Current Affairs Quiz – October 17 2015

In Current Affairs Quiz
October 17, 2015

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ

1. International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed on
a) October 15
b) October 16
c) October 17
d) October 18

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Answer c) October 17. 2015 Theme: Building a sustainable future: Coming together to end poverty and discrimination

2. Maggi is the product of
a) Hindustan Unilever
b) P&G
c) Nestle
d) Danone

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Answer c) Nestle. Nestle India has announced that all samples of Maggi have cleared tests conducted by three laboratories, as mandated by Bombay High Court.

3. A communication satellite APSTAR-9 has been launched by
a) India
b) China
c) Japan
d) Russia

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Answer b) China. Launched by the Long March-3B carrier rocket from the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Centre.

4. Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani, who passed away recently, was a former
a) Politician
b) Scientist
c) Professor
d) Chief of Naval Staff

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Answer d) Chief of Naval Staff

5. Civil Aviation Minister inaugurates International Civil Helicopters Conclave 2015 in
a) New Delhi
b) Amristar
c) Bengaluru
d) Chennai

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Answer a) New Delhi

6. Name the long-range subsonic tactical cruise missile, which was aborted nearly 12 minutes after lift-off, in a test flight.
a) Aroopama
b) Avishta
c) Nirbhay
d) Bheeshma

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Answer c) Nirbhay. During 700 seconds of flight all the subsystems of Nirbhay cruise Missile functioned satisfactorily and met all the desired functions. The mission was aborted after 700 seconds of flight.

7. Abof.com (‘All about fashion’) is a one-stop fashion portal by
a) Abott Company
b) Abdullah & Co of UAE
c) Adani Brothers
d) Aditya Birla

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Answer d) Aditya Birla. It is a portal for apparel, footwear and accessories for men and women.

8. Pakistan and ____________ have signed a major agreement to build a 1,100-kilometre gas pipeline from Lahore to Karachi.
a) China
b) USA
c) Russia
d) UAE

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Answer c) Russia. Russia will invest $2 billion in the project, the first phase of which is expected to conclude by December 2017 with the completion in 2018.

9. The India-Africa Forum Summit 2015 will be hosted by
a) Cameroon
b) India
c) South Africa
d) South Sudan

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Answer b) India.

10. Nitin K Sinha and Sabhyata Nihalani are associated with
a) Archery
b) Tennis
c) Chess
d) Boxing

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Answer b) Tennis. They are the Under-16 National Champions.

11. Who has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award by the Asian Cricket Awards?
a) Ramachandra Guha
b) Mihir Bose
c) Sunil gavaskar
d) Sourav Ganguly

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Answer b) Mihir Bose. Bose, a writer and broadcaster who was born in Kolkata, was commended for his contribution to cricket journalism.

12. Who has been appointed as the Legislative Secretary?
a) Dilip Kumar
b) Sanjeev Kapoor
c) Narayana Raju
d) Navdeep Singh

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Answer c) Narayana Raju.

13. Who has been appointed as the Director, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD)?
a) M Kumar Abhishek
b) G Sudharshan
c) GR Chandak
d) Marttin Joseph

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Answer c) GR Chandak

14. Onsari Gharti Magar has recently in news. She is from
a) Bhutan
b) Myanmar
c) India
d) Nepal

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Answer d) Nepal. She is Nepal’s first woman speaker of Parliament.

15. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Association for Mutual Funds in India?
a) A Balasubramanian
b) Leo Puri
c) Karuppanan Aadhimoolam
d) Kishore Kumar Baradwaj

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Answer b) Leo Puri

16. Prasoon Joshi is a famous
a) Scientist
b) Civil Servant
c) Stage Actor
d) Lyricist

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Answer d) Lyricist. Bank of Baroda has conferred poet, lyricist and advertising guru Prasoon Joshi with Maharaja Sayajirao Bhasha Samman.