Current Affairs Quiz for 20 February 2016

current affairs
1. Who has been appointed as chairman of GST committee ?
    (a) Arun kumar jain
    (b) Krishna Chaudhary
    (c) R.K.Mathur
    (d) Amit Mitra
          


2. What is the full form of GST ?
     (a) Grand Stand Tax
     (b) Goods and Services Tax
     (c) General Set Theory
     (d) Global Strike Team
     (e) None of these
          

 3. What is the name of One-Test wonder who passed away recently ?
     (a) Allen Hill
     (b) William Attewell
     (c) Aubrey Smith
     (d) Andy Ganteaume
     (e) None of these
          

 4. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has commissioned a ________ unit of Punjab power plant.
    (a) 270MW
    (b) 560MW
    (c) 920 MW
    (d) 745 MW
    (e) None of these
         

 5. Who has been nominated for this year’s Global Teacher Prize ?
    (a) Humaira Bachal
    (b) Santhi Karamcheti
    (c) Fidaq Zaatar
    (d) Robin Chaurasiya
    (e) None of these
           

6. As per OECD, Indian economy to grow at the rate of  ___________ in the next financial year.
    (a) 7.4 per cent
    (b) 9.2 per cent
    (c) 5.8 per cent
    (d) 2.7 per cent
    (e) None of these
         

7. What is the name of Veteran singer who passed away recently ?
     (a) Robert Kemp Adair
     (b) Alvin James Baldus
     (c) Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan
     (d) John Peter Berger
     (e) None of these
            

8. Google’s Project Loon begins its operations in ________________.
    (a) Australia
    (b) Canada
    (c) Sri Lanka
    (d) Japan
    (e) None of these
         

Answers

1. Amit Mitra
2. Goods and Services Tax
3. Andy Ganteaume
4. 270MW
5. Robin Chaurasiya
6. 7.4 per cent
7. Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan
8. Sri Lanka