Daily Current Affairs Quiz

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 26th February 2016, Current affairs and GK questions on National and International are listed in the Quiz. Candidates those who are preparing for Government Jobs and IBPS/SBI/RRB exams and all other exams can use these questions.

1. Which Indian state received the highest-ever allocation of 4,682 crore rupees against its demand of 5,000 crore rupees in the Railway budget?

[a] Maharashtra
[b] Karnataka
[c] Sikkim
[d] Madhya Pradesh
[e] Odisha

2. The country’s first rail auto hub will soon come up near _______ to help automobile manufacturers in the region transport vehicles to other parts of the country.

[a] Vishakhapatnam
[b] Triruvantapuram
[c] Chennai
[d] Mumbai
[e] None of the above

3. Power Minister PiyushGoyal said in the Parliament that the Union government will raise power transmission capacity by ________ in the next 18 months.

[a] 81%
[b] 82%
[c] 83%
[d] 84%
[e] 85%

4. Union Government decided to extend the E-Tourist visa facility to how many more countries?

[a] 33
[b] 37
[c] 35
[d] 25
[e] 32

5. The Lok Sabha passed Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The bill seeks to amend the Delimitation Act

[a] 2004
[b] 2007
[c] 1997
[d] 2002
[e] 1992

6. Which Country's Senate has approved a landmark bill recognising same-sex civil unions?

[a] Iran
[b] Iraq
[c] Italy
[d] Indonesia
[e] None of the above

7. EPFO tightens norms for withdrawal of Provident Fund. What is the full form of EPFO?

[a] Employee’s Provident Finance Organisation
[b] Employee’s Proficiency Fund Organisation
[c] Employee’s Provident Fund Organisation
[d] Employee’s Proficiency Finance Organisation
[e] None of the above

8. ________ has resigned from the post of chairman and non-executive director of United Spirits recently?

[a] MK Sharma
[b] Vijay Malya
[c] AbantiSankaranarayana
[d] ShriramSubramaniam
[e] None of the above

9. India's second largest software exporter Infosys has extended the tenure of chief executive officer & Managing Director Vishal Sikka by

[a] Three Years
[b] Five Years
[c] One Year
[d] Two Years
[e] None of the above

10. Who was named as the Sportsperson of the Year in the India Sports Awards 2015?

[a] DipaKarmakar
[b] Balbir Singh
[c] Lalita Babar
[d] KuldeepHandoo
[e] None of these

11. Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has named Indian cricketer ______ as their new global ambassador.

[a] MS Dhoni
[b] Virat Kohli
[c] Rohit Sharma
[d] Shikar Dhawan
[e] Suresh Raina

12. The Union Government appointed ________ as the Director General (DG) of Indian Coast Guard.

[a] Rajendra Singh
[b] Manipreet Singh
[c] Vikranth Singh
[d] Sudeep Singh
[e] Raghuveer Singh

13. Who has been conferred with Aryabhata Award of the Astronautical Society of India?

[a] Mandev Chander
[b] Avinash Chander
[c] Ameer Naik
[d] Vinay Chander
[e] Vishal Bala Nair

14. Which Indian bank has been awarded inaugural Green Bond Pioneer Award at a ceremony held in London, United Kingdom?

[a] ICICI Bank
[b] Yes Bank
[c] HDFC Bank
[d] Axis Bank
[e] Federal Bank

15. Who among the following sports persons entered into Forbes’ Asia list?

[a] Virat Kohli
[b] Saina Nehwal
[c] Sania Mirza
[d] All the above
[e] None of the above