Current Affairs Quiz 11 May 2020

Hi friends, in this post we are sharing with you the Important Current Affairs Questions of 11 May 2020.

1. National Institute of Virology has indigenously developed antibody detection kit for COVID-19. Name the Kit? - COVID KAVACH ELISA

2. On May 10, 2020, the Registrar General of India released data on the national birth rate, death rate and infant mortality rate for the year 2018. Which state has the highest Infant Mortality Rate in India? - Madhya Pradesh

3. The Indian Council of Medical Research has tied up with _____ to develop indigenous vaccine? - Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL)

4. International Nurses Day is observed on? - May 12

2020 Theme: Nurses: A Voice to lead-Nursing the World to Health

Note: The birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale is celebrated as the International Nurse Day.

5. Bengaluru City Corporation recently launched which programme to create awareness about the respiratory health of Bengaloreans? - Pranavayu Programme

6. National Technology Day is observed on? - May 11

Note: The day’s theme this year is ‘ Focusing on Rebooting the economy through Science and Technology.’

7. Name the biography of Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle which is set to release in August 2020 ?- Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of A Modern Royal Family

8. Who has assumed charge as new Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy on 11 May 2020? - Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi

9. Name the Special trains operated by Indian Railways to help the migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students, and other people who are stranded at different places due to lockdown? - Shramik Special

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Current Affairs Quiz 10 May 2020

Hi friends, in this post we are sharing with you the Important Current Affairs Questions of 10 May 2020.

1. Which state has recently launched the 'Pravasi Rahat Mitra' App? - Uttar Pradesh

2. On May 10, 2020, the Government of India has launched which mission, an outreach programme amidst COVID-19 pandemic? -  “Mission Sagar”

Note: The mission aims at providing food items, Ayurvedic medicines related to COVID-19, HCQ tablets to Maldives, Madagascar, Seychelles and Comoros.

3. The Supreme Court of India recently pronounced its judgement that cooperative banks shall be placed under SARFAESI Act. Expand SARFAESI Act? - Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act.

4. Union Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh recently approved the abolition of 9,304 posts in which services? - Military Engineering Services.

5. Which country recently lost the hosting rights of 2021 men’s World boxing championship? - India

6. Who has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to United Nations recently? - T. S. Tirumurti

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Current Affairs Quiz - 9 May 2020

Hi friends, in this post we are discussing the important Current Affairs Questions from 9 May 2020.

1. Name the Indian Navy ship which is evacuating stranded Indians from Maldives? - INS Jalashwa 

2. Name the Indian Navy ship which is evacuating stranded Indians from Lakshadweep? - MV Arabian Sea

3. On May 9, 2020, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Postal Agency released a commemorative stamp to mark 40th anniversary of eradication of? -  Small pox

4. Coir Board signed a Memorandum of Understanding with IIT which aims to set up a Centre of Excellence for Coir Applications? - IIT Madras

5. Union Ministry of Human Resource and Development recently announced various amendments to PMRF. Full form of PMRF? -  Prime Minister Research Fellowship Scheme

6. World Migratory Bird Day is observed on? - May 9

Theme: Birds Connect our World

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Daily Current Affairs 6 May 2020

Hi friends, here are the Important Daily Current Affairs from 6 May 2020

1. Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), which is the only centre to pool samples of COVID-19 in the country is situated at? - Hyderabad

2. Which state Government has launched Ayush Kavach application to help people access prescriptions? - Uttar Pradesh

3. On May 5, 2020, around 40 countries took part on an online summit called Global Response International Pledging Conference. The Conference was initiated by? - European Union

4. Name the Indian American Diplomat who was on May 6, 2020, appointed by the US President Donald Trump as his envoy to OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)? - Manisha Singh

5. On May 5, 2020, the which agency released unemployment data according to the which121.5 million are without works in India? - Centre for Monitoring of Indian Economy (CMIE)

6. Which country awarded the North Korean leader Kim Jong In a commemorative war medal to mark the 75th anniversary of victory over Nazi? - Russia

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Paul Beatty won Man Booker Prize 2016

* Paul Beatty became the first US author to win the Man Booker Prize — the world's most prestigious English-language literary award — for his novel "The Sellout" on 25 October 2016.

* Beatty got this award for his novel "The Sellout"

* The jury said the novel was a "shocking and unexpectedly funny" portrayal of his native Los Angeles, using satire to explore racial equality in a fictional neighbourhood.

* The award was announced at a glitzy black-tie ceremony with leading authors in London's historic Guildhall building.

* The winner of the Man Booker Prize receives £52,500, ($64,100, 59,000 euros), although greater sums come from the huge sales prompted the moment judges announce their decision.

* The Man Booker was launched in 1969.

* It was only opened to non-Commonwealth authors from 2013 — a decision that was highly controversial in Britain. No US author had won it until now, despite concerns that writers from the United States would dominate the prize.

Expected Questions 

1. Who won the Man Booker prize 2016? - Paul Beatty

2. Paul Beatty won the Man Booker prize 2016 for his novel? - The Sellout

3. Who recently became the first US author to win the Man Booker Prize? - Paul Beatty

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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)?

Answer: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
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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.

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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?

Answer: Haryana
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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

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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.

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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?

Answer: Venezuela
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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.

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