Current Affairs Quiz

1. India can maintain a growth rate of how much per cent in 2016-17 as depicted by the World Bank (WB)?

a) 7.1 per cent

b) 7.9 per cent

c) 7.4 per cent

d) 7.6 per cent

e) 7.7 per cent 

2. The United Nations organization announced the appointment of American award-winning actor ________ as Global Goodwill Ambassador recently for encouraging gender equality and the empowerment of women.

a) Jennifer Lawrence

b) Anne Hathaway

c) Charlize Theron

d) Angelina Jolie

e) None of the above

3. Name the Sri Lankan fast bowler, who has been suspended by the International Cricket Council for being found to have an illegal action.

a) Angelo Mathews

b) Lasith Malinga

c) Rangana Herath

d) Lahiru Thirimanne

e) Shaminda Eranga

4. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the prestigious National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)?

a) Kirti Azad

b) Kapil Dev

c) Chetan Chauhan

d) Ravi Shastri

e) None of the above

5. With an aim to give impetus to job creation and ease of doing business in the country, Government approved how much percent FDI in Aviation, Defence and e-commerce sectors under the government approval route recently?

a) 100 per cent

b) 26 per cent

c) 49 per cent

d) 74 per cent 

e) None of the above

6. Government of India gave it's final approval to the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) for setting up a greenfield electronic park within the Infovally complex, a dedicated IT hub, on the outskirts of ........... ?

a) Patna, Bihar

b) Hyderabad, Telangana

c) Bengaluru, Karnataka

d) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

e) Bhubaneswar, Odisha

7. Who has been appointed as the President of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry(GCCI) for the term 2016-17?

a) Rohit J Patel

b) Amit Mitra

c) MK Sharma

d) Bipin R Patel

e) None of the above

8. Which of the following company has announced the launch of it's ‘Gboard’ keyboard for iPhone users in India?

a) Apple

b) Facebook

c) Google

d) Microsoft

e) None of the above

9.  _________________, President and CEO, of global technology player and investment bank SoftBank Group (SBG) has resigned from his position recently.

a) Rana Kapoor

b) Nikesh Arora

c) Chandra Shekhar Ghosh

d) Sundar Pichai

e) None of the above

10. Which of the following Bank has sold 18 per cent stake of Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company to joint venture partner Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company (DILIC)?

a) Bank of India

b) Punjab National Bank

c) ICICI Bank

d) State Bank of India

e) Axis Bank