Current Affairs Quiz
1. World Food Day is observed on
a) October 14
b) October 15
c) October 16
d) October 17
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Answer c) October 16. The theme for World Food Day 2015 is “Social Protection and Agriculture: breaking the cycle of rural poverty”.
2. Madan Vishwanath Patil, who passed away, was a/an
a) Journalist
b) Politician
c) Economist
d) Musician
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Answer b) Politician. Former Maharashtra Minister and senior Congress leader Madan Vishwanath Patil has passed away due to illness at the age of 55.
3. The United Nations owe largest amount to which country for peacekeeping?
a) India
b) Germany
c) Pakistan
d) China
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Answer c) Pakistan. The largest amount owed was to Pakistan at USD 97 million; followed by Ethiopia at USD 87 million; India at USD 85 million.
4. Railways launch _________ scheme for waitlisted passengers
a) Sankalp
b) Prathik
c) Vikalp
d) Athithi
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Answer c) Vikalp. Through Vikalp Indian Railways going to provide confirmed tickets to passengers on the waitlist, who are forced to travel with waiting tickets, on an alternative trains on the same route to make their travel smoother and hassle-free.
5. `Mukhya Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana’ is the scheme of
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Uttar Pradesh
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Answer b) Maharashtra. The initiative will see the state government spend Rs 13,500 crore to widen 3,000 km of rural roads and another Rs 328 crore on laying 730 new roads.
6. As per TRAI’s announcement, users would be compensated for no more than _______ dropped calls a day.
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five
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Answer b) Three. Telecom regulator TRAI has said that mobile operators will have to credit one rupee to a user’s account for a call drop from January 1, 2016.
7. What is A in NJAC?
a) Application
b) Adjournment
c) Association
d) Appointment
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Answer d) Appointment. NJAC – National Judicial Appointment Commission. A Bench of five judges of the SC held the 99th Constitutional Amendment Act and the NJAC Act 2014 “unconstitutional and void”.
8. Recently which Asian country has signed a peace accord with eight of the 15 ethnic armed groups?
a) Sri Lanka
b) Bhutan
c) Nepal
d) Myanmar
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Answer d) Myanmar. The historical ceremony was attended by India along with China, Japan, Thailand, the United Nations and the European Union.
9. The newly formed RBI’s Financial Inclusion Fund has the corpus of
a) 1000 crore Rs
b) 1500 crore Rs
c) 2000 crore Rs
d) 4000 Crore Rs
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Answer c) 2000 crore Rs. FIF will support “developmental and promotional activities” for expanding reach of banking services
10. Who has been appointed as the Assistant Director of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization?
a) Shyamala Natarajan
b) Radhika Ramachandran
c) Kundhavi Kadiresan
d) Vishalaakshi Murugesan
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Answer c) Kundhavi Kadiresan.
11. ___________ and Indonesia sign USD 5.5 bn high-speed rail deal.
a) Japan
b) USA
c) Australia
d) China
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Answer d) China.
12. Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd?
a) Mahesh Khanna
b) MK Surana
c) Devanayakam Pillai
d) Sam Joseph
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Answer b) MK Surana .
13. Name the former Indian Cricketer, who recently joined the PETA campaign?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Venkatesh Prasad
c) Rahul Dravid
d) VVS Lakshman
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Answer d) VVS Lakshman.
14. Sarah Taylor is associated with
a) Archery
b) Hockey
c) Cricket
d) Football
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Answer c) Cricket. England wicket keeper Sarah Taylor will make history when she becomes the first woman to play in a men’s A-grade cricket match in Australia.
