Current Affairs MCQ Quiz: 30 August 2015

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1) Onam which was celebrated on 28 August 2015 is the state festival of?

(A) Kerala

(B) Jharkhand

(C) Bihar

(D) Tamil Nadu

2) Who has recently won 200 metre title in the World Athletics Championships held in Beijing, China?

(A) Justin Gatlin

(B) Anaso Jobodwana

(C) Alonso Edwards

(D) Usain Bolt

3) Vassiliki Thanou was on 28 August 2015 appointed as the first female Prime Minister of?

(A) Thailand

(B) Greece

(C) Brazil

(D) Canada

4) Name the Indian agricultural scientist who has been chosen for the inaugural Sunhak Peace Prize?

(A) Dr Arun Sheshadri

(B) Dr Sanjay Rajaram

(C) Dr Modadugu Vijay Gupta

(D) Dr Madav Gadgil

5) ISRO on 27 August 2015 has successfully placed communication satellite GSAT-6 into orbit using?

(A) GSLV-D6

(B) PSLC-C30

(C) PSLV-C31

(D) GSLV-D7

6) Union Government has recently declared the names of ___ cities for its ambitious Smart Cities Project?

(A) 101

(B) 99

(C) 105

(D) 98

7) Rajiv Mangla was recently appointed as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of which eCommerce major?

(A) Flipkart

(B) Amazon

(C) Snapdeal

(D) Myntra

8) Which tennis player was recently appointed as a new goodwill ambassador of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)?

(A) Rafael Nadal

(B) Novak Djokovic

(C) Andy Murray

(D) Roger Federer

9) As announced recently, Aurangzeb Road, one of Delhi’s most elite addresses, will be renamed after which personality?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

(C) Rajiv Gandhi

(D) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

10) Sreejesh P R who was awarded Arjuna Award 2015 is related to whcih sport?

(A) Badminton

(B) Hockey

(C) Kabaddi

(D) Rowing

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Employment News: 22nd August - 28th August 2015

Friends..Here is the important Employment News updates for the week ending 28 August 2015.

1. UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION .

Name of Post – Divisional Medical Officer, Dental Surgeons, etc.. 

No. of Vacancies – 216

Last Date – 11.09.2015.

2. MILITARY ENGINEER SERVICES

Name of Posts –Astt. Draughtsman (Astt. ‘D’Man), Civil Motor Driver, etc.

No. of Vacancies - 456

Last Date – 28.09.2015. 

3. AIR INDIA CHARTERS LIMITED

Name of Posts – Pilots, Airline Attendants.

No. of Vacancies – 243

Date- 15 days from the date publication

4. CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE

Name of Posts – Drivers.

No. of Vacancies –156

Last Date – - - 03.10.2015.

5. EASTERN RAILWAY

Name of Post –Fitters, Machinists, Painters, etc.

No. of Vacancies -525

Last Date: – 28.09.2015

6. DIRECTORATE OF CONSTRUCTION, SERVICE & ESTATE MANAGEMENT

Name of Post –Scientific Assistants (Horticulture), Technicians (Electrical), etc.

No. of Vacancies –46

Last Date – 21.09.2015

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Current Affairs Quiz – 27 August 2015

Friends.. Here is the Top Current Affairs Questions for 27 August 2015 covering all important aspects for upcoming Bank/UPSC/SSC Exams. We have prepared this Multiple Choice Quiz in the exam format. You can attempt the Quiz and check your score in real time. Attempt and share your score.

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1) As per the 2011 census data on religion released by Union Government on 26 August 2015, ___% of the population in India are Hindus?

(A) 55 %

(B) 79.8 %

(C) 83.75 %

(D) 92.65 %

2) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated Bandhan Bank as a full-fledged scheduled commercial bank on 23 August 2015. It will be head quartered at?

(A) Mumbai

(B) Chennai

(C) Kolkata

(D) New Delhi

3) Union government recently launched a telemedicine initiative named?

(A) Sehat

(B) Ayush

(C) Yogi

(D) Svasya

4) Justin Wilson who died recently after suffering a traumatic brain injury was related to which sport?

(A) Golf

(B) Football

(C) Cricket

(D) Formula One

5) Naval Singh who was awarded Dronacharya Award 2015 was related to?

(A) Athletics Para

(B) Swimming

(C) Wrestling

(D) Boxing

6) Justice Madanlal Laxmandas Tahaliyani was recently sworn-in as the new Lokayukta of?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Kerala

(D) Uttar Pradesh

7) India and which country have recently inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of Raxaul-Amlekhgunj oil pipeline?

(A) Tajikistan

(B) Bangladesh

(C) Nepal

(D) Iran

8) Who was recently appointed as the Chairman of India’s Oscar jury by Mumbai based Film Federation of India (FFI)?

(A) Suresh Gopi

(B) Gajendra Chauhan

(C) Om Puri

(D) Amol Palekar

9) Which state will house world's largest 750 Mega Watts(MW) solar power station in Rewa district?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Gujarat

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Rajasthan

10) Who among the following has won the Cincinnati Masters Tennis title for record seventh time in men’s singles?

(A) Novak Djokovic

(B) Roger Federer

(C) Andy Murray

(D) Stan Warinka

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Current Affairs PDF Capsule - August 2015

Hi friends.. In this post we bring you the Important Current Affairs events for the month of August 2015 in a PDF capsule format. August/September 2015 are filled with many competitive exams being conducted by SSC, UPSC, IBPS and other PSC etc. 

Our Current Affairs PDF Capsules are always liked by thousands of aspirants. We at Currentaffairs4examz prepare the capsule keeping in mind these exams. You can download the PDF capsule from the below link. You can download the PDF in your Desktop/Laptop/Tab/Mobiles and read wherever you go. If you like the PDF share it with your friends too. Your suggestions are welcome for further improvement.

We will be posting Current Affairs Week wise in this post. For the moment we updated First Week PDF. Remaining weeks PDF will be added soon & we are working on it. 

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Aug 2015 First Week Current Affairs 

1) Global satellite called GlobalSat for DRR was in news in the first week of August 2015 as it was proposed to be named after? - Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

2) Name the Indo-UK bilateral Air Exercise which concluded on 30 July 2015? – Indradhanush

3) Who was on 3 August 2015 appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Patna High Court? - Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari

4) Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on 2 August 2015 lifted the 5-year ban on Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on entering which stadium? - Wankhede Stadium

5) Name the Indian gymnast who on 3 August 2015 clinched the women's vault bronze medal at the 6th Senior ART Gymnastics Asian Championships at Hiroshima, Japan? - Dipa Karmakar

6) Union Government on 31 July 2015 decided declared which day as National Handloom Day every year beginning from year 2015? - 7th August

7) Bharti Airtel on 6 August 2015 launched pan-India 4G high-speed data services in how many towns across India? – 296

8) Which state recently launched scheme named Thari Pension Thare Pass? – Haryana

9) Who was on 7 August 2015 appointed as the chairperson of Accenture India? - Rekha M Menon

10) Forbes on 4 August 2015 released the list of 2015 World's Highest-Paid Actors. Who topped the list? - Robert Downey Jr

11) Who won the women’s squash title in the 15000 US Dollar Victorian Open WSA Event in Melbourne, Australia on 2 August 2015? - Joshna Chinappa

12) Who was on 3 August 2015 appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mercedes-Benz India with effect from 1 October 2015? - Roland S Folger

13) Which state government on 31 July 2015 instituted a youth award in the name of former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam? - Tamil Nadu

14) Who was on 5 August 2015 awarded with Poland's Solidarity Prize 2015? - Zhanna Nemtsova

15) Who was on 6 August 2015 appointed as the United States (US) Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives? - Atul Keshap

16) Who was on 3 August 2015 chosen for the Uttar Pradesh's highest literary award Bharat Bharti for the year 2014? - Hindi litterateur Kashinath Singh

17) Multi Application Solar Telescope (MAST), a telescope for the detailed study of the solar activity including its magnetic field, was recently operationalised at? - Udaipur Solar Observatory (USO) of Physical Research Laboratory (PRL)

18) 1974 Land Border Agreement between India and which country came into effect at midnight on 31 July 2015? - Bangladesh

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Current Affairs Quiz: 21 August 2015

Friends..Here is the Daily Current Affairs Quiz Questions for 21 August 2015. Questions will be very handy for upcoming exams. Brush up your knowledge attempting our quizzes. 

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1) Name the web-based portal launched by Government on 20 August 2015 for the students seeking educational loans?

(A) Vidyalakshmi

(B) Saraswathi

(C) Vidya Bank

(D) None of these

2) Cochin International Airport Ltd in which state has recently become the first airport in the world to fully operate on solar power?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Gujarat

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Kerala

3) ____ has recently become the first country in the world to receive funds from United Nations for its fast growing Solar Home Systems?

(A) India

(B) China

(C) Bangladesh

(D) Nepal

4) Who was on 20 August 2015 appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India Ltd?

(A) Rohit Nandan

(B) Ashwani Lohani

(C) Gargi Kaul

(D) Pankaj Srivastava

5) Which among the following have been named among the world’s 100 most innovative companies by Forbes?

(A) Hindustan Unilever

(B) Sun Pharma Industries

(C) Tata Consultancy Services

(D) All of these

6) Who among the following has been conferred with Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2015?

(A) Sulochana Latkar

(B) Lata Mangeshkar

(C) Dr. Anil Kakodkar

(D) Babasaheb Purandare

7) Zia Haider Rahman who recently won James Tait Black award 2015, UK’s oldest literary prize for his first novel, In the Light of What We Know, belongs to which country?

(A) UAE

(B) Pakistan

(C) Bangladesh

(D) Sri Lanka

8) Which country has recently won the maiden Under-16 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) championship title 2015?

(A) Afghanistan

(B) Bangladesh

(C) India

(D) Nepal

9) Sebastian Coe, who has been elected as President of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on 19 August 2015 belongs to which country?

(A) United Kingdom

(B) Australia

(C) Italy

(D) Russia

10) Actor Paravoor Bharathan who passed away on 19 August 2015 was famous in which film industry?

(A) Tamil

(B) Kannada

(C) Malayalam

(D) Telugu 

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18 August 2015 Current Affairs Online Quiz

Friends..Here is the Daily Current Affairs Quiz Questions for 18 August 2015. Questions will be very handy for upcoming exams. 

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1) Which bank on 18 August 2015 launched ‘Smart Vault’, first of its kind fully automated digital locker facility in India?

(A) Axis Bank

(B) Yes Bank

(C) ICICI Bank

(D) Punjab National Bank

2) Name the wife of President Pranab Mukherjee who passed away in New Delhi on 18 August 2015?

(A) Suvra Mukherjee

(B) Sharmistha Mukherjee

(C) Rani Mukherjee

(D) Dhanya Mukherjee

3) State Bank of India on 18 August 2015 launched a mobile wallet app, SBI Buddy, in collaboration with Accenture and?

(A) Visa

(B) Paytm

(C) Paypal

(D) Mastercard

4) Kishor Piraji Kharat was on 17 August 2015 appointed as the new Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of?

(A) SIDBI

(B) NABARD

(C) IDBI

(D) SEBI

5) Which country recently successfully tested the power system (engines) of its stated to be the largest space launch vehicle viz. Long March-5 carrier?

(A) Russia

(B) JFrance

(C) UK

(D) China

6) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a two day visit to which gulf country from 16 to 17 August 2015?

(A) UAE

(B) Oman

(C) Iran

(D) Egypt

7) Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was recently appointed as the new ambassador for the Tiger Conservation Project by which state?

(A) Kerala

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Rajasthan

(D) West Bengal

8) Which Indian golfer created history on 16 August 2015 by becoming the first from the country to finish inside the top-five of a Major golf tournament?

(A) Jeev Milkha Singh

(B) Shiv Kapur

(C) Anirban Lahiri

(D) Arjun Atwal

9) Which state government on 17 August 2015 signed a MoU with Gautam Adani-led Adani Ports for building 7,525 crore rupees Vizhinjam seaport project?

(A) Kerala

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Gujarat

(D) Andhra Pradesh

10) Who recently won Rogers Cup Masters Tennis Tournament 2015?

(A) Stan Wawrinka

(B) Novak Djokovic

(C) Andy Murray

(D) Rafael Nadal 

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Current Affairs Daily Updates: 16 August 2015

Friends.. Here is the Important Daily Current Affairs Updates for 16 August 2015. Also Check Our Current Affairs Quiz 2015.

1) Saina Nehwal settles for silver at World Badminton Championship:

--> Saina Nehwal's quest to become the first Indian world champion in badminton ended in heartbreak as she lost in straight games to title holder Carolina Marin in the summit showdown of the mega-event in Jakarta on 16 August 2015.

--> The world number two Indian went down 16-21 19-21 to her numero uno nemesis from Spain in a match which lasted 59 minutes.

--> It was the second successive loss in a major final for Saina even though the silver medal she settled for is the best performance by an Indian in the showpiece.

--> This was India's fifth medal at the World Championship after P V Sindhu clinched the bronze twice in 2013 and 2014 and Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa notched up a bronze in women's doubles at the 2011 edition. 

2) Abhishek Verma clinched gold for India at Archery World Cup:

--> Abhishek Verma gave India a perfect Independence Day gift by clinching the gold medal in the compound men’s individual section to open their account in the Archery World Cup Stage 3 on 15 August 2015.

--> World number 18 was at his best in the individual final as he held on to his lead to wrap up the issue 148-145 against Esmaeil Ebadi of Iran.

3) Kerala declared 'complete digital state':

--> Declaration of Kerala as a 'complete digital state' and announcement of a new youth programme in memory of former President, the late APJ Abdul Kalam marked Independence Day celebrations in Kerala.

--> With the state making remarkable strides in implementation of various e-governance initiatives, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy declared Kerala as the 'complete digital state'.

4) Govt launched mission 'Indradhanush' to revamp PSU banks:

--> Finance minister Arun Jaitley on 14 August 2015 launched a seven pronged plan-- Indradhanush--to revamp functioning of public sector banks.

--> The seven elements include appointments, board of bureau, capitalisation, de-stressing, empowerment, framework of accountability and governance reforms.

--> Banks board of bureau will replace existing appointments board. Its members would be appointed in the next six months to be headed by the RBI governnor.

--> Banks board bureau would also hold bad assets of public sector banks.

5) Rahane created record by taking 8 catches:

--> Ajinkya Rahane became the first fielder in Test history to take eight catches, achieving the feat in the ongoing first cricket match against Sri Lanka.

--> Rahane caught Rangana Herath at slip off Amit Mishra to enter the record books after going past five international players -- Yajurvindra Singh (India), Greg Chappell (Australia), Hashan Tilakaratne (Sri Lanka), Stephen Flemimg (New Zealand) and Mathew Hayden (Australia), all of whom took 7 catches in a match.

6) Taj Mahal gets Twitter account:

--> The World famous Taj Mahal has become the first historical monument to have an official handle on micro-blogging site Twitter.

--> Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav launched the official twitter account of the monument on 15 August 2015.

--> With this Taj Mahal has become the first historical monument in the world to have its own twitter account.

--> Within an hour of its launch, the Taj Mahal account got more than 2000 followers.

7) Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his two-day trip to the UAE:

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 16 August 2015 began his two-day trip to the UAE by visiting the historic Sheikh Zayed Grand mosque, the world's third largest.

--> After his arrival, PM Modi, on first public engagement in Abu Dhabi, visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, a key place of worship in the UAE and known as a masterpiece of Islamic architecture.

--> The mosque is third largest in the world after the ones in Mecca and Madina in Saudi Arabia.

--> It is named after the founder and first President of the UAE, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

--> Modi is the first PM to visit UAE in 34 years.
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16 August 2015 SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam Question Paper PDF (Evening Shift)

Friends.. Here is the question paper of SSC CGL Tier-1 exam held on 16 August 2015 in the afternoon/evening Shift. We are sharing the question paper with paper code GJ-2015.

Here is the SSC CGL Tier I 2015 16th August Afternoon Analysis

General Intelligence & Reasoning Section: Easy

General Awareness Section: Easy to Moderate

Quantitative Aptitude Section: Moderate to High

English Section: Moderate

Expected Good Score is 110-155 and expected cut off is 100. You can download the question paper as PDF from the below link.

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