Current Affairs Quiz
1. Ashok Kumar Pradhan has taken over as its Chief General Manager of ____________________
a) State Bank of India
b) State Bank of Hyderabad
c) State Bank of Mysore
d) State Bank of Travancore
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Answer d) State Bank of Travancore Ashok Kumar Pradhan has taken over as its Chief General Manager of State Bank Of Travancore. He succeeds S Adikesavan, whose transfer to Hyderabad had kicked up a controversy recently. Pradhan, who is from Cuttack in Orissa, started his banking career in 1985 as a Probationary Officer in State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur. He has handled various key assignments as Controller and Zonal Head and has functioned Zonal Head and also Deputy General Manager (Credit) at State Bank of Hyderabad.
2. Which state government has urged the Centre to declare monkeys as ‘vermin’ for one more year?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
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Answer c) Himachal Pradesh. The Himachal Pradesh government has urged the Centre to declare monkeys as ‘vermin’ for one more year. This comes ahead of the previous order of declaring monkeys as vermin for six months within the Shimla Municipal Corporation limits, coming to an end on September 14. Declaring an animal type as vermin allows authorities to kill them without forest department’s permission.
3. Which bank to deploy robots at its branches?
a) ICICI Bank
b) HDFC Bank
c) Federal Bank
d) Axis Bank
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Answer b) HDFC Bank. Over the next few weeks, you may encounter a robot at a branch of HDFC Bank as the country’s second largest private sector lender tries to match Japanese players that have launched humanoids. Taking a cue from Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, which launched a robot named Nao last year, and Mizuho Bank’s Pepper, HDFC Bank has launched ‘Project AI’ (artificial intelligence) where the first product is now ready for deployment.
4. The Indian Space Research Organisation is planning to launch a record ____ satellite in one mission by early next year
a) 68
b) 72
c) 77
d) 85
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Answer a) 68. The Indian Space Research Organisation is planning to launch a record 68 satellites in one mission by early next year, ISRO’s commercial arm Antrix’ CMD Rakesh Sasibhushan has said. Officials said that the satellites will be “nano in nature”. Earlier in June, ISRO had set a record in its space programme by successfully launching 20 satellites in a single mission.
5. Which state government signed a memorandum of understanding with Google India to promote digital literacy and drive digital transformation in the state?
a) Gujarat
b) Telangana
c) Bihar
d) Goa
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Answer d) Goa . The Goa government signed a memorandum of understanding with Google India to promote digital literacy and drive digital transformation in the state. In the first phase, Goa government will launch internet safety education for students from classes 9th to 12th in government schools. The curriculum has been created by Google in consultation with experts, CM Laxmikant Parsekar said.
6. India’s economy is likely to grow ____ in 2016-17 on the back of good monsoons, a survey by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry
a) 7.7%
b) 7.8%
c) 7.9%
d) 8.0%
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Answer b) 7.8%. India’s economy is likely to grow 7.8% in 2016-17 on the back of good monsoons, a survey by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry has said. The industry body owed the improvement in the growth estimate to the better performance of the agriculture and industry sectors. Meanwhile, the RBI has pegged the growth rate at 7.6% this fiscal.
7. Who has been appointed the guest editor for technology magazine Wired’s November Issue?
a) Barack Obama
b) Pranab Mukherjee
c) Vladimir Putin
d) Hilary Clinton
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Answer a) Barack Obama. US President Barack Obama has been appointed the guest editor for technology magazine Wired’s November issue, making him the first ever sitting US President to be a magazine’s guest editor. The theme of the issue will be ‘Frontiers’, which will include stories of pioneers in various fields including technology and medicine. Obama has previously written about feminism in Glamour magazine.
8. _______________has passed the Goods and Services Tax Bill, becoming the 15th state to have ratified the legislation.
a) Sikkim
b) Goa
c) Uttarakhand
d) Rajasthan
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Answer b) Goa . Goa has passed the Goods and Services Tax Bill, becoming the 15th state to have ratified the legislation. The Bill was previously passed by Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Nagaland, Maharashtra, Haryana, Telangana, Sikkim and Mizoram. Notably, the Bill required ratification by at least 15 states to be sent to the President for his approval.
9. Which state has become the first state to distribute 2 crore LED bulbs under UJALA scheme?
a) Bihar
b) Punjab
c) Gujarat
d) Kerala
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Answer c) Gujarat . Under the Government of India’s by Unnat Jyoti Affordable LEDs for all (UJALA) scheme, Gujarat has become the first state to distribute 2 crore LED bulbs. Gujarat has reached this milestone in just 96 days and over 42 lakh households have already benefitted from the scheme. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), under the administration of Ministry of Power, Government of India, is distributing approximately 2 lakh bulbs daily in Gujarat which is again a record in itself.
10. Who has been elected as ATP Player Council President?
a) Roger Federer
b) Andy Murray
c) Rafael Nadal
d) Novak Djokovic
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Answer d) Novak Djokovic. The new ATP Player Council elected World No.1 Novak Djokovic as President and Kevin Anderson as Vice President , ahead of the start of the US Open. “First of all, it’s an honour to be elected to be part of the Council,” said Djokovic , after his first-round victory over Jerzy Janowicz. “I gladly accepted it, because it’s a calling. It’s a responsibility.
11. Gene Wilder who passed away recently was a/an
a) Actor
b) Politician
c) Economist
d) Singer
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Answer a) Actor. Gene Wilder, who established himself as one of America’s foremost comic actors with his delightfully neurotic performances in three films directed by Mel Brooks; his eccentric star turn in the family classic “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”; and his winning chemistry with Richard Pryor in the box-office smash “Stir Crazy,” died early at his home in Stamford, Conn. He was 83.
