Current Affairs Quiz – May 27′ & May 28′ 2015

1. Ursula von der Leyn, who is on three days visit to India, is the Defence Minister of
a) Germany
b) Italy
c) France
d) Switzerland

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Answer a) Germany

2. Which country has launched a large scale defence drill in Ural Mountains?
a) Ukraine
b) USA
c) Russia
d) Germany

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Answer c) Russia

3. Nirbhay Sharma has sworn in as the Governor of
a) Tripura
b) Manipur
c) Mizoram
d) Meghalaya

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Answer c) Mizoram

4. The Louis Philippe Cup is associated with
a) Archery
b) Chess
c) Golf
d) Badminton

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Answer c) Golf

5. Who has been conferred with the Oxford University Award?
a) Parineeti Kaur
b) Gurnimrat ‘Nimmy’ Sidhu
c) Priyanka Singh
d) Mittal Bhat

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Answer b) Gurnimrat ‘Nimmy’ Sidhu

6. The E-Naga Summit was held in
a) Dimapur
b) Wokha
c) Longleng
d) Kohima

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Answer d) Kohima

7. The Arctic Challenge Exercise is launched by
a) G5 Nations
b) G7 Countries
c) NATO
d) UN

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Answer c) NATO

8. Who topped the Forbes’ list of 100 Powerful Women in the World?
a) Janet Yallen
b) Hilary Clinton
c) Melinda Gates
d) Angela Merkel

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Answer d) Angela Merkel

9. Who leads the committee set up bu GOI to revisit PPP infra model?
a) Ranjit Singh
b) Bimal Jalan
c) Vijay Kelkar
d) Raghuram Rajan

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Answer c) Vijay Kelkar

10. Which state government has recently withdrawn the AFSPA after 18 years?
a) Manipur
b) Meghalaya
c) Assam
d) Tripura

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Answer d) Tripura

11. Who will be awarded with IIFA Lifetime Achievement award 2015?
a) Amitabh Bachchan
b) Rajni Kanth
c) Subash Ghai
d) Anuragh Kashyab

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Answer c) Subash Ghai

12. Who is India’s first transgender college Principal?
a) Janavi
b) Manabi
c) Vaishali
d) Priyaanka

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Answer b) Manabi

13. Indian Origin British MP Keith Vaz has been appointed as the vice-chairman of
a) Democratic Party
b) Labour Party
c) SNP
d) Liberal Democrat

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Answer b) Labour Party

14. Which country leads World Hunger List?
a) China
b) Brazil
c) Nigeria
d) India

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Answer d) India

15. Rajnish Kumar takes over as fourth MD (Compliance and Risk department) of
a) ICICI Bank
b) State Bank of India
c) Canara Bank
d) Indian Bank

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Answer b) State Bank of India

16. Which state government has initiated the Sloth Habitat Project?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Gujarat
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Bihar

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Answer b) Gujarat

17. __________ has launched Cyber Security Force recently?
a) ISRO
b) BHEL
c) NAASCOM
d) RBI

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Answer c) NAASCOM

18. Which state government sets up satellite tracking system to check forest fire?
a) Punjab
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Haryana
d) Jammu and Kasmir

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Answer b) Himachal Pradesh

19. According to the study Mt Everest Glaciers may disappear due to global warming by
a) 2050
b) 2100
c) 2150
d) 2200

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Answer b) 2100

20. Who has been appointed as the CFO of Indian Bank?
a) RK Singh
b) GV Krishna Naidu
c) VA Prashanth
d) NS Shankara Nayananan

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Answer c) VA Prashanth

21. _________ signs Automatic Information Exchange Pact with EU?
a) Lithuania
b) Mauritius
c) Switzerland
d) Canada

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Answer c) Switzerland

22. University of Wolverhampton Business School has decided to name building after
a) Lord Swaraj Paul
b) Bill Gates
c) Tim Cook
d) Mark Zukherberg

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Answer a) Lord Swaraj Paul

23. World’s largest chemical firm BASF has opened a R&D centre for agrochemicals at
a) Hyderabad
b) Pune
c) Kohima
d) Nadia

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Answer b) Pune

24. India remains at ____ rank in the annual global competitiveness report?
a) 40
b) 42
c) 44
d) 46

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Answer c) 44

25. Trevor Bayliss has been appointed as the head coach of which cricket team?
a) South Africa
b) New Zealand
c) Australia
d) England

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Answer d) England