Current Affairs August 23 Quiz 2015

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1. What percent Smokeless Tobacco Deaths in world does India account for ?
   A. 36%
   B. 74%
   C. 65%
   D. 67%
   
   Answer

   B. 74%
   
   
2. Which state is going to sign MoU with Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and Hindustan Paper Corporation for boosting of bamboo sector?
   A. Himachal pradesh
   B. Uttar Pradesh
   C. Arunachal Pradesh
   D. Assam
   
   Answer

   C. Arunachal Pradesh
   
   
3. Which of the following only micro-irrigation firm from India named in Fortune magazine’s ‘Change the World’ list ?
   A. Netafim Irrigation India Pvt Ltd
   B. Jain Irrigation Systems
   C. Flow Tech Power
   D. Kothari Agritech Pvt.Ltd
   
   Answer

   B. Jain Irrigation Systems
   
   
4. Where the India International Seafood show is going to get organized by commerce ministry?
   A. Goa
   B. Kolkata
   C. Vizag
   D. Chennai
   
   Answer

   C. Vizag
   
   
5. Name the application that Indian Railways launches for women safety?
   A. R-Seva
   B. R-Mitra
   C. R-Suraksha
   D. R-Suvidha
   
   Answer

   B. R-Mitra
   
   
6. How many cities got approval from Ministry of New and Renewable Energy as to be solar cities?
   A. 56
   B. 60
   C. 50
   D. 46
   
   Answer

   C. 50
   
   
7. Where is World’s largest solar power station is going to set up in India?
   A. Madhya Pradesh
   B. Maharastra
   C. Rajastan
   D. Gujurat
   
   Answer

   A. Madhya Pradesh
   
   
8. With which of the following country India inked MoU to construct Raxaul-Amlekhgunj oil pipeline?
   A. Sri Lanka
   B. Bangladesh
   C. Nepal
   D. Bhutan
   
   Answer

   C. Nepal
   
   
9. Which of the following cab service provider tied-up with Bharti Airtel to set up WiFi hotspots in each of its cabs?
   A. Taxifor sure
   B. Uber
   C. Ola
   D. Bharti Taxi
   
   Answer

   B. Uber
   
   
10. Who won 2015 MRF FF1600 champion title?
    A. Karthik Tharanisingh
    B. Sivaramakrishnan
    C. G Sidhartha Kishore
    D. Sidharth Balasundaram
    
    Answer

    A. Karthik Tharanisingh
    
    
11. Who is the first Indian to win Ladies British amateur stroke play Championship?
    A. Rjun atwal
    B. Aditi Ashok
    C. Jeev milkha singh
    D. Anirban Lahiri
    
    Answer

    B. Aditi Ashok
    
    
12. ‘Modern Thought Leaders- Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Lectures (1997-2014)’ is edited by?
    A. Anil Shastri
    B. APJ ABdul Kalam
    C. Pranab Mukharjee
    D. M. Hamid Ansari
    
    Answer

    A. Anil Shastri
    
    
13. Which of the following day is the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition ?
    A. 23rd August
    B. 23rd July
    C. 20th August
    D. 21st October
    
    Answer

    A. 23rd August
    
    
14. Which of the following is the first microfinance company to transform into a bank?
    A. Disha Microfince
    B. Bandhan Financial Services Pvt Ltd
    C. Grameen Financial Services Pvt Ltd
    D. Madura Micro Finance Ltd
    
    Answer

    B. Bandhan Financial Services Pvt Ltd
    
    
15. How many members states are there in UNESCO?
    A. 180
    B. 190
    C. 200
    D. 195
    
    Answer

    D. 195