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.

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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?

Answer: Sikkim
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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.

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12 September 2016 Current Affairs Quiz Questions

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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?

Answer: Game of Thrones

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Current Affairs Quiz 11 September 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz Questions for 11 September 2016 useful for all upcoming exams.

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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 2 September 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 2 September 2016 in MCQ format. This Quiz will be very useful for all upcoming SSC, Banking, Insurance, RBI and other exams. Click the ‘START QUIZ’ button to attempt the quiz with Multiple Choice Options.

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1. Name the new mobile operator which officially launched on 1 September 2016?

Answer: Reliance Jio

2. International Day Against Nuclear Tests was observed on?

Answer: August 29

3. Guinness World Records on 1 September 2016 declared Majuli as the largest river island in the world. Majuli is in which state?

Answer: Assam

4. Which rocket of SpaceX was destroyed recently in an explosion during a propellant fill operation?

Answer: Falcon 9

5. Which bank has recently launched USSD (unstructured supplementary service data) based ‘*99#’ mobile application?

Answer: Union Bank of India

6. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on 1 September 2016 launched an insurance scheme for passengers travelling on e- ticket. The insurance cover will be up to ___ lakh rupees?

Answer: 10 lakhs

Note: The insurance coverage will be available in case of train accidents and other untoward incidents, including terrorist attack, dacoity, rioting, shooting or arson.

7. Carnatic singer Thodur Madabusi Krishna and Bezwada Wilson, campaigner for eradication of manual scavenging, on 31 August 2016 received which prestigious award?

Answer: Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016

8. The 2016 Summer Paralympics will start on 7 September 2016 in which city?

Answer: Rio de Janeiro

9. Former West Indies paceman Courtney Walsh was recently appointed as the specialist bowling coach of which team?

Answer: Bangladesh

10. Which company on 31 August 2016 announced the acquisition of sports broadcasting business of Zee Entertainment for 385 million US dollar in an all-cash deal?

Answer: Sony Pictures Networks India

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