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Current Affairs MCQ September 2015
National
1. Which city got India’s first Integrated Underwater Harbour Defence and Surveillance System (IUHDSS) ?
a, Kochi b. Mumbai
c. Visakhapatnam d. Port Blair
2. Which new expressway will connect four major cities of Maharashtra i.e. Mumbai, Nasik, Aurangabad and Nagpur?
a. Mumbai-Nasik Expressway
b. Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway
c. Mumbai-Aurangabad Expressway
d. Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway
3. To curb insurgency in North-East India, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) signed a peace deal with which government?
a. Government of China
b. Government of Bhutan
c. Government of India
d. Government of Myanmar
4. Which country did host the heads of 14 island nations at the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) in the Summit in Jaipur on August 21, 2015?
a. Brazil b. The USA
c. Argentina d. India
5. Which State government signed an MoU with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) for a 4000 MW capacity expansion of the Patratu Thermal Power Station in Ramgarh district through the formation of a joint venture company?
a. Bihar b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Jharkhand d. Haryana
6. Recently which State Legislative Assembly passed the Public Grievance Redressal Bill 2015 by a voice vote which will empower people to seek redressal of their grievances in,a time-bound manner by government officials?
a. Uttar Pradesh b. Haryana
c, Bihar d. Odisha
7. Government has decided that which document’s enrollment of Non-Resident Indians, Persons of Indian Origin and Overseas Citizen of India should be eventually allowed to help them authenticate their identity digitally?
a. Passport b. Bank statement
c. Votor id d. Aadhaar
8. Tendong Lho Rum Eaat, the annual festival of the ethnic Lepcha tribe is being celebrated with traditional devotion and fanfare recently. That festival belongs to which state?
a. Arunachal Pradesh
b. Mizoram
c. Sikkim
d. Nagaland
9. Recently which State Assembly has passed a resolution to request the Union government to amend Section-302 of the IPC to abolish capital punishment?
a. Manipur b. West Bengal
c. Asom d. Tripura
10. The Maharashtra government has declared the northern part of Thane Creek as a Wildlife Sanctuary. It attracts which birds every year?
a. Thousands of flamingos
b. Thousands of penguins
c. Thousands of ostrichs
d. Thousands of woodstucker
11. Which senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader appointed as Governors of poll-bound Bihar by President Pranab Mukherjee?
a. LK Advani
b. Harshavardhan
c. Ram Nath Kovind
d. None of the above
12. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) haS successfully commissioned the 500 MW Unit-13 of Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station (STPS), Stage-V of NTPC recently at which place?
a. Tiruchi b. Ranipet
c. Haridwar d. Singrauli
13. Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has launched a mobile application in Bihar to aid digital literacy in the State which is expected .to help people in learning about computers and internet through self-learning modules. What is the name of that app?
a. Arihant b. Rashta
c. Disha d. Manzil
14. Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan launched which scheme that denotes the on line release of new LPG connections, through the portal mylpg.in to enable customers to register for new LPG connections online, as well as make online payments for the same?
a. Sahaj b. Assan
c. Asha d, Umeed
15. Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) has identified 305 cities and towns across nine States on August 30, 2015 to start building houses for the poor in urban, areas as per which scheme?
a. Housing for All
b. Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojna
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of the above
16. New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) gave its nod recently to which road in Lutyen’s Delhi will soon be known as APJ Abdul Kala Road?
a. Prithviraj Road
b. Aurangzeb Road
c. Shahjahan Road
d. Tughlaq Road
17. The Union Cabinet meeting cha by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its approval for amending i central list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Which castes of Uttarakhand are added in that list?
a. Kahar
b. Tanwar Singhariya
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of the above
International
18. Which country recently became the member of CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research?
a. Russia b. India
c. Sri Lanka of. Pakistan
19. India and Bangladesh exchange 162 adversely-held enclaves which are to be exchanged pursuant to the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement and 2011 Protocol and instruments of ratification. What is the ratio of enclaves i.e. India and Bangladesh?
a. 111 : 51 b. 51 : 111
c. 15:147 d. 147:15
20. Russia has renewed its efforts to get the United Nations (UN) to recognise for 1.2 million sq km of the Arctic shelf region which it claims to be its own .territory. But which countries bordering the Arctic shelf region have rejected Russia’s claim?
a. Norway
b. Denmark
c. Both (a) .and (b)
d. None of the above
21. Recently which country’s government extended the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) for Indian exporters retrospectively from August, 2013 till December 2017, enabling duty-free entry of 3500 product lines?
a. Japan b. Greece
c. The USA d. France
22. India extended anti-dumping duty recently on import of all forms and grades of which Vitamin from China?
a. Vitamin-C
b. Vitamin-A
c. Vitamin-D
d. Vitamin-K
23. Which countries are the signatories to India in the TAPI pipeline project?
a. Turkmenistan b. Afghanistan
c. Pakistan d. All of these
24. Which country made a strong pitch for finalisation of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) at the UN during a meeting with the President-elect of the global body and also called for urgent reforms of the global body to reflect present day world realities?
a. France b. India
c. Israel d. Jordan
25. Recently which country has banned the Islamic State militant group that has overrun vast stretches of Iraq and Syria after repeatedly denying the dreaded outfit’s presence within its territory?
a. Afghanistan b. Pakistan
c. Tazikistan d. Kyrgyzstan
26. The UN Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) has issued carbon credits worth $ 3.56 million to which country for the first time?
a. India b. Sri Lanka
c. Nepal d. Bangladesh
27. Which country’s military has launched the largest North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) airborne drills in Europe since the end of the Cold War, to enhance ‘security and stability’ in the region?
a. Canada b. The USA
c. The UK d. Finland
28. Which country has approved stringent new counter-terrorism laws to fight growing insurgency in the country?
a. Egypt’ b. Afghanistan
c. France d. India
29. Indian and which country’s security agencies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at a meeting of the Joint Task Force on Fake Currency Notes?
a. Bangladesh
b. Sri Lanka
c. Nepal
d. Bhutan
30. India recently has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technical cooperation in Railways Sector with which country?
a. Russia
b. Sri Lanka
c. Slovak Republic
d. France
31. China and Pakistan signed 20 more agreements worth $ 1.6 billion at a Forum held at Karamay city in Xinjiang province bordering Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) to implement which ambitious project?
a. CPEC b. CCPE
c. CEPC d. CPCE
32. Which country restarted one of its nuclear reactors i.e Sendai Nuclear Power Station for the first time after the 2011 nuclear disaster?
a. Japan b. China.
c. Korea d. India
33. The Australian government has announced its carbon emissions reduction target on August 11, 2015 in the range of 26-28% by which year?
a. 2020 b. 2030
c. 2040 d. 2050
34. As per which organisation, Greece has agreed a bailout deal ‘in principle’ with its creditors?
a. UNO
b. WTO
c. European Commission
d. IMF
35. Who form a new government in Sri Lanka with the support of 95 MPs of United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA)?
a. Maithripala Sirisena
b. Ranil Wickremesinghe
c. Ranil Sirisena
d. Maithripala Wickremesing’he
Economy
36. Which Ministry has revised the Central Sector Scheme known as ‘Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups’?
a. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
b. Ministry of Weaker Sections and Minorities
c. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
d. Ministry of Women Affairs
37. Bharti Airtel has bought which financial products company recently to boost wallet services?
a. M-Pesa b. Idea Money
c. MRupee d. VTS Solutions
38. Which bank is planning to launch ‘green bonds’ this 2015 in India to enable fund raising for investments in projects with environmental benefits?
а. HSBC b. HDFC
c. ICICI d. Kotak Mahindra
39. Which company has commercially launched its 4G services on August б, 2015 in 296 towns across India?
a. Vodafone b. Idea
c. Airtel d. Reliance
40. Ministry of Finance, government of India launched ‘Suraksha Bandhan Drive’ in a mission mode through participating banks and insurance companies to Facilitate enrolment under which scheme/s?
a. PMSBY
b. PMJJBY
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of the above
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41. Which public sector bank launched ‘IndPay’ mobile application recently?
a. Bank of India
b. Indian Bank
c. State Bank of India
d. Union Bank of India
42. Which communication company tied-up with the Silicon Valley-based Jasper to provide Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, starting with the companies belonging to the Indian conglomerate?
a. Vodafone b. Airtel
c. Idea d. Reliance
43. The Union Cabinet cleared a four-month extension to the 7th Central Pay Commission on August 26, 2015. Thus it extended its term till what date?
a. December 26, 2015
b. January 1,2016
c. April 1,2016
d. August 26, 2016
44. Who is the first microfinance company to transform into a bank in India recently?
a. IDFC Bank b. HSBC Bank c. Bandhan Bank d. Muthoot finance
45. The Union government has a launched a website named ‘vidyalakshmi.cp.in’, for students seelang educational loans. Which bank have integrated their system with this portal?
a. SBI b. IDBI Bank
c. Bank of India d. All of these
46. Who has announced the opening of its collaboration and production facility for YouTube video creators ‘YouTube Space Mumbai’ at Whistling Woods International (WWI)?
a. Google b. Yahoo
c. YouTube d. Videomate .
47. Which banana variety of Kerala has been accorded the Geographical Indication (GI) status recently?
a. Nendrarr
b. Chowannur
c. Puzhakkal
d. Wadakkanchery
48. Which committee on Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) has recommended to the Finance Ministry recently that the levy shouldn’t be imposed for the period preceding April 1, 2015?
a. Arjun Patej
b. AP Shah
c. Kothari
d. Bhandarikar
49. Who launched a new scheme Endowment Plus recently across the country that offers both investment and insurance options during its term?
a. LIC b. OIC
c. NIA d. SBI
50. Which Indian company have been named among the world’s 100 most innovative companies as per ‘Forbes’ list recently?
a. Hindustan Unilever
b. Tata Consultancy Services
c. Sun Pharma Industries
d. All of the above
51. Which bank has launched recently a mobile wallet app, SBI Buddy, in collaboration with Accenture and Mastercard?
a, SBI b. UBI
c. ICICI of. AXIS
52. Which bank has launched the first of its kind fully automated digital locker named ‘Smart Vault’ ?
a. ICICI b. HDFC
c. AXIS d. Kotak Mahindra
53. Which company has begun local manufacturing of smartphones at Sriperumbudur near Chennai through global contract manufacturing partner Flextronics?
a. ZTE b. Huwaei
c. XIOMI d. Lenovo
54. Which bank has been accredited by the United Nations Green Climate Fund (UNGCF) as an implementing entity for undertaking climate change related projects in India?
a. The RBI b. NABARD
c. ADB d. NIB
Science & Technology
55. India has once again foiled an attempt by which major European pharmaceutical company to take patent on a medicinal composition containing turmeric, pine bark and green tea for treating hair loss?
a. Pangaea Laboratories Limited
b. Panacea Laboratories Limited
c. Alex Chemicals Limited
d. Ratacos Breetco & sons
56. A secret planetary system has three super-Earths and one outer giant planet is located at a distance of 21 light years from Earth has been discovered by the astronomers. What is the name of that system given?.
a. HARPS-N b. Cassiopeia c. HD219134 d. None of these
57. It will be formally adopted by UN member states at coming Sustainable Development Summit to be held at which’ place from September 25-27, 2015?
a. Beijing b. France
c. New York d. India
58. The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the sale of an anti-epilepsy pill. What is its name?
a. Aprecia b. ZipDose
c. Spritam d. None of these
59. Asia’s biggest telescope, the Multi Application Solar Telescope (MAST) was inaugurated at which place?
a. Udaipur Solar Observatory
b. Delhi Jantar Mantar
c. Bhubaneswar Planetorium
d. IIS Bangalore
60. A poly-herbal medicine for the treatment of leucoderma (white • patches on skin) developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). What is its name?
a. Lukoderma b. Lukoskin
c. Lukolin d. LukoGenta
61. Which international airport becam the first in the world on August 18, 2015 to operate completely on sol power?
a. Biju Pattnaik international Airport
b. Indira Gandhi international Airport
c. Rajiv Gandhi international Airport
d. Cochin International Airport
62. An almost fully-formed human b has been grown in a lab for the v first time. This invention helps in better understanding of which diseases?
a. Neurological b. Cardiac c. Gynec related d. Cancer related
63. As per the Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar’s statement demarcation of eco-sensitive zo around the Okhla Bird Sanctua the National Capital Region has (NCR) been completed. The N had passed an order barring development of any infrastruc within how many distance from sanctuary’s boundary?
a. 20 km b. 10 km c. 5 km d. 15 km
64. Which country successfully te the power system of a ‘Long March-5’ carrier on August 17 2015 that is stated to be the 1 space launch vehicle that will used in *the Chang’e-5 lunar around 2017?
a. China b. Europe
c. The USA d. India
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65. As per the studies conducted by scientists and taxonomists of Botanical Survey of India (BSI) and Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), how many species have been discovered in the year 2013 and 2014 in India?
a. 347 plant species and 424 animal species
b. 424 plant species and 347 animal species
c. 374 plant species and 443 animal species
d. 357 plant species and 442 animal species
66. India-born CEO Satya Nadella of the technology giant Microsoft launched ‘Windows 10’ from which country?
a. India b. France
c. Kenya d. US
Sports
67. Which Indian golfer has become the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles?
a. Ranveer Singh
b. Ranveer Singh Saini
c. Ranveer Kapoor
d. Ranveer Shah
68. Which boy from India clinched two gold medals in 300 m and 500 m Roller Skating in the Special Olympics World Summer Games being held at Los Angeles (USA)?
a. BS Sekhon
b. Prabhroop Sekhon
c. Asha Sekhon
d. Sekhon Sekhon
69. Which star squash player won the $ 15000 Victorian Open competition in the women’s category recently?
a. Line Plansen
b. Joshna Chinappa
c. Ryan Cuskelly
d. Greg Lobban
70. Which gymnast clinched the women’s vault bronze medal at the 6th Senior ART Gymnastics Asian Championships in Hiroshima recently?
a. Yan Wang b. Dipa Karmakar c. Sae Miyakawa d. Dipa Miyakawa
71. Which Ethiopian athlete has won the gold medal in the women’s marathon event at the World Athletics Championships 2015?
a. Helah Kiprop
b. Mare Dibaba
c. Eunice Kirwa
d. None of the above
72. Who is/are the Arjuna awardees for 2015?
a. Sania Mirza b. Arunima Sinha c. MR Poovamma d. None of these
73. Who is awarded with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna for 2015?
a. Saina Nehwal
b. Sania Mirza
c. Babita Kumari
d. Dipa Karmakar
74. Which University was conferred with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy for the year 2014-15?
a. Punjabi University
b. Banaras Hindu University
c. Aligarh Muslim University
d. Kurukshetra University
75. South Africa’s captain AB de Villiers became the fastest batsman to score 8000 ODI runs recently, with this he broke whose record?
a. Sourav Ganguly
b. Sachin Tendulkar
c. Virat Kohli
d. Vinod Kambli
76. Union government has announced names of recipients of Dronacharya Award. Who is the awardee?
a. Sania Mirza
b. Saina Nehwal
c. Anoop Singh
d. Harbhajan Singh
77. Who is awarded with Dhyan Chand Award 2015 recently?
a. Shiv Prakash Mistira
b. Anoop Singh
c. MR Poovamma
d. Naval Singh
78. Who won his seventh Cincinnati Masters title on August 23, 2015 in the final match played at Ohio near Cincinnati (USA)?
a. Roger Federer
b. Novak Djokovic
c. Daniel Nestor
d. Marcin Matkowski
79. Who won the Cincinnati Masters title in the women’s Singles category recently?
a. Serena Williams
b. Simona Halep
c. Casey Deilacqua
d. Yaroslava Shvedova
80. Under-16 Men’s Football team of which country clinched their first-ever title in the 3rd edition title of the six-nation South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-16 Championship Title 2015?
a. India b. Nepal
c. Sri Lanka d. Bangladesh
81. Which cyclist from Team Sky of Britain won 102nd Tour de France?
a. Nairo Quintana Rojas
b. Chris Froome
c. Alejandro Valverde
d. Vincenzo Nibali
Miscellaneous
82. When the first ‘National Handloom Day’ was celebrated in India?
a. August 7, 2015
b. July 31,2015
c. August 9, 2015
d. July 27, 2015 “
83. Who has appointed as Managing Director and CEO of Mercedes-Benz India recently?
a. Roland Folger b. Eberhard Kern
c. Roland Kern d. Eberhard Folger
84. Amalendu Krishna, mathematician worked in the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai has won the ‘Ramanujan Prize for 2015’. He has been recognised for outstanding contributions in which area?
a. Algebraic K-theory
b. Algebraic cycles
c. The theory of motives
d. All of the above
85. Which senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader appointed as Governors of poll-bound Himachal Pradesh by President Pranab Mukherjee?
a. Acharya Dev Vrat
b. LK Advani
c. Harshavardhan
d. Ram Nath Kovind
86. Kayyara Kinhanna Rai, a Kannada poet and freedom fighter has died recently at the age of 101. Choose his poem/s.
a. Aikyagana b. Shreemukha
c. Chethana d. All of these
87. Senior Kannada writer and former Vice-Chancellor of Kannada University Dr. MM Kalburgi was shot dead in Dharwad Karnataka recently. Which award he had got in his life?
a. Sahitya Akademi Award
b. Nrupatunga Award
c. Pampa Award
d. All of the above
88. Recently Wbrld Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that mothers and newborns are free from tetanus at the time of birth in which country?
a. Pakistan b. Bangladesh
c. India- d. Nepal
89. Noted Indian agriculture scientist Dr. Modadugu Vijay Gupta, who has done pioneering work in aquaculture was awarded the first Sunhak Peace Prize. In which countries he did his aquaculture work?
a. India
b. Bangladesh
c. South-east Asian countries
d. All of these
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90. India sealed the deal to acquire the ownership of a three-storey bungalow where Dalit icon and architect of Constitution Dr. BR Ambedkar lived as a student in the 1920s. Where is that bungalow situated?
a. South Africa b. London
c. The USA d. Italy
91. Which former Adobe executive appointed as its Chief Technology Officer of Gurgaon-based online , marketplace Snapdeal?
a. Rajiv Mangla
b. Amitabh Misra
c. Amitabh Mangla
d. Rajiv Misra
92. Abdul Aziz Haqqani, a top leader of Pakistan-based dreaded Haqqani network, has been named as a ‘Specially Designated Global Terrorist’ by which country for his involvement in planning and carrying out attacks against Afghanistan?
a. Afghanistan b. The USA
c. India d. Pakistan
93. Which State did celebrate its most auspicious day of the biggest harvest festival Thiru Onam recently?
a. Karnataka b. Kerala
c. Tamil Nadu d. Andhra Pradesh
94. UNICEF appointed whom as its Goodwill Ambassador on August 26, 2015; who has focused on the issues of vulnerable children and their communities?
a. Novak Djokovic
b. Saina Nehwal
c. Maria Sharapova
d. Sania Mirza
95. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the birth centenary celebrations on August 24, 2015 of Rani Gaidinliu. Who is she?
a. A Naga dancer
b. A Naga political and spiritual leader
c. A Naga painter
d. A Naga artist
96. Who is appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India Limited for three years ? ,
a. Rohit Nandan
b. Ashwani Lohani
c. Ashwani Nandan
d. Rohit Lohani
97. Which retired Judge of Bombay High Court, was sworn-in as the new Maharashtra Lokayukta recently?
a. C. Vidyasagar Rao
b. Madanlal Laxmandas Tahaliyani
c. Madanlal Rao
d. Vidyasagar Tahaliyani
98. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of India’s Oscar Jury by the Film Federation of India (FFI)?
a. Sharmila-Tagore
b. Anupam Kher
c. Hema Malini
d. Amol Palekar
99. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said that it will shortly put into circulation ? 10 coins to commemorate which day?
a. International Day of Yoga
b. Sports day
c. Teachers day
d. Childrens day
100. Who have been awarded with the inaugural Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize as part of the annual commemoration of Nelson Mandela International Day?
a. Dr. Helena Ndume
b. Jorge Fernando Branco Sampaio
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of the above
Answers of Current Affairs MCQs of September 2015
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (c). 4. (d) 5. (c)
6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (c) 9. (d) 10. (a)
11. (c) 12. (d) 13. (c). 14. (a) 15. (c)
16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (c)
21. (c) 22. (a) 23. (d) 24. (b) 25. (b)
26. (d) 27. (b) 28. (a) 29. (a) 30. (c)
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36. (c) 37. (d) 38. (a) 39. (c) 40. (c)
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46. (c) 47. (a) 48. (b) 49. (a) 50. (d)
51. (a) 52. (a) 53. (d) 54. (b) 55. (a)
56. (c) 57. (c) 58. (c) 59. (a) 60. (b)
61. (d) 62. (a) 63. (b) 64. (a) 65. (a)
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71. (b) 72. (c) 73. (b) 74. (a) 75. (a)
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81. (b) 82. (a) 83. (a) 84. (d) 85. (a)
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96. (b) 97. (b) 98. (d) 99. (a) 100. (c)
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