Current Affairs Quiz – May 08′ 2015

1. What is the name of NASA’s 10 engine electric plane, that was recently completed its flight test?
a) Greased Thunder
b) Greased Torrent
c) Greased Lightning
d) Greased Stroke

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Answer c) Greased Lightning

2. The amendment Whistle Blowers Protection Act 2011 incorporates ‘necessary provisions’ to keep issues of ________ out of its purview.
a) Corporate Companies
b) Government Officials
c) National Security
d) BCCI and IPL

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Answer c) National Security

3. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of e-Commerce company Alibaba?
a) Jack Ma
b) Jonathan Lu
c) Daniel Zhang
d) Christopher Simon

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Answer c) Daniel Zhang

4. The Juvenile Justice bill has provision for the establishment of Child Welfare Committees (CWC) in
a) Every State
b) Every District
c) Every Metro Cities
d) New Delhi

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Answer b) Every District

5. Who has been awarded as the Times of India Sports Person of the Year?
a) Sania Mirza
b) Jitu Rai
c) Saina Nehwal
d) Virat Kohli

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Answer b) Jitu Rai

6. Philippines and _____ coast guards have staged an anti-piracy drill in Manila Bay.
a) Laos
b) Japan
c) India
d) Russia

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Answer b) Japan

7. _______ has acquired Native5, a Bengaluru based company.
a) Flipkart
b) Amazon
c) Snapdeal
d) Myntra

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Answer d) Myntra

8. Google has opened its first start-up campus of Asia in
a) Seoul
b) New Delhi
c) Beijing
d) Moscow

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Answer a) Seoul

9. India has signed 11 memorandums of Intents with which country recently to establish the Network of Institutions of Higher Education?
a) United States of America
b) United Kingdom
c) Russia
d) Japan

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Answer c) Russia

10. Indian Army has signed a pack with ___________ on the Defence Salary Package.
a) Axis Bank
b) HDFC Bank
c) Bank of Baroda
d) Bank of India

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Answer d) Bank of India