Current Affairs Quiz

1. Shanghai and which of the following Indian cities will be sister cities as per the MoU signed during the recent visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to India?

1) Ahmedabad

2) New Delhi

3) Chennai

4) Mumbai

5) None of these

2. Chinese President committed investments worth what amount in India over the next five years during his recent visit the country?

1) USD 20 bn

2) USD 30 bn

3) USD 25 bn

4) USD 100 bn

5) None of these

3. The Indian Air Force has gifted a vintage Dakota aircraft from its museum to the Air Force of which of the following countries recently?

1) Myanmar

2) Bangladesh

3) Thailand

4) Vietnam

5) None of these

4. The three govt-controlled oil marketing companies (OMCs) started earning a small profit of 35p a litre on diesel recently for the first time in 12 years. What is the petroleum subsidy burden that the govt bore last year?

1) Rs 23,000 cr

2) Rs 34,000 cr

3) Rs 42,000 cr

4) Rs 63,000 cr

5) None of these

5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has picked who among the following to head the Quality Council of India that promotes high standards in areas like education, healthcare, environment, infrastructure, governance and social sectors?

1) Mihir Shah

2) Arun Maira

3) Adil Zainulbhai

4) Sam Pitroda

5) None of these

6. Shankar Barua, who allegedly shot himself dead at his residence, was former Director General of Police (DGP) of which of the following states? His name was linked with infamous Saradha scam and was questioned by CBI recently.

1) Assam

2) West Bengal

3) Sikkim

4) Manipur

5) None of these

7. The Finance Minister has decided to set aside Rs 50 cr from Social Security Fund (SSF) for payment of premium towards life insurance cover under Jan Dhan scheme. The SSF was set up in 1988-89 for providing social security and is managed by

1) LIC

2) GIC

3) NIC

4) RBI

5) None of these

8. In the recent time, the govt has diluted several green norms to facilitate faster clearance for the projects? Which of the following is NOT among them?

1) Wildlife Board nod delinked from forest clearance for areas around wildlife zones

2) States’ powers to put additional safeguards done away with

3) Forests can be cut before final clearance for linear projects such as roads and irrigation canals 4) Miners not in compliance for over five years to get approvals

5) None of these

9. Jitu Rai won the first gold medal for India in 17th Asian Games in South Korea recently. He won gold in

1) badminton

2) shooting

3) archery

4) wrestling

5) None of these

10. Which of the following pairs won the women’s doubles title of the WTA Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament recently?

1) Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro

2) Sania Mirza and Cara Black

3) Su-Wei Hsieh and Shuai Peng

4) Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci

5) None of these

11. The nation’s first ever memorial in honour of the recipients of the Armed Forces’ highest gallantry award Param Veer Chakra has been inaugurated in

1) New Delhi

2) Port Blair

3) Chandigarh

4) Kargil

5) None of these

12. Who among the following won India its first Olympic archery medal, a bronze, at the Youth Olympic Games at Nanjing, China?

1) Sanjay Boro

2) Dhaniram Basumatary

3) Atul Verma

4) Govindas Singh

5) None of these

13. Who among the following has been elected the new head of newly constituted boxing body Boxing India?

1) JCD Prabhakar

2) Akhilesh Das Gupta

3) Anil Khanna

4) Sandeep Jajodia

5) None of these

14. Who among the following was the flag bearer of the Indian contingent at 17th Asian Games opening ceremony in Incheon, South Korea?

1) Sania Mirza

2) Saurav Ghosal

3) Sardar Singh

4) Dipika Pallikal

5) None of these

15. The Govt launched an action plan, India Newborn Action Plan (INAP), aimed at reducing newborn deaths from 29 per thousand live births to single digit by

1) 2020

2) 2024

3) 2030

4) 2036

5) None of these

16. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Chinese ambassador to India recently?

1) Wei Wei

2) Le Yucheng

3) Luo Zhaohui

4) Hong Lei

5) None of these

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