Current Affairs Quiz – March 17 2016
1. Abdulqadir Rashik, who was in NEWS recently, is a/an
a) Writer
b) Economist
c) Software Engineer
d) Wildlife Photographer
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Answer c) Software Engineer. Abdulqadir Rashik, entrepreneur and founder of India-based Miavy Systems, won the prize in the ‘United Nations #LinksSDGs Data Visualization Challenge.’
2. Sir Andrew Wiles, who won the prestigious Abel Prize, is a
a) Zoologist
b) Mathematician
c) Hollywood Actor
d) Historian
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Answer b) Mathematician. Sir Andrew Wiles, 62, has been awarded the Abel Prize – and almost half a million pounds – by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters for his proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem. Sir Andrew’s discovery described as ‘an epochal moment for mathematics’.
3. Kanika Dewan, Dhivya Suryadevara, Shaurya Veer Himatsingka and Sheetal Amte-Karajgi – have made it to the list of over 121 young global leaders recognised by ____________.
a) IMF
b) World Economic Forum
c) Mark Zukerburg Foundation
d) Melinda Gates Global Solutions
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Answer b) World Economic Forum. WEF recognised 121 scientists, government leaders, future business leaders, social activists and artists, aged under 40, as the Young Global Leaders Class of 2016.
4. Name the movie which has been named the best LGBT film of all time in 84 years of cinematic history?
a) Brokeback Mountain
b) Carol
c) Hong Kong romance
d) Kiss of Life
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Answer b) Carol. Todd Haynes’ atmospheric lesbian love story, Carol, has been named the best LGBT film of all time in a top 30 list that stretches to a Weimar-era pupil-teacher romance from 1931.
5. ____________ and Raksha Kumar were named as joint winners of the 2015-16 Chameli Devi Jain award for women journalists.
a) Swetha Chopra
b) Priyanka Kakodkar
c) Pritham Venkatesh
d) Vinothini Saravanan
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Answer b) Priyanka Kakodkar.
6. Who has been recently appointed by the United Nations as their latest Goodwill Ambassador?
a) Emilia Clarke
b) Ashley Judd
c) Babatunde Osotimehin
d) Michele Kong
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Answer b) Ashley Judd. Ashley Judd’s humanitarian work has revolved around AIDS. Judd has travelled with YouthAIDS to places affected by illness and poverty such as Cambodia, Kenya, Rwanda, and many others.
7. Who has been appointed as United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador?
a) Mia Leone
b) Michelle Yeoh
c) Emilia Clarke
d) Jaisy Williams
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Answer b) Michelle Yeoh. The actress will focus on raising awareness and mobilising support for the recently-launched Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
8. AirAsia India appoints ___________ as it’s new CEO.
a) Amar Abrol
b) Kumar Gautham
c) Chinamayi Shri
d) Manoj Kapoor
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Answer a) Amar Abrol. Abrol, who has over 20 years of experience, was most recently the CEO of Tune Money, a startup that aims to deliver low-cost financial products in South East Asia.
9. Fazle Kabir has been appointed as Governor of Central Bank of which country?
a) Pakistan
b) Philippines
c) Myanmar
d) Bangladesh
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Answer d) Bangladesh. The government of Bangladesh has appointed former finance secretary and Sonali Bank chairman Fazle Kabir as governor of the central bank for four years.
10. Who has been appointed as the advisor for Khadi promotion?
a) Ritu Beri
b) Kritika Tiwary
c) Mittal Bhat
d) Soumya Nair
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Answer a) Ritu Beri. The Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises is implementing several schemes for the holistic development and promotion of khadi.
11. ________ Bank has launched a first-of-its kind “G-Sec investment facility through ATM for retail investors.”
a) Bharatiya Mahila
b) IDBI
c) HDFC
d) Axis
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Answer b) IDBI. The facility will provide easy access to retail investors to invest in Government Securities, the public sector bank said in a statement. Retail customers of the bank can register, one time, for this facility and invest in G-Sec through ATMs.
12. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the World Sufi Forum in _______.
a) Hyderabad
b) Bengaluru
c) Kolkata
d) New Delhi
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Answer d) New Delhi. The four-day event is being organized by All India Ulama and Mashaikh Board (AIUMB), the apex body of Sufi Dargahs in India.
13. Public sector units (PSUs) such as Nalco and Hindustan Copper Ltd have proposed to invest more than Rs 10,000 crore in which sector?
a) Education
b) Transport
c) Mining
d) Services
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Answer c) Mining.
14. According to the United Nations’ World Happiness Index 2016, India ranks _______ out of 156 countries on a global list of the world’s happiest nations.
a) 116
b) 117
c) 118
d) 119
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Answer c) 118. Denmark takes the top spot as the happiest country in the world. Switzerland was ranked second on the list, followed by Iceland (3), Norway (4) and Finland (5).
15. The ___________ government has notified swine flu (H1N1) under the Epidemic Disease Act.
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) Gujarat
d) Punjab
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Answer d) Punjab. The treatment of swine flu is provided free of cost to all the patients as recommended by the Government.
16. President Obama nominated ____________ to be the nation’s 113th Supreme Court justice.
a) James McKkinsey
b) Merrick B Garland
c) Paul K Bishop
d) Simon N Kerton
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Answer b) Merrick B Garland. The Supreme Court vacancy follows the death of Antonin Scalia last month. President Obama said Mr Garland – chief judge of the Washington appeals court and a former prosecutor – enjoyed respect from Democrats and Republicans alike.
17. ________ is building a tsunami alert centre in South China Sea.
a) USA
b) Japan
c) Russia
d) China
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Answer d) China. The project has received United Nations approval.
18. Rosneft OJSC is based in which country?
a) Sweden
b) Germany
c) Russia
d) China
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Answer c) Russia. Russian energy giant Rosneft OJSC has agreed to sell substantial stakes in two Siberian oil and gas fields to state-run Indian oil companies, advancing India’s efforts to safeguard its energy security through the acquisition of overseas assets.
19. Ayush-82 is a/an
a) Anti-diabetic drug
b) Tuberculosis Drug
c) HIV Drug
d) Anti-Inflammatory Drug
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Answer a) Anti-diabetic drug. The National Research Development Corporation(NRDC) of the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Ministry of Science & Technology signed a License Agreement with Kudos Laboratories India for commercialization of Ayush-82, an ayurvedic formulation for prevention and management of Diabetes.
20. Frank Sinatra Junior, who passed away recently, was a/an
a) Magician
b) Physicist
c) Scientist
d) Musician
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Answer d) Musician. Frank Sinatra Jr., the son of legendary singer Frank Sinatra and an artist himself, has died. He was 72. Gifted with a voice similar to his father’s, Sinatra Jr. began performing at clubs as a teen.
