Current Affairs Quiz
1. The scientists and engineers of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration awarded a $3 million Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for discover _________________
a) Thermometer
b) Gravitational waves
c) Engine
d) None of these
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Answer b) Gravitational waves . The scientists and engineers of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, who detected gravitational waves and reported their discovery in February, have been awarded a $3 million Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.
2. Who has been appointed as the part-time Chairperson in the National Statistical Commission?
a) Raja Vinod Sharma
b) Vignesh Arun
c) Acharya Vinoth
d) Radha Binod Barman
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Answer d) Radha Binod Barman. Dr. Radha Binod Barman, an eminent statistician, has taken over as the part-time Chairperson in the National Statistical Commission. Prof. S. Mahendra Dev, Prof. Rahul Mukherjee, Dr. Rajiv Mehta and Dr. Manoj Panda are the other part-time Members in the Commission.
3. State-run Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) might be converted into a ________________ to enable it to access funding from overseas banks.
a) Red Bank
b) Blue Bank
c) Green Bank
d) White Bank
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Answer c) Green Bank. State-run Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) might be converted into a Green Bank to enable it to access funding from overseas banks. With IREDA conversion into Green Bank, it would be entitled to avail of certain benefits, which the agency is currently deprived of and the proposal is being well supported by the Union Power Ministry.
4. The Government has ratified the __________________________ of the WTO and the pact aims to expedite the movement, release and clearance of goods, including goods in transit.
a) Trade Facilitation Agreement
b) Tariff Facilitation Agreement
c) Trade Financial Agreement
d) Tourism Facilitation Agreement
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Answer a) Trade Facilitation Agreement. The Government has ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) of the WTO and the pact aims to expedite the movement, release and clearance of goods, including goods in transit. India has ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) of the World Trade Agreement (WTO) and the instrument of Acceptance for Trade Facilitation Agreement was handed over to WTO Director-General by India on April 22.
5. _________________and Ayush join hands to impart yoga training to defence wing staff.
a) Department of Defence Production
b) Department of Defence Research and Development
c) Department of Science and Technology
d) Department of Atomic Energy
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Answer b) Department of Defence Research and Development. Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS) a Delhi based premier laboratory of DRDO in collaboration with Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) organised a training program on Yoga for the Defence Wing Staff during 25th to 30th April 2016.
6. Which company has successfully commissioned a 600 MW coal-based thermal power plant in the state of Madhya Pradesh?
a) Wipro Lighting
b) Crompton Greaves
c) Siemens Corporate
d) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
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Answer d) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has successfully commissioned a 600 MW coal-based thermal power plant in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The unit has been commissioned at the 1 x 600 MW Jhabua Thermal Power Project (TPP) located in Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.
7. The Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court KM Joseph was transferred to which State High Court?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Punjab
c) Andra Pradesh
d) Karnataka
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Answer c) Andra Pradesh. The Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court KM Joseph was on Tuesday transferred to the Andhra Pradesh High Court in Hyderabad. Recently, a bench headed by Joseph had quashed the President’s rule in Uttarakhand. Meanwhile, Acting Chief Justice Dilip B Bhosale of the Hyderabad High Court was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
8. From which country Reliance Power has received approval for the first phase of a 3,000 MW Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)-based power plant?
a) Bangladesh
b) Japan
c) China
d) Pakistan
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Answer a) Bangladesh. Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power has received in-principle approval from the Bangladesh government for the first phase of a 3,000 MW Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)-based power plant in the country. “This will be the largest foreign direct investment in Bangladesh with a potential investment of over $1.3 billion,” Reliance said. Reportedly, the project is scheduled to be commissioned by 2018-19.
9. World’s largest unmanned surface vessel which is named as__________________a self-driving, 132-foot ship designed to travel thousands of miles out at sea without a single crew member on board.
a) Sea Welder
b) Sea Hunter
c) Sea Travel
d) Sea Vehicle
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Answer b) Sea Hunter. The military is starting tests on the world’s largest unmanned surface vessel — a self-driving, 132-foot ship designed to travel thousands of miles out at sea without a single crew member on board. The so-called “Sea Hunter” has the potential to revolutionize not only the military’s maritime operations but commercial shipping.
10. The world’s smallest engine has been created in a lab at ______________________
a) Cambridge University
b) Oxford University
c) Harvard University
d) Stanford University
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Answer a) Cambridge University. The world’s smallest engine has been created in a lab at Cambridge University. It is fuelled by lasers and gold and is so tiny it could power the nanobots scientists hope to inject into our bodies in future to keep us healthy.
11. Which e-retailer company will re launch its desktop site from June 1?
a) Amazon
b) Shopclues
c) Flipkart
d) Myntra
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Answer d) Myntra . Fashion e-retailer Myntra, which went app-only a year ago, will relaunch its desktop site on June 1. The company said that the main reason for the shift is feedback from consumers, especially women who want to have the option of shopping across channels. It expects 15-20% of its sales in the current financial year to come from the desktop website.
12. Mumbai teenager who passed away recently had been suffering from a rare genetic disease that causes the body to age eight times faster than normal?
a) Nisar Birla
b) Nikal Fasra
c) Nihal Bitla
d) Neela Bhat
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Answer c) Nihal Bitla. Nihal Bitla (15), a Mumbai teenager who had been suffering from a rare genetic disease that causes the body to age eight times faster than normal has died.He was the face of India’s awareness campaign against progeria.
