Current Affairs Quiz
1. Jeevan Raksha Padak Awards are associated with
a) Insurance
b) Science and Technology
c) Poverty Eradication
d) None of the above
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Answer d) None of the above. Jeevan Raksha Padak series of awards are given to a person for meritorious act of humane nature in saving the life of a person.
2. How many categories are there in Jeevan Raksha Padak Awards?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five
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Answer b) Three. The award is given in three categories, namely, Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak, and Jeevan Raksha Padak.
3. Robert Van der Horst and Lidewij Welten are associated with
a) Football
b) Tennis
c) Hockey
d) Badminton
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Answer c) Hockey. The International Hockey Federation or FIH has named Robert Van der Horst and Lidewij Welten of Netherlands as the 2015 Players of the Year in the men’s and women’s categories respectively.
4. Who launched ‘Veer Gaatha’ a series of books on Param Veer Chakra awardees in New Delhi?
a) Narendra Modi
b) Pranab Mukherjee
c) Rajnath Singh
d) Smriti Irani
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Answer d) Smriti Irani. The Union Minister felicitated and expressed her gratitude to the families of Param Veer Chakra awardees for the sacrifices made by them for the country.
5. ONGC gets clearance for Krishna-Godavari basin project. The cost of the project is
a) Rs 23000 Crore
b) Rs 33000 Crore
c) Rs 43000 Crore
d) Rs 53000 Crore
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Answer d) Rs 53000 Crore. ONGC has got environmental clearance for drilling 45 development wells and other related infrastructure in the Krishna-Godavari basin in Andhra Pradesh.
6. Who is the present Petroleum minister?
a) Pankaj Mishra
b) Dhevanand Kapoor
c) Dharmendra Pradhan
d) Kalyan Singh
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Answer c) Dharmendra Pradhan. Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the online payment facility for consumers at the time of booking their LPG refill cylinder. This will avoid leaving cash with their family members or attendants while taking delivery of the cylinder.
7. SEEMA DARSHAN is an initiative of the Ministry of
a) Petroleum
b) Law
c) Chemicals & Fertilizers
d) Human Resource & Development
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Answer d) Human Resource & Development. The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) initiated SEEMA DARSHAN. An initiative to provide an opportunity for the children to experience the border environment and to foster patriotism and nationalism among the students.
8. India and ____________ has signed an MoU towards an Inter-governmental agreement (IGA) over the purchase of 36 Rafale jets from Dassault Aviation.
a) USA
b) UK
c) France
d) Germany
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Answer c) France. The purchase of the 36 Rafale jets from France would cost India around Rs 60,000 crore.
9. Recently India has donated ambulances and eight buses to which of the following country?
a) Nepal
b) Bhutan
c) Sri Lanka
d) Bangladesh
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Answer a) Nepal. The objective is to strengthen the education and health services in the Himalayan nation.
10. Kalpana, who passed away recently, was a/an
a) Politician
b) Actor
c) Sports Person
d) Judge
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Answer b) Actor. Kalpana, who is known for her versatile roles in both Tamil and Malayalam films, passed away on January 25 in Hyderabad hotel. She was 51.
11. The First Ministerial Meeting of Arab-India Cooperation Forum was held in
a) Iran
b) Egypt
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Bahrain
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Answer d) Bahrain. India and the Arab League have vowed to combat terrorism and called for developing a strategy to “eliminate” its sources and extremism, including its funding, as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj made a strong pitch for delinking religion from terrorism. The meeting was held in Bahrain capital Manama.
