Current Affairs Quiz August 05 2016 Question And Answers

Ans:- A – Subha Mudgal – Explanation – Singer Shubha Mudgal has been selected for the prestigious the 23^rd Rajiv Gandhi national Sadbhavana award 2016. She will be bestowed with this award for her outstanding contribution towards the promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill.

Ans:- B – 13 – Explanation – The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 3 August 2016 approved upgradation of 13 existing Government Medical Colleges/Institutes (GMCIs) under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).

Ans:- C – e-Signature – Explanation – Online legal documentation startup Legal Desk. Com on 3^rd August 2016 launched the electronic signing feature eSignDesk that allows people to sign documents digitally from places.

Ans:- D – Nita Ambani – Explanation – Noted sports promoter and founder chairperson of Reliance Foundation, Nita Ambani was elected as an individual member of International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 4 August 2016. She was elected by IOC members at the 129th Session of the world body in Rio de Janeiro.

Ans:- A – JM Financial Ltd – Explanation – Nimesh Kampani on 3 August 2016 resigned as the Managing Director of JM Financial Ltd with effect from 30 September 2016. However, Kampani will continue to be the Non-Executive Chairman of the group and a director on the board of a few group companies at JM Financial.

Ans:- C – Guwahati – Explanation – The Two day long first technology meet under the targets of the ambitious Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 for Northeast India started in Guwahati Assam. The idea of the meeting mooted by the sub- committee of the upstream sector headed by ONGC and has members from upstream national oil players as well as private players.

Ans:- A – Swaroop Gowda – Explanation – Om Swaroop Gowda, A 7 year’s old young lad from Karnataka has entered the Guinness World Record for longest distance limbo skating under the cars. With a equilateral distance between the cars and ground, the lad covered 65.283 metre, which is a World Record for time being.

Ans:- D – Deepak Premnarayen – Explanation – The board of Tata International Limited, the global trading and Distribution Company, announced the appointment of Deepak Premnarayen as Non-Executive Director with effect from 1^stAugust 2016.

Ans:-  B – $ 4 million – Explanation – IT services major Infosys has invested $4 million in Cloudyn, an Israeli corporation, as it seeks to strengthen its cloud computing service offering, an area in which the majority of Indian export companies struggle.

Ans:- C – V.S. Achuthanandan – Explanation – Former Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan, who was in contention for the top political post in Kerala after the May 16 assembly elections, was appointed chairman of the Administrative Reforms Committee (ARC), a post carrying cabinet status. It is the first time that a former Chief Minister has been given the ARC post.

Ans:- B – Sachet – Explanation – The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Raghuram Rajan, on 4^th August 2016 launched Sachet portal, sachet.rbi.org.in, to check illegal money collection.

Ans:- C – Chhattisgarh – Explantion – Three Naxals, including a woman, were on Friday killed in a fierce gun-battle with security personnel in a dense forest pocket in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district.

Ans:- A – 10% – Explanation – The Gujarat High court has quashed 10% reservation quota for the economically backward classes (ECBs). In this regard, the Court has declared The Gujarat Unreserved Economically Weaker Section (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions in the State and of Appointments and Posts in Services under the State) Ordinance, 2016 unconstitutional.

Ans:- B – 5 – Explanation – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 3 August 2016 agreed to add five new sports to the progaramme for 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The sports to be added include Baseball/Softball, Karate, Skateboard, Climbing Sports and surfing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Ans:- D – Andhra Pradesh & Telangana – Explanation – The Union Cabinet has given nod for making suitable amendments in the Central List of OBCs to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana upon recommendations by the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC). The amendment done by way of inclusion/correction/deletion of castes/communities applicable.

Ans:- A – Nellore Railway Station  – Explanation – Nellore Railway Station topped in cleanliness ranking in Vijayawada division and the Secunderabad based South Central Railway zone in implementing Swachh Bharat guidelines.