Daily Current Affairs Quiz

Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 01 May 2016

Wednesday, May 04, 2016

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 01st May 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 state is set to become the first State in the country to make all of its urban areas ‘Open Defecation Free’ by October 2nd this year, marking the two years of the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

[a] Madhya Pradesh
[b] Andhra Pradesh
[c] Telangana
[d] Maharashtra
[e] Odisha

2. Brazilian steel major Gerdau Steel plans to invest up to 1,000 crore in adding capacity in its existing plant in

[a] Nagaland
[b] Meghalaya
[c] Andhra Pradesh
[d] Nagaland
[e] None of the above

3. Which country increased the minimum wage in the country by 30% amid triple-digit inflation?

[a] Guyana
[b] Brazil
[c] Colombia
[d] Venezuela
[e] Costa Rica

4. International Worker’s day observed on

[a] May 1st
[b] June 1st
[c] May 2nd
[d] May 5th
[e] June 2nd

5. Name the Indian-American journalist was felicitated with a prestigious award today by US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle during the annual White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington.

[a] Sucheta Dulal
[b] Kanchana Gupta
[c] Neela Banerjee
[d] K. M. Mathew
[e] None of the above

6. RamkumarICICI bank’s executive director and board member quits recently. Who took charge in his place?

[a] Rajiv Sabharwal
[b] Vishakha Mulye
[c] Chanda Kochhar
[d] Vijay Chandok
[e] M K Sharma

7. Union government has raised interest rate on employee provident fund (EPF) contributions to _____ for 2015-16 against 8.7 per cent approved by the Finance Ministry.

[a] 8.8 per cent
[b] 8.9 per cent
[c] 9 per cent
[d] 9.1 per cent
[e] 9.2 per cent

8. With which country does the Mumbai based Reliance Defence has inked a pactto collaborate on a range of military products.

[a] Romania
[b] Belarus
[c] Hungary
[d] Greece
[e] Ukraine

9. Giant duck-billed dinosaur fossil in ____ sets world record.

[a] Japan
[b] China
[c] France
[d] Germany
[e] None of the above

10. Vijender Singh is related to which sport?

[a] Archery
[b] Swimming
[c] Boxing
[d] Wrestling
[e] Judo