Current Affairs Objective Quiz – 26 January 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the objective Current Affairs Quiz for 26 January 2016. Trending topics for the day include National Voters’ Day, Malaysia Masters Grand Prix, Pandit Shankar Ghosh, National Girl Child Day etc. You can check further details while attempting the Quiz. Attempt the quiz and share your score.  

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Q1. National Voters’ Day is celebrated across India on?

(A) 26 January

(B) 25 January

(C) 24 January

(D) 23 January

Q2. What is the theme of National Voters’ Day 2016 observed on 25 Jan. 2016?

(A) Inclusive and Qualitative Participation

(B) Easy Registration, Easy Correction

(C) Ethical Voting

(D) Inclusion

Q3. The first Ministerial Meeting of Arab-India Cooperation Forum was recently held at Manama. Manama is the capital city of?

(A) Oman

(B) Philippines

(C) Bahrain

(D) UAE

Q4. Who recently won the 2016 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold Badminton title?

(A) Saina Nehwal

(B) Carolina Marin

(C) Kirsty Gilmour

(D) PV Sindhu

Q5. Pandit Shankar Ghosh who passed away on 25 January 2016 was a famous exponent in?

(A) Guitar

(B) Keyboard

(C) Tabla

(D) Flute

Q6. Union cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 24 Jan. 2016 has recommended imposition of President’s Rule in which state under Article 356 (1) of the Constitution?

(A) Arunachal Pradesh

(B) Jammu and Kashmir

(C) Jharkhand

(D) Bihar

Q7. India’s largest tricolour was recently hoisted by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in which city?

(A) Thiruvananthapuram

(B) Ranchi

(C) Jaipur

(D) None of these

Q8. Which company has recently launched country’s first Social Mobile Wallet named Udio?

(A) Obopay

(B) Freecharge

(C) TranServ

(D) Paytm

Q9. Which country has topped in 2015 human development index (HDI) in the South Asia Region?

(A) Nepal

(B) India

(C) Bangladesh

(D) Sri Lanka

Q10. National Girl Child Day is observed on?

(A) 27 January

(B) 26 January

(C) 25 January

(D) 24 January

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Daily Current Affairs Updates – 25 January 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Current Affairs Updates for 25 January 2016 useful for all upcoming competitive exams.

1) 6th National Voters’ Day celebrated across India:

--> The Election Commission of India (ECI) has celebrated the 6th National Voters’ Day across the country.

--> Theme for year 2016 is Inclusive and Qualitative Participation.

--> To mark this day, ECI has organised National level function in New Delhi in which President Pranab Mukherjee was the Chief Guest. 

2) PV Sindhu won 2016 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold Badminton title:

--> Ace Indian Shuttler Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (World No.12) has won the 2016 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold Badminton title.

--> In the final match played at Penang she defeated Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour (World No.20) by 21-15, 21-9 score.

3) Tabla maestro Pandit Shankar Ghosh passes away:

--> Eminent tabla player Pandit Shankar Ghosh passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal.

--> He was amongst the most well-known tabla players in the country and followed the Farukhabad gharana of Hindustani classical music.

4) Union Cabinet clears President’s rule in Arunachal Pradesh:

--> The Union cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recommended imposition of President’s Rule in Arunachal Pradesh under Article 356 (1) of the Constitution.

--> Proposal in this regard has been forwarded to President Pranab Mukherjee after Union Government felt that Congress ruled state is heading for a constitutional breakdown.

5) India’s largest and tallest tricolour hoisted at Ranchi:

--> India’s largest tricolour was hoisted atop the tallest pole at Pahari Mandir in Ranchi,  by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.

--> This flag will remain hoisted for 24 hours and shall be illuminated with the help of twenty sodium vapour lights at night.

--> It is world’s largest and the highest hoisted Indian flag.

6) TranServ launches India’s first social mobile wallet Udio:

--> TranServ, a leading digital payments company, has launched India's 1st Social Mobile Wallet, Udio.

--> Udio Wallet integrates a social, community-driven aspect with anytime, anywhere accessibility to digital P2P (peer-to-peer) transactions via its secure and seamless payment structure, creating a ubiquitous ecosystem for both consumers and brands.

7) 9th National Girl Child Day observed on 24 January:

--> Nation on 24 January 2016 observed the 9th National Girl Child Day.

--> It is celebrated to spread awareness about the inequalities faced by the girl child in the country.

--> It is observed on 24 January every year.
Complete List of Padma Award Winners 2016 - PDFDownload

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Complete List of Padma Award Winners 2016 - PDF Download

Hi Aspirants...On the eve of Republic Day, the government announced the list of recipients of this year’s Padma awards 2016. The awardees include Bollywood actors, media personalities, former politicians, public officials and sportspersons who have made the country proud.

* Actor Rajinikanth, media baron Ramoji Rao, former J-K governor Jagmohan and spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will be awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award bestowed by India. It will also be awarded posthumously to Dhirubhai Ambani, who founded Reliance Industries.

* This year, the Padma Bhushan will go to former CAG Vinod Rai, Bollywood actor Anupam Kher and singer Udit Narayan. It will also go to former US Ambassador to India Robert D Blackwill, sportspersons Saina Nehwal and Sania Mirza, and Indu Jain of Bennett, Coleman & Co. 

* Senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam, actors Ajay Devgn and Priyanka Chopra are on the list of Padma Shri awardees, along with director SS Rajamouli (of Bahubali fame) and Bhojpuri singer Malini Awasthi.

* Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.

* These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year. This year the President of India has approved conferment of Padma Awards to 112 persons as per the list below. The list comprises of 10 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 83 Padma Shri Awardees.  19 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 10 persons from the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs (include one posthumous) and 4 Posthumous awardees.

Here is the list of Padma Vibhushan Award Winners 2015. The complete list of Padma Awards 2015 (Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri) can be viewed/downloaded from the PDF link below.

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PADMA VIBHUSHAN

Sl. No	Name	Field	State
1.	Ms. Yamini Krishnamurthi	Art- Classical dance	Delhi
2.	Shri Rajinikanth	Art-Cinema	Tamil Nadu
3.	Smt. Girija Devi	Art-Classical Vocal	West Bengal
4.	Shri Ramoji Rao	Literature & Education-Journalism	Andhra Pradesh
5.	Dr. Viswanathan Shanta	Medicine- Oncology	Tamil Nadu
6.	Shri Shri Ravi Shankar	Others-Spiritualism	Karnataka
7.	Shri Jagmohan	Public Affairs	Delhi
8.	Dr.Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre	Science & Engineering	Karnataka
9.	Shri Avinash Dixit (Foreigner)	Literature & Education	USA
10.	Late Shri Dhiru Bhai Ambani (Posthumous)	Trade & Industry	Maharashtra

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Daily Current Affairs – 22 January 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Daily Current Affairs updates for 22 January 2016.

1) Atulesh Jindal appointed new CBDT chief:

--> Atulesh Jindal was on 21 January 2016 appointed Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex policy making body of Income Tax department.

--> He will succeed A K Jain, who completes his term this month-end.

--> Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Jindal as Chairman CBDT, an order issued by Department of Personnel and Training said.

--> Jindal, a 1978 batch Indian Revenue Service ( IRS) officer, is currently working as Member (Revenue) in the CBDT. 

2) 4th India Africa Hydrocarbons Conference begins in New Delhi:

--> The fourth edition of India Africa Hydrocarbons Conference (IAHC) has begun on January 21, 2016 in New Delhi.

3) BEPS guidelines of OECD to be implemented in India from 1 April 2016:

--> India will change laws in the upcoming budget to make country-by-country reporting mandatory for Indian multinationals to ensure they follow so-called base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) guidelines.

--> These norms will have to be followed by Indian companies from the financial year that begins on 1 April 2016.

4) RBI asks banks to extend loans to women SHGs at 7% rate:

--> RBI asked banks to provide loans up to Rs 3 lakh at 7 per cent interest rate to Women Self-Help Group (SHG) under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM)-Aajeevika scheme during 2015-16.

--> The commercial banks and cooperative banks will lend to all the women SHGs in rural areas at the rate of 7 per cent in the 150 districts, it said.

5) Jodhpur's Umaid Bhawan Palace named the world's best hotel of 2016:

--> Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, on 21 January 2016 won the award of the world's best hotel at the Travellers' Choice award organised by TripAdvisor.

6) Moldovan parliament appointed Pavel Filip as Prime Minister:

--> Moldovan parliament on 20 January 2016 appointed Pavel Filip as the Prime Minister.

--> He would be the third prime minister of Moldova in less than a year.

7) India and Oman conduct bilateral naval exercise 'Naseem Al Bahr':

--> India and Oman will conduct 10th edition of bilateral maritime exercise 'Naseem Al Bahr' in the Arabian Sea from January 22 to January 27, 2016.

--> Naseem Al Bahr epitomises the strong long term strategic relationship between the two countries.

--> Initiated in 1993, the exercise has matured over the years with increasing scope, complexity of operations and level of participation," said a Ministry of Defence.

8) Amitabh Bachchan And Priyanka Chopra: New Face Of Incredible India:

--> Actors Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra will replace Aamir Khan as new ambassadors of the Incredible India campaign to market the country to tourists abroad.

--> Bollywood veteran Mr Bachchan, 73, the brand ambassador of Gujarat Tourism, had been picked for the position some time ago. His name was reportedly suggested by the Prime Minister's office.

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Current Affairs Quiz Questions – 21 January 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 21 January 2016. Trending topics for the day include IRNSS-1E, Mrilalini Sarabhai, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy etc. You can check complete details by attempting the quiz. 

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Q1. ISRO on 20 January 2016 launched IRNSS-1E, the fifth satellite in IRNSS series using?

(A) PSLV-C29

(B) PSLV-C30

(C) PSLV-C31

(D) PSLV-C32

Q2. Which state Cabinet approved 35 percent reservation for women in government jobs recently?

(A) Jharkhand

(B) Bihar

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Kerala

Q3. Name the renowned Classical Dancer who died on 21 January 2016?

(A) Mrilalini Sarabhai

(B) Margi Sathi

(C) Kalamandalam Sathyabhama

(D) None of these

Q4. Which team won 2014-2015 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 20 January 2016?

(A) Kerala

(B) Baroda

(C) Mumbai

(D) Uttar Pradesh

Q5. Who has assumed charge as the executive director of Greenpeace India on 20 January 2016?

(A) Samit Aich

(B) Nikhil Chopra

(C) Ravi Chellam

(D) Salim Haque

Q6. PM Narendra Modi released book titled The Z Factor written by whom on 20 January 2016?

(A) Subhash Chandra

(B) Rahul Verma

(C) Vivek Singh

(D) None of these

Q7. Newly introduced train Mahamana Express will run between which stations from 22 January 2016?

(A) Mumbai and Chennai

(B) Varanasi and Delhi

(C) Bangalore and Ahemedabad

(D) Chennai and Varanasi

Q8. These states celebrated their statehood on 21 January 2016. Which among the state is not one amongst them?

(A) Kerala

(B) Meghalaya

(C) Manipur

(D) Tripura

Q9. Which Indian city will host the 19th National Conference on e-Governance?

(A) Kochi

(B) Pune

(C) Nagpur

(D) Guwahati

Q10. Which country on 21 January 2016 agreed to exclusively provide Biofarming technology to India?

(A) France

(B) Canada

(C) Bhutan

(D) Mauritius

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Daily Current Affairs & GK Updates: 21 January 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Daily Current Affairs Updates for 21 January 2016.

1) INS Viraat begun its final journey:

--> After nearly 60 years of sailing across the oceans, the Indian Navy's warhorse aircraft carrier, the INS Viraat, is now making her last operational deployment before she is retired later this year.

--> With more than 1, 200 officers and sailors onboard, the Viraat, which entered service on May 12, 1987. 

2) Renowned Classical Dancer Mrilalini Sarabhai passes away:

--> Renowned Classical Dancer Mrilalini Sarabhai passed away on 21 January 2016 in Ahmedabad.

--> Mrinalini Sarabhai was one of the best known faces of Indian classical dance. She was an expert dancer in Bharatanatyam and Kathakali.

--> She was married to the physicist Vikram Sarabhai.

--> She received Padma Bhushan in 1992 and Padma Shri in 1965.

3) Uttar Pradesh won 2014-2015 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy:

--> Uttar Pradesh on 20 January 2016 won its maiden Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy with a 38-run win over two- time champions Baroda in the final played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

--> It was Uttar Pradesh’s ninth straight win in the tournament, including five in the preliminary league phase and three more in the super league stage.

4) Ravi Chellam Takes Charge As Head Of Greenpeace India:

--> Noted environmentalist Ravi Chellam has assumed charge as the executive director of Greenpeace India on 20 January 2016.

--> Chellam succeeds former Executive Director Samit Aich, who had resigned in June 2015.

5) PM Narendra Modi released book titled The Z Factor written by Subhash Chandra:

--> The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 20 January 2016 released a book titled The Z Factor: My Journey as the Wrong Man at the Right Time in New Delhi.

--> The book is the autobiography of the promoter of Essel/ Zee Group Subhash Chandra.

6) PM Modi to Flag Off Mahamana Express:

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to flag off Mahamana superfast express from Dreka ground on his visit to Varanasi on 22 January 2016.

--> The train has been named Mahamana Express after Mahamana Madan Mohan Malviya, the founder of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU).

--> It will run between Varanasi and Delhi via Lucknow thrice a week.

7) Three northeastern states celebrate their Foundation Days:

--> Three northeastern states of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya on 21 January 2016 organised numerous programmes and events to celebrate their Foundation Days.

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the people of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya on their statehood days.
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