Current Affairs Quiz
1. Union Human Resource Development Minister ________________ will formally launch IIT Dharwad chapter in Dharwad
a) Piyush Goyal
b) Venkaiah Naidu
c) Ravi Shankar Prasad
d) Prakash Javdekar
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Answer d) Prakash Javdekar. Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javdekar will formally launch IIT Dharwad chapter in Dharwad. The inauguration, which was planned last month end, had to be postponed due to the Kalasa Banduri agitation.
2. Mehbooba Mufti launched the UJALA scheme in Jammu and Kashmir. Expand UJALA?
a) Uday Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All
b) Unnat Jyoti by Accessable LEDs for All
c) Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All
d) Unnat Jannat by Affordable LEDs for All
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Answer c) Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti launched the central government’s UJALA scheme in the state with the distribution of LED bulbs among people. The National LED programme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January 2015. Under this scheme consumer can buy five LED bulbs at the rate of Rs 20 each by showing monthly electricity bills or ID cards.In case of purchase of more than five bulbs, consumers need to pay Rs 95 per bulb.
3. The West Bengal Assembly passed a resolution for renaming the state as ‘Bangla’ in Bengali and ‘Bengal’ in English, Who is the Governor of west Bengal?
a) Ram Nath Kovind
b) Keshari Nath Tripathi
c) Ram Naik
d) Padmanaba Acharya
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Answer b) Keshari Nath Tripathi. The West Bengal Assembly passed a resolution for renaming the state as ‘Bangla’ in Bengali and ‘Bengal’ in English, weeks after a proposal in this regard was put forward by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
4. Four athletes ____________________________________ were conferred India’s highest sporting honour the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award
a) Heena Sidhu, Lalita Babar, Jitu Rai and Dipa Karmakar
b) Sania Mirza, Deepika Kumari, Jitu Rai and Dipa Karmakar
c) PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Jitu Rai and Dipa Karmakar
d) Saina Nehwal, Sakshi Malik, Jitu Rai and Dipa Karmakar
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Answer c) PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Jitu Rai and Dipa Karmakar. It was a celebration of woman power in sports as Olympic stars PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar were conferred India’s highest sporting honour the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna along with shooter Jitu Rai in a gleaming awards ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
5. Doha Bank, one of the prominent banks in Qatar, is formally inaugurating its first branch in _____________
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Maharashtra
d) Karnataka
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Answer b) Kerala. Doha Bank, one of the prominent banks in Qatar, is formally inaugurating its first branch in Kerala . The branch offers all banking products to corporate and retail customers. It will be formally inaugurated by the State Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The Bank has its other two branches in Mumbai.
6. Singapore-based business space solutions provider Ascendas-Singbridge will develop an IT Park in ________________
a) Gurgaon
b) Bangalore
c) Mumbai
d) Hyderabad
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Answer a) Gurgaon. Singapore-based business space solutions provider Ascendas-Singbridge said it will develop an IT Park, comprising 8 million sq ft area, in Gurgaon at a project cost of USD 400 million. In the first phase, the company would develop two buildings with about 1 million sq ft of Grade A office space. It would complete the first building in Phase 1 in Q4 of 2017.
7. China launched a cargo train service from Guangzhou city to ____________ to boost trade
a) USA
b) Russia
c) India
d) Japan
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Answer b) Russia. China launched a cargo train service from Guangzhou city to Russia to boost trade as part of its multi-billion dollar project to revive ancient silk routes.A cargo train left south China’s Guangzhou City for Vorsino, Kaluzhskaya Oblast, in Russia. It is the latest freight train route China has launched to boost trade ties along the ancient Silk Road, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
8. National Sports Day in India is celebrated on ____________
a) August 27
b) August 28
c) August 29
d) August 30
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Answer c) August 29. National Sports Day in India is celebrated on August 29 to mark hockey legend Dhyan Chand’s birthday. Dhyan Chand, considered as the greatest player in hockey, played a key role in India’s three consecutive Olympic triumphs in 1928, 1932 and 1936. Notably, the government gives away awards such as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna and Dronacharya Awards on this day.
9. The Social Justice Ministry is working on proposals to relax the annual income limit of ‘creamy layer’ OBCs to _______ against the present ₹6 lakh limit
a) 7 lakh
b) 8 lakh
c) 9 lakh
d) 10 lakh
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Answer b) 8 lakh. The Social Justice Ministry is working on proposals to relax the annual income limit of ‘creamy layer’ OBCs to ₹8 lakh against the present ₹6 lakh limit, according to reports. Around 27% seats in government jobs and educational institutions are currently reserved for OBCs having an annual income below ₹6 lakh. Reportedly, only 12-15% of the quota gets utilised now.
10. ______________ and ______________ passed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, becoming the tenth and eleventh Assemblies to have ratified the legislation
a) Madya Pradesh and Maharashtra
b) Sikkim and Rajasthan
c) Maharashtra and Haryana
d) Odisha and Nagaland
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Answer c) Maharashtra and Haryana . Maharashtra and Haryana passed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, becoming the tenth and eleventh Assemblies to have ratified the legislation. The Bill was previously passed by Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Nagaland in the listed order. The GST Bill requires ratification by at least 16 assemblies to become a law.
11. Who has been appointed as the United Nations (UN) Women’s Advocate for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in India?
a) Aishwarya R Dhanush
b) Latha Rajnikanth
c) Soundarya R Ashwin
d) Aishwarya Rai
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Answer a) Aishwarya R Dhanush. Rajinikanth’s daughter Aishwarya R Dhanush has been appointed as the United Nations (UN) Women’s Advocate for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in India. Aishwarya, who began her career as a filmmaker with her debut feature film ‘3’, is also known for her philanthropic activities for the underprivileged. “Gender equality is a subject close to my heart,” said Aishwarya.
12. The RBI in its annual report reiterated the overall gross value added (GVA) growth projection at ______ in 2016-17
a) 7.2
b) 7.3
c) 7.5
d) 7.6
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Answer d) 7.6. The RBI in its annual report reiterated the overall gross value added (GVA) growth projection at 7.6% in 2016-17, up from 7.2% last year. This will be on account of a positive agricultural performance and the release of the Seventh Pay Commission’s payments, the report stated. Further, short-term macroeconomic priorities will be on achieving the 4% inflation target, it added.
13. Who has become the first Asian to be nominated for International Union for Conservation of Nature’s ‘Heritage Heroes Award’?
a) Bibhuti Lahkar
b) Anil Prakash Joshi
c) Raman Sukumar
d) Rajpal Singh Yadav
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Answer a) Bibhuti Lahkar. Ecologist Bibhuti Lahkar has become the first Asian to be nominated for International Union for Conservation of Nature’s ‘Heritage Heroes Award’. The award recognises the outstanding efforts of conservationists who help conserve World Heritage sites. Lahkar has been working at the Manas National Park in Assam for around 20 years, where he trained local youth in wildlife monitoring and ecotourism.
14. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of the ₹12,000-crore Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran for Irrigation (SAUNI) project in ____________
a) Bihar
b) Gujarat
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Himachal Pradesh
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Answer b) Gujarat . PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of the ₹12,000-crore Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran for Irrigation (SAUNI) project in Gujarat’s Jamnagar. Under the project, nearly 10 dams and reservoirs of Rajkot, Jamnagar and Morbi, would be filled with the water of Narmada River. The four-phased project is expected to be completed before 2019, said Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani.
15. The _____________ Assembly becoming the 12th state or union territory to ratified the Constitutional Amendment Bill on the Goods and Services Tax (GST)
a) Odisha
b) Sikkim
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Telangana
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Answer d) Telangana . The Telangana Assembly ratified the Constitutional Amendment Bill on the Goods and Services Tax (GST), becoming the 12th state or union territory to do so. The Centre seeks to roll out the nation-wide uniform indirect tax regime by April 1, 2017. The bill requires at least 15 states’ assent before the President can notify it as a law.
16. India and ________ have signed a defence deal agreeing to use each other’s land, air and naval bases for repair and resupply
a) Russia
b) Germany
c) USA
d) China
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Answer c) USA. India and the US have signed a defence deal agreeing to use each other’s land, air and naval bases for repair and resupply. The agreement will reportedly make joint operations “easier” and more “efficient”. This comes after US military stated that it wants to increase cooperation with India similar to its closest allies, especially to counter China.
17. India’s first military heritage website ______________ was launched by Glory Foundation
a) coloursoflife.org
b) coloursofglory.org
c) coloursofarmy.org
d) coloursofindia.org
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Answer b) coloursofglory.org. India’s first military heritage website coloursofglory.org was launched by Glory Foundation. A veteran of the 1971 Indo Pak war, city based Captain D.P.Ramachandran who is also the executive trustee of the foundation said, the war heroes of South India held great significance to the history of India. The foundation will conduct various awareness programs throughout major cities in the Country to educate the people about the Nation’s military history and heritage.
18. Which state government has launched a new cadre for urban local bodies?
a) Odisha
b) Uttarakhand
c) Tamil Nadu
d) West Bengal
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Answer a) Odisha. Odisha government has launched a new cadre for urban local bodies called the Odisha Municipal Cadre. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik yesterday announced that 3,213 posts will be created in eight areas under the Odisha Municipal Cadre. Accordingly, the government will appoint people in the areas of cleanliness, health, e-governance and finance under the municipal cadre.
19. John Ellenby who passed away recently was a/an
a) Actor
b) Economist
c) Computer Engineer
d) Journalist
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Answer c) Computer Engineer. John Ellenby, a British-born computer engineer who played a critical role in paving the way for the laptop computer, died in San Francisco. He was 75. Mr. Ellenby’s pioneering work came to fruition in the early 1980s, after he founded Grid Systems, a company in Mountain View, Calif.
20. Dr.DinanathPathy who passed away recently was a/an
a) Painter
b) Writer
c) Art historian
d) All of the above
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Answer d) All of the above. Noted painter, writer and art historian Dr.DinanathPathy passed away following a cardiac arrest at a private hospital here today. He was 74. Pathy was admitted to Kar Clinic here after he felt chest pain while on his morning walk today. Though he was given treatment by doctors, he died shortly thereafter. A former secretary of the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi and Bhubaneswar, Pathy was one of the pioneers of the art movement in the State.
