Current Affairs Quiz July 26 2016 Question And Answers

Ans:- A -Budha Rashmi Mani – Explanation – Noted archaeologist Budha Rashmi Mani was on 25^th July 2016 appointed as Directed General of National Museum for three years or till attaining the age of 70 years. His appointed was approved by Appointments Committee of Cabinet.

Ans:- B – Guwahati – Explanation – The fourth edition of the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival commenced on 22^nd July 2016 in Guwahati, Asssam. The festival pays homage to thr rich culture of northeast and is dedicated to the film fraternity of the region.

Ans:- C – Belgium – Explanation – One of the biggest electronic music festivals Tomorrowland began on 22^nd July 2016 in Boom, Belgium. The year 2016 also marks Tomorrow 10^th edition.

Ans:- D – Narsingh Yadav – Explanation – Narsingh Yadav, the Indian wrestler qualifier for Rio Olympics, in July 2016 failed a dope test. He was tested positive for a banned substance steroid in an out-of-competition test conducted by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).

Ans:- C – Feliciano Lopez – Explanation – Top seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain on 24^th July 2016 defeated Robin Haase of the Netherlands 6-4, 7-5, to win the 2016 Swiss Open Gstaad.

Ans:- B – State Bank of India – Explanation – Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and one of the world’s Leading commercial Banks State Bank of India (SBI), have signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 20^th July 2016.

Ans:- A- 10 Lakh – Explanation – Starting September, passengers booking tickets through the IRCTC website can avail of a travel accident cover for a premium as low as Re 1 for an insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh.

Ans: – B – 2 – Explanation – Two people have been killed and more dozen shot at a night club in Fort Myers, Florida, authorities said.

Ans:- D – Benelli – Explanation – In a twisted case of impending debt, the Italian court in Pesaro declared motorcycle maker Benelli as bankruft in a rulling after the company failed to settle its dues with a component maker.

Ans:- C – Sony SAB – Explanation – Sony SAB in partnership with Twitter has launched an innovative and first of its kind social initiative on Twitter for its new ‘’Y.A.R.O. K Tashan’’ show.

Ans:- B – United States – Explanation – The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and India’s Agriculture Ministry on Monday launched the second phase of the Feed the Future India Triangular Training Programme, bringing specialized agriculture training to 1,500 agriculture professionals across Africa and Asia.

Ans:- C – Odisha – Explanation – Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the free pilgrimage scheme for senior citizens in the state. The Chief Minister flagged off the first pilgrimage train to Rameswaram and Madurai, carrying more than 1000 people from 10 southern Odisha districts on a nine-day tour to the religious sites in south India from the Berhampur railway station in Ganjam district.

Ans:- A – Bank of Baroda – Explanation –The reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 5 crore on the Bank of Baroda (BoB) for irregulariries in anti-money laundering (AML) provisions that came to light in October 2015.

Ans:- D – 2016 – Explanation – the Lok Sabha has passed Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2016 or opening six new IITs. The Bill seeks to amend the Institute of Technology Act, 1961 to add six new IITs as institutions of national importance.

Ans:- B – Sanjiv Mishra – Explanation – Mumbai – headquartered, Axis Bank has started that the Reserve Bank of India has granted approval for appointment of Dr. Sanjiv Mishra as additional Director and Non-Executive (Part time) Chairman of the bank of a period of three years with effect from July 18, 2016, up to July 17, 2019.