Current Affairs Quiz Based on The Hindu: 12th Jan
Q1. Sivan K was appointed as the 9th chairman of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). He has replaced __________.
(a) G.Madhavan
(b) Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan
(c) K. Radhakrishnan
(d) A.S. Kiran Kumar
(e) Udupi Ramachandra Rao
Q2. President Ram Nath Kovind has recently inaugurated the three-day International Dharma-Dhamma conference in ___________.
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Kathmandu
(d) Thimpu
(e) New Delhi
Q3. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has introduced a concept of ‘Virtual ID’ to further strengthen privacy and security of Aadhaar number holders. Who is the present Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of UIDAI?
(a) J Satyanarayana
(b) Nandan Nilekani
(c) Ajay Bhushan Pandey
(d) Rajesh Jain
(e) Anand Deshpande
Q4. With which of the following country, the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) signed an MoU for co-operation between industries in Gujarat and the East Asian country?
(a) South Korea
(b) Indonesia
(c) Japan
(d) Oman
(e) None of the given options is true
Q5. Name the Indian-origin businessman who has been appointed as the Chairman of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
(a) Peter Bakker
(b) Vickey Malhotra
(c) Arindam Bhattacharya
(d) Sunny Verghese
(e) None of the given options is true
Q6. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) appointed ______________ as the ‘Chef De Mission’ for the 23rd Winter Olympic Games to be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
(a) Manisder Kumar
(b) T. Venkates
(c) Harjinder Singh
(d) Manohar Vishwanath
(e) Kalpak Jian
Q7. The Ministry of Railways has launched SFOORTI App for Freight Managers which provides features for monitoring and managing freight business. What does ‘RT’ stands for in SFOORTI?
(a) Reliable Time
(b) Real Time
(c) Reliable Transport
(d) Real Transport
(e) None of the given options is true
Q8. Who is the present President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA)?
(a) Narinder Dhruv Batra
(b) Kamal Singh
(c) Achal Kumar Dhanoa
(d) Birender Kumar
(e) Malweyn Rego
Q9. The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) headquarters in ______________.
(a) Paris, France
(b) new York, USA
(c) Geneva, Switzerland
(d) Jakarta, Indonesia
(e) Beijing, China
Q10. Who among the following was the Founder and 1st Chairman of ISRO?
(a) C. V. Raman
(b) Satyendra Nath Bose
(c) Homi J Bhabha
(d) Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai
(e) Har Gobind Khorana
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