Current Affairs Quiz
1.Which country has been declared as the world’s healthiest country in a recent reports with India securing the 103rd position.The list ranked the countries with the help of the data from the United Nations, the World Bank and the World Health Organisation?
a) Singapore
b) Japan
c) Russia
d) Nigeria
2. An advanced version of land-attack cruise missile has been successfully test-fired by India. It was launched from Indian Navy’s newest stealth destroyer INS Kochi on the west coast of India. Name the advanced cruise missile.
a) BrahMos Missile
b) Prithvi Missile
c) Agni Missile
d) Agni-II Missile
3. Sania Mirza and ___________ came up with another wonderful performance on November 1 to win the women’s doubles title of the prestigious $7 million WTA Finals at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
a) Martina Hingis
b) Selena Wiliams
c) Maria Sharapova
d) Sania Nehwal
4. Name the economic affairs secretary who has joined the board of capital markets regulator SEBI?
a) Shaktikanta Das
b) Manoj Joshi
c) Prashant Saran
d) Rajeev Kumar
5. How many cities in the state have achieved the status of being free of open defecation under the government’s Swachh Maharashtra Mission?
a) 19
b) 20
c) 21
d) 16
6.The dark-matter particle explorer satellite will observe the direction, energy and electric charge of high-energy particles in space. Which country will launch a series of scientific satellites including a retrievable one to probe ‘dark matter?
a) China
b) Japan
c) Australia
d) Germany
7.With domestic trade estimating cotton production at around 400 lakh bales, Which country is expected to emerge as the largest cotton producer in the world in 2015-16?
a) China
b) India
c) Isreal
d) Iran
8. Defending champion Viswanathan Anand’s played out a draw with American _______ so in the fifth and penultimate round of the Bilbao Masters Final Chess Tournament. Name the defender.
a) Wesley
b) Wiley
c) Weston
d) William
9. India has moved up one position to become the world’s seventh most Valued ________, with an increase of 32 per cent in its brand value to $2.1 billion.
a) Nation Brand
b) Khadi Gram
c) Democracy
d) Trusted Brand
10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Clean India’ drivethe state government has set a target to achieve a complete open defecation-free status by _______
a) 2018
b) 2020
c) 2021
d) 2016
11. Name the Air Marshal _____________has assumed the role of Air Officer-in-charge Maintenance (AOM) at Air Headquarters, New Delhi.
a) Virender Mohan Khanna
b) Aryavir Singh
c) Kushal khuswah
d) Karan Khurana
12. India had launched National Super Computing Mission, jointly being implemented by the Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Electronics and Information Technology. India has asked assistance with which country in development of high end technologies, both in software and hardware sectors?
a) Korea
b) Russia
c) Germany
d) China
13. Who is the Union Minister for Science, Technology and Earth Science?
a) Dr Harsh Vardhan
b) Ms. Naledi Pando
c) Kapil Sibal
d) Smriti Irani
14. The Union minister for Science, Technology and Earth Science in India and South Africa have decided to strengthen their science areas with the major focus on which domain?
a) HIV Vaccine Research Collaboration
b) Cancer Research and Technology
c) Tuberculosis Research
d) Ebola Joint Research
15. Rashtriya Ekta Diwas was introduced by Govt. of India and inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014. The intent is to pay tribute to Patel, who was instrumental in keeping India united. Ever year it is celebrated on?
a) 31 October
b) 1st November
c) 30 October
d) 2nd November
16. Minister of Civil Aviation released the Revised Draft National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP 2015) in New Delhi. The minister has urged all stakeholders to participate in the process of firming up the policy by giving their valuable suggestions to the Ministry.Who is the Minister of Civil Aviation?
a) P Ashok Gajapathi Raju
b) Jairam Ramesh
c) Nitin Gadkari
d) Rajnath Singh
17. Who has been appointed as the sixth member of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), the apex body on indirect taxes, filling up the last vacancy on the board?
a) Bhushan Kumar Bansal
b) Ramesh Bansal
c) Kamlesh Shah
d) Vijender Singh
18.Who has become world champions for a record 3rd time and the first nation to retain the Webb Ellis Cup. They cemented their status as the greatest team in rugby history when they overwhelmed Australia 34-17 at Twickenham?
a) New Zealand
b) England
c) South Africa
d) Bangladesh
