Dear Readers, Here we have given the Current Affairs GK questions based on the previous days Daily Current Affairs updates. Candidates those who are preparing for IBPS/SBI/PO/Clerk exam and all other Banking exams can use these questions.
Answer: a)
Explanation: India and Bangladesh will open the newly constructed modern integrated check-post at Petrapole-Benapole point of the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Prime Minister NarendraModi are scheduled to inaugurate it this evening through video conference which will also be linked to West Bengal Chief Minister MamataBannerjee.
2).Which among the following are approved by Union Cabinet of India recently?
Answer: e)
Explanation: The Union Cabinet approved The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 to protect transgenders from discrimination. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister NarendraModi approved the incorporation of Sagarmala Development Company (SDC) under the Companies Act, 2013. The Cabinet gave its approval for introducing amendments to the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) (Amendment) Bill, 2015. The Union Cabinet gave its approval for establishment of new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.
3).The Union Cabinet recently approved signing of the Air Services Agreement between India
Answer: c)
Explanation: The Union Cabinet approved signing of the Air Services Agreement between India and Mozambique. In order to promote the air connectivity between the two countries, the two sides initiated the process of consultation in 2011 to finalize the text of Air Services Agreement.
4).The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that launch of NERP 2016 programme to improve health of Electoral Rolls (ERs) and to optimize the Polling Station (PS) location and area across the country. What the “P” stands for in “NERP”?
Answer: a)
Explanation: The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that launch of National Electoral Roll Purification (NERP) 2016 programme to improve health of Electoral Rolls (ERs) and to optimize the Polling Station (PS) location and area across the country. The motto of ECI for the year 2016 is No voter to be left behind.
5).Centre creates a new Electronics and IT Ministry. Who is the Minister of Electronics and IT ministry?
Answer: a)
Explanation: The Centre has created a new Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology by bifurcating the erstwhile Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. The minister for ministry is Ravi Shankar Prasad.
6). Which state government to celebrate bicentenary of 1817 Paika revolt?
Answer: c)
Explanation: Odisha Government decided to celebrate the bicentenary (200 years) of the 1817 Paika revolt against the British Empire in 2016. For the purpose, the state will organise a series of events in Odisha and at national level.
7).Which state Assembly passed the Legislative Assembly (Removal of Disqualifications) Amendment Bill, 2016?
Answer: b)
Explanation: The Kerala Assembly passed the Legislative Assembly (Removal of Disqualifications) Amendment Bill, 2016. The bill will pave way for CPM veteran VS Achutanandan's appointment as the Administrative Reforms Committee Chairman with Cabinet rank.
8).Which country to conduct world's first Zika vaccine test on humans?
Answer: d)
Explanation: A Canadian university said that it will conduct the world's first Zika vaccine test on humans. The vaccine that is under development will be tested on humans in the near future. Until now, vaccines have been tested on mice.
9).The New Development Bank launched by 5 emerging economies, known as BRICS, has announced its first round of loans worth about
Answer: e)
Explanation: The New Development Bank launched by 5 emerging economies, known as BRICS, has announced its first round of loans worth about 900 million dollars. The Bank held its first general meeting in Shanghai yesterday. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa established the institution last year.
10).Who won the prestigious Google Community Impact Award from Asia, a theme based award part of Google Science Fair 2016?
Answer: a)
Explanation: Advay Ramesh, a Class 10 student from Chennai, won the prestigious Google Community Impact Award from Asia, a theme based award part of Google Science Fair 2016. Ramesh's Fish Ermen Lifeline Terminal (FELT) hand-held terminal uses the Standard Position Services (SPS).
11).Which Indian institute topped in QS' BRICS rankings?
Answer: b)
Explanation: Ranked at number six, the Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bengaluru has been listed as the top Indian university in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) University Rankings 2016 for BRICS nations. While eight Indian universities ranked in the top 50, most of them, including IISc, lost ranks compared to their positions last year.
1).India, Bangladesh to jointly inaugurate Petrapole checkpost in
a) West Bengal
b) Mizoram
c) Meghalaya
d) Tripura
Answer: a)
Explanation: India and Bangladesh will open the newly constructed modern integrated check-post at Petrapole-Benapole point of the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Prime Minister NarendraModi are scheduled to inaugurate it this evening through video conference which will also be linked to West Bengal Chief Minister MamataBannerjee.
2).Which among the following are approved by Union Cabinet of India recently?
a) Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016
b) Incorporation of Sagarmala Development Company
c) Benami Transactions (Prohibition) (Amendment) Bill, 2015.
d) Establishment of All India Institutes of Medical Sciences at Gorakhpur
e) All of these
Answer: e)
Explanation: The Union Cabinet approved The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 to protect transgenders from discrimination. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister NarendraModi approved the incorporation of Sagarmala Development Company (SDC) under the Companies Act, 2013. The Cabinet gave its approval for introducing amendments to the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) (Amendment) Bill, 2015. The Union Cabinet gave its approval for establishment of new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.
3).The Union Cabinet recently approved signing of the Air Services Agreement between India
a) Botswana
c) Mozambique
d) Madagascar
e) None of these
Answer: c)
Explanation: The Union Cabinet approved signing of the Air Services Agreement between India and Mozambique. In order to promote the air connectivity between the two countries, the two sides initiated the process of consultation in 2011 to finalize the text of Air Services Agreement.
4).The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that launch of NERP 2016 programme to improve health of Electoral Rolls (ERs) and to optimize the Polling Station (PS) location and area across the country. What the “P” stands for in “NERP”?
a) Purification
b) Perfection
c) Polling
d) Purified
e) None of these
Answer: a)
Explanation: The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that launch of National Electoral Roll Purification (NERP) 2016 programme to improve health of Electoral Rolls (ERs) and to optimize the Polling Station (PS) location and area across the country. The motto of ECI for the year 2016 is No voter to be left behind.
5).Centre creates a new Electronics and IT Ministry. Who is the Minister of Electronics and IT ministry?
a) Ravi Sankar Prasad
b) Ram Vilas Paswan
c) Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
d) M. Venkaiah Naidu
e) None of these
Answer: a)
Explanation: The Centre has created a new Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology by bifurcating the erstwhile Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. The minister for ministry is Ravi Shankar Prasad.
6). Which state government to celebrate bicentenary of 1817 Paika revolt?
b) Nagaland
d) Maharashtra
e) None of these
Answer: c)
Explanation: Odisha Government decided to celebrate the bicentenary (200 years) of the 1817 Paika revolt against the British Empire in 2016. For the purpose, the state will organise a series of events in Odisha and at national level.
7).Which state Assembly passed the Legislative Assembly (Removal of Disqualifications) Amendment Bill, 2016?
a) Karnataka
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Telangana
e) Tamil Nadu
Answer: b)
Explanation: The Kerala Assembly passed the Legislative Assembly (Removal of Disqualifications) Amendment Bill, 2016. The bill will pave way for CPM veteran VS Achutanandan's appointment as the Administrative Reforms Committee Chairman with Cabinet rank.
8).Which country to conduct world's first Zika vaccine test on humans?
e) None of these
Answer: d)
Explanation: A Canadian university said that it will conduct the world's first Zika vaccine test on humans. The vaccine that is under development will be tested on humans in the near future. Until now, vaccines have been tested on mice.
9).The New Development Bank launched by 5 emerging economies, known as BRICS, has announced its first round of loans worth about
a) 400 million dollars
b) 500 million dollars
c) 600 million dollars
d) 700 million dollars
e) 900 million dollars
Answer: e)
Explanation: The New Development Bank launched by 5 emerging economies, known as BRICS, has announced its first round of loans worth about 900 million dollars. The Bank held its first general meeting in Shanghai yesterday. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa established the institution last year.
10).Who won the prestigious Google Community Impact Award from Asia, a theme based award part of Google Science Fair 2016?
a) Advay Ramesh
b) Advay Mahesh
c) Advay Suresh
d) Advay Prakash
e) Advay Dinesh
Answer: a)
Explanation: Advay Ramesh, a Class 10 student from Chennai, won the prestigious Google Community Impact Award from Asia, a theme based award part of Google Science Fair 2016. Ramesh's Fish Ermen Lifeline Terminal (FELT) hand-held terminal uses the Standard Position Services (SPS).
11).Which Indian institute topped in QS' BRICS rankings?
a) IIT Roorke
b) IISC Bangalore
c) IIT Delhi
d) IIT Madras
e) None of these
Answer: b)
Explanation: Ranked at number six, the Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bengaluru has been listed as the top Indian university in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) University Rankings 2016 for BRICS nations. While eight Indian universities ranked in the top 50, most of them, including IISc, lost ranks compared to their positions last year.
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