Online Current Affairs Quiz – 15 January 2016

Hi Aspirants..here is the Online Current Affairs Quiz for 15 January 2016. We have covered all the important happenings for the day in this quiz. Trending topics include ‘SBI InCube’, ‘Sahayog-Kaijin 2016’, Nag Missile etc. Attempt the Online quiz for free and share your score with your friends. 

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1) State Bank of India (SBI) on 15 January 2016 has launched dedicated specialized branch for start-ups called ‘SBI InCube’ in which state?

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Karnataka

(C) Telangana

(D) Tamil Nadu

2) ‘Sahayog-Kaijin 2016’ is the 15th edition of bilateral exercise by the Indian Coast Guard and its counterpart which country?

(A) Japan

(C) China

(C) South Korea

(C) Nepal

3) The indigenously-built third generation anti-tank missile Nag was on 14 January 2016 successfully test fired at Mahajan Field Firing Range in which state?

(A) Odisha

(B) Gujarat

(C) Goa

(D) Rajasthan

4) Indian Army Day is being observed every year on?

(A) 13 January

(B) 14 January

(C) 15 January

(D) 16 January

5) Union HRD Minister Smrithi Irani on 14 January 2016 inaugurated the first phase of permanent campus of the Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) at Vithura in which state?

(A) Kerala

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Bihar

(D) Jharkhand

6) World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the end of outbreak of which disease in West Africa?

(A) Polio

(B) Malaria

(C) Dengue Fever

(D) Ebola

7) Union Cabinet has recently approved Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, a ____ insurance scheme to boost farming sector in the country?

(A) fertilizer

(B) new crop

(C) tractor

(D) None of these

8) ____ has recently become the first Indian state to achieve 100 per cent primary education?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Kerala

(D) Karnataka

9) Kamal Hassan and Gautam Ghosh were on 14 January 2016 included in the ______ Committee on functioning of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)?

(A) Shyam Benegal

(B) Adoor Gopalakrishnan

(C) Raj Kapoor

(D) Shaji N Karun

10) Which former World No.1 tennis player was on 15 January 2016 included in the International Tennis Hall of Fame?

(A) Martina Hingis

(B) Amelie Mauresmo

(C) David Hall

(D) Marat Safin 

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Current Affairs Quiz – 13 January 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 13 January 2016. Questions will be very useful for all upcoming exams. 

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1) National Youth Day was observed across India on 12 January 2016 to mark the birth anniversary of?

(A) Swami Vivekananda

(B) APJ Abdul Kalam

(C) S.Radhakrishnan

(D) Aryabhatta

2) Which player has won the 2016 FIFA Ballon d’Or Award?

(A) Cristiano Ronaldo

(B) Lionel Messi

(C) Neymar

(D) None of these

3) Binny Bansal was on 11 January 2016 appointed as the CEO of?

(A) Snapadeal

(B) Amazon

(C) Paytm

(D) Flipkart

4) Supreme Court on 12 January 2016 stayed the Union Government’s notification lifting ban on controversial bull taming sport Jallikattu in which state?

(A) Kerala

(B) Karnataka

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Andhra Pradesh

5) Devender Kumar Sikri, on 11 January 2016 sworn in as the Chairman of?

(A) Central Information Commission

(B) Competition Commission of India

(C) Central Vigilance Commission

(D) Knowledge Commission

6) Nati folk dance of which state was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest folk dance in the world recently?

(A) Jammu and Kashmir

(B) West Bengal

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Himachal Pradesh

7) Who was on 12 January 2016 bestowed honorary life membership of Kolkata’s soccer outfit Mohammedan Sporting?

(A) Sachin Tendulkar

(B) Rajanikanth

(C) Lionel Messi

(D) Amitabh Bachchan

8) 20th National Youth Festival was on 12 January 2016 inaugurated by Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in which state?

(A) Kerala

(B) Chhattisgarh

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Assam

9) ___ has recently won the National Award on e-Governance 2015-16?

(A) Income Tax Department

(B) Department of Posts

(C) Employees’ Provident Fund Organization

(D) IRDA

10) Which company recently entered into a partnership with Google to launch new smartphone under Google’s Project Tango?

(A) Lenovo

(B) Nokia

(C) Mototrola

(D) Asus

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Download Admit Card of IBPS SO 2016

Hi Aspirants..IBPS on 12 January 2016 has released the admit card for its Specialist Officer (SO) Exam 2015. You can download the Admit Card by entering Registration No and Date Of Birth or Password. All the Best for the exam in advance.

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Complete Current Affairs Questions PDF: December 2015

Hi Aspirants..Here is the much awaited full Current Affairs PDF of December 2015. Here we have covered all the important happenings held during the month of December 2015 useful for all upcoming exams including Railway RRB Non Technical Exam 2016, LIC AAO Exam 2016 and other exams by SSC, UPSC, SBI, SSC etc. This free PDF contains 243 questions which is enough for your preparation when it comes to Current Affairs for the month of December 2015. 

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Current Affairs Quiz – 11 January 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 11 January 2016. Attempt the quiz and share your score. 

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

1) _____has recently become the first State in the country to introduce compulsory gender education at the graduate level?

(A) Kerala

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Telangana

2) Stanislas Wawrinka from which country on 10 January 2016 won the 2016 Chennai Open title of tennis?

(A) Denmark

(B) Switzerland

(C) Spain

(D) Serbia

3) World Hindi Day was celebrated on?

(A) 10 January

(B) 11 January

(C) 12 January

(D) 13 January

4) Name the city in which the main event of the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas 2016 was inaugurated recently?

(A) Chennai

(B) Kochi

(C) New Delhi

(D) None of these

5) Name the first female Formula One driver who died on 8 January 2016?

(A) Maria Teresa de Filippis

(B) Lella Lombardi

(C) Divina Galica

(D) Giovanna Amati

6) Which film was adjudged as best Picture in the Golden Globe Awards 2016?

(A) The Martian

(B) Room

(C) Joy

(D) The Revenant

7) 28th edition of International Kite Festival began on 10 January 2016 in which state?

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Gujarat

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Madhya Pradesh

8) Which country on 9 January 2016 elected to the UNICEF executive board, representing the group of Asia-Pacific countries for the term 2016-2018?

(A) Bangladesh

(B) Sri Lanka

(C) Bhutan

(D) Nepal

9) Who won the best actor award for drama in the Golden Globe Awards 2016?

(A) Leonardo DiCaprio

(B) Will Smith

(C) Michael Fassbender

(D) Eddie Redmayne

10) Who won the best actress award for drama in the Golden Globe Awards 2016?

(A) Saoirse Ronan

(B) Cate Blanchett

(C) Brie Larson

(D) Alicia Vikander

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Employment News: 09 January - 15 January 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Employment News for the week ending 15 January 2016.

1. Staff Selection

Name of Post –Sub-Inspectors in Delhi Police, CAPFs and Assistant Sub- Inspector in CISF Examination 

No. of Vacancies – Various Vacancies

Last Date – 05.02.2016.

2. Military Engineer Services

Name of Posts – Mate (Tradesman) etc. 

No. of Vacancies -580

Last Date – 15.01.2016

3. UPPSC.

Name of Posts – Asstt. research officers, Professor’s, Allopathic med. Officers.

No. of Vacancies – 2234

Date- 21.01.2016

4. National Council of Education Research and Training

Name of Posts – Lower Division Clerk.

No. of Vacancies –70

Last Date – 08.02.2016

5. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Delhi.

Name of Post –Junior Engineering Assistant’s.

No. of Vacancies -61

Last Date: – 25.01.2016
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Complete List of Golden Globe Award 2016 Winners - PDF Download

Hi Aspirants..The 73rd Golden Globe Awards 2016 honored the best in film and American television of 2015 and was held on 10 January 2016. The Golden Globe Award is an American accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign.

Here’s the complete list of winners of Golden Globes 2016. You can download the PDF list from the below link. 

Best Motion Picture, Drama: ‘The Revenant’

Best Actor, Motion Picture (Drama): Leonardo DiCaprio, ‘The Revenant’

Picture, Musical or Comedy: ‘The Martian’

Director: Alejandro Inarritu, ‘The Revenant.’

Actor, Musical or Comedy: Matt Damon, ‘The Martian.’

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Jennifer Lawrence, ‘Joy.’

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: Brie Larson - 'Room'

Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone, “Creed.”

Supporting Actress, Motion Picture: Kate Winslet, ‘Steve Jobs.’

Animated Film: ‘Inside Out.’

Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, ‘Steve Jobs.’

Original Score: Ennio Morricone, ‘The Hateful Eight.’

Foreign Language: ‘Son of Saul.’

Original Song: ‘Writing’s on the Wall’ (music and lyrics by Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes), ‘Spectre.’

Television

Series, Drama: “Mr. Robot.”

Series, Comedy: “Mozart in the Jungle.”

Actor, Drama: Jon Hamm, “Mad Men.”

Actress, Drama: Taraji P. Henson, “Empire.”

Actor, Musical or Comedy: Gael Garcia Bernal, “Mozart in the Jungle.”

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Rachel Bloom, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.”

Supporting Actress, Series, Limited Series or TV Movie: Maura Tierney, “The Affair.”

Supporting Actor, Series, Limited Series or TV Movie: Christian Slater, “Mr. Robot.

Movie or Limited Series: “Wolf Hall.”

Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie: Oscar, Isaac, “Show Me a Hero.”

Actress, Movie or Limited Series: Lady Gaga, “American Horror Story: Hotel.’

Cecil B. DeMille Award: Denzel Washington

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Current Affairs MCQ Quiz – 10 January 2016

Hi Aspirtants..Here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 10 January 2016. Trending topics for the day include Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis, Dr Urjit Patel appointment as Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), New Delhi World Book Fair etc. Attempt the quiz & share your score. 

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1) Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis on 9 January 2016 have won the 2016 WTA Brisbane International Tennis trophy in the women’s doubles category. Martina Hingis belongs to which country?

(A) Switzerland

(B) Hungary

(C) Denmark

(D) Spain

2) Governor’s rule has been imposed in the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on 10 January 2016 as the process of formation new government following the death of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is taking some time. Name the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)?

(A) Najeeb Jung

(B) NN Vohra

(C) Vidyasagar Rao

(D) O P Kohli

3) Union Government on 9 January 2016 has reappointed ____ as Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a second three-year term?

(A) R. Khan

(B) R. Gandhi

(C) Dr Urjit Patel

(D) S.S. Mundra

4) 24th edition of New Delhi World Book Fair began at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on 9 January 2016 with the theme?

(A) Indigenous Voices: Mapping India's Folk & Tribal Literature

(B) Kathasagara: Celebrating Children's Literature

(C) Suryodaya: Emerging voices from North East India

(D) Vivid Bharat - Diverse India

5) Book titled "‘Azad Bachpan Ki Or" released on 8 January 2016 is authored by?

(A) Kailash Satyarthi

(B) Smriti Irani

(C) Shashi Tharoor

(D) Chetan Bhagath

6) Joint exercise between Indian and ____ Coast Guard named Sahyog-Kaijin-XV is scheduled to be held in the Bay of Bengal off Chennai on 15 January 2016?

(A) China

(B) Japan

(C) France

(D) Russia

7) Which country code domain ‘.cn’ has become the world’s most commonly used in the internet with 16.36 million users, surpassing Germany’s ‘.de’ domain?

(A) Cambodia

(B) Chechen Republic

(C) China

(D) Chile

8) Name the operation carried out by Army to flush out six terrorist at Pathankot airbase recently?

(A) Operation Allout

(B) Operation Bhaag

(C) Operation Freeze

(D) Operation Dhangu

9) World’s first slum museum will be set up in which of the following cities?

(A) Mumbai

(B) Kochi

(C) Trivandrum

(D) New Delhi

10) Soldiers of which of the following country will parade along with Indian troops on Rajpath during Republic Day celebration on 26 January 2016?

(A) USA

(B) Sri Lanka

(C) France

(D) Russia

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