Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who won the ‘Scholastic Asian Book Award‘2016?
a) Vasanth Kumar
b) Gopinath
c) Aditi Krishnakumar
d) Prem Kumar Singh
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Answer c) Aditi Krishnakumar.Aditi Krishnakumar, a 31-year-old Indian woman author in Singapore has won the ‘Scholastic Asian Book Award‘ for her 32,000-word manuscript rooted in “love of Indian history”. Aditi Krishnakumar won the Singapore dollar 10,000 award for her manuscript “Codex: The Lost Treasure Of The Indus“. Aditi, who submitted her manuscript hours before deadline last September, said she juggles writing with her career in finance and ekes out time at night and on weekends to dream up stories.
2. Which Tiger Reserve has received the ‘India Biodiversity Award 2016‘?
a) Pakke Tiger Reserve
b) Bandipur Tiger Reserve
c) Sunderbans Tiger Reserve
d) Anamalai Tiger Reserve
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Answer a) Pakke Tiger Reserve.Pakke Tiger Reserve in East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh has received the ‘India Biodiversity Award 2016‘ in one of its four categories. The Hornbill Nest Adoption Programme of the Pakke Tiger Reserve in East Kameng district was awarded the prize under the category, “conservation of threatened species“.
3. The Indian Coast Guard ship ‘Arush’, the 17th in the series of 20 fast patrol vessels designed and built by _____________________________
a) Mazagon Dock Limited
b) Cochin Shipyard Limited
c) Hindustan Shipyard Limited
d) Goa Shipyard Limited
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Answer b) Cochin Shipyard Limited.The Indian Coast Guard ship ‘Arush’, the 17th in the series of 20 fast patrol vessels designed and built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd., was commissioned. The ship was commissioned by the Coast Guard Commander (western seaboard) Additional Director General SPS Basra in the presence of the Commander Coast Guard Region (West) Inspector General K. Natarajan and other senior dignitaries of the central and state governments.
4. India’s first integrated web portal to promote Net Zero Energy Buildings launched by _____________ ministry and United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
a) Power Ministry
b) Information and Broadcasting Ministry
c) Transport Ministry
d) External Affairs Ministry
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Answer a) Power Ministry.Power Ministry and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched India’s first integrated web portal designed to promote and mainstream Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB). The NZEBs combine energy efficiency and renewable energy generation to consume only that much of energy as can be generated onsite through renewable resources over a specified time period.
5. Spanish train Talgo runs at speed of ______________ kmph during trial
a) 100-110
b) 110-115
c) 120-130
d) 140-150
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Answer b) 110-115.Spanish train Talgo ran at the speed of 110-115 kms per hour as its trial was conducted on the Bareilly-Moradabad line in Uttar Pradesh as part of the Railways’ strategy to induct faster trains. The lighter and faster train, with nine coaches and hauled by a 4,500 HP diesel engine, covered the 90-km distance in 70 minutes. The train left Bareilly at 9.05 AM and reached Moradabad at 10.15 AM.
6. India and which country signed MoU to enhance R&D capabilities in biotech?
a) Japan
b) Australia
c) Russia
d) China
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Answer b) Australia.Seeking to stimulate and enhance the strategic research and innovation capabilities of the Indian biotech industry, BIRAC, a PSU under the Ministry of Science and Technology today signed an MoU with Horticulture Innovation Australia for launching a joint funding call.
7. Which State government has entered the Limca Book of Records for conducting the most intensive household survey by a state?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Rajasthan
d) Telangana
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Answer d) Telangana.The Telangana government has entered the Limca Book of Records for conducting the most intensive household survey by a state, a statement said. In August 2014, four lakh government employees covered over 1.09 crore households between 7 am and 8 pm in one day, it said. The survey was ordered after Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao assumed office.
8. The Income Tax Department said that the provisions of the General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) will be effective from the financial year ____________
a) 2021-21
b) 2018-19
c) 2030-31
d) 2017-18
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Answer d) 2017-18.The Income Tax Department said the provisions of the General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) will be effective from the financial year 2017-18. Earlier, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had deferred the implementation of GAAR by two years in the 2015 Union Budget. GAAR is meant to reduce tax avoidance for investments made by entities based out of tax havens.
9. Which Sate government has issued a notification banning the sale of loose cigarettes, beedis and tobacco in the state with immediate effect?
a) Jammu and Kashmir
b) Assam
c) Karnataka
d) Gujarat
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Answer a) Jammu and Kashmir.The Jammu and Kashmir government has issued a notification banning the sale of loose cigarettes, beedis and tobacco in the state with immediate effect. This is aimed at discouraging the consumption of tobacco products, especially among the youth, said a spokesperson. Notably, as per the Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2010, cigarette consumers in J&K are more than the national average.
10. External Affair Minister Sushma Swaraj has launched the official website of PM Narendra Modi’s Office in _________ regional languages.
a) Three
b) Four
c) Five
d) Six
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Answer d) Six .External Affair Minister Sushma Swaraj has launched the official website of PM Narendra Modi’s Office in six regional languages including Gujarati, Marathi and Bengali. The PMO website was earlier available only in English and Hindi. “These sites will further strengthen my interaction with you all”, tweeted Modi, who also asked for feedback regarding the websites.
11. Who has been appointed as MD of Infosys Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services unit?
a) Uday Kotak
b) Bala Subramanian
c) Anantha Radhakrishnan
d) Krishna Kumar
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Answer c) Anantha Radhakrishnan.Country’s second largest software services firm Infosys has elevated Anantha Radhakrishnan as head of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services unit. Anup Upadhyaya, who was heading Infosys BPO, has been appointed parent firm’s Executive Vice President and Head of Strategic Sales Programme.
12. Indian discus thrower _________________ has qualified for the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro.
a) Shakthi Singh
b) Seema Punia
c) Harwant Kaur
d) Jwala Gutta
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Answer b) Seema Punia.Indian discus thrower Seema Punia has qualified for the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro. With a throw of 62.62 metres, Seema beat the Olympic qualification mark of 61.00 metres and won the gold medal at Pat Young Thrower’s Classic, California. The Haryana-based athlete has previously won three Commonwealth Games medals and a gold medal at the Asian Games.
13. Which team won 9th IPL Title 2016?
a) Mumbai Indians
b) Sunrisers Hyderabad
c) Royal Challengers Bangalore
d) Kolkata Knight Riders
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Answer b) Sunrisers Hyderabad.Despite a jaw-dropping batting effort from Chris Gayle and another half-century fromVirat Kohli that helped him finish the season with a tally of 973 runs, Sunrisers Hyderabad expertly held their nerves to eke out an eight-run victory against Royal Challengers Bangalore in front of their home fans at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore and to win their maiden Indian Premier League title.
14. Which team won UEFA champions league title 2016?
a) Barcelona FC
b) Monaco FC
c) Real Madrid FC
d) Chelsea FC
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Answer c) Real Madrid FC.Real Madrid has maintained their 100% success rate in UEFA Champions League finals, winning five out of five. AC Milan are the only other club to have appeared in more finals – six, only three of which they have won. All five of Madrid’s wins have come in even-numbered years, and three of their finals have been against Spanish opposition.
