Current Affairs - Current Affairs

Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • November 8, 2016 Current Affairs
1.
Who was appointed as Chairman of Fund Trustee and Advisory Commission of Kerala?
Narinder Singh
Chiman Lal Chauhan
Vinod Rai
Keshav Kashyap
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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2.
The 2016 International Academy of Aviation & Space Medicine (IAASM) has started in which city?
Brasilia
New Delhi
Pretoria
Beijing
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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3.
Who has been bestowed with the 2016 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) - TV5 Monde Press Freedom Prize in journalist category?
Hadi Abdullah
Zaina Erhaim
Li Tingyu
Inan Kizilkaya
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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4.
Name the first female U.S. Attorney General who passed away recently.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Cristina Fernandez
Mary McAleese
Janet Reno
Answer: Option
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5.
Union Government recently issued guidelines for suspension or banning of business dealings in which sector?
Infrastructure Sector
Agriculture Sector
Banking Sector
Armament Sector
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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6.
The Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari, recently released a book authored by Shashi Tharoor. What is the title of the book?
The Adivasi Will Not Dance
An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
The Ocean of Churn: How the Indian Ocean Shaped Human History
Answer: Option
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7.
Which country is hosting the 2016 International Regulatory Cooperation for Herbal Medicines (IRCH)?
Germany
Morocco
Indonesia
India
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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8.
Name the organisation that in November 2016 was awarded with Reporters without Borders (RSF)-TV5 Monde prize in Media category.
64Tianwang, China
Azamn, Oman
Radio M, Alegria
NDTV, India
Answer: Option
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9.
Kanubhai Gandhi, who passed away recently, was related to which field?
Law
Sports
Science
Journalism
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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10.
President Pranab Mukherjee presented the 2016 Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards to the winning children of IGNITE competition. Name the organisation or autonomous body that organises the competition.
Grassroots Innovations Design Studio
National Innovation Foundation
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Grassroots Innovation Augmentation Network
Answer: Option
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11.
Which are the two newly identified biomarkers that will help in easy diagnosis of drug resistant Tuberculosis?
miR-16 and miR-155
miR-34 and miR-13a
miR-29a and miR-125b
miR-6 and miR-112
Answer: Option
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12.
Who was recently appointed as the MD and CEO of Bank of Baroda Capital Markets Limited?
Ratnesh Pathak
Jignesh Chatwal
Ratnesh Kumar
None of the above
Answer: Option
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13.
Y Sanathoi Devi is associated with which sports?
Badminton
Wushu
Football
Hockey
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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14.
The book "The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology" has been authored by whom?
John Walker
Bill Gates
Ray Kurzweil
Janet Maslin
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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15.
The Union Government recently launched the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan. The scheme had first found its mention in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio address Mann Ki Baat in which of the following months?
June 2016
July 2016
May 2016
August 2016
Answer: Option
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16.
The 2016 Urban Mobility India conference has started in which state?
Punjab
Gujarat
Uttar Pradesh
Assam
Answer: Option
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17.
Who will be conferred with the Rashtriya Kalidas Samman for year 2016-17?
N. Rajam
Anupam Kher
Raj Bisaria
Banshi Kaul
Answer: Option
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18.
The India-Bangladesh joint military exercise "SAMPRITI-2016" has started at which place?
Jaisalmer
Kutch
Jalpaiguri
Tangail
Answer: Option
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19.
Who of the following was appointed as the Executive Director of Reserve Bank of India in November 2016?
M Rajeshwar Rao
G Mahalingam
Prashant Saran
S Raman
Answer: Option
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20.
How much loan amount has been sanctioned by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve to improve Assam's power distribution system?
$54 million
$48 million
$88 million
$63 million
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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