Current Affairs Quiz
1. Teachers Day is observed on?
a) September 04
b) September 05
c) September 06
d) September 07
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Answer b) September 05. Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented National Awards to meritorious teachers from across the country at a function held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on the occasion of Teachers’ Day (September 5, 2016).He conveyed his ‘Guru Pranam’ to all teachers on Teachers’ Day.
2. ______________was declared ‘Saint Teresa of Calcutta’ in canonization ceremony headed by Pope Francis in the Vatican
a) Souer Emmanuelle
b) Mary
c) Teresa of Avila
d) Mother Terasa
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Answer d) Mother Terasa. Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint on 4th september 2015 honoring the nun who cared for the world’s most destitute and holding her up as a model for a Catholic Church that goes to the peripheries to find poor, wounded souls. Applause erupted in St. Peter’s Square even before Francis finished pronouncing the rite of canonization at the start of Mass, evidence of the admiration Mother Teresa enjoyed from Christians and non-Christians alike.
3. ________________________has won the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy
a) The Jan Sikshan Sansthan (JSS), Delhi
b) The Jan Sikshan Sansthan (JSS), Malappuram
c) The Jan Sikshan Sansthan (JSS), Mumbai
d) The Jan Sikshan Sansthan (JSS), Hyderabad
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Answer b) The Jan Sikshan Sansthan (JSS), Malappuram. The Jan Sikshan Sansthan (JSS), Malappuram, has won the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy. The award has been conferred on the JSS in recognition of its literacy-linked skill development activities among the underprivileged in rural areas.
4. Who has taken over as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of (Manganese Ore India Limited) MOIL?
a) Rakesh Chaudhari
b) Vijay Chaudhari
c) Varun Chaudhari
d) Mukund Chaudhari
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Answer d) Mukund Chaudhari. Mukund Chaudhari has taken over as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of (Manganese Ore India Limited) MOIL. A city-based miniratna company. The MOIL, which is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Steel, is the largest producer of Manganese Ore in the country. Chaudhari was holding the post of Director (Finance) a chartered accountant by profession.
5. _________________ High Court becomes the fourth state to provide E-stamp facility
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Rajasthan
c) Punjab
d) Bihar
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Answer b) Rajasthan. Rajasthan High Court becomes the fourth state to provide E-stamp facility. As a new initiative of information and technology, e-Stamp Facility was inaugurated in Rajasthan High Court Jodhpur and Jaipur bench simultaneously. In Jaipur, eCourt Fees Centre was inaugurated by Chief Justice Navin Sinha while in Jodhpur, the facility was launched by Justice Govind Mathur.
6. Which state government launched the Biju Kanya Ratna Yojana (BKRY) for the development of girls in three districts of the state?
a) Kerala
b) Assam
c) Odisha
d) Haryana
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Answer c) Odisha . The Odisha government launched the Biju Kanya Ratna Yojana (BKRY) for the development of girls in three districts of the state. The objective of the scheme is toimprove Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) and Child Sex Ratio (CSR) in the three districts. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the scheme at the state secretariat.
7. Lt Governor Kiran Bedi launched ‘Shramdaan movement’ in _____________ village
a) Delhi
b) Andaman and Nicobar
c) Lakshadweep
d) Puducherry
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Answer d) Puducherry. Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi launched ‘Shramdaan movement’ as part of Swachh Bharatand Swachh Puducherry initiative at a remote village here. “Shramdaan is a habit and a movement, and every one irrespective of status should be involved in the drive against garbage. Launching the movement at Seliamedu village in Bahoor commune Panchayat limits, she urged people to ensure that the goal of clean Puducherry’s achieved.
8. BHEL has commissioned the fourth and last unit of the 4×40 MW Teesta Low Dam Hydro Electric Project (HEP) Stage-IV in _______________
a) Maharashtra
b) West Bengal
c) Andra Pradesh
d) Gujarat
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Answer b) West Bengal. State-run BHEL said it has commissioned the fourth and last unit of the 4×40 MW Teesta Low Dam Hydro Electric Project (HEP) Stage-IV in West Bengal. A run-of-the-river Greenfield project located in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, Teesta HEP has been set up by NHPC Ltd, on the River Teesta, BHE. BHEL was entrusted with the Electrical & Mechanical (E&M) works for four units of40 MW each by NHPC Limited.
9. India’s first International conference on cooking gas held in _____________
a) Odisha
b) Sikkim
c) Nagaland
d) Haryana
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Answer a) Odisha . State-owned petroleum companies will hold the nation’s first international conference on cooking gas at Bhubaneswar in odisha. The two-day meeting will deliberate on the need for an LPG-enabled household and use of traditional cooking fuels.
10. Urjit Patel has assumed charge as the _____ governor of the Reserve Bank of India
a) 25th
b) 27th
c) 23rd
d) 24th
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Answer d) 24th. Urjit Patel has assumed charge as the 24th governor of the Reserve Bank of India, announced the central bank. Patel was serving as RBI’s deputy governor since January 2013 and was in charge of monetary policy. Among his assignments as deputy governor, Patel chaired the Expert Committee to Revise and Strengthen the Monetary Policy Framework.
11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew into the Vietnam to discuss ways to boost defence, who is the President of Vietnam?
a) Nguyen Xuan Phucand
b) Tran Dai Quang
c) Dinh La Thang
d) Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
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Answer b) Tran Dai Quang. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew into the Vietnamese capital on his maiden visit to hold wide-ranging talks with the country’s top leadership on ways to bolster strategic bilateral ties in key areas like defence, security, counter terrorism and trade. Modi will hold extensive talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phucand call on President Tran Dai Quang on 05 sep 2016. He is also scheduled to meet Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
12. Which Bank has launched a card-less mobile-based payment solution ‘mVisa’, to make payments at retail outlets easier?
a) RBL Bank
b) Axis Bank
c) ICICI Bank
d) DCB Bank
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Answer d) DCB Bank. The DCB Bank, a new-generation private sector bank, has launched a card-less mobile-based payment solution ‘mVisa’, to make payments at retail outlets easier. It will allow customers to pay through their smartphones by scanning the unique Quick Response (QR) code. The bank has equipped over 1,000 retail outlets with ‘mVisa’ and plans to expand to over 25,000 shops across India.
13. A two-day world coin and currency exhibition-cum-auction is being held in _____________
a) Maharashtra
b) Karnataka
c) West Bengal
d) Andra Pradesh
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Answer c) West Bengal. A two-day world coin and currency exhibition-cum-auction is being held in West Bengal’s Siliguri district. Organised by the Numismatic Society of Calcutta, the event features a vast collection of coins, medals, stamps, and currency notes from across the world, some even dating back to 600 BC. Further, it will see around 26 stall exhibits from more than 195 countries.
14. As many as _____ states in the country have agreed to form a joint venture with the Railways for creating more infrastructure facilities
a) 10
b) 12
c) 14
d) 16
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Answer d) 16. As many as 16 states in the country have agreed to form a joint venture with the Railways for creating more infrastructure facilities, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Saturday. The Ministry has also written to the Tamil Nadu government to explore the possibility of redeveloping the railway stations in the state by forming a joint venture, he added.
15. Which country airport is experimenting with Hitachi’s EMIEW3 humanoid robot assistants in its passenger terminal?
a) China
b) Japan
c) USA
d) India
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Answer b) Japan . Tokyo’s Haneda airport is experimenting with Hitachi’s EMIEW3 humanoid robot assistants in its passenger terminal. For a two-week period, the robots will direct visitors to an information display, and answer questions in both English and Japanese. This precedes a full scale robot assistant program due to start later this year, in which robots will physically guide users to desired locations.
16. Which telecom company has made an offer of less than ₹1 per GB stating that from September 9?
a) Reliance JIO
b) Airtel
c) BSNL
d) Idea
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Answer c) BSNL. State-owned telecom operator BSNL has made an offer of less than ₹1 per GB stating that from September 9 it will give “unlimited” wireline broadband services priced at a monthly pack of ₹249. The ‘Experience Unlimited BB 249’ plan will enhance customer experience and attract new users, BSNL stated. Notably, this offer follows Reliance Jio’s launch announcement earlier this week.
17. Aiming to raise awareness and change perceptions regarding the Denotified Tribes, the ‘1st Nomad Film Festival’ is held in ___________
a) Mumbai
b) Delhi
c) Agra
d) Bangalore
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Answer b) Delhi . Aiming to raise awareness and change perceptions regarding the Denotified Tribes, the ‘1st Nomad Film Festival’ is being held at the India Islamic Cultural Centre in Delhi. It will showcase short films as well as documentaries on the lives of the tribes. The tribes were listed as ‘Criminal Tribes’ under the 1871 Criminal Tribes Act during British rule.
18. Which country recently unveiled its first ever driverless bus service, which will be deployed in the city for a month-long trial period?
a) Australia
b) Spain
c) Dubai
d) Singapore
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Answer c) Dubai. Dubai recently unveiled its first ever driverless bus service, which will be deployed in the city for a month-long trial period. The service includes 10-seater electric buses that can travel at a speed of 40 kmph. The bus can adapt its speed to the surrounding environment and even come to a complete halt if a pedestrian crosses its path.
19. India ranked _________ in income inequality list
a) Third
b) Seventh
c) Fifth
d) Second
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Answer d) Second. India is the second most ‘unequal’ country after Russia in terms of wealth and its distribution among masses, with 54% of the wealth being held by millionaires, a report by a wealth research firm said. India is among the 10 richest countries, but the average Indian is poor and the gap between rich and poor is quite high, it added.
20. Which state board has decided to link Aadhaar card number of the students with their examination forms to avoid duplication?
a) Gujarat
b) Rajasthan
c) Bihar
d) Punjab
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Answer c) Bihar . To clean up the examination system after the toppers scam, the Bihar School Examination Board has decided to link Aadhaar card number of the students with their examination forms to avoid duplication. This initiative is the first by any state board in the country. This would add greater transparency and facilitate easier access to the documents.
21. Which Bank will enable business customers to open new accounts by taking a selfie, a move aimed at streamlining its application process?
a) HDFC Bank
b) Axis Bank
c) Kotak Mahindra Bank
d) HSBC Bank
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Answer d) HSBC Bank. Banking multi-national HSBC will enable business customers to open new accounts by taking a selfie, a move aimed at streamlining its application process. The clients using the bank’s mobile application will be required to take a self-portrait using phone’s front camera, which will then be cross-checked with the image on the ID using proprietary facial tracking technology.
22. Cricketer _______________ launched his own fashion brand YouWeCan Fashion (YWC Fashion)
a) Rohit Sharma
b) Yuvraj Singh
c) MS Dhoni
d) Ravichandran Ashwin
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Answer b) Yuvraj Singh. Cricketer Yuvraj Singh launched his own fashion brand YouWeCan Fashion (YWC Fashion). Cricketers including Dwayne Bravo, Chris Gayle and Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and others were present during the launch. “YWC’s motto is ‘Live, Dare, Inspire!'” said Singh. Sale proceeds from the apparel brand will contribute to Singh’s NGO YouWeCan started in 2012.
23. Olympic gold-medallist Abhinav Bindra announced his retirement. He was related to the game of ____________
a) Tennis
b) High Jump
c) Shooting
d) Swimming
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Answer c) Shooting . Olympic gold-medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra announced his retirement from shooting. He said, “It is time to move on, hand over the baton to the younger generation.” Bindra added, “I came fourth in Rio and now retiring after playing for two decades. In Rio, I didn’t win a medal and stood fourth but it gave me a great closure.”
24. Who won the Italian Grand Prix title 2016?
a) Nico Rosberg
b) Sebastian Vettel
c) Lewis Hamilton
d) Fernando Alanso
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Answer a) Nico Rosberg. Mercedes’ German Formula One racer Nico Rosberg won the Italian Grand Prix ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton, and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel in Monza. With the win, Rosberg closed the difference between him and Hamilton to two points in the drivers’ tally. Notably, this was Rosberg’s maiden victory at the Italian Grand Prix.
25. Nalinidhar Bhattacharyya who passed away recently, he was a noted ___________ poet
a) Tamil
b) Hindi
c) Assamese
d) Malayalam
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Answer c) Assamese. Noted Assamese poet, literary critic and author and winner of the Sahitya Akademi award Nalinidhar Bhattacharyya passed away at a private hospital in Guwahati. Bhattacharyya, aged 95, was suffering from age-old ailments. Bhattacharyya was a former principal of Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati, his younger brother and another well-known Assamese litterateur Birendra Kumar Bhattacharyya had won the Jnanpith Award in 1979 and later also headed the Sahitya Akademi.
