Answers Quiz#5

1. Which state government has launched India’s first state-wide broadband project?

[A]Tamil Nadu
[B]Andhra Pradesh
[C]Gujarat
[D]Maharashtra
Ans- Andhra Pradesh

2. Who is the author of the book titled “Gandhi: An Illustrated Biography”?

[A]Pramod Kapoor
[B]Arundhati Roy
[C]Ambrish Tripathi
[D]Aarathi Prasad
Ans- Pramod Kapoor

3. Who has won 2016 Abel Prize?

[A]Endre Szemeredi
[B]John Rognes
[C]Andrew Wiles
[D]Michael Atiyah
Ans-  Andrew Wiles

4. Which film has won the best film award at the 2016 Asian Film Awards (AFA)?

[A]Port of Call
[B]The Assassin
[C]Inside Men
[D]Blind Massage
Ans- The Assassin

5. The first-ever World Sufi Forum (WSF) has been hosted by which city of India?

[A]New Delhi
[B]Hyderabad
[C]Lucknow
[D]Kanpur
Ans- New Delhi

6. Who is the newly elected President of Myanmar?

[A]Henry Van Thio
[B]Htin Kyaw
[C]Myint Swe
[D]Aung San Suu Kyi
Ans- Htin Kyaw

7. Which state government has launched awareness programme to protect sparrows?

[A]Madhya Pradesh
[B]Uttar Pradesh
[C]Odisha
[D]Punjab
Ans -Uttar Pradesh

8. What is the new name of the LED based Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP)?

[A]Jyoti
[B]Ujala
[C]Disha
[D]Prakash
Ans- Ujala

9. Who has been conferred with the France’s Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur, recently?

[A]Ratan Tata
[B]Aditya Birla
[C]Anand Mahindra
[D]Cyrus P Mistry
Ans- Anand Mahindra

10. Who is the first Indian classical musician to perform at United Nations?

[A]Pt. Bhimsen Joshi
[B]Pt. Jasraj
[C]Ustad Jakir Hussain
[D]MS Subbulakshmi
Answer -MS Subbulakshmi

11. Google’s computer programme AlphaGo is related to which of the following?

[A]Search Engine algorithms
[B]A board game of China
[C]Music and Media search
[D]Live video streaming
Answer -A board game of China

12. The Central Industrial Security Force ( CISF) Raising Day is celebrated on which date?

[A]February 11
[B]March 10
[C]April 26
[D]May 3
Answer- March 10

13. The world’s tallest Jain statue is located in which state of India?

[A]Maharashtra
[B]Gujarat
[C]Karnataka
[D]Uttar Pradesh
Answer - Maharashtra

14. Which team has won 2016 Irani Cup Cricket Title?

[A]Mumbai
[B]Railways
[C]Delhi
[D]Rest of India
Answer- Rest of India

15. Who has won the 2016 WGC-Cadillac Championship?

[A]Bubba Watson
[B]Adam Scott
[C]Phil Mickelson
[D]Rory McIlroy
Answer- Adam Scott