CURRENT AFFAIRS TEST 10-08-16

1. Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, with a strike-range of over _____, test-fired from 

        the navy’s newest stealth destroyer INS Kochi successfully hitting a decommissioned 

         target ship in the Arabian Sea?

1) 280 kms 2) 290 kms 3) 180 kms 4) 190 kms 5) None of these

2. Who has recently been appointed as chairperson of a committee set up by the Human 

         Resource Development Ministry to draft the new education policy?

1) P. K. Subramanian 2) K. M. Mani 3) T. S. R. Subramanian 4) R. K. Pachauri

        5) None of these

3. Who has recently taken over the charge of Chairmancum-Managing Director of Mahanadi                   Coalfields Ltd (MCL), a leading subsidiary of Coal India?

1) Pradeep Jha 2) Anil Kumar Jha 3) Rajesh Jha 4) Kapil Kumar Jha 5) None of these

4. Patriarch and doyen of Indian two-wheeler industry, Brijmohan Lall Munjal, passed away                    recently. He is the founder of________?

1) Bajaj Auto 2) TVS Motors 3) Hero MotoCorp 4) Kinetic 5) None of these

5. Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications Ltd (R-Com) is merging with which telecom                     business, that operates MTS brand with itself in an all-stock deal worth Rs.4,500 crore, 

         marking the start of the much-anticipated consolidation in India’s telecom sector.

1) Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd (SSTL) 2) Airtel 3) Vodafone 4) MTS

        5) None of these

6. The names of former (late) footballer and Asian games gold medallist who was to be conferred            posthumously Khel Ratna award officially approved by the state sports ministry?

1) Liaqat Ali 2) Sanjay Dhyani 3) Ram Bahadur Chetri 4) Gigy George

        5) None of these

7. Nico Rosberg claimed victory at the Mexican Grand Prix by defeating ________?

1) Lewis Hamilton 2) Sebastian Vettel 3) Fernando Alonso   4) Kimi Raikkonen

        5) None of these

8. Which country cemented their status as the greatest team in rugby history when they     

         overwhelmed Australia 34-17 at Twickenham recently to become world champions for a record          third time, and the first nation to retain the Webb Ellis Cup?

1) South Africa 2) Sri Lanka 3) Pakistan 4) New Zealand

         5) None of these

9. World diabetes day recently celebrated on which date?

1) 28 November 2) 28 December 3) 14 November 4) 14 December

        5) None of these

10. WTO conference held at which place?

1) Lima (Peru) 2) Naorobi (Kenya) 3) Tokeyo (Japan) 4) Paris (France)

        5) None of these

ALL THE BEST

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