Current Affairs - April 2016 (III)

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Vidya Guru Institute (www.vidyaguru.in)

Current Affairs – Apri l 2016 (Part-III)

Question – 1: Which of the following Indian states has recently announced a 2%reservation in employment for meritorious sports persons? A. Rajasthan B. KarnatakaC. Jharkhand D. Chattisgarh

Ans: C

Question – 2: Who among the following has been bestowed with Dadasaheb PhalkeFilm Foundation’s Best Actress of the Year Award? A. Sonakshi Sinha B. PriyankaChopra C. Kangana Ranaut D. Vidya Balan

Ans: B

Question – 3: Who among the following has broken the world record for longest danceperformance by continuously dancing for 123 hours and 30 minutes? A. Birju MaharajB. Kumudini Lakhiya C. Shovana Narayan D. Soni Chaurasiya

Ans: D

Question – 4: The world’s first multi-national team based soccer event “Futsal League”has roped in which of the following as the brand ambassador? A. MS Dhoni B. ViratKohli C. Lionel Messi D. Sania Mirza

Ans: B

Question – 5: Name the former Union minister who passed away recently. A. MGanesh B. C Silvera C. Deepak Guntha D. Rohith Vemura

Ans: B

Question – 6: Veenu Paliwal who passed away recently was related to which of thefollowing fields? A. Badminton B. Cricket C. Biking D. Tennis

Ans: C

Question – 7: Lava International Limited, one of India’s leading players in the mobilehandset industry has chosen ________ as its brand ambassador. A. Suresh Raina B.Sania Mirza C. Virat Kohli D. MS Dhoni

Ans: D

Quest ion – 8: Who among the following has won the “Global Indian ofthe Year” award? A. Vidya Balan B. Kangna Ranaut C. Priyanka Chopra D. AishwaryaRai

Ans: D


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Question – 9: Which of the following telecom companies has become the first entity toreceive final approval from the RBI to start a payment bank? A. BSNL B. Reliance C.Vodfone D. Airtel

Ans: D

Question – 10: Which of the following trains has become the first Indian train to be

fitted with CCTV surveillance cameras? A. Kolhapur Express B. Rajya Rani Express C.Shan-e-Punjab Express D. Satpura Express

Ans: C

Question – 11: Which of the following countries has clinched the third Asian KhoKho championship title? A. Bhutan B. Nepal C. India D. Bangladesh

Ans: C

Question – 12: Name the fastest Super Computer recently launched in India. A. Tej

Kanchenjunga B. Param Kanchenjunga C. Gatimaan Kanchenjunga D. VaayuKanchenjunga

Ans: B

Question – 13: Indian athletes Manika Batra and Soumyajit Ghosh who recentlyqualified for 2016 Rio Olympics belong to which of the following sports? A. Archery B.Squash C. Chess D. Table Tennis

Ans: D

Question – 14: Social boycott is a crime in which of the following states? A. Punjab B.Kerala C. Rajasthan D. Maharashtra

Ans: D

Question – 15: In which of the following states did PM Narendra Modi recently launchGram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan? A. Punjab B. Madhya Pradesh C. Rajasthan D.Maharashtra

Ans: B

Question – 16: President’s rule has not been imposed in which of the following statesso far? A. Madhya Pradesh B. Chhatisgarh C. Jharkhand D. Punjab

Ans: B

Question – 17: Which place in Odisha has been declared the Hottest Place in India? A.Sonepur B. Titligarh C. Sampbalpur D. Hirapur


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Ans: B

Question – 18: Which of the following days is observed as the Earth Day? A. April 20B. April 21 C. April 22 D. April 24

Ans: C

Question – 19: Which of the following days is observed as India’s Civil Services Day? A. April 20 B. April 21 C. April 22 D. April 23

Ans: B

Question – 20: Olympic flame is fired at which of the following places to kick start thecountdown to Olympic Games? A. Temple of Hera B. Pennhelo C. Temple of Fire D.Temple of King

Ans: A

Question – 21: Which of the following Bollywood actors is among the top 100 influentialpeople in the world, as per the latest list by TIME Magazine? A. Shah Rukh Khan B.

Aishwarya Rai C. Priyanka Chopra D. Deepika Padukone

Ans: C

Question – 22: Who among the following has been appointed by the BCCI as its firstCEO? A. Harsha Bhogle B. Rahul Johri C. Puneet Arora D. Chandan Keshav

Ans: B

Question – 23: The 13th session of the Islamic Summit Conference was concluded in A. Muscat, Oman B. Istanbul, Turkey C. Islamabad, Pakistan D. Jerusalem, Israel

Ans: B

Question – 24: Who among the following has been appointed as chief selector of Pakistan cricket team? A. Inzamam-ul-Haq B. Shoaib Malik C. Wasim Akram D. Shoaib

Akhtar

Ans: A


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Question – 25: Which High Court has recently dismissed 15 judges for their “doubtfulintegrity, negligence and poor conduct”? A. Chennai B. Karnataka C. Kerala D.

Allahabad

Ans: DQuestion – 26: The Department of Disinvestment has been renamed as A. Department

of Investment and Public Asset Motivation B. Department of Investment and Public

Asset Management C. Department of Investment and People Asset Management D.

Department of Industry and Public Asset Management

Ans: B

Question – 27: Which country has replaced China as the No.1 destination for Foreign

Direct Investment by attracting $63 billion worth FDI projects in 2015? A. America B.

India C. Japan D. Russia

Ans: B

Question – 28: Which Bollywood actor has been named Indian Contingent’s goodwill

ambassador for the 2016 Rio Olympics? A. Amitabh Bachchan B. Salman Khan C. Amir

Khan D. Shah Rukh Khan

Ans: B

Question – 29: A mosque in ________ has decided to allow the entry of Muslim

women for the first time in its history. A. Kerala B. Tamil Nadu C. Karnataka D. Delhi

Ans: A

Question – 30: In a rare move, which of the following High Courts suspended thePresident’s rule in that state? A. Chandigarh High Court B. Uttarakhand High Court C.Delhi High Court D. Mumbai High Court

Ans: B

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