Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who has been conferred knighthood recently by the French government for his lifelong devotion to the promotion of arts?
a) Ismail Mahomed
b) Salim Malik
c) Mohammad Yusuf
d) Nainar Ahamad
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Answer a) Ismail Mahomed. He was bestowed with ‘The Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres’ (Knight of the Order of Arts and Literature) by French Ambassador Elisabet Barbier in Johannesburg. Mahomed is the Artistic Director of the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, Mahomed has received numerous other awards in his 30-year career.
2. Who took over as Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) recently?
a) KN Shikar
b) KN Vyas
c) KN Guru
d) KN Manoj
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Answer b) KN Vyas. KN Vyas, Distinguished Scientist and Associate Director, Reactor Projects Group of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) took over as Director, BARC from Dr. Sekhar Basu, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy.
3. Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is set to be named as the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) “national goodwill ambassador for youth”. He is a
a) Cricket Player
b) Badminton Player
c) Journalist
d) Social Activist
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Answer a) Cricket Player. He represents Bangladesh Cricket Team. Mashrafe, who is currently the ODI and Twenty20 skipper, said that he had received the proposal a month ago and was extremely excited to receive the opportunity.
4. ___________ is launching new mobile technologies that will allow customers to authenticate their online purchases using selfies or fingerprints.
a) RupaY
b) Master Card
c) Visa Card
d) Mastro Card
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Answer b) Master Card. The technology will be rolled out by big banks in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and some European countries over the next few months.
5. India’s first nuclear armed submarine is now ready for full fledged operations. What is the name of the submarine?
a) INS Vikrant
b) INS Arjun
c) INS Bheem
d) INS Arihant
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Answer d) INS Arihant. The submarine has passed several deep sea diving drills as well as weapons launch tests over the past five months. The formal induction into the naval fleet is only a political call away.
6. Which city has been ranked highest among Indian cities on a quality of life survey by consulting firm Mercer?
a) Coimbatore
b) Bengaluru
c) Hyderabad
d) Tiruvananthapuram
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Answer c) Hyderabad. The city is only at number 138 on a global list of 230 cities. Pune follows at 145. Big metros Delhi and Mumbai rank 154 and 152 respectively.
7. Guantanamo Bay detention facility is in
a) Peru
b) Morocco
c) Cuba
d) Armenia
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Answer c) Cuba. President Barack Obama has called for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility after delivering his plan to Congress to achieve a goal that has long eluded his presidency. The President wants to transfer the remaining 91 detainees to their home countries or to US military or civilian prisons.
8. Which city has been ranked Number One is World’s Top City for quality of life?
a) London
b) Paris
c) Tokyo
d) Vienna
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Answer d) Vienna. Vienna, Austria’s grand capital on the Danube river, offers the highest quality of life of all cities in the world, while the Iraqi capital Baghdad, once more took its place at the bottom of a liveability list compiled by consulting firm Mercer.
9. The Parliament of __________ became the first in the world to completely run on solar power.
a) USA
b) Germany
c) Pakistan
d) Bhutan
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Answer c) Pakistan. First announced in 2014, the venture has been funded by the Chinese government as an act of friendship, with the solar power plant costing around $55 million.
10. __________ has announced the Telecom Infra Project recently.
a) IBM
b) Facebook
c) Microsoft
d) Google
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Answer b) Facebook The Project is working on providing currently unserved rural communities with wireless network efforts. A pilot 4G network is already underway in the Philippines, and Facebook has a project in planning for the Scottish Highlands.
11. The World’s first waste supermarket has been opened in
a) Switzerland
b) Germany
c) Denmark
d) Italy
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Answer c) Denmark. The world’s first ‘waste supermarket,’ that sells expired food only, opened its doors in Copenhagen. Excited customers flocked to ‘Wefood’, who are selling a variety of products, that would otherwise end up in the bin, at reduced rates.
