Current Affairs Quiz
1. India secured ____ rank in World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016
a) 54
b) 35
c) 25
d) 10
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Answer b) 35. India has jumped 19 places in the latest World Bank ranking in the global logistics performance, reflecting the improvement in movement of goods inside the country thus facilitating better trade. The World Bank in its latest once-in-two-year Logistics Performance Index (LPI) said India is now ranked 35th as against the 54th spot it occupied in the previous 2014 report.
2. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) Signed MoU with TERI, Enters into a Strategic Partnership for 2 years. Expand TERI?
a) The Energy and Resources Institute
b) The Efficiency and Resources Institute
c) The Energy and Renewable Institute
d) The Education and Resources Institute
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Answer a) The Energy and Resources Institute. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has entered into a strategic partnership with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) for two years. As per MoU, both organizations have decided to enter into an agreement as Strategic Partners, to work jointly for the achievement of common goals and objectives related to energy efficiency in India and abroad.
3. Indigenously-built heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo ____________ has been successfully inducted into the Indian Navy recently.
a) Sagardhwani
b) Shakthi
c) Astradharani
d) Varunastra
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Answer d) Varunastra . Indigenously developed heavyweight torpedo Varunastra, which was showcased for the first time on the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath this year, was inducted in the Indian Navy. The anti-submarine torpedo has been developed by Naval Science and Technological Laboratory of the DRDO for the Indian Navy.
4. Which four countries are elected as non permanent members by United Nations General Assembly?
a) Sweden, Bolivia, Ethiopia and Kazakhstan
b) Spain, Bahamas, Ethiopia and Kuwait
c) Singapore, Bahrain, Ethiopia and Kazakhstan
d) Sweden, Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Kazakhstan
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Answer a) Sweden, Bolivia, Ethiopia and Kazakhstan . The 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly has elected Sweden,Bolivia, Ethiopia and Kazakhstan to serve on the world body’s Security Council for a period of two years, starting from 1 January 2017. After rounds of voting at UN Headquarters in New York, only one non-permanent Council seat remains to be filled. Italy and the Netherlands had been vying for the remaining seat, but the voting yielded no clear winner.
5. Which place has been named the best vacation destination in the world in a newly released ranking published by US News & World Report?
a) Murray River islands
b) Hamilton Island
c) Fraser Island
d) The Great Barrier Reef
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Answer d) The Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef has been named the best vacation destination in the world in a newly released ranking published by US News & World Report. The UNESCO World Heritage Site, which stretches for more than 2,000 km along the coastline of Queensland and is visible from space, was ranked the world’s best place to visit in 2016.
6. Scientists have discovered a large helium gas field in _______________
a) Tanzania
b) Tunisia
c) Nigeria
d) Namibia
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Answer a) Tanzania . Scientists have discovered a large helium gas field in Tanzania. With world supplies running out, the find is a “game-changer“, say geologists at Durham and Oxforduniversities. Helium is used in hospitals in MRI scanners as well as in spacecraft, telescopes and radiation monitors. Until now, the precious gas has been discovered only in small quantities during oil and gas drilling.
7. The gross non-performing assets (NPAs) ratio of public-sector banks rose to _____ from 5.1% between September 2015 and March 2016
a) 8.5%
b) 7.6%
c) 9%
d) 7.8%
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Answer b) 7.6%. The gross non-performing assets (NPAs) ratio of public-sector banks rose to 7.6% from 5.1% between September 2015 and March 2016, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its bi-annual Financial Stability Report. The report, released on Tuesday, estimates that gross NPAs may increase further to 9.3% by March 2017 under a “severe stress scenario”.
8. The Union Cabinet on approved the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission which had proposed an average ________ increment in the salaries, allowances and pension of central government employees.
a) 11.25%
b) 20.33%
c) 23.55%
d) 33.33%
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Answer c) 23.55%. The Union Cabinet on approved the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission which had proposed an average 23.55% increment in the salaries, allowances and pension of central government employees. This is likely to benefit 48 lakh employees and 55 lakh pensioners. Further, its implementation is estimated to put an additional burden of ₹1.02 lakh crore on the exchequer annually.
9. ______________ has retained the top spot in internet speed globally with an average speed of 29 Mbps in the first quarter of 2016, according to an Akamai report.
a) China
b) India
c) USA
d) South Korea
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Answer d) South Korea. South Korea has retained the top spot in internet speed globally with an average speed of 29 Mbps in the first quarter of 2016, according to an Akamai report. Norway and Sweden were ranked second and third respectively. Further, the United Kingdom led the average mobile connection speeds worldwide at 27.9 Mbps.
10. The Andhra Pradesh government officially started functioning from the state’s new capital ________________
a) Hyderabad
b) Secunderabad
c) Amaravati
d) None of these
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Answer c) Amaravati . The Andhra Pradesh government officially started functioning from the state’s new capital Amaravati. Four departments of the state Secretariat have now shifted from Hyderabad to Velagapudi near Vijayawada and the rest will be shifted to the new Secretariat in phases. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is expected to start working from the new office from July 21.
11. _______________ are the most preferred mode of transport in rural and urban India.
a) Trains
b) Buses
c) Flights
d) Auto rickshaws
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Answer b) Buses. Buses are the most preferred mode of transport in rural and urban India, followed by auto rickshaws, a National Sample Survey Office report for 2014-15 has revealed. The report said 66% rural households and 62% urban households reported buses as their preferred mode of transport. Meanwhile, expenditure on air transport was 2.53% in urban households and negligible in rural areas.
12. Which online retailer company as topped in MIT’s annual list of the world’s smartest companies of 2016?
a) Amazon
b) Flipkart
c) Snapdeal
d) Paytm
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Answer a) Amazon . Jeff Bezos-led online retail giant Amazon has topped MIT’s annual list of the world’s smartest companies of 2016 for combining innovative technology with an effective business model. Chinese web services company Baidu and the world’s largest DNA-sequencing company Illumina have been ranked second and third respectively. The list also includes Tesla Motors, Alphabet, Facebook, SpaceX and Snapchat.
13. Which State has the highest fiscal deficit among all states in the country, according to Reserve Bank of India data?
a) Bihar
b) Kerala
c) Rajasthan
d) Tamil Nadu
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Answer d) Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu has the highest fiscal deficit among all states in the country, according to Reserve Bank of India data. The state’s fiscal deficit of ₹31,870 crore is higher than that of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, which occupy the second and the third place respectively. Notably, fiscal deficit is the difference between the state’s expenditure and income.
14. Which state government has launched an e-file tracking system to automate file, correspondence and document tracking within government office?
a) West Bengal
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Sikkim
d) Arunachal Pradesh
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Answer b) Jammu and Kashmir . Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti launched an e-file tracking system to automate file, correspondence and document tracking within government offices. Mufti said, “It…would go a long way in addressing the concerns regarding inordinate delay in disposal of matters of public importance.” She asked officers to use the system, implemented at zero cost, to eliminate red-tape.
15. India test-fired a surface-to-air missile, jointly developed with Israel, from Chandipur defence base off the coast of ______________
a) Rajasthan
b) Andra Pradesh
c) Odisha
d) Karnataka
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Answer c) Odisha . India test-fired a surface-to-air missile, jointly developed with Israel, from Chandipur defence base off the coast of Odisha. The missile includes multi-functional surveillance and threat alert radar systems for tracking, detection, and guidance. Around 3,652 people residing within a radius of 2.5 km of the launch site were temporarily moved as a precautionary measure, reports said.
16. The _________________ government has drawn up a ₹120 crore plan to build toilets for 55,000 households under the Swachh Bharath Abhiyan
a) Puducherry
b) Bihar
c) Gujarat
d) Tamil Nadu
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Answer a) Puducherry. The Puducherry government has drawn up a ₹120 crore plan to build toilets for 55,000 households under the Swachh Bharath Abhiyan, Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said. He added that the scheme will be jointly implemented by several authorities including municipalities, the District Rural Development Agency, and cooperative building centres by October 2.
17. Google announced ________________ as the name for the upcoming Android version ‘Android N’.
a) Sahara
b) Thar
c) Choco
d) Nougat
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Answer d) Nougat . Google announced ‘Nougat’ as the name for the upcoming Android version ‘Android N’, continuing the dessert-themed names for the operating system. ‘Nougat’ refers to the family of sweets made from honey, nuts and egg white. This was the first time that the company crowd-sourced the name of the mobile operating system.
18. Isak Chisi Swu, founder of NSCN (IM) who passed away recently, He was from ________________
a) Odisha
b) Nagaland
c) Punjab
d) Assam
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Answer b) Nagaland. Isak Chisi Swu, who for decades spearheaded a bloody insurgency in Nagaland before shaking hands with New Delhi, died after months of battling a kidney ailment. He was admitted to the hospital on July 5 last year for a series of surgeries including for urinary tract infection that confined him to bed for months.
