Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who received the Life Time Achievement award at the 5th National Photography Awards?
a) Bhawan Singh
b) Gurpeet Singh
c) Vijay Singh
d) Rahul Singh
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Answer a) Bhawan Singh. The Life Time Achievement award was presented to Bhawan Singh for his illustrious career and contributions to the field of Photography.
2. Who has been chosen for the CV Kunhiraman Literary Prize?
a) K Gunasekaran
b) N Karunakaran
c) C Kalyanamoorthy
d) M Sukumaran
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Answer d) M Sukumaran. Renowned Malayalam writer M Sukumaran has been chosen for the CV Kunhiraman Literary Prize. The prize consists of 10001 rupees in cash, a citation, and a statuette designed by artist BD Dathan.
3. Government launched ‘Pusa Krishi’ app for
a) Students
b) Farmers
c) Entrepreneurs
d) Cab Drivers
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Answer b) Farmers. Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh launched a new mobile app ‘Pusa Krishi’ for farmers in order to take the technology to farm fields. The mobile app was launched at the valedictory session of the three-day ‘Krishi Unnati Mela’.
4. Ola, India’s largest taxi aggregator has signed an MoU with _________ government, to skill, develop and create opportunities for entrepreneurship for 1,00,000 youth in the state.
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Rajasthan
d) Tamil Nadu
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Answer b) Maharashtra. The MoU, which will also take into consideration the employment of women, will work towards skilling people to be independent driver-entrepreneurs over the next five years.
5. Ali Mohamed Shein has been re-elected as the President of
a) Nauro
b) Zanzibar
c) Mauritius
d) Morocco
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Answer b) Zanzibar. The electoral authority of Tanzania’s semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar, the ZEC, announced incumbent President Ali Mohamed Shein had won his re-election bid, after polls boycotted by the main opposition party.
6. World Water Day is observed on
a) March 20
b) March 21
c) March 22
d) March 23
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Answer c) March 22. World Water Day is observed on March 22 every year. It is an international observance and an opportunity to learn more about water related issues, be inspired to tell others and take action to make a difference.
7. India will host the eighth annual Summit of BRICS from October 15-16 in ______.
a) New Delhi
b) Kolkata
c) Mumbai
d) Goa
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Answer d) Goa. India assumed chairmanship of BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India- China-South Africa) from Russia on February 15 and it will last till December 31.
8. The Indian Navy has deployed a P 8I maritime reconnaissance aircraft to _______ since 20 Mar 16, for surveillance in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the country.
a) Maldives
b) Indonesia
c) Seychelles
d) Malaysia
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Answer c) Seychelles. The Indian Navy has, in the past, undertaken surveillance missions in the Seychell is EEZ twice a year, by deploying IN ships.
9. Andy Grove, who passed away recently, was a former CEO of
a) Microsoft
b) Google
c) Accenture
d) Intel
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Answer d) Intel. Andy Grove, who fled from Nazi and Soviet oppression to become one of the most powerful business leaders in the global tech industry as the chairman and CEO of Intel, died on Monday. He was 79.
10. Researchers have developed a new Gravity Map of _______.
a) Mercury
b) Sun
c) Moon
d) Mars
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Answer d) Mars. Researchers have developed a new map of Mars’ gravity with three NASA spacecraft that is the most detailed to date, providing a revealing glimpse into the hidden interior of the Red Planet.
