Current Affaris Quiz

Current Affaris Quiz

1.Chairperson of the Economic Intelligence Council (EIC) is _______?

1. Finance Minister

2. Prime Minister

3. President

4. Cabinet Secretary

5. None of these

Ans. Finance Minister

In order to facilitate coordination amongst the Enforcement Agencies dealing with economic offences and ensure operational coordination amongst them, a two tier system has been established by the Government of India withan Economic Intelligence Council at the Centre under the Chairmanship of Union Minister Finance, and 18 Regional Economic Intelligence Committees at different places in India.

2.The 18th Session of the India-Iran Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was recently held at which Place?

1. Hyderabad

2. New Delhi

3. Raipur

4. Jaipur

5. None of these.

Ans. New Delhi

The 18th Session of the India-Iran Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was held on 28 December 2015 in New Delhi. The session was co-chaired by External Affairs Minister of India (EAM) SushmaSwaraj and Ali Tayebnia, Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance of Iran. Both the leaders reviewed the progress in trade and economic cooperation and a number of related matters. They also discussed the possibilities in cooperation in railways, including by supply of rails, rolling stock and signaling.

3.The Union Ministry of Finance recently released the report of the Committee on Revisiting and Revitalising Public Private Partnership (PPP) Model. The 9-member committee was headed by?

1. Vijay Kelkar

2. Arvindsubramaniyan

3. K M Mani

4. P Bhaskar

5. None of these

Ans. Vijay Kelkar

The Union Ministry of Finance on 28 December 2015 released the report of the Committee on Revisiting and Revitalising Public Private Partnership (PPP) Model. The 9-member committee was headed by former Finance Secretary Vijay Kelkar and submitted its report on 19 November 2015.

The committee was constituted on 26 May 2015 to review the experience of PPP Policy and suggest measures to improve capacity building in Government for their effective implementation. More importantly, the committee recognized the PPP Model in infrastructure as a valuable instrument to speed up infrastructure development in India.

4.The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, presided by Prime Minister NarendraModi, recently gave Amitabh Kant the additional responsibility of being Chief Executive Officer of ____? 

1. National Development Council (NDC)

2. NABARD

3. NITI Aayog

4. SIDBI

5. None of these

Ans. NITI Aayog

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, presided by Prime Minister NarendraModi, on 28 December 2015 gave Amitabh Kant the additional responsibility of being Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog, effective 31 December 2015. Kant will replace the incumbent NITI Aayog CEO SindhushreeKhullar whose extended tenure will end on 31 December 2015.

5.The Best Player of the Year award in sixth edition of Globe Soccer Awards 2015 given to?

1. Sunil Chhetri

2. Neymar da Silva Santos

3. Tim Cahill

4. Lionel Messi

5. None of these

Ans. Lionel Messi

The Globe Soccer on 27 December 2015 presented the sixth edition of Globe Soccer Awards 2015 to the winners at a ceremony held in Dubai, UAE. Awarded for excellences in the field of football, Globe Soccer Awards are the first and only awards for the Best Club Director and the Best Agent of the Year. The awards conferred were based on the performance of the players and football clubs in 2015.

6.Which of the following telecom recently launched 4G telecom service?

1. Vodafone

2. AirTel

3. Reliance JioInfocomm Ltd (RJIL)

4. Idea 

5. None of these

Ans. Reliance JioInfocomm Ltd (RJIL)

Reliance JioInfocomm Ltd (RJIL) or Reliance Jio on 27 December 2015 launched 4G telecom service. The service was launched at the Reliance Corporate Park in Navy Mumbai to mark the birth anniversary of DhirubhaiAmbani, founder of the Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). However, at present, it is limited to 85000 employees and their families of the company, while the commercial services are expected to begin by April 2016.

7.Union Government recently signed a loan agreement with which International organisation in New Delhi for the Neeranchal National Watershed Project?

1. Asian Development Bank

2. International Monetary Fund

3. World Bank

4. The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

5. None of these

Ans. World Bank

Union Government on 14 January 2016 signed a loan agreement with World Bank in New Delhi for the Neeranchal National Watershed Project. All 28 states which implement the watershed projects will benefit from this project. However, the nine states, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujrat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and Telangana will benefit more from the project as they are implementation of large number of watershed schemes in their states.

8.Madhya Pradesh (MP) Government recently signed four MOUs with which country to collaborate in urban planning, skill development,clean energy and food processing?

1. Singapore

2. Japan

3. Russia

4. China

5. None of these

Ans. Singapore

Madhya Pradesh (MP) Government on 14 January 2016 signed four MOUs with Singapore to collaborate in urban planning, skill development, clean energy and food processing. The MoUs were signed in Singapore in the presence of MP Chief Minister ShivrajChouhan, who was on four day visit from 12 January 2016.

9.Former World No.1 tennis player Marat Safin joined the International Tennis Hall of Fame. He is from which country?

1. Pakistan

2. China

3. Spain

4. Russia

5. None of these

Ans. Russia

The Russian Tennis Federation on 14 January 2016 announced that former World No.1 tennis player Marat Safin joined the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The Russian tennis player was announced as a candidate for the induction into the Hall of Fame in October 2015 together with Belgium's Justine Henin, a former women's singles No.1 and seven-time major champion, and Helena Sukova from the Czech Republic, who won 14 major titles in doubles and mixed doubles.

10.Under the "Make in India" initiative, Russian firm Rostech State Corporation has tied up with India's which company to manufacture 200 Kamov light helicopters?

1. HAL

2. ISRO

3. L & T

4. DRDO

5. None of these

Ans. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) 

Under the "Make in India" initiative, Russian firm Rostech State Corporation has tied up with India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to manufacture 200 Kamov 226T light helicopters. The new fleet of Kamovs will replace the ageing Cheetah and Chetak helicopters. The deal is estimated to be worth $1 billion, according to Press Trust of India report. It is believed Rostech will organise the production of the Kamov helicopters for at least 200 units.

11.India recently won of the South Asian Football Federation Cup (SAFF) championships by defeating which country? 

1. Pakistan

2. Iran

3. China

4. Afghanistan

5. None of these

Ans. Afghanistan

India on 3 January 2016 won of the South Asian Football Federation Cup (SAFF) championships. In the title clash played at Trivandrum International Stadium of Kerala, India defeated defending champions Afghanistan 2-1. India has been the most successful side in the tournaments history by winning the title in seven of the 11 editions. Afghans won their first title in 2013.

12.Sarosh Homi Kapadia passed away recently in Mumbai. He was a (an) _________?

1. writer

2. Novelist

3. Former Chief Justice of India

4. Journalist

5. None of these

Ans. Former Chief Justice of India

Former Justice of India SaroshHomiKapadia passed away on 4 January 2016 in Mumbai. He was 68. Kapadia is survived by wife and a son and a daughter. He retired on 29 September 2012. During his tenure as CJI, he served as the Chairman of the General Council of the Gujarat National Law University and the Visitor of the National Law School of India University.

13.Who has been appointed as India's ambassador to strategically important Israel?

1. PavanTripathi

2. PavanKapoor

3. Laxmi Kant singh

4. HarshitKapoor

5. None of these

Ans. PavanKapoor

Senior diplomat PavanKapoor has been appointed India's ambassador to strategically important Israel, where he will succeed JaideepSarkar. MrKapoor, a 1990 batch Indian Foreign Service Officer, is currently India's High Commissioner in Mozambique capital Maputo. "He is expected to take up his assignment shortly," the External Affairs Ministry said in a statement.

14.Who has named as The Banker magazine's Global and Asia-Pacific Central Bank Governor of the Year 2015 award?

1. Zhou Xiaochuan

2. RaghuramRajan

3. Dr. AtiurRahman

4. Dr. Patrick Njoroge

5. None of these

Ans. RaghuramRajan

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor RaghuramRajan was named The Banker magazine's Global and Asia-Pacific Central Bank Governor of the Year 2015, for stabilising the Indian rupee, initiating key reforms to attract much needed foreign capital in the country and reining in a runaway price appreciation. The Banker is a prestigious monthly magazine of the Financial Times Group.

15.In order to avoid duplication of work and to improve efficiency, the government recently merged the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) with which of the following Ministry?

1. Ministry of Railways

2. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

3. Ministry of Finance

4. Ministry of External Affairs

5. None of these.

Ans. Ministry of External Affairs

In order to avoid duplication of work and to improve efficiency, the government on Thursday merged the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) with the Ministry of External Affairs. Announcing the merger, External Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj tweeted on Thursday, “As Minister of External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs, I realised that a substantial work of MOIA is done through our missions abroad. Therefore, I proposed to Hon’ble Prime Minister that MOIA should be merged with the Ministry of External Affairs.”