Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who has been has been appointed executive vice-chairman of the organisation TERI?
a) Rama Swamy
b) Kapil Mishtra
c) Salil Rao
d) RK Pachauri
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Answer d) RK Pachauri. Former chief of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) RK Pachauri has been appointed executive vice-chairman of the organisation despite an ongoing inquiry in a sexual harassment case against him.
2. __________ has won Indian Handloom tag recently?
a) Chettinad cotton saris
b) Silk Sari
c) Cotton saari
d) None
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Answer a) Chettinad cotton saris. The Union textile ministry has bestowed the ‘Indian Handloom Brand’ tag on Chettinad cotton saris, which would enable them to promote the material in the international market. This will give a big boost to a group of 650 weavers from Koviloor and Karaikudi in Sivaganga district.
3. Ratan Tata has invested an undisclosed amount in Delhi-based bio-pharmaceutical firm. Name the firm.
a) Ranbax Oncology Pvt. Ltd.
b) Salil Oncology Pvt. Ltd.
c) Invict Pvt. Ltd.
d) Invictus Oncology Pvt Ltd
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Answer d) Invictus Oncology Pvt Ltd. Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, has invested an undisclosed amount in Delhi-based biopharmaceutical firm Invictus Oncology Pvt Ltd, next generation cancer therapeutic startup. The investment in Invictus Oncology is Tata’s fifth in 2016.x
4. IRCTC ties up with tea cafe chain _________.
a) Chaayos
b) Chai Cafe
c) Chai
d) Garam
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Answer a) Chaayos. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) entering into a tie up with leading tea cafe chain Chaayos. The partnership with Chaayos will ensure that passengers get their tea and snacks delivered to their train seats directly.
5. ISRO to partner with _______ to track crime.
a) Maharashtra Police
b) Delhi Police
c) Uttar Pradesh Police
d) None
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Answer b) Delhi Police. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will enter into a partnership with Delhi Police, in which it will help develop a mechanism to facilitate “predictive policing” and “live crime mapping”. The system will provide real-time information from crime spots and identify gang activities. Personal Digital Assistant devices will be given to officials, that can store data of over two lakh criminals.
6. A UN panel has proposed long-sought greenhouse gas emissions standards for ____ and ______ planes.
a) Airlines and cargo
b) Airlines and Jet
c) Cargo and fighter
d) Cargo and jet
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Answer a) Airlines and cargo. A UN panel has proposed long-sought greenhouse gas emissions standards for airliners and cargo planes. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said the agreement reached by the agency’s environmental panel requires new aircraft designs meet the standards beginning in 2020, and that designs already in production comply by 2023.
7. The 14 day Indo-Nepal Combined Military Exercise has began recently. Name the exercise.
a) Kiran Surya IX
b) Surya Kiran IX
c) Suraj Kiran IX
d) Shaurya
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Answer b) Surya Kiran IX.The 14 day Indo-Nepal Combined Military Exercise Surya Kiran IX at general area, Pithoragarh commenced on 08 February 2016 and will culminate on 21 February 2016. A combined Ceremonial Parade was held by both the participating contingents.
8. Who won gold medal at SAG?
a) Sapna Devi
b) Joshna Chinappa
c) Joshna Chinappa and Sapna Devi
d) None of the above
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Answer c) Joshna Chinappa and Sapna Devi.India continued to dominate on the second day of the 12th South Asian Games (SAG) with Sapna Devi winning gold in the women’s Wushu Taolu (Changquan) competition. Sapna scored 9.45 points to emerge as the winner while the silver went to Susmita Tamang of Nepal who had a score of 8.72. Pakistan’s Nazia Parvaiz took the bronze with a score of 6:30 points.
9. Nida Fazli who dies was a/an_____.
a) Singer
b) Poet
c) Actor
d) Guitarist
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Answer b) Poet. Renowned Urdu and Hindi poet Nida Fazli has died in Mumbai at the age of 78. Born in Delhi on October 12, 1938 and raised in Gwalior, his original name was Mukhtda Hassan Nija Fazli. Poet Nida Fazli passed away after suffering from a heart attack.
10. Sushil Koirala who died was a/an________.
a) Former PM of Nepal
b) Former Vice President of Nepal
c) Former secretary
d) None
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Answer a) Former PM of Nepal. Former Prime Minister of Nepal and Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala passed away due to Pneumonia at the age of 79. Koirala, who was elected Prime Minister of Nepal on February 10, 2014, died at his residence in Maharajgunj in the outskirt of capital Kathmandu.
11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated the state of the art Paradip Refinery in _________to the nation.
a) Karnataka
b) West Bengal
c) Odisha
d) Kerala
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Answer c) Odisha. Paradip is overall IOC’s 11th refinery to be set up and has installed capacity of 15 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA).
12. India is planning to eliminate Malaria by
a) 2020
b) 2024
c) 2027
d) 2030
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Answer c) 2027. On February 11, GOI is going to launch an ambitious programme that seeks to eliminate malaria by 2027. The WHO’s global target for malaria elimination is 2030.
13. E-commerce company Moglix has announced an undisclosed financial investment in the company from
a) Anil Ambani
b) Mukesh Ambani
c) Ashish Brothers
d) Ratan Tata
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Answer d) Ratan Tata. Moglix specialises in B2B procurement of industrial products like MROs, Fasteners and industrial electricals with manufacturers across India, China and other Asian countries as partners.
14. India’s first international arbitration centre will be set up in
a) Chennai
b) Mumbai
c) Delhi
d) Kolkata
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Answer b) Mumbai. In the absence of an international arbitration centre, the majority of global disputes land at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre. Overseas disputes arbitration, if pursued in Mumbai, would bring revenue worth Rs 2 billion.
15. Which country will host the first ever Global Maritime Summit in April 2016?
a) China
b) Russia
c) Japan
d) India
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Answer d) India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India will host the first ever Global Maritime Summit in April this year and called for maritime cooperation stating that the seas must be used to build peace, friendship, trust and curb conflict.
16. The Hornsea Project is associated with
a) Solar Energy
b) Wind Energy
c) Water Purification
d) Artificial Rain
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Answer b) Wind Energy. The UK wind energy industry received a boost with the announcement of the world’s biggest offshore wind farm, to be built off the north-east coast. The project name is Hornsea Project.
17. The Armies of India and _______ have held a Joint Tactical exercise (JET) on the sensitive LAC in Eastern Ladakh recently.
a) Nepal
b) Bhutan
c) Sri Lanka
d) China
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Answer d) China. The exercise is a part of ongoing initiatives being taken by India and China to ensure greater interaction between troops stationed along the LAC in a bid ensure peace and tranquillity on the border.
18. Who has been appointed as the president of the South Asian Wrestling Federation (SAWF)?
a) Ravishankar Prasad
b) Kamal Mukherjee
c) Brijbhushan Sharan Singh
d) None of the above
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Answer c) Brijbhushan Sharan Singh. Tabiur Rehman from Bangladesh was also unanimously elected Secretary General.
19. Which Cricket team won the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy?
a) England
b) Australia
c) New Zealand
d) South Africa
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Answer c) New Zealand. NZ won the three-match Chappell-Hadlee Trophy of cricket against Australia, 2-1.
20. Brendon McCullum represents which country?
a) England
b) New Zealand
c) South Africa
d) USA
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Answer b) New Zealand. Brendon Barrie McCullum (New Zealand) has retired from One-Day Internationals (ODIs).
