Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 08 May 2016

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 08th 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.

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1. World red cross day is observed on

[a] May 5th
[b] May 9th
[c] May 8th
[d] May 7th
[e] None of these

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2. Name the train launched by Indian Railways for pilgrims to visit Shirdi, Tirupati, JagannathPuri, Gangasagar, BaidyanathDham and Jyotirlingams among others.

[a] Bharat Darshan
[b] Bharat Prayan
[c] Bharat Yatra
[d] Bharat Paryatak
[e] None of the above

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3. Union Labour Minister Bandarudattatreya has informed that the banks in Telangana state will provide ______ crore rupees loans to the poor under Mudra Yojana.

[a] 600
[b] 6000
[c] 650
[d] 6500
[e] None of the above

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4. Recently, which state government has issued orders to set up a 'Monkey Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre' in Adilabad district, at a cost of ₹2.21 crore?

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

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5. Name the Australian University which has declared two agreements with India in the area of medical technology to figure out major health challenges in India.

[a] The University of Melbourne
[b] The University of Sydney
[c] The University of New South Wales
[d] Victoria’s Swinburne University
[e] Monash University

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6. Name the Indian-origin person who elected to Singapore Parliament?

[a] Murali Pillai
[b] Kishore Pillai
[c] Santosh Pillai
[d] Mukesh Pillai
[e] None of the above

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7. Which bank has decided to open an international banking unit (IBU)at the International Financial Services Centre (IFS[C] in Gandhinagar.

[a] United Bank of India
[b] City Union Bank
[c] Federal Bank
[d] IDBI Bank
[e] None of the above

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8. Which state police has been awarded the National Award for Smart Policing instituted by FICCI for its SMS-based Vehicle Monitoring System?

[a] Mizoram
[b] Tripura
[c] Meghalaya
[d] Odisha
[e] Nagaland

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9. VineshPhogat and Sakshi Malikhave qualified for Rio Olympics. They belong to which sport?

[a] Badminton
[b] Archery
[c] Cycling
[d] Water-pole
[e] None of the above

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10. Which state government has decided establish the Asia’s first Rice Technology Park?

[a] Kerala
[b] Gujarat
[c] Karnataka
[d] Maharashtra
[e] Madhya Pradesh

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