Daily Current Affairs Quiz

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 08th Jun 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. PM Modi holds talks with South African President in Pretoria to boost bilateral ties. Who is the President of South Africa?

[a] SalvaKirrMayardit
[b] James Michel
[c] MackySall
[d] Jacob Juma
[e] None of these

2. Which is the capital of Mozambique?
[a] Maputo
[b] Warsaw
[c] Madrid
[d] Ramallah
[e] None of these

3. Name the largest annual international industrial trade fair of Russia.
[a] RNNOPROM
[b] ANNOPROM
[c] INNOPROM
[d] PNNOPROM
[e] None of these

4. India has set up an apparel training centre in which among the following countries to support textiles industry of the West African country?
[a] Niger
[b] Nigeria
[c] Ghana
[d] Burkina Faso
[e] Liberia

5. Under the 'Clean UP, Green UP' initiative, which state government has announced to plant a record five crore saplings across the state on July 11.
[a] Andhra Pradesh
[b] Arunachal Pradesh
[c] Himachal Pradesh
[d] Madhya Pradesh
[e] Uttar Pradesh

6. Haritha Haram a flagship programme to increase the present 24% tree cover in the State to 33% of the total geographical area of which among the following states?
[a] Andhra Pradesh
[b] Telangana
[c] Tamil Nadu
[d] Karnataka
[e] Kerala

7. India’s first Centre of Excellence on Internet of Things is set to launch in which among the following Indian cities?
[a] Mumbai
[b] Pune
[c] New Delhi
[d] Bangalore
[e] Hyderabad

8. Which of the following Indian state conduct a ‘Smart Pulse Survey’ for collecting socio-economic data of 1.48 crore households in the state on July 8?
[a] Tamil Nadu
[b] Kerala
[c] Andhra Pradesh
[d] Telangana
[e] Karnataka

9. Which among the following Indian states has emerged the surprise leader of the ease of doing business ranking as per the position on the last day of submission of evidences of reforms by states?
[a] Uttarakhand
[b] Telangana
[c] Odisha
[d] Jharkhand
[e] West Bengal

10. Who inaugurates the second anti-drug working group meeting of heads of Drug Control Agencies of BRICS countries?
[a] PranabMukarjee
[b] NarendraModi
[c] ArunJaitely
[d] PrakashJavadekar
[e] Rajnath Singh

11. Maharashtra government inducted 10 ministers into the state Council while promoting one existing minister to the Cabinet rank. Who is the Chief Minister of Maharashtra?
[a] ShriSivaraj Singh Chouhan
[b] Devendra Fadnavis
[c] OkaramIbobi Singh
[d] Mukul Sangam
[e] Lal Thanthawla

12. NATO Summit begins in
[a] Vienna, Austria
[b] Budapest, Hungary
[c] Milan, Italy
[d] Warsaw, Poland
[e] None of these

13. Which countries President signed the controversial “anti-terrorist” legislation dubbed “Big Brother”?
[a] Poland
[b] USA
[c] Turkmenistan
[d] Paraguay
[e] Russia

14. Which countries government pays a grant of about $120 to every student in the age group 16-20 years to attend secondary school classes?
[a] Hungary
[b] Iceland
[c] Sweden
[d] Netherlands
[e] Austria

15. RamrajeNaikNimbalkarre-elected unopposed as the chairman of ______ Legislative Council.
[a] Maharashtra
[b] Mizoram
[c] Madhya Pradesh
[d] Meghalaya
[e] Manipur

16. Home First Finance Company is looking to sell 30% stake for Rs 250 crore to fund operations. The company provides loans of upto ____ lakh rupees, to firsthome buyers.
[a] Rs.25 lakh
[b] Rs.30 lakh
[c] Rs.35 lakh
[d] Rs.40 lakh
[e] None of these

17. Name the private sector lender bank that has launched an SME Bank.
[a] ICICI Bank
[b] Axis Bank
[c] HDFC Bank
[d] Kotak Mahindra Bank
[e] None of these

18. Which among the following companies has topped the initial public offering (IPO) league table in the first half of 2016?
[a] Kotak Securities
[b] HDFC Securities
[c] Reliance Securities
[d] ICICI Securities
[e] None of these

19. LidudumalinganiMqombothi won the 17th edition of prestigious Caine Prize 2016 for his short story Memories We Lost. He belongs to which nation?
[a] Liberia
[b] South Africa
[c] Zimbabwe
[d] Kenya
[e] South Korea

20. Name the Veteran music director who had passed away at the age of 77 on July 7, 2016.
[a] Ravindra Jain
[b] V. Dakshinamoorthy
[c] Master Sonik
[d] Om Prakash Sonik
[e] None of these