Current Affairs Quiz : 3 January 2017

1. Who among the following was appointed as the Chief of the Indian Air Force after Former Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha retired from the post?
a. Birender Singh Dhanoa
b. R.K. Sharma
c. Amarjeet Singh
d. R.R. Nimbhorkar



2. What is the name of android based mobile app launched by The Maritime Union of India?
a. NUI
b. AUI
c. MUI
d. BUI


3. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) by President Pranab Mukherjee?
a. Alka Sirohi
b. Vinay Mittal
c. Manbir Singh
d. David R Syiemlieh


4. Which of the following has been awarded as “Best Performing Power Distribution Utility in Power Sector” by Central Board of Irrigation & Power (CBIP)?
a. PowerGrid Corporation of India
b. PSPCL
c. NTPC Limited
d. Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam


5. Which bank has entered into a partnership with CNX Corporation (CNX) with an objective to provide collateral management services towards the loans against warehouse receipt?
a. Bank Of India
b. Union Bank of India
c. Bank Of Maharashtra
d. Bank of Baroda


6. Bargarh Dhanua Jatra is associated with which of the following states?
a. Odisha
b. Bihar
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Uttranchal


7. Which states government has launched Arogya Raksha offering medical insurance to those who were not covered under any of the existing health schemes?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Karnataka
c. Odisha
d. Chattisgarh


8. Which kind of fishing net is banned by government of Maharashtra in a bid to safeguard fingerlings, fish species and increase their population?
a. Plankton net
b. Midwater trawl
c. purse seine nets
d. Push net