Current Affairs 2016 Question Answer
Q1. Which private sector bank has launched a service recently where customers can make transactions using just their voice as a means of authentication
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) AXIS Bank
(c) Indusland Bank
(d) HDFC Bank
Answer: (a) ICICI Bank
Q2. The new scheme "Pahal" by the Government of India is related to
(a) nutritional support to the secondary school children
(b) direct benefit transfer under Right to Food Act
(c) direct benefit transfer for LPG (DBTL)
(d) cash transfer to the farmers due to inclement weather and crop loss
Answer: (c) direct benefit transfer for LPG (DBTL)
Q3. Which team is defeated by India in the final of the SAFF Cup Football
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Maldives
(d) Afghanistan
Answer: (d) Afghanistan
Q4. Which country recently claims of conducting successful Hydrogen bomb test
(a) Iran
(b) South Korea
(c) North Korea
(d) Syria
Answer: (c) North Korea
Q5. Amitabh Kant appointed as the CEO of
(a) Wipro
(b) Niti Aayog
(c) Election Commission of India
(d) Reliance Industries
Answer: (b) Niti Aayog
Q6. Which one is the first country to granted approval for the sales of a new dengue vaccine
(a) Philippines
(b) Mexico
(c) Denmark
(d) Sri Lanka
Answer: (b) Mexico
Q7. Which State wins the 2014-15 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
(a) Bihar
(b) Punjab
(c) West Bengal
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (d) Uttar Pradesh
Q8. Which city starts the first all women two-wheeler public transportation service in India
(a) Gurgaon
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Ranchi
(d) Noida
Answer: (a) Gurgaon
Q9. Umaid Bhawan Palace which won the award of the world's best hotel at the Travellers' Choice is located in
(a) Jaipur
(b) Udaipur
(c) Jodhpur
(d) Jaisalmer
Answer: (c) Jodhpur
Q10. The Zika Virus currently outbreaks in which continent
(a) Asia
(b) North America
(c) South America
(d) Africa
Answer: (c) South America
Q11. Which State is declared as the first organic farming state of India
(a) Assam
(b) Sikkim
(c) Goa
(d) Meghalaya
Answer: (b) Sikkim
Q12. The Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) 1-E satellite is launched from Sriharikota by
(a) PSLV-C31
(b) PSLV-N28
(c) PSLV-C33
(d) PSLV-N35
Answer: (a) PSLV-C31
Q13. Tsai Ing-wen elected as the first female President of
(a) China
(b) Myanmar
(c) Taiwan
(d) Malaysia
Answer: (c) Taiwan
Q14. Who is elected as the Best Actor in the 61st Filmfare Awards
(a) Amitabh Bachchan
(b) Shah Rukh Khan
(c) Ajay Devgan
(d) Ranveer Singh
Answer: (d) Ranveer Singh
Q15. Which one become the first Indian state to achieve 100 percent primary education
(a) Kerala
(b) Mizoram
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Goa
Answer: (a) Kerala