Current Affairs Quiz
1. Government of India signed an agreement for a $650 million loan from the ____________ for the Eastern Freight Corridor
a) New Development Bank
b) International Monetary Fund
c) SAARC Development Bank
d) World Bank
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Answer d) World Bank. The government signed an agreement for a $650 million loan from the World Bank towards the third tranche for construction of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) designed for faster movement of goods between northern and eastern parts of India. The project will benefit industries of northern and eastern India, which rely on railway network for transportation of material inputs.
2. Which state to launch India’s 1st indigenous olive oil brand?
a) Rajasthan
b) Sikkim
c) Gujarat
d) Tamil Nadu
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Answer a) Rajasthan. After eight years of harnessing olive saplings brought from Israel, Rajasthan is all set to launch next month its own brand olive oil, which it claims, will be the country’s first indigenously-produced brand. The state will be launching its olive oil under the brand ‘Raj Olive Oil’ at the Global Rajasthan Agri-tech Meet (GRAM). The saplings were planted in 182 hectares of government farms in seven agri- climatic zones – Bassi, Bakalia, Santhu, Barore, Tinkirudi, Lunkaransar and Bsabasina villages.
3. ______________government formed a three-member committee which will submit a report on solid waste management by November 10
a) Puducherry
b) Delhi
c) Kerala
d) Punjab
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Answer b) Delhi . The Delhi government formed a three-member committee which will submit a report on solid waste management by November 10. The decision to form the committee, which will be headed by Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, was taken today at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his official residence. The committee will consider ways to tackle air pollution at the earliest and will start implementing concrete measures as soon as possible. It will submit the report to the Delhi government.
4. Who has been appointed as the chairman of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A)?
a) Azim Premji
b) Dilip Shanghvi
c) Kumar Mangalam Birla
d) Gautam Adani
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Answer c) Kumar Mangalam Birla. The Ministry of Human Resource Development has appointed Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla as the chairman of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) Board of Governors (BoG) and its Society. Birla, who is also currently the chairman of IIT Delhi’s BoG, has reportedly accepted the position for tenure of three years.
5. Power Grid’s board had approved proposals to invest _______crore in power transmission projects across India
a) 1000
b) 1500
c) 2000
d) 5000
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Answer a) 1000. Power Grid Corp has said its board had approved proposals to invest Rs.1,184.45 crore in power transmission projects across India. The company’s board of directors, in its on Saturday, approved three investment proposals. The board approved the proposal “Augmentation of Transformation Capacity in Southern Region” at an estimated Rs.167.75 crore, with commissioning schedule of 30 months from the date of approval.
6. The Indian Navy bid farewell to ___________, the world’s oldest aircraft carrier after it served India for 29 years
a) INS Vikrant
b) INS Kalvari
c) INS Viraat
d) INS Chakra
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Answer c) INS Viraat. The Indian Navy bid farewell to INS Viraat, the world’s oldest aircraft carrier after it served India for 29 years. First commissioned in 1953 in UK’s Royal Navy, the ship dubbed ‘Grand Old Lady’ was acquired by India in 1987. After its decommissioning in November, INS Viraat will reportedly be used for tourism promotion in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam.
7. Indian Coast Guard Ships (ICGS) ‘Aryaman’ and ‘Atulya’, designed and built by _____________________, were commissioned
a) Mazagon Dock Limited
b) Cochin Shipyard Limited
c) Goa Shipyard Limited
d) Hindustan Shipyasrd Limited
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Answer b) Cochin Shipyard Limited. Indian Coast Guard Ships (ICGS) ‘Aryaman’ and ‘Atulya’, the 18th and 19th in the series of 20 Fast PatrolVessels (FPVs), designed and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, were commissioned. The commissioning was done by Financial Adviser to Defence Services Sunil Kumar Kohli. Additional Director General K Natarajan, Coast Guard Commander (Western Seaboard), was present on the occasion.
8. Which team won 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup?
a) China
b) Argentina
c) Germany
d) North Korea
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Answer d) North Korea. North Korea’s women’s U-17 team has been a powerhouse for nearly a decade and now they are U-17 World Cup champions for the second time. The North Koreans beat Japan in penalty kicks to win the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, capping an undefeated tournament. This is North Korea’s second U-17 Women’s World Cup title, despite this being just the fifth time the tournament has been contested.
9. ____________won the third straight Kabaddi World Cup 2016
a) India
b) Iran
c) Argentina
d) Pakistan
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Answer a) India. India survived a stiff challenge from Iran in the final to win their third straight Kabaddi World Cup title at Ahmedabad’s TransStadia Arena. In perhaps the most exciting match of this World Cup, the Indians overturned a first-half deficit with a superb second-half performance to win 38-29.
10. Football’s governing body FIFA confirmed ____________ as the fourth venue for the 2017 U-17 World Cup, to be held in India
a) Chennai
b) New Delhi
c) Goa
d) Mumbai
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Answer b) New Delhi. Football’s governing body FIFA confirmed New Delhi as the fourth venue for the 2017 U-17 World Cup, to be held in India. A 13-member FIFA delegation, along with 10 members of the Local Organising Committee, inspected the venue, including two training sites in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Complex. Previously, Kochi, Navi Mumbai and Goa were confirmed as venues.
11. The first woman to climb Mount Everest, Junko Tabei who passed away recently, she was from _____________
a) China
b) Australia
c) Japan
d) India
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Answer c) Japan . The first woman to climb Mount Everest, Junko Tabei, has died aged 77. The Japanese climber had been diagnosed with cancer and died at a hospital outside of Tokyo. Tabei reached the summit of the world’s highest mountain in 1975, at the age of 35. In 1992, she also became the first woman to complete the Seven Summits, reaching the highest peaks of the seven continents.
12. Mehar Mittal who passed away recently was a/an
a) Economist
b) Journalist
c) Author
d) Actor
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Answer d) Actor . Veteran Punjabi actor Mehar Mittal, who acquired legendary status with his comic roles, passed away at a hospital in Mount Abu, Rajasthan, on Saturday after prolonged illness. He was to turn 81 on October 24. Mittal has been a well-known face in Punjabi movies for over four decades. He worked in more than 100 movies and ruled the small screen too.
