Current Affairs MCQ Quiz – 12 February 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 12 February 2016. Trending topics include Davinder Singh, Mobile-one governance application, Australian High Commissioner to India, Aurobindo Mukherjee etc. Attempt the quiz and share your score.

 Questions for the day. Click the ‘START QUIZ’ button to start the quiz.

1) Name the Indian-origin lawyer who was recently named Vice-Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce Commission (ICC) on Corporate Responsibility and Anti-corruption?

(A) Davinder Singh

(B) Anu Peshawaria

(C) Devendra Ganguly

(D) None of these

2) Which Indian IT company has recently acquired US based healthcare technology firm HealthPlan Services for US 460 million dollars?

(A) TCS

(B) Infosys

(C) Wipro

(D) Mahindra

3) Mobile-one governance application of which state has recently won gold medal at the fourth World Government Summit in Dubai, UAE in the m-governance awards category?

(A) Kerala

(B) Karnataka

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Andhra Pradesh

4) Who was on 11 January 2016 appointed as the Australian High Commissioner to India?

(A) Harinder Sidhu

(B) Patrick Suckling

(C) Richard Verma

(D) Vineeth Mathur

5) What was India's rank in the Intellectual Property Index (IPI) by United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC)?

(A) 35

(B) 36

(C) 37

(D) 38

6) Aurobindo Mukherjee who passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal on 11 February 2016 was a veteran?

(A) Cartoonist

(B) Film Director

(C) Hockey Player

(D) Writer

7) Which state Government has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ministry of Railway to form a joint venture (JV) company for the expansion of railway tracks in the state?

(A) Chhattisgarh

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Maharashtra

(D) West Bengal

8) First phase of the world’s largest concentrated solar power (CSP) plant was recently launched in the Souss-Massa-Drâa area in which country?

(A) Italy

(B) Australia

(C) Morocco

(D) Seychells

9) Which country on 11 February 2016 appointed women ministers for the newly created portfolios for happiness and tolerance, and youth affairs?

(A) United Arab Emirates

(B) Oman

(C) Bangladesh

(D) Iran

10) Which bank on 9 February 2016 announced its tie-up with Smartbox Ecommerce Solutions for solving challenges related to last mile delivery for e-commerce firms?

(A) SBI

(B) ICICI

(C) Federal Bank

(D) YES Bank

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Complete list of Australian Open 2016 Winners - PDF Download

*The 2015 Australian Open took place at Melbourne Park, Australia between 18 to 31 January 2016. It was the 104th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.

* Novak Djokovic successfully defended the men's singles title and thus won a record-equaling sixth Australian Open title. Serena Williams was the defending champion in the women's singles but failed to defend her title, losing to Angelique Kerber in the final; by winning, Kerber became the first German player of any gender to win a Grand Slam title since Steffi Graf won her last such title at the 1999 French Open.

Here is the complete list of winners with details 

Men's Singles

Final between: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) vs Andy Murray (UK)

Winner: Novak Djokovic [6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)]

Women's Singles

Final between: Serena Williams (United States) vs Angelique Kerber (Germany)

Winner: Angelique Kerber [6–4, 3–6, 6–4]

Men's Doubles

Final between: Jamie Murray(UK) & Bruno Soares(Brazil) Vs  Daniel Nestor(Canada) & Radek Stepanek(Czech Republic)

Winners: Jamie Murray(UK) & Bruno Soares(Brazil) [2–6, 6–4, 7–5]

Women's Doubles

Fianl between: Martina Hingis(Switzerland) & Sania Mirza(India) Vs Andrea Hlavackova(Czech Republic) & Lucie Hradecká(Czech Republic)

Winners: Martina Hingis(Switzerland) & Sania Mirza(India) [7–6(7–1), 6–3]

Mixed Doubles

Final between: Elena Vesnina(Russia) & Bruno Soares(Brazil) Vs Coco Vandeweghe(USA) & Horia Tecau(Romania)

Winners: Elena Vesnina(Russia) & Bruno Soares(Brazil) [6–4, 4–6, [10–5]]

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Angelique Kerber won Australian Open Women's singles title 2016

* Angelique Kerber became the first German to win a Grand Slam title since her childhood idol Steffi Graf in 1999 when she upset world number one Serena Williams 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to clinch the Australian Open on 30 January 2016.

*  Serena had been seeking her seventh Melbourne Park title and 22nd overall.

* The seventh seeded Kerber, however, was not overawed by the occasion of her first grand slam final, breaking twice in the first set as Williams made 23 unforced errors.

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Current Affairs MCQ Quiz – 30 January 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 30 January 2016. Trending topics include MITRA app, commemorative coin of Lala Lajpat Rai, Justice Sanjay Mishra, The Turbulent Years – 1980-1996 book, Akshay Kumar-led film 'Airlift. Check details of each topics by attempting the Quiz. 

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1) South African Graham Xavier Ford on 29 January 2016 was named as the chief coach of which cricket team?

(A) England

(B) Srilanka

(C) South Africa

(D) Pakistan

2) Lt Governor of Puducherry AK Singh on 28 January 2016 launched the ____ mobile application to ensure safety and security of women in the Union Territory?

(A) MITRA

(B) PAHAL

(C) NIRBHAY

(D) SAHAY

3) Ministry of Culture on 28 January 2016 released a commemorative coin of 150 rupees and a circulation coin of 10 rupees on whom?

(A) Bipin Chandra Pal

(B) Lal Bahadur Shastri

(C) Lala Lajpat Rai

(D) B.R.Ambedkar

4) Justice Sanjay Mishra was on 28 January 2016 appointed as Lokayukta of which state?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) West Bengal

(C) Bihar

(D) Uttar Pradesh

5) The second volume of memoirs of President Pranab Mukherjee titled The Turbulent Years – 1980-1996 was released on 28 January 2016 by?

(A) Vice President Hamid Ansari

(B) Prime Minister Narendra Modi

(C) Congress President Sonia Gandhi

(D) CJI T. S. Thakur

6) The 61st National School Athletic championships kick started on 29 January 2016 at Kozhikode city of which state?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Sikkim

(C) Punjab

(D) Kerala

7) Name the African country which recently issued a law that makes it mandatory for men of the nation to marry at least two wives (Polygamy)?

(A) Kenya

(B) Eritrea

(C) Ethiopia

(D) Sudan

8) Union Ministry of Urban Development on 28 January 2016 announced the 1st batch of 20 smart cities from ____ States and Union Territory of Delhi under the Smart Cities Mission?

(A) 9

(B) 10

(C) 11

(D) 12

9) Bollywood star Akshay Kumar-led film 'Airlift'was declared tax free recently by which state?

(A) Delhi

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Uttar Pradesh

10) As announced recently, effective from 15 February 2016, an individual will not be able to book more than ____ tickets online in a month from IRCTC website from his/her user ID?

(A) 6

(B) 10

(C) 5

(D) 8

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Online Current Affairs Objective Quiz – 29 January 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Current Affairs Online Quiz for 29 January 2016. Before attempting this Quiz read Daily Current Affairs Updates 29 January 2016. Trending topics include Sania Mirza winning Australian Open women's doubles title 2016, beating retreat ceremony, Smart Cities Mission etc. Attempt Quiz to explore each topic. 

Questions for the day. Click the ‘START QUIZ’ button to start the quiz.

Q1. Sania Mirza along with whom has recently won the Australian Open women's doubles title 2016?

(A) Cara Black

(B) Andrea Hlavackova

(C) Maria Sharapova

(D) Martina Hingis

Q2. Marking the culmination of the 67th Republic Day celebrations 2016 beating retreat ceremony was held on 29 January 2016 at?

(A) Raisina Hill

(B) Vijay Chowk

(C) Rajpath

(D) Vijay Ghat

Q3. Union Government on 28 January 2016 shortlisted 20 cities under Smart Cities Mission. Which city ranked first?

(A) Bhubaneswar, Odisha

(B) Pune, Maharashtra

(C) Jaipur, Rajasthan

(D) Surat, Gujarat

Q4. Gurdeep Singh was recently appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of?

(A) Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL)

(B) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)

(C) National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)

(D) None of these

Q5. Which Micro blogging site on 29 January 2016 appointed Leslie Berland as its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)?

(A) Twitter

(B) Instagram

(C) Whatsapp

(D) Google Plus

Q6. Name the Indigenously-built surface-to-air missile which was on 28 January 2016 successfully test fired from complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipuri in Odisha?

(A) Tejas

(B) Astra

(C) Agni

(D) Akash

Q7. India has recently overtaken which country as the world’s largest rice exporter in the year 2015?

(A) China

(B) Thailand

(C) Singapore

(D) Indonesia

Q8. India has been ranked _____ out of 168 countries in the recently released 2015 Corruption Perception Index (CPI)?

(A) 61st

(B) 76th

(C) 85th

(D) 27th

Q9. Marvin Minsky, the pioneer of ______ passed away on 24 January 2016 in Boston, United States?

(A) Xerox

(B) Lift

(C) Artificial Intelligence

(D) Mobile Phones

Q10. Which automobile company has topped in global vehicle sales in 2015 by selling 10.151 million vehicles?

(A) Toyota Motor Corp

(B) Tata

(C) Volkswagen

(D) General Motors

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Daily Current Affairs & GK Updates: 29 January 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Daily Current Affairs Updates for 29 January 2016. This points will be useful for upcoming LIC AAO 2016, ISRO Assistant 2016, Railway RRB 2016 exams etc.

1) Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won Australian Open women's doubles title 2016:

--> Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis beat seventh seeded Czech combination of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka to win Australian Open women's doubles title 2016 on 29 January 2016.

--> Top seeds Sania and Martina, who are on a record winning streak, continued to rule the roost as they defeated the Czech pair 7-6, 6-3 at the Rod Laver Arena.

--> This is the third successive Grand Slam doubles title victory for Sania and Martina and their maiden Australian Open title as a pair adding to their Wimbledon and US Open title victories in 2015. 

2) Beating Retreat ceremony held at Delhi’s Vijay Chowk:

--> President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi lead the nation in Beating the Retreat celebrations at historic Vijay Chowk in New Delhi on 29 January 2016.

--> This marks the culmination of the four-day-long Republic Day celebrations.

--> For the first time bands from the Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Force were played at the ceremony.

3) Union Government shortlisted 20 cities under Smart Cities Mission:

--> Union Ministry of Urban Development has shortlisted 20 cities from 11 States and Delhi Union Territory in the list of first batch of Smart Cities Mission.

--> These shortlisted cities were selected from Smart City Challenge competition in which 97 cities and towns had participated from 23 States and UTs.

--> A smart city is highly advanced urban region in terms of overall infrastructure, communications, sustainable real estate and market viability.

4) Gurdeep Singh appointed as CMD of NTPC:

--> Gurdeep Singh has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited.

--> His appointment was confirmed by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

5) Leslie Berland appointed as CMO of Twitter Inc:

--> Micro blogging site Twitter has appointed Leslie Berland as its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of the company.

--> Prior to this appointment, she was working at American Express (AmEx) as executive vice-president of global advertising, marketing and digital partnerships.

6) Akash missile successfully test fired at Chandipuri in Odisha:

--> Indigenously-built surface-to-air Akash missile was successfully test fired from complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipuri in Odisha.

7) India overtakes Thailand as World’s largest Rice exporter:

--> India has overtaken Thailand as the world’s largest rice exporter in the year 2015 by shipping (exporting) 10.23 million tonnes of rice.

--> It was announced by the Bangkok based Thai Rice Exporters Association Chairman Charoen Laodhammatas.

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Current Affairs Quiz – 28 January 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Current Affairs Quiz for  28 January 2016. Trending topics include Yash Chopra Memorial Award 2016, 67th Republic Day of India, Sahaj Scheme etc. These questions will be very useful for all upcoming competitive exams. Attempt Quiz and share your score. 

Questions for the day. Click the ‘START QUIZ’ button to start the quiz.

Q1. Who has been conferred with the third edition of Yash Chopra Memorial Award 2016?

(A) Lata Mangeshkar

(B) Amitabh Bachchan

(C) Rekha

(D) Amir Khan

Q2. Who among the following was the Chief Guest at 67th Republic Day of India 2016?

(A) Barack Obama

(B) Francois Hollande

(C) Ranil Wickremesinghe

(D) Li Keqiang

Q3. Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 came into force on?

(A) 25 January 2016

(B) 26 January 2016

(C) 27 January 2016

(D) 24 January 2016

Q4. Union Government has recently launched Sahaj Scheme for online booking of?

(A) Visa

(B) Election ID Card

(C) Aadhar

(D) LPG cylinders

Q5. Actress Kalpana who died on 25 January 2016 was famous in?

(A) Malayalam

(B) Telugu

(C) Tamil

(D) Kannada

Q6. International Customs Day 2016 was observed across the world on?

(A) 28 January

(B) 27 January

(C) 26 January

(D) 25 January

Q7. President Pranab Mukherjee on 26 January 2016 approved the Union Cabinet’s recommendation for the imposition of President’s rule in which state?

(A) Bihar

(B) Jammu and Kashmir

(C) Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Telengana

Q8. Shivnarine Chanderpaul who on 22 January 2016 announced his retirement from international cricket is from which country?

(A) West Indies

(B) England

(C) South Africa

(D) Australia

Q9. Transparency International on 27 January 2016 released the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2015. Which country topped the index?

(A) Denmark

(B) Switzerland

(C) China

(D) Australia

Q10. Who recently took charge as the Permanent Representative of India to the UN by presenting his credentials to the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?

(A) Vikas Swarup

(B) S Jayasankar

(C) Syed Akbaruddin

(D) Ranjan Mathai

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