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Thursday, October 6, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 5 OCTOBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 5 OCTOBER
1. Name the Indian Bank that  became the first to open a branch in the capital city of Yangon, Myanmar?
a) Central Bank of India
b) State Bank of India
c) Union Bank of India
d) Oriental Bank of Commerce
ANS B

2. What is the theme of  World Space Week is being observed from 4-10 October?
a) Space for Education
b) Exploring the Universe
c) Mysteries of the Cosmos
d) Remote Sensing: Enabling our Future
ANS D

3. Which state became India’s first state to implement Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in Kerosene?
a) Bihar
b) Jharkhand
c) Odisha
d) Kerala
ANS B

4. What is India’s rank in ratify the historic Paris Agreement on climate change?
a) 65
b) 55
c) 62
d) 59
ANS C

5. Who was elected as the president of Indian Newspaper Society (INS) recently?
a) Somesh Sharma
b) Ravindra Kumar
c) Kiran B Vadodaria
d) P V Chandran
ANS A

6. Which Indian wildlife film-maker was recently appointed Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite (Knight in the National Order of Merit) by the French Government?
a) Kalyan Varma
b) Prajna Chowta
c) Sandesh Kadur
d) Shekar Dattatri
ANS B

7. Kersti Kaljulaid was recently elected as the first woman President of which country?
a) Sweden
b) Estonia
c) Ireland
d) Latvia
ANS B

8. Yoshinori Ohsumi won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Medicine for?
a) Discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy
b) Elucidating the metabolism of glucose
c) Discoveries concerning novel therapies against river blindness
d) Discoveries concerning novel therapies against lymphatic filariasis
ANS A

9. David J. Thouless along with F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz won 2016 Nobel Prize for ?
a) Nobel Prize in Chemistry
b) Nobel Prize in Literature
c) Nobel Prize in Physics
d) Nobel Prize in Medicine
ANS C

10. The 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to
a) Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir James Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L Feringa
b) Paul Modrich
c) Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
d) Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar
ANS A


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Wednesday, October 5, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 4th OCT 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 4th OCT 2016
(Daily News India)
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1. JAPAN'S OHSUMI WON NOBEL PRIZE IN MEDICINE
i. Japan's Yoshinori Ohsumi a cell biologist specialising in autophagy, has received the 2016 Noble Prize in Medicine.
ii. He has received the award "for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy".

2. INDIA RATIFIES HISTORIC PARIS CLIMATE DEAL AT UN
i. India on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi joined the Paris Climate Change Agreement by submitting its instrument of ratification in New York
ii. India became the 62nd country to ratify the agreement.
iii. COP22 will take place at Marrakech in Morocco, 2016.
iv. The Paris Agreement is an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change dealing with greenhouse gases.

3. INDIA'S GAGANJEET BHULLAR WINS KOREA OPEN
i. Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar won his 6th Asian Tour title winning the Korea Open 2016 in Incheon,South Korea.
ii. He won last asian title in 2013 and awarded Arjuna Award in 2013.
iii. Gaganjeet Singh Bhullar is an Indian professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour.

4. DELHI POLICE LAUNCHES MOBILE APP FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
i. The Delhi Police has launched a mobile application for senior citizens to enable them to reach out to the police quickly in emergency situations.
ii. The application 'Delhi Police Senior Citizen' was launched by Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung

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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 3rd OCT 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 3rd OCT 2016
(Daily News India)
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1. CENTRE GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTES INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY BOARD OF INDIA
I. The Centre has constituted a four-member Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India under the Chairmanship of M.S. Sahoo.
ii.Members of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India are:
a.          Ajay Tyagi Additional Secretary, Finance Ministry;
b.         Amardeep Singh Bhatia Joint Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs
c.          G.S. Yadav Joint Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs
d.         Unnikrishnan Legal Advisor, Reserve Bank of India.
e.           
2. KIEREN DSOUZA BECOMES THE FIRST INDIAN TO COMPLETE WORLD'S TOUGHEST RACE, SPARTATHLON
I. Bengaluru's Kieren Dsouza has become the first Indian to complete the Spartathlon.
ii.Spartathlon is widely described as the "world's toughest race".
iii. He completed the 246.6 km distance in the 2016 edition, in 33 hours, one minute and 38 seconds.

3. GUJARAT WORLD HERITAGE SITE RANI KI VAV BAGS ‘CLEANEST ICONIC PLACE’ AWARD
I. Gujarat’s 900-year-old World Heritage Site Rani ki Vav bagged an award for the “Cleanest Iconic Place” at the Indian Sanitation Conference 2016 at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.
II. The Archaeological Survey of India has maintained the monument and its surroundings very well, offering clean drinking water and proper sanitation, among other things, to tourists.

4. S SIVAKUMAR APPOINTED AS FULL TIME MEMBER OF 21ST LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA
i.The Union Government has appointed S. Sivakumar as a full-time Member of the 21st Law Commission of India .
ii. Former Supreme Court judge Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan is Chairman of the commission.
Iii.The aim of the 21st LCI is to give major recommendations on a review of the Indian Penal Code

5. ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE TO BE CHIEF GUEST ON REPUBLIC DAY IN INDIA
I. Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will be the Chief Guest at the Republic Day celebrations on 26 January 2017.
ii.The Crown Prince has accepted the Indian invitation.
iii.It will give a strong boost to the bilateral ties between the two nations in key areas like trade and security.
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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2nd OCT 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2nd OCT 2016
(Daily News India)
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1. ARUNDHATI BHATTACHARYA GETS ONE YEAR-LONG EXTENSION AS SBI CHIEF
i. Arundhati Bhattacharya will remain the chairperson of the State Bank of India for one another year.
ii. She will oversee the merger of 6 smaller commercial banks into the country's largest lender.

2. SAARC SUMMIT "POSTPONED INDEFINITELY"
i. Pakistan has officially postponed the 8-nation SAARC summit 2016 after 5 countries – India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka dropped out of it.
ii. The SAARC Summit was scheduled on November 9 and 10 in Islamabad, Pakistan.
iii.After the terrorist attack in India, it dropped idea to attend the summit in Pakistan

3. EU MINISTERS APPROVE RATIFICATION OF PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT
i. The European Union ministers have approved the ratification of Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
ii. This decision brings the Paris Agreement closer to entering into force.

 4. GOVERNMENT DECIDES TO RAISE EPFO INVESTMENT IN ETF
i. The Government has decided to raise the Employees Provident Fund investment in Exchange Traded Funds from present 5% to 10%.
ii. Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State  for Labour and Employment announced that the decision has been taken considering the good returns in ETF.

5. GANGTOK CONFERRED CLEANEST TOURIST DESTINATION HONOUR
I.The Union Ministry of Tourism has conferred the Cleanest Tourist Destination on the Sikkim capital Gangtok.
II. Chandigarh and Mysore were felicitated for 'Clean Cities in million plus population category' and Gangtok for 'Cleanest Tourism Destination'.

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Monday, October 3, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 3 OCTOBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 3 OCTOBER

1.   Rrecently who has been elected as the President of Indian Statistical Institute?
a)    Mahesh Sharma
b)    M S Sahoo
c)    R C Lahoti
d)    Vijay Kelkar
ANS D

2.    Recently who was appointed as the Chairman of Press Trust of India?
a)    Riyadh Mathew
b)    Viveck Goenka
c)    Vineet Jain
d)    Hormusji N Cama
ANS A

3.    Which of the following services was not launched by the Railways Ministry recently?
a)    Policy giving preference to local domicile holders for commercial licenses at stations
b)    Policy giving complementary tickets to Women
c)    New system of allocating vacant berths after final charting to wayside stations
d)    Liberalised station to station special freight rates policy
ANS B

4.    What is the theme of the International Translation Day 2016?
a)    Language Rights: Essential to All Human Rights
b)    The changing face of translation and interpreting
c)    Translation as Intercultural Communication
d)    Translation and Interpreting: Connecting Worlds
ANS D

5.    Which  airports was awarded the Best Tourist Friendly Airport under the category for State Annual Excellence Awards by Andhra Pradesh Tourism?
a)    Visakhapatnam Airport
b)    Vijayawada Airport
c)    Rajahmundry Airport
d)    Tirupati Airport
ANS D

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 1, 2 OCTOBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 1, 2 OCTOBER
1.    Which state signed an MoU with ISRO to provide digital classes across the state through its state channel?
a)    Karnataka
b)    Tamil Nadu
c)    Andhra Pradesh
d)    Telangana
ANS D

2.    Name the drought affected state for which the Union Government has approved assistance of 1269 crore rupees.
a)    Punjab
b)    Karnataka
c)    Bihar
d)    Maharashtra
ANS D

3.   With which country Russia recently signed an agreement on Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation?
a)    Pakistan
b)    Mexico
c)    China
d)    Cuba
ANS D

4.    The world’s first baby was born from a new procedure that combines the DNA of three people. What is the name of the procedure?
a)    Cytoplasm Transfer
b)    Mitochondrial Contribution
c)    Mitochondrial Donation
d)    None of the above
ANS C

5.    The Union Cabinet recently approved closure of which company?
a)    Andrew Yule and Company
b)    Hindustan Cables Limited
c)    New India Assurance
d)    Western Coalfields
 ANS B

6.    Recently WHO was  declared which region as Measles free?
a)    The Americas
b)    United Arab Emirates
c)    West Africa
d)    United Kingdom
ANS A

7.    World Heart Day is celebrated on?
a)    28 September
b)    26 September
c)    27 September
d)    29 September
ANS D

8.    Who was conferred with the 2015 Moortidevi Award by Bharatiya Jnanpith Organisation?
a)    Vishwanath Tripathi
b)    Kalakaluri Enoch
c)    Gulab Kothari
d)    Kapila Vatsyayana
ANS B

9.    Which state has decided to install monorail in its capital city?
a)    West Bengal
b)    Punjab
c)    Tamil Nadu
d)    Delhi
ANS A

10.    The Union Government has decided to raise the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) investment in Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) from existing 5 percent to
a)    12 percent
b)    10 percent
c)    15 Percent
d)    7 percent
ANS B
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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 29,30 SEPTEMBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 29,30 SEPTEMBER

1.    India was ranked at which position in the Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) 2016-2017?
a)    55
b)    39
c)    69
d)    10
ANS B

2.    Name the two countries that recently held first high level dialogue on counter-terrorism and security?
a)    The USA and Cuba
b)    India and China
c)    India and Malaysia
d)    India and Bangladesh
ANS B

3.    What was the theme for World Rabies Day that was observed on 28 September 2016?
a)    Rabies: Understand it to defeat it.
b)    Rabies: Educate. Vaccinate. Eliminate.
c)    End Rabies Together
d)    Rabies: Eradicate it globally
ANS B

4.    Who will be honoured with the 2016 Lata Mangeshkar Award for Lifetime Achievement of the Maharashtra Government?
a)    Kavita Krishnamurthy
b)    Karsh Kale
c)    Krishna Kalle
d)    Uttam Singh
ANS D
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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 27,28 SEPTEMBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 27,28 SEPTEMBER

1.    Name the film that has been selected as India's entry to the 89th Academy Awards (Oscars) to be held in 2017 in the Foreign Language Film category.
a)    Neerja
b)    Udta Punjab
c)    Sairat
d)    Visaranai
ANS D

2.    What is the theme of the 2016 World Tourism Day?
a)    Tourism for All - promoting universal accessibility
b)    Tourism and Sustainable Energy: Powering Sustainable Development
c)    Tourism – Celebrating Diversity
d)    None of the above
ANS A

3.    Name the instant messaging mobile application launched by Google.
a)    Ello
b)    Hello
c)    Allo
d)    None of the above
ANS C

4.    The world’s largest solar power plant has recently opened at which of the following places in Tamil Nadu?
a)    Salem
b)    Kamuthi
c)    Dindigul
d)    Hosur
ANS B

5.    Who was appointed as the Indian Ambassador to the United States of America?
a)    Navtej Sarna
b)    Taranjit Singh Sandhu
c)    Arun Singh
d)    None of the above
ANS A
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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 25,26 SEPTEMBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 25,26 SEPTEMBER

1.    Name the state that quashed all notifications regarding 10 percent quota for EBC Economically Backward Classes.
a)    Haryana
b)    Gujarat
c)    Goa
d)    Maharashtra
ANS B

2.    Who of the following was appointed as the Indian ambassador to the United States of America?
a)    Pavan Kapoor
b)    Navtej Sarna
c)    Pankaj Saran
d)    Ronen Sen
ANS B
3.    Who of the following topped in the 2016 Forbes list of 100 Richest Indians?
a)    Azim Premji
b)    Acharya Balkrishna
c)    Anil Ambani
d)    Mukesh Ambani

ANS D
4.    Who of the following was appointed as the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court?
a)    Girish Chandra Gupta
b)    Mohan M. Shantanagoudar
c)    Chittatosh Mookerjee
d)    Ashok Bhushan
ANS B

5.    Who of the following was appointed as the chief-selector by BCCI?
a)    Ajay Shirke
b)    MSK Prasad
c)    Devan Gandhi
d)    Gagan Khoda
ANS B

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