Current Affairs Quiz
1. The European Council on Tourism and Trade (ECTT) has named ___________ as the World Best Tourism Destination for 2016.
a) USA
b) Japan
c) Cambodia
d) India
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Answer c) Cambodia. The European Council on Tourism and Trade (ECTT) has named Cambodia as the World Best Tourism Destination for 2016. Some 30 countries joined the competition for the illustrious award this year. Cambodia presented its report for the competition under the title ‘Cambodia: The Land of Magic-The Place Where Gods And Kings Build the World!‘.
2. Who has been elected as Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce?
a) Ajay Mittal
b) Sunil Mittal
c) Sanjay Kumar
d) Anil Ambani
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Answer b) Sunil Mittal. International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) said it has elected founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises, Sunil Bharti Mittal, as its chairman in a voting held in Sao Paolo, Brazil. He is the third Indian business leader to hold this position in ICC’s near 100 years history.
3. Congress councillor Soram Sunil was sworn in as the first mayor of Imphal. Imphal is the capital city of ____________.
a) Assam
b) Nagaland
c) Manipur
d) Meghalaya
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Answer c) Manipur. Congress councillor Soram Sunil was sworn in as the first mayor of Imphal, the capital city of Manipur. Sunil was elected unanimously to the Imphal Municipal Corporation despite objection by the opposition BJP, who boycotted the election. With ongoing protests over the implementation of the Inner Line Permit in Manipur, the election was conducted amidst heavy security deployment.
4. International Finance Corp. (IFC), the private sector lending arm of the World Bank to invest _____million in Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd
a) $50
b) $75
c) $150
d) $100
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Answer b) $75. International Finance Corp. (IFC), the private sector lending arm of the World Bank, said it was looking to invest up to $75 million, or about Rs.500 crore, in Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd, which is raising $200 million to reduce debt and fund expansion plans.
5. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has approved proposal to set up a Central Marine Police Force in _______________________
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Andra Pradesh
c) Goa
d) Maharashtra
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Answer d) Maharashtra . Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has approved Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s proposal to set up a Central Marine Police Force to protect sea, coasts, ports and vital institutions along 7,516-km national coastline.
6. Which State Government bans the sale of paint thinner in bottles?
a) Kerala
b) Haryana
c) Rajasthan
d) Tamil Nadu
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Answer b) Haryana . A ban has been imposed on the sale of correction fluid and thinner in bottles in Haryana. The government also imposed rules to take a strict action against those found violating the orders. According to State Health Minister, Deputy Commissioner, Executive Magistrate, Medical Officer, Senior Drugs Control Officer, Drugs Control Officer and police officers of the rank of Assistant Sub Inspector or above have been tasked to enforce the ban.
7. Which State government has banned electronic cigarettes in the state?
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Karnataka
d) West Bengal
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Answer c) Karnataka. Karnataka government has banned electronic cigarettes in the state. The decision has been taken on the recommendation of the committee on cancer prevention. Before the ban a study was conducted by the committee with an NGO on e-cigarettes, which said large number of youngsters was getting addicted to it.
8. Government of India to give unique ID cards to___________________
a) Political Persons
b) Disabled Persons
c) Senior citizens
d) None of these
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Answer b) Disabled Persons. The social justice ministry is all set to launch colour-coded unique identity card for registration of disabled persons as a legal document and for easy linkage to the government’s schemes and services on a centralised e-platform to issue Unique Disabled Identity (UDID) cards.
9. The US Senate has unanimously approved a move to enhance military co-operation with _______________
a) China
b) Russia
c) Japan
d) India
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Answer d) India. The US Senate has unanimously approved a move to enhance military co-operation with India for developing threat analysis, military doctrine, force planning, logistical support and intelligence collection and analysis. An amendment titled “to authorise military-to-military exchanges with India” was agreed in the Senate by a voice vote as part of the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA)-2017, which Senate passed early this week by an overwhelming bipartisan support of 85-13 votes.
10. Which two countries have launched transshipment operations at the Ashuganj port to boost trade?
a) India and USA
b) India and Bangladesh
c) India and Japan
d) India and Thailand
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Answer b) India and Bangladesh. India and Bangladesh have launched transshipment operations at the Ashuganj port to boost trade and facilitate seamless movement of goods in the landlocked region, with a cargo vessel unloading the maiden consignment to be transported to Tripura through Bangladeshi territory.
11. India and _______________ signed a MoU to boost economic and defence ties.
a) Thailand
b) Sweden
c) Bangladesh
d) China
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Answer a) Thailand . India and Thailand have decided to ramp up cooperation in the fields of economy, counter terrorism, cyber security and human trafficking besides forging closer ties in defence and maritime security. The announcement was made here after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held extensive talks with his visiting Thai counterpart General Prayut Chan-o-cha. The leaders said early conclusion of a balanced Comprehensive Economic and Partnership Agreement is a shared priority.
12. An alien rock has been dug up in a limestone quarry in _____________
a) Norway
b) USA
c) Sweden
d) India
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Answer c) Sweden. An alien rock has been dug up in a limestone quarry in Sweden, where it had lain deeply buried for about 470m years. The biscuit-sized remains are unlike any other meteorite found on Earth to date, and may shed light on the history and formation of our solar system. Named Oest 65, it is thought to be a splinter of a potato-shaped rock 20-30km (12-19 miles) wide, which had smashed into another much larger body, sprinkling our adolescent planet with debris.
13. Gregory Rabassa, prominent literary translator who passed away recently, He belongs to which country?
a) Switzerland
b) Japan
c) China
d) USA
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Answer d) USA. Gregory Rabassa, prominent literary translator, passed away in Branford, following a brief illness. He was 94. Rabassa is known for his translations of several well-known Latin American writers, including Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, Julio Cortazar, Octavio Paz, Clarice Lispector and Jorje Amado.
14. Ann Morgan Gulibert who passed away recently was a/an
a) Singer
b) Actress
c) Reporter
d) Journalist
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Answer b) Actress. Veteran TV actress Ann Morgan Guilbert has died at age 87. She passed away on Tuesday due to complications from cancer. Guilbert first launched her career in the 1950s, performing and singing in a revue. She became a TV staple a decade later, playing neighbor Millie Helper on The Dick Van Dyke Show.
15. Anjan Dutta who passed away recently was a/an
a) Actor
b) Journalist
c) Politician
d) Economist
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Answer c) Politician . Anjan Dutta, president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), passed away at AIIMS. Dutta, 64, had been undergoing treatment at AIIMS for the past one month, was under treatment at the department of Pulmonary Sciences. He was initially admitted to the Apollo Hospital in New Delhi on May 12 with complaints of severe chest infection.
