Current Affairs Quiz – October 14 2015

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ

1. The Cabinet Committee on Security cleared a massive infrastructure project for the _________ border.
a) Bhutan
b) Myanmar
c) Nepal
d) Bangladesh

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Answer d) Bangladesh. Projects worth Rs. 4,400 crore were cleared by the CCS headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

2. India has given a grant of _________ US Dollars to Palestine as Budgetary assistance.
a) Four Million
b) Five Million
c) Six Million
d) Seven Million

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Answer b) Five Million. India has also announced 5 projects worth 17.79 million US dollars in Palestine.

3. _____________ Government has withdrawn Ketoprofen to save the vulture population in the three western districts.
a) Kerala
b) Gujarat
c) Telangana
d) Tamil Nadu

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Answer d) Tamil Nadu. The three districts are Erode, Coimbatore and the Nilgiris.

4. Zam Hydropower Station is in
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Tibet
d) Taiwan

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Answer c) Tibet. China has operationalised the $1.5 billion Zam Hydropower Station, the largest in Tibet — built on the Brahmaputra River.

5. GOI has approved an agreement for cooperation with _________ in the field of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
a) Moscow
b) Taipei
c) Beijing
d) Tokyo

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Answer b) Taipei.

6. Punam Yadav is associated with
a) Boxing
b) Shot Put
c) Weight Lifting
d) Archery

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Answer c) Weight Lifting. She bagged two gold medals in 2015 Commonwealth Youth, Junior & Senior weightlifting championships.

7. The venue for 2015 Commonwealth Youth, Junior & Senior weightlifting championships is
a) Hyderabad
b) Bengaluru
c) Pune
d) New Delhi

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Answer c) Pune.

8. Government of India has recently signed an MoU with ____________ on Renewable Energy.
a) Denmark
b) Mozambique
c) Italy
d) Sweden

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Answer b) Mozambique.

9. Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, the deposits have exceeded
a) Rs 15000 Crore
b) Rs 20000 Crore
c) Rs 25000 Crore
d) Rs 30000 Crore

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Answer c) Rs 25000 Crore.

10. The treasury division of ________________ has been adjudged winner of the top treasury team (Asia) awards at the Adam Smith Asia Awards 2015.
a) State Bank of India
b) Bharti Airtel
c) Hero Moto Corp
d) Tata Steel

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Answer b) Bharti Airtel.

11. What is D in CIDCO?
a) District
b) Disinvestment
c) Development
d) Disaster Reduction

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Answer c) Development. CIDCO – City and Industrial Development Corporation

12. Etihad Airways and ______ have announced an information technology deal worth 700 million US dollars for over 10 years.
a) TCS
b) CTS
c) HCL
d) IBM

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Answer d) IBM

13. Who has been named as the Central Bank Governor of the Year 2015?
a) Raghu Ram Rajan
b) Atiur Rahman
c) Sunil Koirala
d) Tsesri Tensingh

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Answer b) Atiur Rahman. He is the Governor of Bangladesh Bank.

14. Finance Minister of which country won the ‘Finance Minister of the Year, Asia’ Award?
a) China
b) Russia
c) India
d) Bhutan

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Answer c) India.

15. Bill Banvao, Inaam Pao scheme has been launched by the government of
a) Maharashtra
b) Odisha
c) West Bengal
d) Delhi

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Answer d) Delhi

16. Marlon James has won the prestigious Booker Prize for his book “A Brief History of Seven Killings”. He is from
a) Mexico
b) Canada
c) Jamaica
d) Brazil

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Answer c) Jamaica.

17. GOI to rename missile complex at Hyderabad after
a) Subash Chandra Bose
b) APJ Abdul Kalam
c) Mahatma Gandhiji
d) Atal Bihari vajpayee

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Answer b) APJ Abdul Kalam

18. _____________ has been awarded the ‘Golden Peacock Global Award for Sustainability’ (GPGAS) for 2015.
a) Reliance Power
b) Bharti Airtel
c) Adani Enterprises
d) Tata Steel

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Answer d) Tata Steel.

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