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Current Affairs Quiz – February 25, 2018 1. The Indian Army is conducting the joint military exercise named Lamitye with the Army of which country? A. Singapore B. Kazakhstan C. Indonesia D. Seychelles Answer: D 2. The Economic Times Global Business Summit 2018 was held in which city? A. Kochi B. Hyderabad C. Gurgaon D. New Delhi Answer: D 3. The state government of Assam has declared which day to be observed as Rhino Day in the state? A. September 22 B. October 18 C. December 29 D. August 7 Answer: A 4. Recently, PM Modi has launched the subsidised Two Wheeler Scheme in which state? A. Gujarat B. Tamil Nadu C. Uttar Pradesh D. Delhi Answer: B 5. The newly functional Ombudsmen scheme for NBFCs will have offices in how many cities? A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five Answer: C 6. Which country to host the 2018 SAARC Business Leaders’ Conclave? A. Nepal B. Myanmar C. India D. Sri Lanka Answer: A 7. Which Indian sportsman has clinched the men’s singles title at the Austrian Open International Challenge badminton tournament? A. Srikanth Kidambi B. H. S. Prannoy C. B. Sai Praneeth D. Parupalli Kashyap Answer: D 8. Aruna Budda Reddy has created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to win an individual medal at the 2018 Gymnastics World Cup. She hails from which city? A. Kochi B. Hyderabad C. Chennai D. Kolkata Answer: B 9. Who slams regulators for failure to detect PNB fraud? A. Shri Arun Jaitley B. Shri Ramesh gupta C. Shri Suresh kumar D. Shri Naresh iyer Answer: A 10. Kunwar Bai, the brand ambassador of Swachch Bharat has passed away. She was native of which state? A. Chhattisgarh B. Madhya Pradesh C. Bihar D. Rajasthan Answer: A .

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