Saturday, 19 November 2016

Current Affairs Oct 2016 Part 3



SOMEN SINGH


1- Which state chief minister of India has been honored with the 2016 Sustainable Development Leadership Award (SDLA)?
 a)- Pawan Chamling b)- Naveen Patnaik c)- T R Zeliang d)- Mamta Banerjee 
Answer A  

2-Who is the writer of the book “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness”? 
a)-Vikram Seth b)-Chetan Bhagat c)-Arundhati Roy d)-Salman rushdey 
 Answer: C 

3. Which Indian mountaineer scaled the world's sixth highest mountain Cho Oyu? 
a)_Arjun Vajpai b)-Ratnesh Pandey c)-Premlata Agarwal d)-kalpana Dash 
Answer: A  

The mountain is located on the China Nepal border at an altitude of 8188 meters above the sea level.

4-Which Indian player won the 2016 Shinhan Donghae Open in South Korea? 
a)-Anirban Lahiri b)-Gaganjeet Bhullar c)-Arjun Atwal d)-Shubham Jaglan 
Answer:B 

5-The Indian Air Force (IAF) Day is celebrated on which date? 
a)- October 8 b)- October 10 c)- October 7 d)-October 15  

Answer:A 


6) which city India’s first-ever international arbitration centre has set up?
 a)-New Delhi b)-Jaipur c)-Kolkata d)-Mumbai 
Answer: D  

7- PR Sreejesh is associated with which sports? 
a)-Hockey b)-Badminton c)-Chess d)-Bolly Ball 
Answer:A 

8) What is India’s rank in the Biopharmaceutical Competitiveness & Investment (BCI) Survey? a)-15th b)-25th c)-10th 4)-19th 
Answer: D 

9)-On Which day world post day is observed? 
 a)-9th October b)-5th October c)-15th October d)-10th October 
Answer:A 

10) Who is the auther of the book “Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha”? a)-Arundhati Roy b)- Thich Nhat Hanh c)-I K Gujral d)-Jhumpa Lahiri 
Answer B 

12- which state of India celebrates the Batukamma festival? 
a)-Nagaland b)-Mijoram c)-Telangana d)-Odisha 
Answer:C 

13 Which country will host Asian ministerial conference on disaster risk reduction? 
a)-India b)-Pakistan c)-Bangladesh d)-Sri Lanka 
Answer:A 

14) Who has been awarded to 2016 nobel piece prize? 
a)- Juan Manuel Santos b)-Malala yusufjai c)-Barak Obama d)-Dalai Lama 
Answer:A 

15. Who has been appointed as Honorary Consul of Germany in Hyderabad? 
a)- BVR Mohan Reddy b)-N.Shantakumaran c)-Prabhash Day d)-Shankhpani Dasgupta 

Answer:A    


16-Which airport building became first Platinum rated green airport terminal building in India? 
a)- IGIA's T3 b)-Chatrapati shivaji airport terminal c)-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose airport terminal d)-None of the above 
Answer: A 

17) On which date The Indian Air force Day is observed? 
a)-October 8 b)-October 9 c)-October 10 d)-October 11 
Answer:A 

18-Which social networking site has collaborated with the election commission of India to register young voters? a)-Facebook b)-Twitter c)-Instagram d)-Google 
Answer:A

19-Who is the winner of 2016 formula one Japanese grand prix? 
a)-Max verstappen b)-Nico Roseberg c)-Sebastain Vettel d)-Kimi Raikkonen 
Answer:B 

20) On which date World Mental Health Day is observed? a)-8th October b)-9th October c)-10th October d)-11th October 
Answer:C 

21)  Which player has been appointed as brand ambassador of Vizag steel? a)-PV Sindhu b)-Gagan Narang c)-Jeetu Rai d)-Sakshi Malik 
Answer:A 

22) ”lalima Abhiyan”will be launched by Madhya Pradesh govt, is related to which disease? 
a)-Dengue b)-Swine flu c)-Anaemia d)-Aids 
Answer:C

24) In which state of India 2016 international Gita festival will be held?
 a)-Uttar Pradesh b)-Haryana c)-Bihar d)-Punjab 
Answer:B 


25).Who is the author of the book “Half lion:How PV Narsimha Rao transformed India”? 
a)-Vinay Sitapati b)-Vanmali Ghosh c)-Achala Namdev d)-Vimal Roy
 Answer: A 

26) .Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of “Harit Kerala scheme”? a)-A.R rahman b)-K.J.yesudas c)-Amaljeet d)-Govind marar 
Answer :B 

27) Parwez Ahmad has been appointed Chairman and CEO of which bank? 
a)-State bank of India b)-Bank of Baroda c)-ICICI Bank d)-J&K bank 
Answer:D J&K Bank  


28) Gautam Lahiri has been appointed as new president of press club of India.Vinay Kumar has been selected as general secretary . 

29) Agnieszka Radwanska has won the 2016 China open women’s singles tennis tournament.She defeated Johanna Konta 

30) Harika Dronavali,an Indian chess grandmaster,has recently defeated world no 1 chess player Hou Yifan of China in the 2016 isle of Man international chess tournament 

31)  Andy Murray won the 2016 China open men’s singles tennis tournament by defeating Grigor Dimitov of Bulgaria  


32) Rani ki Vav,Gujrat has been declared as the cleanest iconic place in India by Unesko. It was built in the 11th century AD as a memorial to a king by Queen Udaymat 

33) The book “the greatest Bengali stories ever told” has been written by Arunava Sinha.

34) Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom have won the 2016 nobel prize in economics.their theories are valuable to the understanding of real life contracts and institutions,as well as potential pitfalls in contract design 

35)  Srabani Nanda has won the 24th Eklavya award.She is a gold medalist in 200m,silver in 100m and 4*100m relay in 12th south Asian games held in Guwahati in feb 2016 

36)  India’s first medical park will be set up in Tamilnadu at Chengalpet near Chennai 

37)  The International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) is celebrated annually on October 11 to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. The 2016 theme is “Girls’ Progress = Goals’ Progress: What Counts for Girls”.  

38)  The World’s first-ever Cybathlon championship for disabled athletes has started at Zurich in Switzerland. The championship is popularly known as ‘Bionic Olympics’, it differs from the Paralympics as it sees participants compete against each other using the latest assistive technologies such as robotic prostheses, brain-computer interfaces and powered exoskeletons. 

39) Which Indian shooter has won silver medal in ISSF World Cup 2016 ? Answer: JITU RAI 

40) The 6th BRICS Science & Technology Senior Official Meeting (SOM) has held at Jaipur, Rajasthan 

41) Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has said he will donate the money from the Nobel Peace prize to help the victims of the 52-year conflict in his country. 


42) What is V Hydrae?
 a)-Star b)-commet c)-Planet d)-Galaxy 
Answer:A
 V Hydrae is a carbon star in the constellation Hydra. 


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