Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who was announced as the brand ambassador of Reebok India recently?
a) Parineeti Chopra
b) Alia Bhat
c) Kangana Ranaut
d) Priyanka Chopra
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Answer c) Kangana Ranaut. The “Queen” of Bollywood Kangana Ranaut was announced as the brand ambassador of Reebok India. The actress also launched the new campaign of the brand titled “Be More Human”. The new campaign featuring Kangana has been released on the occasion of “International Women’s Day”.
2. World Kidney Day is observed on Second _________ in March.
a) Wednesday
b) Thursday
c) Friday
d) Saturday
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Answer b) Thursday. World Kidney Day is observed annually on the Second Thursday in March. World Kidney Day is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF). The theme for 2016 will focus on Kidney Disease & Children: Act Early to Prevent It.
3. How many additional waterways will be added to the existing Inland Waterways?
a) 100
b) 102
c) 104
d) 106
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Answer d) 106. Parliament has passed the National Waterways Bill, which provides for declaring certain inland waterways as national waterways with the Rajya Sabha giving its nod to the legislation.
4. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is associated with
a) Child Education
b) Corruption Free India
c) Eradicating child labour
d) Free LPG connections to women
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Answer d) Free LPG connections to women. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, a scheme for providing free LPG connections to women from BPL households. Under the scheme, Rs. 8000 crore has been earmarked for providing five crore LPG connections to BPL households.
5. India has recently offered highest overseas credit to which country?
a) Nepal
b) Bhutan
c) Bangladesh
d) Myanmar
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Answer c) Bangladesh. India signed a landmark agreement with Bangladesh extending $2 billion to the country in its biggest ever overseas credit line, five years after it inked a credit agreement worth $1 billion with its neighbour.
6. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the country’s sixth navigation satellite IRNSS-1F from the spaceport at
a) Sriharikota
b) Bengaluru
c) Hyderabad
d) Tirunelveli
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Answer a) Sriharikota. Till date, India has launched five regional navigational satellites (IRNSS-1A, 1B, 1C, ID and 1E) as part of a constellation of seven satellites to provide accurate position information service to users across the country and the region, extending up to an area of 1,500 km.
7. The InSight mission is associated with
a) Mars
b) Jupiter
c) Venus
d) Moon
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Answer a) Mars. NASA announced that it has moved back it’s next unmanned mission to Mars to 2018, after a component of the Mars spacecraft was found to have a leak in its key science instrument. The InSight mission — which stands for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport.
8. Who is the Founder of Blue Origin, a private space travel company?
a) Bill Gates
b) Mark Zukerburg
c) Jeff Bezos
d) Carlos Slim
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Answer c) Jeff Bezos. Private space travel company Blue Origin expects its first test flights with people in 2017. The announcement was made by Company founder Jeff Bezos, the man who founded Amazon.com.
9. ________ has entered into a four-year partnership with the BCCI as an associate sponsor for all international matches at home.
a) Hyundai Motor India Ltd
b) Tata Motors
c) Mahindra Motors
d) Toyota India
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Answer a) Hyundai Motor India Ltd.
10. Nana Vasconcelos, who passed away recently, was a/an
a) Economist
b) Musician
c) Tennis Player
d) Scientist
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Answer b) Musician. Acclaimed Brazilian percussionist Nana Vasconcelos has died at age 71. The eight-time Grammy Award-winner worked over the decades with well-known musicians such as Milton Nascimento. Vasconcelos died of lung cancer in the northeastern city of Recife where he was born.
11. Who will be the new Chairman of BSE and new Public Interest Director?
a) Krishna Kumar Reddy
b) Sudhakar Rao
c) Murali Manohar Naidu
d) Kushwant Singh
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Answer b) Sudhakar Rao. He is going to replace Mr. S Ramadorai.
12. Name the actress who entered Guinness World Record For Nail Painting recently?
a) Kajol
b) Alia Bhat
c) Parineeti Chopra
d) Sonakshi Sinha
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Answer d) Sonakshi Sinha. Actress Sonakshi Sinha has become a Guinness World Records title-holder as she along with several other women participated in an initiative to set a record for ‘most people painting their fingernails simultaneously’. She participated in the event on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
