Current Affairs Quiz
1. According to a UK real estate firm Savills survey, _________ is the world’s most expensive city to live and work in, ahead of New York and Hong Kong.
a) Geneva
b) Sydney
c) Texas
d) London
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Answer d) London. The only Indian city on the list of top 20, Mumbai is ranked 17th ahead only of Berlin, Johannesburg and Rio de Janeiro.
2. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Office (CEO) of Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX)?
a) Mrugank Paranjape
b) Devanand Patel
c) Guru Mohan Prasad
d) Himashu Yadav
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Answer a) Mrugank Paranjape. The appointment of Paranjape is valid for a period of three years, subject to prior approval from SEBI.
3. Aaron Phangiso is associated with
a) Football
b) Cricket
c) Tennis
d) Basket Ball
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Answer b) Cricket. International Cricket Council (ICC) banned South Africa left-arm spinner Aaron Phangiso from bowling. He was banned after his bowling action, which exceeded 15-degree level of tolerance permitted under the regulations, was found illegal.
4. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment arm of the ___________ has launched its first Uridashi Masala Bonds (Japanese bonds).
a) Brics Bank
b) AIIB
c) World Bank
d) IMF
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Answer c) World Bank. These masala bonds were launched to mobilise 30 crore rupees from Japanese retail investors and will be sold to Japanese household investors.
5. Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has cleared the proposal to acquire two more Phalcon Airborne Early Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) under a tripartite agreement with Israel and __________
a) Russia
b) USA
c) UK
d) Norway
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Answer a) Russia.
6. To protect the children and others with specific needs arriving in Europe, UNHCR & UNICEF has launched a Twenty Child and Family Support Hubs, known as ___________.
a) Red Hubs
b) Blue Dots
c) White Hubs
d) Pink Dots
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Answer b) Blue Dots.
7. As per the Draft Directions for NBFC – Account Aggregator released by the RBI, the Net Owned Fund of a NBFC should not be less than
a) 2 crore rupees
b) 3 crore rupees
c) 4 crore rupees
d) 5 crore rupees
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Answer a) 2 crore rupees.
8. Berta Caceres, who was shot dead recently, was a/an
a) Economist
b) Environmentalist
d) Journalist
d) Politician
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Answer b) Environmentalist. Honduran environmentalist leader and winner of the 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize who was shot dead at her home in the town of La Esperanza.
9. Flipkart launched its own digital wallet recently. What is it’s name?
a) Flipkart Wallet
b) Filpkart TM
c) Flipkart Money
d) Flipkart Paisa
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Answer c) Flipkart Money.
10. Who is the Author of the book “Fixed: Cash and Corruption in Cricket”?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Umesh Kulkarni
c) Swetha Prasad
d) Shantanu Guha Ray
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Answer d) Shantanu Guha Ray. He is a journalist.
11. Who has been selected for the 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2015?
a) Rakesh Kapoor
b) Manoj Kumar
c) Lata Mangeshkar
d) Vijayakanth
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Answer b) Manoj Kumar. Veteran film actor and director Manoj Kumar is to be conferred the 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2015. The award is conferred by the Government of India for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema.
12. Who has become the first Indian-American to occupy a key administration post at the IMF?
a) Sunil Sabharwal
b) Ajay Mishra
c) Ratan Tata
d) Suresh Mittal
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Answer a) Sunil Sabharwal. Sabharwal, who was confirmed by the US Senate after a long waiting, assumed the position as Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund.
13. Setu Bharatam project is associated with
a) Railway Bridges
b) Inland Waterways
c) Women Empowerment
d) TB/Malaria Eradication
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Answer a) Railway Bridges. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated an ambitious Rs 50,800-crore Setu Bharatam project, under which a total of 208 railway crossings will be replaced by rail over bridges (ROBs). As part of the project, 1,500 bridges of the British era will be overhauled at an estimated expenditure of Rs. 30,000 crore.
14. Which country has denied visa to members of US religious commission?
a) Bhutan
b) India
c) Pakistan
d) China
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Answer b) India. US commission scheduled to visit India to discuss and report on the conditions of religious freedom in the country has been denied visa by the Indian government. A three-member delegation of US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) wanted to make a one-week visit to meet with government officials, religious leaders and activists in India.
15. The world’s most expensive train station is opened in ____________
a) Dubai
b) New York
c) London
d) Geneva
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Answer b) New York. The station has been designed by Santiago Calatrava, a Spanish-Swiss architect. The World Trade Center Transportation Hub, which is expected eventually to serve more than 200,000 commuters daily, is built next to the site of the Twin Towers, which were destroyed in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001.
16. Col CK Nayudu Trophy is associated with
a) Football
b) Basketball
c) badminton
d) Cricket
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Answer d) Cricket. After clinching their 41st Ranji Trophy title in Pune recently, Mumbai annexed their second title this season when they won the Col CK Nayudu Trophy (U-23) by beating Madhya Pradesh.
17. Jitu Rai is associated with
a) Shooting
b) Archery
c) Chess
d) Snooker
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Answer a) Shooting. Indian shooter Jitu Rai has won a gold in the 50m pistol event at the 2016 ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) World Cup in Bangkok.
18. Name the former Lok Sabha Speaker, who died due to heart attack at the age of 68.
a) Purno Agitok Sangma
b) Krishna Kumar Das
c) Raja Mukesh Kapoor
d) Ram Vilas Reddy
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Answer a) Purno Agitok Sangma. Sangma was a nine-time member of Lok Sabha and the Speaker in the 11th Lok Sabha. He had also held important portfolios in the central government. He was also the Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 1988 to 1990 and Leader of Opposition in the assembly from 1990 to 1991.
19. Ashok Ghosh, who passed away recently, was the leader of
a) All-India Forward Bloc
b) Indian National Congress
c) Bharatiya Janata Party
d) Aam Aadmi Party
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Answer a) All-India Forward Bloc. He is one of the most respected leaders in West Bengal and instrumental in formation of the CPI (M)-led Left Front government.
