Current Affairs Quiz 11 September 2016

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1. The 2-day Indo-US Economic Summit will begin on 13 September 2016 at?

Answer: New Delhi

2. Bakytzhan Sagintaev was recently (Sept-2016) appointed as the Prime minister of which country?

Answer: Kazakhstan

3. 11 September is the birth anniversary of freedom fighter, human rights activist and spiritual leader _____?

Answer: Vinoba Bhave

Note: The father of the Bhoodan or Land Gift Movement, a freedom fighter and spiritual leader, Vinoba Bhave was born in Kolaba district, Maharashtra on September 11, 1895.

4. Who won the women's singles title of US Open 2016?

Answer: Angelique Kerber

Note: German professional tennis player Angelique Kerber won her first U.S. Open title and the second Grand Slam trophy of her breakthrough season.  The German defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.

5. Which country won its first-ever Paralympic gold medal on 10 September 2016 after para weightlifter Le Van Cong lifted 183 kgs, to set a new world record at the event?

Answer: Vietnam

6. Which team won the 2016 US Open men's doubles title?

Answer: Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares

Note: Great Britain’s Jamie Murray and Brazil's Bruno Soares won their second Grand Slam doubles title, defeating Spaniards Pablo Carreño Busta and Guillermo García-López 6-2, 6-3.

7. Angelique Kerber on 10 September 2016 became the first German to win the US Open since Steffi Graf in?

Answer: 1996

8. Which foreign Bnak has recently received approval from India's regulatory authorities to open a branch in the country and begin operations?

Answer: Qatar National Bank

9. Mariyappan Thangavelu, who won gold medal at 2016 Rio Paralympics Games, is associated with which sports?

Answer: High jump

10. Which state has recently become the first Indian state to roll out “Twitter seva”?

Answer: Uttar Pradesh
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Current Affairs Quiz: 10 September 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz in MCQ format of 10 September 2016 for preparing for upcoming competitive exams.,

  

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1. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has recently (Sept-2016) commissioned well-equipped offshore patrolling (OPV) vessel named ____?

Answer: Sarathi

Note: It was commissioned by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) shipyard at Vasco in south Goa.

2. Who won the gold medal for India at Rio Paralympics 2016 in the men’s high jump T-42 event?

Answer: Mariyappan Thangavelu

Note: Also Varun Singh Bhati clinched the bronze for India in the same event.

3. Which state has recently won ‘Best Horticulture State’ award of the Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA)?

Answer: Haryana

4. Civil Aviation Ministry on 9 September 2016 prohibited the use and carriage of Galaxy Note 7 smart phone of which company on board aircraft?

Answer: Samsung

Note: The decision was taken in light of several incidents globally, involving the battery of Samsung Galaxy Note 7.

5. Who recently became the first cueist from India to win a medal at the prestigious Sangsom 6 Red Snooker World Championship?

Answer: Pankaj Advani

6. India’s first LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) laboratory will be set up in Aundh in Hingoli district of?

Answer: Maharashtra

Note: It will be third such laboratory in the world and first outside the United States. The existing two laboratories are located in Hanford, Washington and in Livingston, Louisiana.

7. Who was recently appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of state owned Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL)?

Answer: CK Asnani

8. SBI on 9 September 2016 launched its fully automated branch “SBI In Touch” at Gandhi Nagar in Vellore in which state?

Answer: Tamil Nadu

9. Name the state that bagged 2016 best agriculture state award at 9th Agricultural Leadership Summit 2016?

Answer: Odisha

10. SEBI has recently approved which among the following insurance company to launch its initial public offering (IPO)?

Answer: ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co.
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Quiz on Current Affairs – 9 September 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz MCQ for 9 September 2016.

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1. ___ has become the first bank in India to deploy ‘software robots, that emulate human action, in its over 200 business processes?

Answer: ICICI Bank

2. Who recently become the first Indian woman cricketer to be honoured with MCC life membership?

Answer: Anjum Chopra

3. Name the women who has become the youngest woman in the world to have a full beard, according to the Guinness World Records?

Answer: Harnaam Kaur

4. Who topped Fortune’s ’51 Most Powerful Women’ list released recently?

Answer: Mary Barra, CEO & chairman, General Motors

5. O P Kohli who recently took over the additional charge as Governor of Madhya Pradesh is presently the Governor of?

Answer: Gujarat

6. Which state has emerged on top among States in the rankings for coverage of Swachh Bharat (Rural)?

Answer: Sikkim

7. "Awaaz-e-Punjab" is the new political party former by which former cricketer?

Answer: Navjot Singh Sidhu

8. World’s largest river island, Majuli in which state has been made a district?

Answer: Assam

9. ISRO’s has recently placed INSAT-3DR advanced weather satellite in the intended orbit using?

Answer: GSLV-F05

10. Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has recently launched the ‘___’ facility for online redressal of taxpayers’ grievances related to refunds, ITRs?

Answer: e-nivaran
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8 September 2016 Current Affairs Quiz

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 8 September 2016 in MCQ format. Click on the ‘START QUIZ’ button to attempt the quiz online with just your facebook login.

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1. The International Literacy Day is observed on?

Answer: 8 September

2. Name the advanced weather satellite that was launched by ISRO from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on 8 September 2016?

Answer: INSAT-3DR

3. Which bank has recently conferred with the Dun & Bradstreet Banking Awards 2016?

Answer: Canara Bank

4. President Pranab Mukherjee has given assent to the Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014 on 8 September 2016 as per ___ article of the Constitution?

Answer: Article 111

5. The UN Charter, the seminal treaty of the United Nations (UN), was on 7 September 2016 translated into which language for the first time?

Answer: Sanskrit

6. 15th Summer Paralympic Games kicked off on 7 September 2016 in which city?

Answer: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

7. PRABAL DOSTYK-16 which began on 8 September 2016 is the joint bilateral military exercise between India and?

Answer: Kazakhstan

8. The first edition of ‘IoT (Internet of Things) India Congress, 2016’ began in which city?

Answer: Bengaluru, Karnataka

9. Who was the flag-bearer for the Indian contingent at the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games?

Answer: Devendra Jhajharia

10. Ministry of Railways on 7 September 2016 decided to implement Flexi Fare system in which trains?

Answer: All the above
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Current Affairs Quiz 7 September 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 7 September 2016. Its iuseful for all upcoming exams…

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1. The 28th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit began recently at?

Answer: Laos, Vientiane

2. Union Government on 6 September 2016 launched the Urja Mitra Helpline number 14401, a dedicated pan-India helpline for?

Answer: Power outages

3. Who was recently was appointed as part-time chairperson of Unique Identification Authority of India(UIDAI)?

Answer: J Satyanarayana

4. World’s oldest cricketer Lindsay Tuckett who died on 7 September 2016 belongs to which country?

Answer: South Africa

5. Name the Indian film which has won the best film award at the first BRICS Film Festival concluded in New Delhi on 6 September 2016?

Answer: Thithi

6. What was the theme of the 2016 G20 Summit which held from 4th to 5th September 2016 at Hangzhou, China?

Answer: Toward an Innovative, Invigorated, Interconnected and Inclusive World Economy

7. United Kingdom (UK) and Iran in September 2016 appointed ambassador in each-other's country for the first time since?

Answer: 2011

8. Which team has recently set a new record score in Twenty20 international cricket, hitting 263-3 against Sri Lanka in Pallekele?

Answer: Australia

9. Veteran award-winning film director K.G. George on 6 September 2016 won the prestigious J.C. Daniel Award for his overall contribution to the ___ film industry?

Answer: Malayalam

10. ____ has recently launched a one-step offline payments mode, called Bubble Pin?

Answer: MobiKwik

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Current Affairs MCQ Quiz 3 September 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 3 September 2016 with multiple choice options. Click the Start Quiz button to attempt the quiz online with options. Just login using your facebook account. You can check your score in real time. We have also compiled the Q&A for easy studying.

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1. Islam Karimov who died on 3 September 2016 was the President of which country?

Answer: Uzbekistan

Note: He has been Uzbekistan’s sole leader since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1992 & winning numerous elections, none of which have fulfilled international fairness criteria.

2. The first BRICS Film Festival kick started on 2 September 2016 in which city?

Answer: New Delhi

Note: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore inaugurated the festival. The opening film for the festival was the world premiere of the Malayalam movie, Veeram.

3. Election Commission of India (ECI) has recently granted national party status to All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) Party led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. With this recognition, TMC became ___ national party in the country?

Answer: Seventh

Note: The other national parties are Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Communist Party of India (CPI) and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM).

4. CMD of biopharma Biocon, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw was given the ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur’ award. It is the highest civilian award of which country?

Answer: France

Note: She was awarded for her contribution to biosciences & research field globally.

5. Name the Political Party launched by Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on 3 September 2016?

Answer: Awaaz-e-Punjab

Note: He launched the party along with Akali Dal MLA Pargat Singh and some other leaders. Sidhu had resigned in July from his Rajya Sabha seat from BJP ticket.

6. Which former Indian cricketer was recently (September 2016) made an honorary life member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)?

Answer: Zaheer Khan

Note: He becomes the 24th Indian cricketer to be bestowed the honour. The list also includes the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar, who were inducted in previous years.

7. Which Digital payments platform has recently launched “M-Gullak” to promote the habit of savings?

Answer: MobiKwik

8. Which country's Province named British Columbia has recently become the first foreign government entity to issue a masala bond?

Answer: Canada

Note: Masala Bonds are rupee-denominated bonds issued to overseas buyers, aimed at investments into India’s infra needs. In July, HDFC had listed the world’s first masala bond, raising Rs. 3,000 crore.

9. Name the Action movie star, writer, director who was recently (Sept-2016) given an honorary Oscar for his extraordinary achievements in the movies?

Answer: Jackie Chan

10. India has been placed at the ___ rank in the World Bank’s 2016 Logistics Performance Index (LPI) among 160 countries?

Answer: 35th

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Current Affairs Quiz 1 September 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 1 September 2016 useful for all competitive exams. 

1. Who was on 31 August 2016 sworn in as the President of Brazil?

Answer: Michel Temer

Note: Brazil’s Senate has removed President, Dilma Rousseff, from the office for breaking budgetary laws.

2. Who among the following was recently appointed as United Nations Women’s Advocate for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in India?

Answer: Aishwaryaa Dhanush

3. Union Defence Ministry has recently sanctioned the construction of a National War Memorial and National War Museum at?

Answer: New Delhi

4. Which state recently become the first state to distribute 2 crore LED bulbs under Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) scheme?

Answer: Gujarat

5. Union Government has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Amar Chitra Katha to publish and distribute comic book on?

Answer: Swachh Bharat Mission

6. President Pranab Mukherjee on 1 September 2016 has given Maharashtra Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao additional charge of?

Answer: Tamil Nadu

Note: The tenure of Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah ended on 30 August 2016.

7. Goa Legislative Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution ratifying the amendments to the Constitution to pave way for the presidential assent to the Goods and Services (GST) Bill, 2016. Goa is the __th State Assembly to ratify the Bill?

Answer: 15th

8. Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) has recently appointed whom as the new Chancellor of Teri university?

Answer: Ashok Chawla

Note: He is the former Finance Secretary. With this, the University ended its last association with former Chancellor and Head R.K. Pachauri.

9. Which country recently amassed a world record one-day international total of 444 for three as they crushed Pakistan by 169 runs at Trent Bridge n the five-match series recently?

Note: England

10. SBI Mutual Fund has recently appointed ____ as its Managing Director and Chief Executive?

Note: Anuradha Rao

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Quiz on Current Affairs – 30 August 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 30 August 2016 covering the important happenings for the day. This will be very useful for all upcoming exams. Click the ‘START QUIZ’ button to attempt the quiz with multiple choice options as asked in competitive exams. Just login with your facebook account to begin quiz. Happy Learning.

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1. Who recently won the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix of Formula One?

Answer: Nico Rosberg

2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 30 August 2016has launched the first phase of SAUNI (Saurastra Narmada Avataran Irrigation) Yojana in which state?

Answer: Gujarat

3. Telangana Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council on 30 August 2016 have unanimously passed a resolution giving their nod to the proposed Amendment to the Constitution to pass the GST. Telangana has become the ___ State/UT to ratify the Bill?

Answer: 12th

4. Which Olympic medal winner has been appointed as an honorary Commandant of the CRPF on 30 August 2016?

Answer: P V Sindhu

5. West Bengal Assembly has passed a resolution for renaming the state as ‘Bangla’ in Bengali and ___ in English?

Answer: Bengal

6. Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt’s bronze medal in which Olympics has been upgraded to silver on 29 August 2016?

Answer: London Olympics

7. Who was recently awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2015?

Answer: Padma Sachdev

8. India and the ____ have signed Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) that will enable both countries to use each other’s bases for repair and replenishment of defence supplies?

Answer: United States

9. National Sports Day was observed on?

Answer: 29 August

10. Name the Veteran Sri Lanka batsman who announced his retirement from international cricket on 28 August 2016?

Answer: Tillakaratne Dilshan
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Current Affairs Quiz – 29 August 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 29 August 2016 useful for all upcoming Banking, Insurance and Government exams. First attempt the quiz and check your score. Below we have also compiled the questions and the right answers for easy studying. We strongly recommend you to first attempt the quiz and then study the questions.

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1. Union Human Resource Development Minister on 28 August 2016 formally inaugurated IIT Dharwad. Name the present Union Human Resource Development Minister?

Answer: Prakash Javdekar

2. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for the first time has successfully conducted the Scramjet engine test. The scramjet engine was test launched on board of which rocket?

Answer: RH 560

3. Who was on 29 August 2016 named as the next Head of Larsen & Toubro(L&T)?

Answer: SN Subrahmanyan

4. NASA’s solar-powered Juno spacecraft has recently successfully executed its first flyby of which planet?

Answer: Jupiter

5. Which Automobile manufacturer recently introduced DiGiSENSE, a cloud based technology solution to track vehicle information in real time?

Answer: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd

6. Qatar’s based Doha Bank has recently opened a branch in which state?

Answer: Kerala

7. Which coutry is going to host the 19th SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Summit from November 9-10, 2016?

Answer: Pakistan

8. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has announced that UPI application has become operational. Expand UPI?

Answer: Unified Payments Interface

9. Four athletes recently received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award 2016. Who among the following is not one among them?

Answer: Virat Kohli

10. India has been ranked ___ among the 171 countries in the 2016 World Risk Index (WRI)?

Answer: 77th
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