Current Affairs Quiz
1. Cryptography Pioneers ________________ and ____________ Win 2015 Turing Award.
a) Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman
b) Paul Bishop and Simon Kerton
c) Tom Gibbs and Michelle Thomas
d) Jon Snow and Tywin Lannister
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Answer a) Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman. Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman, the two men who created the famous Diffie-Helman public-key exchange protocol, are conferred with the prestigious Turing Award. This Award is also known as Oscars of computer science and technology.
2. Indira Gandhi International Airport is in
a) Delhi
b) Chennai
c) Kolkata
d) Mumbai
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Answer a) Delhi. Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport was awarded the world’s number 1 position for best airport for the second consecutive year in the 25-40 million passenger category.
3. Who was awarded the Motorsports Man-of-the-Year Trophy at a gala award ceremony?
a) Abdulla Mohammad Khan
b) Salim Malik
c) Nainar Ahamad
d) Armaan Ebrahim
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Answer d) Armaan Ebrahim. India’s Armaan Ebrahim was awarded the Motorsports Man-of-the-Year Trophy at a gala award ceremony. The ceremony was organised by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) in New Delhi.
4. Three scientists from ________ win 2016 Brain Prize.
a) USA
b) UK
c) Asia
d) Australia
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Answer b) UK. Three British researchers, Tim Bliss, Graham Collingridge and Richard Morris have won the 2016 Brain Prize worth one million euros, awarded each year for an “outstanding contribution to European neuroscience”. This is the first time the Brain Prize has been won by an entirely UK team.
5. Rozle Prezelj of _____________ is the new Chairman of the IAAF Athletes’ Commission, replacing Namibia’s Frank Fredericks.
a) Brazil
b) Peru
c) Norway
d) Slovenia
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Answer d) Slovenia. Prezelj represented Slovenia in the high jump at three Olympics and four IAAF World Championships. A European under-23 champion in 2001, Prezelj set a national record of 2.32m in 2012 before retiring in 2014.
6. The Central Bureau of Investigation is exploring the possibility of setting up a cyber crime investigation branch in _________.
a) Mumbai
b) Kolkata
c) Hyderabad
d) Bengaluru
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Answer a) Mumbai. Cyber crime special branch is as of now only located and headquartered in Delhi.
7. In order to meet the India’s growing needs, the GOI plans to set up nuclear power plants in in Bihar, Haryana and _____________.
a) Punjab
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Karnataka
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Answer a) Punjab. The GOI aims to increase nuclear power generation capacity by three times in ten years.
8._______________ has been recognized as a Top Global Employer by the Top Employers Institute.
a) Infosys
b) Wipro
c) Tata Consultancy Services
d) HCL
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Answer c) Tata Consultancy Services. This makes it one in only eight organizations worldwide to have achieved this status.
9. In terms of Energy Security, India has been ranked at the _________ in a list of 126 countries compiled by WEF, which was topped by Switzerland.
a) 87
b) 89
c) 90
d) 93
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Answer c) 90. The list was topped by Switzerland followed by Norway and Sweden in the second and third place, respectively. Others in the top 10 include France (4th), Denmark (5th), Austria (6th), Spain (7th), Colombia (8th), New Zealand (9th) and Uruguay (10th).
10. ____________ gets India’s first self-cleaning smart toilets.
a) Hyderabad
b) Chennai
c) Madurai
d) Coimbatore
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Answer b) Chennai. These Toilets are free for public use. Each toilet automatically cleans itself before entry and after use and sensors enable consumption of less water and power with each use.
11. The Government of India has constituted _______________ committee to consider Scheduled Tribe status to six Communities of Assam.
a) Mahesh Kumar Singla
b) Suresh Kumar Rana
c) Ramesh Kumar Reddy
d) Kamesh Kumar Naidu
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Answer a) Mahesh Kumar Singla. The committee will recommend the modalities for granting of Scheduled Tribe status to six Communities namely Koch Rajbongshi, Moran, Matak, Tai Ahom, Chutia and Adivasi (Tea Tribes) in Assam.
12. Zero Discrimination Day is observed on
a) March 1
b) March 2
c) March 3
d) March 4
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Answer a) March 1. Organizations like the United Nations (UN) actively promote the day with various activities to celebrate everyone’s right to live a full life with dignity regardless of age, gender, sexuality, nationality, ethnicity, skin color, height, weight, profession, education, and beliefs. This year’s theme is Stand Out and encourages everyone to stand for fair and just societies.
13. Hashim Thaci has been elected as the president of ____________.
a) Iran
b) Kosova
c) Morocco
d) Peru
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Answer b) Kosova. Thaci was elected in the third round of voting after failing to win the two-third majority backing in two votes earlier the same day.
14. According to Forbes, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani is _____ richest person in the World.
a) 33rd
b) 34th
c) 35th
d) 36th
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Answer d) 36th. According to Forbes’ annual ranking of billionaires, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates continued his reign as the richest person in the world. Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has retained his position as India’s richest person, leading a pack of 84 Indian billionaires in 2016.
15. __________ has declared an emergency three weeks after a major oil pipeline burst.
a) Slovenia
b) Italy
c) Peru
d) Uruguay
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Answer c) Peru. The pipeline spilled 3,000 barrels of crude oil into the Chiriaco and Morona rivers, which are the main source of water and food for several indigenous communities. The government has told these communities not to eat fish from the polluted waters.
16. _______________ has announced the acquisition of debt-ridden JP Group’s cement plants for Rs 16,500 crore.
a) India Cements
b) Dalmia Cements
c) DLF Cements
d) UltraTech
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Answer d) UltraTech. Aditya Birla Group firm UltraTech has announced the acquisition of debt-ridden JP Group’s cement plants for Rs 16,500 crore, making it the biggest deal in the sector. The buyer will pay an additional amount of Rs 470 crore to complete the grinding unit.
17. Rahul Sachdev is associated with
a) Hockey
b) Snooker
c) Cricket
d) Chess
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Answer b) Snooker. Former National 6Reds runner-up Rahul Sachdev clinched his maiden title by winning the 1st All India Open Invitational Snooker Championship.
18. George Kennedy, who passed away recently, was a/an
a) Economist
b) Photographer
c) Actor
d) Musician
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Answer c) Actor. George Kennedy, the hulking, tough-guy character actor who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a savage chain-gang convict in the 1960s classic Cool Hand Luke, has died. He had undergone emergency triple bypass surgery in 2002.
