Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who has been appointed as the next envoy of India to Sweden?
a) Shyam Sharan
b) Gopalkrishna Gandhi
c) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
d) Monika Kapil Mohta
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Answer d) Monika Kapil Mohta. Monika Kapil Mohta has been appointed as the next envoy of India to Sweden. Mohta is a 1985 batch Indian Foreign Services officer and is presently the Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. Previously, she has served as the ambassador of India to Poland and Lithuania. She is expected to take up her assignment shortly. The two countries have a cordial relationship and growing economic cooperation.
2. Who will be honoured as the 2016 humanitarian of the year by students and faculty at the Harvard Foundation?
a) Su Su Lwin
b) Malala Yousafzai
c) Aung San Suu Kyi
d) Michelle Yeoh
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Answer c) Aung San Suu Kyi. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi (ahng sahn soo chee) of Myanmar will be honored as the 2016 humanitarian of the year by students and faculty at the Harvard Foundation. Suu Kyi gained international prominence as the General Secretary of the newly formed National League for Democracy in Myanmar in 1990. She became one of the world’s most well-known political prisoners during her 15 years of house arrest for participating in protests against the government.
3. Charkhi Dari is 22nd district of ______________
a) Telangana
b) Rajasthan
c) Kerala
d) Haryana
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Answer d) Haryana. Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced a district status for Dadri,the biggest sub-division in the state, increasing the district count of Haryana to 22 from 21. The government will soon start up the process in this direction and it would speed up the ongoing development process in the area. The chief minister saiddevelopment projects worth Rs 112 crore had been completed in Dadri constituency during the two years of the BJP government.
4. Railways has launched ____________________ to facilitate access to wheelchairs, battery operated cars and porter services
a) Yatri Rail Sewa
b) Bharat Mitra Sewa
c) Yatri Mitra Sewa
d) Yatri Mitra Services
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Answer c) Yatri Mitra Sewa. In a move to make rail travel comfortable for elderly, differently-abled and ailing travelers, Railways has launched ‘Yatri Mitra Sewa’ to facilitate access to wheelchairs, battery operated cars and porter services. ‘Yatri Mitra’ or ‘Passenger Friend’ can be a “Sahayak (assistant)” or any other person nominated for the purpose. The service will be available at major railway stations across the country.
5. _______________will host its first ever dessert festival ‘Dessert Goals’, a festival dedicated to all things dessert, on October 23
a) Kuala Lumbur
b) Washington
c) London
d) New York
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Answer d) New York. New York will host its first ever dessert festival ‘Dessert Goals’, a festival dedicated to all things dessert, on October 23. There will be a photo garden featuring candy-inspired props and a candy wall, as well as sweet-themed demonstrations. Tickets to the dessert festival, which will also feature workshops and tastings, start at $10. Dessert Goals fest will be taking over Williamsburg’s Dobbin Street with treats from 20 vendors.
6. The International Day of Peace (“Peace Day”) is observed around the world each year on ___________
a) September 20
b) September 21
c) September 22
d) September 23
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Answer b) September 21. The International Day of Peace (“Peace Day”) is observed around the world each year on 21 September. Established in 1981 by unanimous United Nations resolution 36/37, the General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to “commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples.”
7. The first ‘food waste’ supermarket has opened in _____________
a) Russia
b) India
c) UK
d) Singapore
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Answer c) UK. Believed to be the first ‘food waste’ supermarket in the United Kingdom, the ‘Real Junk Food Project’ has opened in England. The supermarket sells food that has been discarded by other supermarkets and businesses, and for which customers can ‘pay as they feel’. Real Junk Food Project founder Adam Smith said there are plans to open other ‘food waste’ supermarkets.
8. ____________is the best workplace for women in India
a) Sikkim
b) Karnataka
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Assam
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Answer a) Sikkim . Sikkim is the best workplace for women in India while Delhi is the worst workplace, claimed a report prepared jointly by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, a top American think-tank, and Nathan Associates. Delhi came last due to formal restrictions on women working at night, low justice, workforce participation scores, and lack of incentives for female entrepreneurs.
9. Google launched its smart messaging app which named as ___________
a) Hallo
b) Allo
c) Cello
d) Allow
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Answer b) Allo. Google launched its smart messaging app Allo which is the first product to have the ‘Google Assistant’ which will rival Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana. Assistant can be used within Allo to look up movie times and local restaurants among other things. Google Allo, available for Android and iOS, also ‘learns’ from users’ conversations and suggests ‘smart’ replies.
10. India’s e-commerce giant ___________ announced crossing 100 million registered customers on its platform
a) Snapdeal
b) Paytm
c) Flipkart
d) Shopclues
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Answer c) Flipkart . India’s e-commerce giant Flipkart announced crossing 100 million registered customers on its platform, becoming the first e-commerce company in the country to achieve the milestone. Launched in 2007, Flipkart has raised over $3.15 billion to date. “9 years, 100 million @Flipkart registered customers… so humbled and proud! Thank you!” tweeted Flipkart Co-founder and CEO Binny Bansal.
11. Board of Control for Cricket in India has named _________________as the new chairman of selectors
a) Dinesh Mongia
b) Sourav Ganguly
c) Ajay Jadeja
d) MSK Prasad
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Answer d) MSK Prasad. Board of Control for Cricket in India has named former wicket keeper MSK Prasad as the new chairman of selectors. In their 87th Annual General Meeting (AGM), the board also announced that Ajay Shirke has been re-elected as the board secretary. The other members in the new selection panel include former cricketers Gagan Khoda, Devang Gandhi, Sarandeep Singh and Jatin Paranjpe. Prasad made his debut for India in 1998 and went on to play six Tests and 17 One-Day Internationals. He retired from all forms in 2008.
12. Who received the ICC Test Championship mace for leading the side to the top of the ICC Test Team Rankings?
a) Virat Kohli
b) Misbah-ul-Haq
c) Steve Smith
d) Kane Williamson
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Answer b) Misbah-ul-Haq. Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq received the ICC Test Championship mace for leading the side to the top of the ICC Test Team Rankings for the first time since the current rankings system was introduced in 2003. ICC Chief Executive David Richardson presented the mace to Misbah at the Gaddafi Stadium.
13. Curtis Hanson who passed away recently was a/an
a) Movie Director
b) Actor
c) Economist
d) Politician
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Answer a) Movie Director . Filmmaker Curtis Hanson, who won an Oscar for the 1997 film ‘L.A. Confidential’, has passed away at the age of 71. He is said to have died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Hanson, known for films like ‘8 Mile;’ and ‘Wonder Boys’, retired from films as he was reportedly suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
