Current Affairs Quiz – September 9 2015

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September 9, 2015

Current Affairs Quiz

1. Brad Haddin has announced his retirement from International Cricket. He represents

a) New Zealand
b) West Indies
c) England
d) Australia

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Answer d) Australia. He is Australian wicketkeeper.

2. Which state government has cleared DMRC as the implementing agency and given administrative sanction for the proposed Light Metro project?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Karnataka
d) Andhra Pradesh

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Answer b) Kerala. The project is expected to ease the traffic in the busy capital city Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode.

3. Who has been appointed as DRDO’s Director General, Electronics and Communication Systems cluster?

a) Swathi Krishnan
b) Nisha Ramanathan
c) J Manjula
d) N Kalpana

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Answer c) J Manjula. She has assumed charge from distinguished scientist and Director General Dr KD Nayak.

4. Which state Govt has completely banned the manufacturing and sale of gutka and pan masala, and other similar products containing tobacco?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) Karnataka
d) Haryana

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Answer d) Haryana.

5. Cabinet increased dearness allowance (DA) by what percentage?

a) 6%
b) 7%
c) 8%
d) 9%

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Answer a) 6%. Cabinet increased dearness allowance (DA) by 6% i.e from 113% to 119 per cent. The DA hike will take effect from July 1.

6. Union home minister Rajnath Singh announced ________ percentage reservations would be provided for women in all paramilitary forces.
a) 30%
b) 33%
c) 35%
d) 37%

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Answer b) 33%.

7. The Union Cabinet has permitted _______ Percentage foreign direct investment (FDI) under the automatic route for white label ATM operations.
a) 50%
b) 75%
c) 90%
d) 100%

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Answer d) 100%. Till date, foreign investment in while label ATM operations (WLAO) was allowed through the government approval route. This required some processing time and projects were delayed.

8. President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2014 to

a) DRDO
b) ISRO
c) SBI
d) RBI

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Answer b) ISRO. ISRO Chairman AS Kiran Kumar received the honour, which includes Rs 1 crore in cash, a plaque, and a citation.

9. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has commissioned INS Vajrakosh in

a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Karnataka
d) Andhra Pradesh

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Answer c) Karnataka. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has commissioned INS Vajrakosh, the latest establishment of the Indian Navy at Karwar in Karnataka.

10. India and _________ have signed a pact for repatriation of each other’s wanted prisoners and cooperate in all criminal matters.
a) Thailand
b) Singapore
c) Vietnam
d) Indonesia

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Answer d) Indonesia.

11. HCL group will be investing around $1 billion in ________ over the next five years.

a) Gujarat
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Karnataka

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Answer c) Tamil Nadu. HCL will spread its operations in Madurai and Tirunelvelli districts while expanding its operations in Coimbatore.