Current Affair Quiz - 11th June 2015

Q. : 1   The Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) were sworn in by the President on 10 Jun. The new CIC and the CVC are respectively

1) Vijai Sharma and KV Chowdary

2) Ajit Seth and Sujatha Singh

3) Shivshankar Menon and Nripendra Misra

4) Ajit Seth and KV Chowdary

5) None of these

Q. : 2   The National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) has included three more districts in the National Capital Region (NCR). These three districts are

1) Karnal, Jind and Muzaffarnagar

2) Yamunanagar, Hanumangarh and Baghpat

3) Panipat, Bharatpur and Sharanpur

4) Jhajjar, Bulandshahr and Meerut

5) None of these

Q. : 3   Henkel Adhesive Technologies of Germany has announced to invest 30 million euro (Rs 216 cr) to set up India's largest adhesives plant in

1) Sanand

2) Gwalior

3) Nasik

4) Pune

5) None of these

Q. : 4   The Parliament of which of the following countries raised serious objection over an agreement between India and China to boost border trade at Qiangla/Lipu-Lekh Pass, recently?

1) Bangladesh

2) Bhutan

3) Nepal

4) Pakistan

5) None of these

Q. : 5   The Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the much-awaited India’s first automated vehicle testing centre at which of the following places?

1) Hyderabad

2) Bengaluru

3) Chennai

4) Nashik

5) None of these

Q. : 6   According to the IMD, The deep depression over east-central Arabian Sea further intensified into a cyclonic storm. This first tropical storm of the pre-monsoon season in the Indian seas has been named

1) Megh

2) Ashobaa

3) Nilam

4) Rashmi

5) None of these

Q. : 7   The Union Cabinet on 10 Jun cleared the signing of a motor vehicles pact with three nations of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) grouping. These three nations are

1) Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal

2) Bhutan, Pakistan and Nepal

3) Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh

4) Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh

5) None of these

Q. : 8   The Cairn India is all set to be merged into which of the following firms, its parent company?

1) RIL

2) Essel Group

3) Essar Group

4) Vedanta Ltd

5) None of these

Q. : 9   The govt will provide soft loans of what amount to sugar mills to help them clear part of their Rs 21,000-cr dues to farmers.

1) Rs 5,000 cr

2) Rs 6,000 cr

3) Rs 8,000 cr

4) Rs 12,000 cr

5) None of these

Q. : 10   As per the latest Global Economic Prospects (GEP) report of the World Bank, India is set to surpass China and for the first time is leading the WB's growth chart of major economies with an expected growth rate of _________in FY16.

1) 7.1 per cent

2) 7.5 per cent

3) 7.8 per cent

4) 8.1 per cent

5) None of these

Answer:- 

1. (1) Vijai Sharma and KV Chowdary
2. (1) Karnal, Jind and Muzaffarnagar
3. (4) Pune
4. (3) Nepal
5. (4) Nashik
6. (2) Ashobaa
7. (3) Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh
8. (4) Vedanta Ltd
9. (2) Rs 6,000 cr
10. (2) 7.5 per cent