Current Affairs Quiz – September 25 2015

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ

1. Who has been appointed as the joint secretary of Cricket Association of Bengal?
a) Sourav Ganguly
b) Avinash Dalmiya
c) Avishek Dalmiya
d) Ashutosh Dalmiya

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Answer c) Avishek Dalmiya. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been appointed as the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal.

2. What is the new name for Facebook’s Internet.org?
a) Free Net
b) Free Solution
b) Free Knowledge
d) Free Basics

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Answer d) Free Basics. Facebook has decided to rebrand/rename it’s Internet.org as ‘Free Basics by Facebook’.

3. __________ has imposed anti-dumping duty on Indian steel pipes.
a) USA
b) China
c) European Union
d) African Union

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Answer c) European Union.

4. Who becomes the first woman to win the Top science book prize?
a) Lina Tyrell
b) Shilona Genida
c) Gaia Vince
d) Wes Trinter

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Answer c) Gaia Vince. Gaia Vince, a journalist and broadcaster based in London, was named the winner of the 2015 Royal Society Winton prize for Science Books at a ceremony in London.

5. What does A in MAT stands for?
a) Association
b) Alignment
c) Asian
d) Alternate

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Answer d) Alternate. MAT – Minimum Alternate Tax. Foreign companies that do not have a permanent establishment in India will be exempt from paying minimum alternate tax (MAT) on profits from April 2001.

6. Who will take over as India’s permanent representative in the UN in New York?
a) Anil Wadhwa
b) Navtej Sarna
c) Gautam Bambawale
d) Syed Akbaruddin

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Answer d) Syed Akbaruddin

7. Digital payment solution firm Oxigen Services has roped in _________ as its Brand Ambassador.
a) Virat Kohli
b) Yuvraj Singh
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) MS Dhoni

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Answer c) Sachin Tendulkar.

8. The Long March Rocket is associated with
a) China
b) Russia
c) North Korea
d) South Korea

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Answer a) China.

9. Mohan Bhandari, who passed away recently, was
a) Novelist
b) Scientist
c) Actor
d) Politician

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Answer c) Actor.

10. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Bhakra Beas Management Board?
a) RK Mittal
b) SL Jain
c) SK Sharma
d) DS Gupta

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Answer c) SK Sharma.