Current Affairs Quiz
1.Which warship has won the coveted Cock Trophy during the Western Fleet Whaler Pulling Regatta?
a) INS Viraat
b) INS Vikramaditya
c) INS Vikrant
d) INS Vishal
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Answer a) INS Viraat. Aircraft-carrier INS Viraat has won the coveted Cock Trophy during the Western Fleet Whaler Pulling Regatta, making it the last time the warship participated in the event before she is decommissioned. INS Viraat was declared overall winner team and awarded the trophy. In the keenly contested event, aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya emerged runner-up. The winning ship will be called the Cock Ship till the next regatta.
2. Name the bank which has been officially launched in Beijing .
a) Chinabank
b) Citi Bank
c) BRICS
d) AIIB
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Answer d) AIIB.The China-initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), has been officially launched in Beijing and is expected to start operation in early 2016. The launch of the bank has came just six months after an article of agreement (AOA) was signed by 57 prospective founding members in June, and 26 months after President Xi Jinping proposed it in October 2013.
3. Belarussian girl Aryna who won ITF singles title defeated_______.
a) Eradyin B
b) Viktoria Kamenskaya
c) Sharapova
d) Sania Nehwal
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Answer b) Viktoria Kamenskaya. Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus has defeated Viktoria Kamenskaya of Russia in straight sets to win the singles title in the USD 25,000 NECC-ITF women’s tennis tournament at the Deccan Gymkhana, Pune. The 17-year-old Belarussian fired booming returns and broke Viktoria five times during the course of 6-3 6-4 victory in the final to pocket USD 3,920 as winner’s prize (Rs 2.60 lakh), only the second title of her career.
4. Who created Guinness world record for longest net session?
a) Vikas Rathore
b) Ali Imtiyaz
c) Virag Mare
d) None
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Answer c) Virag Mare. Virag Mare runs a Vada Pav stall to earn his livelihood. He earns very less but his financial condition couldn’t stop his dream. His poor financial condition forced him to shift his base from Mumbai to Pune to sustain his cricketing career. Virag Mare etched his name on the Guinness Book of World Records by having the longest batting net session. Mare batted for three days and two nights to break the record for the longest individual net session.
5.Which state will host 2019 National Games?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Goa
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Andhra Pradesh
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Answer d) Andhra Pradesh. Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) Chairman PR Mohan has announced that the National Games in 2019 would be held in Andhra Pradesh. The Indian Olympic Association, at its meeting held in Guwahati, agreed to the proposal to host the Games made by the SAAP Chairman, Andhra Pradesh Olympic Association General Secretary Purushotham and other sports officials from the State.
6. According to RBI, ______ no. of complaints pending with banking ombudsmen.
a) 8500
b) 9500
c) 10,000
d) 7,000
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Answer b) 9500. The Reserve Bank of India has announced that over 9,500 complaints of deficient services by nationalised and private sector banks are pending with banking ombudsmen. The revised Banking Ombudsman scheme 2006 allows a customer to seek redress of complaints against banks relating to credit cards and house loans, among others. The number of complaints pending for resolution as on December 13, 2015 was 9,508, the RBI said in reply to an RTI query.
7. ______to host multi-event yoga initiative.
a) Dubai
b) Beijing
c) Goa
d) Tokyo
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Answer a) Dubai.Dubai is all set to host the city’s largest all-inclusive yoga initiative to help encourage people to meditate and maintain a healthy lifestyle. The new yoga initiative will also encompass a two-day mega festival of the body and mind – XYoga Dubai Festival. The festival is scheduled to take place from February 19 to 20. With the growing popularity of outdoor activities in the Gulfnation, XYoga Dubai is designed to highlight the accessibility of yoga as a lifestyle choice to help encourage people to defy their bodily limits and mental boundaries.
8. Which e-commerce site will sell cars and bikes online.
a) Amazon
b) Flipkart
c) Homeshop18
d) Jabong
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Answer b) Flipkart . Flipkart, the leading domestic online marketplace, is all set to sell cars and bikes online. It is tying up with two Bengaluru-based dealers and is offering to sell Maruti Suzuki cars and Bajaj motorcycles to customers.
9. Which Company tops in 2015 Fortune 500 companies in India list?
a) GAIL
b) Indian Oil Corporation
c) NTPC
d) MTMC
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Answer b) Indian Oil Corporation.State-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has maintained its numero uno position followed by Reliance Industries in terms of revenue for the sixth consecutive year in the list of Fortune 500 Indian companies 2015. The list, which has been compiled by global business magazine Fortune’s Indian edition since 2010, said the total revenue of firms has grown a mere 2.7 per cent and profits fell 5.9 per cent compared with 2014.
10. Which Country may be third largest economy after 2030: UK think tank?
a) China
b) India
c) Japan
d) USA
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Answer b) India. According to a new study, India could become the world’s third largest economy after 2030 and its ascension could see France and Italy kicked out of the exclusive G8 group or its membership increased to 10 to accommodate India and Brazil. According to a report by the UK think tank Centre for Economics Business and Research (CEBR), China will overtake the US as the largest economy in the world in 2029 with the US slipping to second place and India close behind at third.
11.Who won silver at Asian Championship?
a) Shiva Rathore
b) Hidenari Kanayama
c) Shiva Keshavan
d) None
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Answer c) Shiva Keshavan. Seasoned Indian luger Shiva Keshavan has won a silver medal at the Asian Championship. The race consisted of two heats closely contested by athletes. Though in the first heat Shiva was a mere 2/10th of a second behind, minor technical snags cost him the gold medal in the second heat. The first place was claimed by Japan’s Hidenari Kanayama, and third by Korea’s Dong Hyeon Kim.
12. 98th Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association inaugurated in _______.
a) Hyderabad
b) New Delhi
c) Madurai
d) Mumbai
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Answer a) Hyderabad. President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated the 98th annual conference of the Indian Economic Association in Hyderabad. The three-day conference is being organized by Indian Economic Association and the Centre for Economic and Social Studies in Hyderabad.
