a) ISRO
b) DRDO
c) TERI
d) None of these
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Answer c) TERI. Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has signed an memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) for promoting renewable energy. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is a research institute based in New Delhi that conducts research work in the fields of energy, environment and sustainable development. Established in 1974, it was formerly known as Tata Energy and Resource Institute.
6. Which country to host the 1st BRICS Film Festival from September 2?
a) India
b) Brazil
c) Russia
d) China
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Answer a) India . India will be hosting the first BRICS film festival which will begin from Sept. 2, said Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu. The five-day BRICS film festival would be held from September 2 to 6 at New Delhi. “The film festival will showcase an amalgamation of culture, films, song, dance and food of the 5-member countries including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
7. Which State government plans to transform 1,000 villages with the help of corporate sector?
a) Karnataka
b) Maharashtra
c) Rajasthan
d) Odisha
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Answer b) Maharashtra . Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the State government plans to transform 1,000 villages with the help of corporate sector, and the civil society over the next few years. He said corporate sector is already working with the government in various sectors through the CSR and “we thought of using their resources, knowledge, technology and planning and implementation skills.
8. Which two states signed agreement on Godavari water irrigation projects on inter-state borders?
a) Telangana and Bihar
b) Andra Pradesh and Gujarat
c) Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
d) Telangana and Maharashtra
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Answer d) Telangana and Maharashtra. The Telangana and Maharashtra chief ministers signed an agreement that would clear the way for constructing three new barrages by the lower riparian state on Godavari while protecting Maharashtra’s interests.
9. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) launched the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is live and currently available for customers of _____banks
a) 15
b) 18
c) 21
d) 25
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Answer c) 21. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) launched the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is live and currently available for customers of 21 banks. UPI is a payment solution which empowers a recipient to initiate the payment request from a smartphone. It facilitates ‘virtual payment address’ as a payment identifier for sending and collecting money and works on single click 2-factor authentication.
10. Which company has topped the Forbes list of ‘World’s Most Innovative Companies’ of 2016?
a) Facebook
b) Tesla Motors
c) Google
d) None of these
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Answer b) Tesla Motors. Electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors has topped the Forbes list of ‘World’s Most Innovative Companies’ of 2016. It was founded in 2003 by a group of engineers in Silicon Valley including Elon Musk, who wanted to prove that electric cars could be better than gasoline-powered cars. Notably, the automobile major unveiled the world’s fastest electric car in production.
11. _________________ has become the first south Indian state to have a dedicated children’s court
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Andra Pradesh
c) Kerala
d) Telangana
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Answer d) Telangana. Telangana has become the first south Indian state to have a dedicated children’s court. It is the third state, after Goa and Delhi, to have a child-friendly court with facilities like separate waiting rooms and video camera trials for the accused. Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act stipulates installation of such courts in all states at the earliest.
12. The Cabinet approved the revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between India and ___________ which will also prevent fiscal evasion in income tax
a) Germany
b) USA
c) Cyprus
d) Singapore
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Answer c) Cyprus . The Cabinet approved the revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between India and Cyprus which will also prevent fiscal evasion in income tax. Under the revised treaty, capital gains will be taxed in India for entities residing in Cyprus, against the previous residence-based regime. The earlier treaty was leading to distortion of financial and real investments, a release stated.
13. How many Indian companies have made it to the Forbes list of ‘World’s Most Innovative Companies’ of 2016?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 8
d) 10
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Answer a) 5. A total of five Indian companies have made it to the Forbes list of ‘World’s Most Innovative Companies’ of 2016. India’s largest paint company Asian Paints was ranked 18, the highest among Indian firms. Further, Hindustan Unilever, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Sun Pharma, and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) were the other four named in the list.
14. The ________________ and _____________ Assemblies passed the GST Constitutional Amendment Bill, becoming the seventh and eighth states/union territories to ratify the legislation
a) Telangana and Puducherry
b) Maharashtra and Delhi
c) Odisha and Puducherry
d) Madhya Pradesh and Delhi
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Answer d) Madhya Pradesh and Delhi. The Madhya Pradesh and Delhi Assemblies passed the GST Constitutional Amendment Bill, becoming the seventh and eighth states/union territories to ratify the legislation. The Bill was previously passed by Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat in the listed order. The Constitution Amendment Bill requires ratification by at least 15 states to become a law.
15. World’s first self-driving taxis debut in __________________
a) India
b) Singapore
c) China
d) Australia
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Answer b) Singapore . Three-year old startup nuTonomy started the public trial of self-driving cabs in Singapore, becoming the world’s first company to publicly test self-driving taxis. It will offer free rides to select customers in its six modified Renault and Mitsubishi electric cars. Taxi hailing app Uber is also planning to launch its autonomous taxis in the US within a few weeks.
16. Which State Cabinet has decided to declare the state as open defecation-free on its formation day on November 1?
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Karnataka
d) Assam
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Answer a) Kerala . The Kerala Cabinet has decided to declare the state as open defecation-free on its formation day on November 1. The Cabinet plans to invite PM Narendra Modi to attend the state-level function to be held in Thiruvananthapuram. This comes as the state government is constructing over 1.90 lakh toilets across the 941 grama panchayats under its sanitation programme.
17. Commerce Ministry sets up grievance redressal committees, Who is the Minister of State for the Ministry of Commerce & Industry?
a) Sushma Swaraj
b) Uma Bharti
c) Nirmala Sitharaman
d) Smriti Irani
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Answer c) Nirmala Sitharaman. The Commerce Ministry has set up two committees for ‘speedy’ redressal of grievances of trade and industry pertaining to the Foreign Trade Policy. The committees are set up at the headquarter and zonal regional authority levels. The Director General of Foreign Trade said the committees will review grievance cases pending beyond a reasonable time and suggest policy reforms, among others.
18. Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei launched its largest global service centre (GSC) in ____________
a) Japan
b) Russia
c) USA
d) India
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Answer d) India. Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei launched its largest global service centre (GSC) in India with an initial investment of ₹136 crore. “The India GSC will handle more than 50 projects, supporting over 30 countries in Asia, the Middle East and Africa, serving over 350 million subscribers,” Huawei India CEO Jay Chen said. The facility is located in Bengaluru.
19. The Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI) has organised a film festival in ___________
a) Odisha
b) West Bengal
c) Nagaland
d) Kerala
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Answer c) Nagaland . The Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI) has organised a film festival in Nagaland. Titled ‘CFSI Film Bonanza’, the week-long festival opened on August 23 and will cover all major cities like Kohima, Wokha, and Dimapur.
20. Who has been declared UEFA’s Best Player in Europe for 2016?
a) Lionel Messi
b) Cristiano Ronaldo
c) Neymar
d) Gareth Bale
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Answer b) Cristiano Ronaldo. Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo has been declared UEFA’s Best Player in Europe for 2016. He won the award ahead of teammate, Gareth Bale and Atletico Madrid forward, Antoine Griezmann. This is the second time that the Portuguese captain has won the award, tying him with the Argentine Messi as the only two players to have had the honour of winning the award twice.
21. India’s Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu ranked _____ and _____ in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings
a) 4th and 5th
b) 6th and 7th
c) 9th and 10th
d) 1st and 2nd
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Answer c) 9th and 10th . India’s Saina Nehwal dropped four points to be ninth, while compatriot PV Sindhu remained in the 10th spot in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings despite getting silver in the women’s singles competition at the recently-concluded Olympics in Rio.
22. Tillakaratne Dilshan announced retirement from international cricket, He belongs to which country?
a) India
b) Sri Lanka
c) Bangladesh
d) Pakistan
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Answer b) Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan top-order batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan announced that he will retire from international cricket after the ongoing series against Australia. Dilshan, who retired from Tests in 2013, is the fourth Sri Lankan to reach 10,000 runs in ODIs. Dilshan will play his last ODI against Australia on Sunday, while his final T20I will be against Australia on September 9.
23. Akhlaq Ur Rahman Kidwai who passed away recently, he served as Governor of __________________________ states
a) Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Kerala
b) Punjab, Maharashtra and Haryana
c) Rajasthan, West Bengal and Odisha
d) Bihar, West Bengal and Haryana
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Answer d) Bihar, West Bengal and Haryana. Akhlaq Ur Rahman Kidwai, who served as Governor of States, including Bihar, West Bengal and Haryana, passed away. He was 96. A recipient of Padma Vibhushan, Dr. Kidwai was admitted to Escorts hospital here, 10 days ago after he had suffered breathing complications. Born in 1920 in Baragaon village of Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh, Kidwai is survived by two sons and four daughters.
