Current Affairs Quiz: 4 June 2016

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1. Name the boxing legend who died after a 32-year battle with Parkinson's disease on 3 June 2016.

a) Muhammad Ali

b) Mike Tyson

c) Roberto Duran

d) Roy Jones.Jr

2. Who was appointed as Director General (DG)/ Chief Executive Officer (CEP) of National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on 3 June 2016?

a) Sanjay Mishra

b) Navin Agarwal

c) Saurav Ganguly

d) Anil Kumble

3. Where was Asia’s largest annual security forum Shangri-La Dialogue was inaugurated on 3 June 2016?

a) Tokyo

b) Hongkong

c) Singapore

d) New Delhi

 4. Where did Haryana Government launch Asia's First Gyps Vulture Reintroduction Programme at Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre on 3 June 2016?

a) Panipat

b) Rohtak

c) Rewari

d) Pinjore

5. Identify the birds that were released in to the wild by the Union Environment Minister and Haryana Chief Minister from Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre in Haryana on 3 June 2016.

a) Himalayan Griffons

b) Forest owlet

c) Spoon-billed Sandpiper

d) White-rumped vulture

6. How was Afghan-India Friendship Dam  that was inaugurated by Inidan PM Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on 4 june 2016 was called earlier?

a) Afghan Dam

b) Salma Dam

c) Kharzi Dam

d) None of these

7. Name the highest civilian award of Afghanistan was conferred on Indian PM Narendra Modi on 4 June 2016.

a) Afghanistan award

b) Amir Amanullah Khan Award

c) Presidential Medal of Freedom

d) None of these

8. India announced at the Mission Innovation Meet to double the investment in clean energy research in how many years?

a) 2

b) 3

c) 4

d) 5

9. India on 2 June 2016 signed MoU for co-operation in Information Technology and promotion of traditional handicrafts with which country?

a) Tunisia

b) Morocco

c) Algeria

d) Egypt

10. Name the Tamil actor-director, known for movies Anbe Sivam and Annanagar First street, who died recently.

a) Balu Anand

b) Balu Swamy

c) Revathy Ananth

d) None of the above

11. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs recently approved a new broad gauge line between Mau Station and Tarighat Terminal station. What will be the total length of the line?

a) 49 kilometers

b) 65 kilometers

c) 22 kilometers

d) 51 kilometers

12. Identify the Qatar-based Indian banker who was recently awarded the Green Economy Visionary Award.

a) Ajay Banga

b) Amitav Ghosh

c) Raghavan Seetharaman

d) Bimal Jalan

13. Who has launched a mobile application for telecom subscribers to register their complaints against pesky calls and SMSes?

a) Ministry Of Communications and Information Technology

b) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) None of the above

14. Which country has recently gifted 2000 bicycles to poor dalit girls in Nepal to encourage them to enrol in schools?

a) India

b) Bhutan

c) China

d) United States of America

15. Name the former Eden Gardens curator who recently passed away.

a) Raghunath Sahay

b) Prabir Mukherjee

c) Angelo Matthews

d) Partho Mukerjea

Answers:

1. (a) Muhammad Ali

2. (b) Navin Agarwal

3. (c) Singapore

4. (d) Pinjore

5. (a) Himalayan Griffons

6. (b) Salma Dam

7. (b) Amir Amanullah Khan Award

8. (d) 5

9. (a) Tunisia

10. (a) Balu Anand

11. (d) 51 kilometers

12. (c) Raghavan Seetharaman

13. (b) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

14. (a) India

15. (b) Prabir Mukherjee