Current affairs Quiz

1.What is the authorised capital of each Regional Rural Bank (RRB) as per the recent amendments in Regional Rural Bank (Amendment) Bill 2014?

[A]500

[B]1000

[C]1500

[D]2000

[E]none of these

2.Which of the following journalists has been conferred with the RedInk Award for lifetime achievement?

[A]Arnab Goswami

[B]Prannoy Roy

[C]Shekhar Gupta

[D]Krishna Prasad

[E]none of these

3.Who has been appointed as chairperson of the Children Film Society of India (CFSI)?

[A]Mukesh Khanna

[B]Jaya Bachchan

[C]Ram Gopal Verma

[D]Govindh

[E]none of these

4.Which district of West Bengal has been declared country’s first open defecation free district?

[A]Bankura

[B]Darjeeling

[C]Nadia

[D]Purulia

[E]none of these

5.Which of the following two Indians have recently won the Whitley award for their contribution to wildlife conservation?

[A]Ananda Kumar and Pramod Patil

[B]Ullas Karanth and Anil Kumar

[C]Pramod Patil and Ullas Karanth

[D]Krishna Singh and Navin Patil

[E]none of these

6.Which organization has been entrusted with the responsibility of issuing e-tickets for entry to Taj Mahal and the Humayun’s Tomb?

[A]SBI

[B]IRCTC

[C]NIC

[D]HDFC

[E]none of these

7.Which country has emerged as champions at President’s Cup Boxing Tournament?

[A]India

[B]Mongolia

[C]Indonesia

[D]Japan

[E]none of these

8.Which city is famous for the Chithirai festival, one of world’s longest festivals?

[A]Madurai

[B]Patna

[C]Ahmadabad

[D]Mysore

[E]none of these

9.Omar al-Bashir, has been re-elected as president of which country?

[A]Syria

[B]Sudan

[C]Iran

[D]Ukraine

[E]none of these

10.As per data, which are the two Indian cities at highest risk of being devastated by an earthquake?

[A]Guwahati and Nagpur

[B]Nagpur and Srinagar

[C]Guwahati and Srinagar

[D]Jamnagar and Guwahati

[E]none of these

11.Which of the following leaders has been recently (April 2015) honoured with Officer of the Legion of Honour, the highest French civilian distinction?

[A]V K Singh

[B]Yashwant Sinha

[C]Arvind Kejriwal

[D]Kapil Sibal

[E]none of these

12.The “Order of the Chrysanthemum” is the highest award in which country?

[A]China

[B]Singapore

[C]Japan

[D]Australia

[E]none of these

13.Which team has won the Men’s National Hockey Championship 2015?

[A]Karnataka

[B]Telangana

[C]Indian Railways

[D]Madhya Pradesh

[E]none of these

14.The Bipolar disorder is related to which among the following?

[A]Heart

[B]Lungs

[C]Brain

[D]Liver

[E]none of these

15.The Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS) was launched to promote which sector?

[A]Automobiles

[B]Textile

[C]Electronics

[D]Ship Building

[E]none of these


Answer:
1.D
2.B
3.A
4.C
5.A
6.B
7.A
8.A
9.B
10.C
11.B
12.C
13.C
14.C
15.C