Current Affairs MCQ Quiz – 20 February 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 20 February 2016 useful for all upcoming competitive Exams including LIC AAO 2016, SSC CGL 2016, Railway RRB Exam 2016, ISRO Assistant Exam 2016 etc. Attempt the quiz and share your score.

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1) ISRO on 19 February 2016 has successfully conducted hotbed test of the indigenously developed high-thrust cryogenic engine (CE20) of the GSLV Mark 3 (LVM3) rocket for the upper stage from ISRO Propulsion Research Centre at?

(A) Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu

(B) Mysuru, Karnataka

(C) Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu

(D) Thumpa, Kerala

2) Scientists have recently discovered ____ new Jupiter-like planets that are similar in characteristics to our solar system’s biggest planet?

(A) Two

(B) Three

(C) Four

(D) Five

3) Christine Lagarde was on 19 February 2016 appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund for a second five-year term. She is from which country?

(A) Denmark

(B) France

(C) Switzerland

(D) Italy

4) Kalikho Pul was on 19 February 2016 sworn-in as the 9th Chief Minister of which state?

(A) Sikkim

(B) Assam

(C) Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Mizoram

5) Pulitzer Prize winning writer Harper Lee who died on 19 February 2016 belongs to which country?

(A) UK

(B) New Zealand

(C) Brazil

(D) USA

6) Amit Mitra was on 19 February 2016 appointed as the Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on Goods and Services Tax (GST). Amit Mitra is the Finance Minister of?

(A) West Bengal

(B) Kerala

(C) Jammu and Kashmir

(D) Maharshtra

7) Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan who passed on 19 February 2016 was a veteran?

(A) Cartoonist

(B) Singer

(C) Writer

(D) Film Director

8) Which country on 18 February 2016 successfully launched ASTRO-H space observation satellite to probe mysterious black holes?

(A) China

(B) South Korea

(C) Japan

(D) Argentina

9) Akbar Kakkattil who died on 18 February 2016 was a renowed writer in which language?

(A) Malayalam

(B) Tamil

(C) Telugu

(D) Kannada

10) Which state government has recently launched the Utkarsh Bangla Scheme with an aim of providing vocational training to school dropouts?

(A) Bihar

(B) Haryana

(C) Jharkhand

(D) West Bengal

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Current Affairs Quiz – 14 February 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 14 February 2016. Trending topics for the day include Gravitational Waves, O N V Kurup, Banaras Hindu University, Make in India Centre etc. Attempt the quiz and share your score.

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1) Scientist recently for the first time have discovered Gravitational Waves (GW) that were hypothesised by Albert Einstein in which year?

(A) 1924

(B) 1919

(C) 1910

(D) 1916

2) O N V Kurup who passed away on 13 February 2016 was a noted poet and lyricist in which language?

(A) Tamil

(B) Malayalam

(C) Telugu

(D) Kannada

3) Banaras Hindu University (BHU) founded by _____ has turned 100 years on 13th February 2016?

(A) B R Ambedkar

(B) Rabindranath Tagore

(C) Pt Madan Mohan Malviya

(D) Bhagat Singh

4) Who was recently appointed as the Chairman of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)?

(A) Ashok Chawla

(B) B V Sreekantan

(C) R K Pachauri

(D) None of these

5) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated the Make in India Centre at MMRDA Grounds in which state?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Telengana

(D) Maharashtra

6) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 12 February 2016 banned which umpire for five years after its disciplinary committee found him guilty of corrupt practices?

(A) Asad Rauf

(B) Aleem Dar

(C) Rohan Mahanama

(D) Kumar Dharmasena

7) World Radio Day (WRD) is observed globally on?

(A) 13 February

(B) 14 February

(C) 12 February

(D) 16 February

8) Tamar Hahn from Israel has been recently appointed as the Director of United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Buenos Aires of which country?

(A) Ireland

(B) Argentina

(C) Brazil

(D) Australia

9) 4th World Government Summit recently held at?

(A) New Delhi

(B) Canberra

(C) Tokyo

(D) Dubai

10) Which player on 9 February 2016 became the fastest to make 10 One Day International (ODI) centuries?

(A) Shikar Dhawan

(B) Dinesh Chandimal

(C) Quinton de Kock

(D) Mushfique Rahim

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IBPS SO V Exam 14 February 2016 -IT Professional Knowledge Questions

Hi Aspirants..Here are some useful IT Professional Knowledge Questions in IBPS SO V Exam held on 14 February 2016.

1. The Round button in web pages is called - Throbber

2. TCP and udp which layer protocols? -transport

3. Which class can accomodatte more no of hosts? - class A

4. Which of these protocol is connection oriented? - tcp

5. In JAVA, the class destructor returns? - No Value

6. Other name of malicious software? - Malware

7. Scrambling of Data is called? - Encryption

8. What is actually MAC Address in networking?

9. One question of Foreign Key

10. The addition of any hardware in system comes in which phase of SDLC model? - System Design

11. Who controls Unix functionality?

12. One question of Macro virus

13. What is main use of PPP? -

14. 1 question of Hierarchical database

15. One question of VPN

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SSC CGL Notification 2016 - Apply Online

Staff Selection Commission has notified the Combined Graduate Level Examination 2016 - SSC CGL 2016. Staff Selection Commission will hold the Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2016 (Tier-I) on SUNDAY the 8th & 22nd May, 2016. SSC CGL 2016 is for filling up different categories of posts in various Ministries/ Departments/Organizations.

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Important Dates

Opening Date for Online Registration: 13 February 2016

Closing Date for Online Registration: 10 March 2016 (5 PM)

Date of Examination: 8th & 22nd May, 2016

Essential Qualifications (as on 1st August, 2016)

1) Assistant Audit Officer: Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or Institute.

2)  Desirable Qualifications for the Post of Assistant Audit Officer: Chartered Accountant or cost & Management Accountant or Company Secretary or Masters in Commerce or Masters in Business Studies or Masters in Business Administration (Finance) or Masters in Business Economics.

3) Statistical Investigator Grade – II Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University or Institute with at least 60% in Mathematics at 12th standard level or Bachelor’s Degree in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects at degree level.

4) Compiler : Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University with Economics or Statistics or Mathematics as compulsory or Elective subject.

5) All other Posts: Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or equivalent.

Age Limit (as on 1st August, 2016): Age limit is different for each post. Please refer the official notification from below link for more details about age limit.

Scheme of the Examination: The Examination will be conducted in three tiers as indicated below-

Tier -I -- Written Examination (Objective Multiple Choice Type)

Tier -II -- Written Examination (Objective Multiple Choice Type)

Tier -III- Computer Proficiency Test/ Skill Test (wherever applicable)/Document Verification. Interview component has been dispensed with. There will, therefore, be no interview.

Application Fee:

--Rs. 100 (One hundred only)

All Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Physically Handicapped, and Ex-Servicemen eligible for reservation are exempted from paying application fee, as per extant government orders.

-- The candidates who are not exempted from paying examination fee may submit the requisite fee through State Bank of India only either in the form of challan, generated on line, or through SBI Net Banking. Payment can also be made through any Credit or Debit Card.

How to Apply: The application must be submitted through online mode only.

We will bring you more details regarding SSC CGL 2016 like Exam Pattern, New Changes, Syllabus of Exam, Useful Books etc. in coming days. So Keep visiting.

Download Notification as PDF from here

Apply Online for SSC CGL 2016: http://ssconline.nic.in/ssc/ or http://ssconline2.gov.in or http://sscregistration.nic.in/

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Current Affairs MCQ Quiz – 12 February 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 12 February 2016. Trending topics include Davinder Singh, Mobile-one governance application, Australian High Commissioner to India, Aurobindo Mukherjee etc. Attempt the quiz and share your score.

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

1) Name the Indian-origin lawyer who was recently named Vice-Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce Commission (ICC) on Corporate Responsibility and Anti-corruption?

(A) Davinder Singh

(B) Anu Peshawaria

(C) Devendra Ganguly

(D) None of these

2) Which Indian IT company has recently acquired US based healthcare technology firm HealthPlan Services for US 460 million dollars?

(A) TCS

(B) Infosys

(C) Wipro

(D) Mahindra

3) Mobile-one governance application of which state has recently won gold medal at the fourth World Government Summit in Dubai, UAE in the m-governance awards category?

(A) Kerala

(B) Karnataka

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Andhra Pradesh

4) Who was on 11 January 2016 appointed as the Australian High Commissioner to India?

(A) Harinder Sidhu

(B) Patrick Suckling

(C) Richard Verma

(D) Vineeth Mathur

5) What was India's rank in the Intellectual Property Index (IPI) by United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC)?

(A) 35

(B) 36

(C) 37

(D) 38

6) Aurobindo Mukherjee who passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal on 11 February 2016 was a veteran?

(A) Cartoonist

(B) Film Director

(C) Hockey Player

(D) Writer

7) Which state Government has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ministry of Railway to form a joint venture (JV) company for the expansion of railway tracks in the state?

(A) Chhattisgarh

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Maharashtra

(D) West Bengal

8) First phase of the world’s largest concentrated solar power (CSP) plant was recently launched in the Souss-Massa-Drâa area in which country?

(A) Italy

(B) Australia

(C) Morocco

(D) Seychells

9) Which country on 11 February 2016 appointed women ministers for the newly created portfolios for happiness and tolerance, and youth affairs?

(A) United Arab Emirates

(B) Oman

(C) Bangladesh

(D) Iran

10) Which bank on 9 February 2016 announced its tie-up with Smartbox Ecommerce Solutions for solving challenges related to last mile delivery for e-commerce firms?

(A) SBI

(B) ICICI

(C) Federal Bank

(D) YES Bank

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Current Affairs Quiz – 10 February 2016

Hi Aspirants..Here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 10 February 2016 useful for all upcoming exams in 2016. Trending topics include National Deworming Day, Index of Internet Readiness of Indian States, India’s first aviation park, Prohibition of Discriminatory Tariffs for Data Services Regulations, 2016 etc. Attempt the quiz and share your score. 

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

1) National Deworming Day is observed on?

(A) 10 February

(B) 11 February

(C) 12 February

(C) 9 February

2) Who was recently appointed as Executive Vice Chairman of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)?

(A) Jairam Ramesh

(B) Rajendra Kumar Pachauri

(C) Rajendra Singh

(D) V V Rajarajan

3) As per recently released Index of Internet Readiness of Indian States (IIRIS) report, which state has topped in terms of the overall Internet readiness index?

(A) Kerala

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Karnataka

(D) Maharashtra

4) Which state government has recently decided to set up India’s first aviation park?

(A) West Bengal

(B) Goa

(C) Gujarat

(D) Rajasthan

5) Which regulator recently issued "Prohibition of Discriminatory Tariffs for Data Services Regulations, 2016"?

(A) RBI

(B) PFRDA

(C) TRAI

(D) SEBI

6) Sushil Koirala who died on 9 February 2016 was the former Prime Minister of?

(A) Indonesia

(B) Nepal

(C) Bangladesh

(D) Srilanka

7) The 9th edition of India-Nepal Combined Military Exercise Surya Kiran IX 2016 has commenced at Pithoragarh district of which state on 9 February 2016?

(A) Punjab

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Sikkim

(D) Uttarakhand

8) Renowned ___ Poet and well known Bollywood lyricist Nida Fazli passed away on 9 February 2016?

(A) Malayalam

(B) Telugu

(C) Urdu

(D) Bengali

9) Name the Indian squash player who recently won the gold medal in women’s individual category at the 12th South Asian Games (SAG)?

(A) Dipika Pallikal

(B) Ritwik Bhattacharya

(C) Joshna Chinappa

(D) Saurav Ghosal

10) The 4-day National Arogya Fair concluded successfully on 8 February 2016 at?

(A) Kochi

(B) Kashmir

(C) Rajkot

(D) Dehradun

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Result of SSC CGL 2015 Tier-2 (Combined Graduate Level Examination) Published

Hi Aspirants..Staff Selection Commission has today (9 February 2016) published the result of the Combined Graduate Level (Tier-II) Examination, 2015 conducted on 25 & 26.10.2015.

The Interview/Skill Test for the CGL Examination, 2015 are provisionally scheduled to commence w.e.f. 27th February, 2016. The schedule will be available on concerned Regional Office’s website. Qualified eligible candidates, who do not receive call letters for the Interview/Skill Test/document verification, should contact the concerned Regional Offices of the Commission immediately. 

You can check the result from the below link.

Click Here to read letter from chairman of SSC onresult

Click Here to read write up & cut off

List of candidates qualified for interview postsother than Statistical Investigator - Click Here

Tier-II List of candidates qualified forStatistical Investigator - Click Here

Tier-II List of candidates qualified fornon-interview posts

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