Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who has been awarded with Japan’s Fukuoka prize for 2016?
a) Shankar Mahadevan
b) A.R. Rahman
c) Zakir Hussain
d) Resul Pookutty
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Answer b) A.R. Rahman.Legendary Oscar winning Indian music composer A.R. Rahman has been awarded with Japan’s Fukuoka prize for 2016. It is reported that Rahman has been conferred with the award for his outstanding contribution towards creating, preserving and showcasing South Asian traditional fusion music.
2. Who took charge as the Chief of Naval Staff in New Delhi?
a) Robin K Dhowan
b) Devendra Kumar Joshi
c) AK Saini
d) Sunil Lanba
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Answer d) Sunil Lanba.Admiral Sunil Lanba took charge as the Chief of Naval Staff in New Delhi as the current CNS Admiral R.K.Dhowan retired after four decade of service. On May 6, 2016, the government appointed Lanba, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command as the Chief of Naval Staff. Admiral Lanba, 58, is a qualified specialist in navigation and direction course and will have a full three-year-term in office till May 31, 2019.
3. Who has been appointed as new Finance Secretary?
a) AK Mittal
b) Rajiv Mehrishi
c) Ashok Lavasa
d) Pradeep Kumar Sinha
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Answer c) Ashok Lavasa.The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of Ashok Lavasa as the Finance Secretary. Lavasa, an IAS officer of 1980 batch from the Haryana cadre, was recently shifted to the Ministry of Finance and was currently serving as the Expenditure Secretary. He replaced Rajan Watal, who was appointed as the Principal Advisor to NITI Aayog.
4. Indian Railways have decided to withdraw the service charge of Rs.______ levied on transactions against credit cards and debit cards for purchasing railway tickets.
a) 50
b) 100
c) 70
d) 30
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Answer d) 30.In another passenger-friendly move, the Railways have decided to withdraw the service charge of Rs.30 levied on transactions against credit cards and debit cards for purchasing railway tickets at Public Reservation System (PRS) counters in the country. From June 1, passengers booking tickets using credit cards and debit cards at PRS counters need not pay Rs.30 in excess of the ticket fare.
5. According to the report by New World Wealth, India has been ranked _____________ in the list of top 10 wealthiest countries in the world.
a) Fifth
b) Seventh
c) Third
d) Fourth
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Answer b) Seventh .India has been ranked among the 10 wealthiest countries globally with total individual wealth of $5,200 billion, but this is largely owing to its large population, a report said, adding that on a per capita basis, the average Indian is “quite poor”. According to the report by New World Wealth, India has been ranked seventh in the list of top 10 wealthiest countries in the world, which was topped by the United States with total individual wealth of $48,700 billion.
6. India’s own submarine assembly workshop inaugurated at _______________
a) Cochin Shipyard Limited
b) Naval Dockyard
c) Goa Shipyard Limited
d) Mazagon Dock Limited
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Answer d) Mazagon Dock Limited.Defence minister Manohar Parrikar inaugurated the submarine assembly workshop in Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL). At present, MDL is building six Scorpene class of submarines for the Indian Navy, with around 35% of indigenisation. The minister also emphasised that the defence Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) should undertake orders to export ships by having a dedicated “export cell”.
7. World No Tobacco Day is observed on?
a) May 30
b) May 31
c) May 29
d) May 28
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Answer b) May 31.The ‘World No Tobacco Day’ was observed first on this day in 1987. An initiative of the World Health Organisation (WHO), it encourages a 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption throughout the world. This year the WHO has appealed for the use of plain packaging for tobacco products to reduce the “attractiveness” of such products.
8. ____________________ and PEC University of Technology signed MoU to set up ‘Kalpana Chawla Chair‘ on Geospatial Technology.
a) Ministry of Railways
b) Ministry of Human Resource Development
c) Ministry of Power
d) Ministry of External Affairs
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Answer a) Ministry of Railways.A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by Ministry of Railways and PEC University of Technology for setting up of ‘Kalpana Chawla Chair‘on Geospatial Technology for Indian Railways at PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh. The MoU is a unique collaboration between the two organizations which will help in developing applications to remove day to day engineering and technological problems and geospatial solutions to Indian Railways.
9. Who is the new President of Philippines?
a) Joseph Estrada
b) Rodrigo Duterte
c) Benigno Aquino
d) Fidel Ramos
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Answer b) Rodrigo Duterte.The Philippine parliament has officially declared Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte to be the president-elect. Mr Duterte won a landslide victory in the presidential election recently, taking about six million votes more than his closest competitor. The tough-talking mayor of Davao won on a strident anti-crime platform, promising to wipe out crime in months. Mr Duterte, 71, did not attend Monday’s ceremony, saying he had “never attended any proclamation all my life”. He has largely stayed in Davao, in the south, since his election win.
10. The University Grants Commission has reduced the working hours of associate professors to _____ hours a week from 16 hours, following the instructions by the Human Resource Development Ministry.
a) 10
b) 15
c) 14
d) 12
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Answer c) 14.The University Grants Commission has reduced the working hours of college professors following the instructions by the Human Resource Development Ministry. The teaching hours of associate professors have been reduced to 14 hours a week from 16 hours. Further, the additional six hours allocated to research by professors can now be used for innovating and updating course contents.
11. India’s largest carmaker company ___________________ India announced a temporary suspension of production at its Manesar and Gurgaon plants.
a) Hyundai
b) Maruti Suzuki
c) Tata Motors
d) Mahindra and Mahindra
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Answer b) Maruti Suzuki.India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India announced a temporary suspension of production at its Manesar and Gurgaon plants following a fire at a factory of its component supplier Subros. The Manesar plant of Subros supplies air conditioning compressors to Maruti. “We are also examining the options available to start supply of components from other facilities”, the company added.
12. Which State government proposed to set up a Journalist Welfare Fund with an initial corpus money of ₹2 crore?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Assam
c) Karnataka
d) Jammu and Kashmir
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Answer d) Jammu and Kashmir.The J&K government proposed to set up a Journalist Welfare Fund with an initial corpus money of ₹2 crore. This is to provide financial help to the working and accredited journalists, said Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu. The legal heirs or dependents of working journalists will receive relief in case of death or incapacitation of the scribe concerned.
13. Which online retailer company announced the opening of its data sciences centre in California, United States?
a) Snapdeal
b) Flipkart
c) Amazon
d) Paytm
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Answer a) Snapdeal .Online retailer Snapdeal announced the opening of its data sciences centre in California, United States. The centre will be headed by Nitin Sharma, Senior Vice President of Data Sciences at Snapdeal. The online retailer said that the centre will focus on big data and advanced analytics to support its consumer initiatives.
14. Government of India raised the threshold limit of PF withdrawal for Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) from existing ₹30,000 to ______________, with effect from June 1.
a) 35000
b) 40000
c) 50000
d) 100000
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Answer c) 50000.The government raised the threshold limit of PF withdrawal for Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) from existing ₹30,000 to ₹50,000, with effect from June 1. Currently, TDS is deducted at the rate of 10% provided PAN is submitted. The government had introduced the proposal to deduct TDS on PF withdrawals to discourage premature withdrawal and promote long-term savings.
15. Which Country has the largest postal network in the world?
a) India
b) USA
c) Russia
d) Australia
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Answer a) India .With more than 1.5 lakh post offices spread across the country, India has the largest postal network in the world. The number, which stood at about 23,000 during the time of independence, has grown by almost 7 times. Remarkably, 90% of the total post offices in the country are situated in rural areas.
16. Which online retailer company has launched ‘No Cost EMI’ or zero-interest on equal monthly instalments on purchase of electronics products?
a) Amazon
b) Flipkart
c) Snapdeal
d) Shopclues
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Answer b) Flipkart.Flipkart has launched ‘No Cost EMI’ or zero-interest on equal monthly instalments on purchase of electronics including premium smartphones, televisions, home appliances worth ₹5,000 or more. Flipkart tied up with lender Bajaj Finserv and electronic brands to launch the consumer finance product earlier this month. No fees, interest or downpayment is required to purchase the items under the scheme.
17. Which Bank ties up with online payment solutions startup Click&Pay to offer cashless, secure and flexible transactions?
a) Axis Bank
b) Citi Bank
c) HDFC Bank
d) YES bank
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Answer d) YES bank.YES Bank has joined hands with Click&Pay to offer cashless, secure and flexible transactions for its customers. As part of the arrangement, the Hyderabad-based start-up located at the incubator T-Hub, will issue YES Bank sponsored mobile wallets and use the bank’s payments platform to process transactions quickly.
18. Who is the first Indian football player to play a game in the top division of a European League?
a) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
b) Subrata Pal
c) Robin Singh
d) Sunil Chetri
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Answer a) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.Indian national team goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu achieved a historic feat by becoming the first Indian to feature in a top-tier league match in Europe, by turning out for Norwegian side Stabaek FC. The 24-year-old Sandhu kept a clean sheet in his first Tippeligaen (Norwegian Premier League) start for Stabaek FC, helping them claim a dominant 5-0 triumph over IK Start in an away league match.
19. Who has been named as Ceat T20 Player of the Year?
a) MS Dhoni
b) Virat Kohli
c) Rohit Sharma
d) Ajinkya Rahane
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Answer b) Virat Kohli.Star India batsman Virat Kohli has been named Ceat T20 Player of the Year while former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award. England batsman Joe Root was named as the Ceat International Cricketer of the Year as well as International Batsman of the Year. India off-spinner R Ashwin won the Ceat International Bowler of the Year award while Rohit Sharma was named as the Indian Cricketer of the Year.
20. Indian boxer ______________________ won silver in Women’s World Boxing Championships
a) Mary Kom
b) Aruna Mishra
c) Pooja Rani
d) Sonia Lather
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Answer d) Sonia Lather.Indian boxer Sonia Lather (57kg) settled for a silver medal at the AIBA Women’s World Championships after going down to top seed Alessia Mesiano of Italy in a hard-fought summit clash. The lone Indian boxer to make the medal rounds, Sonia lost 1-2 but her silver ensured that India did not return empty-handed after what was a throughly disappointing campaign overall.
21. D. Javare Gowda who passed away recently was a/an
a) Scientist
b) Actor
c) Writer
d) Director
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Answer c) Writer.Noted Kannada writer D. Javare Gowda, popularly known as De. Ja. Gow., breathed his last following a brief illness. He was hospitalised three days ago following a heart attack. A disciple of Kuvempu, Mr Gowda penned several books and also served asVice-Chancellor of University of Mysuru (UoM).
22. Suresh Chatwal who passed away recently was a/an
a) Actor
b) Economist
c) Journalist
d) Musician
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Answer a) Actor.Actor Suresh Chatwal, known for his role as the commissioner in the Hindi television series ‘FIR’, passed away on Saturday in Mumbai. His son Yaman Chatwal said that Suresh succumbed to his ‘ongoing illness’. Chatwal, who made his debut with the 1969 film ‘Rakhi Rakhi’, worked in several Bollywood films including ‘Karan Arjun’, ‘Munna Bhai MBBS’ and ‘Om Shanti Om’.
