Current Affairs Quiz
1. GOI has constituted a Committee headed by which film personality for holistic interpretation of Cinematograph Act and Rules?
a) Nina Lath Gupta
b) Arunima Singh
c) R.O Mehra
d) Shyam Benegal
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Answer d) Shyam Benegal. Government of India has constituted a Committee headed by renowned film personality Shyam Benegal for Holistic interpretation of the provisions of the Cinematograph Act and Rules.
2. Which Committee has appointed by the Supreme Court, recommended sweeping reforms for the controversy-ridden BCCI?
a) Justice Lodha Committee
b) Shah Nawaz Committee
c) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
d) Ashok Mehta Committee
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Answer a) Justice Lodha Committee. The Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee has recommended sweeping reforms for the controversy-ridden BCCI, suggesting a bar on ministers from occupying positions, putting a cap on the age and tenure of the office-bearers and legalising betting.
3. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has approved how many percent of posts at Constable level for being filled up by women in CAPFs?
a) 43%
b) 23%
c) 33%
d) 32%
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Answer c) 33%. With a view to enhancing representation of women in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the 33% posts at Constable level for being filled up by women.
4. Friendship bus service resumes between India and which country recently after 27 years?
a) Sri Lanka
b) Bangladesh
c) Bhutan
d) Nepal
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Answer d) Nepal. A friendship bus service between India and Nepal via Champawat in Uttarakhand has been resumed after a gap of 27 years.
5. Which BAnk signed a pact with National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) for web-based monitoring projects on jan 4, 2016?
a) NABARD
b) Exim Bank
c) Bank of Baroda
d) SBI
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Answer a) NABARD. Country’s apex development bank, NABARD on Jan 4 signed a pact with National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) for web-based monitoring of its projects in four states.
6. Recently Who has sworn as the 8th Chief Information Commissioner?
a) Mallikarjun Kharge
b) RK Mathur
c) Raghubar Das
d) Arjun Munda
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Answer b) RK Mathur. Former defence secretary RK Mathur has sworn in as the eighth Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) by President Pranab Mukherjee at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi.
7. Who has been named the new chairman of IAMAI?
a) Kunal Shah
b) Vishwas Patel
c) Kunal Singh
d) KUnal Seth
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Answer a) Kunal Shah. Industry body the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has named Kunal Shah, co-founder and chief executive officer of FreeCharge as the new chairman of the association.
8. Which veteran BJP MLA passed away at Korka district at 63?
a) Raghubar Das
b) Raghunandan Mandal
c) Raghunath Munda
d) Arjun Majhi
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Answer b) Raghunandan Mandal. BJP MLA Raghunandan Mandal has died at Korka district at the age of 63. Mr Mandal complained of chest pain and died on way to hospital.
9. Which ex CJI was appointed as judge of CS in 2003 and recently passed away on 5th January 2016?
a) SH Kapadia
b) MB Shah
c) RM Lodha
d) AP Shah
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Answer a) SH Kapadia. Former Chief Justice of India Sarosh Homi Kapadia, who delivered some landmark judgements, passed away due to cardiac arrest at the age of 68.
10. Which famous mountaineer from India has just conquered Mount Aconcagua in Argentina?
a) Arunima Seth
b) Arunima Panda
c) Arunima Sinha
d) Arunima Pradhan
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Answer c) Arunima Sinha. Arunima Sinha, the amputee mountaineer who set a record by conquering Mount Everest, has added another feather to her cap by conquering Mount Aconcagua in Argentina. Arunima, in a statement, said she started her mission on the morning of December 12 and hoisted the Indian tricolour on December 25 at the summit. Aconcagua is the highest mountain outside Asia, at 6,960.8 metres.
