Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who has been appointed as chairman of Tata Global Beverages?
a) Cyrus Mistry
b) Harish Bhat
c) Ishaat Hussain
d) Ratan Tata
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Answer b) Harish Bhat. Tata Global Beverages replaced Cyrus Mistry with group veteran Harish Bhat as its chairman. This is the second Tata group firm where Mistry has been removed from the post of chairman since he was ousted as the chairman of group holding firm Tata Sons on October 24. On November 10, group’s crown jewel Tata Consultancy Services replaced Mistry with another group veteran Ishaat Hussain as interim chairman.
2. President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the India International Trade Fair ______________
a) Ahmadabad
b) Hyderabad
c) Bangalore
d) New Delhi
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Answer d) New Delhi. President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the India International Trade Fair in Delhi which will see participation of over 150 companies from 27 countries. This year’s edition of the mega trade fair with Digital India theme is being held between November 14 and 27. The inauguration ceremony “digital technologies, e-commerce, e-enabled and mobile services are major components of e-governance and will over the time contribute significantly to GDP growth.
3. Which bank got approval from RBI to open a representative office of the Bank in Manama, Bahrain and also to open a branch in DIFC, Dubai, and UAE?
a) Axis Bank
b) City Union Bank
c) Federal Bank
d) HDFC Bank
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Answer c) Federal Bank. Kerala based, Federal Bank announced that RBI has given its approval vide letter dated 08 November 2016 to open a representative office of the Bank in Manama, Bahrain and also to open a branch in DIFC, Dubai, UAE. The permission is subject to other approvals from the host regulator, Dubai Financial Services Authority. The proposed branch at Dubai will help the Bank serve its Non-Resident clientele better.
4. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum’s Week started at _____________
a) Lima, Peru
b) Beijing, China
c) Ottawa, Canada
d) Moscow, Russia
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Answer a) Lima, Peru. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum’s Week started at Lima in Peru on November 14 bringing together leaders of world’s largest economies, businessmen and investors. A creation of Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific, which would include all APEC states, is one of the main topics on the agenda of the 2016 APEC Summit that is widely seen as the premier business event drawing together business and economic leaders of 21 Pacific Rim countries.
5. Dudhwa National Park located in ____________
a) Rajasthan
b) Manipur
c) Punjab
d) Uttar Pradesh
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Answer d) Uttar Pradesh. The Dudhwa National Park in Uttar Pradesh opened for its new tourist season. The park houses animals including Bengal tigers and one-horned rhinos, birds, and reptiles. Spanning nearly 900 square kilometres, it also features the only Rhino rehabilitation area in the state. The park is in the process of installing CCTV cameras and providing Wi-Fi connectivity to tourists.
6. Which company launched ‘Swift 7’, the world’s thinnest laptop with a thickness of 9.98 mm in India at a price of ₹99,999?
a) Sony
b) Dell
c) Acer
d) Lenovo
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Answer c) Acer. Taiwanese electronics maker Acer launched ‘Swift 7’, the world’s thinnest laptop with a thickness of 9.98 mm in India at a price of ₹99,999. The laptop weighs 1.1 kg and features a 13.3-inch display with 8 GB memory and 256 GB internal storage. The laptop is thinner than HP’s 10.4-millimetre Spectre and Apple’s 13.1-millimetre MacBook.
7. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has for the first time deployed a team of women commandos for anti-Maoist operations in _____________
a) Chhattisgarh
b) Jharkhand
c) Odisha
d) Maharashtra
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Answer b) Jharkhand . The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has for the first time deployed a team of women commandos for anti-Maoist operations in Jharkhand. “The women are brave and currently undertaking first-hand experience of anti-Naxal operation in forests outside Ranchi,” said a CRPF official. “It was felt that to tackle women Naxals, there should be women commandos,” said DIG CRPF.
8. The Central government has decided that it will present the Union Budget for 2017-18 on ________________
a) February 27
b) February 28
c) March 01
d) February 01
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Answer d) February 01. The government has decided that it will present the Union Budget for 2017-18 on February 1 and the budget session may begin in January, reports stated. The government had issued the customary budget circular in September. Notably, the Centre earlier approved scrapping of the 92-year old practice of presenting a separate Railway Budget and merged it with the Union Budget.
9. According to an agreement reached between the Bihar government and the Union Civil Aviation Ministry, a second airport will be built in ____________
a) Hajipur
b) Patna
c) Muzaffarpur
d) Gaya
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Answer b) Patna . According to an agreement reached between the Bihar government and the Union Civil Aviation Ministry, a second airport, other than the existing Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport, will be built in Patna. The agreement states that the Bihta Defence Airbase, 35 km from the city, will be expanded to facilitate the operation of commercial flights.
10. Which state has become the first state to adopt the Fly Ash Utilization Policy?
a) Maharashtra
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Karnataka
d) Andra Pradesh
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Answer a) Maharashtra . Maharashtra has become the first state to adopt the Fly Ash Utilization Policy. The state cabinet yesterday approved a policy for 100 percent use of fly ash generated from thermal power plants and biogas plants for construction activities. Mr. Fadnavis said that fly ash will be used to make bricks, blocks, tiles, wall panels, cement and other construction materials.He added that this policy will save soil excavation and aid construction of low-cost housing.
11. The 2016 World Internet Conference held at _____________
a) Japan
b) India
c) China
d) USA
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Answer c) China . The 2016 World Internet Conference kicked off in the eastern Chinese town of Wuzhen. The three-day event is expected to be attended by delegates from more than 120 countries, including 8 top foreign leaders.In the meantime, business leaders from well-established Chinese internet companies such as Baidu, Tencent, and Lenovo, will also be present. Delegates will be discussing the creation of an online community of shared destiny which features innovation. The China-sponsored event is the third one of its kind following two previous conferences in 2014 and 2015.
12. The book titled ‘The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad’ written by?
a) Preeti Shenoy
b) Meena Kandasamy
c) Anita Nair
d) Twinkle Khanna
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Answer d) Twinkle Khanna. Actor-turned-author Twinkle Khanna launched her second book titled ‘The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad’. Celebrities including her husband Akshay Kumar, mother Dimple Kapadia, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Karan Johar were present at the book-launch event. Twinkle’s first book was ‘Mrs Funnybones: She’s Just Like You and a Lot Like Me’, which was published in 2015.
13. Which state became the first state to pass a motion supporting the demonetisation policy introduced by the BJP-led Central Government?
a) Chhattisgarh
b) Kerala
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Gujarat
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Answer a) Chhattisgarh. Chhattisgarh became the first state to pass a motion supporting the demonetisation policy introduced by the BJP-led Central government, reports said. The motion was introduced in the state assembly by Chhattisgarh CM and BJP leader Raman Singh. He also announced that e-payment devices have been exempted from Value Added Tax (VAT) to encourage digital transactions.
14. Which country will be hosting the hockey Asian Champions Trophy and Youth Olympic Asian qualifiers in 2018?
a) Australia
b) Germany
c) India
d) China
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Answer c) India . International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Narinder Dhruv Batra has announced India will be hosting the hockey Asian Champions Trophy and Youth Olympic Asian qualifiers in 2018. This comes after the country was finalised as the venue for the 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup, to be held in Bhubaneswar. Batra recently became the first Indian to be elected as FIH head.
15. The second T20 Cricket World Cup for the Blind will be held across eight different cities in ______________
a) England
b) India
c) New Zealand
d) South Africa
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Answer b) India . The second T20 Cricket World Cup for the Blind will be held across eight different cities in India from January 30, 2017. The tournament will be played among nine teams including Pakistan. The opening match will be between India and the West Indies on January 30 in Delhi with the final scheduled for February 11 in Bengaluru.
16. Indian golfer _________________ clinched the $1 million (6.8 crore) Resorts World Manila Masters in the Philippines
a) Jyoti Randhawa
b) Jeev Milkha Singh
c) Anirban Lahiri
d) SSP Chawrasia
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Answer d) SSP Chawrasia. Indian golfer SSP Chawrasia clinched the $1 million (6.8 crore) Resorts World Manila Masters in the Philippines, his first ever Asian Tour title outside India. Chawrasia beat Malaysian Nicolas Fung and American Sam Chen on the final day of the tournament. It was the 38-year-old’s fourth Asian Tour wins overall.
