Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who will head the Soft Bank Vision Fund that the Japanese investment company has set up with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund?
a) Raguram Rajan
b) Kalpana Morparia
c) Rajeev Misra
d) Shikha Sharma
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Answer c) Rajeev Misra. India-born Rajeev Misra will head the Soft Bank Vision Fund that the Japanese investment company has set up with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. Misra (54), a veteran banker, is the head of strategic finance at SoftBank Group. He joined SoftBank in October 2014, around the same time when Nikesh Arora joined the Japanese investor as a potential successor to its founder Masayoshi Son.
2. Which state government started the ‘Farm Tourism scheme, under which registered farm owners can host tourists under holiday packages?
a) Maharashtra
b) Kerala
c) Telangana
d) Haryana
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Answer d) Haryana . Haryana‘s hinterlands into tourist hot-spots, the state government started the ‘Farm Tourism‘ scheme, under which registered farm owners can host tourists under holiday packages. The state government has started farm tourism to attract people to villages,” Haryana Tourism Minister Rambilas Sharma. Holiday packages will be offered to tourists at registered farms near Delhi.
3. How many nations agree to phase out super greenhouse gases?
a) 175
b) 197
c) 189
d) 184
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Answer b) 197. In a historic step towards realizing the Paris Agreement on climate change, nearly 200 (197) nations unanimously decided global phase out of super greenhouse gases, replacing them with climate-friendly alternatives. The heat-trapping organic compounds –HFCs (hydro fluoro carbons) are the super greenhouse gases used in refrigeration and air-conditioning world over.
4. ____________ has frozen co-operation with the UN’s cultural agency, accusing it of denying Judaism’s connections to the religion’s holiest sites
a) India
b) Iran
c) Iraq
d) Israel
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Answer d) Israel. Israel has suspended ties with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), after a draft decision that Israel says ignores Judaism’s ties to the religion’s holiest site. The draft decision notes the importance of Jerusalem to all three monotheistic religions, Christianity, Judaism and Islam, but makes no mention of why the city is significant to Christians or Jews.
5. China is set to loans worth more than $24 billion to _____________ during President Xi Jinping’s state visit on 14 October 2016
a) India
b) Bangladesh
c) Sri Lanka
d) Pakistan
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Answer b) Bangladesh . China is set to loans worth more than $24 billion to Bangladesh during President Xi Jinping’s state visit on 14 October 2016. President Xi’s visit, described by Chinese media as a “milestone,” will mark the first visit by any Chinese head of state to Bangladesh in three decades.
6. The International Day of Rural Women is observed on?
a) October 15
b) October 16
c) October 17
d) October 18
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Answer a) October 15. The International Day of Rural Women was observed across the world on 15 October 2016. The theme for the day for the year 2016 is Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too. As per the United Nations, empowering rural women is a pre-requisite to fulfilling the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals that aim to end poverty and hunger, achieve foodsecurity and empower all women and girls.
7. Whose birthday is celebrated around the globe as the “World Student Day” on 15 October 2016?
a) Nelson Mandela
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) APJ Abdul Kalam
d) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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Answer c) APJ Abdul Kalam. As the 85th Birthday anniversary of Late President “Missile- Man of India” APJ Abdul Kalam is being celebrated around the globe as the “World Student Day”. It was year 2010 when United Nations decided to mark the importance of India’s former President and great scientist APJ Abdul Kalam and declared his birthday as ‘World Students Day’.
8. India and _________ signed an agreement for setting up units 5 and 6 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP)
a) USA
b) Russia
c) Japan
d) Germany
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Answer b) Russia. India and Russia signed an agreement for setting up units 5 and 6 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) are at an advanced stage and a general framework agreement could be announced after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of BRICS Summit in Goa.
9. India and ___________ to collaborate for rail projects worth Rs.1 lakh crore
a) Germany
b) Sri Lanka
c) UK
d) Australia
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Answer a) Germany . India would collaborate with Germany on projects for improving rail connectivity of Indian ports. The two countries will work together on projects worth Rs 1 lakh crore being implemented by the Indian Port Rail Corporation Ltd. Gadkari on met with his German counterpart and Infrastructure Minister Alexander Dobrindt and his delegation.
10. India has reportedly nominated _________________ as the World Bank managing director and chief operating officer’s position
a) Raghuram Rajan
b) Duvvuri Subbarao
c) Urjit Patel
d) Arundhati Bhattacharya
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Answer d) Arundhati Bhattacharya. India has reportedly nominated State Bank of India chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya as the World Bank managing director and chief operating officer’s position, but road to final selection may not be easy. India may need strong backing of US and other category 1 member countries, who have a large voting share. The selection has to be cleared by the World Bank’s board of directors, which consist of country representatives.
11. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is exploring possibilities of setting up a telescope on ___________
a) Moon
b) Pluto
c) Mars
d) Saturn
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Answer a) Moon . The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is exploring possibilities of setting up a telescope on moon as part of enhancing its scientific observation capacity. The space agency is expecting the second moon mission to take place by the end of next year, said A S Kiran Kumar, chairman of the ISRO. The agency is looking at what could be the next Astrosat-follow on mission.
12. A 688-metre-long escalator, which is believed to be the world’s longest sightseeing escalator, recently opened in ___________
a) India
b) USA
c) China
d) Singapore
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Answer c) China. A 688-metre-long escalator, which is believed to be the world’s longest sightseeing escalator, recently opened in China’s Hubei province. Located in the Enshi Grand Canyon, it takes visitors on an 18-minute journey with views of waterfalls, caves, villages, rivers, and peaks. The escalator can transport about 7000 people per hour and is expected to carry about 6,00,000 people annually.
13. ___________ and ____________ announced a joint venture to build over 200 Kamov utility helicopters in India
a) India and Germany
b) India and Russia
c) India and USA
d) India and China
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Answer b) India and Russia. India and Russia announced a joint venture to build over 200 Kamov utility helicopters in India. This is a part of PM Narendra Modi’s drive to build a defence industrial base in India, Indian military officials said. In the joint statement, Modi appreciated Russia’s support and said, “Russia’s stand on the need to combat terrorism mirrors our own.”
14. ICICI Bank appointed _______________ as executive director of the bank and head of retail banking
a) Anup Bagchi
b) Rajiv Sabharwal
c) B Prasanna
d) Shilpa Kumar
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Answer a) Anup Bagchi. ICICI Bank appointed its brokerage business head Anup Bagchi as executive director of the bank and head of retail banking, replacing Rajiv Sabharwal. Shilpa Kumar will replace Bagchi as MD and CEO of ICICI Securities. Shilpa will be succeeded by B Prasanna as Group Executive and Head of Markets and Proprietary Trading at ICICI Bank. The board also took on record the resignation of Sabharwal as executive director consequent to his decision to pursue opportunities outside the ICICI group, effective January 31, 2017.
15. ICC has announced that the women’s World T20 will be held separately from the men’s tournament for the first time on _________
a) 2018
b) 2020
c) 2022
d) 2024
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Answer b) 2020. ICC has announced that the 2020 women’s World T20 will be held separately from the men’s tournament for the first time. The proposal was put forward by Cricket Australia, hosts for the edition, and accepted at the ICC meeting in Cape Town on Friday. The move is intended to promote the tournament “away from the shadow of the men’s game”.
16. Valvoline Cummins India has roped cricketer ____________ as its brand ambassador of its engine oils and lubricants range
a) Rohit Sharma
b) Ravichandran Ashwin
c) MS Dhoni
d) Virat Kohli
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Answer d) Virat Kohli. Valvoline Cummins India has roped cricketer Virat Kohli as its brand ambassador of its engine oils and lubricants range. Valvoline Ropes In Virat Kohli. He is an Indian international cricketer and who current captain of the Indian team in Test cricket and vice-captain of Team. Previous month Kohli appointed as the brand ambassador of Punjab National Bank He was appointed as their Brand Ambassador of Celkon Mobiles and also joins Premier Futsal football league as brand ambassador on April 2016.
