Current Affairs Quiz

1. Dame Zaha Hadid, who died recently was a world-renowned?
a) Architect
b) Painter
c) Playwright
d) Musician
e) Scientist

2. Who is the incumbent head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees? 
a) Filippo Grandi
b) Ruud Lubbers
c) Sadako Ogata
d) Peter Maurer
e) None of the above

3. Which of the following is India’s first state to link government colleges to national cancer grid? 
a) Rajasthan
b) Maharashtra
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Odisha
e) Gujarat

4. Which of the following is NOT a function of the Medical Council of India? 
a) Maintenance of uniform standards of medical education
b) Sanctioning medical colleges in India
c) Providing ethical oversight in medical education
d) Maintaining register of Doctors as well as Pharmacists
e) None of the above

5. What was the venue of recently held fourth Nuclear Security Summit (NSS)? 
a) New York, USA
b) Washington DC, USA
c) Seoul, South Korea
d) The Hague, Netherlands
e) Paris,France

6. Recently, the Government of India has extended safeguard duty on steel imports till March 2018. The purpose of this move is to protect Indian industry from cheap imports from which country? 
a) China
b) Thailand
c) Australia
d) Germany
e) South Africa

7. With which of the following, the ReNuAL project is related to? 
a) Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
b) Nuclear Science
c) Nanotechnology
d) Public Administration
e) None of the above

8. What is the purpose of the recently launched “Gyan Chakra” of Indian Army’s Western Command? 
a) To provide education to youngsters about career in Indian Army
b) To work as a think tank on strategic and national security issues
c) To collaborate with educational institutions to impart security related awareness in schools
d) To set up a network of army schools in the country
e) None of the above

9. According to the HIS Inc recently released report, what is the India’s position in defence spending? 
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth
e) Fifth

10. A news recently reported: “Output from the eight core infrastructure industries grew at the fastest pace in 15 months, clocking a 5.7 per cent growth in February”. Which of the following is NOT among the core infrastructure industries? 
a) Fertilizers
b) Crude Oil
c) Electricity
d) Pulp & Paper
e) None of the above

11. Apurvi Singh Chandela, who qualified for the 2016 Olympics, is associated with which sport? 
a) Shooting
b) Archery c) Athletics
d) Table tennis
e) Chess

12. Who is the incumbent chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)? 
a) Atulesh Jindal
b) Satynarayan Mohanty
c) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
d) Upendra Kumar Sinha
e) Raghuram Rajan

13. Which committee has recommended change in the structure and ecosystem in the Indian cricket board? 
a) Kirit Parikh committee
b) RM Lodha committee
c) Bibek Debroy committee
d) Naresh Chandra committee
e) None of the above

14. Which two states of India are undergoing controversies over Satluj-Yamuna canal link? 
a) Haryana and Rajasthan
b) Punjab and Haryana
c) Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh
d) Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab
e) None of the above

15. Chanderkhani Pass’ is located in which state of India? 
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Sikkim
d) Arunachal Pradesh
e) Uttar Pradesh