Current Affairs Quiz (2015) – 8

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Q 1.Where 17^th edition of Bharat Rang Mahotsav took place?

1. Chandigarh
2. Bhopal
3. Mumbai
4. New Delhi

Q 2.RBI has increased per person per year foreign exchange remittances under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) to?

1. $200,000
2. $250,000
3. $300,000
4. $350,000

Q 3.Which state has been awarded the 10th national award for excellent work in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)?

1. Chhattisgarh
2. Delhi
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Maharashtra

Q 4.Which team has become the first team in handball history to win five World Championships?

1. France
2. Brazil
3. Czech Republic
4. Croatia

Q 5.Which city has been picked by global IT networking gaint Cisco for ‘Smart City’?

1. Ahmedabad
2. Ajmer
3. Vishakhapatnam
4. Varanasi

Q 6.Which state has decided to provide free education to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and girl students till Post Graduation (PG) level?

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Orissa
4. Bihar

Q 7.Which bank has launched the mobile app ‘MahaMobile’?

1. Central Bank of India
2. Bank of Maharashtra
3. Allahabad Bank
4. State Bank of India

Q 8.Which committee was constituted for recommendations on bringing reforms in central public sector enterprises (CPSEs)?

1. Roongta committee
2. Mathur Committee
3. Vishwanathan committee
4. Madhava Menon committee

Q 9.Who has been appointed as Director General of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research?

1. MO Garg
2. S Jaishankar
3. Arvind Panagariya
4. Sindhushree Khullar

Q 10.      Grammy awards are related to which field?

1. Politics
2. Movies
3. Journalism
4. Music

Answers

1. 4
2. 2
3. 3
4. 1
5. 3
6. 4
7. 2
8. 1
9. 1
10. 4

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