16 October 2015 Current Affairs Quiz

Friends..Here is the Current Affairs Multiple Choice Quiz for 16 October 2015.

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

1) Which Indian was recently selected for the prestigious 2015 Harvard Humanitarian of the Year Award?

(A) Kailash Satyarthi

(B) Narendra Modi

(C) Amartya Sen

(D) AB Vajpayee

2) India, United States and which other country's navies have started 2015 Malabar Naval Exercise of the eastern coast in Bay of Bengal and India Ocean?

(A) China

(B) Russia

(C) Japan

(D) South Korea

3) Pranab Mukherjee became the first Indian President to address ____ country's Parliament Knesset on 14 October 2015?

(A) Nepal

(B) Israel

(C) Canada

(D) Egypt

4) Which company has recently appointed Ranganath D Mavinakere as new Chief Financial Officer (CFO)?

(A) Flipkart

(B) TCS

(C) Amazon

(D) Infosys

5) Government has recently decided to rename the prestigious missile complex in which city as 'Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex' in honour of the late President?

(A) Hyderabad

(B) Kochi

(C) New Delhi

(D) Mumbai

6) PS Jayakumar was on 13 October 2015 took over the charge of Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of?

(A) Federal Bank

(B) Union Bank of India

(C) Bank of Baroda

(D) Punjab National Bank

Ans. (C) Bank of Baroda

7) Who won the prestigious Man Booker Prize 2015?

(A) Richard Flanangan

(B) Sunjeev Sahota

(C) Anne Tyler

(D) Marlon James

8) Cristiano Ronaldo has received a record ___ Golden Boot recently?

(A) Fourth

(B) Third

(C) Fifth

(D) Sixth

9) Which state government on 13 October 2015 launched Bill Banvao, Inaam Pao scheme to encourage people to receive or demand proper bills for purchases?

(A) Haryana

(B) Delhi

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Jharkhand

10) Marlon James who won the Man Booker Prize 2015 is from which country?

(A) New Zealand

(B) Canada

(C) Jamaica

(D) Australia
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Daily Current Affairs PDF Download- 14 October 2015

Friends..Here is the Important Daily Current Affairs updates for 14 October 2015. You can download PDF of this article from the link below.

1) Infosys appoints Ranganath D Mavinakere as new CFO:

--> India’s second largest software services firm, Infosys has appointed Ranganath D Mavinakere as new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

--> He will succeed Rajiv Bansal who was Executive Vice President (EVP) and the CFO of Infosys and had resigned from the company.

--> Prior to this appointment, Mavinakere was EVP and head of strategic operations and CEO’s office of Infosys.

2) Govt to rename missile complex after Kalam:

--> The government has decided to rename the prestigious missile complex in Hyderabad 'Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex' in honour of the late President.

--> Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will attend the renaming ceremony at the Research Centre Imarat on 15 Oct. 2015, the 84th birth anniversary of the former President, also known as the 'Missile Man'.

--> Kalam had joined the missile complex in 1982 and was a part of it for nearly two decades. 

3) PS Jayakumar appointed as MD and CEO of Bank of Baroda:

--> PS Jayakumar on 13 October 2015 took over the charge of Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of state-owned Bank of Baroda.

4) Cristiano Ronaldo gets record fourth Golden Boot:

--> Cristiano Ronaldo has received a record fourth Golden Boot after topping Europe's goal scoring charts for the 2014-15 season.

--> The Real Madrid star scored 48 goals in 35 La Liga appearances last term and becomes the first player in the awards' illustrious 47-year history to win the accolade four times.

5) India beat SA by 22 runs and level series 1-1 in Indore ODI:

--> South Africa were all out for 225 runs after Team India set a 248 runs target in the second cricket one-dayer in Indore on Wednesday.

--> India suffered a close five-run defeat in the first ODI at Kanpur.

6) Jamaican writer Marlon James won the 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction:

--> Jamaican writer Marlon James on 13 October 2015 won the 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his novel A Brief History of Seven Killings.

--> With this, James became the first Jamaican author to win the prize in its 47-years of history.

--> James’s name was shortlisted from a list of writers including Sunjeev Sahota, Chigozie Obioma, Hanya Yanagihara, Anne Tyler, Tom McCarthy and Marlon James.

7) Arun Jaitley chosen 'Finance Minister of the Year, Asia' by Emerging Markets:

--> Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was chosen as 'Finance Minister of the Year, Asia' by London-based publication Emerging Markets in October 2015.

--> Apart from this, Atiur Rahman, the Governor of Bangladesh Bank was named as the Central Bank Governor of the Year, Asia 2015.

8) Delhi government launched Bill Banvao, Inaam Pao scheme:

--> Delhi Government on 13 October 2015 launched Bill Banvao, Inaam Pao scheme to encourage people to receive or demand proper bills for purchases.

--> Citizens will be eligible for the scheme only on a bill or cash memo/retail invoice of not less than 100 rupees for purchases made from a registered dealer in Delhi. 
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Jamaican novelist Marlon James won Man Booker Prize 2015

* Jamaican author Marlon James on 14 October 2015 won the Man Booker Prize for "A Brief History of Seven Killings", a re-telling of the attempted assassination of musician Bob Marley.

* James, 44, is the first Jamaican to win the award in its 47-year history.

* One of the world's most prestigious literary awards, Man Booker Prize carries a £50,000 (67,000 euro, $77,000) prize and winners enjoy a boost in sales and a global readership. 

* "A Brief History of Seven Killings" was chosen unanimously by the judges after less than two hours of deliberation.

* It beat bookmaker's favourite, US author Hanya Yanagihara's "A Little Life", a disturbing tale of male friendship with graphic details of child sex abuse, which had been the 6/4 favourite to win.

* Also shortlisted were Briton Sunjeev Sahota's "The Year of the Runaways", "The Fishermen" by Nigeria's Chigozie Obioma, American author Anne Tyler's "A Spool of Blue Thread" and British writer Tom McCarthy's "Satin Island".

* The Man Booker Prize was previously open only to fiction written in English by authors from Britain, Ireland, the Commonwealth and Zimbabwe but this is the second year it has been open to all nationalities.

* Last year's winner, Australian Richard Flanagan, has sold 800,000 copies of his "The Narrow Road To The Deep North" to date.

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Result of Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam 2015 - Check Here

Friends.. On the basis of the result of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2015 held on 23.08.2015, UPSC has declared the Roll Numbers of candidates who have qualified for admission to the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2015. In accordance with the Rules of the Examination, all qualified candidates have to apply again in the Detailed Application Form, DAF (CSM), for Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2015, which would be available on the website of the Union Public Service Commission. 

* Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2015 is scheduled to be held from Sunday, the 18th December, 2015.

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Employment News: 10 October 2015 - 16 October 2015

Friends.. Here is the Employment News for the week ending 16 October 2015. Check details and grab your opportunity!!

1. EMPLOYEES’ STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION

Name of Post – Insurance Medical Officer (IMO) Grade- II (Allopathic), Specialists Grade – II (Senior Scale), Specialists Grade – II (Junior Scale), Junior Engineer (Civil), Junior Engineer (Electrical). 

No. of Vacancies – 670

Last Date –10.11.2015

2. ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, JHODHPUR

Name of Posts –Assistant Nursing Superintendent, Staff Nurse Grade-I, Staff Nurse Grade- II

No. of Vacancies - 615

Last Date – 30 days after publication

3. RESERVE BANK OF INDIA SERVICES BOARD, MUMBAI

Name of Posts – Officer in Grade B

No. of Vacancies – 134

Date- 23.10.2015

4. UNIVERSITY OF DELHI

Name of Posts – Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor

No. of Vacancies –123

Last Date – -Within two weeks from the date of publication

5. KUMAUN UNIVERSITY, NANITAL, UTTARAKHAND      

Name of Post –Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor

No. of Vacancies -53

Last Date: – 14.11.2015

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Current Affairs Quiz – 14 October 2015

Friends..Here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 14 October 2015 covering important happenings from 12 & 13 October 2015. This will be very useful for SSC, IBPS, UPSC Exams etc. 

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

1) Who among the following won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economics?

(A) Jean Tirole

(B) Angus Deaton

(C) Eugene Fama

(D) Peter Diamond

2) Union Government has recently decided to observe _____ as Constitution Day?

(A) December 25

(B) January 26

(C) November 26

(D) October 16

3) K P Sharma Oli was recently elected as the new Prime Minister of?

(A) Sri Lanka

(B) Bhutan

(C) Mauritius

(D) Nepal

4) Who won the 2015 Russian Grand Prix title of Formula One?

(A) Kimi Raikonen

(B) Sebastian Vettel

(C) Lewis Hamilton

(D) Nico Rosberg

5) International Day of Girl Child was recently celebrated on?

(A) 11 October

(B) 9 October

(C) 10 October

(D) 13 October

6) Jioji Konrote was on 12 October 2015 elected as the President of?

(A) Cuba

(B) Greece

(C) Spain

(D) Fiji

7) Legendary actress Gopishantha, popularly known by her stage name Manorama, died on 10 October 2015. She was famous in which film industry?

(A) Malayalam

(B) Hindi

(C) Tamil

(D) Telugu

8) Novak Djokovic recently won the China Open Men’s Singles title by defeating?

(A) Rafael Nadal

(B) Roger Federer

(C) Andy Murray

(D) Stan Wawrinka

9) Name the Indian shuttler who recently won Dutch Open Badminton Grand Prix?

(A) P Kashyap

(B) H S Pranoy

(C) Srikanth Kidambi

(D) Ajay Jayaram

10) Mitra Shakti-2015 which recently concluded at Aundh Military Camp in Pune, Maharashtra is the Joint Training Exercise between India and?

(A) Nepal

(B) Sri Lanka

(C) China

(D) Bangladesh
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IBPS RRB 2015 Officer Scale I & Assistant Result Out

IBPS has declared the result for the post of Officer Scale I, II and III and Office Assistant. IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Exam was conducted on 5, 6 and 12 September 2015 and Assistant exam was held thereafter. You can check the result from the below link. You need Registration No or Roll No and Password or Date of Birth to check the result. All the Best.

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Daily Current Affairs – 12 October 2015 [PDF Download]

Friends..Here is the Daily Current Affairs PDF download covering important happenings for 12 October 2015. This will be very useful for upcoming exams. You can download PDF from the below link.

1) Govt. to observe November 26 as Constitution Day:

--> India will observe 26 November as Constitution Day (Samvidhan Divas) to spread awareness of Indian Constitution and its architecture Dr B R Ambedkar.

--> It was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after laying the foundation stone of Dr Ambedkar Memorial at Indu Mills Compound in the heart of Mumbai city.

--> On 26 November 1949, Indian constitution was adopted by the 389 member Constituent Assembly (CA) and it came into force on 26 January, 1950. 

2) K P Sharma Oli elected as the new Prime Minister of Nepal:

--> Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)-CPN-UML was elected as new Prime Minister of Nepal.

--> With this victory, he became first Prime Minister of Nepal under the newly adopted secular, republic and federal Constitution of Himalayan country.

3) Lewis Hamilton wins 2015 Russian Grand Prix of F1:

--> Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain won 2015 Russian Grand Prix title of Formula One.

--> This was his overall ninth victory of the season.

--> Earlier he had won Australia, China, Bahrain, Canada, United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy and Japanese 2015 Grand Prix titles of F1.

4) Vijender Singh wins debut professional bout:

--> Indian boxer Vijender Singh had the perfect beginning to his professional career as he knocked out Britain's Sonny Whiting via a technical knockout at the Manchester Arena in his debut.

5) Ajay Jayaram defends Dutch Open title:

--> Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram notched up a superb straight-game win over Estonia's Raul Must in the finals to defend his men's singles title at the Dutch Open Grand Prix.

--> In October 2014, Jayaram had won his maiden Dutch Open GP title and was the first Indian to win badminton Grand Prix tournament under the new 11×5 scoring system.

6) International Day of Girl Child celebrated:

--> Every year 11th October is being observed as International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC).

--> This year it was fourth edition of this day after it was observed for first time in 2012.

--> The theme for this year is ‘The Power of the Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030’.

7) Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal to win 2015 China Open Men’s Singles title:

--> Novak Djokovic won the China Open Men’s Singles title by defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain.

--> For Djokovic, it was the fourth consequent win in Beijing since 2012.

8) Veteran Tamil actress Manorama died:

--> Legendary Tamil actress Gopishantha, popularly known by her stage name Manorama, died on 10 October 2015.

--> Manorama acted in over 1500 movies in her career spanning almost six decades.

9) Garbine Muguruza won women’s singles title of China Open:

--> Spain’s Garbine Muguruza on 11 October 2015 captured the China Open women's singles title by defeating Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky.

10) Jioji Konrote elected as Fiji's President:

--> Fiji’s Parliament on 12 October 2015 elected the Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations, Jioji Konrote, as the country’s next President.

11) Angus Deaton wins 2015 Nobel Prize in Economics:

--> Scottish Economist Angus Deaton wins 2015 Nobel Prize in Economics.

--> He was awarded for his work on consumption, poverty and welfare.
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Nobel Prize in Economics 2015

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2015 was awarded to Angus Deaton "for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare".

Here are the details:

* British economist Angus Deaton won the 2015 economics Nobel Prize for "his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 

* "To design economic policy that promotes welfare and reduces poverty, we must first understand individual consumption choices," the award-giving body said on announcing the 8 million Swedish crown ($978,000) prize. "More than anyone else, Angus Deaton has enhanced this understanding."

* The economics prize, officially called the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, was established in 1968.

* It was not part of the original group of awards set out in dynamite tycoon Nobel's 1895 will.

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Current Affairs MCQ – 12 October 2015

Friends.. Here are the some Multiple Choice Current Affairs Quiz for 12 October 2015. These questions will be very useful for all upcoming exams.

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

1) World Mental Health Day is observed on?

(A) 10 October

(B) 11 October

(C) 12 October

(D) 9 October

2) Svetlana Alexievich who won the Nobel Prize in Literature 2015 belongs to which country?

(A) Tunisia

(B) Russia

(C) Mexico

(D) Belarus

3) International Day of the Girl Child is observed on 11 October 2015 with the theme?

(A) Empowering Adolescent Girls: Ending the Cycle of Violence

(B) The Power of the Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030

(C) Ending child marriage

(D) Recognize girls' rights

4) Which bank has recently launched mVisa mobile payment solution?

(A) SBI

(B) HDFC

(C) Axis Bank

(D) ICICI Bank

5) Who won the 2015 Wuhan Open Women’s Single title?

(A) Venus Williams

(B) Garbine Muguruza

(C) Flavia Pennetta

(D) Serena Williams

6) Sheila Watt-Cloutier of Canada won the 2015 Right Livelihood Awards for her work in which field?

(A) Animal Welfare

(B) Philanthropy

(C) Climate Change

(D) Work against child marriage

7) Who was recently appointed as the Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and Secretary of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)?

(A) R K Sinha

(B) Tapan Mishra

(C) Shekhar Basu

(D) Gautam Vasudeva

8) India’s first Dolphin Community Reserve will be established in which state?

(A) Kerala

(B) West bengal

(C) Goa

(D) Tamil Nadu

9) National Dialogue Quartet (NDQ) in which country has recently won the prestigious 2015 Nobel Peace Prize?

(A) Tunisia

(B) Germany

(C) Afghanistan

(D) Egypt

10) Which state government recently launched the Operation Valsalya project to trace, rescue and reunite the missing children with their family?

(A) Odisha

(B) Haryana

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Kerala 
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Nobel Prize in Literature 2015

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2015 was awarded to Svetlana Alexievich "for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time".

Here are the details:

* Belarussian author Svetlana Alexievich has won the Nobel Prize for Literature for her portrayal of life in the former Soviet Union which the Swedish Academy said was "a monument to suffering and courage in our time." 

* Alexievich's work includes a series of books called the "Voices of Utopia" about individuals in the former Soviet Union as well as works on the consequences of the 1986 nuclear disaster in Chernobyl and the Russian war in Afghanistan.

* Alexievich, born in 1948 in Ukraine, worked as a teacher and a journalist after finishing school.

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