Current affairs 2016 sept

[26/09 6:36 am] Basayya M Jamalur: GK & Current Affairs – September 23, 2016
September 24, 2016 No comments
Who of the following Indians have been selected
for the 2016 Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law
Enforcement Awards?
[A]Madhav Jain and Murli Karthik
[B]Prakash Sarja and Vijay Kumar
[C]M Balasubramany and Nagesh Sarkar
[D]Sanjay Dutta and Ritesh Sarothiya
.
Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice
of Kerala High Court?
[A]R S Garg
[B]Navin Sinha
[C]P Sathasivam
[D]Mohan M Shantanagoudar
.
Reoti Saran Sharma, who passed away recently,
was related to which field?
[A]Politics
[B]Literature
[C]Sports
[D]Science
.
The book “Citizen and Society” has been authored
by whom?
[A]Pranab Mukherjee
[B]Mohammad Hamid Ansari
[C]Sushma Swaraj
[D]Manmohan Singh
.
Which of the following has been appointed as
members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
[A]Ravindra Dholakia
[B]Pami Dua
[C]Chetan Ghate
[D]All of the above
.
Who has been bestowed with the 2016 Clinton
Global Citizen Award?
[A]Adi Godrej
[B]Mukesh Ambani
[C]Rahul Bajaj
[D]Azim Premji
.
“Indra-2016” the joint military exercise has
started between India and which country?
[A]France
[B]Japan
[C]Russia
[D]Australia
.
“Mission Parivar Vikas” will be launched by
which union ministry for improved family
planning services?
[A]Ministry of Rural Development
[B]Ministry of Women and Child Development
[C]Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty
Alleviation
[D]Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
.
The National SC/ST Hub will be launched in which
city of India?
[A]Jaisalmer
[B]Agra
[C]Ludhiana
[D]New Delhi
.
The first-ever childhood cancer awareness
exhibition will be held at which city of India?
[A]Jaipur
[B]Agra
[C]Indore
[D]Gandhinagar
[26/09 6:37 am] Basayya M Jamalur: GK & Current Affairs – September 22, 2016
September 23, 2016 No comments
How much amount has been allotted by the Tamil
Nadu government for Thaaliku Thangam scheme
under marriage assistance programme?
[A]Rs. 289 crore
[B]Rs. 204 crore
[C]Rs. 323 crore
[D]Rs. 333 crore
.
The world’s largest solar power plant has been
installed in which state of India?
[A]Andhra Pradesh
[B]Rajasthan
[C]Tamil Nadu
[D]Haryana
.
The 2016 International Association of Science
Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP) world
conference is hosted by which country?
[A]Istanbul
[B]New Delhi
[C]Moscow
[D]Berlin
.
Which Indian film has been selected as the
official entry to Oscar Awards 2017 in the foreign
language film category?
[A]Visaranai
[B]Court
[C]Thithi
[D]Anjali
.
Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice
of Calcutta High Court?
[A]Jayanta Mitra
[B]Manjula Chellur
[C]Arun Kumar Mishra
[D]Girish Chandra Gupta
.
Who will get the first-ever Jesse Owens Olympic
Spirit Award-2016?
[A]Paula Radcliffe
[B]Muhammad Ali
[C]Paavo Nurmi
[D]Michael Phelps
.
Who will be honoured with the 2016 Lalit Arpan
Samman?
[A]Shubha Mudgal
[B]Krishen Khanna
[C]Raghu Rai
[D]Yamini Krishnamurthy
.
The book “The Sellout” has been authored by
whom?
[A]Sam Lipsyte
[B]Sarah Silverman
[C]Kiese Laymon
[D]Paul Beatty
.
Who has been appointed as the new Indian
Ambassador to the United States?
[A]Arun Singh
[B]Navtej Sarna
[C]Taranjit Singh Sandhu
[D]Yash Sinha
.
The first meeting of Goods and Service Tax (GST)
Council has been held in which of the following
cities?
[A]Ahmedabad
[B]Chennai
[C]New Delhi
[D]Bengaluru
[26/09 6:37 am] Basayya M Jamalur: GK & Current Affairs – September 21, 2016
September 23, 2016 No comments
What is the theme of 2016 United Nations’
International Day of Peace?
[A]Who Will You Make Peace With?
[B]Partnerships for Peace – Dignity for All
[C]Long live absolute world peace
[D]The Sustainable Development Goals: Building
Blocks for Peace
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The 2016 North East Connectivity Summit has
started in which city of India?
[A]Guwahati
[B]Agartala
[C]Itanagar
[D]Imphal
.
“Param-Ishan” supercomputing facility has
launched by Union Government in which IIT
college recently?
[A]IIT Indore
[B]IIT Bombay
[C]IIT Guwahati
[D]IIT Madras
.
How much loan amount has been approved by
Asian Development Bank (ADB) to build India’s
first coastal industrial corridor?
[A]$543 million
[B]$826 million
[C]$631 million
[D]$497 million
.
Priyesha Deshmukh is associated with which
sports?
[A]Wushu
[B]Swimming
[C]Boxing
[D]Shooting
.
Which Indian stock exchange has tied up with
Twitter to provide live stock updates?
[A]OTC Exchange of India
[B]Multi Commodity Exchange of India
[C]Bombay Stock Exchange
[D]National Stock Exchange
.
The 2016 BIRAC Innovators Meet will be held in
which city of India?
[A]New Delhi
[B]Mumbai
[C]Chennai
[D]Guwahati
.
The 2016 Incredible India Tourism Investment
Summit (IITIS) has started in which city of India?
[A]Ahmedabad
[B]Dehradun
[C]New Delhi
[D]Bhopal
.
Which country is hosting the conference of top
security experts of SAARC countries?
[A]Pakistan
[B]India
[C]Bangladesh
[D]Maldives
.
The book “Do Not Say We Have Nothing” has
been authored by whom?
[A]Madeleine Thien
[B]Paul Beatty
[C]Deborah Levy
[D]David Szalay
[26/09 6:38 am] Basayya M Jamalur: GK & Current Affairs – September 20, 2016
September 23, 2016 No comments
Which of the following countries has recently hit
by the powerful Typhoon Malakas?
[A]Japan
[B]Indonesia
[C]Vietnam
[D]China
.
Where is the venue of India International Seafood
Show (IISS) 2016 ?
[A]New Delhi
[B]Mumbai
[C]Kochi
[D]Visakhapatnam
.
Who has become the World Bank’s Country
Director for India?
[A]Krishan Kant Paul
[B]Junaid Ahmad
[C]Haruhiko Kuroda
[D]Onno Ruhl
.
Rushiraj Barot is associated with which sports?
[A]Badminton
[B]Boxing
[C]Wrestling
[D]Shooting
.
The 2016 BRICS Agriculture and Agrarian
Development Ministers conference will be held in
which city of India?
[A]Bhopal
[B]Jaipur
[C]New Delhi
[D]Kanpur
.
The first-ever United Nations Summit for Refugees
and Migrants has been held in which of the
following cities?
[A]Sydney
[B]New York
[C]Berlin
[D]New Delhi
.
“Confluence: Festival of India” the first-ever
Indian music and dance festival has started in
which country?
[A]Australia
[B]United States
[C]France
[D]Russia
.
Who has won Formula One Singapore Grand Prix
2016?
[A]Nico Rosberg
[B]Daniel Ricciardo
[C]Max Verstappen
[D]Lewis Hamilton
.
Who has been appointed as the first woman
Director (Marketing) of the Bharat Electronics Ltd
(BEL)?
[A]Kavya Krishna
[B]Suhasini Mehdin
[C]Anandi Ramalingam
[D]Trisha Krishnan
.
The book “Rekha: The Untold Story” has been
authored by whom?
[A]Raju Bharatan
[B]Yasser Usman
[C]Neena Gopal
[D]Maithili Rao
[26/09 6:39 am] Basayya M Jamalur: GK & Current Affairs – September 18, 19, 2016
September 20, 2016 No comments
What is the India’s rank in the 2016 World
Economic Freedom Index?
[A]118
[B]89
[C]112
[D]78
Show Answer .
Which of the following countries will be partner
country in the 2017 Vibrant Gujarat Global
Summit?
[A]United States
[B]Russia
[C]United Kingdom
[D]Germany
Show Answer .
The 2016 National conference on labour will be
hosted by which city of India?
[A]Kochi
[B]Bhubaneswar
[C]Chennai
[D]Lucknow
Show Answer .
The book “Democrats and Dissenters” has been
authored by whom?
[A]Upamanyu Chatterjee
[B]Ramchandra Guha
[C]Vikram Seth
[D]Amish Tripathi
Show Answer .
Who has been appointed as the new chairman of
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?
[A]Deepak Gupta
[B]B S Bassi
[C]Madhav Saxena
[D]Alka Sirohi
Show Answer .
“Joint Sea-2016” the joint naval exercise has been
conducted between which of the following
countries?
[A]India and Russia
[B]India and China
[C]China and Russia
[D]India and United States
Show Answer .
Subhankar Pramanick is associated with which
sports?
[A]Wushu
[B]Boxing
[C]Swimming
[D]Shooting
Show Answer .
Who has been chosen for the 2016 Mohanan
Suvarna Mudra Award?
[A]N S Madhavan
[B]MT Vasudevan Nair
[C]M Leelavathi
[D]O N V Kurup
Show Answer .
Who has been appointed as the new chairman of
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)?
[A]Usha Pal
[B]Usha Sangwan
[C]VK Sharma
[D]Nitin Srivastav
Show Answer .
Which Indian-origin personality has been
appointed as the head of International Society
for Blood Transfusion (ISBT)?
[A]Abhishek Krishnan
[B]Ravi Reddy
[C]Kaduvakulam Antony
[D]Balachandran Chullikkadu
[26/09 6:40 am] Basayya M Jamalur: GK & Current Affairs – September 17, 2016
September 19, 2016 1 Comment
Which Indian cricketer has been conferred
Arjuna Awards for year 2016?
[A]Yuvraj Singh
[B]Mahendra Singh Dhoni
[C]Ajinkya Rahane
[D]Rohit Sharma
Show Answer .
The 2016 Naropa festival has started in which
state of India?
[A]Himachal Pradesh
[B]Jammu and Kashmir
[C]Sikkim
[D]Uttarakhand
Show Answer .
Who has been appointed as the Goodwill
Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of
Human Trafficking of the UNODC?
[A]Samantha Khan
[B]Niharica Raizada
[C]Nadia Murad
[D]Malala Yousafzai
Show Answer .
Which country will host the 2017 annual meetings
of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group?
[A]China
[B]Nepal
[C]India
[D]Sri Lanka
Show Answer .
Edward Albee, who passed away recently, was
related to which field?
[A]Journalism
[B]Science
[C]Sports
[D]Playwright
Show Answer .
Which Indian American has won the 2016
Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar
Award?
[A]Nandan Murudar
[B]Priyanka Chernow
[C]Dinesh Bharadia
[D]Abraham Verghese
Show Answer .
Which country has successfully launched the
Tiangong-2 space laboratory?
[A]China
[B]Taiwan
[C]Japan
[D]Vietnam
Show Answer .
The 2016 Engineer’s Day is celebrated on which
date in India?
[A]September 17
[B]September 18
[C]September 16
[D]September 15
Show Answer .
Which of the following countries has recently hit
by the powerful Typhoon Meranti?
[A]China
[B]Vietnam
[C]Malaysia
[D]India
Show Answer .
The book “One & A Half Wife” has been
authored by whom?
[A]Advaita Kala
[B]Meghna Pant
[C]Rajiv Seth
[D]Madhuri Banerjee
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[26/09 6:41 am] Basayya M Jamalur: GK & Current Affairs – September 16, 2016
September 18, 2016 No comments
Which Indian-American author has been selected
for 2015 National Humanities Medal?
[A]Abraham Verghese
[B]James Gross
[C]Priyanka Chernow
[D]Milan Wilkerson
Show Answer .
The Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV)
is located in which state of India?
[A]Rajasthan
[B]Madhya Pradesh
[C]Uttar Pradesh
[D]Chhattisgarh
Show Answer .
The book “Shanti ki Talaash mein Zindagi” has
been authored by whom?
[A]Radhika Nagrath
[B]Pranav Pandya
[C]Nitin Bora
[D]Malini Chopra
Show Answer .
Which bank has tied up with Banaras Hindu
University (BHU) for banking courses?
[A]SBI Bank
[B]Axis Bank
[C]ICICI Bank
[D]NABARD
Show Answer .
Ramkumar Ramanathan is associated with which
sports?
[A]Cricket
[B]Football
[C]Hockey
[D]Tennis
Show Answer .
Which mobile company has signed MoU with
Haryana government to set up its mobile
manufacturing hub?
[A]Xiaomi
[B]Samsung
[C]Gionee
[D]LG
Show Answer .
Who has become the brand ambassador of Uttar
Pradesh’s Samajwadi Kisan Beema Yojana (SKBY)?
[A]Salman Khan
[B]Nawazuddin Siddiqui
[C]Irfan Khan
[D]Vidya Balan
Show Answer .
Who is leading the Indian delegation at the 2016
Non Aligned Movement (NAM) summit?
[A]Narendra Modi
[B]Hamid Ansari
[C]Arun Jaitley
[D]Pranab Mukherjee
Show Answer .
What is the theme of 2016 International Day for
the Preservation of the Ozone Layer?
[A]Ozone: the mission to protect world
[B]Preserve Ozone Layer
[C]Ozone and climate: restored by a world united
[D]Ozone Layer Protection: the mission goes on
Show Answer .
Which committee has recently submitted its
report to tackle the shortage of pulses?
[A]TVSN Prasad committee
[B]Arvind Subramanian committee
[C]Madhukar Gupta committee
[D]Shailesh Nagar committee
[26/09 6:41 am] Basayya M Jamalur: GK & Current Affairs – September 15, 2016
September 18, 2016 No comments
Which team has won the 2016 Duleep Trophy
Cricket tournament?
[A]India Black
[B]India Blue
[C]India Green
[D]India Red
Show Answer .
What is the theme of the 2016 United Nations’
International Democracy Day?
[A]Public participation for democracy
[B]Engaging youth on democracy
[C]Democracy and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development
[D]Space for Civil Society
Show Answer .
The 2016 Non Aligned Movement (NAM) will be
held in which country?
[A]Iran
[B]Venezuela
[C]Afghanistan
[D]Russia
Show Answer .
Who has been sworn-in as the new Governor of
Arunachal Pradesh?
[A]Ram Nath Kovind
[B]Banwarilal Purohit
[C]Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa
[D]V. Shanmuganathan
Show Answer .
Who has been chosen for the mascot of Swachh
Bharat Abhiyan?
[A]Parvati Bai
[B]Dhuli Bai
[C]Madan Kavar
[D]Kunwar Bai
Show Answer .
Which Indian personality will be honoured with a
humanitarian award by a prominent Jewish
human rights organisation?
[A]Baba Ramdev
[B]Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
[C]A R Rahman
[D]Rajinikanth
Show Answer .
Who has won the Fellows of Nature (FON) South
Asia Short Story Award?
[A]Meghna Pant
[B]Sudha Naidu
[C]Nirmala Jain
[D]Shantanu Kumar
Show Answer .
The National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi
Campaign-2016 has started at which city of India?
[A]Kanpur
[B]New Delhi
[C]Jaipur
[D]Bhopal
Show Answer .
Which of the following teams has won the 2016
MCC Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament?
[A]Army XI
[B]Indian Railways
[C]Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
[D]Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)
Show Answer .
Who will be India’s flag bearer at the 2016 Rio
Paralympics closing ceremony?
[A]Varun Singh Bhati
[B]Deepa Malik
[C]Thangavelu Mariyappan
[D]Devendra Jhajharia
Show Answer