Current Affairs Quiz
1. India has emerged as the world’s _______ largest startup base, behind the US and UK, according to a new report by Nasscom
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth
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Answer c) Third . India has emerged as the third largest startup base and such ventures are poised to grow 2.2 times to reach 10,500 by 2020 despite a perception that the ecosystem in the country has slowed down in the last year. India is in the third position just behind US and UK, and nearly 1,400 new start-ups are expected by end of 2016, up by 8-10 per cent from last year, revealed the “Indian Startup Ecosystem Maturing – 2016” report by Nasscom-ZINNOV.
2. National Unity day (also known as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) is observed on?
a) October 28
b) October 29
c) October 30
d) October 31
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Answer d) October 31. National Unity day (also known as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) is celebrated every year on 31st of October by the people all through India. It is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who really unified the country. Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or National Unity Day was introduced by the Government of India in 2014 with the aim of celebrating this event every year on 31st October.
3. __________________completes 50 glorious years of establishment on October 31 2016
a) The Kolkata high court
b) The Delhi high court
c) The Mumbai high court
d) The Madya Pradesh high Court
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Answer b) The Delhi high court. The Delhi high court which was established on 31 October 1966 turns 50 years. Housing a total of 36 courtrooms and dealing in both civil and criminal proceedings, the Delhi high court has witnessed some of the most challenging cases from the time of its inception. As it completes 50 glorious years of establishment today, the Delhi high court can be seen as one that has constantly striven for efficiency in disposal of cases and in the process embraced technology in its day-to-day working.
4. India will get electricity generated by wind-propelled plants in __________
a) 5 years
b) 13 years
c) 10 years
d) 7 years
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Answer a) 5 years. India will get electricity generated by wind-propelled plants installed in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu in about five years as part of the country’s green energy development programmes. A 100-megawatt pilot project will likely be installed in ocean off Gujarat in about three years, he said on the sidelines of the Singapore International Energy. It is to kick start a new power generating sector under the Facilitating Offshore Wind in Industry (FOWIND) programme funded by the European Union.
5. Which State government declared the state as drought-hit recently?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Kerala
d) Odisha
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Answer c) Kerala . Following a decrease in rainfall during the South-West Monsoon, Kerala government declared the state as drought-hit. The state would approach the Centre for necessary assistance to meet the emergency situation. “According to IMD figures, there has been a sharp decrease in rainfall to the tune of 34% during the South-West monsoon,” Revenue Minister E Chandrasekharan said.
6. ____________has been named the best country for adventure tourism according to a new research compiled by global trade network Adventure Travel Trade Association
a) Spain
b) Iceland
c) Germany
d) Norway
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Answer b) Iceland . Iceland has been named the best country for adventure tourism according to a new research compiled by global trade network Adventure Travel Trade Association. Germany, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland completed the top five. Countries were ranked in ten different categories including natural resources, cultural resources, and other physical characteristics.
7. World cities day is observed on?
a) October 31
b) October 30
c) October 29
d) October 28
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Answer a) October 31. The United Nations General Assembly has designated October 31 as ‘World Cities Day’, to recognise the significance of urban basic services as a foundation for the overall social and economic development. This year’s theme ‘Inclusive Cities, Shared Development’, aims to highlight the “important role of urbanisation as a source of global development and social inclusion.”
8. Government of India to issue a notification body to pay ______ interest on inoperative PF accounts
a) 5.4%
b) 6.5%
c) 7.7%
d) 8.8%
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Answer d) 8.8%. Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said the government will soon issue a notification authorising retirement fund body EPFO to pay 8.8% interest to “inoperative” provident fund accounts. Adding that about ₹42,000 crore lies in “inoperative” accounts, Dattatreya said about 9.7 crore workers will benefit from this. The inoperative accounts have not been paid interest since 2011.
9. Who won the Mexican Grand Prix 2016?
a) Nico Rosberg
b) Lewis Hamilton
c) Sebastian Vettel
d) Fernando Alanso
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Answer b) Lewis Hamilton . Lewis Hamilton kept his title hopes alive with a comfortable victory from Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in the Mexican Grand Prix. Hamilton survived a scare at the start, when he ran wide at the first corner after locking a front tyre. In the championship, the result changes little, and Rosberg can win the title by finishing second to Hamilton at the last two races of the season.
10. Who won the WTA title 2016?
a) Karolína Plíšková
b) Petra Kvitová
c) Dominika Cibulkova
d) Angelique Kerber
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Answer c) Dominika Cibulkova. WTA Finals debutante Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova defeated current world number one, Germany’s Angelique Kerber 6-3, 7-6, to win her maiden year-end WTA Finals title in Singapore. This was the Slovak’s fourth title win of her most consistent season and is set to rise to a career-best world number five in the refreshed WTA rankings.
11. Basketball player __________________became the second Indian to be drafted into NBA’s Development League
a) Palpreet Singh Brar
b) Vinay Kaushik
c) Arvind Arumugam
d) Gurvinder Singh Gill
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Answer a) Palpreet Singh Brar. Basketball player, Palpreet Singh Brar, became the second Indian to be drafted into NBA’s Development League after being picked up by the Long Island Nets. Brar, who plays centre, was the 11th pick in the draft’s fourth round. Earlier in 2015, India’s Satnam Singh had become the first Indian basketball player to be drafted in the NBA.
