20 August 2016

100 MCQs - JULY 2016 CURRENT AFFAIRS (PART-1)

1. What is the theme of 2016 World Hepatitis Day?
(A) It’s closer than you think
(B) Hepatitis: Think Again
(C) Prevention of viral Hepatitis
(D) Elimination
Answer: Elimination
2. Which expert committee has been constituted to explore alternatives to pellet guns as nonlethal weapons?
(A) Rajesh Kumar committee
(B) Rajeev Krishna committee
(C) T V S N Prasad committee
(D) Tushar Tripathy committee
Answer: T V S N Prasad committee
3. The book “Who Moved My Interest Rate?” has been authored by whom?
(A) C. Rangarajan
(B) Bimal Jalan
(C) D Subbarao
(D) Y. V. Reddy
Answer: D Subbarao
4. Which ancient site of India has recently declared as the UNESCO World Heritage Site?
(A) Mountain Railways of India
(B) Churches and Convents of Goa
(C) Nalanda Mahavihara
(D) Mahabodhi temple
Answer: Nalanda Mahavihara
5. “Operation Megh Prahar”, the battle exercise has been conducted by which Indian military force?
(A) Indian Army
(B) Indian Air Force
(C) Indian Navy
(D) Indian Coastal Guard
Answer: Indian Army
6. What is the India’s rank in the 2016 Sustainable Development Goal Index?
(A) 110th
(B) 88th
(C) 63rd
(D) 129th
Answer: 110th
7. Who has been appointed as the chief Brexit negotiator by the European Commission?
(A) Michael Harney
(B) Michel Barnier
(C) Michelle Kakade
(D) Michael Kors
Answer: Michel Barnier
8. Which country has been officially declared measles free by the World Health Organisation?
(A) Brazil
(B) China
(C) India
(D) South Africa
Answer: Brazil
9. Who has been chosen for the 2016 Sangita Kalanidhi Award of the Madras Music Academy?
(A) R.N. Tharanathan
(B) Avasarala Kanyakumari
(C) K. Venkataramanan
(D) R.N. Thyagarajan
Answer: Avasarala Kanyakumari
10. India’s first-ever Water Metro project has been launched in which of the following cities?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Kochi
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Jaipur
Answer: Kochi
11. Who has been appointed as the new chairperson of Joint Committee of Parliament (JPC) on land acquisition bill?
(A) Radheshyam Biswas
(B) Ganesh Singh
(C) Ram Prasad Sarmah
(D) Gourav Gogoi
Answer: Ganesh Singh
12. The Social Security Agreement has been signed between India and?
(A) Austria
(B) Hungary
(C) Japan
(D) Sweden
Answer: Japan
13. Which train safety system will be launched by the Indian Railways to avoid train accidents?
(A) Tri-Safety
(B) Tri-Netra
(C) Tri-Network
(D) Tri-Veil
Answer: Tri-Netra
14. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID)?
(A) Arunesh Singh
(B) Ashok Patnaik
(C) Ashok Prasad
(D) Raghu Raman
Answer: Ashok Patnaik
15. Which state has become the first Indian state to set up ‘Happiness Department’?
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Sikkim
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Tripura
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
16. Which Indian personality will be the face of the “city compost campaign” under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban)?
(A) Salman Khan
(B) Amitabh Bachchan
(C) Priyanka Chopra
(D) Deepika Padukone
Answer: Amitabh Bachchan
17. Which new Marine Commandos Naval Base has been commissioned at Visakhapatnam?
(A) INS Varun
(B) INS Karna
(C) INS Abhimanyu
(D) INS Arjun
Answer: INS Karna
18. Which of the following cities is hosting the 2016 Woodpecker Environment and Wildlife Film Festival?
(A) Shimla
(B) Guwahati
(C) Agartala
(D) Bhubaneswar
Answer: Shimla
19. Which Indian personality has been conferred with the 2016 Bharat Gaurav award?
(A) Suresh Mishra
(B) Neerja Bhanot
(C) Sunil Bharti Mittal
(D) Manoj Kumar
Answer: Neerja Bhanot
20. Which of the following state governments has recently banned e-cigarettes?
(A) Kerala
(B) Punjab
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Odisha
Answer: Kerala

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