Current Affairs Quiz
1. ___________________________________ have been honoured with the West Bengal’s “Mahanayak Samman” awards
a) Soumitra Chatterjee and Bappi Lahiri
b) Rirupamo Ghosh and A.R. Rahman
c) Goutam Ghose and Bappi Lahiri
d) Nana Patekar and Bappi Lahiri
Click here to View Answer
Answer c) Goutam Ghose and Bappi Lahiri . Filmmaker Goutam Ghose and composer-singer Bappi Lahiri was conferred the West Bengal’s “Mahanayak Samman” awards. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee conferred the Mahanayak Samman for best director on Ghose, known for helming National Award winning films like “Sankhachil” and “Abar Aranye”.
2. A Motorcycle Rally ‘Ride 4 Accessibility’ is being organized in _________
a) Delhi
b) Kerala
c) Maharashtra
d) Puducherry
Click here to View Answer
Answer a) Delhi . In continuation to various sensitization campaigns run by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), a Motorcycle Rally ‘Ride 4 Accessibility’ is being organized in Delhi.
3. Which State launched the first ever water metro project in the country?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Karnataka
d) Maharashtra
Click here to View Answer
Answer b) Kerala . Kerala Government has launched Kochi Water Metro project, the first ever Water Metro project in the country. It was launched by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at Kochi, Kerala.
4. Nepal’s Prime Minister, _________________ has resigned from his post
a) Sushil Koirala
b) Pushpa Kamal Dahal
c) Madhav Kumar
d) Khadga Prasad Oli
Click here to View Answer
Answer d) Khadga Prasad Oli. Nepal’s Prime Minister, Khadga Prasad Oli, has resigned from his post just minutes before facing a no confidence vote he was expected to lose. A change in government is nothing new in Nepal, with Oli the eighth prime minister in the past 10 years.
5. _______________ State government launched e-complaint project, which enables citizens to file a police complaint from home.
a) Delhi
b) Assam
c) Maharashtra
d) Sikkim
Click here to View Answer
Answer c) Maharashtra . Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis flagged off a pilot e-complaint project by the Pune Police which enables citizens to file a police complaint from home. Mr. Fadnavis launched the project by filing an e- complaint with a police station in Nagpur and the concerned police station acknowledged the same within minutes. He launched the project while presiding over the 14th Maharashtra State Police Duty Meet 2016 held at SRPF Grounds in Ramtekdi, Pune.
6. Which Bank announced that it has got an in-principle approval from capital markets regulator Sebi to sponsor a mutual fund and to set up an asset management company (AMC) and a trustee company?
a) YES Bank
b) Axis Bank
c) HDFC Bank
d) State Bank of India
Click here to View Answer
Answer a) YES Bank. Yes Bank announced that it has got an in-principle approval from capital markets regulator Sebi to sponsor a mutual fund and to set up an asset management company (AMC) and a trustee company. The private lender had secured the RBI’s approval for the same in October 2015 and plans to commence operations within 12 months.
7. A life-size statue of former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was unveiled at _________________ on his first death anniversary
a) Mumbai, Maharashtra
b) Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
c) Kochi, Kerala
d) Dwarka, Delhi
Click here to View Answer
Answer b) Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. A life-size statue of former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was unveiled at Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, on his first death anniversary. The bronze statue was inaugurated by Union Ministers Venkaiah Naidu and Manohar Parrikar. After unveiling the statue, Naidu said, “Dr Kalam will live forever in our minds and hearts. His thoughts continue to be with us all the time.”
8. Which airport has become the first in India to implement check in via tablet?
a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
b) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
c) Chennai International Airport
d) Indira Gandhi International Airport
Click here to View Answer
Answer d) Indira Gandhi International Airport. The Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi has become the first in India to implement Arinc vMuse technology, facilitating ground staff to utilise a tablet-based application allowing passengers to check-in from anywhere in the airport. In addition to the passenger processing solution, the airport has implemented Arinc SelfServ Kiosks and Arinc VeriPax Passenger Reconciliation System.
9. The International Transgender Arts Festival, a performing arts festival for transgenders, is being organised at the National Gallery for Modern Arts in __________________
a) Hyderabad
b) Mumbai
c) Bangalore
d) Kochi
Click here to View Answer
Answer c) Bangalore . The International Transgender Arts Festival, a performing arts festival for transgenders, is being organised at the National Gallery for Modern Arts in Bengaluru from July 29 to July 31. The festival, which is being referred to as “India’s first ever international performing arts festival by artistes from the transgender community”, aims to showcase the talent of people from the community.
10. Who has been appointed as CEO of online fashion retailer Jabong recently?
a) Sanjeev Mohanty
b) Ananth Narayanan
c) Ashok Kumar
d) Binny Bansal
Click here to View Answer
Answer b) Ananth Narayanan. Flipkart-owned Myntra’s CEO Ananth Narayanan will also take over as the CEO of online fashion retailer Jabong, which the company acquired for $70 million. Jabong’s outgoing CEO Sanjeev Mohanty has said that he will help in the transition process till mid-September. Mohanty in a letter to Jabong employees said the deal is the “birthing of a giant”.
11. Javelin thrower ___________________becomes 1st Indian to set world record in junior athletics Championship
a) Neeraj Chopra
b) Vikas Gowda
c) Ashok Gowda
d) Mahesh Chopra
Click here to View Answer
Answer a) Neeraj Chopra. Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra created history by becoming the first Indian athlete to become a world champion when he won a gold medal at the IAAF World under-20 athletics championship in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Chopra created a new U-20 world record by throwing the javelin a distance of 86.48m. The 18-year-old from Khandra village in Haryana’s Panipat district broke the old mark of 84.69 metres held by Latvian Zigismunds Sirmais by nearly two metres.
12. Indian shooter _________________ won the bronze medal in the ‘Champion of Champions’ match at the Junior World Cup in Porpetto, Italy
a) Gagang Narang
b) Manavaditya Rathore
c) Vijay Kumar
d) Jitu Rai
Click here to View Answer
Answer b) Manavaditya Rathore . Promising Indian shooter Manavaditya Rathore won the trap bronze medal in the‘Champion of Champions’ match at the Junior World Cup in Porpetto, Italy. While Manavaditya, son of Athens Olympics silver medallist Col Rajyavardhan Rathore, won the bronze in trap event,and Anant Naruka has also bagged a bronze in skeet.
13. ____________________ is set to become the first Sri Lankan to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame
a) Sanath Jayasuriya
b) Kumar Sangakkara
c) Mahela Jayawardane
d) Muttiah Muralitharan
Click here to View Answer
Answer d) Muttiah Muralitharan. Muttiah Muralitharan is set to become the first Sri Lankan to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. Murali, the leading wicket-taker in both Tests and ODIs, is one of only two players with over 1,000 wickets in international cricket. England’s George Lohmann and Australia’s Arthur Morris will be inducted posthumously alongside former Australia Women’s captain Karen Rolton.
