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Showing posts with label Current Affairs. Show all posts
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Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Current Affairs Quiz 20 September 2016
Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs
Quiz for 20 September 2016. This quiz contains multiple choice expected
questions similar to those asked in competitive exams.
Questions for the day. Click the ‘START QUIZ’ button to start the quiz.
1. Who has recently (Sept-2016) assumed
charge as first woman Director Marketing of the Public sector Bharat
Electronics Ltd (BEL)?
Answer: Anandi Ramalingam
Note: It is the first time that a woman has been appointed as
the Director of the company.
2. Centre has recently notified the Bharat
Stage (BS)-VI emission standards for two-wheelers & four-wheelers from ___
throughout the country?
Answer: April 2020
Note: The govt has decided to skip the BS-V norms & move to
the BS-VI norms from BS-IV being followed now.
3. Name the Service launched by Indian
Railways recently to facilitate access to wheelchairs, battery operated cars
for elderly, differently-abled people?
Answer: Yatri Mitra Seva
4. Monika Kapil Mohta was recently
appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which country?
Answer: Sweden
5. The Harvard Foundation recently named
whom as its 2016 Humanitarian of the Year?
Answer: Aung San Suu Kyi
6. Union HRD Minister, Prakash Javadekar on
20 September 2016 has launched PARAM-ISHAN supercomputing facility at which
IIT?
Answer: IIT Guwahati
Note: Param-Ishan has the power of 250 Teraflops & three
hundred tera bites capacity. It can be used in the application areas like
computational chemistry, computational fluid dynamics & optimization, etc.
7. Board of Control for Cricket in India
(BCCI) on 15 September 2016 tied up with which financial services firm as an
associate sponsor?
Answer: Janalakshmi Financial Services
8. India on 20 September 2016 successfully
test-fired the most advanced surface-to-air missile 'Barak-8' off the Odisha
coast. 'Barak-8' was jointly developed by India and?
Answer: Israel
Note: The long-range nuclear capable ballistic missile,
developed jointly with Israel, was launched from a mobile launcher at the
Integrated Test Range in Chandipur in Balasore district.
9. President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia
party on 19 September 2016 won the Russian parliamentary election by securing
343 seats of the total 450 in the lower house. Name the lower house of the
parliament of Russia?
Answer: Duma
10. Which company was recently conferred
with the prestigious membership of the Asia-Pacific Aerospace Quality Group
(APAQG)?
Monday, September 19, 2016
Current Affairs Quiz 19 September 2016
Hi
Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 19 September 2016 useful for
all competitive exams like SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, IBPS Exams, SBI Exams etc.
Questions for the day. Click the ‘START QUIZ’ button to start the quiz.
1.
Who was on 19 September 2016 appointed as the chairman of Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC) as per Article 316 of Constitution?
Answer:
Alka Sirohi
Note: She will replace Deepak Gupta who demits office on 20th
September 2016. She will be in office till completion of her term as member on
January 3, 2017.
2.
West Bengal government recently decided to confer this year's 'Bangabibhushan'
to which singer?
Answer:
Lata Mangeshkar
Note: Banga Bibhushan is a title instituted by the West Bengal
Government to honour the services of personalities in various fields.
3.
China and ____ have recently carried out joint naval exercises dubbed as Joint
Sea-2016 in the resource-rich South China Sea (SCS)?
Answer:
Russia
4.
Eminent Malayalam critic and academician ____ was on 17 September 2016 chosen
for the prestigious N Mohanan Suvarna Mudra Award 2016?
Answer:
M Leelavathy
Note: The award was instituted in memory of well-known short
story writer N Mohanan.
5.
Which Sports personality was recently appointed as the Brand Ambassador of
Punjab National Bank?
Answer:
Virat Kohli
6.
Name the Young Indian shooter who recently (Sept-2016) won the gold medal at the
ISSF Junior World Cup?
Answer:
Subhankar Pramanick
Note: Event was held at Gabala, Azerbaijan.
7.
_____ won the best drama series at the 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards?
Answer:
Game of Thrones
8.
India’s Priyesha Deshmukh (23) has recently won a historic bronze medal in the
first World Deaf Shooting Championships held at?
Answer:
Kazan, Russia
9.
Who was recently (Sept-2016) appointed as chairman of state-owned Life
Insurance Corporation of India?
Answer:
VK Sharma
10.
Charkhi Dadri was recently added as the 22nd district of which state?
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Current Affairs September 2016 PDF Capsule - Third Week
Hi Aspirants, in this post we bring you the
Current Affairs PDF Capsule of September 2016 (Third Week). This PDF is
completely free of cost which covers all the
important current affair events of September 2016 (Third Week) that are
important for banking, insurance, SSC, UPSC and other competitive exams. You
can download the free current affairs September 2016 Pdf from the link below.
Here are the TOP TEN Questions of the week
1. Who won the women's singles title of US
Open 2016?
Answer: Angelique Kerber
2. Name the winner of the 2016 US Open
Men’s Singles title?
Answer: Stan Wawrinka
3. Mariyappan Thangavelu, who won gold
medal at 2016 Rio Paralympics Games, is associated with which sports?
Answer: High jump
4. Deepa Malik, who won silver medal at
Rio Paralympics 2016, is associated with which sports?
Answer: Shot Put
5. Name the Indian who was recently ranked
second in Fortune’s ’50 Most Powerful Women International’ outside US?
Answer: SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya
6. Which team has won the inaugural
day/night 2016-17 Duleep Trophy Cricket tournament?
Answer: India Blue
7. Hindi Diwas is celebrated every year
on?
Answer: 14 September
8. Pushpa Kumar Dahal ‘Prachanda’ who
arrived in India on 16 September 2016 is the Prime Minister of which country?
Answer: Nepal
9. Who has recently become the first
Indian star to enter the Forbes list of highest paid television actresses in
the world?
Answer: Priyanka Chopra
10. International Day for the Preservation
of the Ozone Layer is observed on?
Answer: 16 September
Check all the Important 70 Questions from the following PDF.
Current Affairs Quiz 17 September 2016
Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs
Quiz Questions from 17 September 2016. This will be very useful for Civil
Services, SSC CGL/CHSL, IBPS PO/Clerk/RRB, SBI PO and other competitive exams.
To attempt quiz with multiple choices please click start quiz button.
Questions for the day. Click the ‘START QUIZ’ button to start the quiz.
1. Which country has recently successfully
launched Tiangong-2 space lab to develop expertise for a future space station
and conduct science experiments?
Answer: China
Note: The space lab was launched on board of Long March-2F T2
rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China’s Gobi
desert.
2. What was India’s rank in the 2016 Track
Asia cup that was held in Delhi recently?
Answer: Second
Note: Hong Kong topped the chart with 18 medals which comprise
11 Gold, four Silvers and three bronze. On the other hand, India the hosts of
the tournament ended their campaign at second position with 16 medals,
including five gold, four Silver and seven bronze.
3. Sports Minister Vijay Goel on 17
September 2016 conferred Arjuna Awards on cricketers Rohit Sharma and ____ at a
function in New Delhi?
Answer: Ajinkya Rahane
Note: Earlier, the two cricketers could not receive the awards
from the President Pranab Mukherjee as they were participating in international
tournaments.
4. On 16 september, in which Indian state
43 of the 44 Congress MLAs, including Chief Minister Pema Khandu, joined
another party?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
Note: They joined the People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA) a
BJP-led front.
5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated
his 66th birthday on 17 September 2016. BJP has observed the day as?
Answer: Sewa Divas
6. What was the theme of the International
Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer which was observed on 16 September
2016?
Answer: Ozone and climate: Restored by a world
united
7. India will be playing its 500th
International Test Match against which country from 22 September 2016?
Answer: New Zealand
8. Which Indian cricketer's biopic is set
to be released on 30 September 2016?
Answer: MS Dhoni
9. What is India's position in the latest
FIFA rankings released on 16 September 2016?
Answer: 148
10. Vice President Hamid Ansari will attend
the 17th Non-Aligned Summit to be held in which country?
Friday, September 16, 2016
Current Affairs Quiz 16 September 2016
Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs
Quiz for 16 September 2016 useful for upcoming IBPS RRB, PO, Clerk 2016 &
other competitive exams.
Questions for the day. Click the ‘START QUIZ’ button to start the quiz.
1. Pushpa Kumar Dahal ‘Prachanda’ who
arrived in India on 16 September 2016 is the Prime Minister of which country?
Answer: Nepal
Note: This is his first visit abroad since being sworn in,
Nepal’s Prime Minister.
2. Which among the following book was not
shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker prize?
Answer: Narcopolis by Jeet Thayil
Note: 2016 Man Booker prize will be announced on 25 October at
Guildhall.
3. Name the India-born researcher who was
on 14 September 2016 chosen for the prestigious Marconi Society Paul Baran
Young Scholar Award?
Answer: Dinesh Bharadia
Note: Bharadia was chosen for his contribution to send and
receive radio (wireless) signals, including mobile telephony and data on the
same channel.
4. Who has recently become the first Indian
star to enter the Forbes list of highest paid television actresses in the
world?
Answer: Priyanka Chopra
Note: Priyanka ranks eighth in the list, which has retained
American actress Sofia Vergara at the first position fifth year in a row.
Priyanka achieved the distiction after starring on American series Quantico.
5. International Day for the Preservation
of the Ozone Layer is observed on?
Answer: 16 September
Note: The 2016 International Day for the Preservation of the
Ozone Layer was observed across the world on 16 September 2016. The theme for
the year 2016 is Ozone and climate: Restored by a world united.
6. Which team recently won the MCC
Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament 2016?
Answer: Indian Railways
Note: In the finals Indian Railways Hockey Team beat Indian Oil
Corporation Team by 2 – 1.
7. United States President Barack Obama on
15 September 2016 designated the country’s first marine national monument,
Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument in?
Answer: Atlantic Ocean
8. Yudh Abhyas 2016, a joint military
training exercise of Indian and US Armies, commenced on 15 September 2016 at?
Answer: Uttarakhand
9. India recently (September 2016) declared
itself free from which disease?
Answer: Bird flu
10. Name the winner of the 2016 Calcutta
Football League?
Answer: East Bengal
Note: The team defeated Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 at the Kalyani
Stadium. East Bengal bettered its own record of winning it six times straight
from 1970 to 1975.
Current Affairs Quiz 15 September 2016
Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs
Quiz for 15 September 2016 useful for upcoming IBPS RRB, PO, Clerk 2016 &
other competitive exams.
Questions for the day. Click the ‘START QUIZ’ button to start the quiz.
1. International Day of Democracy was
observed on?
Answer: 15 September
Note: 2016 Theme: “Democracy and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development“
2. Name the Indian-American
physician-author who was selected for the prestigious 2015 National Humanities
Medal?
Answer: Abraham Verghese
Note: President Barack Obama will bestow the honour upon
Verghese along with 11 others recipient’s at a ceremony to be held in
Washington on 21st September 2016.
3. Which company has recently signed a deal
with Maxis Communications Berhad (MCB) for merger of wireless businesses of
Aircel Limited with itself?
Answer: Reliance Communications
4. Name the Indian who was recently ranked
second in Fortune’s ’50 Most Powerful Women International’ outside US?
Answer: SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya
5. Name the India-born innovator and
scientist who has recently won the prestigious 2016 Lemelson-MIT Prize?
Answer: Ramesh Raskar
6. Which team has won the inaugural
day/night 2016-17 Duleep Trophy Cricket tournament?
Answer: India Blue
Note: In the final match held in Greater Noida, India Blue
defeated India Red, captained by Yuvraj Singh, by a massive 355 runs.
7. Name the colour of the ball used during
the 2016-2017 Duleep Trophy Cricket tournament?
Answer: Pink
8. Hindi Diwas is celebrated every year on?
Answer: 14 September
Note: Hindi Diwas commemorates the day when the Constituent
Assembly of India accepted Hindi as the official language of the country along
with English. The listing of Hindi as official language took place on September
14, 1949.
9. Who was honoured with ‘Tamil Ratna’
award by America Tamil Sangam in September 2016?
Answer: Subramanian Swamy
Note: He was bestowed with this award for fighting corruption
and working for more transparency in the functioning of the government.
10. Devendra Jhajharia has recently won the
gold medal for India in the Paralympics 2016 in which event?
Answer: Javelin Throw
Note: With this, he becomes only the second gold medallist at
the Paralympics for the country. He won the gold medal with world-record throw
of 63.97 metres.
Current Affairs Quiz 14 September 2016
Hi Aspirants, here is the Important Current
Affairs Updates for 14 September 2016.
Questions for the day. Click the ‘START QUIZ’ button to start the quiz.
1. World’s longest bullet train network was
recently established in which country?
Answer: China
2. Super Typhoon Meranti recently hit which
country?
Answer: Taiwan
3. Name the para-athlete who will be
India’s flag bearer in the closing ceremony of the Rio Paralympics 2016?
Answer: Thangavelu Mariyappan
4. Name the Indian para-athlete who
recently became the first Indian to win two gold medals at the Paralympics?
Answer: Devendra Jhajharia
5. Which committee has recently submitted
its report to prepare a road map for elimination of poverty?
Answer: Arvind Panagariya committee
6. The third edition of BRICS Urbanisation
Forum Meet was recently held in which Indian city?
Answer: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
7. Union Government has recently launched a
toll free number___ to register postal complaints?
Answer: ‘1924’
8. The National Hindi Divas is annually
celebrated on?
Answer: 14 September
9. Track Asia Cup Cycling event recently
commenced in which of the following cities?
Answer: New Delhi
10. Who recently become the first Indian
woman to win a medal in the Paralympics?
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Current Affairs Quiz 13 September 2016
Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs
Quiz for 13 September 2016 useful for bank exams, ssc exams, upsc exams etc.
Questions for the day. Click the ‘START QUIZ’ button to start the quiz.
1. Deepa Malik, who won silver medal at Rio
Paralympics 2016, is associated with which sports?
Answer: Shot Put
2. Uttar Pradesh government recently named
which actress as the brand ambassador of the Samajwadi Pension Yojana?
Answer: Vidya Balan
3. The 2016 International Buddhist Conclave
will be held in which country?
Answer: India
4. Angelique Kerber who won the US Open
Women’s Singles title 2016 belongs to which country?
Answer: Germany
5. Which stock exchange recently became the
first Indian stock exchange to file Initial Public Offering with SEBI?
Answer: Bombay Stock Exchange
6. Which state government has officially
launched AIR Regional News Unit (RNU)’s Facebook page?
Answer: Chhattisgarh
7. Stanislas Wawrinka won the US Open men’s
singles title 2016 defeating whom?
Answer: Novak Djokovic
8. World’s first robotic operation inside
the eye was successfully performed recently in which country?
Answer: UK
9. Cauvery water which was in news recently
is between which two states?
Answer: Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
10. Which Indian state was recently
adjudged as the cleanest state in terms of rural sanitation?
Monday, September 12, 2016
Current Affairs Quiz Mock Test September 2016 (Second Week)
Hi Aspirants..Here is a Current Affairs
Quiz Mock Test covering 25 Important Questions of September 2016 (Second Week).
We have selected these 25 Questions which are likely to be asked in the
upcoming exams & you should never miss them. We will also soon upload the
Current Affairs PDF of September 2016 (Second Week). Stay Connected. Click on the 'START QUIZ' button to attempt the mock test.
12 September 2016 Current Affairs Quiz Questions
Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs
Quiz Questions for 12 September 2016 useful for all upcoming exams.
Questions for the day. Click the ‘START QUIZ’ button to start the quiz.
1. Name the winner of the 2016 US Open
Men’s Singles title?
Answer: Stan Wawrinka
Note: In the final, Swiss Wawrinka defeated Serbian Djokovic
6-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 to clinch the title. This is Wawrinka’s maiden US Open title
and his third major title.
2. Union Cabinet on 12 September 2016
approved the process, formation and functioning of the Goods and Services Tax
(GST) Council. Creation of the GST Council as per Article ___ of the amended
Constitution?
Answer: Article 279A
Note: The council will consist of the Finance Minister and State
Finance Ministers. It will make recommendations on important issues related to
GST, including items and rates.
3. Which team on 11 September 2016 won the
Durand Cup football title?
Answer: Army Green
Note: In the final of Asia's oldest football tournament in New
Delhi, Army Green defeated Neroca FC 6-5 via penalty shoot outs.
4. ‘Yudh Abhyas 2016’ which is set to be
conducted in Uttarakhand from September 14 to 27 is the joint military training
exercise between India and?
Answer: US defence cooperation
Note: The two week exercise will witness participation of about
225 personnel of the US Army and similar strength of Congo Brigade of the
Indian Army.
5. Which drama on 10 September 2016 won the
Golden Lion for Best Film Award at the 73 Venice Film Festival?
Answer: Ang Babaeng Humayo (The Woman Who Left)
Note: Ang Babaeng Humayo is nearly four-hour black and white
revenge drama film about a woman’s thirst for revenge and her feelings of
forgiveness after 30 years in jail for a crime she did not commit.
6. World's first driverless bus service
launched recently (Sept-2016) in which country?
Answer: France
Note: The world’s first daily driverless bus service has started
in Lyon, France which will run in the city’s Confluence area. The driverless
bus service includes two electric shuttles that will transport passengers on a
ten-minute route hosting five stops.
7. Supreme Court opened on a holiday on 12
September 2016 to hear the Karnataka government’s plea to modify an order
directing it to share Cauvery water with which state?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
Note: Supreme court modified its 5th September order on Cauvery
water sharing issue. The apex Court has asked Karnataka to release 12000 cusecs
water to Tamil Nadu per day till 20 September.
8. Talgo train completed its final trial
between Delhi and Mumbai in 11 hours and 42 minutes at a maximum speed of 150
kmph. Talgo train is made in?
Answer: Spain
9. A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck
northwest Tanzania on 12 September 2016. Name the Capital of Tanzania?
Answer: Dodoma
10. Name the drama series that became the
Most-Awarded Drama in Emmy History?