CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
1. GOI constitute__________ Committee to study wage structure of Gramin Dak Sevaks.
a) Narshima Committee
b) K.M.Committee
c) Birla Committee
d) Kamlesh Chandra Committee
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Answer d) Kamlesh Chandra Committee.The government has constituted a one-man committee to examine the wage structure and service conditions of gramin dak sevaks. The Department of Posts has 2.6 lakh gramin dak sevaks.
2. Which group to invest Rs 500 crore for setting up ethanol plant?
a) Tata Group
b) Adanai Group
c) Oasis Group
d) Reliance Group
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Answer c) Oasis Group. Oasis Group is planning to invest Rs 500 crore for establishing a wheat-based ethanol plant with capacity of 5 lakh litres per day at Ferozepur in Punjab.
3. Which Bank has bagged three awards at the ‘National Payments Excellence Awards 2015’ event recently?
a) Corporation Bank
b) State Bank Of India
c) Bank of India
d) Punjab National Bank
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Answer a) Corporation Bank. Corporation Bank has bagged three awards at the ‘National Payments Excellence Awards 2015’ event recently. The function was organised by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
4. There will be no more interviews for which post in PSB’s?
a) P. O.
b) Clerical
c) Assistant
d) None
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Answer b) Clerical. Finance Ministry has asked Public Sector Banks (PSBs) to strengthen written examination for recruitment of clerical and sub-staff posts as there will be no interviews for such appointments.
5.Which Former Punjab Assembly Speaker passes away recently?
a) Darbari Lal
b) Prakash Singh
c) Charanjit Singh
d) H D Johr
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Answer d) H D Johr. Congress leader and former Speaker of Punjab Assembly Harnam Dass Johar passed away due to old-age related ailments at the age of 83. Mr. Johar was cremated with state honours at Model Town area
6. Name the leader of Communist Party of India (CPI) who passed away recently.
a) Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan
b) Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy
c) Prakash Karat
d) Indrajit karat
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Answer a) Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan. Veteran Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He was 92.
7. India defeated which country and won SAFF cup for the seventh time?
a) Pakistan
b) Afghanistan
c) Syria
d) Malysia
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Answer b)Afghanistan. India defeated Afghanistan 2-1 to clinch the SAFF Cup for the seventh time. Sunil Chhetri and Jeje Lalpekhlua scored for hosts after Zubayr Amiri gave the defending champions the lead. The Indian team has exacted a sweet revenge of their last edition defeat. India lost to Afghanistan 0-2 in the final of 2013 edition in Kathmandu.
8. Inter-ministerial panel for ______gas to be set up soon.
a) Thermal
b) Solar
c) Coal
d) None
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Answer c) Coal. The government of India is all set up an inter-ministerial panel for the development of underground coal gasification in coal and lignite bearing areas. The eight-member panel under the chairmanship of Additional Secretary Coal will have members from ministries such as Petroleum and Natural Gas
