Current updates (IN ENGLISH) of 17 Oct 2016
1. Who has bagged the Prestigious Lemelson – MIT prize worth $ 500,000 for his ground breading inventions to create solutions to improve lives globally?
A.Rangaraj
B.Bhakya Raskar
C.Ramesh Raskar
D.Sathish Ramaiya
Answer – C.Ramesh Raskar
2. Who has been chosen to receive the Britannia Humanitarian Award at the British Academy Britannia Awards in California?
A.Idris Elba
B.Richard Curtis
C.Don Cheadle
D.Ewan McGregor
Answer – D.Ewan McGregor
3. Engineer’s Day in India is celebrating every year on September 15th to remember the Birthday Anniversary of which personality?
A.Visvesvaraya
B.Homie Bhabha
C.Tesla
D.Einstien
Answer – A.Visvesvaraya
4. Eminent American theatre – film director has passed away in Los Angeles at the age of 65. Who is he?
A.Jacob Filarus
B.Jack Hofsiss
C.John Helme
D.Jackson Jose
Answer – B.Jack Hofsiss
5. Which team has won the Inaugural Day/night Duleep Trophy tournament in Greater Noida?
A.India Red
B.India A
C.India B
D.India Blue
Answer – D.India Blue
6. Which colour of the ball used during the Duleep Trophy Cricket tournament ?
A.White
B.Pink
C.Yellow
D.Brown
Answer – B.Pink
7. Which city to hold the 2016 Kabaddi world cup to be held from October 7th to 22nd 2016?
A.New Delhi
B.Bengaluru
C.Kochi
D.Ahmedabad
Answer – D.Ahmedabad
8. Name the Typhoon which was the world’s strongest typhoon made landfall in east China’s Fujian Province?
A.Sheela
B.Laila
C.Meranti
D.Ulul
Answer – C.Meranti
9. Name the company introduced the world’s first self driving cars on the road in the steel city, Pittsburgh, USA?
A.Ola
B.Uber
C.Google
D.None of the above
Answer – B.Uber
10. India expected to provide more helicopters and other military hardware to which country facing threats from the Taliban?
A.Bangladesh
B.Pakistan
C.Afghanistan
D.Iraq
Answer – C.Afghanistan
11. Which state has launched a website to provide information on the Celebration of 350th Prakash Utsav of the Sikh Guru in 2017?
A.Haryana
B.Bihar
C.Odisha
D.West Bengal
Answer – B.Bihar
12. Israel National Security Council has signed an agreement with which country undersecretary of state for Political affairs for development of anti-missile defense systems?
A.India
B.China
C.Sri Lanka
D.United States
Answer – D.United States
13. Which of the following bank is not allowed to issue the tags required for electronic toll collection?
A.State Bank of India
B.Punjab National Bank
C.IDFC Bank
D.Punjab and Sind Bank
Answer – D.Punjab and Sind Bank
14. Which firm has signed an agreement with Praj Industries for setting up multiple second Generations (2G) bio-ethanol plants based on indigenously developed technology?
A.ONGC
B.NTPC
C.IOCL
D.CIL
Answer – C.IOCL
15. Actress Priyanka Chopra bagged which position in Forbes List of Highest paid TV Actresses in the world?
A.4th
B.5th
C.7th
D.8th
Answer – D.8th
16. Who has been selected for the 2015 National Humanities Medal by United President Barack Obama?
A.Jayan Ramachandiran
B.Aaron Pankaj
C.Abraham Verghese
D.None of the above
Answer – C.Abraham Verghese
17. Which Telecom Operation to be merged with Aircel to form the country’s fourth largest phone company in terms of customers and revenue?
A.Tata Communications
B.Docomo
C.Idea
D.Reliance
Answer – D.Reliance
18. Who has been appointed as the President of World Bank?
A.Ban Ki Moon
B.Margarat Chan
C.Jim Yong Kim
D.Raghuram Rajan
Answer – C.Jim Yong Kim
19. The International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is being observed every year on which date with the theme “Ozone and Climate. Restored by a world united”?
A.14th September
B.15th September
C.16th September
D.17th September
C.16th September
Answer – C.16th September
20. Former Union Minister and Captain has passed away at Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan due to Massive cardiac arrest at the age of 85. Who is he?
A.Akash Varma
B.Ayub Khan
C.Anjush Sharma
D.Malik Kapoor
Answer – B.Ayub Khan
21. India claimed how many medals to clinch the Second Position in the third edition of Track Asia Cup 2016 at the Indoor Cycling Velodrome at IG Sports Complex?
A.15
B.17
C.18
D.16
Answer – D.16
22. Indian Football team placed at which rank in the latest FIFA rankings released on 15th September 2016?
A.148
B.149
C.150
D.151
Answer –A.148
23. Which city has became the most sustainable city in the world with unbeatable environmental credentials?
A.Vienna
B.Singapore
C.Zurich
D.London
Answer – C.Zurich
24. Which country space agency launched its space lab named Tiangong 2 to establish a manned space station around 2022?
A.Japan
B.European
C.India
D.China
Answer – D.China
25. Which company announced to acquire the US based Monsanto for $66 billion including debt to create a one stop shop for seeds, crop chemicals and computer aided services to farmers?
A.DMCC
B.Tagros
C.BASF
D.Bayer
Answer – D.Bayer
26. Scientist Narayana Murthy has been appointed as the director of which organization?
A.ISRO
B.ONGC
C.DRDO
D.IOCL
Answer –C.DRDO
27. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Parliamentary committee on Home affairs?
A.Mukul Roy
B.P Bhattacharya
C.Kanwar Deep Singh
D.P Chidambaram
Answer – D.P Chidambaram
28. Girija Devi has been conferred with M.S Subbulakshmi Award in the remembrance of M.S Subbulakhmi Birth centenary. She belonged to which arts?
A.Vocalist
B.Dancer
C.Pandavani exponent
D.None of these
Answer – A.Vocalist
29. Which bank has received the award from Sameer Kochhar, Chairman of Skoch Group in Hyderabad?
A.Puduvai Bharathiyar Grama Bank
B.Pallavan Grama Bank
C.Pandiyan Grama Bank
D.Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
Answer – D.Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
30. Which state hosted the BRICS Environmental Ministers meeting on September 16th 2016 to strengthen mutual cooperation?
A.Bihar
B.Gujarat
C.UP
D.Goa
Answer – D.Goa
31. Which force has exercised the Disaster Relief Exercise ‘Ex SAHAYATA’ in Gujarat on September 14th 2016?
A.Indian Navy
B.Border Safety Force
C.Indian Air Force
D.Indian Army
Answer – C.Indian Air Force
32. Union Tourism Minister has approved projects worth Rs. 500 crore for which state for integrated development of Tourist facilities?
A.Uttarakhand
B.Kerala
C.Jammu and Kashmir
D.Goa
Answer – C.Jammu and Kashmir
33. India positioned to which rank in World Economic Freedom Index according to th Economic Freedom of the World 2016 Annual Report?
A.111
B.113
C.112
D.114
Answer – C.112
34. India Signed an MoU with which country to to support livelihood of the fishing and farming communities by providing them equipment worth USD 2 million?
A.Myanmar
B.Pakistan
C.Sri Lanka
D.Bangladesh
Answer – C.Sri Lanka
35. Which state has unveiled four sectoral policies in the Information Technology space in order to create more employment opportunities?
A.Andhra Pradesh
B.Telangana
C.Karnataka
D.Tamilnadu
Answer – B.Telangana
36. National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign-2016 held in which city of India ?
A.New Delhi
B.Mumbai
C.Kolkata
D.Bangalore
Answer – A.New Delhi
37. Carlo Azeglio Ciampi has passed away at the age of 95 years. He was former president of which country?
A.France
B.Italy
C.Germany
D.Brazil
Answer – B.Italy
38. Pulitzer Prize winning playwright has passed away in New York at the age of 88 years. Who is he?
A.Edward Albel
B.Jerward Aber
C.Edward Albee
D.Johnshon Mare
Answer – C.Edward Albee
39. Which team has won the 2016 Calcutta Football League for the seventh Consecutive time on 16th September 2016?
A.East Punjab
B.Delhi
C.Mumabai
D.East Bengal
Answer – D.East Bengal
40. Name the advanced indigenously built guided Missile Detroyer has been launched by the Indian Navy at Mumbai?
A.Kochi
B.Visakhapatnam
C.Mumbai
D.Mormugao
Answer – D.Mormugao
41. Name the initiative has been launched by the country to curb child pornography through the Internet?
A.Aarambh
B.Mudivu
C.Mudhal
D.None of the above
Answer – A.Aarambh
42. Which company has approved a proposal to merge with Hinduja Foundries?
A.Ford
B.Honda
C.Tata
D.Ashok Leyland
Answer – D.Ashok Leyland
43. Who has been appointed as a UN Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime?
A.Nazim Zaidi
B.Nadia Murad Basee Taha
C.Mustafa Abis
D.Malala Yousafzai
Answer – B.Nadia Murad Basee Taha
44. VK Sharma has been appointed as Chairman of which corporation with effective from 17th September 2016?
A.ONGC
B.ESIC
C.LIC
D.IOC
Answer – C.LIC
45. What are the features of new constituted GST Council by Union Finance Ministry?
i.Tax rate decision
ii.Exempted goods
iii. Threshold under the new taxation regime
A.i only
B.i and ii only
C.iii only
D.All the three options
Answer – D.All the three options
46. 7 day “Naropa 2016” festival began at which city and is referred to as “Kumbh Mela” of the Himalayas?
A.Nainital
B.Rishikesh
C.Ladakh
D.Jammu
Answer – C.Ladakh
47. Prime Minister launched irrigation and drinking water supply projects worth 4800 crore rupees in tribal areas of which state?
A.Assam
B.Arunchal Pradesh
C.Tamilnadu
D.Gujarat
Answer – D.Gujarat
48. Union Water Resources Minister and Agriculture Minister signed the MoU to encourage farmers of over 5,000 villages along which river to take up organic farming?
A.Yamuna
B.Ganga
C.Cauvery
D.Brahmaputra
Answer – B.Ganga
49. Name the cricketers who have been honoured with Arjuna Award for the year 2016 2015 respectively?
A.Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane
B.Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma
C.Ashwin and Virat Kohli
D.Virat Kohli and Ashwin
Answer – B.Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma
50. Which state has topped in attracting industrial investments in 2015-16 as per latest RBI report?
A.Maharashtra
B.Tamilnadu
C.Andhra Pradesh
D.Karnataka
Answer – C.Andhra Pradesh
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