Current Affairs Quiz
1. REMI Award is associated with _________.
a) Literature
b) Music
c) Filmography
d) Philanthropy
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Answer c) Filmography. Kanavu Variyam, a Tamil movie directed by a Chennai-based techie Arun Chidambaram, has gone on to win the prestigious REMI Award in the US. The award will be handed over to Chidambaram during the 49th WorldFest Houston International Film Festival, where the movie will have its world premiere.
2. Presidential Early Career award is given by the Government of which country?
a) France
b) Germany
c) United Kingdom
d) USA
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Answer d) USA. US President Barack Obama to honour six Indian Americans, who have made to the list of 106 scientists and engineers, with the highest US government prize for young independent researchers.
3. Who has been chosen for appointment as Managing Director of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC)?
a) Raj Kapoor
b) Vinay Kumar Singh
c) Mukhesh Khanna
d) Pranav Bhatia
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Answer b) Vinay Kumar Singh. he NCRTC is the implementing agency for the three corridors of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) in the NCR zone.
4. The Government of ___________ is planning to get Geographical Identification (GI) tag for four traditional sweetmeat delicacies.
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) West Bengal
d) Karnataka
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Answer c) West Bengal. The four sweetmeats for which GI tags are being sought are ‘Moa’ of Jainagar, ‘Sarpuria’ of Krishnagar, and ‘Sitabhog’ and ‘Mihidana’ of Burdwan.
5. ‘Swachh Paryatan Mobile App’ is associated with the Ministry of
a) Science & Technology
b) Home
c) Tourism
d) Human Resource Development
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Answer c) Tourism. The Ministry of Tourism in co-ordination with Ministry of Culture has launched the Swachh Paryatan mobile app. The objective is to increase citizens’ participation in the protection and upkeep of heritage monuments in India.
6. Salesforce has acquired ___________, a startup with general-purpose open source machine learning software.
a) Cloud Nine
b) Seven Cloud
c) PredictionIO
d) FortuneIO
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Answer c) PredictionIO. Salesforce plans to use some of the tech to build out Salesforce’s own machine learning capabilities as part of SalesforceIQ, both in-house as well as in products for Salesforce customers.
7. Which team has been crowned as the Champions of Hockey India League?
a) Jaypee Punjab Warriors
b) Kalinga Lancers
c) Delhi Waveriders
d) Ranchi Rays
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Answer a) Jaypee Punjab Warriors. Jaypee Punjab Warriors was crowned Hockey India League (HIL) champions as they clinched their maiden title after thrashing Kalinga Lancers 6-1 in a lop-sided summit clash.
8. Francesca Schiavone is associated with
a) Football
b) Swimming
c) Archery
d) Tennis
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Answer d) Tennis. Former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone won her first title since 2013 when she defeated Shelby Rogers of the United States 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the Rio de Janeiro final.
9. Who has been appointed the police commissioner of Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur?
a) Ajit Singh
b) Amar Singh
c) Kalyan Singh
d) Manoj Singh
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Answer b) Amar Singh. Deputy commissioner Amar Singh, in his late 50s, will replace Tajuddin Mohamed, who will move to the federal headquarters as the deputy director of commercial CID (crime investigation department) next month.
10. Who has appointed its interim Managing Director & CEO of Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India?
a) Saravana Kumar
b) Arun Kumar
c) Udai Kumar
d) Vinoth Kumar
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Answer c) Udai Kumar. Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (formerly MCX Stock Exchange) has appointed its interim Managing Director & CEO Udai Kumar as MD & CEO after receiving necessary approvals from securities regulator SEBI.
11. RBI has extended the USD 2 billion currency swap arrangement to SAARC nations till mid-
a) November 2016
b) March 2017
c) August 2017
d) November 2017
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Answer d) November 2017. The Reserve Bank said that it has decided to extend the SAARC Currency Swap Arrangement till November 14, 2017. Under the arrangement, RBI is to offer swap arrangement up to an overall amount of USD 2 billion both in foreign currency and Indian rupee.
