Current Affairs Quiz – 1 January 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 1 January 2016. This will be very useful for all upcoming exams like UPSC,SSC,IBPS,Bank Exams etc. The trending topics for the day include Shyam Benegal committee, Premier Badminton League (PBL), Deputy Chief of the Air Staff etc. Attempt the Quiz & share your views. 

1) Union government on 1 January 2016 constituted a committee headed by eminent filmmaker _____ to look into the revamp of the Censor Board?

(A) Shyam Benegal

(B) Adoor Gopalakrishnan

(C) Sanjay Leela Bhansali

(D) Rajkumar Hirani

2) Revamped Premier Badminton League (PBL) will commence on 2 January 2016. The inaugural Indian Badminton League was held in which year?

(A) 2015

(B) 2014

(C) 2013

(D) 2012

3) Who on 1 January 2016 took over as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff?

(A) S.B.P.Sinha

(B) R K Sharma

(C) Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria

(D) None of these

4) In which city ambitious odd-even scheme for vehicles according to number plate kick started on 1 January 2016?

(A) Hyderabad

(B) Bengaluru

(C) New Delhi

(D) Chennai

5) Name the Indo-French joint military training exercise named which will be held in Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan's Bikaner during January 2016?

(A) Shakti-2016

(B) Surya Kiran-2016

(C) Hand-in-Hand-2016

(D) None of these

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6) Which state on 1 Jnauary 2016 appointed S Javeed Ahmed as the new Director General of Police?

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) West Bengal

(C) Karnataka

(D) Madhya Pradesh

7) Who on 1 January 2016 assumed charge as Secretary General of International Sericultural Commission (ISC)?

(A) Ishita Roy

(B) Pritam Roy

(C) Nagesh Prabhu

(D) Vishnu Ratnam

Note: He is at present Member Secretary and CEO of Central Silk Board under Ministry of Textiles.

8) Singer Adnan Sami on 1 January 2016 got Indian citizenship. Adnan Sami was born in which country?

(A) Bangladesh

(B) UAE

(C) Egypt

(D) Pakistan

9) Which state will host the first edition of Science Film Festival of India (SCI-FFI) from January 14, 2016?

(A) Goa

(B) Kerala

(C) Gujarat

(D) Maharashtra

10) Name the former Bengal cricket captain who on 30 December 2015 announced his retirement from all forms of cricket?

(A) Manoj Tiwari

(B) Laxmi Ratan Shukla

(C) Sanjay Bangar

(D) Robin Uthappa

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Shyam Benegal

2) Ans. (C) 2013

3) Ans. (C) Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria

4) Ans. (C) New Delhi

5) Ans. (A) Shakti-2016

6) Ans. (A) Uttar Pradesh

7) Ans. (C) Nagesh Prabhu

8) Ans. (D) Pakistan

9) Ans. (B) Kerala

10) Ans. (B) Laxmi Ratan Shukla

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Current Affairs PDF in Question Format: December 2015 (Fourth Week)

Hi Aspirants..Here is the free Current Affairs PDF Questions of December 2015 - Fourth Week. We have covered all the Important Current Affairs Questions from December 2015 fourth week in this free PDF Capsule. This free Current Affairs PDF will help you in your SSC, UPSC, PSC, banking, insurance and other upcoming exams. We are also updating Daily Current Affairs Quiz on our site. Along with this PDF also follow the Daily Quiz series to brush up your knowledge. You can download the PDF from the below link.

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

1) Who was on 20 December 2015 crowned Miss Universe 2015? - Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach

Note: Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach is from Philippines.

2) Which team won the second edition of Indian Super League (ISL) Football tournament on 20 December 2015? - Chennaiyin FC

Note: In the final played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa, they defeated hosts Goa FC by 3-2 goals score.

3) Which club has recently won the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup for a record third time? - Barcelona FC

4) Who was named the 2015 All India Football Federation (AIFF) Player-of-the-Year on 20 December 2015? - Eugeneson Lyngdoh

5) Which team won the Indian Premier Tennis League (IPTL) 2015 title on 20 Dec.2015? - Singapore Slammers

6) Mireia Lalaguna Royo who was on 19 December 2015 crowned Miss World 2015 is from which country? – Spain

7) Name the New Zealand cricketer who on 22 December 2015 announced retirement from all forms of international cricket? - Brendon McCullum

8) Who on 20 December 2015 received the 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in London? - Andy Murray

9) Which Search engine giant on 21 December 2015 named Cow as the Personality of the Year 2015? – Yahoo

10) Union Cabinet has recently approved the reconstruction and completion of Salma Dam Project in which country? - Afghanistan

11) Who was named Men’s World Champion by International Tennis Federation (ITF) on 22 December 2015? - Novak Djokovic

12) Who was named women’s World Champion by International Tennis Federation (ITF) on 22 December 2015? -  Serena Williams

13) ICC on 23 December 2015 announced the winners for the 2015 ICC Awards. Who won Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year and Test Cricketer of the Year 2015? - Steve Smith

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Top Award/Prize winners in 2015 - The year that is gone by

Hi Aspirants.. It’s time to say goodbye to 2015. A new year is coming our way with lot’s of hope and freshness. At the outset Currentaffairs4examz wishes all our dear followers a great 2016 ahead.

Let’s have a look at the important Award/Prize winners of 2015. This will be very useful for upcoming competitive exams in 2016.

Nobel Prize Winners 2015

1) Nobel Peace Prize - Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet

2) Literature - Svetlana Alexievich

3) Physics - Arthur B. McDonald & Takaaki Kajita

4) Chemistry - Paul L. Modrich, Tomas Lindahl and Aziz Sancar

5) Physiology or Medicine - William C. Campbell, Satoshi Omura & Tu Youyou

6) Economic Sciences - Angus Deaton

Man Booker Prize

1) Marlon James - For his book "A Brief History of Seven Killings"

Oscar Award 2015

1) Best Picture: Birdman

2) Best Actor : Eddie Redmayne for the film "The Theory of Everything"

3) Best Actress: Julianne Moore for the film "Still Alice"

4) Best Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for the film "Birdman".

National Film Awards 2015

1) Best Actor - Vijay (Nanu Avanalla Avalu -Kannada Film)

2) Best Actress - Kangana Ranaut (Queen - Hindi Film)

3) Best Feature Film - Court (Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati & English)

4) Best Popular Film providing wholesome entertainment - Mary Kom (Hindi)

5) Best Direction - Srijit Mukherji (Chotushkone - Bengali Film)

Padma Award 2015

1) Padma Vibhushan - L. K. Advani, Amitabh Bachchan, Prakash Singh Badal, D. Veerendra Heggade, Mohammad Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar, Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya, Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan, Kottayan K. Venugopal, Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan (Foreigner).

Jnanpith Award 2015

1) Winner - Raghuveer Chaudhari ( Gujarati writer)

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2015

1) Winner - Sania Mirza (Tennis)

Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2015

1) Winner - Shashi Kapoor

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Online Current Affairs Quiz – 30 December 2015

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Current Affairs Online Quiz for 30 December 2015. Trending topics for the day include Kamov 226T light helicopters, 51st Jnanpith award 2015 to Raghuveer Chaudhary, successfully test of Surface to Air Missile Barak 8 from INS Kolkata etc. First study the questions carefully & then attempt the quiz given at the bottom. This will improve your memory!! Try & share your score.

1) World Health Organization (WHO) on 30 December 2015 declared which West African country as Ebola-free?

(A) Kenya

(B) Guinea

(C) Liberia

(D) Nigeria

2) Russia’s Rostech State Corporation has recently signed one billion US dollar deal with ______ to manufacture 200 Kamov 226T light helicopters?

(A) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

(B) Indocopters Private Limited

(C) Mahindra Group

(D) Ashok Leyland

3) Giorgi Kvirikashvili was on 30 December 2015 elected as the 12th Prime Minister of?

(A) France

(B) Georgia

(C) Canada

(D) Algeria

4) Who has been selected for the 51st Jnanpith award 2015?

(A) Ravuri Bharadhwaja

(B) Bhalchandra Nemade

(C) Kedarnath Singh

(D) Raghuveer Chaudhary

5) Iconic ____ poet and Padma Bhushan recipient Mangesh Keshav Padgaonkar passed away on 30 December 2015?

(A) Marathi

(B) Malayalam

(C) Urdu

(D) Kannada

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6) Indian Navy on 30 December 2015 successfully test-fired the Surface to Air Missile Barak 8 from INS Kolkata. Barak 8 missile was developed jointly by India and ___

(A) Russia

(B) Israel

(C) Canada

(D) China

7) SpiceJet on 29 December 2015 launched an end-to-end travel solutions platform named?

(A) SpiceVacations.com

(B) Spicetrip.com

(C) Spicetour.com

(D) SpiceHolidays.com

8) Rakhi Haldar and Kavita Devi on 29 December 2015 bagged gold in their respective weight categories in the Senior National Weightlifting Championships held at?

(A) Kochi, Kerala

(B) Patiala, Punjab

(C) Dehradun, Uttarakhand

(D) New Delhi

9) Well-known sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik’s _____ sculpture on 29 December 2015 found a place in Limca Book of World Records?

(A) Santa Claus

(B) Christmas Cake

(C) Taj Mahal

(D) Jesus Christ

10) Subir Sen who passed away on 29 December 2015 was a veteran ____

(A) Athelete

(B) Director

(C) Singer

(D) Writer

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Guinea

2) Ans. (A) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

3) Ans. (B) Georgia

4) Ans. (D) Raghuveer Chaudhary

5) Ans. (A) Marathi

6) Ans. (B) Israel

7) Ans. (A) SpiceVacations.com

8) Ans. (B) Patiala, Punjab

9) Ans. (A) Santa Claus

10) Ans. (C) Singer

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Current Affairs December 2015 Free PDF Capsule - Third Week

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Current Affairs PDF Capsule of December 2015 - Third Week. We have covered all the Important Current Affairs Questions from December 2015 third week in this free PDF Capsule. This free Current Affairs PDF will help you in your SSC, UPSC, PSC, banking, insurance and other upcoming exams. We are also updating Daily Current Affairs Quiz on our site. Along with this PDF also follow the Daily Quiz series to brush up your knowledge. You can download the PDF from the below link.

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

1) Combined Commanders Conference, an annual tri-services event chaired by Prime Minister was held on 15 Dec. 2015 on board INS Vikramaditya at? - Kochi

Note: This is the first time when the conference was held outside New Delhi.

2) Who was on 15 December 2015 appointed as the Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)? - Arun Kumar Jain

3) Indian-origin politician, Pravin Gordhan was on 14 December 2015 appointed as new Finance Minister of which country? - South Africa

4) Union Government on 15 Dec. 2015 appointed which former Chief Justice of Patna High Court as the head of judicial committee on One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme? - Justice L Narasimha Reddy

5) Name the senior IPS officer who was on 14 Dec. 2015 appointed as India’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia? - Ahmad Javed

6) Which state government on 18 December 2015 decided to ban use of polythene across the state? - Uttar Pradesh

7) Francois Hollande who will be the Chief Guest at the 67th Republic Day parade of Indian on 26 January 2016 is the president of? – France

8) ISRO has successfully placed six commercial satellites from which country in their dedicated orbits using PSLV-C29 on 16 December 2015? – Singapore

9) Who was on 18 December 2015 appointed as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India? - Radha Krishna Mathur

Note: He succeeded Vijai Sharma, who completed his tenure on 1 December 2015. Mathur became the eigth CIC of India.

10) Who was on 18 December 2015 appointed as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Apple Inc? - Jeff Williams

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Complete Current Affairs PDF November 2015 Capsule

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Gujarati writer Raghuveer Chaudhary chosen for Jnanpith Award 2015

* Eminent Gujarati novelist, poet and critic Raghuveer Chaudhary has been selected for the 51st Jnanpith award 2015 for his contribution to Indian literature.

* “The Jnanpith selection Board has announced the recipient of the 51st Jnanpith Award today in a meeting. Eminent Gujarati litterateur Shri Raghuveer Chaudhary,” an official statement said on 29 December 2015.

* His nomination was decided at a meeting of the Jnanpith selection board chaired by writer and scholar Namwar Singh. 

* A novelist, poet and critic, Chaudhary is a recipient of Sahitya Academi Award for his novel, "Trilogy Uparvaas" in 1977. His popular novels include "Amrita", "Venu Vatsala", "Purvarang", "Laagni Samjyaa Vinaa Chuuta Padvanu" and others. While his most-known novel "Amrita" (1965) explores the concept of existentialism, other works like "Rudramahalaya" (1978) and "Somtirth" (1996) are historical fiction.

* Instituted in 1961, the award by Bharatiya Jnanpith recognises Indian literatteurs who write in one of the 22 Indian languages listed in Schedule Eight of the Indian Constitution.

* A Gandhian, Chaudhary, 76, has also worked as a columnist for many newspapers, such as Sandesh, Janmabhumi, Nirikshaka and Divya Bhaskar. He served as a teacher at the Gujarat University until his retirement in 1998. He has authored more than 80 books and received numerous literary awards for his significant contributions in Gujarati. He has also served many literary organizations.

* The Jnanpith selection board comprised of eminent writer and critic Prof Namwar Singh, Prof Shamim Hanfi, Harish Trivedi, Prof Suranjan Das, Ramakant Rath, Chandrakant Patil, Prof. Alok Rai, Dinesh Misra and Leeladhar Mandloi.

* Last year the Jnanpith award was given to Marathi writer Bhalchandra Vanaji Nemade, renowned for his books his books “Hindu” and “Kosala.”

* The recipients of the award are given a cash prize, a citation plaque and a bronze replica of Goddess Saraswati.

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Employment News: 26 December 2015 - 01 January 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the latest employment news for the week end 1 January 2016.

1. Employees State Insurance Corporation, Kerala.

Name of Post –Stenographer, UDC and MTS. 

No. of Vacancies – 314

Last Date –06.01.2016

2. SIDBI.

Name of Posts – Managers.

No. of Vacancies -100

Last Date – 11.01.2016

3. Canara Bank, Bangalore

Name of Posts – Technical Field Officer (Electrical), Technical Field Officer (Civil) etc.

No. of Vacancies – 74

Date- 12.01.2016

4. Employees State Insurance Corporation, Jammu & Kashmir.

Name of Posts – Stenographer, UDC and MTS

No. of Vacancies –31

Last Date – 06.01.2016

5. Employees State Insurance Corporation, Kolkata.

Name of Post –Stenographer, UDC and MTS.

No. of Vacancies -460

Last Date: – 06.01.2016

6. Satyawati College (Evening), Delhi.

Name of Post –Assistant Professor.

No. of Vacancies -46

Last Date: – 09.01.2016

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