Current Affairs : February quiz 2016 ( Multiple choice questions) - 38(LIC AAO , IBPS , SSC , Railways)

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Rohit sharma

1 Vijay Mallya has been replaced by who among the following as the new chairman of the Diageo-controlled United Spirits (USL) recently?

1) MK Sharma 2) Dinesh K Sarraf 3) B Ashok 4) Gurdeep Singh 5) Ramesh Nair

2 Lalita Babar has been named Sportsperson of the Year in India Sports Awards 2015. She is a

1) boxer 2) wrestler 3) archer 4) long-distance runner 5) triple jumper

3 The public sector bank IDBI Bank has got Sebi’s nod to raise Rs 3,771 cr via QIP. The term QIP stands for

1) Qualified International Placement 2) Qualified Institutional Placement 3) Qualified Internal Placement 4) Qualified Introductory Placement 5) None of these

4 The Minister of Railways, Suresh Prabhu, has announced in the Railway Budget 2016-17 plans to set up an innovation committee headed by Ratan Tata which will be named

1) SUTRA 2) UDAY 3) Tejas 4) Vikalp 5) SMART

5 Ashwini Nangia has been appointed as the Director of the CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory which is situated at

1) Patna 2) Pune 3) Nasik 4) Bhopal 5) Chennai

6 Justice Dinesh Maheshwari has been sworn-in as the new chief justice of the

1) Allahabad High Court 2) Karnataka High Court 3) Meghalaya High Court 4) Madras High Court 5) Patna High Court

7 The Govt has given its nod to $150-mn credit to which of the following countries for Chabahar Port?

1) Sri Lanka 2) Bangladesh 3) Iraq 4) Maldives 5) Iran

8 Who among the following has been named by the Nissan as its brand ambassador?

1) Virat Kohli 2) MS Dhoni 3) Rohit Sharma 4) Shikhar Dhawan 5) Ravindra Jadeja

9 The economic survey for 2015-16, prepared by the finance ministry's chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian, proposes widening tax net from 5.5% of earning individuals to more than

1) 08% 2) 10% 3) 12% 4) 15% 5) 20%

10 The Rail Minister, in the budget for 2016-17, has proposed a fully air-conditioned third AC service with an optional service for meals named

1) Yatri Express 2) Tejas 3) UDAY 4) Antyodaya Express 5) Humsafar

11) How many agreements have been signed between India and Nepal following the visit of Nepali PM KP Sharma Oli to New Delhi in the 2nd week of February 2016?

a. 6 b. 7 c. 8 d. 9

12) Special Status will be given to which EU nation?

a. Germany b. Italy c. Spain d. UK

13) Dr. Harsh Vardhan has just released the system/s for the detection of adulteration and analysis of Milk developed by CSRI-CEERI. What is it/are they called?

a. Ksheer Scanner b. Ksheer Analyser c. Ksheer Tester d. All of the above

14) Which two NE states celebrated their Statehood Day on 20th February?

a. Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram b. Assam, Sikkim c. Meghalaya, Nagaland d. Mizoram, Manipur

15) What are other names for Pangolins?

a. Anteaters b. Trenggling c. Both of the above d. None of the above

16) Faustin Archange Touadera, a former prime minister and math teacher standing as an independent, has been elected president of which region?

a. Western African Republic b. Central African Republic c. Southern African Republic d. Democratic Republic of Congo

17) Which country celebrated its Independence Day on February 22, 2016?

a. St. Lucia b. St. Augustine c. St. Louis d. None of the above

18) China central bank has pumped in USD 25 bn to boost liquidity and end the strain on the world’s second largest economy. What is its name?

a. Central Bank of China b. People’s Bank of China c. Common Bank of China d. National Bank of China

19) China defeated which country to win the Badminton Asia Team Championships?

a. Japan b. Bangladesh c. India d. Pakistan

20) Scientists have discovered a multi sensor artificial skin. What can it sense?

a. Pressure b. Temperature c. Humidity d. All of the above

21) Which Republican candidate has ended his campaign for presidency on 20th February 2016?

a. Jeb Bush b. Ted Cruz c. Marco Rubio d. Donald Trump