Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who has been chosen for the prestigious Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi classical music award for 2015-2016?
a) Rama Swamy
b) Pandit Shyam Lal
c) Pandit Ram Narayan
d) NOne
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Answer c) Pandit Ram Narayan.Sarangi maestro Pandit Ram Narayan has been chosen for the prestigious Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi classical music award for 2015-2016. The annual award, instituted by the Maharashtra government, is given to individuals who have excelled in classical vocal or instrumental music.
2. _________received SEBI nod for Mutual Fund business.
a) Mahindra AMC
b) Muthoot Finance
c) Axis Fund
d) None
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Answer a) Mahindra AMC. TMahindra Asset Management Company has received markets regulator SEBI’s approval for setting up of theirmutual fund business. Mahindra AMC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services (MMFS), got the regulator’s nod on February 4. However, the company did not disclose by when it will start offering mutual fund products. At present, there are over 40 mutual fund houses operating in the country.
3. GOI to set up National Organic Farming Research Institute in______.
a) Mumbai
b) Hyderabad
c) Sikkim
d) New Delhi
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Answer c) Sikkim.The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has decided to set up the National Organic Farming Research Institute in Sikkim. The decision to this effect was taken by the Union Agriculture Minister Radhamohan Singh and Sikkim Agriculture Minister Som Nath Paudyal in New Delhi.
4.PM Modi inaugurates Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited petrochemical complex the region’s first petrochemical project at________.
a) Patna, Bihar
b) Lepetkata in Dibrugarh district, Assam
c) Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
d) None
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Answer b) Lepetkata in Dibrugarh district, Assam.Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited petrochemical complex the region’s first petrochemical project at Lepetkata to the nation. The Prime Minister also inaugurated a wax de-oiling unit at Numaligarh Refinery Limited.
5. Which Country has declared a state of disaster in rural areas hit by a severe drought?
a) Armenia
b) Afghanistan
c) Zimbabwe
d) Singapore
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Answer c) Zimbabwe.Zimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe, has declared a state of disaster in rural areas hit by a severe drought, as more than a quarter of the population face food shortages. An estimated 2.4 million people are now in need of food aid, more than a quarter of the population.
6. International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is observed on_____.
a) February 6
b) February 5
c) February 4
d) February 3
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Answer a) February 6.International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is observed on February 6 every year to make the world aware of female genital mutilation (also called FGM) and to promote its eradication. At least 200 million women and girls alive today have undergone female genital mutilation, with half of them living in Indonesia, Egypt and Ethiopia.
7. Which two countries signed MoUs in education and health sectors?
a) India and Pakistan
b) India and Sri Lanka
c) India and Japan
d) India and China
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Answer b) India and Sri Lanka.India and Sri Lanka have reviewed the progress made in their bilateral ties discussing various issues, including that of fishermen, a major irritant in the relations, as the two countries signed MoUs in education and health sectors. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Lankan counterpart Mangala Samaraweera discussed the entire gamut of relationship during the 9thIndo-Lanka Joint Commission meeting.
8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 12th South Asian Games, 2016 in______.
a) New Delhi
b) Chennai
c) Goa
d) Guwahati
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Answer d) Guwahati.Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 12th South Asian Games, 2016 in a glittering ceremony at the Sarusajai Sports Complex in Guwahati. In his address at the Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium, Mr. Modi said he is privileged to be among the players of the SAARC countries. He said the South Asian Games demonstrate 3-Ts – Team work, Togetherness and Talent.
9. Edgar Mitchell who died was a/an_______.
a) Singer
b) Astronaut
c) Athlete
d) Guitarist
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Answer b) Astronaut. US astronaut Edgar Mitchell – the sixth man to walk on the moon and only one of 12 who ever achieved the feat – has died aged 85. As part of the Apollo 14 mission in 1971, he spent more than nine hours on the Moon conducting experiments.
