Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who is appointed as the new chairman of the CBDT?
a) Nishant Kumar
b) Atulesh Jindal
c) Yaseer Khan
d) Atul Sharma
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Answer b) Atulesh Jindal. Senior Indian Revenue Service officer Atulesh Jindal is all set to take charge as the new chairman of the CBDT, the controlling body of the income tax department. He will succeed incumbent A K Jain.
2. The government of India is all set to clean ________village panchayat headquarters along the river banks
a) 1500
b) 1700
c) 1600
d) 1800
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Answer c) 1600.The government of India is all set to clean 1,600 village panchayat headquarters along the river banks within the next six months and complete the first phase of Ganga cleaning by October this year.
3. Prime Minister Shri Modi to create a network for more job opportunities across villages. Name it.
a) Khadi udyog
b) Khadi Gramudyog
c) Khadi Jobs
d) Gram Khadi udyog
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Answer b) Khadi Gramudyog. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that government wants to create a network of Khadi Gramudyog across villages in the country to provide more job opportunities through the sector.
4. Which state govt. is all set to establish the state’s first 800 mw supercritical coal-based power plant?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Kerala
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Answer a) Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu government is all set to establish the state’s first 800 mw supercritical coal-based power plant, with Chief Minister Jayalalithaa laying the foundation stone for the Rs 6,000 crore project. Public sector unit BHEL has been awarded contract for the Rs 6,376 crore project which will come up at Athipattu in Tiruvallur district over 250 acres of land.
5.Jet Airways launches booking feature. Name the feature.
a) Fare don
b) Fare complete
c) Fair lock
d) air fair
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Answer c) Fair Lock. Jet Airways, India’s premier airline, has introduced a new booking feature called ‘Fare lock’, which allows the passengers the flexibility to retain a selected fare for a limited period of time before confirming the purchase at a later date.
6. ______to Test First Integrated-Photonics Modem.
a) JAXA
b) CNSM
c) ISRO
d) NASA
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Answer d) NASA. NASA’s first-ever “integrated-photonics” modem will be tested aboard the International Space Station beginning in 2020 as part of Nasa’s multi-year Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD).
7. _____clinched the title at the MMRT track in Sriperumbudur.
a) Nikita Troitckii
b) Tatiana Calderon
c) Pietro Fittipaldi
d) None
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Answer c) Pietro Fittipaldi. Brazilian Pietro Fittipaldi clinched the title at the MMRT track in Sriperumbudur. Fittipaldi, the 17-year old grandson of former Formula One World champion Emerson Fittipaldi.
8. Germany’s Angelique Kerber won first Grand Slam title. She defeated_______.
a) Venus
b) Caroline Wozniacki
c) Maria Sharapova
d) Serena Williams
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Answer d) Serena Williams. Germany’s Angelique Kerber stunned world number one Serena Williams in three sets to win her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. Kerber, seeded seventh, won a thrilling final 6-4 3-6 6-4 at Melbourne Park.
9. _______ won first Syed Modi Grand rix Gold.
a) P V Sindhu
b) Parupalli Kashyap
c) Kidambi Srikanth
d) France
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Answer c) Kidambi Srikanth. Top seed Kidambi Srikanth made a rollicking start to the new season as he clinched the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold with a convincing win over China’s Huang Yuxiang in the men’s singles final.
10. Kollam G K Pillai passes away. He was a/an_______.
a) Actor
b) Writer
c) Painter
d) Athlete
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Answer a) Actor. Veteran cinema-television actor G. Krishna Pillai passed away. Pillai (82) was undergoing treatment for age-related illness and died at his house. A theatre-turned cinema-television actor, Mr. Pillai is known for his character and comedy roles in dramas, movies and TV serials. Popularly known as Kollam G.K. Pillai, he began his acting career through theatre.
11. Novak Djokovic defeated ________in straight sets to win a record-equalling sixth Australian Open title.
a) Andy Murray
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Roger Federer
d) Stan Wawrinka
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Answer a) Andy Murray. World number one Novak Djokovic hammered a misfiring Andy Murray in straight sets to win a record-equalling sixth Australian Open title and strengthen his grip on men’s tennis. The Serbian world number one swept to a 6-1, 7-5, 7-6 (7/3) victory in two hours, 53 minutes to hand Murray his fifth defeat in the Australian Open final.
