WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs FOR WEEK 42/52

WEEKLY OBJECTIVE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

FOR WEEK 42/52 (20 OCTOBER – 26 OCTOBER 2016)

1. Independent India’s first Railway University to be set up in which City?

(1) Varanasi, UP (2) Kapurthala, Tamil Nadu (3) Vadodara, Gujarat
(4) Bengaluru, Karnataka (5) Mancheswar, Odisha

2. Kalpasar Project is a Fresh Water Reservoir for Irrigation, Drinking and Industrial purposes is under construction
at an estimated cost of Rs. 55,000 crore and expected to be completed by 2020 is located in which State?
(1) Gujarat (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Haryana (5) Karnataka

3. Which Country hosted the 2016 edition of Phil-Asia Body Building Championship wherein Bengaluru based Water
Tanker Driver G Balakrishna was awarded with the Mr. Asia Title?
(1) Indonesia (2) Saudi Arabia (3) Abu Dhabi (4) Philippines (5) None of these

4. Recently, Supreme Court has order the Dargah Trust for allowing equal access to men and women to enter the
Sanctum Sanctorum of the Haji Ali Dargah. It is located in _________?
(1) Kolkata (2) Mount Abu (3) New Delhi (4) Mumbai (5) None of these

5. Which among the following is the Capital of Jordan?

(1) Addis Ababa (2) Amman (3) Copenhagen (4) Dakar (5) None of these

6. Which Country lifted the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup, 2016 recently?
(1) Japan (2) South Korea (3) China (4) Spain (5) North Korea

7. Almatti Dam and Hydro-Electric Power Project is located on which river?

(1) Krishna (2) Godavari (3) Narmada (4) Tapti (5) Tungabhadra

8. On which Day, World Development Information Day is observed across the World?
(1) 22 October (2) 23 October (3) 24 October (4) 25 October (5) None of these

9. Name the Micro Satellite which was recently launched by China’s experimental Space Laboratory?
(1) Tiangong-2 (2) Banxing-2 (3) Shenzhou-11 (4) Banxing-3 (5) Tiangong-3

10. India won the 2016 edition of World Kabaddi World Cup defeating _________?
(1) Iran (2) Malaysia (3) Pakistan (4) Vietnam (5) None of these

11. Yash Bharti Awards has been instituted by which State Government?
(1) Maharashtra (2) Uttarakhand (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Madhya Pradesh (5) None of these

12. Name the Country which was recently banned the Sale, Import and Production of Alcohol?
(1) Vietnam (2) Jordan (3) Iraq (4) Malaysia (5) Afghanistan

13. Recently, the State Bank of India has declared to which place as its fifth Zone in North East?
(1) Guwahati (2) Jorahat (3) Shillong (4) Dibrugarh (5) Silchar

14. Which State Government recently launched Kaushalya Skill Development Scheme for Students?
(1) Chhattisgarh (2) Maharashtra (3) Haryana (4) Odisha (5) Uttar Pradesh

15. India and World Bank has been signed a Direct Loan Agreement of how much amount for the third phase of
Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor Project?
(1) $ 500 million (2) $ 1000 million (3) $ 750 million (4) $ 650 million (5) $ 750 million

16. Where is the headquarters of International Gymnastics Federation located?

(1) Japan (2) France (3) Abu Dhabi (4) Philippines (5) Switzerland

17. What is India’s rank in WEF’s Global Travel and Terrorism Report, 2016?
(1) 129th (2) 141st (3) 122nd (4) 52nd (5) None of these

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18. On 24 October 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Urja Ganga Project in his Varanasi Lok Sabha
Constituency. The Scheme related to ________?
(1) Clean Ganga Mission (2) Skill India Mission (3) Infrastructure Development
(4) Clean India Mission (5) None of these

19. Where is the headquarters of National Water Development Agency (NWDA) located?
(1) New Delhi (2) Hyderabad (3) Lucknow (4) Mumbai (5) Chennai

20. Recently, the Indian Cricket Regulator BCCI has approved the use of DRS in the forthcoming India-England
Test Series commencing November 2016. The Acronym of “S” in DRS is _________?
(1) Score (2) Strike (3) Short Pitch (4) Silly Point (5) None of these

21. Name the first Nuclear Attack Ballistic Missile Submarine that has leased by India from Russia?
(1) INS Arihant (2) INS Charakh

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33. In a move to attract better Foreign Investments for Start-ups, RBI, on 20 October 2016, has amended the
Provisions of FEMR (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India), 2000. Study carefully these
below given options in context with the amended guidelines.
(A) As per the new Provisions Foreign Venture Capital Investors registered with SEBI can directly invest in Equity
Linked Debt Instruments of Indian Start-ups and who’s Instruments are not listed in recognised Indian Stock
Exchanges.
(B) The Regulations also define Start-ups as an Entity registered in India not before 2011 and whose Annual
Turnover do not exceeds 25 crore.
(C) It is not essential for Indian Start-ups to attract Foreign Investment directly if it is listed with the RBI.
(D) The Rationalisation of the Investment Policy is to fill the gap of investments in Start-ups.

Which among the following option/options is/are correct?

(1) Only (A) and (B) (2) Only (A), (B) and (D) (3) All options are correct
(4) Only (A), (C) and (D) (5) Only (B), (C) and (D)

34. Name the Regional Air Connectivity Scheme that has been launched by the Union Civil Aviation Ministry which
is scheduled to be commenced from January 2017 onwards?
(1) Sandesh (2) Udyan (3) Aasan Hawai Safar (4) Behatar Safar (5) None of these

35. EDFC is a dedicated Freight Rail Network and ongoing Project which is being implemented with the assistance
of World Bank is connected which two cities?
(1) New Delhi and Kolkata (2) Kolkata and Haryana (3) New Delhi and Punjab
(4) Ludhiana and Khurja (5) Ludhiana and Kolkata

36. Who has been appointed as new President of International Gymnastics Federation?
(1) Georges Guelzec (2) Morinari Watanabe (3) David Thampson (4) Faud Masum (5) None of these

37. Name the first Indian city which has been officially announced to be the host of FIFA U-17 WC, 2016?
(1) Bengaluru (2) New Delhi (3) Kochi (4) Ahmedabad (5) None of these

38. Recently, Indian Cricket Team became the first team in the World to Play 900 ODIs. India achieved this feat by
playing against which Country?
(1) England (2) South Africa (3) New Zealand (4) Zimbabwe (5) None of these

39. Who is the Author of the novel “A History of Seven Killings”?

(1) Marlon James (2) Paul Beatty (3) Colson Whitehead (4) Arunava Sinha (5) Kiran Nagarkar

40. Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) fall under the purview of _________?
(1) Central Water Commission (CWC) (2) Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India
(3) State Water Resources Departments (4) Central Dam Repair and Overhauling Commission, New Delhi
(5) None of these

41. Who is the author of “Andhere se Ujale ki Aur”?

(1) Narendra Modi (2) Usha Pathak (3) Nirmala Bhatanagar (4) Atal Vihari Bajpayee (5) None of these

42. Arena by Trans-Stadia is the India’s first ever Convertible Stadium that uses Globally Patent Technology that
converts an Outdoor Stadium into an Indoor Arena is located in which place?
(1) New Delhi (2) Bengaluru (3) Ahmedabad (4) Mumbai (5) None of these

43. What was the theme of United Nations Day, which was observed on 24 Oct 2016?
(1) Public Opinion and Development
(2) Freedom First
(3) Love your Country, Protect your Future
(4) Safety and Security
(5) Sustainable Development Goal, 2030

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44. How much financial allocation was announced for SETU Scheme during the Union Budget 2015-16?
(1) Rs. 1500 crore (2) Rs. 500 crore (3) Rs. 2000 crore (4) Rs. 1000 crore (5) Rs. 10000 crore

45. World Osteoporosis day was observed around the globe on ________?
(1) 20 October (2) 27 October (3) 20 September (4) 23 October (5) 27 October

46. As per the recent released report on Global Travel and Terrorism, 2016 by World Economic Forum, which
country has been placed as the Safest Country to travel?
(1) Columbia (2) Finland (3) UAE (4) Qatar (5) Taiwan

47. How much amount has been sanctioned for 50 National Irrigations Projects by the NABARD?
(1) Rs. 1500 crore (2) Rs. 78535 crore (3) Rs. 19702 crore (4) Rs. 18575 crore (5) None of these

48. President Pranab Mukherjee recently inaugurated first Global Conference on Strengthening Arbitration and
Enforcement in _________?
(1) Mumbai (2) New Delhi (3) Jaipur (4) Kolkata (5) None of these

49. The head office of National Dairy Development Board is situated in which place?
(1) New Delhi (2) Mumbai (3) Kolkata (4) Hyderabad (5) Gurgaon

50. Recently, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalay has developed a Protein Enriched Rice variety. The Educational
Institution is located in which State/Union Territory?
(1) Raipur (2) New Delhi (3) Haryana (4) Chhattisgarh (5) None of these

51. After successful commission of the first indigenously built Nuclear Attack Submarine, India is expected to
commission second of its kind in ________?
(1) 2020 (2) 2018 (3) 2021 (4) 2024 (5) None of these

52. What is India’s rank in the recent released Ease of Doing Business Report, 2017?
(1) 131st (2) 130th (3) 87th (4) 129th (5) 65th

53. Which Country topped the list in the 2016 edition of Global Gender Gap Report?
(1) Norway (2) Ireland (3) Finland (4) Chicago (5) Iceland

54. Mitra Shakti is a Joint Bilateral Military Exercise between Defence Forces of India and which country?
(1) Russia (2) China (3) USA (4) Bangladesh (5) Sri Lanka

55. Who has been selected for prestigious Man Booker Prize for the year 2016?
(1) Ottessa Moshfegh (2) Madeleine Thien (3) Paul Beatty (4) Graeme Burnet (5) David Szalay

56. Which Country is not one member of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)?
(1) India (2) Russia (3) China (4) USA (5) None of these

57. Research Centre of BrahMos Aerospace Limited is located in _________?

(1) Bengaluru (2) Hyderabad (3) New Delhi (4) Sriharikota (5) Chennai

58. Recently, International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity released Female Literacy Index.
What is India’s rank in the Index among the Developing Countries?
(1) 51st (2) 129th (3) 57th (4) 38th (5) None of these

59. Name the first Start-up magazine launched recently?

(1) Entrepreneur and You (2) The Founder (3) Cofounder (4) India’s Start-ups (5) Naya Savera

60. Which Country will host FIFA World Cup, 2018?

(1) India (2) Brazil (3) Russia (4) Argentina (5) None of these

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