Current Affairs Quiz: 31 December 2016

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Ques 1. Urging people to make digital payments a "habit" to make the country a cashless economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched which mobile app?
a. RuPay
b. DHIM
c. BHIM
d. PayMirror+

Ques 2. With which country has India amended its two-decade old tax treaty that will allow India to tax capital gains on investments from the South East Asian nation?
a. Singapore
b. Indonesia
c. Thailand.
d. Vietnam

Ques 3. Who among the following was named the World's Best Playmaker 2016 for the second consecutive year by International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS)?
a. Luis Suárez
b. Cristiano Ronaldo
c. Neymar
d. Lionel Messi

Ques 4. Birla Institute of Technology and Science have developed a first-aid app in collaboration with which of the following societies/associations?
a. The National Indian Child Welfare Association
b. Indian Red Cross Society
c. India Women Welfare Foundation
d. All India Public Welfare Society

Ques 5. On which of the following rivers does Beipanjiang Bridge, the highest bridge in the world, soar?
a. Nen River
b. Kherlen River
c.Songhua Riverd. Beipan River

Ques 6. Manabi Bandopadhyay, who has recently resigned from the post was the principal of which of the following colleges?
a. Krishnagar Women’s Collegeb. Surendranath College For Women
c. Sarojini Naidu College for Women
d. Hooghly Women's College

Ques 7. Who among the following was unveiled as the official face of the 2nd International Kite Festival to be held from 12th to 17th January in Hyderabad?
a. Sakshi Malik
b. PV Sindhu
c. Dipa Karmakar
d. Dattu Bhokanal

Ques 8. How many gold medal did Seven-year-old Kush Bhagat won at the 1st Western Asia Youth Chess Championship 2016 in Al Ain Chess Club?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5

Ques 9. Who among the following was appointed as the Romania's new Prime Minister in December 2016?
a. Klaus Iohannis
b. Victor Ponta
c. Sevil Shhaideh
d. Sorin Grindeanu

Ques 10. Who among the following heads the committee formed to review the institutionalization of Arbitration Mechanism in India?
a. BN Shrikrishna
b. Ravindra Bhat
c. Araghya Sengupta
d. K.K. Venugopal

Ques 11. What does APA refer to?
a. Alternate Pricing Agreements
b. Additional Pricing Agreements
c. Advance Pricing Agreements
d. Advance Price Arrangements

Ques 12. Which ban has tied up with online classifieds portal magicbricks.com, to conduct joint marketing activites and help rejuvenate the real estate sector?
a. SBI
b. HDFC
c. ICICI
d. BoB

Ques 13. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurated six major Railway projects in Kerala in December. During this, which railway station got high-speed public WiFi service?
a. Thiruvananthapuram
b. Palakkad
c. Kozhikode
d. Thrissur

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Answers

1. c. BHIM
2. a. Singapore
3. d. Lionel Messi
4. b. Indian Red Cross Society
5. d. Beipan River
6. a. Krishnagar Women’s College
7. b. PV Sindhu
8. b. 3
9. d. Sorin Grindeanu
10. a. BN Shrikrishna
11. c. Advance Pricing Agreements
12. a. SBI
13. d. Thrissur