Current Affairs Quiz – September 7 and 8 2015

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September 9, 2015

Current Affairs Quiz

1. Who won the Italian F1 Grand Prix recently?

a) Sebastian Vettel
b) Lewis Hamilton
c) Nico Rosberg
d) Kimi Raikkonen

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Answer b) Lewis Hamilton. Lewis Hamilton’s celebrates his 40th career victory on 06th September 2015( Italian Grand Prix). Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel was second as Rosberg suffered an engine failure with three laps to go.

2. The Shaheen (Eagle) – 4 Air Drill is between Pakistan and
a) Russia
b) Afghanistan
c) China
d) USA

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Answer c) China. Shaheen (Eagle)-4, a joint drill between the air forces of China and Pakistan has began in China. The joint exercise is part of a series of military exchange programs between the two air forces.

3. ___________ government has signed an MoU with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) to increase employability of students in the state.
a) Gujarat
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Telangana

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Answer c) Andhra Pradesh.

4. Ruthvika Shivani Gadde and Lakshya are associated with

a) Tennis
b) Badminton
c) Archery
d) Shooting

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Answer b) Badminton. India’s Ruthvika Shivani Gadde and Lakshya Sen have won the Women’s and Men’s singles titles respectively at the Sushant Chipalkatti Memorial India Junior International Badminton Championship.

5. The International Literacy Day is observed on

a) September 07
b) September 08
c) September 09
d) September 10

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Answer b) September 08. The Theme for 2015 is “literacy and sustainable societies”.

6. The Indian Air Chief Maarshal Arup Raha is on a four day visit to _______ and __________.

a) Thailand and Indonesia
b) Laos and Cambodia
c) Myanmar and Bangladesh
d) Vietnam and Thailand

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Answer d) Vietnam and Thailand

7. BSNL has decided to offer _____ Mbps minimum broadband speed from October 1.

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

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Answer b) 2 Mbps. BSNL will offer a minimum broadband speed of 2 mega bit per second (Mbps) from October 1 onwards to its customers, at no extra cost.

8. The Able Response 15 Exercise is a joint drill by USA and ________.

a) China
b) UK
c) South Korea
d) India

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Answer c) South Korea. South Korea and United States have launched a joint anti-biological exercise to step up their combined response to potential biological attacks.

9. The FAO’s Headquarters is in
a) Greece
b) Italy
c) Switzerland
d) Germany

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Answer b) Italy. According to Food and Agriculture Organization’s 2015 Global Forest Resources Assessment, the world’s forested area declined from 31.6 to 30.6 percent of the Earth’s land surface.

10. Deepak Lather is associated with

a) Boxing
b) Weight Lifting
c) Discus Throwing
d) Badminton

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Answer b) Weight Lifting. Deepak Lather wins gold in fifth Youth Commonwealth Games.

11. India has recently released a first ever census on

a) Panther
b) River Dolphin
c) Leopard
d) White Tiger

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Answer c) Leopard. The estimate of India’s total leopard population was in the range of 12,000 to 14,000.

12. Doha Bank has has signed as MoU with __________ to generate business opportunities in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
a) Tata Group
b) State Bank of India
c) Reliance Group
d) Mahindra Group

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Answer c) Reliance Group. The GCC comprises Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman.

13. Who has been appointed as new full time member of NITI Aayog?

a) Kumar Chawla
b) Shanmughanathan
c) Vaidy Subramaniyan
d) Ramesh Chand

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Answer d) Ramesh Chand (Agriculture Expert).

14. The Ultra Marathon is organized by

a) Indian Army
b) Indian Air Force
c) Indian Navy
d) Indian Reserve Police

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Answer b) Indian Air Force. Indian Air Force is organizing an Ultra Marathon from Air Force Station Pathankot to Air Force Station Hindon covering a distance of around 574 Km in 11 days on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of 1965 Indo-Pak war.

15. Who becomes first Indian to qualify for President’s Cup team?

a) Roshan Chaitanya
b) Pragya Reddy
c) Anirban Lahiri
d) Alok Mishra

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Answer c) Anirban Lahiri.

16. Which of the following state is seeking Rd 25000 Crore Loan from World Bank?

a) Tamil Nadu
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Telangana
d) Uttar Pradesh

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Answer c) Telangana.