Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who is the new CMD of Thomas Cook?
a) Sunil B Mathur
b) Ramkrishna
c) Madhavan Menon
d) Nilesh S Vikamsey
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Answer c) Madhavan Menon. Travel services provider Thomas Cook India has re-designated its present MD Madhavan Menon as Chairman and Managing Director, effective January 1, 2016. The board of Directors has announced the appointment of Sunil B Mathur and Nilesh S Vikamsey as additional non-executive independent directors of the company, effective December 23, 2015. The board has considered and accepted the resignation of Mahendra Kumar Sharma, non-executive chairman (independent), with effect from close of business hours of December 31, 2015.
2. Coast Guard launches________ to intercept unlawful trawling along Odisha coast
a) operation Oliva
b) Operaion coast safety
c) Gahirmntha
d) None
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Answer a) operation Oliva. The Coast Guard has launched ‘Operation Oliva’ to intercept unlawful trawling activities along Odisha coast while embarking on its annual mission to ensure safe mid-sea sojourn of Olive Ridley turtles. The Odisha government agencies have sought for Coast Guard’s services in the turtle conservation programme. .
3. Which country delivers three Mi 25 choppers to Afghanistan?
a) China
b) India
c) Pakistan
d) Malaysia
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Answerb) India.India has delivered three Mi 25 attack helicopters to Afghanistan, in what is seen as a shift in its strategy towards the strife-torn country. The three such choppers have already been delivered to the Afghan government, which will boost its capability against Taliban terrorists. The choppers were taken to Afghanistan in a C-17 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force.
4. Which player to receive the Colonel CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2015?
a) Kiran More
b) Gundappa Vishwanath
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) Syed Kirmani
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Answer d) Syed Kirmani. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has nominated former India wicket keeper Syed Kirmani to receive the Colonel CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2015. The Awards Committee met at Cricket Centre, BCCI headquarters – Mumbai and unanimously nominated Kirmani for Award for 2015. The committee consists of BCCI president Shashank Manohar, secretary Anurag Thakur and N Ram, editor – The Hindu..
5. _______ introduces advanced therapy to treat Hepatitis C.
a) Bicon
b) Ranbaxy
c) Pfizer
d) Sun Pharmaceuticals
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Answer a) Bicon. Biotechnology major Biocon has launched advanced novel therapy for the treatment of Hepatitis C at low cost. CIMIVIR-L, a fixed dose combination of Ledipasvir 90 mg and Sofosbuvir 400 mg, will be made available to patients in India at a fraction of the global cost of the innovator brand. The cost of a 12-week course of this combination therapy in the US is USD 94,500 (about Rs 63 lakh). Biocon, President-Marketing, Ravi Limaye said the introduction of CIMIVIR-LTM will strengthen the company’s current portfolio of virology products.
6. ______has signed a manufacturing and maintenance deal worth $6 billion with Russia’s Almaz-Antey
a) Vickers Defence
b) Reliance Defence
c) Balatic Defence
d) None
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Answer b) Reliance Defence. Reliance Defence has signed a manufacturing and maintenance deal worth $6 billion with Russia’s Almaz-Antey, the maker of an air defence system. The partnership between the Indian firm controlled by billionaire Anil Ambani and the Russian firm was announced as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a trip to Moscow aimed at strengthening defence ties.
7. Which Country legalises marijuana for medical use?
a) Colombia
b) Philippians
c) USA
d) Russia
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Answer a) Colombia.Colombia’s president Juan Manuel Santos has signed a decree fully legalising medical marijuana in a shift away from preventing drug crop production. Until now marijuana production in Colombia had fallen into a legal grey area. While a 1986 law allowed for the manufacture, export, sale and medical and scientific use of marijuana, the practice was, until Tuesday, never formally regulated.
8. RBI extends deadline to exchange pre-2005 notes to__________.
a) June 30′ 2016
b) May 31′ 2016
c) July 31′ 2016
d) January 31’2016
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Answer a) June 30′ 2016. The Reserve Bank had, in June 2015, set the last date for public to exchange pre-2005 banknotes notes as December 31, 2015. RBI decided to extend the date for the public to exchange their pre-2005 banknotes till June 30, 2016. However, RBI added that from January 1, 2016, such facility will only be available at identified bank branches and Issue Offices of the Reserve Bank.
9. National Consumers Right Day is o bserved on_______.
a) 26th December
b) 24th December
c) 25th December
d) 31st December
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Answer b) 24th December. National Consumers Right Day is observed across India on 24th December of every year. The date was chosen, because on this day the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 was enacted on this day in 1986. The day provides an unique opportunity to highlight the importance of the consumer movement and the need to make every consumer more aware of their rights and responsibilities..
10. Which Country builds 3rd largest hydropower station on Yangtze River?
a) Russia
b) China
c) USA
d) Japan
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Answer b) China. China has started construction of its third largest hydropower station on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, a project estimated to cost more than 100 billion yuan (USD 15.4 billion). The Wudongde project, located upstream from three other hydropower stations on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze, is the world’s 7th largest in operation or under construction.
11. VS Malimath who died, was a /an
a) Former Chief Justice of Karnataka
b) Chief Justice Kerala High Courts
c) Former Chief Justice of Karnataka and Chief Justice Kerala High Court
d) None
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Answer c) Former Chief Justice of Karnataka and Chief Justice Kerala High Court. Former Chief Justice of Karnataka and Kerala High Courts VS Malimath has died at the age of 86. Justice Malimath has been undergoing treatment for viral infection and significant weakness. He is survived by a son and four daughters. Justice Malimath, a post-graduate diploma in Public International Law from University of London, commenced practice at the High Court of Bombay in 1952. He later shifted to Bengaluru where he went on to become Advocate General in 1968. He was appointed as Judge of the High Court of Karnataka in 1970 and its Chief Justice in 1984.
