Current Affairs Quiz – May 22′ 2015

1. The Reserve Bank of India has signed an MoU with Central Bank of which country on Information Exchange?
a) Mauritius
b) Colombia
c) Nigeria
d) Seychelles

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Answer d) Seychelles

2. India has partnered with which country to develop advanced Missile System?
a) Germany
b) Canada
c) France
d) Israel

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Answer d) Israel

3. Militants of ISIS have taken control of the Ancient City named
a) Damascus
b) Miranat
c) Palmyra
d) Seeduan

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Answer c) Palmyra

4. Barack Obama has named ________ as a member of the prestigious National Council on Humanities.
a) Jamie Lannister
b) John Snow
c) Akhil Amar
d) Kumar Gupta

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Answer c) Akhil Amar

5. The central government has withdrawn the nomination of _______ for UNESCO’s World Heritage City tag.
a) Delhi
b) Madurai
c) Varanasi
d) Thanjavur

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Answer a) Delhi

6. India has successfully test fired _______ missile from Sukhoi-30 MKI Fighter Jet.
a) Dhruva
b) Agni
c) Astra
d) Vayu

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Answer c) Astra

7. Mrinal Datta Chaudhuri, who passed away recently, was a/an
a) Photographer
b) Economist
c) Historian
d) Scientist

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Answer b) Economist

8. The government of India has launched a web portal named khoyapaya.gov.in to
a) Employ the unemployed
b) Distribute food to the poor
c) Warn farmers about natural disasters
d) Track the missing children

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Answer d) Track the missing children

9. Name the mysterious space plane launched in United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
a) X-30 A
b) X-35 B
c) X-37 B
d) X-35 A

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Answer c) X-37 B

10. As per the Nielsen’s global consumer confidence index, what is India’s rank?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

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Answer a) First

11. Who has been appointed as the Defence Secretary of India?
a) RK Mathur
b) Shankara Narayanan
c) G Mohan Kumar
d) Saravana Pandiyan

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Answer c) G Mohan Kumar

12. Which country will be the largest shareholder in the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank?
a) Russia
b) China
c) Japan
d) India

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Answer b) China

13. What is the name of the supply ship which has began its journey back to Earth?
a) SpaceX
b) AirX
c) SpaceAero
d) SpaceNASA

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Answer a) SpaceX

14. Who has regained World Number One ranking in Badminton?
a) Saina Nehwal
b) Lee Chaang Keu
c) Li Xuerei
d) Su Kui Yaa

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Answer a) Saina Nehwal

15. Jayalalitha set to form Government in Tamil Nadu for ______ time.
a) Fourth
b) Fifth
c) Sixth
d) Seventh

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Answer b) Fifth

16. Cabinet has granted the permission to continue Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) programme for how many operational flights?
a) Ten
b) Fifteen
c) Twenty
d) Twenty Five

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Answer b) Fifteen

17. What is the full form of ARC?
a) Asia Robotic Company
b) Asset Reconstruction Company
c) Armenia Russia China
d) Asset Reconstruction Conglomeration

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Answer b) Asset Reconstruction Company

18. The cabinet committee on economic affairs gave an extension till __________ for completion of the National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRIP).
a) December 2015
b) December 2016
c) December 2017
d) December 2018

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Answer c) December 2017

19. The cabinet has signed off on the revival of a closed urea unit of Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd at _______, with an investment of 6000 crore.
a) Odisha
b) Bihar
c) Jharkhand
d) Uttar Pradesh

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Answer c) Jharkhand

20. The new ammonia-urea complex will be set up with an estimated cost of Rs.4,500 crore in
a) Odisha
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Assam
d) Arunachal Pradesh

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Answer c) Assam

21. Which state government has signed an agreement with Chinese software firm ZTEsoft for smart city projects in the state?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Gujarat
c) Rajasthan
d) Tamil Nadu

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Answer b) Gujarat

22. _________ has partnered with Mydala, an e-commerce company, to provide deals and offers to customers.
a) Air India
b) Delhi Transport Corporation
c) Air Asia
d) IRCTC

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Answer d) IRCTC

23. Who has entered Guinness Book of World Record for reaching a million followers in Twitter within 5 hours after going live?
a) Barack Obama
b) Kate Upton
c) Kim Kardhasian
d) Lionel Messi

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Answer a) Barack Obama

24. What is India’s new position in terms of publishing scientific research papers in different journals?
a) Fifth
b) Sixth
c) Seventh
d) Eighth

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Answer b) Sixth

25. What is Pethia striata?
a) New Bird Species
b) New Frog Species
c) New Snake Species
d) New Fish Species

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Answer d) New Fish Species