Current Affairs Quiz
1. Kerala Tourism’s new campaign has bagged the _______________ Award at the world’s leading travel trade show in Germany.
a) Silver City Gate
b) Golden City Gate
c) Diamond City Gate
d) Platinum City Gate
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Answer b) Golden City Gate. Titled “New Worlds”, the multimedia campaign containing three short films directed by reputed Malayalam filmmaker Anwar Rasheed won the silver prize of this year’s Das Golden Stadttor or Golden City Gate at the Internationale Tourismus-Borse Berlin (ITB-Berlin), 2016.
2. ____________ has inked a pact with the India Brazil Chamber of Commerce (IBCC) for cooperation in knowledge sharing, consultancy, skill and technology, and B2B opportunities.
a) Yes Bank
b) SBI
c) HDFC Bank
d) Axis Bank
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Answer a) Yes Bank. The core sectors covered in the MoU will be sports, media and entertainment with special focus on IT, infrastructure, broadcast driven business opportunities.
3. Farakka Feeder Canal is in
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Karnataka
c) West Bengal
d) Gujarat
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Answer c) West Bengal. Abysmally low level of water in the Farakka Feeder Canal has caused the National Thermal Power Corporation to shut down five units of its power plant at Farakka in Murshidabad district of West Bengal.
4. ________ has banned the recruitment of new foreign workers.
a) Singapore
b) Malaysia
c) Denmark
d) Germany
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Answer b) Malaysia. Malaysia has banned the recruitment of new foreign workers after widespread criticism of its decision to bring in 1.5 million Bangladeshis to work in the country, a move that may also affect Indian labourers.
5. The Government of ___________ has allowed its soldiers and allied militias to rape women in lieu of wages, torture and murder suspected opponents and deliberately displaced many people.
a) Sri Lanka
b) South Sudan
c) Iran
d) Syria
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Answer b) South Sudan. From April to September last year, the UN recorded more than 1,300 reports of rape in Unity state alone.
6. Keith Emerson, who died recently was a/an
a) Economist
b) Journalist
c) Keyboardist
d) Photographer
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Answer c) Keyboardist. British Keyboardist and progressive rock legend Keith Emerson has died aged 71. Emerson was widely considered one of the top keyboard players of the progressive rock era.
7. Enda Kenny belongs to
a) Israel
b) Ireland
c) Sweden
d) Norway
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Answer b) Ireland. Enda Kenny has tendered his resignation as Irish Prime Minister but will continue as acting Prime Minister until a successor is appointed.
8. _________ has planned to install 50 ‘zero base’ mobile towers in India.
a) Airtel
b) Reliance
c) BSNL
d) Vodafone
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Answer c) BSNL. The concept of a ‘zero site’ is that it can be used as a wi-fi hotspot, street light and camera and the radio units can be hidden inside the pole or underneath.
9. __________ has won the Irani Cup Cricket Title 2015-16 by defeating Mumabi in the final match.
a) Railways
b) Services
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Rest of India
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Answer d) Rest of India. In the final match played at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, Rest of India overhauled the record victory target of 480 by making 482 for 6 on the fifth and final day.
10. Justice Ajit Singh was sworn in as Chief Justice (CJ) of the __________ High Court.
a) Bombay
b) Madras
c) Guwahati
d) Ahmedabad
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Answer c) Guwahati. Justice Ajit Singh was appointed by President Pranab Mukherjee as per provisions Article 222 of Constitution after following recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) TS Thakur.
11. The __________ has declared Lebanese movement Hezbollah, a Shia political organisation a terrorist group.
a) Asian League
b) South East Asian League
c) African League
d) Arab League
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Answer d) Arab League. The move comes after the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) had adopted the same stance.
