Current Affairs Quiz
1. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the prestigious Olympic Order to Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president _________________
a) Ravi Kumar
b) Arun Singh
c) N Ramachandran
d) V Ganesh Kumar
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Answer c) N Ramachandran.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the prestigious Olympic Order to Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president N Ramachandran. The award is given in acknowledgement for Ramachandran’s outstanding contribution to the Olympic movement. N Ramachandran said he was “truly humbled and honoured” with the highest award of the Olympic movement. Ramachandran became IOA president in February 2014.
2. ____________________has become the first city in the country to have its own City Animal
a) Hyderabad
b) Bangalore
c) Chennai
d) Guwahati
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Answer d) Guwahati .Guwahati, the Assam state capital has become the first city in the country to have its own City Animal with the Kamrup Metropolitan district administration declaring the Gangetic River Dolphin as the mascot. The district administration had organised online and off-line voting among three protected creatures, which are on the verge of extinction, to decide the mascot.
3. Indian Railways will fit bio-toilets on all its coaches by ___________
a) 2030
b) 2020
c) 2019
d) 2017
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Answer c) 2019.Indian Railways will fit bio-toilets on all its coaches by 2019, two years ahead of schedule. By 2019, all 55,000 coaches of Indian Railways would be fitted with 1,40,000 bio-toilets. Till 31 March, 2016, Indian Railways have installed around 35,000 bio-toilets in 10,000 railway coaches and are quite confident of achieving this target.
4. Railway minister Suresh Prabhu announced a number of major railway projects for _______________________
a) Karnataka
b) Andra Pradesh
c) Haryana
d) Tamil Nadu
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Answer b) Andra Pradesh.Railway minister Suresh Prabhu announced a number of major railway projects for Andhra Pradesh, including a high-speed rail line between new capital Amaravati and Bengaluru. He, however, remained non-committal on the establishment of a new railway zone with headquarters at Visakhapatnam, alleging that the erstwhile UPA government did not “specify” it in the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014.
5. Which State coastline will soon become a “plastic and garbage-free” zone?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Maharashtra
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Kerala
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Answer d) Kerala.The sprawling and picturesque coastline of Kerala will soon become a “plastic and garbage-free” zone with the state government drawing up a comprehensive action plan to make the coastal areas clean and beautiful. Fisheries Minister J Mercykutty Amma said steps would be taken to remove plastic and other garbage piled across the 590 km-long state coastline by the end of this month.
6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi got Swiss pledge on tackling tax dodgers. Who is the president of Switzerland?
a) Didier Burkhalter
b) Johann Schneider-Ammann
c) Simonetta Sommaruga
d) Ueli Maurer
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Answer b) Johann Schneider-Ammann .Switzerland has promised to work with Indian authorities to tackle tax dodgers who stash money in Swiss bank accounts to avoid Indian taxes. After talks in Geneva with Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann and round-table discussions with Swiss businessmen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the two countries had agreed to make combating tax evasion and “black money” a shared priority.
7. Which company retains top position in fortune 500 list 2016?
a) Apple
b) Samsung
c) Walmart
d) Facebook
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Answer c) Walmart.In 2016 rankings, Walmart is the top dog on the Fortune 500 list for the fourth consecutive year. Rounding out the top 10 in the 62nd annual rankings, based on total revenues for their fiscal years: ExxonMobil, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, McKesson, UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health,General Motors, Ford Motor and AT&T.
8. World Environment day is observed on?
a) May 31
b) June 3
c) June 1
d) June 5
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Answer d) June 5.World Environment Day (WED) is one of the greatest annual events celebrated across the globe on 5th June. The objective of the event is to raise awareness about the leading issue of the sustainability of our environment. It was initiated in 1973 by the United Nations General Assembly and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to address colossal issues like global warming, deforestation and food shortages among many others.
9. India and Qatar have signed __________ agreements to boost cooperation
a) Three
b) Seven
c) Five
d) Ten
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Answer b) Seven.India and Qatar have signed seven agreements, including one on finance intelligence to check money laundering and terrorism financing and another to woo foreign investment in the infrastructure sector from the gas-rich Gulf state. Cooperation and investment in areas of skill development and education, health, tourism and sports between the two countries were the other agreements signed by Indian and Qatar officials in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani.
10. India’s telemedicine market may rise to _________________ by 2020.
a) $50 Million
b) $25 Million
c) $35 Million
d) $32 Million
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Answer d) $32 Million.India’s telemedicine market which has been growing at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 20 per cent holds the potential to cross $32 million (mn) mark by 2020 from the current level of over $15 mn. Improved access to specialists, increased patient satisfaction with care, improved clinical outcomes, reduction in emergency room utilisation, cost savings are certain key benefits of telemedicine.
11. Airbus unveils world’s 1st 3D-printed aircraft, which named as____________
a) Agni
b) Dhal
c) Thor
d) Hour
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Answer c) Thor.Dwarfed by huge jets all around, the mini-plane Thor was nonetheless an eye-catcher at the Berlin Air Show – the small Airbus marvel is the world’s first 3D-printed aircraft. Windowless, weighing in at just 21 kilos (46 pounds) and less than four meters (13 feet) long, the drone Thor, short for “Test of High-tech Objectives in Reality” resembles a large, white model airplane.
12. Who has been appointed as Managing Director of the State Bank of Mysore (SBM)?
a) Jaya Kumar
b) HR Khan
c) UK Sinha
d) NK Chari
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Answer d) NK Chari.NK Chari has been appointed Managing Director of the State Bank of Mysore (SBM). His experience in SBI has been in credit and branch operations. Prior to this, he was Chief Operating Officer in the National Banking Group, the retail branch network of SBI, the bank said in a statement. This development comes on the back of the proposed merger of SBM with SBI.
13. ___________________ became the first state in the country to have a State Data Centre (SDC)
a) Haryana
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Assam
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Answer b) Himachal Pradesh.Himachal Pradesh became the first state in the country to have a State Data Centre (SDC), designed using green data centre concept, to offer 101 people-oriented service online through an integrated data base.
14. The Government of India is planning to build a satellite port in _______________
a) Goa
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Maharashtra
d) Andra Pradesh
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Answer a) Goa.The Centre is planning to build a satellite port in Goa, 35 km from the state’s Mormugao Port Trust, in a joint venture with the state government, Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said. The Mormugao port cannot be developed further as it has constraints, he further said, adding, a proposal regarding the satellite port was submitted to the state government.
15. Which State government announced a new policy to promote IT and electronics-based start-ups?
a) Jammu and Kashmir
b) Sikkim
c) Bihar
d) Gujarat
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Answer d) Gujarat.The Gujarat government announced a new policy to promote IT and electronics-based start-ups. Under the policy, the government will set up startup incubators and will provide financial assistance for filing patents, power tariff subsidies, and other incentives. CM Anandiben Patel said the policy can bring investments worth ₹7,000 crore to the state.
16. India secured ___ rank in terms of ease of doing business
a) 2
b) 3
c) 10
d) 7
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Answer a) 2.In a ranking of developing countries in terms of ease of doing business, India has moved up 13 places to second position behind China. The Global Retail Development Index by US-based consulting firm AT Kearney ranks 30 developing economies for retail investment. The study attributed India’s improved ranking to the rise in GDP growth and better clarity regarding FDI regulations.
17. Rohan Bopanna qualified for Rio Olympics 2016. He related to which sports?
a) Cricket
b) Squash
c) Tennis
d) Football
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Answer c) Tennis .Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna has earned a berth to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in August on the back of his performance at the recently concluded French Open. Bopanna’s ATP men’s doubles rank climbed to 10th after exiting the tournament at the quarter-finals stage. This will be Bopanna’s second appearance in the Olympics.
18. Who won French Open Title 2016 in men’s single category?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Roger Federer
d) Andy Murray
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Answer a) Novak Djokovic.World number one Novak Djokovic beat Britain’s Andy Murray to win his first French Open title and complete the career Grand Slam. The Serbian won 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-4 to win his 12th major title and become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four Grand Slams at once.
19. Sulabha Deshpande who passed away recently was a/an
a) Singer
b) Politician
c) Actress
d) Scientist
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Answer c) Actress.Sulabha Deshpande, one of the finest actors of Indian theatre and cinema, passed away at her Mumbai residence after a prolonged illness. The veteran actor, considered to be one of the pioneers of the experimental theatre movement that swept Bombay in the 1970s, was 79. She had also acted in memorable roles in movies like Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan (1978), Gaman (1978), Bazaar (1982) and Ijaazat (1987). Among the recent movies, she had appeared in the Gauri Shinde-directedEnglish Vinglish (2012).
20. Manohar Aich who passed away recently was a/an
a) Actor
b) Body Builder
c) Economist
d) Musician
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Answer b) Body Builder.Indian bodybuilder and the first person from independent India to win Mr Universe, Manohar Aich passed away aged 104 at his Kolkata residence following age and health-related issues. Aich won three gold medals in bodybuilding at the Asian Games, and was nicknamed ‘Pocket Hercules’ as his height was four feet 11 inches.
