Current Affairs MCQ Quiz 3 September 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 3 September 2016 with multiple choice options. Click the Start Quiz button to attempt the quiz online with options. Just login using your facebook account. You can check your score in real time. We have also compiled the Q&A for easy studying.

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1. Islam Karimov who died on 3 September 2016 was the President of which country?

Answer: Uzbekistan

Note: He has been Uzbekistan’s sole leader since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1992 & winning numerous elections, none of which have fulfilled international fairness criteria.

2. The first BRICS Film Festival kick started on 2 September 2016 in which city?

Answer: New Delhi

Note: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore inaugurated the festival. The opening film for the festival was the world premiere of the Malayalam movie, Veeram.

3. Election Commission of India (ECI) has recently granted national party status to All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) Party led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. With this recognition, TMC became ___ national party in the country?

Answer: Seventh

Note: The other national parties are Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Communist Party of India (CPI) and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM).

4. CMD of biopharma Biocon, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw was given the ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur’ award. It is the highest civilian award of which country?

Answer: France

Note: She was awarded for her contribution to biosciences & research field globally.

5. Name the Political Party launched by Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on 3 September 2016?

Answer: Awaaz-e-Punjab

Note: He launched the party along with Akali Dal MLA Pargat Singh and some other leaders. Sidhu had resigned in July from his Rajya Sabha seat from BJP ticket.

6. Which former Indian cricketer was recently (September 2016) made an honorary life member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)?

Answer: Zaheer Khan

Note: He becomes the 24th Indian cricketer to be bestowed the honour. The list also includes the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar, who were inducted in previous years.

7. Which Digital payments platform has recently launched “M-Gullak” to promote the habit of savings?

Answer: MobiKwik

8. Which country's Province named British Columbia has recently become the first foreign government entity to issue a masala bond?

Answer: Canada

Note: Masala Bonds are rupee-denominated bonds issued to overseas buyers, aimed at investments into India’s infra needs. In July, HDFC had listed the world’s first masala bond, raising Rs. 3,000 crore.

9. Name the Action movie star, writer, director who was recently (Sept-2016) given an honorary Oscar for his extraordinary achievements in the movies?

Answer: Jackie Chan

10. India has been placed at the ___ rank in the World Bank’s 2016 Logistics Performance Index (LPI) among 160 countries?

Answer: 35th

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Today's (3 September 2016) SSC CGL Exam GK Questions Asked

Hi Aspirants, today (3/9/2016) is the eighth day of the SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam 2016. Here we are sharing with you the exam analysis and questions of all shifts from today. This will be very useful for those having exam from 4th September 2016 to 11 September 2016. As you know from this year, SSC has shifted to online exam and hence the only way to get the questions is from the candidates who attempted (from their memory). Bookmark this page and visit regularly as we keep updating as and when new questions are received. Happy Learning :)

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Reasoning Section Review: Questions were from Number Series, Matrix, Alphabet Series, Picture Diagram, Analogy, Water Image etc. Questions were of easy level.

English Section Review: Idiom/phrases, Antonym & Synonym, Reading Comprehension, Error Detection, Sentence Improvement, Spelling Correction etc. Level is from Easy to Moderate.

GK Section Review: Moderate Level Questions from Current Affairs, History etc.

Aptitude Section Review: Bar Chart, Number Series, Trigonometry, Geometry, Percentage, Speed & Distance, Average, etc.

GK Questions Asked in SSC CGL Online Exam: (Morning) 1st Shift: 10.00AM to 11.15AM – 3 September 2016

1. Swar Jyanti Shahri rozgar Yojan is related to? - Urban poverty
2. First national park of India is?- Jim Corbett National Park
3. Forward bloc was formed by? - Subhash Chandra Bose
4. First Indian women to climb mount Everest? - Bachendri Pal
5. First session of INC was presided by? -  Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
6. Country to detonate its hydrogen bomb? - North Korea
7. Who regulates insurance in India? -  Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI)
8. Speaker submits resignation to? - Deputy Speaker
9. Who is the father of green revolution? - MS Swaminathan
10. 0 kelvin equal to? - (-273.15 Celcius)

Second Shift Questions: 1.15PM to 2.30PM

1. Transformer converts? - High Volage to low voltage and vice versa
2. Aryabhatta and Kalidas in which emperor’s court? - Chandragupta
3. Tenure of a governor of a state? - Five Years
4. What is bank rate? - the rate at which RBI gives loan to commercial banks
5. Bubble in blood, how will it affects the blood flow in body? - Air embolism in blood
6. Green revolution affects most? - Wheat
7. Weight is maximum at? - Poles
8. Who was not included in the boxing team of India in Rio? - Mary Kom
9. What is bank rate? - The rate at which RBI gives loan to commercial banks
10. Who can remove the president from his post? - Parliament
11. Emabankment of river is called? - levee
12. Which one is a part of photo synthesis?
13. Security council 5 nations list related question
14. Sericulture based question 
15. Sports related pair?- (Goswami -cricket , Sania -tennis , Saina -badmintion)

Third Shift Questions: 4.15PM to 5.30PM
1. New Capital of Andhra Pradesh? - Amravati
2. Agriculture tax was recently removed by which government? - Karnataka
3. Project Sankalp is related to? - AIDS
4. Ganga and Indus basin separated by? - Ambala
5. Method of calculating GDP? - Income approach
6. Ganga and Indus basin separated by? - Ambala
7. Outermost surface of Sun?- Corona
8. Largest internet user in world? - China
9. Method of calculating GDP? - Income approach
10. Ujjawala Yojna related to? - Cooking fuel

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Online Computer Knowledge Quiz for IBPS PO/Clerk Exam 2016

Hi Aspirants, here are some useful Computer Knowledge Quiz Questions for IBPS PO/Clerk Exams. These questions are also useful for other competitive exams. Attempt the quiz and share your score. Click ‘START QUIZ’ button to attempt the quiz online with multiple choice options.

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1. The period of Second generation computers is

Answer: 1956-1963

2. What are the four things needed to connect to the Internet?

Answer: Telephone line, modem, computer, and an ISP

3. The period of Third generation computers is

Answer: 1965-1975

4. What is e-commerce?

Answer: Buying and selling products and services over the Internet

5. The period of Fourth generation computers is

Answer: 1975-1989

6. The basic unit of a worksheet into which you enter data in Excel is called a

Answer: cell

7. A person who uses his expertise to gain access to other people's computers to get information illegally or to cause damage is a

Answer: Hacker

8. VLSI technology is used in __________ generation computers.

Answer: Fourth

9. What is the commonly used unit for measuring the sped of data transmission?

Answer: Bits per second

10. Different types of modern digital computers come under which generation.

Answer: Fifth
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GK Quiz for SSC CGL Exam 2016

Hi Aspirants, here are some useful GK Quiz Questions for SSC CGL Exam 2016 which is going on. Click the ‘START QUIZ’ button to attempt the quiz online with multiple choice options.

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1. Japanese Temple & Peace Pagoda is located where in India?

Answer: Darjeeling

2. The Hindustan Shipyard Limited is located at?

Answer: Vishakhapatnam

3. Which of the following is the folk dance of Odissa and Andhra Pradesh?

Answer: Changu

4. Heat energy from the sun reaches the Earth through a heat transfer process known as?

Answer: Radiation

5. Which space shuttle carried Sunita Williams beyond the Earth?

Answer: Soyuz

6. India shares longest International border with which country?

Answer: Bangladesh

7. World Economic Outlook is published by?

Answer: International Monetary Fund

8. Which of the following states of India became the first carbon free state?

Answer: Himachal Pradesh

9. Which country is the most educated country of the world?

Answer: Canada

10. Who was India's flag bearer at the closing ceremony at Rio Olympics 2016?

Answer: Sakshi Malik
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Current Affairs Quiz 2 September 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 2 September 2016 in MCQ format. This Quiz will be very useful for all upcoming SSC, Banking, Insurance, RBI and other exams. Click the ‘START QUIZ’ button to attempt the quiz with Multiple Choice Options.

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1. Name the new mobile operator which officially launched on 1 September 2016?

Answer: Reliance Jio

2. International Day Against Nuclear Tests was observed on?

Answer: August 29

3. Guinness World Records on 1 September 2016 declared Majuli as the largest river island in the world. Majuli is in which state?

Answer: Assam

4. Which rocket of SpaceX was destroyed recently in an explosion during a propellant fill operation?

Answer: Falcon 9

5. Which bank has recently launched USSD (unstructured supplementary service data) based ‘*99#’ mobile application?

Answer: Union Bank of India

6. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on 1 September 2016 launched an insurance scheme for passengers travelling on e- ticket. The insurance cover will be up to ___ lakh rupees?

Answer: 10 lakhs

Note: The insurance coverage will be available in case of train accidents and other untoward incidents, including terrorist attack, dacoity, rioting, shooting or arson.

7. Carnatic singer Thodur Madabusi Krishna and Bezwada Wilson, campaigner for eradication of manual scavenging, on 31 August 2016 received which prestigious award?

Answer: Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016

8. The 2016 Summer Paralympics will start on 7 September 2016 in which city?

Answer: Rio de Janeiro

9. Former West Indies paceman Courtney Walsh was recently appointed as the specialist bowling coach of which team?

Answer: Bangladesh

10. Which company on 31 August 2016 announced the acquisition of sports broadcasting business of Zee Entertainment for 385 million US dollar in an all-cash deal?

Answer: Sony Pictures Networks India

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Mock Test on Banking for RBI Grade B Officer Exam

Hi Aspirants, here we have prepared a Mock Test on Banking Awareness for the upcoming RBI Grade B Officer Exam 2016 scheduled to be held on 4 September 2016. In this Mock Test we have covered the following Questions. You can attempt the Mock Test and see correct answers by clicking the ‘START QUIZ’ button given at the end of questions. 

Questions covered in this Mock test

1. What does M in M-Banking Facility being offered by banks to their customers, stand for?

2. Which of the following is/are true about the Sub-Prime Crisis?

1. It is a mortgage crisis referring to credit default by the borrowers.

2. Sub-Prime borrowers were those borrowers who were rated low and were high risk borrowers.

3. This crisis originated because of negligence in credit rating of the borrowers.

3. At which of the following cities is the Head Office of Reserve Bank of India located?

4. The reserves held by Commercial Banks over and above the statutory minimum, with the RBI are called

5. The Imperial Bank of India, after its nationalization came to be known as

6. In which year was the Imperial Bank of India rechristened as State Bank of India?

7. Regional Rural Banks are sponsored by

8. Which is the country’s third largest private sector lender whose name has been officially changed to the Axis Bank ltd. ?

9. In which year was the Reserve Bank of India established?

10. Expand the term LIBOR as used in financial banking sectors?

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GK Questions asked on 2 September 2016 SSC CGL Exam

Hi Aspirants, here are the GK Questions asked in today's (2 September 2016) SSC CGL Online Exam 2016.

GK Questions Asked in SSC CGL Online Exam: 1st Shift

1. Himalaya is which type of mountain? - Fold Mountain

2. Beighton cup is related to which game? - Hockey

3. Manchester of South India? - Coimbatore

4. Who was the flag-bearer of India at Rio Olympics 2016? - Abhinav Bindra

5. Who scored 1000 runs in an Innings? - Pranav Dhanawade

6. Nitrification is? -  Ammonia is converted to nitrites

7. Three-month emergency was recently established in which country? - Turkey

8. Asbestos found maximum in which country? - Russia

9. Largest irrigation plant in India? - Indira Gandhi canal

10. Kerala Soil is rich in? - Thorium

GK Questions Asked in SSC CGL Online Exam: 2nd Shift

1. Paper published by Gandhi in Africa? - The Indian Opinion

2. White elephants are found in? - Thailand

3. Where is sun temple? - Konark, Odisha

4. Who is known as frontier Gandhi? - Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

5. Group of interconnected islands? - Archipelago

6. Temple name which is damaged by fire in kerala? - Paravur temple at Kollam

7. Vinegar is known as? - Acetic acid

8. Why treaty of Purandhar was signed? - Treaty was signed between Jaisingh and Chhatrapati Shivaji

9. Lines joining the same slope on earth? - Contour lines

10. Which of the following games is included in Olympics?

11. Yoga day is observed on? - June 21

12. Lens to correct myopia? - concave lens

13. Why we are attracted towards moving train?

14. Right to equality under which article? - Article 14

15. Inflation definition?

16. Open market operations

17. Light not required for which activity in plants?

18. Smell of iodex balm is due to? - Methyl salicylate

GK Questions Asked in SSC CGL Online Exam: 3rd Shift

1. How many Rings in Olympic flag? - 5

2. Seventh Olympics  of which tennis player? - Leander Paes

3. When Kharif crop is harvested? - October

4. Major Energy generation in India is from? – Coal

5. Same atomic number different mass numbers? - Isotopes

6. Not an official language of UNO? - Japanese

7. Rings in Olympic flag? - 5

8. Potassium permanganate is used as? - As an oxidant

9. Equality and fraternity taken from the? - French Revolution

10. Where skill India is launched? - New Delhi

11. Type of good whose demand increases with income? - Normal Goods

12. Kinetic energy depends on? -  both mass and velocity

13. Mehrauli pillar inscription is famous for? - fine quality of steel

14. Water treatment process? - reverse osmosis

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Current Affairs Quiz 1 September 2016

Hi Aspirants, here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 1 September 2016 useful for all competitive exams. 

1. Who was on 31 August 2016 sworn in as the President of Brazil?

Answer: Michel Temer

Note: Brazil’s Senate has removed President, Dilma Rousseff, from the office for breaking budgetary laws.

2. Who among the following was recently appointed as United Nations Women’s Advocate for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in India?

Answer: Aishwaryaa Dhanush

3. Union Defence Ministry has recently sanctioned the construction of a National War Memorial and National War Museum at?

Answer: New Delhi

4. Which state recently become the first state to distribute 2 crore LED bulbs under Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) scheme?

Answer: Gujarat

5. Union Government has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Amar Chitra Katha to publish and distribute comic book on?

Answer: Swachh Bharat Mission

6. President Pranab Mukherjee on 1 September 2016 has given Maharashtra Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao additional charge of?

Answer: Tamil Nadu

Note: The tenure of Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah ended on 30 August 2016.

7. Goa Legislative Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution ratifying the amendments to the Constitution to pave way for the presidential assent to the Goods and Services (GST) Bill, 2016. Goa is the __th State Assembly to ratify the Bill?

Answer: 15th

8. Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) has recently appointed whom as the new Chancellor of Teri university?

Answer: Ashok Chawla

Note: He is the former Finance Secretary. With this, the University ended its last association with former Chancellor and Head R.K. Pachauri.

9. Which country recently amassed a world record one-day international total of 444 for three as they crushed Pakistan by 169 runs at Trent Bridge n the five-match series recently?

Note: England

10. SBI Mutual Fund has recently appointed ____ as its Managing Director and Chief Executive?

Note: Anuradha Rao

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SSC CGL Online Exam GK Questions asked on 1 September 2016

Hi Aspirants, here are the GK Questions asked in today's (1 September 2016) SSC CGL Online Exam 2016.

GK Questions Asked in SSC CGL Online Exam: 1st Shift

1. Right to education through which amendment? - 86th

2. Dilwara famous temple belongs to which religion? - Jain

3. Transistor is used for? - amplify or switch electronic signals

4. Talikota war in which empire? - Vijayanagara Empire

5. Which gas is used as a coolant in refrigerator? - Ammonia

6. Gas produced in bleaching powder? - Chlorine Gas

7. Jawhar Lal Nehru award is given for? - For International Understanding.

8. Guru of Mahatma Gandhi? -Gopal Krishna Gokhale

9. Who died while playing polo? -Qutb-ud-din Aibak

10. Largest island of world? - Greenland

11. Minimum natural disaster is caused by?

GK Questions Asked in SSC CGL Online Exam: 2nd Shift

1. Optical fibre works on the principle of? – Total internal refraction

2. Dwarf planet? - Pluto

3. Glittering of soap bubbles due to which phenomenon?

4. City of Palace? - Kolkata

5. Suicidal bags are? – Lysosome

6.  Rajya Sabha Member are elected by? - Single transferable vote through

7. Vinegar another name? - Acetic acid

8. Andaman and Nicobar is separated by which degree channel? - Ten degree channel

GK Questions Asked in SSC CGL Online Exam: 3rd Shift

1. National railway museum? - New Delhi

2. Dakshin Ganga? - Godavari

3. First British to Jahangir darbar? - Thomas Roe

4. Who founded the Arya Samaj? - Dayanand Saraswati

5. Bully word related to which game? - Hockey

6. Who is Sunita Williams? - American astronaut

7. Narmada river dispute between which states? - Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra & Rajasthan

8. Japan is called the "land of the rising sun". Why? - Because from China it appears that the sun rises from the direction of Japan

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