Current Affairs Quiz (2016) – 8

Q 1. Which has become the India’s First Fully Organic State?

1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Sikkim
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Haryana

Q 2. Which bank has launched a dedicated branch for startups?

1. SBI
2. HDFC
3. ICICI
4. BOB

Q 3. Who has been honoured with Neerja Bhanot Award?

1. Aruna Roy
2. Arundhati Roy
3. Madhu Kishwar
4. Subhashini Vasanth

Q 4. Who is conferred with the Danny Kaye Humanitarian Leadership Award?

1. Lionel Messi
2. David Beckham
3. Sania Mirza
4. Farhan Akhtar

Q 5. Who out of the following has been inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame?

1. Novak Djokovic
2. Roger Federer
3. Marat Safin
4. Rafael Nadal

Q 6. Which state has signed four MOUs with Singapore to collaborate in urban planning, skill development, clean energy and food processing?

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Maharashtra
4. Gujarat

Q 7. With which international organization has Union Government signed a loan agreement for Neeranchal National Watershed Project?

1. IMF
2. ADB
3. NDB
4. World Bank

Q 8. ‘Sahayog – Kaijin 2016’: is joint Coast Guard exercise of India with which country?

1. China
2. Japan
3. Australia
4. France

Q 9. Who has been selected for Prof MV Pylee Award for the Distinguished Academician of India?

1. Dr Jancy James
2. Subra Suresh
3. Pradeep Khosla
4. Nitin Nohria

Q 10. Who won the Lorenzo Natali Media Prize for work on Khap panchayats?

1. Amartya Sen
2. Chetan Bhagat
3. Ankita Anand
4. None of these

Answers

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

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