Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who has been appointed as Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal?
a) Permod Kohli
b) Ashok Lahiri
c) Anand Bhattacharya
d) Rama Krishnan
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Answer a) Permod Kohli. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Mr. Justice Permod Kohli, retired Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court, as Chairman in the Central Administrative Tribunal.
2. VG Mathew is the MD & CEO of _____________.
a) HDFC Bank
b) South Indian Bank
c) DENA Bank
d) Axis Bank
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Answer b) South Indian Bank. South Indian Bank has announced that its personnel department has achieved the ISO 9001:2008 certification. The ISO 9001:2008 certification signifies a global benchmark in customer satisfaction, product quality, and leads to significant reduction in defect levels.
3. The Union Cabinet has approved about Rs 9,000 crore offer of __________ for the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) in rural areas.
a) IMF
b) BRICS Bank
c) World Bank
d) United Nations
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Answer c) World Bank. The approval provides for a mechanism of incentivisation through World Bank credit. States’ performance will be gauged through performance indicators.
4. Government of India’s FAME Scheme is associated with
a) Women Empowerment
b) Drinking Water Facility
c) Eradication of Poverty
d) Hybrid Vehicles
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Answer d) Hybrid Vehicles. The department of heavy industry has granted in-principle approval to Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) and Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to introduce zero-emission retrofitted electric buses under its flagship scheme FAME India (faster adoption and manufacturing of hybrid & electric vehicles in India).
5. The International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai in collaboration with Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and _______________, USA is undertaking the “The Longitudinal Ageing Study in India”.
a) University of Southern California
b) Rutgers University
c) Ohio State University
d) Berkeley University
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Answer a) University of Southern California . The main objective is to assess the needs of its elderly people and frame policies accordingly. It will survey more than 60,000 elderly over 25 years plan.
6. World Tuberculosis Day is observed on
a) March 21
b) March 22
c) March 23
d) March 24
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Answer d) March 24. 2016 Theme – “Unite to End TB”
7. Cabinet gives nod for MOU between India and ____________ to mobilise long-term investment into the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF).
a) United Kingdom
b) United Arab Emirates
c) BRICS
d) SCO
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Answer b) United Arab Emirates. The objective of NIIF is to maximize economic impact mainly through infrastructure development in commercially viable projects, both greenfield and brownfield, including stalled projects; NIIF would solicit equity participation from strategic anchor partners.
8. Jaitapur is in which Indian State?
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Rajasthan
d) Madhya Pradesh
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Answer b) Maharashtra. India and France have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for construction of six nuclear reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra.
9. The venue for the Ninth International Abilympics, an event for persons with disabilities is __________.
a) Germany
b) France
c) Sweden
d) Denmark
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Answer b) France. Abilympics, coined from Olympics of abilities of persons with disabilities (PWDs), is a global work skills competition held every four years. It aims to promote social awareness in the field of skills development and employment both locally and internationally, and foster friendship among the competing nations.
10. Johan Cruyff, who passed away recently, was associated with ___________.
a) Cricket
b) Football
c) Tennis
d) Swimming
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Answer b) Football. Johan Cruyff aka Flying Dutchman, the legendary Dutch football striker and coach, has died of lung cancer at the age of 68.
