CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
1. Who has been honoured with the third Yash Chopra Memorial Award?
a) Sharukh Khan
b) Jaya Bachhan
c) Rekha
d) Amir Khan
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Answer c) Rekha.Veteran Bollywood actress Rekha has been honoured with the third Yash Chopra Memorial Award. Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao presented the award to the actress in recognition of her talent and contribution to the film industry.
2. Railway broadband will reach _______households through its Railwire network providing a host of services at the block level in the next two years.
a) 500000
b) 700000
c) 20000
d) 100000
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Answer a) 500000. Railtel Corporation’s broadband will reach 500,000 households through its Railwire network providing a host of services at the block level in the next two years.
3. Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2015 shows that India has moved up in rank from 85 position to______.
a) 84
b) 80
c) 76
d) 75
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Answer c) 76.The recently released Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2015 shows that India has moved up in rank from 85 position to 76 (however the number of countries ranked in 2015 was 168 against 174 nations in 2014). Based on expert opinion from around the world, CPI measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption worldwide.
4. All India Radio has launched a non-conventional audio broadcast channel. Name it.
a) Rangoli
b) Raagam
c) Rangam
d) Rangmanch
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Answer b) Raagam. All India Radio has launched a non-conventional audio broadcast channel through Internet and ‘free dish’ with easy accessibility to it for connoisseurs of art, specially classicial music- both Carnatic and Hindustani. The Channel, known as ‘RAAGAM’, is in public domain round the clock with Mobile App i.e. All India Radio Live available in Android I OS and Windows from 6 PM from January 26.
5. A Protocol to amend the existing Double Taxation Avoidance Convention was signed by the Government of India and the Government of ________.
a) Armenia
b) Argentina
c) USA
d) France
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Answer a) Armenia. A Protocol to amend the existing Double Taxation Avoidance Convention was signed by the Government of India and the Government of Armenia. The Protocol amends the Double Taxation Avoidance Convention between India and Armenia that has been in existence since 9th September, 2004. The Protocol amends the Article on Exchange of Information for tax purposes to bring it in line with the updated provisions in the OECD Model.
6. India and which country sign an agreement on scientific research?
a) Russia
b) China
c) Japan
d) USA
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Answer a) Russia.The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi was apprised about signing of an agreement between India and Russia in May 2015. The Agreement provides for competitive research grants to Indian and Russian researchers for joint implementation of research projects in areas of Basic and Exploratory Sciences.
7. _________acquires UK-based Point to Point for around $11M.
a) IBM
b) HCL
c) Infosys
d) Reliance
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Answer b) HCL. HCL Technologies Ltd, India’s fourth-largest software services firm, has agreed to acquire UK-based Point to Point Ltd and Point to Point Products Ltd (jointly referred to as Point to Point or P2P) for £8 million (around Rs 78 crore or around $11 million). The deal amount also includes contingent payments subject to certain financial milestones.
8. The Finance Ministry will organise a two-day India _______ Summit from February 4
a) Investment
b) globalization
c) Defence
d) None
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Answer a) Investment.In order to attract investments in infrastructure sector, the Finance Ministry will organise a two-day India Investment Summit from February 4, which would see the participation of various global investors. India has been trying to attract foreign investment for Make in India campaign with a view to boost economic growth and generating employment.
9. ________has created a new task force with Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and his counterpart at the Reserve Bank of India.
a) AIIB
b) World Economic Forum
c) Bricks
d) None
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Answer b) World Economic Forum. The World Economic Forum (WEF) has created a new task force with Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and his counterpart at the Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan, to study the future of the global financial system.
10.Ratan Tata backs start-up________.
a) PepperTap
b) Teatreat
c) Teabox
d) None
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Answer c) Teabox. Teabox, the global speciality tea company, is the latest to received funding from Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons. This is the fourth start-up in 2016 to receive the attention of Tata. As with Tata’s investments, this too is an undisclosed amount. The additional capital will be used to fuel Teabox’s growth as it expands to other major markets around the world.
11. Thaawarchand Gehlot has launched an exclusive job portal for_________.
a) SC
b) OBC
c) Persons with disabilities.
d) ST
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Answer c) Persons with disabilities.Social Justice and Empowerment minister, Thaawarchand Gehlot has launched an exclusive job portal for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). The PwDs can avail the different facilities such as self employment loan, education loan, skill training, link to scholarships and information about jobs in a single window platform through this National Job Portal.
12. ______to launch dairy drinks in India
a) Sam’s choice
b) Coco cola
c) Pepsi
d) Pepper snapple group
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Answer b) Coco cola. Beverages major Coca-Cola has announced its foray into value-added dairy drinks segment in the Indian market with Vio brand, which will make its debut across the country next month. The company, which will introduce two flavours under Vio, has tied up with Reliance Retail as part of pilot launch to make the brand available exclusively across the latter’s 500 stores.
13. _______has kept the title of world’s biggest automaker for the fourth straight year.
a) Hyundai
b) Honda
c) Toyota
d) Mahindra
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Answerc) Toyota. Toyota has kept the title of world’s biggest automaker for the fourth straight year after saying it sold 10.15 million vehicles globally in 2015, driving past Volkswagen and General Motors. Dented by a pollution-cheating scandal, Volkswagen earlier logged sales of 9.93 million vehicles worldwide, while Chevrolet and Cadillac maker GM moved 9.8 million last year.
14. Cabinet approved MoUs related to ________ Security.
a) Terror
b) Investment
c) Cyber
d) None
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Answer c) Cyber. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has apprised of the Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs)signed between Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) with its counterparts in Malaysia, Singapore and Japan.
15. ________gets USFDA nod for Fungal infection drug.
a) Sun Pharmaceuticals
b) Aurobindo Pharma
c) Pfizer
d) Ranbaxy
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Answer b) Aurobindo Pharma. Aurobindo Pharma has received US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) approval to manufacture and market Voriconazole tablets (50 mg and 200 mg) that are used to treat fungal infections. The company is expected to launch the product by March.
16. Who won Olympic quota?
a) Apurvi Jhansi
b) Heena Sidhu
c) Karan Thakoor
d) Jaspal Rana
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Answer b) Heena Sidhu. India’s top pistol shooter Heena Sidhu has secured an Olympic quota for the country after she led from start to finish and claimed the gold medal in women’s 10-m air pistol on day one of competition at the Asia Olympic Qualifiers for Shooting. This was India’s ninth quota from shooting for the upcoming Olympic Games.
17. Abe Vigoda who passes away recently, was a/an_____
a) Actor
b) Singer
c) Writer
d) Guitarist
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Answer a) Actor. Character Abe Vigoda, whose leathery, sunken-eyed face made him ideal for playing the over-the-hill detective Phil Fish in the 1970s TV series “Barney Miller” and the doomed Mafia soldier in “The Godfather,” has died at age 94.
(Click here for the Current Affairs on January 24 2016)
