Current Affairs Quiz
1. Which State has bagged the 9th Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Sikkim
c) Odisha
d) Maharashtra
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Answer c) Odisha. Odisha has bagged the 9th Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016 in recognition of its efforts towards development of agriculture and bringing rural prosperity.Odisha Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister Pradip Maharathy received the award from Haryana Governor K S Solanki at a function at New Delhi.
2. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned the offshore patrolling (OPV) vessel ______________ at Goa Shipyard Ltd
a) Chakra
b) Rana
c) Ganga
d) Sarathi
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Answer d) Sarathi. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned the offshore patrolling (OPV) vessel, Sarathi, at Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL), the defence shipyard in south Goa. This vessel is the third in the series of six OPVs built by the shipyard for Indian Coast Guard. The ceremony was attended by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Director General of Indian Coast Guard Vice Admiral Rajendra Singh, Chairman and Managing Director of GSL Shekhar Mittal, commanding officer of OPV Sarathi Atul Joshi and others.
3. ‘Six Machine’ is a autobiography of ________________
a) Chris Gayle
b) Virendar Sehwag
c) Brian Lara
d) Kumar Sangakkara
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Answer a) Chris Gayle. Explosive West Indies opener Chris Gayle launched his autobiography ‘Six Machine’, which contains extensive details about his life and career. The book was unveiled Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Anurag Thakur. Thakur said: “The title of Chris Gayle’s autobiography, ‘Six Machine’ aptly describes him and it has indeed been sheer delight to witness the cricket phenomenon created by him.
4. ___________surgeons have successfully performed the world’s first robotic operation inside the eye
a) USA
b) UK
c) India
d) Russia
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Answer b) UK. British surgeons have successfully performed the world’s first robotic operation inside the eye, potentially revolutionising the way such conditions are treated. The procedure was carried out at John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford. “With a robotic system, we open up a whole new chapter of eye operations that currently cannot be performed,” said the Surgeon Robert MacLaren.
5. Which Telecom Company and BSNL signed an all-India 2G intra-circle roaming pact to share each other’s network?
a) Airtel
b) Aircel
c) Vodafone
d) Reliance JIO
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Answer c) Vodafone. Private operator Vodafone and state-owned BSNL signed an all-India 2G intra-circle roaming pact to share each other’s network, Vodafone said. The partnership will help Vodafone strengthen its 2G network reach, especially in rural areas and that of BSNL in urban areas, it added. Reportedly, Vodafone and BSNL have a combined user base of over 28.8 crore in India.
6. The two day BRICS Wellness Workshop held at ______________
a) Mumbai
b) Delhi
c) Hyderabad
d) Bangalore
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Answer d) Bangalore. Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar has inaugurated the two day BRICS Wellness Workshop at Bengaluru (Karnataka). The Workshop has been organised by Ministry of AYUSH and Ministry of External Affairs with support of Government of Karnataka.
7. According to a survey conducted by Virtuoso, an international luxury travel network, __________ is the best adventure destination for luxury travel
a) India
b) USA
c) Iceland
d) Switzerland
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Answer c) Iceland. According to a survey conducted by Virtuoso, an international luxury travel network, Iceland is the best adventure destination for luxury travel. Galapagos in Ecuador was ranked second while Costa Rica and Chile’s Patagonia tied for the third spot. Additionally, activities like hiking, biking and kayaking have been listed as activities preferred by “active and specialty travellers”.
8. India won _____ golds, ____ silver and ___ bronze medals in the recently-concluded International Table Tennis Federation Junior and Cadet Open Championships
a) Four, Two and Ten
b) One, Two and Three
c) Three, Four and Five
d) Four, One and Five
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Answer d) Four, One and Five. India won four golds, one silver and five bronze medals in the recently-concluded International Table Tennis Federation Junior and Cadet Open Championships, to finish second to Taipei in the medals tally. India’s four golds included wins in the junior boys, girls and cadet girls singles, besides the junior boys doubles title. India’s Manav Thakkar won himself two golds.
9. Who won the U.S. Open men’s doubles championship title 2016?
a) Roberto Bautista Agut and and Bruno Soares
b) Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares
c) Pablo Carreno Busta and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez
d) Jamie Murray and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez
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Answer b) Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares. Jamie Murray of Britain and Bruno Soares of Brazil won the U.S. Open doubles championship for their second Grand Slam title this year, beating Spaniards Pablo Carreno Busta and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2, 6-3. The No. 4-seeded Murray and Soares, who won the Australian Open in January, are the first winners of multiple major men’s doubles titles in a season since Bob and Mike Bryan won three in 2013.
10. Pakistan appoints _____________ as manager of national cricket team
a) Wasim Bari
b) Wasim Raja
c) Mushtaq Mohammad
d) Majid Khan
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Answer a) Wasim Bari. Former Pakistan Test captain Wasim Bari has been appointed as the new manager of the national team for the coming ‘home’ series against the West Indies in the UAE. Wasim Bari has been appointed as manager for the West Indies series since Intikhab Alam’s contract expires on September 30.
