Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who has been appointed as Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank?
a) Shaolin Yang
b) Ragu Ram Rajan
c) Paul Romer
d) Kaushik Basu
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Answer c) Paul Romer. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announced that American economist Paul Romer will succeed Kaushik Basu as Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank. Romer’s appointment will be effective from September this year.
2. Who is the new Prime minister of Australia?
a) Tony Abbott
b) Kevin Rudd
c) Julia Gillard
d) Malcolm Turnbull
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Answer d) Malcolm Turnbull. Malcolm Turnbull was sworn in as the prime minister of Australia for 2nd term following a narrow election victory on July 2. Turnbull’s Liberal/National coalition got76 seats and had potentially one more in the 150-seat House of Representatives.
3. Who has been appointed the chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI)?
a) Suresh Kumar
b) Guruprasad Mohapatra
c) Manish Agarwal
d) TK Singh
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Answer b) Guruprasad Mohapatra. An Odisha-born bureaucrat Guruprasad Mohapatra has been appointed the chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI). The 1986 batch Gujarat cadre officer served as commissioner of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation for over three years and was appointed Joint secretary in Union Ministry of Commerce after Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister. After about two years of his tenure as Joint secretary, he was appointed the chairman of AAI.
4. Government of India has released _____________ so far this year to States under MGNREGA to clear the last year’s liabilities
a) 10000 crore
b) 33000 crore
c) 28000 crore
d) 18000 crore
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Answer c) 28000 crore. The Centre has released 28,000 crore so far this year to States under MGNREGA to clear the last year’s liabilities and for running the programme in the ongoing year, For ensuring timely payment of wages, the centralgovernment has started National Electronic Fund Management System (NeFMS) in 11 states.
5. Government of India and _________________ signed a US $ 100 Million Loan for ‘Climate Adaptation in Vennar Subbasin of Cauvery Delta project’ in Tamil Nadu
a) Asian Development Bank
b) New Development Bank
c) World Bank
d) NABARD Bank
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Answer a) Asian Development Bank. The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a USD 100 million loan for ‘Climate Adaptation in Vennar Subbasin of Cauvery Delta project’ in Tamil Nadu.The financing will be used to strengthen embankments of six major irrigation water channels in the Vennar system and rehabilitate 13 irrigation pumping schemes.
6. __________________________and US-based Bell Helicopter agreed to jointly develop the helicopter market in India
a) Indian Rotorcraft
b) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
c) Mahindra Aerospace
d) Tata Advanced Systems Ltd
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Answer d) Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) and US-based Bell Helicopter agreed to jointly develop the helicopter market in India, including potential production and assembly, training, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), research and development (R&D)and technology sharing.
7. Government of India has set a target of creating food grain storage facilities storehouse with a combined capacity of hundred lakh tonnes by __________
a) 2019
b) 2020
c) 2025
d) 2030
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Answer a) 2019. The Centre has set a target of creating food grain storage facilities storehouse with a combined capacity of hundred lakh tonnes by 2019. Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, C R Chaudhary said that there is no dearth of storage capacity for the foodgrains produced in the country. Government is increasing the storage facilities to avoid any damage to food grains. Mr Chaudhary said, his Ministry is also focussing on renovating the old storage facilities in the country.
8. Which National Park has been designated as India’s first “Mixed” site on the UNESCO World Heritage List?
a) Panna National Park
b) Gir Forest National Park
c) Bandipur National Park
d) Khangchendzonga National Park
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Answer d) Khangchendzonga National Park. Sikkim’s Khangchendzonga National Park has been designated as India’s first “Mixed” site on the UNESCO World Heritage List, by fulfilling the criteria under both natural and cultural heritage. Earlier, Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex and Nalanda University were also added to the list. With this, India now has 35 sites on the World Heritage List, including seven natural and 27 cultural sites.
9. With 35 sites in UNESCO’s World Heritage list, India has the ______ highest number of culturally and historically important places in the world.
a) Second
b) Fifth
c) Sixth
d) Seventh
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Answer c) Sixth . With 35 sites in UNESCO’s World Heritage list, India has the sixth highest number of culturally and historically important places in the world. This comes after UNESCO recently added three Indian sites, including the Nalanda University, to the list. The countries ahead of India on the chart are — Italy (51), China (50), Spain (45), France (42) and Germany (41).
10. India’s first paperless court was inaugurated at the ____________________
a) Madras High Court
b) Hyderabad High Court
c) Mumbai High Court
d) Delhi High Court
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Answer b) Hyderabad High Court. India’s first paperless court was inaugurated at the Hyderabad High Court by Justice Madan B Lokur, who heads the Supreme Court’s e-Committee. The paperless court, which began functioning on Monday, uses digitised case records to allow “better access to justice for public”. Justice Lokur said the paperless system will be also be set up at the Supreme Court.
11. Mubarak Begum Shaikh who passed away recently was a/an
a) Playback Singer
b) Actress
c) Politician
d) Economist
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Answer a) Playback Singer. Ghazal maestro and playback singer Mubarak Begum Shaikh passed away at the age of 80 after prolonged illness. She was known for songs including ‘Woh Na Aayenge Palat Kar’ from the 1955 film ‘Devdas’ and ‘Kabhi Tanhaiyon Mein’ from the 1961 film ‘Hamari Yaad Aayegi’. She sang for over 110 films in her career of over four decades.
