CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
1. The Reserve Bank Of India on 4th January 2016 imposed monetary penalty of one crore rupees on which bank for violation of its instructions?
a) Punjab National Bank
b) Axis Bank
c) State Bank Of Travancore
d) ICICI Bank
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Answer c) State Bank Of Travancore. Reserve Bank has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore on an SBI associate bank, State Bank of Travancore, for violation of some of its instructions.
2. Which Cricket legend has announced as the brand ambassador for ‘changing diabetes’ for Novo Nordisk, world’s leading diabetes care company.
a) Sourav Ganguly
b) Sachin Tendulkar
c) Rohit Sharma
d) MS Dhoni
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Answer b) Sachin Tendulkar. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar would be the brand ambassador for ‘changing diabetes’ for Novo Nordisk, world’s leading diabetes care company, announced on January 4. This programme in India is to fight against the lifestyle disease.
3. Which Industrial body recently opposed Airtel Zero and Free Basics type platforms which it feels violate net neutrality principles?
a) TCS
b) Wipro
c) Airtel
d) Nasscom
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Answer d) Nasscom. The industry body Nasscom has opposed Airtel Zero and Free Basics type platforms which it feels violate net neutrality principles by differentiating internet access for certain types of services.
4. Recently for which state Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced road projects worth Rs 41,000 crore?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Tamilnadu
d) Kerala
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Answer b) Telangana. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on January 4 announced road projects worth Rs 41,000 crore for Telangana. The announcement also includes two Express Highways from the state capital Hyderabad to Bengaluru in Karnataka and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh.
5. In which part of India, a strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck early on 4th January?
a) North-east
b) South-west
c) North-west
d) South-east
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Answer a) North-east. A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck northeast India early on January 4, sending panicked residents fleeing into the streets. The epicentre of the earthquake, which occurred at 4.37 am at a depth of 17 km below the ground, was at Tamenglong which is located 33 kilometers from Imphal in Manipur.
6. Which telecom major is working on setting up 40,000 Wi-Fi Hotspots in the India to counter its inadequacy in providing 4G data services?
a) Airtel
b) Alibaba
c) Idea
d) BSNL
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Answer d) BSNL. Public sector telecom major BSNL is working on setting up 40,000 Wi-Fi Hotspots in the country to counter its inadequacy in providing 4G data services. According to BSNL CMD Anupam Shrivastava they are at present neither a 4G service provider, nor do they have the relevant spectrum to launch this service.
7. Recently Public sector lender IDBI Bank has raised how many crore rupees through two separate Basel-III complaint tier- II bonds on private placement basis?
a) Rs 1,900
b) Rs 2,200
c) Rs 1,200
d) Rs 900
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Answer a) Rs 1,900. Public sector lender IDBI Bank has raised Rs 1,900 crore through two separate Basel-III complaint tier-II bonds on private placement basis. The funds would help the bank to augment its capital adequacy ratio by about 55 basis points.
8. Which Organisation has joined with Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) to develop a battery for passenger cars using technology?
a) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
b) Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (BARC)
c) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
d) Indian Institute Of Science (IISc)
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Answer c) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC). Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has joined hands with the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) to develop a battery for passenger cars using technology. This will be useful to make batteries for space vehicles.
9. How many satellites of Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are expected to be in orbit by March 2016?
a) 5
b) 8
c) 6
d) 7
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Answer d) 7. Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) all the seven satellites of Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) are expected to be in the orbit by March 2016. IRNSS-1E is slated for launch on January 20 from the space port of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. Earlier ISRO launched four satellites.
10. Which mobile payment and commerce platform has acquired Shifu, a context-aware personal assistant application?
a) Paytm
b) Free-recharge
c) Airtel money
d) Vodafone
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Answer a) Paytm. Paytm, a mobile payment and commerce platform has acquired Shifu, a context-aware personal assistant application. Shifu mines the smartphone usage patterns of users and makes personalised and relevant recommendations to them.
11. Recently, India has collaborated with which country to exhibit for the 30th edition of the annual festival which commenced on January 1, Dastkari Haat Samiti?
a) Myanmar
b) Bangladesh
c) Nepal
d) Bhutan
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Answer a) Myanmar. For the 30th edition of the annual festival which commenced on January 1, Dastkari Haat Samiti, supported by Ministry of External Affairs and the Embassy of India in Myanmar, has collaborated to exhibit traditional crafts like shell craft, basketry, mat weaving, handloom textile weaving, hyacinth grass weaving and jewelry from the neighbouring country.
12. Who on 4 January 2016 was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IT gaint Wipro?
a) TS kurien
b) V Swaminathan
c) Abid Ali Neemuchwala
d) Abbas Ali Neemuchwala
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Answer c) Abid Ali Neemuchwala. India’s third largest software exporter Wipro has named former TCS veteran and current chief operating officer Abidali Neemuchwala as its new chief executive, a move that was widely expected and reported earlier.
