Current Affairs Daily Quiz: 03 - 02 - 2017

Current Affairs Daily Quiz: 03 - 02 - 2017

APPOINTMENTS

1. Who has been appointed as the Principal Economic Adviser in Finance Ministry?

a) Arun Kumar

b) Ajay Singh

c) Sanjeev Sanyal

d) Rajesh Varma

e) None of these

Answer: C)

Explanation: The working and ways of North Block might not be new for Sanjeev Sanyal, the newly appointed principal economic adviser in department of Economic affairs.

AWARDS AND HONOURS

2. Which of the following Indian Airline honoured with the Asia One Awards 2017?

a) Air India

b) IndiGo

c) Jet Airways

d) SpiceJet

e) None of these

Answer: D)

Explanation: Gurgaon based airline, SpiceJet made record by winning awards in three prime categories at the Asia One Awards held in Singapore.

BANKING AFFAIRS

3. NABARD has sanctioned a loan amount of Rs. 157 crore to the government of which state to undertake drinking water project.

a) Haryana

b) Telangana

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Odisha

e) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: A)

Explanation: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on February 2, 2017 sanctioned a loan amount of Rs. 157 crore to the Government of Haryana to undertake drinking water project.

BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

4. Which of the following foreign bank has estimated the GDP growth rate of India at 7.1 percent for the year 2017-18?

a) AB Bank

b) HSBC

c) DBS Bank

d) Deutsche Bank

e) None of these

Answer: B)

Explanation: HSBC has estimated the GDP growth rate of India at 7.1 percent for the year 2017-18 which is up from the 6.3 percent in the year 2016-17.

5. Which country has signed finance agreement for IDA credit of USD 201.50 Million was signed with World Bank for TEQIP III?

a) Bangladesh

b) China

c) Sri Lanka

d) India

e) Pakistan

Answer:

Explanation: Aiming to enhance quality and improve efficiency of the Engineering Education System, a Financing Agreement for IDA credit of USD 201.50 Million was signed with World Bank for the 'Third Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme' (TEQIP III).

6. To augment income of farmers budget has proposed setting-up of a Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund with a corpus of ___________ crores over three years.

a) Rs 8,000

b) Rs 25,000

c) Rs 36,000

d) Rs 10,000

e) Rs 26,000

Answer: A)

Explanation: To augment income of farmers budget has proposed setting-up of a Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund with a corpus of Rs 8,000 crores over three years.

7. Which IT company has reached an agreement with the Karnataka government to set up a manufacturing plant in Bengaluru?

a) Apple

b) Samsung

c) Intel

d) Motorola

e) IBM

Answer: A)

Explanation: Tech giant Apple has reached an agreement with the Karnataka government to set up a manufacturing plant in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

IMPORTANT DAYS

8. What is the theme for the 2017 World Wetland Day?

a) Wetlands For Our Future: Sustainable Livelihoods

b) Wetlands for Disaster Risk Reduction

c) Wetlands For Our Future

d) Wetlands Take Care of Water

e) None of these

Answer: B)

Explanation: The World Wetland Day (WWD) is observed every year on 2 February .Theme is Wetlands for Disaster Risk Reduction

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

9. India and which country has signed for the construction of a multi-ethnic tri-lingual school in a north central district of the island nation?

a) Myanmar

b) Bangladesh

c) Nepal

d) Sri Lanka

e) China

Answer: D)

Explanation: India and Sri Lanka has signed an MoU on February 2, 2017 for the construction of a multi-ethnic tri-lingual school in a north central district of the island nation.

10. India and which country has founded a Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to accelerate life-saving research and development for epidemics.

a) Singapore

b) Norway

c) Oman

d) Finland

e) Bhutan

Answer: B)

Explanation: India and Norway have founded a Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to accelerate life-saving research and development for epidemics.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

11. Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting M Venkaiah Naidu was inaugurated the Digital Radio or All Round Table Conference in which city?

a) Bangalore

b) Mumbai

c) New Delhi

d) Ahmedabad

e) Hyderabad

Answer: C)

Explanation: Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting M Venkaiah Naidu was inaugurated the Digital Radio or All Round Table Conference in New Delhi on January 31, 2017

12. NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has inaugurated the India Innovation Index in which city?

a) Bangalore

b) New Delhi

c) Ahmedabad

d) Mumbai

e) Kolkata

Answer: B)

Explanation: The Indian Policy Think Tank, NITI Aayog together with Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has launched a first of its kind online portal, India Innovation Index in India to rank the states on the basis of innovation. The portal was inaugurated by Mr Amitabh Kant, CEO NITI Aayog on February 2, 2017 in New Delhi.

13. The Union Ministry of Railways has signed an MoU with which country for technical cooperation in rail sector on February 2, 2017 with focus on safety operations.

a) Indonesia

b) Japan

c) China

d) Italy

e) None of these

Answer: D)

Explanation: The Union Ministry of Railways has signed an MoU with an Italian Firm Ferrovie Dello Stato Italiane Group (FS Group) for technical cooperation in rail sector on February 2, 2017 with focus on safety operations.

14. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget Speech 2017-18 announced corpus of what amount for setting up Mahila Shakti Kendras in the 14 lakh ICDS Anganwadi Centres at village level.

a) Rs 300 crore

b) Rs 400 crore

c) Rs 500 crore

d) Rs 600 crore

e) Rs 700 crore

Answer: C)

Explanation: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget Speech 2017-18 announced corpus of Rs 500 crore for setting up Mahila Shakti Kendras in the 14 lakh ICDS Anganwadi Centres at village level.

15. The Information and Broadcasting and Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu has inaugurated the three-day Visakha Utsav in which of the following city?

a) Visakhapatnam

b) Kochi

c) Mumbai

d) Kolkata

e) Hyderabad

Answer: A)

Explanation: The three-day Visakha Utsav was inaugurated by M. Venkaiah Naidu, the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Urban Development, in Visakhapatnam on 3 February 2017.

16. The tenth edition of Sula Fest has begun on 03rd February at the Sula Vineyards in which among the following states?

a) Haryana

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Maharashtra

d) Mizoram

e) West Bengal

Answer: C)

Explanation: The tenth edition of Sula Fest has begun on 03rd February at the Sula Vineyards in Nashik, Maharashtra.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AFFAIRS

17. Scientists have confirmed the existence of a “lost continent” lies under which Ocean?

a) Pacific Ocean

b) Atlantic Ocean

c) Arctic Ocean

d) Indian Ocean

e) None of these

Answer: D)

Explanation: Scientists have confirmed the existence of a “lost continent” under the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. It is left over by the break-up of the super-continent Gondwana, which started about 200 million years ago.

18. Which country has successfully tested a new version of a DF-5C missile with 10 nuclear warheads?

a) USA

b) Russia

c) Japan

d) China

e) India

Answer: D)

Explanation: China has successfully tested a new version of a DF-5C missile that can carry up to 10 nuclear warheads in January 2017.

SPORTS AFFAIRS

19. Who became the World No one Junior Badminton player?

a) Chetan Anand

b) Ajay Singh

c) Lakshya Sen

d) Prakash Padukone

e) None of these

Answer: C)

Explanation: India's Lakshya Sen has become the World No 1 Junior Badminton player. He achieved the distinction in the latest rankings of the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

20. Who among the following Tops T20 batsman list in the Latest ICC rankings?

a) Aaron Fintch

b) MS Dhoni

c) Glenn Maxwell

d) Suresh Raina

e) Virat Kohli

Answer: E)

Explanation: As per the latest ICC Ranking of the Men’s batting, Virat Kohli is still on the top spot with 799 points. He is followed by Aaron Finch of Australia at second position with 771 points and Glenn Maxwell of Australia is third.