Current Affairs Quiz
1. Which state government is planning to launch a pension scheme for the labourers who have crossed the age limit of 60 years?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) Maharashtra
d) Gujarat
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Answer b) Rajasthan . Rajasthan government is planning to launch a pension scheme for the labourers who have crossed the age limit of 60 years. The proposal has been prepared by the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) and will be presented before the board meeting scheduled next month. As per the proposal, labour department will transfer Rs 400 crore to LIC.
2. _________________High Court ordered all hill stations and glaciers in the state to be declared as eco-sensitive within three months
a) Delhi
b) Kolkata
c) Manipur
d) Uttarakhand
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Answer d) Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand High Court ordered all hill stations and glaciers in the state to be declared as eco-sensitive within three months and put a ban on all construction within 25 km radius of the glaciers. It also directed all municipal boards and nagar panchayats along the Ganges and the Yamuna to set up sewage treatment plants within six months besides asking the government to check water quality every 24 hours.
3. ______________________ State government launched cycle scheme for poor students
a) Sikkim
b) Goa
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Haryana
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Answer c) Jammu and Kashmir. After the ‘Scooty’ scheme for girls, Jammu and Kashmir government announced the launch of All Terrain Bike (ATB) programme for meritorious boys of lower economic strata. The state government has, on the initiative of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, announced the launch of All Terrain Bike (ATB) scheme for meritorious boys on the pattern of Scooty Scheme for the girl students.
4. Which state government issued a circular relaxing the ban on construction activity around defence lands in state?
a) Maharashtra
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Assam
d) Rajasthan
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Answer a) Maharashtra . Maharashtra government issued a circular relaxing the ban on construction activity around defence lands in state. “GoM issues a circular in accordance with the guidelines by Dy Dir (Lands), Ministry of Defence, for relaxing construction ban around defence lands. This circular has now reduced the restricted zone to just 10 metres from defence establishments and installations.
5. World’s first hydrogen-powered and zero-emission passenger train was unveiled in ____________
a) India
b) USA
c) Germany
d) Russia
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Answer c) Germany . World’s first hydrogen-powered and zero-emission passenger train was unveiled in September 2016 in Germany. The CoradiaiLint, developed by French rail company Alstom, only emits excess steam and condensed water into the atmosphere.
6. Which Bank has signed a MoU with the Indian Army on defence salary package?
a) State Bank of India
b) Allahabad Bank
c) Punjab National Bank
d) Corporation Bank
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Answer d) Corporation Bank. Corporation Bank has signed a MoU with the Indian Army on defence salary package. It will be providing free/concessional services to the Army under the MoU. The services include free drafts, free cheque books, free funds, free ATM cards, unlimited transactions on all ATMs. Free personal accident insurance cover of 5 lakh and 10 lakh up to the age of 70 years are the other features.
7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 08 September 2016 evening announced that all Rs ___ and Rs _____ currency notes will become illegal tender from the intervening midnight of November 8
a) 100 and 500
b) 50 and 100
c) 500 and 1000
d) All of the above
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Answer c) 500 and 1000. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 08 september 2016 evening announced that all Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes will become illegal tender from the intervening midnight of November 8. This means, from 12:01 am of November 9, none of these notes will be accepted anywhere as legal money.The move is believed to have been taken to curtail black money as well as combat the menace of forged currency notes. You can read in full detail what the prime minister had to say about why the step was taken in the full text of his speech.
8. Karnataka’s chief minister Siddaramaiah asked British Prime Minister ________________ to relax visa rules for Indian technology professionals
a) Tony Blair
b) David Cameron
c) Gordon Brown
d) Theresa May
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Answer d) Theresa May. Karnataka’s chief minister Siddaramaiah asked British Prime Minister Theresa May to relax visa rules for Indian technology professionals saying that the UK can actually reduce migration while reaping economic benefits by allowing workers on short-term job visits. he also pointed that Bengaluru-headquartered firms such as Wipro, Infosys, Biocon, Microlabs and Dynamatic Technologies were generating jobs in the UK, contributing to the local economy.
9. Billionaire-turned-politician Donald Trump was elected as ____ President of the United States
a) 50th
b) 45th
c) 43rd
d) 40th
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Answer b) 45th. Billionaire-turned-politician Donald Trump was elected as the 45th President of the United States. The Republican party candidate secured the support of 276 of the 538 members of the electoral college, beating Democratic party rival Hillary Clinton. President-elect Truamp will formally take charge of the Oval Office on January 20, 2017, dubbed as the ‘Inauguration Day’.
10. India currently holds the number one world rank in _________ sports
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five
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Answer d) Five . India currently holds the number one world rank in five sports. While the Indian cricket team is currently ranked first in Tests, the World Cup-winning kabaddi team also holds the top spot. Among the top-ranked individual players are Sania Mirza in tennis women’s doubles, Rio Paralympics’ gold medalist Mariyappan Thangavelu in high jump, and Siril Verma in junior men’s badminton.
11. Former cricketer ________________ was announced as the brand ambassador for the 2nd T20 World Cup Cricket for the Blind, to be held in January and February 2017
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Sourav Ganguly
c) Rahul Dravid
d) Virendar Sehwag
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Answer c) Rahul Dravid. Former cricketer Rahul Dravid was announced as the brand ambassador for the 2nd T20 World Cup Cricket for the Blind, to be held in January and February 2017. A total of ten teams, including Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies are participating in the event. Dravid also launched the ‘Support Blind Cricket by buying a Cricket Ball’ campaign.
12. Who have won the BNP Paribas Masters title 2016 in men’s double category?
a) Henri Kontinen and John Peers
b) Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram
c) Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez
d) Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut
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Answer a) Henri Kontinen and John Peers. Henri Kontinen and John Peers have won their first Masters 1000 title together in Paris at the BNP Paribas Masters. Kontinen and Peers made it all the way after beating Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut in the final. Kontinen and Peers, the unseeded duo in Paris, overcame the number one seeds Herbert and Mahut in a three-set battle 6-4 3-6 10-6.
