Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who won prestigious Nelson Mandela Award?
a) Malala Yousafzai
b) Tabassum Adnan
c) Saina Nehwal
d) Mamta Banerjee
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Answer b) Tabassum Adnan. Tabassum Adnan, a women’s rights activist from Pakistan’s troubled Swat valley has won the prestigious Nelson Mandela award, becoming the second woman from the restive region to gain international recognition after Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai.
2. _________________ Note has won the prestigious Banknote of the Year award.
a) Australia’s $25 note
b) Japan $10 note
c) New Zealand’s $5 note
d) China $5 note
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Answer c) New Zealand’s $5 note. New Zealand’s $5 note has won the prestigious Banknote of the Year award. The note, which is actually printed in Canada, is an orange-brown colour with mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary on the front and a penguin on the back. The International Bank Note Society (IBNS), a group of currency enthusiasts who hand out the prize, said it was a “clear winner” for the 2015 contest. The fiver beat banknotes from 20 other countries which were also released in 2015.
3. Two Indian Naval Ships _________ and _________ were decommissioned at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
a) Veer and Nipat
b) Tabar and Satbura
c) Shardul and Magar
d) Karmuk and Kirpan
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Answer a) Veer and Nipat. Two Indian Naval Ships ‘Veer‘ and ‘Nipat‘ were decommissioned at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. The ceremony involved traditional last lowering of the ensign and commissioning pendents with playing of ‘last post’.
4. Government of India’s National LED programme – Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) was launched in which state?
a) Andra Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Madya Pradesh
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Answer d) Madya Pradesh. Government of India’s National LED programme – Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) was launched today in Madhya Pradesh by Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Minister for State (IC) for Power, Coal and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal, at a function held in Bhopal. The scheme is being implemented by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of PSUs under the Ministry of Power.
5. International Jazz Day is observed on?
a) April 28
b) April 29
c) April 30
d) April 25
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Answer c) April 30. In November 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially designated April 30 as International Jazz Day in order to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe.
6. Which State is set to become the first State in the country to make all of its urban areas ‘Open Defecation Free’ by October 2nd this year?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Sikkim
c) Andra Pradesh
d) Karnataka
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Answer c) Andra Pradesh.Andhra Pradesh is set to become the first State in the country to make all of its urban areas ‘Open Defecation Free’ by October 2nd this year, marking the two years of the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
7. Which Bank has collaborated with the German government for a special programme on ‘soil protection and rehabilitation for food security in Mumbai?
a) NABARD
b) RBI
c) SBI
d) BOI
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Answer a) NABARD. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has collaborated with the German government for a special programme on ‘soil protection and rehabilitation for food security’. A high-level delegation from the Economic Co-operation and Development (BMZ) ministry of Germany, led by Stefan Schmitz, commissioner, was in Mumbai in connection with the programme, a release said.
8. Indian Railways has introduced ___________ Pass aimed mainly at foreign visitors and NRIs to enable them to travel on any of its trains without any route restriction.
a) “Forrail”
b) “Allrail “
c) “Indrail”
d) “Erail”
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Answer c) “Indrail”. Indian Railways has introduced ‘Indrail Pass’ aimed mainly at foreign visitors and NRIs to enable them to travel on any of its trains without any route restriction, within the validity of the pass. The pass can be purchased from the General Sales Agents appointed abroad and Rail Travel Agents without reservation charges. The pass is priced from $11 to $1,060.
9. A mobile application named ____________ was launched for the voters in West Bengal, which will show them the number of voters in queue.
a) V4U
b) Q4U
c) B4U
d) A4U
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Answer b) Q4U. A mobile application, Q4U, was launched for the voters in West Bengal, which will show them the number of voters in queue. The app is available for Android users and voters will have to enter their voter ID card details to know how long the queue is. Alternatively, voters can send an SMS to 7022192666 with their polling ID number.
10. Which State Agricultural University is the first time reserving seat for transgender?
a) Kerala
b) Rajasthan
c) Tamil Nadu
d) West Bengal
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Answer c) Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has reserved seats for transgenders under the Most Backward Class Category (MBC), said TNAU Vice Chancellor Professor K Ramasamy. Under special reservations, 18 seats are reserved for differently-abled, including transgender and ex-servicemen, Ramasamy said. This is the first time the university is reserving seats for transgenders, he added.
