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 Mock Test September 2016 (Second Week)

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May 2016 Current Affairs Questions PDF - Third Week

Hi Aspirants, Here are the Important Current Affairs Questions from the Third week of May 2016 useful for all upcoming competitive exams. We have covered all the important happenings of the week keeping in mind all the upcoming exams like Civil Services Exam 2016, SBI PO 2016, SBI Clerk 2016, SSC CGL 2016 Tier-1, SSC Stenographer Exam, SSC CHSL 2016 etc. You can download the PDF from the below link.

1) Who was appointed as the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Puducherry on 22 May 2016? - Kiran Bedi

Note: She will succeed Ajay Kumar Singh, the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, who was holding the additional charge of Puducherry since July 2014.

2) ISRO on 23 May 2016 successfully launched its maiden indigenous winged ____ from Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh? - Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV)

3) Which country on 22 May 2016 won the 2016 Thomas Cup badminton tournament? - Denmark

Note: This was Denmark’s first ever win in the international tournament.

4) Who was on 22 May 2016 unanimously elected as 34th BCCI President? - Anurag Thakur

Note: He is the second youngest BCCI chief. Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad in 1963 became the youngest BCCI President at the age of 33. Thakur succeeds Shashank Manohar who stepped down from the position to take up the ICC chief's job.

Aspirants please note - Anurag Thakur is also a BJP MP in Lok Sabha from Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur district.

5) Which club on 15 May 2016 retained the Spanish league title La Liga with 3-0 score against Granada in the final match? - Barcelona FC

6) Who won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for her novel 'The Vegetarian'? - South Korean author, Han Kang

7) Who on 15 May 2016 became Formula One's youngest race winner after winning the Spanish Grand Prix? - Max Verstappen

8) Which former players were on 13 May 2016 appointed to the ICC Cricket Committee for a 3-year term? - India captain Rahul Dravid and ex-Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardena

9) Which country on 21 May 2016 won the Uber Cup badminton title? - China

Note: In the final played at the Kunshan Sports Centre Gymnasium in Beijing, the host country defeated South Korea 3-1. India won the bronze of the Uber Cup tournament after they suffered a 0-3 defeat at the hands of defending champions China in the semifinals.

10) Which club on 21 May 2016 clinched the Federation Cup football title for the 14th time? - Mohun Bagan

Note: In the final played at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati, Bagan defated Aizwal FC 5-0.

11) Which club on 19 May 2016 won the 2016 UEFA Europa League title? - Spanish’s oldest football club Sevilla

12) Name the Indian journalist and Councillor who was on 19 May 2016 elected unanimously as the Deputy Mayor of Loughton town in the United Kingdom? - Philip Abraham

13) India on 18 May 2016 successfully test fired indigenously developed ____ missile from the Chandipur, off Odisha coast? - Prithvi-II

14) World Hypertension Day(WHD) was observed across the world on? - 17 May 2016

Note: The theme was Know Your Numbers.

15) SBI on 17 May 2016 informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) that it is seeking in-principle sanction of the Union Government to enter into negotiation with its 5 subsidiaries and Bharatiya Mahila Bank for acquisition. Name the 5 subsidiaries of SBI?

1. State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur

2. State Bank of Hyderabad

3. State Bank of Mysore

4. State Bank of Patiala

5. State Bank of Travancore

16) World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) was observed on? - 17 May

Note: This year, WTISD focused on the theme ICT entrepreneurship for social impact.

17) International Day of Families was observed across the world on? -  15 May

Note: The theme for the year was Families, healthy lives and sustainable future.

18) FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) on 14 May 2016 appointed ____ as deputy chairman of its Governance Committee? - Justice (retd) Mukul Mudgal

19) ____ becomes first Indian to be given IAF Hall of Fame Award? - U. R. Rao, noted space scientist

20) Who on 16 May 2016 was sworn in as the acting Chief Justice of Tripura High Court? - Justice Tinlianthang Vaiphei

21) Who on 16 May 2016 was sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court? - Justice Deepak Gupta

22) Which bank on 16 May 2016 launched SmartUp solution? - HDFC Bank Ltd

Note: It is a first-of-its-kind dedicated platform for start-ups to fulfill all their banking needs.

23) Name the Steeplechase athlete who on 14 May 2016 set a national record in women’s 3000m steeplechase event to finish eighth at the IAAF World Diamond League held at Shanghai? - Sudha Singh

24) Apple Inc. on 19 May 2016 opened a new Development Office in which city of India? - Hyderabad, Telangana

25) Who was appointed as Principal Adviser (Social Sector) in NITI Aayog for 3-years recently? - Ratan P Watal

Note: He is the Former Finance Secretary. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Arvind Panagariya are the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson of the institution. mitabh Kant is the Chief Executive Officer of the NITI Aayog.

26) United Nations (UN) observed the International Day for Biological Diversity (IBD) on? - 22 May 2016

Note: The theme for the year 2016 is Mainstreaming Biodiversity; Sustaining People and their Livelihoods.

27) Who was sworn-in as the President of Taiwan on 20 May 2016? - Tsai Ing-wen

28) Which country on 15 May 2016 launched the Yagoan-30 remote sensing satellite? – China

29) ____ on 18 May 2016 conducted the trial run of India's first ever Metro train equipped to run in the driverless mode? - Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

30) Name India’s oldest living Test cricketer who died recently? - Deepak Shodhan

31) Who on 14 May 2016 was sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court? - Justice Navin Sinha

32) Who was on 20 May 2016 selected as the Prime Minister of Turkey? - Binali Yildirim

33) International Day to End Obstetric Fistula was observed across the world on? - 23 May

Note: The theme for this year was End fistula within a generation

34) Income Tax (IT) department on 17 May 2016 launched an electronic grievance redressal system ____ to fast track taxpayer grievances? - e-nivaran

35) World’s largest Single Rooftop Solar Power Plant with capacity of 11.5 MegaWatt (MW) was inaugurated at Dera Baba Jaimal Singh at Beas, in? - Amritsar, Punjab

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Current Affairs Free PDF Download - May 2016 (Second Week)

Hi Aspirants, Here are the Important Current Affairs Questions from the second week of May 2016 useful for all upcoming competitive exams. We have covered all the important happenings of the week keeping in mind all the upcoming exams like Civil Services Exam 2016, SBI PO 2016, SBI Clerk 2016, University Assistant Exam 2016, SSC CGL 2016 Tier-1, SSC Stenographer Exam, SSC CHSL 2016 etc. You can download the PDF from the below link.

1) Who was on 12 May 2016 elected unanimously and unopposed as the Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) by the Board? - Shashank Manohar

Note: Manohar is the first elected independent Chairman of the Cricket governing body and will serve for two-year term with immediate effect.

2) National Technology Day was celebrated across India on? - 11 May

Note: The theme for celebrations of the Technology Day 2016 is Technology enablers of Startup India. The day commemorates the anniversary of first of the five tests of Operation Shakti (Pokhran-II) nuclear test which was held on 11 May 1998 in Pokhran, Rajasthan.

3) Who was on 9 May 2016 appointed as Additional Solicitor General (ASG)? - Atma Ram Nadkarni

4) Who recently become the first Muslim mayor of London? - British Labour party's Sadiq Khan

5) 112, the single emergency number that will help people to reach immediate services of police, ambulance and fire department will be operational throughout India from? - 1 January 2017

6) Which player on 15 May 2016 won his first Italian Open Men's Singles Tennis title? - Andy Murray

Note: In the final played in Rome, third-ranked Murray defeated the top-ranked Djokovic 6-3, 6-3.

7) International Nurses Day is observed on? - 12 May

8) Name the England’s women cricket team captain who announced her international retirement on 11 May 2016? - Charlotte Edwards

9) President Pranab Mukherjee on 11 May 2016 signed the warrant for the appointment of four judges to the Supreme Court. Name them?

Justice AM Khanwilkar of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, Justice DY Chandrachud of the Allahabad High Court,  Justice Ashok Bhushan of the Kerala High Court and L Nageshwar Rao.

Note: With this sworn-in event, the judicial strength of the Supreme Court will move up to 28.

10) World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) was observed across the world on? - 10 May

11) Which state on 7 May 2016 accorded minority status to the Jain community? – Gujarat

12) Sania Mirza and ____ on 15 May 2016 captured the Italian Open women's doubles title? - Martina Hingis

13) Who was recently named as the first female secretary general of FIFA? - Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura

14) India on 15 May 2016 successfully test fired an indigenously developed Advanced Air Defence interceptor missile named? - Ashwin

Note: It was launched from the complex of Abdul Kalam Island (formerly known as Wheeler Island) off Odisha coast.

15) Who on 10 May 2016 resigned as the President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)? - Shashank Manohar

16) ____ on 11 May 2016 struck down the regulation of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) which made it mandatory for telecom companies to compensate subscribers for call drops from January 2016? - Supreme Court

17) Name the Indian-American elementary teacher who was named as 2016 Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year? - Revathi Balakrishnan

18) Who was on 10 May 2016 named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the second straight year? - Stephen Curry

19) ___ is the only Indian in Forbes Most Powerful People in the Financial World list released on 11 May 2016? - Uday Kotak

20) Which player on 7 May 2016 won the women singles title of the Madrid Open? - Romanian tennis player Simona Halep

21) Which player on 8 May 2016 defeated Andy Murray 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to conquer the Mutua Madrid Open title? - Novac Djokovic

22) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 9 May 2016 announced that it will shortly issue 1000 rupees denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series – 2005 with the inset letter ____ in both the number panels? - 'R'

23) Which state Government in the first week of May 2016 decided to establish Asia’s first-ever Rice Technology Park at Gangavati? – Karnataka

24) World Health Organisation (WHO) on 12 May 2016 in a survey announced that New Delhi is no longer the worst polluted city in the world in terms of air quality. Which city is now the worst polluted city in the world? - Iran's Zabol

25) Which country on 4 May 2016 honoured the late bollywood film maker Yash Chopra with a special statue? - Switzerland

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Current Affairs May 2016 PDF Download - First Week

Hi Aspirants, Here are the Important Current Affairs Questions from the first week of May 2016 useful for all upcoming competitive exams. We have covered all the important happenings of the week keeping in mind all the upcoming exams like Civil Services Exam 2016, SBI PO 2016, SBI Clerk 2016, University Assistant Exam 2016, SSC CGL 2016 Tier-1, SSC Stenographer Exam, SSC CHSL 2016 etc. You can download the PDF from the below link.

1) Who was appointed as the next Chief of the Naval Staff on 5 May 2016? - Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba

Note: He will assume the charge on 31 May 2016 as the 23rd chief of Indian Navy and 21st as an Indian. He will succeed present Navy Chief Admiral Robin K. Dhowan, who will superannuate from the post on 31 May 2016.

2) President Pranab Mukherjee on 3 May 2016 conferred National film awards for the year 2015 in various categories at the 63rd National Film Awards Function held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The President also conferred 2015 Dada Saheb Phalke Award to? - Manoj Kumar

3) Which club was crowned as champions of English Premier League on 2 May 2016? - Leicester City

Note: This is the first time in the club’s 132-year history that Leicester is champion of England.

4) Who was on 6 May 2016 appointed as head coach of Pakistan Cricket Team? - Mickey Arthur

Note: He succeeded Waqar Younis, who resigned after Pakistan's early exit from the World T20 tournament.

5) Which bank on 6 May 2016 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the New Development Bank (NDB) of BRICS to establish a strategic partnership in the areas of bond issuances, co-financing, treasury management and human resources? - ICICI Bank

Note: NDB is a multilateral development bank established by the BRICS states which are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

6) Which country on 6 May 2016 won the Asian Kabaddi Championship 2016 (Circle Style)? - Pakistan

Note: Tournament was held at Wah Cantonment in Pakistan. They defeated India by 19 points.

7) World Press Freedom Day was on 3 May 2016 observed across the world with the theme? - Access to Information and Fundamental Freedoms - This Is Your Right!

8) Who on 1 May 2016 won 2016 Russian Grand Prix? - Nico Rosberg

9) Who on 24 April 2016 created a record by scoring 21-ball century in the Tobago Cricket Association’s T20 tournament at Louis D'or? - Tobago batsman Iraq Thomas

10) Alberta Wildfire hit which country in the first week of May 2016? – Canada

11) Name the Indian who won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for 2016, for the Asia region? - Parashar Kulkarni

12) Who on 2 May 2016 won World Championship title of Snooker? - Mark Selby

13) Supreme Court banned all diesel cabs in which city from May 1? - NCR-Delhi

14) Who on 28 April 2016 won the prestigious Mandela - Graça Machel Innovation Award 2016 in Bogota, Colombia? - Tabassum Adnan, a women’s rights activist from Pakistan

15) International Labour Day was celebrated on 1 May 2016 with theme? - Celebrating the international labour movement

16) The International Jazz Day 2016 was observed across the world on? - 30 April 2016

17) Who on 4 May 2016 took over as the part-time Chairperson in the National Statistical Commission? - Dr Radha Binod Barman

18) United States of America (US) Navy on 2 May 2016 tested the world's largest unmanned surface vessel named ____ in San Diego? - Sea Hunter

19) ____ Committee on Yoga Education in Universities has recommended seven programmes for implementation in universities on 5 May 2016? - H.R. Nagendra Committee

20) Who was on 5 May 2016 appointed the Chief of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)? - Senior IPS officer Kumar Rajesh Chandra

21) Who was re-elected as Prime Minister of Ireland on 6 May 2016? - Taoiseach Enda Kenny

22) Which state government on 1 May 2016 launched Chandranna Bima Yojana? - Andhra Pradesh

23) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1 May 2016 launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) at? - Ballia, Uttar Pradesh

24) Which organization recently released a report titled ‘Protecting people through nature’ with the subtitle ‘Natural world heritage sites as Drivers of sustainable development.'? - World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

25) Name the new Offshore patrol vessel launched on 5 May 2016? - ICGS Shaurya

26) Indian Navy on 28 April 2016 decommissioned Indian Naval Ships ____ and ___ at a ceremony in the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai? - (INS) Veer and Nipat

27) Which state government recently launched Adi Praman, online app for tribal caste validity certificate? - Maharashtra 

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Current Affairs free eBook PDF - December 2015 (Last Week)

Hi Aspirtants..Hope you have read the last four issues of our weekly Current Affairs PDF for December 2015. Here is the PDF for the last week. We have tried to update all the important happenings during this last week in this useful PDF Capsule. You can download this print freindly PDF completely free from the below link. Also comment your suggestions and feedback for further improvement. 

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Let's have a look at the important happenings from December 2015 Last Week.

1) After how many years, an Indian PM visited Pakistan as Narendra Modi visited Lahore to meet the PM of Pakistan on 25 December 2015? - 11 years

2) Premier Badminton League announced which Bollywood superstar as the brand ambassador for the much-awaited badminton League beginning January 2, 2016? - Akshay Kumar

3) Sadhana Shivdasani, who passed away recently, was related to which of the following fields? – Actress

4) Which of the following states will host the 2019 National Games of India? - Andhra Pradesh

5) Which football player awarded with the Best Player of the Year at Globe Soccer Awards 2015 recently? - Lionel Messi

6) Name the Indigenously developed Air-to-Air missile which was on 25 December 2015 successfully test fired by India? - Astra

7) Who became the youngest ever goal-scorer for India in football on 27 December 2015? - Lallianzuala Chhangte

8) Which team on 28 December 2015 clinched the Vijay Hazare Trophy? - Gujarat

9) Who was on 28 December 2015 given the additional charge of Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog? - Amitabh Kant

10)Who has been selected for the 51st Jnanpith award 2015? - Raghuveer Chaudhary

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