Curret Affairs Quiz
1. How many Seven Indian companies figure in the latest Fortune 500 list?
a) Five
b) Seven
c) Eight
d) Ten
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Answer b) Seven. Seven Indian companies figure in the latest Fortune 500 list, released of the world’s biggest companies in terms of revenue. Among Indian companies, state-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) is ranked highest at 161st with revenues of $54.7 billion, although the other public sector firm Oil and Natural Gas Corp has moved out of the rankings for 2016.
2. RBI has set up an Inter-regulatory Working Group on Fin Tech and Digital Banking. The group will be headed by _____________
a) R Gandhi
b) Urjit Patel
c) Sudarshan Sen
d) Subir Gokarn
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Answer c) Sudarshan Sen. The Reserve Bank of India has set up an inter regulatory Working Group (WG) to study the entire gamut of regulatory issues relating to Fin Tech and Digital Banking in India. The Working Group has been set up in view of the growing significance of Fin Tech innovations and their interactions with the financial sector as well as the financial sector entities. The inter-regulatory Working Group will be headed by RBI’s Executive Director Sudarshan Sen and consist of 12 members. It will submit its report within six months from date of its first meeting.
3. The annual ‘Ramayana Month’ began in _____________
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Andra Pradesh
d) Kerala
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Answer d) Kerala. The annual ‘Ramayana Month’ began in Kerala with temples and Hindu houses across the state resonating with the chanting of the epic Ramayana. Karkkidakam’, the last month in the Malayalam almanac, is observed as the auspicious Ramayana month in the Kerala.
4. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has launched a live interactive programme, titled ‘TalkToAK’, who is the governor of Delhi?
a) Najeeb Jung
b) Kiran Bedi
c) Vijay Kumar
d) A.K. Singh
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Answer a) Najeeb Jung . Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has launched a live interactive programme, titled ‘TalkToAK’, aimed at directly engaging with the Delhi people , where people from across the country can ask him questions over the phone, by sending text messages and through social media.
5. World’s first hospital-train ________________ completes 25 years of service
a) Red Cross express
b) Great White hospital express
c) Lifeline express
d) None of these
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Answer c) Lifeline express. Lifeline Express, touted to be the world’s first hospital-train, started in 1991 to provide medical aid and relief to far-flung and inaccessible areas, completed 25 years (on 18july ) of its operation. The train, a flagship project of Impact India Foundation and the Indian Railways, has travelled the length and breadth of the country, the Foundation’s Trustee and Chairman Ramesh Sarin said .
6. Government of India launched Transforming India portal, who is the Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology and Law and Justice?
a) Ananth Kumar
b) Ravi Shankar Prasad
c) Venkaiah Naidu
d) Prakash Javadekar
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Answer b) Ravi Shankar Prasad. With the aim of sharing the impact of various governance initiatives with citizens in real-time, the government has launched a website — ‘Transforming India’ –The website was launched by Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology and Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad. The website, www.transformingindia.mygov.in, will provide information in a user-friendly format enabling citizens to view the content in the form of infographics, e-books, performance dashboard, videos, daily news corner, and engage with the content by comments and sharing the content through social media.
7. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has successfully commissioned the third unit of the 4×40 MW hydro power unit in ___________________
a) Assam
b) Rajasthan
c) West Bengal
d) Telangana
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Answer c) West Bengal. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has successfully commissioned the third unit of the 4×40 MW Teesta Low Dam Hydro Electric Project (HEP) Stage-IV in West Bengal. A run-of-the-river greenfield project located in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, Teesta HEP is being set up by National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), on the River Teesta.
8. Leading Ayurvedic FMCG firm Dabur has tied up with ____________ to promote sustainable cultivation of high-altitude medicinal plants in Ladakh
a) ISRO
b) FSSAI
c) WHO
d) DRDO
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Answer d) DRDO. Leading Ayurvedic FMCG firm Dabur has tied up with DRDO to promote sustainable cultivation of high-altitude medicinal plants in Ladakh. Dabur India has signed a pact with DRDOs unit Defense Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), Leh, under which both organisations will educate farmers and help enhance livelihood opportunities in the cold desert area.
9. Which State government has reconstituted the Police Accountability Commission with Justice Malay Sengupta?
a) Sikkim
b) Maharashtra
c) Madya Pradesh
d) Haryana
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Answer a) Sikkim. The Sikkim government has reconstituted the Police Accountability Commission with Justice Malay Sengupta, a retired Judge of the Sikkim High Court, as its chairperson. The commission will inquire into allegations of misconduct against police personnel, on its own or based on complaints. The Commission reportedly held its first meeting in capital Gangtok recently.
10. Which country has banned highway testing of self-driving cars until the rules governing the testing of autonomous cars go into effect?
a) Japan
b) USA
c) China
d) Singapore
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Answer c) China. China has banned highway testing of self-driving cars until the rules governing the testing of autonomous cars go into effect. According to a new report by Bloomberg, the country’s auto industry regulator is already working with police to create these rules. This comes after Germany announced that it is drafting legislation that would place “black boxes” in self-driving vehicles.
11. Which Bank has signed a MoU with Canada-based Brookfield Asset Management Inc to form a joint venture for stressed assets in the country?
a) State Bank of India
b) Reserve Bank of India
c) NABARD Bank
d) ICICI Bank
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Answer a) State Bank of India. State Bank of India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Canada-based Brookfield Asset Management Inc to form a joint venture which will independently evaluate and invest in various stressed assets in the country. Brookfield will commit about ₹7,000 crore to the venture, while SBI will contribute up to 5% of its total investments, a joint statement read.
12. Which organisation remained India’s most valuable brand in 2015-16 with a valuation of $13.7 billion, according to Brand Finance?
a) Airtel
b) LIC
c) Tata Group
d) SBI
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Answer c) Tata Group. The Tata Group remained India’s most valuable brand in 2015-16 with a valuation of $13.7 billion, according to Brand Finance. LIC and Airtel moved up a place to second and third while SBI moved down to fourth. Royal Enfield is the fastest growing brand with 91% growth in value, and is ranked 49, up from last year’s 84.
13. According to 2016 Global Retirement Index (GRI), __________ is the worst place for retirement
a) India
b) China
c) Japan
d) Singapore
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Answer a) India. India has ranked lowest among the 43 nations listed in the Natixis Global Asset Management’s 2016 Global Retirement Index (GRI), making it the worst country to retire. India had the worst Health and Life Quality Index, according to the index. In last year’s GRI, India ranked 88 among the 150 countries. Meanwhile, Norway was named the best country for retirement.
14. Which Country has imposed a ban on academic scholars from travelling abroad as a part of the wide-ranging purge of state institutions following the failed military coup?
a) North Korea
b) USA
c) Turkey
d) Libya
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Answer c) Turkey. The Turkish government has imposed a ban on academic scholars from travelling abroad as a part of the wide-ranging purge of state institutions following the failed military coup. A government official said this was a temporary measure and added that certain individuals at universities were believed to be in contact with some coup-plotters in the military.
15. The Turkish Government declared a three-month state of emergency in the country after the recent failed military coup. Who is the president of Turkey?
a) Abdullah Gul
b) Ahmet Necdet Sezer
c) Binali Yıldırım
d) Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Answer d) Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in the country after the recent failed military coup. He said the state of emergency is needed “in order to remove swiftly all the elements of the terrorist organisation involved in the coup attempt”. Erdogan also vowed that democracy will not be compromised in Turkey.
16. The Centre has created a new Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology by bifurcating the erstwhile Ministry of ____________________
a) Information and Broadcasting
b) Statistics & Programme Implementation
c) Communications and Information Technology
d) Science and Technology
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Answer c) Communications and Information Technology. The Centre has created a new Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology by bifurcating the erstwhile Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. The newly formed Electronics and IT Ministry will deal with matters related to Aadhaar, promotion of internet, IT-enabled services, bridging the digital divide, and National Informatics Centre (NIC), among others.
17. The Book titled The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable authored by __________________
a) Vikram Seth
b) Anita Desai
c) Jhumpa Lahiri
d) Amitav Ghosh
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Answer d) Amitav Ghosh. The Book titled The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable authored by Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh was released. The book addresses the challenges of representing the complexity of climate change in literature and the responsibility of writers to document the extreme reality humans are now facing. He examines the inability at the level of literature, history and politics to grasp the scale and violence of climate change.
18. ____________________ becomes oldest captain to score Test hundred
a) Anil Kumble
b) Misbah-ul-haq
c) Sourav Ganguly
d) Ricky Ponting
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Answer b) Misbah-ul-haq. The one thing constant in the turmoil that is known as Pakistan cricket is Misbah-ul-Haq. Once again he proved how important he is to this fragile Pakistan batting line-up by compiling a masterful century in his first Test innings in England, at the age of 42years and 47days . He received good company from Asad Shafiq who scored 73while putting up 148 for the fifth wicket before falling in the far end of the day.
19. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, which will be held in England and Wales?
a) Shaun Pollock
b) Steve Elworthy
c) Jacques Kallis
d) Sachin Tendulkar
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Answer b) Steve Elworthy. Steve Elworthy, an England Cricket Board official and ex-South African player, has been appointed the Managing Director of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, which will be held in England and Wales. He will also oversee the Champions Trophy and the Women’s World Cup in 2017. Elworthy has been Tournament Director of the 2013 Champions Trophy, besides other events.
20. Who became the first Indian to win the ‘Mr World’ title at this year’s male beauty pageant held in Southport, England?
a) Rohit Khandelwal
b) Ankit Arora
c) Puneet Beniwal
d) Prateik Jain
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Answer a) Rohit Khandelwal. Rohit Khandelwal became the first Indian to win the ‘Mr World’ title at this year’s male beauty pageant held in Southport, England. The 26-year-old actor from Hyderabad won a cash prize of $50,000 while beating 45 other contestants to win the title. Rohit became eligible for the competition by winning the ‘Mr India World’ 2015 title.
21. Mohammed Shahid who passed away recently was a/an
a) Actor
b) Journalist
c) Sportsmen
d) Politician
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Answer c) Sportsmen . Mohammed Shahid, who was a part of the 1980 Moscow Olympics gold-winning Indian hockey team, passed away at the age of 56 in Gurgaon . He was suffering from liver and kidney ailments for weeks and had slipped into coma on Tuesday night. Shahid, who was considered among India’s best hockey players, had received the Arjuna Award in 1981.
