CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
1. Who won Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month?
a) Himmat Rai
b) Miguel Tabuena
c) Phachara Khongwatmai
d) Urjit Singh
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Answer b) Miguel Tabuena. The Philippines’ Miguel Tabuena has been voted as the Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of Month for December, following his exceptional performances on home soil last month. The talented 21-year-old, who has been knocking on the winner’s doors on several occasions on the Asian Tour, finally got his deserving win at the Philippine Open. In doing so, Tabuena also became the first Filipino to win his National Open since 2008.
2. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a new ammunition for India’s battle tank. Name the tank.
a) Arjun
b) T-90
c) T-72
d) None
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Answer a) Arjun . Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a new ammunition for India’s main battle tank Arjun. The new ammunition is more destructive than the previous one and was successfully test fired at Chandipur in Odisha.
3. In which state, Governor’s rule has been imposed?
a) Rajasthan
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Manipur
d) Punjab
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Answer b) Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir has been placed under Governor’s rule with the process of new government formation following the death of chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed taking some time. The President cleared the recommendation of the Union home ministry for imposing Governor’s rule on the basis of a recommendation from Jammu and Kashmir governor N.N. Vohra.
4. This Republic Day,______troops to be part of parade.
a) French
b) Russian
c) American
d) Japanese
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Answer a) French. On January 26th this year, India’s 67th Republic Day, the country will witness something unique — a foreign contingent marching with Indian troops in the Republic Day parade. French President Francois Hollande is this year’s chief guest. While the Indian and French heads of state oversee the celebrations, Indian and French troops will together march down Rajpath.
5. 24th edition of world book fair begins in _______.
a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Hyderabad
d) Karnataka
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Answerb) New Delhi. Human Resource Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated the 24th edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair which commenced in the Capital with China as the guest of honour country and a theme presentation of the cultural heritage of India.
6.Anil Ambani announces Rs _____ crore naval investment.
a) 1500
b) 2000
c) 3000
d) 5000
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Answer d) 5000. Reliance Defence Ltd has signed an accord with the Andhra Pradesh government to set up a naval facility along the country’s eastern coast with an initial investment of Rs 5,000 crore ($748 million).
7. Who is the new Prime Minister of Burkina Faso?
a) Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
b) Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
c) Paul Kaba Thieba
d) Caba Neiba
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Answer c) Paul Kaba Thieba. Burkina Faso’s president named economist Paul Kaba Thieba as prime minister. Thieba, who has little political experience, is charged with forming President Roch Marc Kabore’s government as the country continues with a democratic transition after 27 years under leader Blaise Compaore, who was overthrown in October 2014. Thieba, 56, worked for many years as an economist for the West African central bank, BCEAO, in Ivory Coast.
8. Which Country denounces DPRK’s fourth nuclear test?
a) North Korea
b) South Korea
c) USA
d) Japan
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Answer b) South Korea. South Korea’s parliament has passed a resolution, denouncing the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s fourth nuclear test, urging the DPRK to dismantle its nuclear program. The resolution was passed unanimously through the National Assembly two days after Pyongyang announced its first successful test of a “hydrogen bomb”
9. Which Country’s government proposes new constitution?
a) India
b) Sri Lanka
c) Nepal
d) China
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Answer b) Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s new government has presented its plan for a new constitution aimed at devolving power and preventing the sort of ethnic tensions that led to a long and bitter civil war that ended in 2009. The move comes as reformist President Maithripala Sirisena’s administration takes some steps to promote post-conflict reconciliation and address alleged war crimes committed during the 26-year conflict between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels.
10. _________elected as UNICEF’s executive board member.
a) India
b) Sri Lanka
c) Nepal
d) China
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Answer c) Nepal. Nepal has been elected a member of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) executive board, representing the Group of Asia-Pacific States for 2016-18. Nepal’s Permanent Representative of to the UN, Durga Prasad Bhattarai, was also unanimously elected vice-president to the Bureau of the Executive Board of the UNICEF for 2016, representing the Asia-Pacific region.
11. A joint naval exercise between Indian and Japanese Coast Guards will be held on January 15. Name it.
a) Sahyog Kajin
b) Indra
c) Shakti
d) Sahog ken
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Answer a) Sahyog Kajin. A joint naval exercise between Indian and Japanese Coast Guards will be held on January 15 to strengthen relationship and refine the joint operating procedures between the coast guards of the two nations. The exercise named Sahyog Kaijin-XV is scheduled to be held in the Bay of Bengal off Chennai on 15 January.
12. Which company acquired online real estate portal Commonfloor.com?
a) Quikr
b) Olx
c) Alibaba
d) askme
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Answer a) Quikr. Online classifieds firm Quikr India Pvt. Ltd, one of India’s most valuable start-ups, bought real estate portal CommonFloor in a distress sale orchestrated by Tiger Global Management Llc, the influential US-based hedge fund that is an investor in both.
13.Scientists develop viruses to protect _______.
a) Anthresa
b) Assam Silkworm
c) Muga Silkworm
d) Pashmina Silkworm
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Answer c) Muga Silkworm. Scientists at the University of Leicester have developed viruses that could halt the decline of ‘Muga’ caterpillar in India which produces one of the finest silks in the world. Muga caterpillars, which produce a highly valuable silk, are dying from bacterial infections, in Assam. Researchers claim that they have developed viruses that could protect the silkworms from disease and as a result could save the Muga silk industry.
14. Angus Scrimm who dies was a/an______.
a) Actor
b) Writer
c) Singer
d) Badminton player
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Answer a) Actor. Angus Scrimm, the veteran character actor best known for playing the terrifying “Tall Man” in the Phantasm horror franchise, has died at the age of 89. His other credits included the 2008 film “I Sell the Dead”, the TV show “Alias”. Scrimm was born Lawrence Rory Guy in Kansas City, Kansas, and studied theater at USC in Los Angeles.
15. Who won his fourth title at the Chennai Open?
a) Coric
b) Stansilas Wawrinka
c) Tily Barvese
d) None
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Answer b) Stansilas Wawrinka. Star Swiss player, Stansilas Wawrinka won his fourth title at the Chennai Open, after comprehensively thumping Croatian Borna Coric 6-3, 7-5 in straight sets. Wawrinka defeated Coric, and extended his winning run at Chennai to 12 matches, and 24 sets. As many as 15 aces and the trademark Wawrinka backhand brushed aside any resistance from the 19-year old Coric.
(Also Read the Current Affairs for January 10, 2016)
