Current Affairs Quiz: September 2015 Vol. 2

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Current Affairs Quiz: September 2015 Vol. 2
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Question 1

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1. A joint air drill, named ‘Shaheen (Eagle)-4’ has been launched by Pakistan and which country as part of a series of military exchange programmes between the two countries?
Answer
  • South Africa
  • India
  • USA
  • China

Question 2

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2. To which government has India contributed USD 500,000 to alleviate financial burden on account of Syrian refugees?
Answer
  • Angora
  • Sri Lanka
  • Jordan
  • None of these

Question 3

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3. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha visited Thailand to strengthen the bilateral defense ties between India & Thailand for a policy named:
Answer
  • East India Policy
  • Act East Policy
  • Act with Policy
  • None of these

Question 4

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4. Name the Kannada writer who has decided to return his Pampa award given to him by Karnataka government in 2009.
Answer
  • Baleshwar Ram
  • Prof. Chandrashekhar Patil
  • Venod Sharma
  • None of these

Question 5

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5. When is International Literacy Day celebrated?
Answer
  • August 8
  • July 8
  • September 22
  • September 8

Question 6

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6. Who has launched the e-version of the 100 volumes of the Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi (CWMG) in New Delhi?
Answer
  • Smriti Irani
  • Arun Jaitley
  • Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
  • None of these

Question 7

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7. In association with which of the following IT firms, Andhra Pradesh government has launched an e-governance tool called e-Pragati to bring all the government services under one roof?
Answer
  • IBM
  • Wipro
  • Cognizant
  • TCS

Question 8

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8. Central government has decided to increase the reservation to women in all para-military forces to what percent?
Answer
  • 25%
  • 50%
  • 33%
  • None of these

Question 9

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9. Cabinet has increased Dearness Allowance (DA) for central govt employees and pensioners from 113% to
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  • 118%
  • 114%
  • 119%
  • 120%

Question 10

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10. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the para-banking license of the holding company of Sahara India. Name the holding company.
Answer
  • Sahara India Financial Corporation Limited
  • Sahara India Banking Company
  • Sahara India Financial Co-operation Limited
  • None of these

Question 11

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11. Recently Union Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar has commissioned the latest establishment of Indian Navy at Karwar in Karnataka which will serve as missile storage, handling and also the maintenance facilities for warships in western coast. It is
Answer
  • INS Vajrakosh
  • INS Shakal
  • INS Kadamba
  • None of these

Question 12

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12. Recently Railway Minister, Suresh Prabhu visited which country to strengthen cooperation in railway sector? The country has agreed to modernize railway stations across India while participating in the country’s 140 billion USD investment plan in the Railways.
Answer
  • Russia
  • China
  • Japan
  • None of these

Question 13

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13. Payal Kadakia, who has been named among the most promising businesswomen of 2015 by Fortune magazine, is the CEO and co-founder of
Answer
  • ClassShow
  • PassClass
  • ClassTest
  • ClassPass

Question 14

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14. Which bank has launched ‘Banks of Wheels’ scheme in 20 backward blocks to reach the farmers and other people in remote areas of the state?
Answer
  • Odisha State Cooperative Bank Limited
  • Andhra State Cooperative Bank Limited
  • Gujarat State Cooperative Bank Limited
  • None of these

Question 15

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15. Where did PM Narendra Modi inaugurate new housing scheme. The scheme is a part of the vision "Housing for All 2022".
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  • Gurgaon
  • Chandigarh
  • Karnal
  • Noida

Question 16

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16. Which of the following e-commerce site has launched its instant refund facility to help its customers get refunds within one hour of receiving the returned products?
Answer
  • Flipkart
  • Snapdeal
  • Jabong
  • None of these

Question 17

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17. Which country has hit 60,000 number of people aged 100 in 2015?
Answer
  • India
  • China
  • Japan
  • None of these

Question 18

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18. Name the Egyptian Prime Minister who has resigned amid corruption probe recently.
Answer
  • Ibrahim Mahlab
  • Ibrahim Ismail
  • Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
  • None of these

Question 19

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19. Who has been elected as chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) during the 67th Annual General meeting for the year 2015-16?
Answer
  • Pawan Sinha
  • Brijesh Kumar
  • Surendra Gupta
  • Shashidhar Sinha

Question 20

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20. In which of the following states ‘Tadoba festival’ is being celebrated recently?
Answer
  • Goa
  • Kerala
  • Maharashtra
  • None of these

Question 21

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21. Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi has stepped in Fortune’s list of 50 most powerful women in business. She is the CEO of
Answer
  • ADB Bank
  • Varun Beverages
  • PepsiCo
  • None of these

Question 22

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22. Who has won Women’s Singles in the US Open Tennis Championship?
Answer
  • Simona Halep
  • Flavia Pennetta
  • Roberta Vinci
  • None of these

Question 23

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23. Recently the Department of Archaeology and Museums has come across massive naturally formed ancient twin caves in
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  • Nalgonda district of Telangana
  • Idukki district of Kerala
  • Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh
  • None of these

Question 24

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24. Where is the third International Hindi Conference going to take place from March 4-6, 2016?
Answer
  • New Delhi
  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • None of these

Question 25

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25. The global magazine Fortune prepared a list of most powerful women in Asia-Pacific. Who has been given 1st rank?
Answer
  • Nishi Vasudeva, CMD Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
  • Arundhati Bhattacharya, chairman SBI
  • Chanda Kochar, head ICICI
  • Shikha Sharma, MD Axis Bank
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