Current Affairs Quiz – 6 January 2016

Hi Aspirants..here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 6 January 2016. Trenidng topics include Ganga Gram Yojana, first hydrogen bomb test by North Korea, Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, Zinedine Zidane as manager of Readl Madrid etc. Study the quiz questions & attempt the quiz. 

1) Which bank on 6 January 2016 launched Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) across all its branches in association with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)?

(A) ICICI

(B) Andhra Bank

(C) SBI

(D) Union bank of India

2) Union Government on 6 January 2016 has launched Ganga Gram Yojana to develop 1600 villages in which state situated along the banks of Ganga River?

(A) West Bengal

(B) Bihar

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Madhya Pradesh

3) Senior United Nations (UN) official Filippo Grandi from which country has taken the charge as new UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on 6 January 2016?

(A) Italy

(B) South Korea

(C) Switzerland

(D) Austria

4)  Which country on 6 January 2016 conducted its first hydrogen bomb test?

(A) China

(B) Pakistan

(C) Russia

(D) North Korea

5) Which country on 5 January 2016 withdrew from the Under-19 World Cup Tournament to be held in Bangladesh citing security reasons?

(A) India

(B) England

(C) South Africa

(D) Australia

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6) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 5 January 2016 presented the ninth BCCI Awards 2014-15. Who was conferred Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award?

(A) Dilip Vengsarkar

(B) Syed Kirmani

(C) Kapil Dev

(D) Rahul Dravid

7) Who was appointed as the new manager of Real Madrid on 5 January 2016?

(A) Marco Materazzi

(B) Roberto Carlos

(C) Zinedine Zidane

(D) Ronaldo

8) Union Cabinet on 6 January 2016 approved the Stand Up India Scheme to promote entrepreneurship among?

(A) Handicapped Persons

(B) Third Gender

(C) Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes and Women

(D) Young Students

9) World's largest blue star sapphire that weighs 1404.49 carats was recently discovered in a mine in?

(A) Srilanka

(B) Bangladesh

(C) India

(D) Indonesia

10) The book "Go Set a Watchman" written by which author has topped the 2015 US bestseller list?

(A) Marlon James

(B) Harper Lee

(C) John Green

(D) None of these

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Andhra Bank

2) Ans. (C) Uttar Pradesh

3) Ans. (A) Italy

4) Ans. (D) North Korea

5) Ans. (D) Australia

6) Ans. (B) Syed Kirmani

7) Ans. (C) Zinedine Zidane

8) Ans. (C) Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes and Women

9) Ans. (A) Srilanka

10) Ans. (B) Harper Lee

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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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Employment News: 2 January 2016 to 8 January 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the latest employment news for the week ending 8 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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5 January 2016 Current Affairs Quiz

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Current Affairs Quiz 5 January 2016. Hot topics for the day include Pranav Dhanawade, Radha Krishna Mathur as CIC, Abid Ali Neemuchwala of Wipro, India-Nepal Bus Service, British writer Kate Atkinson, V.V.S. Laxman’s masterly innings of 281 against Australia etc. Our online Current Affairs include descriptions with answers and pictures to make learning fun. Attempt the quiz & share your reviews. 

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1) Pranav Dhanawade from which state created history on 5 January 2016 when he became the first batsmen in to score more than 1,000 runs in an innings in school cricket?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Jammu and Kashmir

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Delhi

2) Who on 4 January 2016 sworn in as the eighth Chief Information Commissioner of India?

(A) Basath Seth

(B) Vijai Sharma

(C) Manjula Prasher

(D) Radha Krishna Mathur

3) Abid Ali Neemuchwala was on 5 January 2016 appointed as the Chief Executive Officer by which IT giant?

(A) HCL

(B) Wipro

(C) Infosys

(D) TCS

4) India-Nepal Bus Service on 4 January 2016 resumed after a gap of ____ years?

(A) 27 years

(B) 21 years

(C) 5 years

(D) 9 years

5) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 4 January 2016 imposed monetary penalty of one crore rupees on which bank for violation of its instructions?

(A) State Bank of Travancore

(B) State Bank of India

(C) Syndicate Bank

(D) ICICI

6) British writer Kate Atkinson on 4 January 2016 won the novel-of-the-year prize at Britain's Costa Book Awards 2015 for her book?

(A) Life After Life

(B) Case Histories

(C) A God in Ruins

(D) One Good Turn

7) Former Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia died on 4 January 2016 in Mumbai. He was the ____th Chief Justice of India from 12 May 2010 to 29 September 2012?

(A) 34th

(B) 36th

(C) 40th

(D) 38th

8) Mary Barra was on 4 January 2016 elected as Chairman of Board of Directors of which automobile company?

(A) Volvo

(B) Volkswagen

(C) General Motors

(D) Tata

9) V.V.S. Laxman’s masterly innings of 281 against Australia at which ground was recently rated as the greatest Test performance of the last 50 years?

(A) Eden Gardens, Kolkata

(C) Firozshah Kotla, Delhi

(C) Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

(D) M.A.Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

10) State Election Commission of which state on 4 January 2016 announced that toilets will be mandatory requirement for eligibility to contest panchayat elections?

(A) Jharkhand

(B) Bihar

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Haryana

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Download Call Letter for SBI Specialist Officers Online Exam 2016

Hi Aspirants.. State Bank of India (SBI) has published the call letter/hall ticket of its Specialist Officers Online Exam 2016. You can download the hall ticket from the below link by entering Registration No and Date Of Birth or Password. The exam is scheduled to be held on 17 January 2016 (Sunday). Best Wishes in advance to all!!

Download Call letter - SBI SO Online Exam 2016

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MCQ Current Affairs Quiz– 4 January 2016

Hi Aspirtants..Here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 4 January 2016. Trending topics for the day include South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) football championship, World Braille Day, Arunima Sinha, e-Vahan Bima Scheme, 103rd Indian Science Congress etc. Our online Current Affairs include descriptions with answers and pictures to make learning fun. Attempt the quiz & share your reviews. 

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1) Which country has won the 2015 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) football championship?

(A) India

(B) Afghanistan

(C) Sri Lanka

(D) Nepal

2) World Braille Day is observed across the world on?

(A) 1 January

(B) 2 January

(C) 3 January

(D) 4 January

3) India successfully test-fired indigenously developed multi barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) ____ at Pokhran recently?

(A) Pinaka II

(B) Vivek - I

(C) Tejas -II

(D) Astra -IV

4) India’s star amputee mountaineer Arunima Sinha recently successfully scaled Mount Aconcagua in which country as part of her Mission 7 Summits?

(A) Japan

(B) Argentina

(C) Australia

(D) Indonesia

5) As announced recently, Union Government will roll out LPG-like DBT scheme for kerosene from?

(A) 29 February 2016

(B) 1 March 2016

(C) 1 April 2016

(D) 15 April 2016

6) Which state on 2 January 2016 launched e-Vahan Bima Scheme to issue motor insurance policy in digital form?

(A) Telangana

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Karnataka

(D) Kerala

7) Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, winner of an Oscar for Steven Spielberg’s ____ film, passed away on 1 January 2016?

(A) Close Encounters of the Third Kind

(B) Jurassic Park

(C) Bridge of Spies

(D) Minority Report

8) Union Government has recently decided to set up CCL Sports University in?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Mizoram

(C) Assam

(D) Jharkhand

9) PM Narendra Modi on 3 January 2015 inaugurated 103rd Indian Science Congress in which city?

(A) Thiruvananthapuram

(B) Mysuru

(C) Pune

(D) Ahemedabad

10) Which  Committee on IPL spot fixing on 4 January 2016 submitted its report to the Supreme Court suggesting reforms in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?

(A) Justice J Chelemeswar

(B) Justice Markandey Katju

(C) Justice RM Lodha

(D) Justice H. L. Dattu

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3 January 2016 IBPS Clerk Mains GK & Computer Questions - Evening Shift

Hi Aspirants..The Evening/Afternoon shift of today's (03.01.16) IBPS Clerk Mains is over now. In this post we are sharng with you the questions asked in Evening Shift exam. The Mains Exam consist of Reasoning, English, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness & Computer Knowledge. 40 questions from each section for a total of 200 marks. This will be useful for those having exams in upcoming shift & those preparing for next year's exam.

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GK Questions asked in 3 January 2016 IBPS Clerk Mains - Evening Shift

1. Blackbuck National Park is located at? - Gujarat

2. Indian Post recently got payment bank or small bank license? - Payment Bank

3. In ECS- E stands for? - Electronic [Electronic Clearance Service]

4. Pachmarhi is a hill station in which state? - Madhya Pradesh

5. Modi recently Unveiled Swami Vivekananda's Statue in which country? - Malaysia

6. In Dena Gramin Bank, the highest stack is owned by? - Union Government

7. Headquarters of Visa company? - Foster City, California, United States

8. Gondwana Cup is related to? - Tennis

9. Santiago is the capital of? - Chile

10. Rupiah is the currency of? - Indonesia

11. Which bank has its headquarter in Hyderabad? - Andhra Bank

12. NBFCs are controlled by which Act? - Companies Act, 1956

13. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana new deadline? - 2019

14. In India, ATM for blind person started by which bank? - Union Bank

15. 2nd Bird Watching Festival is to be organised in which state? - Uttarakhand

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16. Top source of FDI in India? - Singapore

17. Which country won the Hockey World League 2015? - Australia

18. What does D in CDSL stands for? - Depository [Central Depository Services Limited]

19. Which bank tops in assets in Forbes 2000 list? - ICBC, China

20. Ustad Sabri Khan, who died recently, was related to? - Sarangi

21. Indra 2015 is a naval excercise between India and which other country? - Russia

22. NSA level talk between India & Pakistan was held at? - Bangkok

23. Meaning of 'B' in BCBSI? - Codes

24. Size of Digital Locker provided by Govt of India? - 10 MB

25. MUDRA bank is aimed to empower _____? - MicroFinancial Institutions

26. Pranab Mukherjee visiting 500th year celebration of Monk Chaitanya Mahaprabhu at which place? - Vrindavan

27. Highest Urban population in which state? - Maharashtra

28. Interest Rate on Home Loans decided by whom? - Individual Banks

29. Which among the following can provide Debit Cards but not Credit cards? - NBFCs

30. Which which country India ended its old Barter System? - Indo-Malaysia

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