Current Affairs Quiz for 22 January 2016

Q1. India signed a $ 250 million loan agreement with the _____for Bihar Kosi Basin Development project, aimed at enhancing resilience to floods and increase agriculture productivity:

a) IMF

b) World Bank

c) BIS
d) International Investment Bank
e) None of The Above

Q2. According to travel website TripAdvisor, Umaid Bhawan Palace in ____is the world's best hotel of 2016:

a) Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

b) Jodhpur, Rajasthan

c) Mumbai, Maharashtra
d) Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat 

e) None of The Above

Q3. Which team won the Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy recently?

a) Gujarat

b) Punjab

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Kerala

e) None of The Above

Q4. _____replace Aamir Khan as 'Incredible India' brand ambassadors:

a) Ajay Devgan and Kangna Ranaut

b) Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra
c) Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor 

d) Saif Ali Khan and Parineeti Chopra
e) None of The Above

Q5. Who will b presented with the Technical Achievement Award for his contribution to cinema through "groundbreaking design", as announced on the Official Oscar Awards website?

a) Neha Thakkar

b) Rahul Thakkar

c) Aneem Thakkar
d) Brijesh K Thakkar
e) None of The Above

Q6. Recently, Prime Minister Modi released a book titled 'The Z Factor: My Journey as the Wrong Man at the Right Time in New Delhi". The book is the autobiography of the promoter of:

a) Sony Group

b) Star Group
c) Essel/Zee Group

d) Fashion Group

e) None of The Above

Q7. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and ______ signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes:

a) Iran Institute of Scientific Research

b) Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research 

c) Iraq Institute of Scientific Research

d) Afghanistan Institute of Scientific Research 

e) None of The Above

Q8. Recently, Mrinalini Sarabhai, wife of the late Dr Vikram Sarabhai passed away.  She was eminent:
a) Doctor
b) Dancer
c) Scientist
d) Actress
e) None of The Above

Q9. Capital of Portugal is:
a) Rabat
b) Bern
c) Doha
d) Lisbon
e) None of The Above

Q10. Currency of Portugal is:
a) Shilling
b) Euro
c) Pound
d) Dollar
e) None of The Above

Answers 

1. World Bank
2. Jodhpur, Rajasthan
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra
5. Rahul Thakkar
6. Essel/Zee Group
7. Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research 
8. Dancer
9. Lisbon 
10. Euro