THE NEWSPAPER QUIZ-31-05-2016

Mahendra Guru

We present the Newspaper Quiz based on the Headlines of the leading newspapers like The Hindu,The Business Standard,The Economic Times and The Indian Express.

We hope our efforts are of use and will help "The Aspirant". The Newspaper Quiz is based on the Headlines of the leading newspapers like The Hindu,The Business Standard,The Economic Times and The Indian Express.

We hope our efforts are of use and help to you "The Aspirant".

Q1. Expand UMANG, a common mobile application for all government services?

1. Unified Mobile app for New age governance

2. Universal Mobile app for New age governance

3. Unified Multilingual app for New age governance

4. Universal Myapp for new age governance

5. Unique Multilingual app for new age governance

Ans - 1. Unified Mobile app for New age governance

Q2. What is India’s global competitiveness rank according to the Switzerland- based IMD World Competitiveness Centre (WCC)?

1. 44

2. 47

3. 41

4. 43

5. 42

Ans – 3. 41

Q3. Name the Pakistan born singer and actor who will get an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card that will offer multiple entry, multipurpose lifelong visa to visit India?

1. Salma Agha

2. Adnan Sami

3. Atif Aslam

4. Ghulam Ali

5. Abeeda Sheikh

Ans – 1. Salma Agha

Q4. Who has taken over as the new Chief of Naval Staff?

1. R K Dhowan

2. Sunil Lanba

3. D K Joshi

4. A R Karve

5. K B Singh

Ans - 2. Sunil Lanba

Q5. Who has been named the new Finance Secretary?

1. Ratan P Watal

2. Shaktikanta Das

3. Ashok Lavasa

4. Rajiv Mehrishi

5. Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Ans – 3. Ashok Lavasa

Q6. Who unveiled a draft of the India's first-ever comprehensive anti-human trafficking law, which would treat survivors as victims in need of assistance and protection rather than as criminals?

1. Narendra Modi

2. Dr. Harshvardhan

3. J P Nadda

4. Maneka Gandhi

5. Pranab Mukherjee

Ans – 4. Maneka Gandhi

Q7. From June 1, an equalisation levy of 6% will have to be deducted by a business entity in India which makes payments exceeding Rs 1 lakh in the aggregate in a financial year to a non-resident service provider for specified services. Name the tax?

1. Business Tax

2. Google Tax

3. Non – resident Tax

4. Digital Tax

5. Profit Sharing Tax

Ans – 2. Google Tax

Q8. Who has won the Ceat International Bowler of the Year award?

1. R Ashwin

2. Bhuvneshwar Kumar

3. Shane Watson

4. Yuzvendra Chahal

5. Dwayne Bravo