Current Affairs Quiz
1. The World Health Organization has certified ___________ as a malaria-free nation
a) India
b) Sri Lanka
c) USA
d) Australia
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Answer b) Sri Lanka. The World Health Organization has certified Sri Lanka as a malaria-free nation, in what it called a “truly remarkable” achievement. WHO regional director Poonam Khetrapal Singh said in a statement that Sri Lanka was among the most malaria-affected countries in the mid-20th century. Sri Lanka is the second country in the WHO South-East Asia Region to eliminate malaria after Maldives.
2. _______________celebrated Mother Teresa’s sainthood with a four day Mother Teresa International Film Festival (MTIFF) 2016
a) Meghalaya
b) Kerala
c) Manipur
d) Haryana
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Answer a) Meghalaya. Meghalaya celebrated Mother Teresa’s sainthood with a four day Mother Teresa International Film Festival (MTIFF) 2016. The MTIFF 2016 celebrates the canonisation of Mother Teresa and the festival concludes on September 9 here before moving to Jowai from September 14 to 17.
3. Health Ministry launched campaign to eradicate leprosy, who is the Union minister of Health and Family welfare?
a) Chaudhary Birender Singh
b) Radha Mohan Singh
c) Jagat Prakash Nadda
d) Harsh Vardhan
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Answer c) Jagat Prakash Nadda. The Health Ministry launched a two-week-long massive campaign to eradicate leprosy by focusing on 149 endemic districts across the country. In a first, the Leprosy Case Detection Campaign (LCDC) aims to cover more than 1,600 blocks in the 149 districts across 20 states where nearly 3 lakh health teams will undertake door-to-door visits to detect leprosy cases.
4. _______________ launched one-step offline payments with ‘Bubble Pin’
a) Paytm
b) Freecharge
c) Helpchat
d) Mobikwik
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Answer d) Mobikwik. Leading fin-tech player in India MobiKwik, is trusted by over 32 million users has launched one-step offline payments with ‘Bubble Pin’. This pin can be generated on the MobiKwik app by clicking on ‘Pay at store’ and is valid for 60 seconds. To make a payment, all a user needs to do is share this pin with the merchant. The pin is a combination of numbers and alphabets. Bubble pin also makes the transaction more secure as no phone number is required to be shared.
5. Which State Government has decided to develop 340 villages as Horticulture Villages?
a) Punjab
b) Haryana
c) Maharashtra
d) Gujarat
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Answer b) Haryana. Haryana Government has decided to develop 340 villages as ‘Horticulture Villages‘ at a cost of Rs 93 crore during the Golden Jubilee year of the State. It has also decided to establish 140 clusters in these villages.
6. ______________education department has partnered with US-based technology firm Cisco to promote digital learning across the state using virtual digital room solutions
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Goa
c) Rajasthan
d) Manipur
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Answer c) Rajasthan. Rajasthan’s education department has partnered with US-based technology firm Cisco to promote digital learning across the state using virtual digital room solutions. Cisco and SIEMAT have committed to 50,000 man hours of training annually through the virtual digital classrooms.
7. Which IT company has partnered with Thanjavur-based SASTRA Deemed University to train over 2,000 teachers from Tamil Nadu?
a) Wipro
b) TCS
c) Infosys
d) HCL
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Answer b) TCS. IT major Tata Consultancy Services announced that it has partnered with Thanjavur-based SASTRA Deemed University to train over 2,000 teachers from Tamil Nadu on digital teaching methods, and also set up a teachers training centre at the varsity campus. More than 2,000 school teachers from various educational institutions across Tier-II and -III cities from Tamil Nadu would be trained at the training centre.
8. Which University remained India’s top ranked university according to the QS World University Rankings 2016-17?
a) Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
b) Indian Institute of Technology (IITc), Bombay
c) University Of Hyderabad
d) Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune
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Answer a) Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore remained India’s top ranked university according to the QS World University Rankings 2016-17. Its global ranking, however, dropped five notches to 152 as compared to last year. Other Indian universities in the top 400 hundred are IITs – Delhi (185), Bombay (219), Madras (249), Kanpur (302), Kharagpur (313) and Roorkee (399).
9. Which country has ranked on top in terms of offering the least-expensive flight prices?
a) USA
b) Dubai
c) India
d) China
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Answer c) India. India has ranked on top in terms of offering the least-expensive flight prices, making it the best value location for international and domestic flights worldwide, a survey by a global travel website stated. India’s average flight cost was $3.25 per 100 km of travel, considering both domestic and international journeys. In contrast, United Arab Emirates offers the most expensive tickets.
10. Which team put up a total of 263/3 against Sri Lanka at the Pallekele stadium, thereby registering the highest ever score in T20I history?
a) South Africa
b) Australia
c) India
d) New Zealand
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Answer b) Australia . Australia put up a total of 263/3 against Sri Lanka at the Pallekele stadium; thereby registering the highest ever score in T20I history. The Aussie innings was boosted by opener Glenn Maxwell’s 145*(65), the second-highest individual score in T20I history. Australia’s total score surpassed the previous best score of 260/6, scored by the Lankans against Kenya in 2007.
11. Lindsay Tuckett who passed away recently was a/an
a) Politician
b) Actor
c) Cricketer
d) Journalist
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Answer c) Cricketer . Lindsay Tuckett passed away in Bloemfontein at the age of 97. Cricket South Africa (CSA) has paid rich tribute to Lindsay Tuckett. He represented South Africa in nine Test matches against England between 1947 and 1949.
