Friday, 2 September 2016

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ -4

1). Which countries Foreign Minister meets PM Modi amid strained ties over NSG bid?
a) USA
b) Russia
c) Brazil
d) China      
e) Israel
  
2). Spiritual guru, Pramukh Swami passes away is the head of
a) Hindu Vivek Kendra
b) Bochasanvasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha
c) Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat
d) Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
e) Prathana Samaj
  
3). Na Muthukumar who passed away recently was a _______ lyricist.
a) Tamil
b) Malayalam
c) Hindi
d) Kannada
e) Telugu
  

4).
 Who won the third test held in West Indies on August 13?
a) West Indies
b) India
c) Draw Match
d) Sri Lanka
e) Australia
  

5).
 ________ bank and payments company Suvidhaa Infoserv have launched “Nano Credit”.
a) HDFC
b) Axis
c) Federal
d) UCO
e) Yes
  

6).
 Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan launched the "Colours of Independence" event at a prominent mall in
a) Bangalore
b) Mumbai
c) Chennai
d) Pune
e) Delhi
  

7).
 The railway Budget will be merged with the general Budget from 2017-18 onwards. The Railway Budget was first introduced in the year
a) 1920
b) 1926
c) 1932
d) 1924
e) 1918
  

8).
 Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the Union government will set up five electronic manufacturing clusters in which among the following states?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Himachal Pradesh
e) Uttar Pradesh
  

9).
 Government has approved ____ crore highway projects for six states, including Karnataka and Maharashtra.
a) Rs.1911 crore
b) Rs.1933 crore
c) Rs.1955 crore
d) Rs.1977 crore
e) Rs.1999 crore
  

10).
 Pernille Blume’s an athlete belongs to Denmark related with which among the following sport?
a) Archery
b) Judo
c) Cycling
d) Rowing
e) Swimming

11). New business premiums of life insurance companies saw a 4 per cent rise to Rs 13,854.44 crore in July 2016. Among private players, ________ registered the highest premium from new business at Rs 676.54 crore, a jump of 36 per cent from Rs 497.08 crore last year.
a) SBI Life
b) ICICI Lombard
c) HDFC Standard Life
d) Max Life
e) HSBC OBC
  

12).
 Which country is set to launch the world's first quantum communication satellite having hack-proof ultra-high security features to prevent wiretapping and intercepts?
a) Russia
b) India
c) China
d) UK
e) USA
  

13).
 Dipa Karmakar finishes fourth in the Vaults final marking India’s most stupendous international achievement. Who won the gold medal?
a) Giulia Steingruber
b) Maria Paseka
c) Simone Biles
d) Oksana Chusovitina
e) Maria
  

14).
 ONGC has launched a Rs __________ start-up fund on its diamond jubilee year “to foster, nurture and incubate new ideas related to the oil & gas sector”.
a) 450-crore
b) 330-crore
c) 275-crore
d) 180-crore
e) 100-crore
  

15).
 Two PSU Banks have started a facility wherein an account holder can verify his income tax return on e-filing site even without having net banking. They Are
a) United Bank of India
b) Punjab National Bank
c) Andhra Bank
d) 1 and 2
e) 1 and 3
  

16).
 Japan has committed investments of about USD ______ billion in India in various areas including high-speed rail service, manufacturing sector.
a) 45
b) 33
c) 25
d) 18
e) 12
  

17).
 Name the first woman Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court who recently has been named the new Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.
a) Sujata Manohar
b) Manjula Chellur
c) Leila Seth
d) Fathima Beevi
e) Sudhi Ranjan Das
  

18).
 Name the player who wins the gold with an incredible 9.81 second in 100m run.
a) Usain Bolt
b) Gatlin
c) Elaine Thompson
d) Tori Bowie
e) Fraser-Pryce
  

19).
 The first ever BIO-CNG project in India was inaugurated in
a) Pune
b) Maharashtra
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Andhra Pradesh
e) Mizoram
  

20).
 Government is likely to get an estimated Rs 23,944.4 crore from clean environment cess in the ongoing financial year. By whom the cess is to be collected?
a) Pharmaceuticals Manufacturers
b) Coal India limited (CIL)
c) Petrochemicals, Oil, Gas & Refineries
d) Iron India limited (IIL)
e) Silicon India limited (SIL)
  




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