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We present to you a current affairs quiz to keep you updated with the happenings around you with reference to the upcoming competitive exams.This quiz will be provided to with detailed solution, to add to your knowledge base.
1. Who has been appointed as the part time member of the Prasar Bharti Board?
a) Rajnikanth
b) Amitabh Bachhan
c) Kajol
d) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
e) Manoj Kumar
Ans:Kajol
The bollywood actress Kajol has been appointed as the part-time member of the Prasar Bharati board. Beside her, the committee headed by Vice President Hamid Ansari has also chosen Shashi Shekhar Vempati, who has previously worked with Infosys and now heads an online media company, for the post of part-time member on the public broadcaster’s board
2. The Delhi police has tied up with which Indian organisation to track crime in the city?
a) Defence Research and Development Organisation
b) Indian Army
c) Indian Space Research Organization
d) National Cadet Corps Hide Answer
e) None of the above
Ans:Indian Space Research Organization
The Crime Mapping, Analytics and Predictive System (CMAPS) has been operationalised by Delhi Police in partnership with ISRO for effective use of space technology-based tools for ensuring internal security using a “predictive policing” and “live crime mapping” mechanism
3. India’s first international arbitration centre will come up in which city?
a) Kolkata
b) Chennai
c) Mumbai
d) Bangalore
e) New Delhi
Ans:Mumbai
The Maharashtra government will set up India’s first international arbitration centre in Mumbai. The centre will prove to be a big step forward in realizing the transformation of Mumbai into an international financial centre. The Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA) will help in attracting higher global investments to Maharashtra
4. What is India’s position in milk production in the world?
a) 1st
b) 2nd
c) 3rd
d) 4th
e) 5th
Ans:1st
According to the recent data, India is the major producer of milk in the world, recorded a milk production figure of 146.31 million tonnes in 2014-15 as compared to 137.7 million tonnes a year ago. India is followed by USA, China, Pakistan and Brazil
5. Which state has topped the 2016 Index of Internet Readiness of Indian States?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Maharashtra
d) Gujarat
e) Kerala
Ans:Maharashtra
According to the report titled “Index of Internet Readiness of Indian States”, Maharashtra has topped the “2016 Internet Readiness Index” followed by Karnataka, Gujarat, Telangana and Tamil Nadu
6. Brendon Barrie McCullum, who recently retired from all forms of cricket, hails from which country?
a) Australia
b) South Africa
c) New Zealand
d) Zimbabwe
e) England
Ans:New Zealand
New Zealand captain Brendon Barrie McCullum has retired from all forms of international cricket in February 2016. He played 260 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and 71 T20 Internationals. He is the first and so far only player to have scored two Twenty20 International centuries
7. Who has been conferred with the first world Sanskrit Award?
a) Sheikh Hasina
b) Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
c) Akihito
d) Abdul Halim
e) None of the above
Ans:Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has been conferred with the first world Sanskrit Award
8. What is the India’s position in the USCC’s 2016 Intellectual Property Index?
a) 21
b) 32
c) 37
d) 41
e) 53
Ans:37
India has been ranked 37th out of 38 countries for its intellectual property rights environment in the annual IP index released by the United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC). The index is based on six key parameters like rights and limitations of the patent, copyright and trademark regimes, trade secrets, enforcement and ratification of international treaties
9. The Sonadia Island is located in which country?
a) India
b) Bangladesh
c) Myanmar
d) Sri Lanka
e) Japan
Ans:Bangladesh
Bangladesh has recently declined China’s proposal to build a sea port in the Sonadia island, which is situated in the Bay of Bengal
10. The Noor Ouarzazate Solar complex is located in which country?
a) Germany
b) Morocco
c) Egypt
d) Saudi Arabia
e) None of the above
Ans:Morocco
The world’s largest concentrated solar power plant “Noor Ouarzazate Solar Complex” has been opened in the Souss-Massa-Drâa area in Morocco, 10 km from Ouarzazate town. The plant holds the capacity to produce enough energy to power over one million homes by 2018 and reduce carbon emissions by an estimated 760000 tons per year
11. India observes the National Deworming Day on which date?
a) January 9
b) February 10
c) February 16
d) March 12
e) March 22
Ans:February 10
The National Deworming Day is observed every year on February 10 to combat parasitic worm infections among preschool (anganwadi) and school-age children across India. The day was launched by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW)
12. Which state government has launched an initiative “School on wheels” for tribal children?
a) Rajasthan
b) Haryana
c) Gujarat
d) Odisha
e) Punjab
Ans:Rajasthan
The Rajasthan state government has launched an initiative “School on Wheels” in Jaipur. Under the initiative, a van, which houses a library, has been set up by an NGO ‘Taabar Society’. The initiative has been introduced for spreading awareness about education among the tribal and nomadic children. The mobile school will use audio/video mediums to teach children in Jaipur district
13. Who is the President of International Grown Diamond Association (IGDA)?
a) Nilesh Mishra
b) Sanjeev Kumar
c) Vishal Mehta
d) Hridyal Shukla
e) None of the above
Ans:Vishal Mehta
Indian-origin Singaporean, Vishal Mehta has been appointed as the President of the newly-formed International Grown Diamond Association (IGDA). He is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Iia Technologies, which grows diamonds at its state-of-the-art facility in Singapore
14. India’s first-ever Aviation Park will come up in which state?
a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) Goa
d) Karnataka
e) Kerala
Ans:Gujarat
The Gujarat government has planned to set up the country’s first-ever Aviation Park near Ahmedabad having a slew of facilities including an airstrip, training school, helipad and space for setting up small manufacturing units among others. There are hardly 3 or 4 such parks in the world
