CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
1. Which country has agreed to modernize railway stations across India while participating in the country’s $140 billion investment plan?
a) Russia
b) USA
c) Japan
d) Australia
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Answer c) Japan. A Japanese delegation will soon visit India to study the opportunities. The public transporter has identified 400 stations to be upgraded in private investment.
2. Which city’s Air has been judged as the most dusty in India?
a) Varanasi
b) Madurai
c) Kolkata
d) Ahmedabad
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Answer d) Ahmedabad. Ahmadabad air judged as the most dusty among 13 cities in the country. These cities air quality index (AQI) is measured daily by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
3. ___________ has planned to launch full-fledged 4G services by March 2016.
a) Aircel
b) BSNL
c) Vodafone
d) Airtel
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Answer b) BSNL. BSNL will launch competitive tariff plans to match Reliance Jio and other private telecom service providers.
4. OSCB begins ‘Banks on Wheels’ service in remote areas. This bank is based in
a) West Bengal
b) Odisha
c) Manipur
d) Mizoram
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Answer b) Odisha. OSCB – Odisha State Cooperative Bank Limited.
5. What is India’s rank among the countries suitable for old age people to live?
a) 51
b) 61
c) 71
d) 81
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Answer c) 71. India stood at 71 among 96 countries and has been termed as the worst place for older people. Switzerland has cliched the best place in the world for older people to live.
6. Indian Orgin Boy named Anirudh Karthirvel has won the Spelling Bee Contest in
a) USA
b) UK
c) Australia
d) Norway
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Answer c) Australia.
7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the three-day 10th Vishwa Hindi Sammelan (World Hindi Conference) in
a) Bhopal
b) Varanasi
c) Lav Kush Nagar
d) Guwahati
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Answer a) Bhopal. The World Hindi Conference that is being held in India after a gap of 32 years.
8. The City Joso has been in the news recently. It is in
a) Russia
b) China
c) Japan
d) South Korea
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Answer c) Japan. Japan has evacuated about 100,000 people from Joso sity, after rare torrential rains unleashed floods
9. Indra Nooyi is associated with
a) Coco Cola
b) Nestle
c) Pepsi
d) Apple
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Answer c) Pepsi. PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi is the only Indian-origin executive in Fortune’s list of 50 most powerful women in business, which has been topped by General Motors CEO Mary Barra.
10. The UN General Assembly has recently approved to raise ________ flag over the UN in New York.
a) Syria
b) Iran
c) Palestine
d) Iraq
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Answer c) Palestine. The motion was passed by 119 votes, with eight nations, including Israel and the United States, voting against it.
11. The Galileo Satellites have been launched by
a) NASA
b) Japan Space Agency
c) European Space Agency
d) NASA and ESA
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Answer c) European Space Agency. Europe has put up another two spacecraft in its Galileo sat-nav system. The satellites were launched on a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana.
12._______ became the first Indian state to submit its annual action plan under the newly launched AMRUT.
a) Gujarat
b) Rajasthan
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Uttar Pradesh
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Answer b) Rajasthan. AMRUT – Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation.
13. ___________ will invest USD 50 million (about Rs 330 crore) over next three years to make handsets in India.
a) Huawei
b) Gionee
c) Micromax
d) Apple
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Answer b) Gionee. The company has partnered global manufacturers Foxconn and Dixon to begin India production.
