Current Affairs Quiz

Q1.Tech Mahindra and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, part of the Mahindra Group, recently acquired which Italian car designer which is well-known for designing cars for Ferrari, Maserati, Rolls-Royce and Cadillac?

1) Bollore Blucar

2) Pininfarina 

3) Bertone 

4) Giugiaro 

5) None of these

Q2.The West Bengal Government recently honoured which of the following music composer with Lifetime Achievement Awards?

1) Bappi Lahiri

2) Kumar Sanu

3) Both 1 and 2 

4) Shreya Ghoshal

5) None of these

Q3.The Union Government recently appointed a Judicial Committee which will look into the implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme for the ex-servicemen. This Committee is headed by?

1) K Narashimha Reddy

2) P. Narasimha Reddy

3) L. Narshmha Reddy

4) R. Narsimha Reddy

5) None of these

Q4.Operation Smile-II for rescuing and rehabilitating missing children is going to start from which date?

1) 1 Jan 2017

2) 1 Jan 2016 

3) 1 Feb 2016

4) 1 Feb 2017

5) None of these

Q5.Which Indian-origin politician has recently been appointed as South Africa’s new Finance Minister? 

1) Pravin Gordhan

2) Suresh Singh

3) Kamal Bawa

4) Pravin Gordhan

5) None of these.

Q6.India’s star golfer Anirban Lahiri (28) has won the coveted Order of Merit crown of Asian Tour for year 2015. He is related to which games?

1) Cricket

2) Tennis

3) Football

4) Golfer 

5) None of these.

Q7.Losar, the biggest Tibetan Buddhist Festival recently began on 12 December 2015 at which place? 

1) Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir)

2) Lucknow (U.P.)

3) Jaipur (Rajasthan) 

4) Ranchi (Jharkhand)

5) None of these

Q8.Construction work on the TAPI Gas Pipeline project started in Turkmenistan on 13 December 2015. TAPI Stands for?

1) Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India

2) Turkey-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India 

3) Turkey-Alaska-Portugal-Iran

4) Tajikistan-Alaska-Pakistan-India

5) None of these

Q9.World human rights day is observed on which date?

1) 10 February 

2) 10 December 

3) 15 December

4) 16 December

5) None of these.

Q10.Dauletabad gas field related to which country?

1) Pakistan

2) Iraq

3) Iran

4) Turkmenistan 

5) None of these