Current Affairs Quiz
1. Which city has been termed as the country’s breast cancer capital, with cases at a record high of 40 per lakh of population?
a) Mumbai
b) Hyderabad
c) Thiruvananthapuram
d) Chennai
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Answer c) Thiruvananthapuram. Thiruvananthapuram has been termed as the country’s breast cancer capital, with cases at a record high of 40 per lakh of population. Nine lakh women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year and it is the second most common malignancy next to cervical cancer. The revelation was made during the Kerala Chapter of Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA) Conference here last week. It noted that 50 per cent of breast cancer is occurring in the age group of under 50 years.
2. Which state became the first state to start India’s first Cherry Blossom Festival, which is widely celebrated in Japan?
a) Manipur
b) Meghalaya
c) Sikkim
d) Assam
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Answer b) Meghalaya . Meghalaya became the first state to start India’s first Cherry Blossom Festival, which is widely celebrated in Japan. The four-day festival will also provide opportunities to showcase the unique beauty of pink and white cherry blossoms as well as Meghalaya’s traditional arts, culture and cuisine to the naturalists and tourists.Chief Minister Mukul Sangma inaugurated India’s first Cherry Blossom Festival in this state capital of Meghalaya.
3. Which bank is set to launch intelligent banking chat bots to make mobile banking services more conversational?
a) Axis Bank
b) ICICI Bank
c) Kotak Mahindra Bank
d) Yes Bank
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Answer a) Axis Bank. Axis Bank, India’s third largest private bank, is set to launch intelligent banking chat bots to make mobile banking services more conversational. The bank tied up with Active Intelligence Pte or Active.ai, a Singapore-based fintech platform, to launch the bots which will enable customers to chat through its mobile banking app and messaging platforms such as Facebook messenger.
4. The International Day for Tolerance is observed on?
a) November 14
b) November 15
c) November 16
d) November 17
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Answer c) November 16. The International Day for Tolerance is observed on 16 November an annual observance declared by UNESCO in 1995 to generate public awareness of the dangers of intolerance. Every year various conferences and festivals are organized in the occasion of International Day for Tolerance. Among them, “Universal Tolerance Cartoon Festival” in Drammen, Norway which organized an International Cartoon Festival in 2013
5. How many countries have become signatories to the framework agreement of the International Solar Alliance?
a) 10
b) 20
c) 30
d) 40
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Answer b) 20. Over 20 countries, including Brazil and France, have become signatories to the framework agreement of the International Solar Alliance — an initiative that is the brainchild of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The framework agreement of International Solar Alliance (ISA) was opened for signatures on the sidelines of CoP22 with Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave saying that with this legal framework in place, the ISA will be a major international body headquartered in India.
6. The union government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $500 million loan agreement to build a 9.8-km River Bridge in ______________
a) Haryana
b) Rajasthan
c) Gujarat
d) Bihar
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Answer d) Bihar . The union government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $500 million loan agreement to build a 9.8-km River Bridge, the country’s longest, across the river Ganga which would provide better connectivity between North and South Bihar and also Patna and its surrounding areas. The new Ganga bridge would serve as an alternative to the existing one and be linked to the National Highway network. The project will include building of embankments, viaducts and toll facilities.
7. India’s long endurance Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) which named as ____________ finally completed its first flight early in Challakere
a) Aura – 2
b) Lakshya – 2
c) Rustom – 2
d) Nishant – 2
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Answer c) Rustom – 2. After a considerable delay, Rustom-2, India’s long endurance Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) finally completed its first flight early in Challakere, about 200km from Bengaluru. The UCAV, which is in the medium-altitude, long endurance (MALE) category of vehicles, sources in the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) which developed the vehicle.
8. Who is the new CEO of American stock exchange NASDAQ?
a) Brad Peterson
b) Nelson Griggs
c) Hans-ole Jochumsen
d) Adena Friedman
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Answer d) Adena Friedman. American stock exchange NASDAQ said its long-time CEO Robert Greifeld would retire and that Adena Friedman, President and Chief Operating Officer, would become the CEO as of January 1. Friedman, 47, has said she grew up at NASDAQ, where she started as an intern right out of business school and worked for 18 years at the exchange.
9. Actress _____________ will be awarded the Icon of India award at the upcoming 11th Asiavision Movie Awards
a) Deepika Padukone
b) Sonam Kapoor
c) Sonakshi Sinha
d) Anushka Sharma
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Answer b) Sonam Kapoor. Actress Sonam Kapoor will be awarded the Icon of India award at the upcoming 11th Asiavision Movie Awards. She will also receive the Best Actress Award for her performance in the film ‘Neerja’. Actress Radhika Apte will be awarded for her performances in the films ‘Parched’, ‘Phobia’ and ‘Kabali’. The award ceremony will take place on November 18 in UAE.
10. Africa’s first fully functioning cycle-share scheme has been launched in ____________
a) Morocco
b) Mauritius
c) Tanzania
d) Ethiopia
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Answer a) Morocco . Africa’s first fully functioning cycle-share scheme has been launched in Marrakech, Morocco to curb urban congestion and boost sustainable transport. The idea, initiated by French bike company Smoove, further seeks to revive Marrakech’s biking culture. About 300 cycles named ‘Medina bikes’ after the city’s ancient centre, will help transport cyclists between 10 hubs.
11. Which state government launched a programme to provide free electricity connection to about 50 lakh households above the poverty line?
a) Kerala
b) Bihar
c) Sikkim
d) Maharashtra
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Answer b) Bihar . Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched a programme to provide free electricity connection to about 50 lakh households above the poverty line. The “Har Ghar Bijli Lagataar” programme, which aims to supply power to every household in the state in the next two years, is a part of the CM’s “seven resolves” during the Assembly polls.
12. Which Airline has been named the best airline in the world for the fourth consecutive year by AirlineRatings.com in its Airline Excellence Awards?
a) Qantas
b) Singapore Airlines
c) Air New Zealand
d) Cathay Pacific Airways
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Answer c) Air New Zealand. Air New Zealand has been named the best airline in the world for the fourth consecutive year by AirlineRatings.com in its Airline Excellence Awards. It was followed by Qantas and Singapore Airlines at the second and third place respectively. Cathay Pacific Airways and the Virgin Group airlines have completed the top five, ranking fourth and fifth respectively.
13. Which super computer has topped the Top500 list of the world’s fastest computers, making it the eighth time in a row?
a) Sunway TaihuLight
b) Mira
c) Sequoia
d) Tianhe-2
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Answer a) Sunway TaihuLight. Sunway TaihuLight’ has topped the Top500 list of the world’s fastest computers, making it the eighth time in a row that a Chinese supercomputer has emerged as the fastest in the world. The computer is capable of performing 93 thousand trillion operations per second. The second position on the list is also occupied by China with the Tianhe-2.
14. National Press Day is observed on?
a) November 15
b) November 16
c) November 17
d) November 18
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Answer b) November 16. National Press Day is observed on 16th November, is symbolic of a free and responsible press. It was on this day the Press Council of India started functioning as a moral watchdog to ensure that the press maintain high standards and is not fettered by any influence or threats.
15. Who won the 2016 Chess Champions Showdown in St Louis, USA?
a) Vladimir Kramnik
b) Levon Aronian
c) Magnus Carlsen
d) Viswanathan Anand
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Answer d) Viswanathan Anand. Indian chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand won the 2016 Champions Showdown in St Louis, USA. The tournament was played across five days, with two classical round robins, two rapid round robins and four blitz round robins, giving each competitor 24 matches in all. Anand won a total of seven matches and drew 16.
16. Yu Xu woman pilot of a J-10 fighter jet has died in a flying accident; she was the first woman pilot of __________
a) India
b) China
c) Japan
d) USA
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Answer b) China. China’s first woman pilot of a J-10 fighter jet has died in a flying accident. Yu Xu, 30, who was born in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, was a member of the August 1 aerobatics team of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force. Yu was the first of four women who are certified to fly the J-10, a single-engine multi-role jet that entered service in 2004 and is considered the first Chinese domestic fighter to rival Western fighters in its capabilities.
