CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
1.Who won Scientific and Technical Achievement Award 2016?
a) Rohit Sharma
b) Rahul Thakkar
c) Benny Bansal
d) Sumit Arora
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Answer b) Rahul Thakkar. Rahul Thakkar, along with Richard Chuang has been chosen for Scientific and Technical achievement Award 2016 given by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The duo has been picked for “groundbreaking design” of the DreamWorks Animation Media Review System. Rahul Thakkar was born in United Kingdom and was raised in India. Currently, Rahul Thakkar is serving as the Vice-President at Brivo Systems. He is a computer engineer graduate from Mumbai University.
2.Music track ______ has achieved a ten-digit viewcount on YouTube, thus entering Guinness book of world record.
a) Adele’s Hello
b) Taylor’s swift you belong with me.
c) Ellie’s Love me like you do
d) None
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Answer a) Adele’s Hello. Adele, the singer-songwriter’s music track ‘Hello’ has achieved a ten-digit viewcount on YouTube. By achieving that feat in just 88 days, it has entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest video to one billion YouTube hits. ‘Hello’ arrived on YouTube in October 2015. It immediately became a viral hit thanks to its status as Adele’s first music video in three years, and millions of views soon followed. In just two days, it scored more than 50 million views, breaking out to the fastest start of any music video in YouTube history. Other artists have since exceeded Adele’s digital pace; specifically, David Bowie’s music videos achieved more than 50 million views on the day his death was announced.
3. Who are the new ambassadors of the Incredible India campaign?
a) Amir Khan and Priyanka Chopra
b) Priyanka Chopra and Shahrukh Khan
c) Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra
d) Amitabh Bachchan and Amir khan
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Answer c) Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra. Actors Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra will replace Aamir Khan as new ambassadors of the Incredible India campaign to market the country to tourists abroad. Bollywood veteran Mr Bachchan, 73, the brand ambassador of Gujarat Tourism, had been picked for the position some time ago. His name was reportedly suggested by the Prime Minister’s office. He was recruited directly by the government, unlike actor Aamir Khan, who was removed days after suggesting that India is experiencing growing religious intolerance.
4. Mobile wallet player FreeCharge has launched its new virtual card________, in partnership with Yes Bank and powered by MasterCard.
a) Go free Recharge
b) Free recharge
c) Freecharge Go
d) Recharge for free
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Answer c) Freecharge Go. Mobile wallet player FreeCharge has launched its new virtual card ‘FreeCharge Go’, in partnership with Yes Bank and powered by MasterCard. The integration is now live, and enables universal payments of its app online and offline through a prepaid virtual card, which can be activated in a few seconds. This launch enables FreeCharge’s customers to use the money in their digital wallets on any merchant site that accepts cards, and helps the company compete with its rival Paytm (run by One97 Communications Ltd), which also launched prepaid cards in partnership with ICICI Bank Ltd in December.
5. _________signs agreement with World Bank for US$ 250 million.
a) USA
b) Greece
c) China
d) India
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Answerd) India. The Financing Agreement for World Bank (IDA) assistance of US$ 250 million for Bihar Kosi Basin Development Project was signed between Government of India and the World Bank on January 20, 2016 at New Delhi. The Financing Agreement was signed by Mr. Raj Kumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs on behalf of Government of India and Mr. Onno Ruhl, Country Director in India, on behalf of the World Bank.
6. India Post opens exclusive counters for_______.
a) ebay sellers
b) Flipkart sellers
c) Snapdeal sellers
d) Jabong sellers
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Answer a) ebay sellers.India Post has opened exclusive counters at the business post centres in Gurgaon and Faridabad for eBay India sellers. The counter for eBay sellers at Gurgaon and Faridabad business post center will be exclusive for them to send their products through speed post, registered post or any other service they wish to opt for in both the cities. eBay sellers can dispatch both domestic and international parcels from eBay’s special counter at Phase-V, UdyogVihar in Gurgaon and NIT Faridabad Post Office.
7. Ratan Tata invests in baby care platform________.
a) Mother and me
b) FirstCry
c) Crawl baby
d) maa,paa and me
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Answer b) FirstCry.Ratan Tata has invested in baby care eCommerce platform FirstCry, continuing the slew of investments he has made in various startups globally. FirstCry is omni-channel player with presence across desktop, mobile and offline routes offering baby and maternity products in India. It started operations in 2010 and has over 2 million customers. It has over 150 FirstCry branded franchisee offline stores across 100 cities in the country.
8. Which states have organised numerous programmes and events to celebrate their Foundation Days?
a) Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya
b) Tripura, Manipur
c) Manipur and Meghalaya
d) Manipur
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Answer a) Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya. Three northeastern states of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya have organised numerous programmes and events to celebrate their Foundation Days. Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the people of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya on their statehood days. Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy released a publication highlighting Tripura’s achievements in various fields since 1972. Cultural functions, seminars would be held across the state till January 23.
9. The Cabinet has cleared ex-post facto the stand taken by India on food security at the last meeting of the World Trade Organisation held in_____.
a) Geneva
b) New Delhi
c) Nairobi
d) Switzerland
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Answer c) Nairobi. The Cabinet has cleared ex-post facto the stand taken by India on food security at the last meeting of the World Trade Organisation held in Nairobi. Cabinet has given ex-post facto approval for the approach adopted by India at Nairobi WTO meeting. The outcomes of the Conference, referred to ‘Nairobi Package’ include ministerial Decisions on agriculture, cotton.
10. ________has destroyed Iraq’s oldest Christian monastery.
a) Boko Haram
b) Al-Quaeda
c) ISIS
d) None
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Answer c) ISIS. Satellite images confirm that the oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been destroyed by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS). St Elijah’s stood on a hill near the northern city of Mosul for 1,400 years. But analysts said the images, obtained by the Associated Press, suggested it had been demolished in late 2014, soon after IS seized the city. A Catholic priest from Mosul warned that its Christian history was “being barbarically levelled”.
11. Which country is the second most ‘up-and-coming’ country globally?
a) India
b) China
c) Russia
d) Singapore
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Answer d) Singapore.In a global survey of more than 16,000 people, Singapore was named the second most “up-and-coming” economy among 60 countries, after top-ranked India and ahead of China in third. This was one of the findings of the 2016 Best Countries rankings, produced by the US News & World Report in collaboration with brand strategy firm BAV Consulting and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
12. The annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting has started in________.
a) New Delhi, India
b) Davos, Switzerland
c) Nairobi, Kenya
d) Tokyo, Japan
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Answer b) Davos, Switzerland. The annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting has started in Davos, Switzerland with participation of political leaders and business persons from around the world. The Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters remains the foremost creative force for engaging the world’s top leaders in collaborative activities focused on shaping the global, regional and industry agendas. The agenda also includes the outlook of the global economy and measures to fight terrorism.
13. _________signs MOU with Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research (KISR) on cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes.
a) ISRO
b) NASA
c) IISER
d) None
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Answera) ISRO.The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been apprised of the MoU between Department of Space/Indian Space Research Organization (DOS/ISRO) and Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research (KISR) on cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes.
14.Titan launches a smartwatch. Name it.
a) STUP
b) Raga
c) Apple
d) JUXT
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Answer d) JUXT.World’s fifth largest watchmaker Titan Company Ltd, of the Tata Group has unveiled JUXT, a smartwatch in partnership with global technology giant HP Inc. The company said the watch is aimed at providing connectivity while staying true to the essence of classic watchmaking. The smartwatch is priced between Rs.15,995 and Rs.19,995 and is available in three variants — titanium, stainless steel and rose gold across select World of Titan, Helios and large format stores. The timepiece features a subtle honeycomb dial, 3D indices and a leather strap. This watch can be paired with smart phones having either Android 4.4 or iOS 8.1 and above operating system.
15. _______launches India’s first social digital wallet Udio.
a) Mobiwiki
b) TranServ
c) Paytm
d) Mobilewallet
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Answer b) TranServ.Digital payment startup TranServ has entered the mobile wallet segment with Udio. Known as the first Social Mobile Wallet, Udio waants to create a highly social, community-driven P2P digital transactions platform via its secure and seamless payment structureUdio is different from other mobile wallets such as Paytm, Oxigen or Citrus in a way that while other mobile wallet players depend upon cashbacks and discounts to drive consumer adoption, TranServ’s Udio wallet brings the user experience.
16. ICC and ___ announce four-year partnership
a) CEAT Tyres
b) Sisko Tyres
c) MRF Tyres
d) None
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Answerc) MRF Tyres.The International Cricket Council (ICC) and MRF Tyres has announced a four-year deal which confirms the tyre maker as a Global Partner for ICC events from 2016. The announcement was made at the MRF Tyres headquarters in Chennai at a function attended by ICC Chief Executive, David Richardson, MRF Tyres s Chairman and Managing Director, K M Mammen, former India captain and MRF brand ambassador, Sachin Tendulkar, and other officials.
17. Mrinalini Sarabhai who died was a/an______.
a) Musician
b) Singer
c) Kathak dancer
d) Bharatnatyam dancer
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Answer d) Bharatnatyam dancer. Legendary Bharatnatyam dancer, Mrinalini Sarabhai, has died from complications related to old age. She was 97. “My mother Mrinalini Sarabhai has just left for her eternal dance,” her daughter and noted classical dancer Mallika Sarabhai said in a Facebook post. Sarabhai was born in the southern Indian state of Kerala and was educated in Switzerland and Kolkata, where she began her training as a dancer. After training in dance, including a stint at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, she returned to India and began her career as a dancer.
(Click here for the Current Affairs on January 21 2016)
