Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who has been named the inaugural recipient of the International Prize in Statistics?
a) Peter McCullagh
b) David Haussler
c) Sir David Cox
d) Bob Waterston
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Answer c) Sir David Cox. Prominent British statistician Sir David Cox has been named the inaugural recipient of the International Prize in Statistics. Like the acclaimed Fields Medal, Abel Prize, Turing Award and Nobel Prize, the International Prize in Statistics is considered the highest honour in its field. It will be bestowed every other year to an individual or team for major achievements using statistics to advance science, technology and human welfare.
2. Reeling under acute shortage of doctors, the ____________ government has decided to increase their retirement age in the state from 58 to 65 years
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Gujarat
c) Assam
d) Haryana
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Answer d) Haryana . Reeling under acute shortage of doctors, the Haryana government has decided to increase their retirement age in the state from 58 to 65 years. The decision was taken after a meeting between Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Health Minister Anil Vij along with officials of the health department. The state government, earlier this year, had sent a proposal to the Centre for enhancing the retirement age of doctors to 62.
3. Bhojpuri and Rajasthani are given the status of official language, as of now, how many languages are recognised under Eighth Schedule of Constitution?
a) 20
b) 22
c) 24
d) 28
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Answer b) 22. Bhojpuri and Rajasthani are given the status of official language by including them in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. A study has been conducted as per the direction of the Central government and on the basis of the report of the official language commission, three languages, including Rajasthani and Bhojpuri, would be included in the Eighth schedule of the Constitution. As of now, 22 languages are recognised under Eighth Schedule of Constitution.
4. The National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research (NICPR) has signed a MoU with ___________________________
a) All India Institute of Technology and Management (AIITM)
b) Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER)
c) All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA)
d) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
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Answer c) All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA). The National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research (NICPR) has signed an MoU with All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), an autonomous institute under the Ministry of AYUSH, for collaboration in the areas of cancer prevention, research and care by setting up a Center of Integrative Oncology at NICPR-Noida. This MoU would pave the way to carry forward the ongoing bilateral dialogue and facilitate collaboration with National Cancer Institute, USA.
5. Union Minister for Consumer Affairs Ram Vilas Paswan inaugurated Consumer Mela 2016 in _____________
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Hyderabad
d) Bangalore
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Answer a) New Delhi. Union Minister for Consumer Affairs Ram Vilas Paswan inaugurated Consumer Mela 2016 at Connaught Place in New Delhi. The ‘mela’ has been organised to bring consumers, companies, regulators and Department of Consumer Affairs on one platform for Consumer Awareness and possible grievance redressals and on the spot registration of grievances. ‘Nukkad nataks‘on consumer awareness and swachhta and poster making competition by school children will be also organised during the event.
6. _____________to have world’s biggest air purifier to fight smog
a) Japan
b) India
c) China
d) USA
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Answer c) China. China will deploy world’s largest outdoor air purifier designed by a Dutch engineer in its smog-hit capital Beijing, as the thick heavily-polluted haze returned to haunt the city, driving people indoors. The seven-meter-tall tower, brainchild of Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde, is undergoing last-minute checks in Beijing’s 751 D Park art area.
7. India to initiate a joint venture arrangement with ____________ for a multi-billion dollar fertilizer plant located in the North African country
a) Sudan
b) Algeria
c) Tunisia
d) Egypt
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Answer b) Algeria . India to initiate a joint venture arrangement with Algeria for a multi-billion dollar fertilizer plant located in the North African country seemed to have moved to the front burner following a meeting between Algerian Minister for Industry and Mining and the Indian Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh L. Mandavia.
8. India and ____________ agreed to coordinate with each other on border security
a) Nepal
b) Sri Lanka
c) China
d) Myanmar
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Answer d) Myanmar . India and Myanmar agreed to coordinate with each other on border security as Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed New Delhi’s commitment to help develop Myanmar. India shares a 1,600-km border with Myanmar. Security has been an issue with insurgent groups from the northeast taking refuge in Myanmar territory.
9. Indian and Chinese armies conducted a day-long exercise focused on humanitarian aid and relief in ___________
a) Chitkul
b) Chamoli
c) Ladakh
d) Nathu La
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Answer c) Ladakh . Indian and Chinese armies conducted a day-long exercise focused on humanitarian aid and relief, where a fictitious situation of an earthquake was emulated. The statement called it a part of “ongoing initiative to enhance interaction and cooperationbetween India and China”, and added that it increased “trust andcooperation between the two border guarding forces along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh”.
10. Which IT Company has acquired US cloud firm Appirio for $500 million?
a) TCS
b) Wipro
c) Infosys
d) HCL
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Answer b) Wipro. IT major Wipro has acquired for $500 million, Appirio, a US-based services firm with a large offshore presence that helps corporates implement cloud applications such as SalesForce. Appirio is the second biggest acquisition by Wipro, after Infocrossing, which it bought for $ 600 million in 2007. Appirio was founded by Chris Barbin, Mike O’Brien, Glenn Weistein and Narinder Singh in 2006. The nearly decade old firm had revenues of $ 200 million in 2015.
11. Maharashtra Governor _______________ has signed the state government’s ordinance to amend the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960
a) Vajubhai Vala
b) V Shanmuganathan
c) Om prakash Kohli
d) C Vidyasagar Rao
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Answer d) C Vidyasagar Rao. Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao has signed the state government’s ordinance to amend the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960. The ordinance bars directors of mismanaged cooperative banks from contesting bank elections for two consecutive terms. “As a result…the earlier ordinance, which was extended twice…has been withdrawn,” state Cooperation Minister Subhash Deshmukh said.
12. _____________ in Gujarat has got India’s second eco-friendly airport which is located on the outskirts of the city
a) Vadodara
b) Surat
c) Ahmadabad
d) Rajkot
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Answer a) Vadodara. Vadodara in Gujarat has got India’s second eco-friendly airport which is located on the outskirts of the city. The facilities of the airport have also been rated by Green Ratings of International Habitat Assessment, the highest national rating for green buildings conceived by The Energy and Resources Institute. Constructed at a cost of ₹160 crores, it has 18 check-in counters.
13. Russia announced plans to build a “spiritual and cultural centre” crowned by a golden-domed cathedral in _____________
a) Tokyo, Japan
b) Beijing, China
c) Washington, USA
d) Paris, France
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Answer d) Paris, France. Russia announced plans to build a “spiritual and cultural centre” crowned by a golden-domed cathedral in Paris. The complex worth €100 million (over ₹733 crore) will include a parish centre, an auditorium, a French-Russian primary school and exhibition spaces. Notably, Russian President Vladimir Putin was to attend the inauguration but cancelled after disagreements with France over the Syrian war.
14. South African struggle icon Mewa Ramgobin who passed away recently, he was a husband of Mahatma Gandhi’s ______________
a) Daughter
b) Niece
c) Grand Daughter
d) None of these
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Answer c) Grand Daughter. South African struggle icon and husband of Mahatma Gandhi’s granddaughter Mewa Ramgobin has died at the age of 83 after a prolonged illness. Ramgobin, the former president of the Natal Indian Congress which fought discrimination against Indians in South Africa, breathed his last at a Cape Town hospital.
