Current Affairs Quiz

1. Union Cabinet has cleared the new Civil Aviation Policy with an aim to increase regional air connectivity, and ease rules for airlines to fly overseas. Who is the present union minister for civil aviation?

 Bandaru Dattatreya

 Jitendra Singh

 Dharmendra Pradhan

 Ashok Gajapathi Raju

 None of the above

2. A small Florida bank will issue the first US credit card intended for use in _________ and make it easier for Americans to travel and work on an island largely cut off from the US financial system.

 Peru

 Cuba

 Jordan

 China

 Namibia

3. The Ministry for New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) launched a scheme for setting up __________ MW of wind power projects connected to the transmission network of Central Transmission Utility to provide wind power to non-windy states at a price discovered through a transparent bidding process recently?

 200 MW

 500 MW

 1500 MW

 2000 MW

 1000 MW

4. Who won the Canadian Grand Prix after a tense strategic battle with Sebastian Vettel's revived Ferrari in the final race held in Montreal, Canada?

 Sebastian Vettel

 Nico Rosberg

 Lewis Hamilton

 Kevin Magnussen

 None of the above

5. Who of the following became the fourth wicketkeeper in the world to reach 350 dismissals in One-day Internationals recently?

 MS Dhoni, India

 Jos Buttler, England

 Luke Ronchi, New Zealand

 Quinton de Kock, South Africa

 None of the above

6. Public Sector Power equipment manufacturer Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned 195 MW unit at?

 Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

 Pune, Maharashtra

 Raipur, Chhattisgarh

 Hyderabad, Telangana

 Muzaffarpur, Bihar

7. A cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the takeover by State Bank of India (SBI) of several subsidiaries recently. Who is the present Chairman of SBI?

 Naina Lal Kidwai

 Chanda Kochhar

 Shikha Sharma

 Arundhati Bhattacharya

 Nita Ambani

8. Name the US translator who has passed away recently?

 Carol Baker

 Alexis John

 Gregory Rabassa

 Gabriel Garcia Marquez

 None of the above

9. Closed Reduction Internal Fixation (CRIF) the majority stakeholder of CRIF High Mark Credit Information Services, announced the launch of a new centre for predictive analytics and decision solutions in?

 Mumbai

 Pune

 New Delhi

 Kolkata

 Jaipur

10. The Centre has decided to import pulses from Myanmar and Africa to beef up buffer stocks to check it's price rise. The government also decided to enhance the buffer stock of pulses from 1.5 lakh tonnes to ............?

 8 lakh tonnes

 5 lakh tonnes

 4 lakh tonnes

 3 lakh tonnes

 None of the above