Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who has taken charge as the Chairman & Managing Director of Shipping Corporation of India for a period of three years?
a) Suresh Kumar
b) Anoop Kumar
c) Praveen Kumar
d) Aravind Kumar
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Answer b) Anoop Kumar. Anoop Kumar Sharma has taken charge as the Chairman & Managing Director of Shipping Corporation of India for a period of three years. The Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is a Government of India Public Sector Enterprise with its headquarters in Mumbai that operates and manages vessels that services both national and international lines.
2. Actor_____________ will receive the Britannia Humanitarian Award at the British Academy Britannia Awards in California
a) Danny Boyle
b) Hayden Christensen
c) Jonny Lee Miller
d) Ewan McGregor
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Answer d) Ewan McGregor. Actor Ewan McGregor will receive the Britannia Humanitarian Award at the British Academy Britannia Awards in California. The 45-year-old “Trainspotting” star will be feted on October 28 by organizers at The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles for “using the art form of the moving image. To create positive social change and actively shine a light on important humanitarian issues.
3. The third edition of BRICS Urbanisation Forum Meet with the Theme _____________________________ has begun in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
a) Rural Transition in BRICS
b) Urban Development in BRICS
c) Urban Transition in BRICS
d) Urban Trading in BRICS
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Answer c) Urban Transition in BRICS. The third edition of BRICS Urbanisation Forum Meet with the Theme ‘Urban Transition in BRICS’ has begun in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh . The three days conference was inaugurated by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in the presence of Union Minister of Urban Development, M. Venkaiah Naidu. The summit will deliberate on the transition and challenges being faced in urbanization in the BRICS nations –Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
4. _____________has declared itself free from avian influenza (H5N1), commonly known as bird flu
a) India
b) Sri Lanka
c) USA
d) China
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Answer a) India. India has declared itself free from avian influenza (H5N1), commonly known as bird flu. The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries has declared India free from avian influenza from September 5, 2016. Avian influenza is a disease occurring among birds that particularly affects domestic poultry such as chickens, turkeys and ducks. The virus can also infect humans causing death in some cases.
5. The fifth edition of Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) will begin on _____________
a) October 2
b) November 3
c) December 4
d) January 1
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Answer b) November 3. The fifth edition of Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) will begin on November 3 in the mountain town of McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala. The four-day festival has announced its first six films– South Korean drama “A Korean in Paris”, cinematographer- director Rajiv Ravi’s “Kammatipaadam”, Marathi film “Lathe Joshi”, “Sonita”, which is about Afghan rapper Sonita Alizadeh, British documentary “Syrian Love Story” and Thai film “The Island Funeral”.
6. India’s top women bankers, ________________________________________are among the ‘50 most powerful women’ based outside the US
a) Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chanda Kochhar and Shikha Sharma
b) Indra Nooyi, Chanda Kochhar and Shikha Sharma
c) Arundhati Bhattacharya, Nita Ambani and Shikha Sharma
d) Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chanda Kochhar and Naina Lal Kidwai
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Answer a) Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chanda Kochhar and Shikha Sharma. India’s top women bankers, State Bank of India’s (SBI) chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI head Chanda Kochhar and Axis Bank chief executive Shikha Sharma, are among the ‘50 most powerful women’ based outside the US, according to a list by Fortune, which is topped by Banco Santander’s boss Ana Botín.
7. Hindi Diwas is observed on?
a) September 11
b) September 12
c) September 13
d) September 14
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Answer d) September 14. Hindi Diwas is being celebrated throughout the country on September 14. President Pranab Mukherjee will present the Rajbhasha awards at Rashtrapati Bhawan. The Rajbhasha awards were instituted by the Department of Official Language of Home Ministry to recognize the excellent contribution of Ministries, Departments and Nationalized Banks in the field of Hindi.
8. Reliance Communications board approved a merger with _________, making it the largest-ever consolidation deal in India’s telecom sector
a) Airtel
b) Vodafone
c) Aircel
d) Idea
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Answer c) Aircel. Reliance Communications board approved a merger with Aircel, making it the largest-ever consolidation deal in India’s telecom sector. The Reliance Communications and Aircel joint venture will have a net worth of ₹35,000 crore, with a combined subscriber base of 19 crore. The merger will be reportedly completed in six months with a new name for the merged entity.
9. Which company has agreed to buy Samsung’s printer business for $1.05 billion (£788 million)?
a) Dell
b) HP
c) Lenovo
d) Microsoft
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Answer b) HP. HP Inc. an American technology company has agreed to buy Samsung’s printer business for $1.05 billion (£788 million) in an attempt to “disrupt” the $55bn photocopying industry. As part of the deal, HP will swallow up 6,500 patents related to printing and Samsung’s team of 1,500 researchers and engineers. Samsung has also agreed to buy between $100m (£75m) and $300m (£225m) in HP shares throughopen-market purchases after the sale is completed.
10. In line with the Centre’s ‘Start Up India’ initiative, Chhattisgarh CM ____________launched the ‘Start Up Chhattisgarh’ programme to encourage entrepreneurs in the state
a) Raman Singh
b) Nitish Kumar
c) Pinarayi Vijayan
d) Devendra Fadnavis
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Answer a) Raman Singh. In line with the Centre’s ‘Start Up India’ initiative, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh launched the ‘Start Up Chhattisgarh’ programme to encourage entrepreneurs in the state. The government also announced the setting up of a dedicated startup centre. Further, the startups can avail free electricity for the first 10 years and 100% subsidy on land purchase or lease.
11. Which state government has announced to launch free tiger safaris at Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve for school children belonging to financially weaker sections?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Maharashtra
d) Rajasthan
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Answer c) Maharashtra. Maharashtra government has announced to launch free tiger safaris at Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve for school children belonging to financially weaker sections, beginning with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birth anniversary on September 17. The free safaris, aimed at “raising awareness about tiger and forest conservation”, will be offered two days a week, Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said.
12. Banks depositing ______ to reduce zero-balance accounts
a) Rs. 100
b) Rs. 1
c) Rs. 1000
d) Rs. 5000
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Answer b) Rs. 1. Facing “pressure” to show a decline in zero-balance accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, bank officials have themselves been depositing ₹1 in several accounts, an Indian Express report revealed. As per RTI data, PSU banks hold 1.05 crore Jan Dhan accounts with ₹1-deposits. Notably, zero-balance accounts’ proportion fell from 76% in September 2014 to 24.35% in August 2016.
13. The Union Rural Development Ministry has allowed cash payment to job card holders under MGNREGA in ______________
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Andra Pradesh
c) Madya Pradesh
d) Himachal Pradesh
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Answer a) Arunachal Pradesh. The Union Rural Development Ministry has allowed cash payment to job card holders under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in Arunachal Pradesh, officials said. This arrangement came after the state government’s request, which cited inadequate bank and postal service in some areas. A payment committee will be constituted to monitor cash proceedings, they added.
14. Which country announced additional $1 billion assistance towards reconstruction projects in war-torn Afghanistan?
a) USA
b) Pakistan
c) China
d) India
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Answer d) India. India announced additional $1 billion assistance towards reconstruction projects in war-torn Afghanistan, reports said. This comes after talks were held between Indian PM Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Delhi. Further, India has also agreed to supply 1.75 lakh tonne wheat to Afghanistan, which is facing food shortage.
15. Which city has been named the most sustainable city in the world by global design and consultancy firm Arcadis?
a) London
b) Zurich
c) Singapore
d) Stockholm
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Answer b) Zurich . Zurich in Switzerland has been named the most sustainable city in the world by global design and consultancy firm Arcadis. Singapore and the Swedish capital of Stockholm have been placed second and third respectively, while Vienna and London complete the top five. The 2016 Sustainable Cities Index examined 100 cities across the sectors ‘People, Planet and Profit’.
16. German automaker Mercedes-Benz inaugurated its largest parts warehouse in the luxury car segment and a vehicle preparation centre in ___________
a) Mumbai
b) Hyderabad
c) Ahmadabad
d) Pune
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Answer d) Pune. German automaker Mercedes-Benz inaugurated its largest parts warehouse in the luxury car segment and a vehicle preparation centre in Pune. Mercedes also inaugurated its biggest South-Asian retail training academy in the city. The parts warehouse will cater to over 50 locations, while the academy can offer training to 225 participants per day, the firm said.
17. Who has been elected as UEFA’s seventh president at an extraordinary congress in Athens?
a) Angel Maria Villar
b) Michael Van Praag
c) Aleksander Ceferin
d) Peter Ceferin
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Answer c) Aleksander Ceferin. Slovenia’s Aleksander Ceferin has been elected as UEFA’s seventh president at an extraordinary congress in Athens. Ceferin is an accomplished lawyer with little record in football before he became head of the Slovenian federation in 2011. In a vote for the UEFA presidency, he hammered the body’s vice president Michael van Praag of the Netherlands 42-13 in what many saw as a call for change.
18. The Indian football team to be ranked _______ as per the latest Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) rankings
a) 163
b) 148
c) 152
d) 156
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Answer b) 148. The Indian football team jumped four places to be ranked 148th as per the latest Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) rankings. This is the first time since April 2015 that the team has entered the top-150 international rankings. Earlier in September, India had defeated the then 114th placed Puerto Rico 4-1 in an international friendly.
