Dear BA'ians,
We present to you a current affairs quiz for LIC AAO and other bank exams. This quiz will be provided to with detailed solution, to add to your knowledge base.
1.Who has recently been appointed as the Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer of Vistara Airlines?
a)HarshitKapoor
b)TrilokKashyap
c) Ramesh Singh
d)SanjivKapoor
e) None of these
Ans. SanjivKapoor
SanjivKapoor has been appointed as the Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer of Vistara Airlines.Kapoor will be responsible for managing a wide portfolio of Vistaras commercial and planning functions, including strategy development, network planning, pricing and revenue management, sales and distribution, among others.
2.Multi Commodity Exchange announced the appointment which of the following as MD & CEO of the exchange?
a)MrugankParanjape
b)RakeshPrajapati
c)MrunalKashyap
d)Neeraj Singh
e) None of these
Ans. MrugankParanjape
Multi Commodity Exchange announced the appointment of MrugankParanjape as MD & CEO of the exchange. He will succeed ManojVaish. The exchange has also re designated Parveen Kumar Singhal, the present Joint Managing Director as President & Whole Time Director with effect from April 1. The appointment will be for a period of three years and subject to prior approval from SEBI.
3.Scott Kelly, an astronaut returned on Earth After a historic 340-day mission aboard the International Space Station. He was an astronaut of which country?
a) Japan
b) China
c) Russia
d) USA
e) None of these
Ans. USA
NASA(National Aeronautics and Space Administration) astronaut and Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly and his Russian counterpart Mikhail Kornienko returned on Earth after a historic 340-day mission aboard the International Space Station.
4.George Kennedy, who has passed away recently, was one of the most recognizable ________?
a) Lawyer
b)Actor
c) Poet
d) Writer
e) None of these
Ans. Actor
George Kennedy, who has passed away recently, was one of America’s most recognizable and versatile character actors. He was 91 year old. He appeared in more than 175 films, ranging from westerns to disaster movies and from thrillers to comedies.
5.Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, recently visited India.He was the price of which country?
a) UK
b) Japan
c) Vatican City
d) Abu Dhabi.
e) None of these
Ans. Abu Dhabi
India and the United Arab Emirates signed 9 bilateral agreements across various sectors. These agreements were signed during the second day of the three day visit to India of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
6.The multinational mega Military Exercise “Force-18” conducted by Indian Army at which places?
a)Panipat
b)Lucknow
c)Pune
d) Jaipur
e) None of these
Ans. Pune
The multinational mega Military Exercise Force 18 conducted by Indian Army has started in Pune, Maharashtra from 2nd March. The theme of the exercise is `Humanitarian Mine Action’ (HMA) and `Peacekeeping Operations’ (PKO). The exercise will conclude on 8th March, 2016 with around 300 participants from 18 ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Plus countries.
7.A financing agreement for International Development Association (IDA) credit of US$ 300 (equivalent) for which of the State’s Higher Education Quality Improvement Project was signed with the World Bank?
a)Madhya Pradesh
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Haryana
d)Uttarakhand
e) None of these
Ans. Madhya Pradesh
A financing agreement for International Development Association (IDA) credit of US$ 300 (equivalent) for the Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Quality Improvement Project was signed with the World Bank.The Financing Agreement was signed by Mr. Raj Kumar (Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs) on behalf of Government of India and OnnoRuhl, Country Director, World Bank, India on behalf of the World Bank.
8.NHAI has taken a significant step in ensuring development of management competencies of its technical and managerial manpower, with a tie up with which of the following Indian Business School?
a)Indian School of Business (ISB), Mohali
b)Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad
c)Indian School of Business (ISB), Bangalore
d)Indian School of Business (ISB), Jaipur
e) None of these
Ans. Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad
NHAI has taken a significant step in ensuring development of management competencies of its technical and managerial manpower, with a tie up with Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad.With the Government’s ambitious plans for infrastructure development in the country, road sector is seen as one of the thrust areas to achieve the objective and ensure sustained economic growth.
9.The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) have signed an agreement to improve cooperation in cyber defense. This Agreement was signed at which of the following places?
a) Brussels
b) Finland
c) France
d) Germany
e) None of these
Ans. Brussels
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) have signed an agreement to improve cooperation in cyber defense. The technical agreement signed at NATO headquarters at Brussels. It was signed between NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC) and the Computer Emergency Response Team – European Union (CERT-EU).
10.India has been ranked at the 90th place in a list of 126 countries in terms of Energy Security complied by World Economic Forum (WEF). The list is topped by _________
a) Norway
b) Singapore
c) Iceland
d)Switzerland
e) None of these
Ans. Switzerland
India has been ranked at the 90th place in a list of 126 countries in terms of Energy Security complied by World Economic Forum (WEF). The list is topped by Switzerland followed by Norway on the basis of the ability to deliver secure, affordable and sustainable energy
