Current Affairs Quiz
1. Which airport has bagged the India Building Congress (IBC) Award 2014-15 for Excellence in Built Environment?
a) Goa International Airport
b) Chennai International Airport
c) Jaipur International Airport
d) Chandigarh International Airport
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Answer d) Chandigarh International Airport. The new integrated terminal building of Chandigarh International Airports Limited (CHIAL) has bagged the India Building Congress (IBC) Award 2014-15 for Excellence in Built Environment. CHIAL, a joint venture company that runs the airport, has been conferred with IBC award and trophy for excellence in built environment in infrastructure projects for “New Integrated Terminal Building“, Airports Authority of India (AAI).
2. Cabinet approved revision of _________ price for supply to public sector oil marketing companies
a) Petrol
b) Ethanol
c) Diesel
d) Kerosene
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Answer b) Ethanol. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime MinisterShri Narendra Modi, has approved the mechanism for revision of ethanol price for supply to Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to carry out the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme. Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme was launched by the Government in 2003 which has been extended to the Notified 21 States and 4 Union Territories to promote the use of alternative and environment friendly fuels.
3. The Union Cabinet approved the establishment and operationalization of an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) at ____________
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Maharashtra
c) Andra Pradesh
d) Jammu and Kashmir
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Answer d) Jammu and Kashmir. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the establishment and operationalization of an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) at Jammu in a transit/ temporary campus in the Old Government College of Engineering & Technology from the academic year 2016-17. The project will involve a cost of Rs.61.90 crore in the temporary campus, for the initial four years from 2016 to 2020. The student intake in the Post-Graduate Diploma Programme (PGDP) in Management this year is 54, which will progressively go up to cumulative student strength of 120 in the fourth year.
4. The United Nations will name the comic book character _________________ as its new Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Woman and Girls
a) Wonder Woman
b) Elena Anaya
c) Connie Nielson
d) Robin Wright
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Answer a) Wonder Woman. The United Nations will name the comic book character Wonder Woman as its new Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Woman and Girls. The UN said that Wonder Woman will be formally designated for the position at a ceremony on Oct. 21 at its New York head quarters. DC Entertainment President Diane Nelson will accept the designation on behalf of the comic book, TV and film character.
5. Which space agency has developed a high-tech electro active bandage that creates an electric charge to help promote the healing process of wounds?
a) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
b) European Space Agency (ESA)
c) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
d) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
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Answer c) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). US space agency NASA has developed a high-tech electro active bandage that creates an electric charge to help promote the healing process of wounds. Electro active material is so sensitive that a push or even blow on it can create an electric charge. The fibres of the guaze are made of electro active material Poly vinylidene Flouride (PVDF) which are stimulated by the heat of the body and the pressure of cell growth, thus no external power source is required.
6. India is ranked _________ among countries with the highest growth in their contribution to high-quality scientific research, according to a recent report.
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth
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Answer b) Second . India is ranked second among countries with the highest growth in their contribution to high-quality scientific research, according to a recent report. Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), ranked 16, is the top Indian institute among the 100 best research institutes across the world. Notably, China topped the rankings with 40 institutes in the top 100 list.
7. Indian Railways will ink a pact with ___________ for running high-speed trains in the country
a) Germany
b) USA
c) China
d) Japan
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Answer a) Germany. Indian Railways will ink a pact with Germany for running high-speed trains in the country, reports claimed. The discussions regarding this will be held when German Minister for Transport and Digital Infrastructure Alexander Dobrindt meets Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu during the former’s ongoing visit to India. This meeting is a follow-up to Prabhu’s visit to Germany in April.
8. Who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”?
a) Herta Muller
b) Alice Munro
c) Svetlana Alexievich
d) Bob Dylan
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Answer d) Bob Dylan. American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”. Born on May 24, 1941, he is known for writing songs like ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ and ‘The Times They Are a-Changin’. Dylan, 75, has won numerous awards, including twelve Grammys and one Academy Award.
9. International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed on?
a) October 11
b) October 12
c) October 13
d) October 14
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Answer c) October 13. International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed annually on 13 October. This theme – Live to Tell: Raising Awareness, Reducing Mortality. The day encourages every citizen and government to take part in building more disaster resilient communities and nations.
10. World sight day is observed on?
a) October 12
b) October 13
c) October 14
d) October 15
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Answer b) October 130 World sight day is being observed on October 13 . The day is observed to focus attention on blindness and vision impairment. Government has set up free eye check up and treatments facilities in the designated primary health centres, community health centres, medical colleges, regional institutes of opthalmology and selected NGOs all over the country.
11. Which bank has renewed its corporate agency tie-up with United India Insurance Company (UIIC)?
a) State Bank of India
b) Bank of India
c) Allahabad Bank
d) Bank of Maharashtra
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Answer d) Bank of Maharashtra . State-run Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) said it has renewed its corporate agency tie-up with United India Insurance Company (UIIC). Customers can buy the entire gamut of UIIC products at any of the 1,896 branches of the bank across the country, the lender said in a release here. They can buy insurance products related to motor, fire, health, marine, overseas travel policy and personal accident from the bank’s branches.
12. India and ________ will sign an agreement on cooperation and facilitation of investment
a) China
b) Russia
c) Brazil
d) South Africa
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Answer c) Brazil . India and Brazil will sign an agreement on cooperation and facilitation of investment on the sidelines of the upcoming BRICS Summit in Goa by Brazilian Ambassador to India Tovara Da Silva Nunes. The major sectors of focus in Brazil are medical equipment and medicines, aerospace, aeronautics, oil and natural gas, chemicals, fertilizers and processed food.
13. Government of India appointed Reserve Bank’s Executive Director _____________ as a Whole-Time Member of markets regulator SEBI
a) K. K. Vohra.
b) G Mahalingam
c) Meena Hemchandra
d) Sudarshan Sen
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Answer b) G Mahalingam. Government has appointed Reserve Bank’s Executive Director G Mahalingam as a Whole-Time Member of markets regulator Sebi. Apart from the Chairman, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) can have three Whole-Time Members (WTMs). Mahalingam’s appointment follows the retirement of Prashant Saran as WTM in June this year.
14. Women’s football striker Shahlyla Ahmadzai Baloch who passed away recently, she was from _____________
a) India
b) Australia
c) Pakistan
d) Bangladesh
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Answer c) Pakistan . Pakistan women’s football striker Shahlyla Ahmadzai Baloch passed away in a car accident in Karachi. Born on 12 March 1996, Shahlyla was FIFA’s yongest player at the early age of 7. Baloch, 20, was one of the finest strikers for Pakistan women’s football team. She represented the country at the South Asian Football Federation Women Football Championship 2014 in Islamabad, which was the last international event that Pakistan women’s team competed in. Shahlyla was on the score sheet in Pakistan’s 4-1 win over Bhutan.
15. Bhumibol Adulyadej who passed away recently, he was a King of _____________
a) Malaysia
b) Singapore
c) Dubai
d) Thailand
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Answer d) Thailand . Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who was the world’s longest reigning monarch, died aged 88 on Thursday, the Thai Royal Palace confirmed in a statement. The king had been a unifying figure in the country that had seen more than a dozen military coups since he came to power 70 years ago. The 64-year-old Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn is the heir-apparent.
