Current Affairs Quiz With Explanation 15/3/2016

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1.Nargol port is located in which state? 

a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) West Bengal
d) Odisha
e) Bihar

Ans:Gujarat
(Nargol port is located in Gujarat. Indian Railways proposes to undertake implementation of rail connectivity for the ports of Nargol and Hazira under PPP)

2. Which country has won 2016 Trans-Tasman Trophy of Cricket? 
a) England
b) Australia
c) New Zealand
d) West Indies
e) India

Ans:Australia
(Australia won the 2016 Trans-Tasman Trophy of Cricket by defeating New Zealand by 2-0 in two-Match test Series. With this win, Australia replaced India in the test rating and became World No. 1 in ICC Test ranking)

3. Who will become the first women umpire to officiate in the ICC World Twenty20 cricket? 
a) Jacqueline Williams
b) Kathleen Cross
c) Clarie Polosak
d) Sue Redfern
e) None of the above

Ans:Kathleen Cross
(Kathleen Cross New Zealand’s Kathleen Cross and Clarie Polosak of Australia are the two women umpires included in the ICC World Twenty20 cricket)

4. Which bank has won the first ever Green Bond Pioneer Award 2016? 
a) State Bank of India
b) Bank of Baroda
c) Punjab National Bank
d) Yes Bank
e) Bank of India

Ans:Yes Bank
(Yes Bank has been awarded the prestigious Green Bond Pioneer Award for being the ‘Pioneers in Emerging Markets-India’ in an award ceremony at London Stock Exchange (LSE),London)

5. The world’s first fast-acting anti-rabies drug “RMAb” will be launched in which country? 
a) China
b) France
c) India
d) Japan
e) Canada

Ans:India
(The World’s first fast-acting anti-rabies drug “Rabies Human Monoclonal Antibody (RMAb)” will be launched in India. The drug has been developed by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) and US-based MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School)

6. Who is the present chairman of SEBI?
a) Raghuram Rajan
b) Rahul Khullar
c) Ram Sevak Sharma
d) Upendra Kumar Sinha
e) Urjit Patel

Ans:Upendra Kumar Sinha
(Upendra Kumar Sinha is the present chairman of SEBI. His term started in February 2014)

7. Where is the headquarter of United Bank of India?
a) New Delhi
b) Chennai
c) Mumbai
d) Hyderabad
e) Kolkata

Ans:Kolkata
(United Bank of India is an Indian government-owned financial services company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, India)

8.Ram Vilas Paswan is from Bihar and the current Union MInister of Food and Public Distribution.His constituency is?
a) Darbhanga,Bihar
b) Durgapur,WB
c) Hamirpur,HP
d) Hajipur,Bihar
e) New Delhi

Ans:Hajipur,Bihar
(Ram Vilas Paswan (born 5 July 1946) is an Indian politician, from Bihar and the current Union MInister of Food and Public Distribution. Paswan is also the president of the Lok Janshakti Party, eight time Lok Sabha member and former Rajya Sabha MP)

9. The European Union(EU) is a politico-economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe.The headquarters of EU located as?
a) Brussels, ?Belgium
b) London,UK
c) Paris,France
d) Berlin, Germany
e) None of the above

Ans:Brussels, ?Belgium
(The European Union (EU) is a politico-economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe.Brussels in Belgium is considered the "de facto" capital of the European Union)

10. The Rajya Sabha passed a landmark Real Estate Bill  with a promise to secure the interests of homebuyers and developers in equal measure and remove corruption and inefficiency from the sector.Who is the Rajya sabha speaker?
a) Arun Jaitley
b) Ghulam Nabi Azad
c) PJ Kurien
d) Sumitra Mahajan
e) Mohammad Hamid Ansari

Ans:Mohammad Hamid Ansari
(The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Membership of Rajya Sabha is limited by the Constitution to a maximum of 250 members, and current laws have provision for 245 members)

11. Bharatnatyam is a classical dance of India. Bharatnatyam dance form is popular in Indian state of?
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Andhra Pradesh
e) Telangana

Ans:Tamil Nadu
(Bharatnatyam is one of the most popular classical Indian dances. Bharatnatyam is more popular in South Indian states of Tamil Nadu.Bharatnatyam dance is almost 2,000 years old. It is believed that Bharatnatyam was revealed by Lord Brahma to Bharata, a famous sage who then codified this sacred dance in a Sanskrit text called the Natya Shastra)

12.Social justice award for Nitish Kumar,who is present CM of ?
a) Uttrakhand
b) Jharkhand
c) West Bengal
d) Assam
e) Bihar

Ans:Bihar
(Nitish Kumar has been chosen for the K Veeramani Award for Social Justice 2015 for his contribution towards social justice as Chief Minister. The award is given away by Periyar International, a Chicago-based voluntary organisation)

13. Expand the term PSLV ?
a) Popural Satellite Launch Vehicle
b) Power Satellite Launch Vehicle
c) People Satellite Launch Vehicle
d) Person Satellite Launch Vehicle
e) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

Ans: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
(The PSLV is one of world's most reliable launch vehicles. It has been in service for over twenty years and has launched various satellites for historic missions like Chandrayaan-1, Mars Orbiter Mission, Space Capsule Recovery Experiment, Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) etc)

14. Who is the CEO of Maruti Suzuki India Limited?
a) Kenichi Ayukawa
b) Mr. Ayukawa
c) Sundar Pichai
d) Satya Nadella
e) Vishal Sikka

Ans:Kenichi Ayukawa 
(Maruti Suzuki India Limited, formerly known as Maruti Udyog Limited, is an automobile manufacturer in India.It is a subsidiary of Japanese automobile and motorcycle manufacturer Suzuki Motor Corporation.As of November 2012, it had a market share of 50% of the Indian passenger car markets.Maruti Suzuki manufactures and sells popular cars such as the Alto, Swift, Zen, Swift DZire, SX4 and Omni.The company is headquartered at New Delhi.In February 2012, the company sold its ten millionth vehicle in India)

15. Which of the following team won the Irani Cup?
a) Mumbai
b) Rest of India
c) Delhi
d) Gujarat
e) Rajasthan

Ans:Rest of India
(Rest of India prevented the 41-time Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai from lifting the Irani title for the 16th occasion and the first since 1997-98)

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