Current Affairs quiz-20th June 2015 and 21st June 2015

1. What is the name of first electric Aircraft?
a) BX1E
b) IMPOSSIBLE
c) BX2E
d) None of the above

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Answer a) BX1E. The world’s first electric passenger aircraft will get an airworthiness certificate. The BX1E has been produced by China. It can fly at an altitude of 3,000 meters. It can charge within two hours, allowing a flight time of 45 minutes to one hour, at a maximum speed of 160 km per hour.

2. Former Turkey President recently died. What is the name of the president?
a) Celâl Bayar
b) İsmet İnönü
c) Cevdet Sunay
d) Sulyeman

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Answer d) Sulyeman. Former Turkish President Suleyman Demirel has died at the age of 90 due to respiratory tract infection. Demirel served as prime minister for seven times through the 1960s to the 1990s and was president from 1993 to 2000.

3. Who is Agriculture Minister?
a) Manohar Parrikar
b) Nitin Gadkari
c) Radha Mohan Singh
d) Arun Jaitely

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Answer c) Radha Mohan. Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh launched an insurance portal for farmers that will help with queries and getting cover

4. Who gets the Japan’s Highest Civilian award in June 2015?
a) Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao
b) Narendra Modi
c) APJ Abdul Kalam
d) Arun Jaitely

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Answer b) CNR Rao

5. Which State has launched the Village monitoring Project?

a) Maharashtra
b) Bihar
c) Gujarat
a) Haryana

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Answer d) Haryana. The Haryana Government  launched a Village Mentoring Project (VMP) on 20th June 2015 to improve healthcare and education of the villagers with a special attention on girl child. Deputy Commissioner of Panchkula Vivek Atray launched the project.

6. For which Category Japan’s Fukuoka Prize is awarded?
a) Academic
b) literature
c) Philanthropist
d) Mathematics

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Answer a) Academic. t is an annual prize that honours the outstanding work of individuals or organizations in preserving or creating Asian culture.

7. Which Bank has launched instant paperless personal loan plan under which the bank will disburse personal loans in just 10 seconds?
a) SBI
b) HDFC
c) ICICI
d) Yes Bank

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Answer b) HDFC. HDFC Bank has launched instant paperless personal loan plan for its existing customers under which the bank will disburse personal loans in just 10 seconds. The users can simply log into their bank account via net-banking or mobile banking and avail of this loan at a click.

8. Which airport has the world’s fastest WiFi service at  speed of 41.45 Mbps?
a) Don Mueang International Airport
b) Suvarnabhumi Airport
c) Indira gandhi Airport
d) All of the above

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Answer b) Suvarnabhumi Airport.Bangkok airport has the world’s fastest WiFi service at  speed of 41.45 Mbps, according to a new study. The average Suvarnabhumi WiFi speed topped all airports at 41.45 megabits per second followed by the airport in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where the speed was measured at 30.99 Mbps.

9. Which Country has announced a ban on earphones while driving a vehicle and riding a cycle.
a) Switzerland
b) Singapore
c) France
d) Germany

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Answer c) France. France has announced a ban on earphones while driving a vehicle and riding a cycle. The ban will come into effect from July 1. The Government’s move is aimed at reducing accident deaths.

10. Who is the new President of SoftBank?
a) Robin Sharma
b) Ajim Premchanji
c) Nikhil Srivastava
d) Nikesh Arora

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Answer d) Nikesh Arora. India-born former Google executive Nikesh Arora has been appointed the president of Japan’s telecommunications giant SoftBank Corp. Soft Bank has paid the “rising star” a whopping $135 million for the financial year 2014.

11. Scientists have named a newly discovered galaxy after football player. Name the Player.
a) Cristiano Ronaldo
b) Novak Djkovanic
c) Rodger Fedrer
d)None of the above

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Answer a) Cristiano Ronaldo. Scientists have named a newly discovered galaxy after Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo. The galaxy was labeled as CR7 (COSMOS Redshift 7). 30-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo is also known as CR7 after his initials and jersey number. The newly found galaxy, labelled CR7.

12. In which City the first One-Stop Crisis Centre for women in distress was lunched?
a) Bihar
b) Chattisgarh
c) Mumbai
d) Delhi

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Answer b) Chattisgarh. The first One-Stop Crisis Centre for women in distress out of the proposed 660 is all set to be inaugurated in Chhattisgarh by the end of June month under the Nirbhaya Fund. This is the initiative of Women and Child development ministry.

13. In which city was the World Bengali Literary met on June 26?
a) Bihar
b) Chattisgarh
c) Nagpur
d) Delhi

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Answer c) Nagpur. Nagpur is all set to conduct a three-day long ‘World Bangla Sammelan’ (World Bengali Literary meet) from June 26. It is expected that around 130 well known personalities will participate in the event.

14. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has flagged off India’s first diesel electric multiple unit (DEMU) train service with an air-conditioned coach?
a) Kochi
b) Manipur
c) Nagpur
d) Ranchi

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Answer a) Kochi. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has flagged off India’s first diesel electric multiple unit (DEMU) train service with an air-conditioned coach in Kochi, Kerala. The Angamaly-Ernakulam-Tripunithura-Piravom train service is expected to help in reducing traffic congestion in the state’s fastest growing city.

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