CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
1. Who has become the first player of Indian heritage to sign a professional contract with the Reds?
a) Jitendra singh
b) Saurabh Meher
c) Aman Chetri
d) Yan Dhanda
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Answer d) Yan Dhanda. The 17-year-old, who was born in Birmingham, joined Liverpool from West Brom in 2013 and has now signed a two-and-a-half-year deal at Anfield.
2. Who has won the Miss World 2015 crown?
a) Rolene Strauss
b) Mireia Lalaguna Royo
c) Sifia Nikitchuk
d) Maria Harfanti
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Answer b) Miss Spain Mireia Lalaguna Royo has won the Miss World 2015 crown, beating 116 other contestants at a glittering ceremony held at the Beauty Crown Grand Theatre in Sanya, China.
3. How many new drugs were launched for fighting Hepatitis C at an affordable price as experts from across the globe gathered in New Delhi to discuss progress in finding treatment to the dreaded Hepatitis B and C liver diseases?
a) 2
b) 1
c) 4
d) 3
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Answer a) 2. Two new drugs were launched for fighting Hepatitis C at an affordable price as experts from across the globe gathered in New Delhi to discuss progress in finding treatment to the dreaded Hepatitis B and C liver diseases.
4. Which bill is set to introduced in Parliament by Goverment of India, which when enacted will improve ease of doing business in India?
a) Atomic Energy Bill
b) Merchant shipping Bill
c) Bankrupty Bill
d) Consumer Protection Bill
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Answer c) Bankrupty Bill. With a view to promoting ease of doing business and spurring economic activities, a government-appointed panel had last month suggested a modern bankruptcy law to deal within 180 days the insolvency cases that may arise on account of business failures or economic downturns.
5. Which countries launched joint inspection of south china sea waters?
a) China and India
b) china and Sri Lanka
c) China and Bangaladesh
d) Cina and Vietnam
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Answer d) China and Vietnam.
In a significant move in the ongoing dispute over the South China Sea, China and Vietnam which have overlapping claims over several islands and reefs along with four other countries today launched joint inspection of a section of the waters.
6. Who has been appointed as the chief Operating Officer of Apple Inc?
a) Johny Srouji
b) Jeff Williams
c) Phil Schiller
d) Ronald Wayne
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Answer b) Jeff Williams. Apple Inc has promoted longtime executive Jeff Williams to the role of chief operating officer. Williams, who joined Apple in 1998, previously served as senior vice president of operations and oversaw development of the Apple Watch, the company’s first new product since the iPad.
7. Peter Dickinson passed away recently. He belongs to which field ?
a) Novelist
b) Economist
c) Journalist
d) Scientist
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Answer a) Novelist. Peter Dickinson, an award-winning British mystery writer has been died at the age of 88.
8. Which regulatory body has started using PAN instead of Aadhaar for validation of new customers?
a) SEBI
b) PFRDA
c) SBI
d) BSE
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Answer b) PFRDA. Pension fund regulatory body PFRDA has started using PAN instead of Aadhaar for validation of new customers who can now be registered online under the National Pension System (NPS) scheme.
9. Which State Government approved a proposal for information of 5 new districts in the state?
a) Odisha
b) Meghalaya
c) West Bengal
d) Gujurat
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Answer c) West Bengal. The West Bengal Government has approved proposal for formation of five new districts in the state. With this the total number of districts of Bengal will increase to 25. Decision in this regard was taken by state Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata.
10. Who won the Amateur Golf Championship of India recently?
a) Priyanshu Singh
b) Kshitj Naved
c) Billo Sethi
d) Aditi Ashok
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Answer a) Priyanshu Singh. Gurgaon boy Priyanshu Singh defeated Delhi’s Kshitj Naved Kaul 3 and 2 to clinch the 115th Amateur Golf Championship of India title at the Classic Golf Resort.
