Current Affair Quiz For SBI Mains 2015

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                         We are posting some important Current Affair Quiz Current Affair Quiz For SBI Mains Exam 2015 and Insurance Exam NICL Assistant 2015.

Q. : 1 Which of the following teams has won the third edition of the Hockey India League (HIL)?

1) Dabang Mumbai 

2) Ranchi Rays

3) Kalinga Lancers 

4) Delhi Wave Riders

5) Punjab Warriors 

Q. : 2 Veteran communist leader Govind Pansare, who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds in a recent attack, died on 20 Feb. He was an

1) anti-toll tax campaigner 

2) anti-superstition campaigner

3) anti-child marriage campaigner 

4) anti-child labour campaigner

5) None of these 

Q. :3 Who among the following is the new chief minister of Bihar?

1) Nitish Kumar 

2) Jitan Ram Manjhi

3) Sushil Kumar 

4) Mangal Pandey

5) Misa Bharti 

Q. : 4 The United States recently signed an agreement with which of the following countries to train and arm Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State group?

1) Iran 

2) Iraq

3) Turkey 

4) Saudi Arabia

5) Jordan 

Q. : 5 The government is set to launch a new scheme 'Krishi Dak Service' which is aimed at distribution of __________to farmers at their doorstep through post-offices.

1) fertiliser subsidies 

2) farm equipments

3) Kisan Credit Cards 

4) improved seed varieties

5) None of these 

Q. : 6 Name the Indian batsman who scored 137 runs , the highest individual score against South Africa in the ICC Cricket World Cup till now. India defeated SA in the match by 130 runs.

1) Virat Kohli 

2) Ajinkya Rahane

3) Rohit Sharma 

4) Shikhar Dhawan

5) Suresh Raina 

Q. : 7 Which of the following films has won the best animated feature film Oscar at the 87th Academy Awards?

1) The Book of Life 

2) The Nut Job

3) Big Hero 6 

4) Rio 2

5) The Lego Movie 

Q. : 8 The first round of coal block e-auction ended recently. Which of the following pairs of successful bidders and the coal blocks alloted to them is NOT matched correctly?

1) Jindal Power: Gare Palma IV/2&3 

2) Jaiprakash Power: Amelia North

3) Hindalco: Damodar 

4) CESC: Saisatolli

5) GMR Chhattisgarh Energy: Talabira-I 

Q. : 9 Trial against the former President Mohamed Nasheed started on terror charges recently in  which of the following countries?

1) Malaysia 

2) Maldives

3) Indonesia 

4) Bangladesh

5) Egypt 

Q. : 10 The combined military training exercise called ‘Surya Kiran VIII’ begun recently. This is a joint exercise between India and

1) Russia

2) US

3) Japan 

4) Vietnam

5) Nepal 

Answer:- 

1. (2) Ranchi Rays
2. (1) anti-toll tax campaigner
3. (1) Nitish Kumar
4. (3) Turkey
5. (4) improved seed varieties
6. (4) Shikhar Dhawan
7. (3) Big Hero 6
8. (3) Hindalco: Damodar
9. (2) Maldives
10. (5) Nepal

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Current Affair Quiz For Upcoming Exam

Q. : 1   The senior IAS officer Ramesh Abhishek was on 14 Apr given a three-month extension as the chairman of the

1) TRAI

2) SEBI

3) FMC

4) IRDAI

5) PFRDA

Q. : 2   Who among the following is the present chairman of the telecom regulator TRAI? The race for the next TRAI chief is on as the incumbent chairman retires in May.

1) UK Sinha

2) Rahul Khullar

3) Nripendra Misra

4) Shashi Kant Sharma

5) Pulok Chatterji

Q. : 3   India and Canada have inked 13 agreements during PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Canada recently. Who is the present PM of Canada?

1) Peter MacKay

2) Stephen Harper

3) Elizabeth May

4) Thomas Mulcair

5) None of these

Q. : 4   Julie Bishop, who visited New Delhi recently, is the present foreign minister of which of the following countries?

1) England

2) Canada

3) Australia

4) Spain

5) Italy

Q. : 5   The central govt is moving towards sealing a land boundary agreement (LBA) with which of the following neighbouring countries at present?

1) Myanmar

2) Nepal

3) Bhutan

4) China

5) Bangladesh

Q. : 6   As per news published in financial newspapers, the Finnish network gear maker Nokia is in process to acquire Alcatel-Lucent. Alcatel-Lucent is based in

1) France

2) US

3) Germany

4) Sweden

5) None of these

Q. : 7   The 30 first responder bike ambulances were launched in which of the following cities on 14 Apr as a part of much-awaited two-wheeler ambulances?

1) Chennai

2) Bengaluru

3) Mumbai

4) Bhopal

5) Ahmedabad

Q. : 8   India has inked a deal with which of the following countries recently through which Cameco Corporation will supply 3,000 metric tonnes of uranium over five years to India for $254 mn?

1) France

2) Germany

3) Canada

4) Japan

5) None of these

Q. : 9   Saina Nehwal on 28 Mar became the first woman badminton player from the country to be ranked number one in the world. She is the second Indian player to achieve this feat, after legendary

1) Prakash Padukone

2) Vijay Amritraj

3) Syed Modi

4) U Vimal Kumar

5) Pullela Gopichand

Q. : 10   Name the batsman who hit the first century of the eighth edition of IPL recently.

1) Dwayne Smith

2) Dwayne Bravo

3) Michael Hussey

4) Brendon McCullum

5) Chris Gayle

Answer:-

1. (3) FMC
2. (2) Rahul Khullar
3. (2) Stephen Harper
4. (3) Australia
5. (5) Bangladesh
6. (1) France
7. (2) Bengaluru
8. (3) Canada
9. (1) Prakash Padukone
10. (4) Brendon McCullum

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Current Affair 14th April 2015

Q. : 1   Which of the following teams won the Azlan Shah Cup hockey title on 12 Apr?

1) Canada

2) Australia

3) Malaysia

4) New Zealand

5) South Korea

Q. : 2   As per the news recently published in newspapers, Islamic State group is destroying ancient ruins of Nimrud city which is located in

1) Syria

2) Iraq

3) Libya

4) Kenya

5) Jordan

Q. : 3   India finished at which of the following positions in the 24th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh (Malaysia) on Apr 12?

1) Second

2) Third

3) Fourth

4) Fifth

5) None of these

Q. : 4   Jitu Rai is associated with which of the following games. She won a bronze in the World Cup of the game in Changwon (Korea) recently?

1) Archery

2) Shooting

3) Boxing

4) Wrestling

5) Weightlifting

Q. : 5   India signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with which of the following countries recently which would enable India to make use of world’s latest technology for projects like developments of waterways and multi-modal hub?

1) Germany

2) US

3) Japan

4) China

5) France

Q. : 6   Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq, is situated on the bank of

1) Tigris River

2) Spree River

3) Nile River

4) Rhine River

5) Denube River

Q. : 7   The Vice President of India Hamid Ansari released the English translation of the book “Suleiman Charitra” recently. This was originally written in Sanskrit by who among the following?

1) AND Haksar

2) Kalyana Malla

3) Sri Lal Sukla

4) Ravuri Bharadhwaja

5) Bhalchandra Nemade

Q. : 8   Hrushikesh Moolgaonkar, who passed away recently, was the former

1) Air Chief Marshal

2) Chief of Army Staff

3) Chief of Naval Staff

4) first Director General of BSF

5) None of these

Q. : 9   Sania Mirza created history by becoming the first female tennis player from India to achieve the world number one rank in doubles recently. She achieved the feat after winning WTA Family Circle Cup with her partner

1) Martina Hingis

2) Cara Black

3) Roberta Vinci

4) Sara Errani

5) None of these

Q. : 10   The govt has notified a new 18-point set of rules for state governors. Now, the governors will have to stay in their respective states for at least _____ days in a year.

1) 292

2) 300

3) 250

4) 320

5) None of these

Answer:-

1. (4) New Zealand
2. (2) Iraq
3. (2) Third
4. (2) Shooting
5. (2) US
6. (1) Tigris River
7. (2) Kalyana Malla
8. (1) Air Chief Marshal
9. (1) Martina Hingis
10. (1) 292

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Current Affair Quiz - 13th April 2015

Q. : 1 The govt has received a total upfront payment of over ___________from telecom players against the spectrum sold during the recent auction?

1) Rs 29,200 cr 

2) Rs 11,300 cr

3) Rs 28,800 cr 

4) Rs 32,300 cr

5) None of these 

Q. : 2 The book “A Shot at History: My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold” is the autobiography of who among the following Indian players?

1) Deepika Kumari 

2) Mary Kom

3) Laishram Sarita Devi 

4) Abhinav Bindra

5) Saina Nehwal 

Q. : 3 Which of the following US states on 9 Apr passed a bill that would allow nitrogen gas as an execution method?

1) Oklahoma 

2) Kentucky

3) Georgia 

4) California

5) Arizona 

Q. : 4 Which of the following banks is set to become the first Indian bank whose mobile banking application (app) will be available in Apple Watch to be launched soon in India?

1) HDFC Bank 

2) ICICI Bank

3) AXIS Bank 

4) SBI

5) Bank of India 

Q. : 5 Hannover Fair in Germany, where India is a partner country this year, is said to be one of the world’s largest __________fairs.

1) educational 

2) cultural

3) industrial 

4) defence

5) None of these 

Q. : 6 Which of the following countries has put off the third phase of its Nitaqat scheme meant to increase the percentage of local employees in the industries and businesses?

1) Iran 

2) Saudi Arabia

3) UAE 

4) Jordan

5) Kuwait 

Q. : 7 Who among the following has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)?

1) Rajalakshmi Devaraj 

2) Arun Kumar Jha

3) Amardeep Singh Cheema 

4) N Ramachandran

5) None of these 

Q. : 8 India has been designated to chair the ninth meeting of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Council. The meeting is scheduled to be held in Jun in

1) New Delhi 

2) Doha

3) Abu Dhabi 

4) London

5) None of these 

Q. : 9 South Korea’s capital city Seoul was declared the Global Earth Hour Capital 2015 in this year’s competition. Which of the following cities was named India’s Earth Hour Capital?

1) Coimbatore 

2) Pune

3) Rajkot 

4) Thane

5) New Delhi 

Q. : 10 The National Safe Motherhood Day is observed on which of the following dates?

1) 31 Mar

2) 2 Apr

3) 7 Apr 

4) 11 Apr

5) 12 Apr 

Answer:-

1. (4) Rs 32,300 cr
2. (4) Abhinav Bindra
3. (1) Oklahoma
4. (1) HDFC Bank
5. (3) industrial
6. (2) Saudi Arabia
7. (2) Arun Kumar Jha
8. (3) Abu Dhabi
9. (4) Thane
10. (4) 11 Apr

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Current Affair Quiz - 11th April 2015

Ques. : 1   Which of the following pairs is the winner of the men’s doubles title of the 2015 Australian Open tennis tournament?

1) Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini

2) Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut

3) Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan

4) Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo

5) None of these

Ques. : 2   To help PSBs raise capital from the equity market the govt plans to reduce its stakes in state-owned banks to 52 per cent by

1) 2016

2) 2017

3) 2018

4) 2019

5) 2020

Ques. : 3   The RBI has constituted a high-powered panel for the urban cooperative banking (USB) sector. Which of the following is NOT correct in this regard?

1) The eight-member committee is chaired by the RBI Deputy Governor SS Mundra.

2) It has been set up on the recommendation made by the Standing Advisory Committee (SAC) on UCBs last year.

3) It will re-examine and recommend appropriate set of businesses, size, conversion and licensing terms for USBs.

4) It will examine whether the time is opportune to give license to new UCBs.

5) It will submit its report within three months from the date of its first meeting.

Ques. : 4   The FINA has approved National Games as qualifying event for World Championships to be held in Kazan, Russia from Jul 24 this year. FINA is the international governing body of

1) swimming

2) archery

3) snooker

4) football

5) basketball

Ques. : 5   Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova defeated which of the following pairs to win the women’s doubles title of the 2015 Australian Open tennis tournament?

1) Chan Yung-Jan and Zheng Jie

2) Martina Hingis and Flavia Pennetta

3) Julia Görges and Anna-Lena Grönefeld

4) Kiki Bertens and Johanna Larsson

5) None of these

Ques. : 6   The Housing and urban poverty alleviation ministry has launched a scheme called DAY to impart skills to rural and urban poor. The term DAY stands for

1) Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana

2) Deendayal Anna Yojana

3) Deendayal Aawas Yojana

4) Deendayal Aahar Yojana

5) None of these

Ques. : 7   The freelance journalist Kenji Goto, who was beheaded by the Islamic State militants recently, was a ___________citizen.

1) Jordanian

2) US

3) French

4) Japanese

5) South Korean

Ques. : 8   The 54-nation African Union has its headquarters in

1) Algiers, Algeria

2) Cairo, Egypt

3) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

4) Bangui, Central African Republic

5) Yaounde, Cameroon

Ques. : 9   India, China exchangd notes on modalities for opening second route for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. This route will pass through

1) Lipulekh Pass

2) Nathu La Pass

3) Ralam Pass

4) Untadhura Pass

5) None of these

Ques. : 10   Which of the following was NOT a highlight of the 29th edition of the Surajkund International Crafts Mela kick started on 1 Feb?

1) Chhattisgarh was the theme state of the fair.

2) Lebanon was the partner country of the fair.

3) Artisans from 20 countries participated in the event, the highest so far.

4) The opening ceremony was presided over by Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar and Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh.

5) None of these

Answer:-

1. (1) Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini
2. (4) 2019
3. (1) The eight-member committee is chaired by the RBI Deputy Governor SS Mundra.
4. (1) swimming
5. (1) Chan Yung-Jan and Zheng Jie
6. (1) Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana
7. (4) Japanese
8. (3) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
9. (2) Nathu La Pass
10. (5) None of these

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Daily GK Quiz 10th April 2105

Q. : 1   Which of the following pairs is the winner of the men’s doubles title of the 2015 Australian Open tennis tournament?

1) Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini

2) Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut

3) Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan

4) Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo

5) None of these

Q. : 2   To help PSBs raise capital from the equity market the govt plans to reduce its stakes in state-owned banks to 52 per cent by

1) 2016

2) 2017

3) 2018

4) 2019

5) 2020

Q. : 3   The RBI has constituted a high-powered panel for the urban cooperative banking (USB) sector. Which of the following is NOT correct in this regard?

1) The eight-member committee is chaired by the RBI Deputy Governor SS Mundra.

2) It has been set up on the recommendation made by the Standing Advisory Committee (SAC) on UCBs last year.

3) It will re-examine and recommend appropriate set of businesses, size, conversion and licensing terms for USBs.

4) It will examine whether the time is opportune to give license to new UCBs.

5) It will submit its report within three months from the date of its first meeting.

Q. : 4   The FINA has approved National Games as qualifying event for World Championships to be held in Kazan, Russia from Jul 24 this year. FINA is the international governing body of

1) swimming

2) archery

3) snooker

4) football

5) basketball

Q. : 5   Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova defeated which of the following pairs to win the women’s doubles title of the 2015 Australian Open tennis tournament?

1) Chan Yung-Jan and Zheng Jie

2) Martina Hingis and Flavia Pennetta

3) Julia Görges and Anna-Lena Grönefeld

4) Kiki Bertens and Johanna Larsson

5) None of these

Q. : 6   The Housing and urban poverty alleviation ministry has launched a scheme called DAY to impart skills to rural and urban poor. The term DAY stands for

1) Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana

2) Deendayal Anna Yojana

3) Deendayal Aawas Yojana

4) Deendayal Aahar Yojana

5) None of these

Q. : 7   The freelance journalist Kenji Goto, who was beheaded by the Islamic State militants recently, was a ___________citizen.

1) Jordanian

2) US

3) French

4) Japanese

5) South Korean

Q. : 8   The 54-nation African Union has its headquarters in

1) Algiers, Algeria

2) Cairo, Egypt

3) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

4) Bangui, Central African Republic

5) Yaounde, Cameroon

Q. : 9   India, China exchangd notes on modalities for opening second route for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. This route will pass through

1) Lipulekh Pass

2) Nathu La Pass

3) Ralam Pass

4) Untadhura Pass

5) None of these

Q. : 10   Which of the following was NOT a highlight of the 29th edition of the Surajkund International Crafts Mela kick started on 1 Feb?

1) Chhattisgarh was the theme state of the fair.

2) Lebanon was the partner country of the fair.

3) Artisans from 20 countries participated in the event, the highest so far.

4) The opening ceremony was presided over by Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar and Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh.

5) None of these

Answer:-

1. (1) Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini
2. (4) 2019
3. (1) The eight-member committee is chaired by the RBI Deputy Governor SS Mundra.
4. (1) swimming
5. (1) Chan Yung-Jan and Zheng Jie
6. (1) Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana
7. (4) Japanese
8. (3) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
9. (2) Nathu La Pass
10. (5) None of these

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Daily GK Quiz 9th April 2015

Q. : 1 The National Green Tribunal ordered to take off the road all diesel vehicles more than 10 years old and petrol vehicles more than 15 years old recently. The present chairperson of NGT is

1) Altamas Kabir 

2) HL Dattu

3) Swatanter Kumar 

4) Rajendra Mal Lodha

5) Asok Kumar Ganguly 

Q. : 2 Which of the following banks promoted by the govt is supposed to offer loan products named 'Shishu', 'Kishor' and 'Tarun' to small/micro entrepreneurs?

1) SIDBI 

2) SBI

3) PNB 

4) MUDRA

5) IDBI 

Q. : 3 The PJ Nayak Committee is associated with

1) Governance of Boards of Banks in India 

2) Customer service in banks

3) Dealing with NPAs 

4) Setting up Small and Payment banks

5) None of these 

Q. : 4 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched MUDRA Bank on 8 Apr. Which of the following is NOT true about the MUDRA bank?

1) It will provide credit of up to Rs 10 lakh to small entrepreneurs. 

2) It will act as a regulator for 'Micro-Finance Institutions' (MFIs).

3) It will have a corpus of Rs 20,000 cr. 

4) It will have a credit guarantee corpus of Rs 3,000 cr.

5) None of these 

Q. : 5 The 11-member committee set by the govt to work out single framework for govt clearances is headed by who among the following?

1) Chandrajeet Banerjee 

2) Manoj Kohli

3) Shaktikanta Das 

4) Ajay Shankar

5) None of these 

Q. : 6 Which of the following teams won the Syed Mushtaq Ali T-20 cricket tournament in Bhubaneswar recently?

1) Punjab 

2) Gujarat

3) Goa 

4) Haryana

5) West Bengal 

Q. : 7 The UN Security Council has slapped sanctions on Mullah Fazlullah for perpetrating and financing terror acts. He is the chief of

1) Pakistan Taliban 

2) ISIS

3) Al-Qaeda 

4) Houthi rebel

5) None of these 

Q. : 8 The 5th meeting of the Health Ministers of SAARC countries was held in which of the following cities on 8 Mar?

1) New Delhi 

2) Colombo

3) Kathmandu 

4) Islamabad

5) Kabul 

Q. : 9 The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has proposed that a single number can be used for all emergency phone-calls across the country including for police, fire and ambulance. The proposed number is

1) 112 

2) 111

3) 911 

4) 333

5) 119 

Q. : 10 PM Narendra Modi on 8 Apr announced farmers will now be eligible for input subsidy if __________of their crop has been damaged.

1) 50 per cent 

2) 40 per cent

3) 33 per cent 

4) 25 per cent

5) None of these 

Answer:-

1. (3) Swatanter Kumar
2. (4) MUDRA
3. (1) Governance of Boards of Banks in India
4. (5) None of these
5. (4) Ajay Shankar
6. (2) Gujarat
7. (1) Pakistan Taliban
8. (1) New Delhi
9. (1) 112
10. (3) 33 per cent

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Daily GK Quiz 8th April 2015

Q. : 1   Which of the following were the first submarines inducted into the Indian Navy?

1) Kalvari-class

2) Khanderi-class

3) Karanj-class

4) Kursura-class

5) None of these

Q. : 2   The minimum interest rate at which a bank can lend is called

1) repo rate

2) reverse repo rate

3) bank rate

4) base rate

5) None of these

Q. : 3   The Union Cabinet has approved the Real Estate Development and Regulation Bill. Which of the following is correct regarding the Bill?

1) It will make way for setting up of a regulator for the sector.

2) Its applicability has been extended to commercial Real Estate also.

3) It does not allow promoters to change plans and structural designs without the consent of 2/3rd of consumers of a project.

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 3)

Q. : 4   The CCEA has approved the four-laning of the Sultanpur-Varanasi section of National Highway-56 in Uttar Pradesh. The NH-56 connects

1) Lucknow and Varanasi

2) Lucknow and Gorakhpur

3) Lucknow and Agra

4) Lucknow and Kanpur

5) None of these

Q. : 5   Ashgabat is the capital city of which of the following countries?

1) Uzbekistan

2) Kazakhstan

3) Turkmenistan

4) Ukraine

5) None of these

Q. : 6   IAS officer Saurabh Vijay was on 7 Apr appointed as Adviser to Executive Director (ED) of World Bank in Washington. Presently, how many EDs are there in the World Bank?

1) 25

2) 18

3) 15

4) 12

5) 10

Q. : 7   The eighth edition of the Indian Premier League started on 8 Apr. Which of the following teams is NOT participating in this edition of IPL?

1) Royal Challengers Bangalore

2) Chennai Super Kings

3) Sunrisers Hyderabad

4) Pune Warriors India

5) Rajasthan Royals

Q. : 8   The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced its first bi-monthly monetary policy review this financial year on 7 Apr. What is the repo rate and the cash reserve ratio (CRR) after the current policy review?

1) 7.5% and 4%

2) 7.25% and 4%

3) 7.5% and 3.75%

4) 7.25% and 3.75%

5) None of these

Q. : 9   The winner of the men’s singles title of the Miami Masters 2015 is

1) Andy Murray

2) Novak Djokovic

3) David Ferrer

4) Rafael Nadal

5) None of these

Q. : 10   The winner of the women’s singles title of the Miami Masters 2015 is

1) Serena Williams

2) Carla Suarez Navarro

3) Maria Sharapova

4) Caroline Wozniacki

5) None of these

Answer:-

1. (1) Kalvari-class
2. (4) base rate
3. (4) All the above
4. (1) Lucknow and Varanasi
5. (3) Turkmenistan
6. (1) 25
7. (4) Pune Warriors India
8. (1) 7.5% and 4%
9. (2) Novak Djokovic
10. (1) Serena Williams

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