Current Affairs Quiz

1. Airports Authority of India (AAI) has signed an agreement with which of the following State Government for developing nine airports in the state recently?

 Bihar

 West Bengal

 Assam

 Uttar Pradesh

 Gujarat

2. Which of the state government has decided to ban ‘electronic cigarette’ in view of studies claiming that its use can cause various health issues, including cancer and heart ailments?

 Gujarat

 Maharashtra

 Andhra Pradesh

 Bihar

 Kerala

3. LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management Company has inked a tie-up with with which of the following co-operative Banks for distribution of its mutual fund products through the bank’s 140 branches across India recently?

 Bihar State Co-operative Bank

 Cosmos Co-operative Bank

 Bharat Co-operative Bank

 Kerala State Co-operative Bank

 Mogaveera Co-operative Bank

4. ______________ a communist nation in East Asia, has completed installation of the world’s largest telescope in Guizhou province. The 500 metre-diameter telescope covers an area larger than 30 football pitches.

 China

 Japan

 India

 South Korea

 Thailand

5. The World Bank, in its latest once-in-two-year Logistics Performance Index (LPI), India is now ranked ___________ as against the 54th spot it occupied in the previous 2014 report.

 20th

 25th

 35th

 45th

 None of the above

6. The Supreme Court has directed the government to give ______________ reservation to persons with disability (PWD) in all services, irrespective of the mode of filling such posts.

 Three per cent

 Ten per cent

 Five per cent

 Eight per cent

 Seven per cent

7. The second BRICS Youth Summit has been concluded on 3rd of July which was going on in Guwahati, Assam from 1st July 2016. The theme of the summit was.............?

 Children and Youth in BRICS Nations

 Youth as bridge for intra-BRICS exchanges

 BRICS for youth in world

 As you with BRICS and Youth

 None of the above

8. President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated a smart model village pilot project at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Initially, this initiative will be implemented in five selected villages in which of the following state and than later on will be spread to the entire country?

 Bihar

 West Bengal

 Haryana

 Uttar Pradesh

 Rajasthan

9. Which of the following Public Sector Bank has launched 3 new digital offerings on the occasion of it's 61st Foundation Day recently?

 Punjab National Bank

 IDBI Bank Limited

 Indian Overseas Bank

 State Bank of India

 Bank of Baroda

10. Who has been appointed as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML) with effect from July 1, 2016?

 NS Vishwanathan

 Rajeev Suri

 Sangita Reddy

 Sujoy Bose

 D K Hota