Current Affairs Quiz 16 July 2018
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Question 1: Who is the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH?
A. Prakash Javadekar
B. Shripad Yesso
C. Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha
D. Shipra Das
Answer and Explanation
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH is Shri Shripad Yesso Naik.
Question 2: In which of the following states is the headquarters of the City Union Bank located?
A. Maharashtra
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Assam
D. Karnataka
Answer and Explanation
The headquarter of City Union Bank Limited is at Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu. The Kumbakonam Bank Limited, as it was at first called, was incorporated as a limited company on 31 October 1904. It initially preferred the role of a regional bank in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu. As of 3 November 2017, City Union Bank has a network of 560 computerised branches using TCS BaNCS software and 1,526+ ATMs across the country.
Question 3: Which is the capital of Nigeria ?
A. Abuja
B. Lagos
C. Federal Capital Territory
D. Port Harcourt
Answer and Explanation
Nigeria comprises 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja is located. Nigeria is officially a democratic secular country.
Question 4: IFFCO (Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited ) has partnered with a ________ -based technology firm iMandi.
A. Singapore
B. Malaysia
C. Indonesia
D. Japan
Answer and Explanation
IFFCO iMandi is an e-commerce platform launched by IFFCO to address all needs of the farming community associated with it. For this initiative, IFFCO has partnered with Singapore-based technology firm iMandi.
Question 5: Who is the Under-19 World Cup winning captain (in 2000) who announced his retirement from all competitive cricket?
A. Mohammad Kaif
B. Yuvraj Singh
C. Suresh Raina
D. Gautam Gambhir
Answer and Explanation
Mohammad Kaif was the captain of Under 19 cricket team that won the U-19 World Cup in 2000 against Sri Lanka.
Question 6: Angelique Kerber (The current women’s Wimbledon Champion) hails from _________.
A. Italy
B. France
C. Germany
D. Spain
Answer and Explanation
Angelique Kerber hails from Germany.
Question 7: Vazirani Automotive has unveiled India’s first turbine-electric hyper car called __________.
A. Vazirani Shoil
B. Vazirani Shol
C. Vazirani Shul
D. Vazirani Shool
Answer and Explanation
Vazirani Automotive has unveiled India’s first turbine-electric hyper car called ‘Vazirani Shul’.
Question 8: National housing bank is subsidiary of ____ .
A. RBI
B. Government of India
C. NABARD
D. SEBI
Answer and Explanation
National Housing Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India, was set up on 9 July 1988 under the National Housing Bank Act, 1987. NHB is an apex financial institution for housing.
Question 9: _______ is the top state in per capita revenue collection under GST.
A. Haryana
B. Punjab
C. Gujarat
D. Rajasthan
Answer and Explanation
Haryana is the top state in per capita revenue collection under GST.
Question 10: Who discovered the Optical Fibre Communication?
A. Vincent Kampany
B. Narinder Singh Kapany
C. Narinder Chase
D. Jaimon Kapany
Answer and Explanation
Narinder Singh Kapany is an Indian-born American physicist known for his work in fibre optics. He was named as one of the seven ‘Unsung Heroes’ by Fortune in their ‘Businessmen of the Century’ issue (1999-11-22).He is also known as “Father of Fibre Optics”.
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