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Current Affairs Quiz

1. Union Government has nominated which of the following to the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
Krishnakant Das
P. Ratan Watal
Shaktikanta Das
Mahavir Das
None of these

2. Who has recently been elected as the 54th speaker of the US House of Representatives?
Raman Paul
Paul Ryan
Karim Shah
Meena Paul
None of these

3.  The National Unity Day was observed across India on which date to commemorate the birthday of Sardar Vallabhai Patel?
28 October
31 October
31 December
28 December
None of these

 4. Railway recently launched a new scheme under which waitlisted passengers can get confirmed accommodation in next alternative train if they opt for the option while booking their tickets online. Name the scheme is ________?
Vikalp
Sankalp
Migration
Forward
None of these

5. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed to which of the following entity to subscribe to the National Pension System (NPS) enabling them access old age income security?
Non-Resident Indians (NRIs
Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI)
Foreign Institutional Investors (FII)
Both 1 and 2
None of these

6. NRIs may subscribe to the NPS through normal banking channels and the person is eligible to invest as per the provisions of the PFRDA Act, 2013. PFRDA stands for?
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
Perk Fund Regulator and Development Authority
Pension Fund Regulator and Developmental Authority
Pension Facility Regular and Development Authority
None of these

7. Which country has announced to abandon its three decades-long one-child policy and changed it two-child policy?
Pakistan
UK
US
China
None of these

8. Who has been selected for European Union’s prestigious Sakharov Prize for human rights for year 2015? 
Raif Badawi
Saif Badawi
Kaif Badawi
Sujit Kuman
None of these

9. Who has won the 2015 Tanzanian Presidential election?
John Pombe Magufuli
John Pombe Rai
Paul Bomani
Main Hinkle
None of these

10.Lunar rover, Yutu, has set the new record for the longest stay by a rover on the lunar surface. This lunar rover is from which country? 
Russia
China
Nepal
Singapore
None of these

11. Who has recently been selected for New York Global Leaders Dialogue Humanitarian Award? 
Bindeshwar Pathak
Radhe Pathak
Sujit Pathak
Rahim Singh
None of these

12. Raif Badawi has been selected for European Union’s prestigious Sakharov Prize for human rights for year 2015. He is from which country? 
China
Russia
Japan
Saudi Arabia
None of these

13. India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) 2015 was held at which place? 
New Delhi
Hyderabad
Jaipur
Pune
None of these

14. Indian para-athlete Amit Kumar Saroha recently won silver medal in men's club throw F51 event in the IPC Athletics World Championships. This championship held at which place? 
Ufa (Russia)
Doha (Qatar)
Tokeyo (Japan)
Paris (France)
None of these

15. Indian and France have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conserve, develop and publicize written heritage at the National Library at which place? 
Kolkata
Delhi
Mumbai
Chennai
None of these

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