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Current Affairs Question Bank - September 2016
Current Affairs Question Bank - September 2016
Current Affairs Question Bank - September 2016
1. State Bank of India (SBI) encumbent Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya will remain the chairperson
of SBI for
a. One year
b. Two years
c. Three years
d. Six months
2. Who has been elected as President of The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for the year 2016-17?
a. P. V. Chandran
b. Kiran B Vadodaria
c. Ravindra Kumar
d. Somesh Sharma
3. The Central Government has appointed R Subramania Kumar as Executive Director (ED) of
a. Indian Overseas Bank
b. State bank of India
c. Bank of India
d. Central Bank of India
4. Under the category for “State Annual Excellence Awards for the year 2015-16” by Andhra Pradesh
Tourism Tirupati Airport has been awarded as
a. Best Eco Friendly Airport
b. Best Energy Efficient Airport
c. Best Tourist Friendly Airport
d. Best Cost Friendly Airport
5. People who disclosed assets under the Income Declaration Scheme (IDS) will have to pay
a. 30% tax with penalty
b. 30% tax without penalty
c. 45% tax without penalty
d. 45% tax with penalty
6. Who became the first Indian woman to cross the 60-metre mark in javelin throw at the 56th Open
National Athletics Championships?
a. Annu Rani
c. Fannu Rani
d. Seema Punia
b. Neeraj Chopra
7. India lifted the 4th men‟s Under-18 Asia Cup 2016 hockey trophy by defeating
a. China
b. Japan
c. Bangladesh
d. Malaysia
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9. Who has been appointed as the director of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML)?
a. C S Rajan
b. Rajiv Mehrishi
c. Shakti Sinha
d. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Sinha
12. Which of the following companies have not have joined hands to announce a historic partnership
on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning?
a. Google
b. Amazon
c. Flipkart
d. Facebook
13. The world‟s first child with genes from three people was born in
a. Argentine
b. Maxico
c. America
d. Indonesia
15. Who among the following has the World Bank has reappointed for 2nd five-year term as President?
a. Jim Yong Kim
b. Paul Wolfowitz
c. Robert Zoellick
d. George Woods
17. The World Maritime Day is being observed across the world on
a. 21th September
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b. 25th September
c. 24th September
d. 29th September
18. For which of the following books did Noted Telugu writer Prof. Kalakaluri Enoch has been
conferred with Moortidevi Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith for the year 2015?
a. Anantajivanam
b. Ananta Jeevanam
c. Majimanishi
d. Kalameghalu
19. For which commodity has Government fixed an export quota of ten thousand tonnes to the
European Union (EU)?
a. Vegetable oil
b. White sugar
c. Species
d. Tea leaves
22. He West Bengal Chief Minister Ms.Mamata Banerjee has decided to install monorail from
a. Baranagar to Barrackpore
b. Dum Dum to Dakshineswar (extension)
c. Budge Budge in South 24-Parganas to Ruby Connector
d. Noapara to Barasat
23. Mariyappan Thangavelu (high jumper) won which medal min Paralympics?
a. Silver
b. Gold
c. Brone
d. None of the above
24. Who has been appointed as the new Director-General (DG) of Central Industrial Security Force
(CISF)?
a. O P Singh
b. VIJAYA KUMAR GUPTA
c. PRAVEEN SINGH
d. S. JAVEED AHMAD
25. Former petroleum secretary Vijay Kelkar has been elected president of the
a. Indian Institute of Management
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28. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given approval to Rs. 26 thousand crore cash credit limit (CCL)
for purchasing
a. orchard
b. paddy
c. grains
d. pulses
29. The ninth edition of the largest gathering of tourism stakeholders “Kerala Traval mart” begins at
a. Konch
b. Kakori
c. Kochi
d. Kalpi
31. Who won the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) event 2016 in Belgium?
a. Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
b. Achanta Sharath
c. ANTHONY Amalra
d. Kamlesh Mehta
32. Who among the following won silver in the men‟s middleweight Muay Thai event in the 5th Asian
Beach Games in Danang, Vietnam?
a. Jitender Singh
b. Vikas Krishan
c. Vijendra Singh
d. Harish Banghel
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36. Which of the following American golfers passed away on 27 September, 2016?
a. Arnold Palmer
b. Tom Watson
c. Raymond Flyod
d. Tom Kite
37. Former Delhi High Court judge SK Mahajan who has recently passed away was serving as
a. British Board of Film Classification (BBFC)
b Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)
c. Censor Board (CB)
d. Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT)
38. Who was awarded for conserving old seeds and setting up community seeds bank in Pandit Deen
Dayal Upadhyay Krishi Unnati Mela?
a. Azra
b. Azima
c. Azma
d. Azmeena
39. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Krishi Unnati Mela, 2016 was organised in
a. Mathura
b. Banaras
c. Rampur
d. Agra
41. Who is elected as the new President of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI)?
a. Ajay Singh
b. Rohit Jain
c. Sushmita Jyotsi
d.Jay Kowli
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42. Ravichandran Ashwin has become the fastest Indian and holds second overall to take 200 wickets
who is holding the first rank?
a. Jeff Thomson
b. Dennis Lillee
c. Brett Lee
d. Clarrie Grimmett
45. Who is appointed as an Additional Secretary in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council?
a. Ashok Sharma
b. Nirmal Jain
c. Vikas Mehra
d. Arun Goyal
47. Which of the following Indian cities is not included in sixth annual Mastercard Global Destinations
Cities Index?
a. Mumbai
b. Chennai
c. Delhi
d. Pune
48. Which of the following is appointed by the Department of Investment and Public Asset
management for new Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)?
a. ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd
b. HDFC Mutual Fund
c. ICICI Asset Management Company
d. Reliance AMC
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50. With whom did Chandigarh Administration signed a memorandum of understanding (MoUs) on
Chandigarh Smart City Project and 'Technical Cooperation' in the field of Sustainable Urban Mobility?
a. Fiji Development Agency
b. French Development Agency (AFD)
c. Cambodia Development Agency
d. Algeria Development Agency
51.Which of the following states becomes the first to adopt Centre's Street Lighting National
Programme (SLNP) in all its urban local bodies (ULB)?
a. Rajasthan
b. Assam
c. Bihar
d. Karnataka
52. Jeslyn Santos from Philippines won the Miss United Continents 2016 title, who won the second
runner up?
a. Nathália Lago
b. Geisha Montes de Oca
c. Lopamudra Raut
d. Paola Ruiz Quiroga
53. With whom did Sania Mirza win the Women‟s doubles championship at Pan Pacific Open?
a. Barbora Strycova
b. Karnam Malleswari
c. Geeta Zutshi
d. Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
55. What is the name of the book written by Vice President Mohd Hamid Ansari‟s that has been
released by PM Narendra Modi
a. Citizen and Society
b. Moby-Dick
c. A Clockwork Orange
d. A Tale of Two Cities
57. Childhood cancer awareness exhibition will be held at the iconic ________ from 25th -27th
September.
a. Qutub minar in New Delhi
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59. Who has been awarded with ICC Test Championship mace 2016
a. Misbah-ul-Haq
b. Abdul Aleem
c. Aftab
d. Ammar ahmed
60. Who has been appointed as new Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court
a. Arun Kumar Mishra
b. Girish Chandra Gupta
c. Mohit Shantilal Shah
d. Manjula Chellur
61. Who has been appointed as new Chief Justice of Kerala High Court
a. Manjula Chellur
b. Ashok Bhushan
c. Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar
d. Mohan Shantanagoudar
62. Who has been conferred with Clinton Global Citizen Award
a. Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
b. Adi Godrej
c. Hawa Abdi
d. Jon Bon Jovi
63. Who has been named as the captain of India‟s all-time Test XI by Wisden
a. Dhoni
b. Yuvraj Singh
c. Suresh Raina
d. Virat Kohli
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d. G Ramesh
71. Name the schemes launjched by Indian Railways to make rail travel comfortable for elderly,
differently-abled and ailing travellers.
a. Vidya Lakshmi scheme
b. Mission Bhagiratha
c. Vikalp scheme
d. Yatri Mitra Sewa
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79. This year, Which Malayalam critic won Mohanan Suvarna Mudra Award
a. M Leelavathi
b. Neeraj Roy
c. Monica Tata
d. Srinivas Swamy
81. How medal did India won in Paralympic Games campaign in Rio
a. 4
b. 8
c. 6
d. 2
82. Which Indian shooter has clinched the gold medal in 50-metre rifle prone event at the ISSF Junior
World Cup for pistol, rifle and shotgun at Gabala in Azerbaijan.
a. Abhinav Bindra
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b. Subhankar Pramanick
c. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
d. Naresh Kumar Sharma
83. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Punjab National Bank ?
a. Virat Kohli
b. Shikhar Dhawan
c. Suresh Raina
d. Umesh Yadav
85. Name the Guided missile destroyer launched Indian Navy in MumbaiArleigh
a. Burke
b. Mormugao
c. Berkeley
d. TATTNALL
86. Recently China, launched its second experimental space station, What is the name of the space
station
a. The Tiangong 2
b. Manned Orbiting Laborator
c. Skylab B
d. Mir-2
87. Name the Indian scripts have been archived at the library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences.
a. Lunchbox
b. Miss Lovely
c. Sunrise
d. Chatrak
89. Name the Indian author who will be awarded with National Humanities Medal 2015 by Barack
Obama ?
a. Abraham Verghese
b. Barack Obama
c. M.H. Abrams
d. Natalie Zemon Davis
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a. Shaolin Yang
b. Pedro Alba
c. Jim Yong Kim
d. Makhtar Diop
91. How many digits are there in resident identification number of Aadhar Card
a. 15
b. 12
c. 18
d. 9
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c. Jwala Guetta
d. Nawazuddin Sidiqui
99. Axis Bank has partenered with an educational institution to provide training for banking courses,
name the institute.
a. BHU
b. Sikkim Manipal
c. Welingker Institute
d. IIM Indore
101. Who won Gold Medal in the men‟s javelin throw, F46 event at the Rio Paralympics 2016.
a. Devendra Jhajharia
b. Abhinav Bindra
c. Norman Pritchard
d. Sushil Kumar
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107. Who will be conferred with Simon Wiesenthal Centre‟s highest honour „the Simon Wiesenthal
Humanitarian Laureate‟.
a. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
b. Ramdev
c. Deepa Dutta
d. Gurmeet Ramrahi
109. Who has been elected as the new CMD of Shipping Corporation of India
a. Anoop K Sharma
b. AK Gupta
c. BB Sinha
d. Arun Gupta
114. Which state govt. abolished stamp duty of 2% levied on immovable property ?
a. Punjab
b. Haryana
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. Rohtak
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a. September 5
b. September 18
c. September 15
d. September 25
119. Who has been awarded with Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award 2016
a. Lalu Prasad Yadav
b. Nitish Kumar
c. Subramanian Swamy
d. Jharana Das
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d. 8th September
125. First edition of IoT (Internet of Things) India Congress will be hosted at ?
a. Bhutan
b. Bengaluru
c. Australia
d. Algeria
128. Which Indian film won best film award at BRICS Film Festival
a. Thithi
b. Phoenix
c. Between Valleys
d. Skiptrace
131. India has received certificates from World Health Organisation (WHO) for recognising the
elimination of _____________
a. Yaws ,Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT)
b. Malaria
c. Dengue
d. Polio
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136. Who took over as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of MOIL Ltd
a. Sanjiv Mishra
b. Mukund Chaudhari
c. Narendra Singh
d. Ajai Kumar
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140. Who has been awarded „Chevalier de l‟Ordre National de la Legion d‟Honneur‟ (Knight of the
National Order of the French Legion of Honour) for her outstanding contribution and dedication to
Biosciences and Research field.
(a) Kiran Mazumdar
(b) Chittra Ramakrishna
(c) Arundhati Bhattacharya
(d) sulajja firodia motwani
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a. NASA
b. SpaceX
c. Boeing
d. ISRO
150. Who has been appointed as MD, CEO of SBI Mutual Fund
a. Anuradha Rao
b. Shikha Sharma
c. Zarina Mehta
d. Tanya Dubash
154. Which has become the first state to distribute two crore LED bulbs under the Unnat Jyoti by
Affordable LEDs for all (UJALA) scheme.
a. Gujarat
b. Haryana
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Maharashtra
156. Who has been appointed as new Chief GM State Bank of Travancore
a. Vinay Kumar Chauhan
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b. Rajesh Kumar
c. Mukesh Mehta
d. Ashok Kumar Pradhan
157. Who has been appointed as the president of India Bullion and Jewellers Association
a. Mukesh Mehta
b. Ashok Kumar Pradhan
c. Vinay Kumar Chauhan
d. Rajesh Kumar
158. Sudarsan Pattnaik‟s sand art „world peace‟ wins award in Russia for
a. Sand sculpture ‘Nelson Mandela sculpture for non-violence and peace‘
b. Sand sculpture ‘Mahatma Gandhi sculpture for dandi march‘
c. Sand sculpture „Mahatma Gandhi sculpture for non-violence and peace„
d. Sand sculpture ‘Mother Teresa sculpture for non-violence and peace‘
159. Which cricket team made the world record of highest score (444) in ODI cricket ?
a. England
b. Pakistan
c. India
d. West Indies
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