Current Affairs Quiz

1. The Finance Ministry expects the country’s growth rate to climb to how much percent in the current financial year on the back of above normal monsoon?

 7.2 per cent

 7.9 per cent

 8.2 per cent

 8.0 per cent

 7.8 per cent

2. Ahead of the meeting of Nuclear Suppliers' Group, NSG, in Seoul on 24th of this month, Indian Foreign Secretary __________ visited China this week to step up India's efforts to get China's backing for membership to the NSG.

 S Jaishankar

 Ashok Lavasa

 Ratan P Watal

 Nripendra Misra

 Hasmukh Adhia

3. Which of the following country's parliament has passed a contentious bill to allow medically-assisted death for terminally ill people recently?

 USA

 Pakistan

 China

 Russia

 Canada

4. Which state government has announced free admission for Divyang students in government institutes recently?

 Bihar

 Assam

 West Bengal

 Kerala

 None of the above

5. Seeking to boost the growing bilateral strategic ties, India and which of the following country will set up a joint panel of parliamentarians to enhance relations and facilitate their visits to promote cooperation to tackle security issues and challenges facing the region?

 USA

 UK

 UAE

 Germany

 None of the above

6. The BCCI suspended which Cricket Association officials, who were arrested for alleged misappropriation of organisation funds, and initiated a probe against them recently?

 Assam

 Bihar

 Kerala

 Sikkim

 Goa

7. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to clean up the balance sheets of Indian banks, which are collectively saddled with a certain amount of bad loans, by the end of this fiscal. What is the amount of these bad loans?

 Rs twenty lakh

 Rs one lakh

 Rs two lakh

 Rs five lakh

 Rs ten lakh

8. A Week long meeting of Nuclear Suppliers Group begin at which place from 20th June 2016?

 Beijing, China

 Tokyo, Japan

 Seoul, South Korea

 Washington DC, USA

 None of the above

9. As facilitated by the government of India Non Resident Indians (NRIs) can now open NPS accounts online if they have Aadhaar Card or PAN card. NPS stand for?

 National Post Savings

 National Pension Savings

 National People Savings

 National Payment Savings

 None of the above

10. Name the person, who has won the European Grand Prix 2016?

 Nico Rosberg

 Lewis Hamilton

 Sebastian Vettel

 Jenson Button

 None of the above