Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who was elected as the newest national committee woman of the Republican National Committee by thousand plus votes in attendance at the California Republican Party convention?
a) Maya Ajmera
b) Harmeet Kaur Dhillon
c) Mahzarin Banaji
d) Bharati Mukherjee
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Answer b) Harmeet Kaur Dhillon. An Indian American Sikh woman from California has been elected to a key position in the Republican Party at the national level. Chandigarh-born Harmeet Kaur Dhillon was elected as the newest national committee woman of the Republican National Committee by thousand plus votes in attendance at the California Republican Party convention.
2. The International Monetary Fund has retained its growth forecast for India this year at ________
a) 8.5 %
b) 8 %
c) 7 %
d) 7.5 %
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Answer d) 7.5 %. The International Monetary Fund has retained its growth forecast for India this year at 7.5 per cent, largely driven by private consumption even as weak exports and sluggish credit growth weigh on the economy. India’s growth momentum is expected to be underpinned by private consumption, which has benefited from lower energy prices and higher real incomes.
3. India has secured _______ position in the 2016 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index.
a) 5 th
b) 8 th
c) 9 th
d) 10 th
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Answer c) 9 th. India has secured ninth position in the 2016 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index. The ranking has been released by a global management consulting firm named AT Kearney. The firm has underlined that the country is “finally” embarking on a growth path that will see it “unlock its full potential”. India jumped two places to rank number 9 in this year’s AT Kearney Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index.
4. The Supreme Court of India has decided against extending the deadline for phasing out _______________in National Capital Region (NCR).
a) Natural gas cabs
b) Diesel cabs
c) Petrol cabs
d) Solar cabs
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Answer b) Diesel cabs. The Supreme Court of India has decided against extending the deadline for phasing out diesel cabs in National Capital Region (NCR). It ordered the diesel cabs to go off the roads from 1 May 2016. The earlier deadline for phasing out diesel cabs was 1 April 2016, but it was extended for a month. The earlier extension was given so that private cab aggregators could switch to compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles by 1 May 2016.
5. Who is the head of the three-member panel to oversee how the regulator of medical profession and education in India functions?
a) RM Lodha
b) Ashok Mehta
c) Narasimham
d) Sri Krishna
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Answer a) RM Lodha. After fixing the country’s cricket board, former Chief Justice of India RM Lodha gets the responsibility to reform the Medical Council of India (MCI), which the Supreme Court described as unprofessional. The top court appointed a three-member panel headed by Lodha to oversee how the regulator of medical profession and education in India functions. Besides Lodha, the panel has former CAG Vinod Rai and Dr SK Sareen.
6. The Union Ministry of Railways and Forest Department of which of the two states have signed an (MoU) for plantation of trees alongside Railway Track on Railway Land Boundary?
a) Assam and Rajasthan
b) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
c) Haryana and Punjab
d) Uttarakhand and Bihar
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Answer c) Haryana and Punjab. The Union Ministry of Railways and Forest Department of Haryana & Punjab have signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for plantation of trees alongside Railway Track on Railway Land Boundary. The MoU paves way for planting around 5 lakh trees alongside Railway Track on Railway Land Boundary prior to Monsoon Season.
7. World Press Freedom Day is observed on which day and what is the theme for 2016?
a) May 1 and “21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers”
b) May 3 and “Access to Information and Fundamental Freedoms”
c) May 2 and “New Voices: Media Freedom Helping to Transform Societies”
d) May 4 and “Safe to Speak: Securing Freedom of Expression in All Media”.
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Answer b) May 3 and “Access to Information and Fundamental Freedoms”. World Press Freedom Day is observed on May 3 every year by UN. World Press Freedom Day aims to raise awareness of press freedom. The theme for 2016 is “Access to Information and Fundamental Freedoms”.
8. World Asthma Day is observed on which day and what is the theme for 2016?
a) April 30 and “to help our children breathe”.
b) May 2 and “unite to overcome asthma”
c) May 3 and “you can control your asthma”
d) May 1 and “everyone normal breathing”
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Answer c) May 3 and “you can control your asthma”. The first Tuesday of May every year is celebrated as World Asthma Day. This aims to bring to light the pressing concern that is asthma and to help raise awareness about preventing the same. This year, it is being celebrated on 3rd May, 2016. The theme for 2016 is “you can control your asthma”.
9. ___________________ signed MoU with Osler Health for research in chronic disease.
a) Fortis Hospitals
b) Apollo Hospitals
c) Tata Memorial Hospital
d) Lilavati Hospital
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Answer b) Apollo Hospitals. Apollo Hospitals and William Osler Health System recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalising a partnership between the two organisations that aims to positively impact the health and wellness of the patients they serve.
10. Astronomers have discovered __________ planets orbiting the habitable zone of an ultra-cool dwarf star just 40 light-years from Earth.
a) Three
b) Four
c) Five
d) Two
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Answer a) Three. Astronomers have discovered three planets orbiting the habitable zone of an ultra-cool dwarf star just 40 light-years from Earth. The discovery is the first evidence supporting the hypothesis that these very low-mass and low-temperature stars should have Earth-sized or smaller planets orbiting them.
11. India ranks ______ of 210 countries on electrification with 78.7% of its population having access to electricity.
a) 125
b) 143
c) 137
d) 150
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Answer c) 137. According to SocialCops’ analysis of World Bank data,India ranks 137th of 210 countries on electrification with 78.7% of its population having access to electricity. There are 87 countries with 100% access to electricity, 40 countries with 90-99%, and 6 countries with 80-89%. Notably, of the bottom 20 countries (with 0-22% access to electricity), 18 are in Africa.
12. Which team won the English Premier League title?
a) Manchester City
b) Chelsea
c) Manchester United
d) Leicester City
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Answer d) Leicester City. Leicester City have won the English Premier League title after closest rivals Tottenham Hotspur blew a two-goal lead to draw at last season’s winners Chelsea. Leicester started the campaign as 5,000-1 outsiders for the title after almost being relegated last season. But they have lost just three league games in what has been described as a “fairytale” and the “most unlikely triumph in the history of team sport”.
13. Who has been selected as India’s Goodwill Ambassador at the 2016 Rio Olympics recently?
a) Rahul Dravid
b) Sachin Tendulkar
c) Virendar Sehwag
d) Sunil Gavaskar
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Answer b) Sachin Tendulkar. Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar accepted Indian Olympic Association’s invitation to become India’s Goodwill Ambassador at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He joins Salman Khan and former Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra as the Goodwill Ambassadors. Tendulkar said he was happy to accept the honour and that he would do whatever he could to promote sports in India.
14. Who won World Snooker Championship title 2016?
a) Stuart Bingham
b) Ding Junhui
c) John Higgins
d) Mark Selby
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Answer d) Mark Selby. UK-born professional snooker player Mark Selby defeated China’s Ding Junhui with a final scoreline of 18-14 to win his second World Snooker Championship title on Monday. Selby is only the sixth player in the World Championship’s history to win multiple world titles, after having won his first against five-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan in 2014.
15. How many Indian shuttlers have qualified to participate in the 2016 Rio Olympics?
a) 5
b) 7
c) 6
d) 4
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Answer b) 7. India’s largest ever Badminton contingent for Olympics, which included seven shuttlers, has qualified to participate in the 2016 Rio Olympics. The list includes singles players Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth, and doubles pairs of Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponnappa and Manu Attri-Sumeeth Reddy. The list was confirmed after Badminton Asia Championships, which ended on Sunday.
16. Sunil Gudge who passed away recently was a/an
a) Actor
b) Sportsmen
c) Scientists
d) Architect
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Answer b) Sportsmen . Maharashtra leg-spinner Sunil Gudge passed away at his residence in Pune following a heart attack. Born in Pune on December 31, 1959, the leg-spinner and handy lower order batsman played 55 first class matches during his decade-and-a-half career.
17. Romesh Sharma who passed away recently was a/an
a) Politician
b) Musician
c) Artist
d) Economist
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Answer a) Politician. Former Jammu and Kashmir Minister and senior Congress leader Romesh Sharma has passed away after a prolonged illness. He was 65.
