Current Affairs Quiz
1. President confers the 51st Jnanpith Award on ________________
a) Kedarnath Singh
b) Prathiba Ray
c) Raghuveer Chaudhari
d) Ravuri Bharadhwaja
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Answer c) Raghuveer Chaudhari. The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee conferred the 51st Jnanpith Award on renowned writer, Dr. Raghuveer Chaudhari at a function held at Parliament Library Building, New Delhi. Dr. Chaudhari represents the fluid brilliance that characterizes India’s pluralistic literary genius. It is indeed an example of his brilliant fluidity that an author, who strove to master Hindi academically, expressed himself in Gujarati in his literary pursuit.
2. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd?
a) Praveen Kumar
b) Vignesh Kumar
c) Ramkumar
d) Rajkumar
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Answer d) Rajkumar. D Rajkumar has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, while Utpal Bora will be the Oil India Ltd. These two appointments were issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
3. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director at Oil India Ltd?
a) Sonam Bora
b) Utpal Bora
c) Suresh Bora
d) Rajneesh Bora
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Answer b) Utpal Bora. D Rajkumar has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, while Utpal Bora will be the Oil India Ltd. These two appointments were issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
4. Who has sworn in as the acting Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, in the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan in Itanagar?
a) Tathagata Roy
b) Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa
c) Ram Nath Govind
d) Nirbhay Sharma
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Answer a) Tathagata Roy. Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy has sworn in as the acting Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, in the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan in Itanagar. With this he becomes 18th Governor to be sworn in as Governor of this Himalayan State. He has been given the additional charge of Governor of Arunachal Pradesh. With this, Mr.Roy will discharge the function of the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh during the absence on leave of Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa.
5. Sushila Karki has become the 1st woman Chief Justice of ______________
a) Bangladesh
b) Nepal
c) India
d) Pakistan
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Answer b) Nepal . After making history with the appointment of the first female head of state and speaker in the country, Nepal has made another landmark achievement in gender equality by appointing the first female chief justice of the Supreme Court. Sushila Karki has become the 1st woman Chief Justice of Nepal after taking oath of office and secrecy at a special programme organised at the Presidential Residence, Sheetal Niwas. Nepalese President Bidya Devi Bhandari conducted the oath of office and secrecy ceremony.
6. IDFC Bank acquires Grama Vidiyal Microfinance (GVMFL). The Head Quarters of Grama Vidiyal Micro Finance is _________________
a) Maharashtra
b) Karnataka
c) Punjab
d) Tamil Nadu
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Answer d) Tamil Nadu. IDFC Bank has signed a share purchase agreement with Tamil Nadu-headquartered microfinance institution Grama Vidiyal Micro Finance (GVMFL) for acquisition of 100 % equity share capital of GVMFL in an all-cash deal. A deal is estimated at nearly Rs 300 crore.
7. Which State police has launched 4 mobile apps for timely intervention into emergency situations?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Maharashtra
d) Punjab
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Answer c) Maharashtra . In order to strengthen public security system, Maharashtra police has launched 4 mobile apps for timely intervention into emergency situations. The four applications PratisaadAsk, Police Mitra, Vahanchoritakrar and Railway helpline app were launched by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis a fortnight ago in Nagpur, a statement from Maharashtra Police said.
8. Which Ministry launched nationwide Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF)?
a) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
b) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
c) Ministry of Women and Child Development
d) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
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Answer a) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. On the directions of the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Shri J P Nadda, Ministry of Health launched nationwide Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF). It will be observed from 11th to 23rd July across the country under which various activities has been planned including visits by ASHA workers to all such households which have children under the age of five.
9. China Navy Conducts Combat Drills in the ___________________
a) North China Sea
b) South China Sea
c) West China Sea
d) East China Sea
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Answer b) South China Sea. China’s navy has conducted a routine combat drill in waters off the Hainan and Xisha Islands. The Nanhai Fleet, as well as forces from the Beihai and Donghai fleets, have taken part in the annual exercise in the South China Sea. The drills come on the heels of the announcement by the United States and South Korea to deploy a THAAD missile defense system in South Korea.
10. Malala Day is observed on?
a) July 12
b) July 08
c) July 10
d) July 11
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Answer a) July 12. Pakistani teen activist Malala Yousafzai, who became a target of Taliban in October 2012 and defied death after a serious gunshot injury, turned 19-year-old ,In recognition of her bravery and in honour of her heroic stand to ensure education for all, the United Nations in 2013 declared that July 12 will be annually observed as “Malala Day” worldwide.
11. Which State government signed MoU with Bangkok firm for disaster risk reduction?
a) Karnataka
b) Maharashtra
c) Bihar
d) Gujarat
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Answer c) Bihar . As part of programmes to implement the Roadmap for Disaster Risk Reduction in Bihar (2015-30), the state government signed an MoU with Bangkok-based Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC).Chief minister Nitish Kumar said The move will help reduce disaster risk management in the state. The MoU was signed by the ADPC executive director Jingjai Hanchanlash and state Disaster Management Department principal secretary Vyasji.
12. Airtel has entered into an agreement with ____________ to acquire rights to use 4G spectrum in 8 telecom circles
a) Vodafone
b) Reliance
c) Tata Docomo
d) Aircel
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Answer d) Aircel. Airtel has entered into an agreement with Aircel to acquire rights to use 4G spectrum of Aircel in 8 telecom circles these circles are Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal, Assam, the North-East, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.The spectrum trading deal between Bharti Airtel and Aircel was cleared by the telecom minister.
13. India’s first spa for transgender launched in __________________
a) Gujarat
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Bihar
d) Kerala
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Answer b) Tamil Nadu. A spa, likely to be India’s first to offer its services to the transgender community, was launched on Monday in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Inaugurated by Formula One Driver Narain Karthikeyan and Tamil actor Sethuraman, the unisex salon also offers special luxury rooms for transgenders. Notably, Tamil Nadu was the first Indian state to get a transgender police officer in 2015.
14. _____________ to become first issuer of ‘masala bonds’.
a) HDFC
b) SBI
c) AXIS
d) ICICI
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Answer a) HDFC. Mortgage lender HDFC said that it plans to raise up to ₹3,000 crore through synthetic INR notes called ‘masala bonds’, a first for an Indian company. HDFC added that it has appointed Axis Bank, Credit Suisse, and Nomura as joint bookrunners and lead managers to the issue. ‘Masala bonds’ are rupee-denominated borrowings by Indian entities in overseas markets.
15. According to data released by the government, India’s industrial output expanded ______ in May as against a contraction of (-)0.8% in April
a) 1.0%
b) 1.5%
c) 1.2%
d) 1.8%
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Answer c) 1.2%. According to data released by the government, India’s industrial output expanded 1.2% in May as against a contraction of (-)0.8% in April. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for electricity output surged by 4.7%, the index for mining output was up by 1.3%, and that for manufacturing output grew by 0.7% for the month under review.
16. Union Tourism Ministry is planning to extend its electronic visa (e-visa) service to ___ more countries including Italy, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
a) 15
b) 27
c) 33
d) 36
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Answer d) 36. Union Tourism Ministry is planning to extend its electronic visa (e-visa) service to 36 more countries including Italy, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. As per reports, the proposal has been forwarded to the Home Ministry for approval. If the proposal gets accepted, citizens of 186 countries will be able to get an online visa to travel to India.
17. The National Bank for Rural and Agriculture Development (NABARD) foundation day is observed on?
a) July 10
b) July 11
c) July 12
d) July 13
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Answer c) July 12. The National Bank for Rural and Agriculture Development (NABARD), Chhattisgarh Regional Office celebrated the 35th Foundation day of NABARD on 12th July by inviting its stake holders and beneficiaries. On the occasion, the Chief Guest Chandra Shekhar Sahu, Chairman, Chhattisgarh Finance Commission appreciated the motto of NABARD “Gaon Badhe toh Desh Badhe” and said that agriculture sector in Chattisgarh will be developed through interventions of NABARD, a Bank press release informed.
18. India’s first smart grid project to be set up at Gurgaon in ________________
a) Assam
b) Haryana
c) Bihar
d) Himachal Pradesh
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Answer b) Haryana . The Union government has set in motion the process of rewarding performing states under Uday, the flagship programme in power sector. It would extend support to the country’s first smart grid project to be set up at Gurgaon in Haryana, which has been a performing state under the debt restructuring programme for state-owned power distribution companies.
19. Which team won the 2016 EurAsia men’s Junior Hockey Cup?
a) India
b) Australia
c) China
d) Argentina
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Answer a) India. The Indian men’s junior hockey team beat Russian club Dynamo Stroitel 3-2 in Yekaterinburg, Russia, to win the 2016 EurAsia Hockey Cup. Goals from Gurjant Singh, Varun Kumar, and Parvinder Singh helped India win the tournament. The Indian team had earlier defeated the Russian club 3-1 on Saturday in the tournament opener.
20. ______________ and ________________ have been named captains of the Indian men and women’s hockey teams respectively, ahead of the Rio Olympics.
a) Harmanpreet Singh and Poonam Rani
b) PR Sreejesh and Vandana Kataria
c) PR Sreejesh and Sushila Chanu
d) Sardar Singh and Sushila Chanu
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Answer c) PR Sreejesh and Sushila Chanu. PR Sreejesh and Sushila Chanu have been named captains of the Indian men and women’s hockey teams respectively, ahead of the Rio Olympics. Sreejesh, who replaces Sardar Singh as captain, led India to its maiden silver medal in the hockey Champions Trophy in June. Meanwhile, defender Chanu replaces longtime skipper Ritu Rani as skipper of the women’s team.
21. Indian triple jumper ___________________ qualified for the Rio Olympics, at the 4th Indian Grand Prix in Bengaluru
a) Saha Singh
b) Renjith Maheshwary
c) Arpinder Singh
d) Vikas Gowda
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Answer b) Renjith Maheshwary. Indian triple jumper Renjith Maheshwary qualified for the Rio Olympics, at the 4th Indian Grand Prix in Bengaluru with a jump of 17.3 metres. Maheshwary beat the Olympic qualification mark of 16.85 metres and also broke the 17.17 metres national record. Maheshwary has competed in the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympics, and Rio will be his third.
