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January 22, 2017

Current Affairs (In Gujarati) for all competitive exams : 01 January to 20 January - 2017 by GKxam

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January 5, 2017

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December 16, 2015

Current Affairs Quiz:- Date 16 December 2015

Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, Time’s Person of the Year, and Guinness Book of World records among others.

1.    Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2015 was approved by Union Cabinet on 9 December 2015. Which one of the following is not one of the recommendations?
a)    Covers both commercial and residential real estate projects
b)    Establishment of Real Estate Regulatory Authority in State/UTs
c)    Registration of real estate agents with the Authority
d)    Civil Courts allowed to take matters defined in the Bill

2.    UK-India Year of Education and Research that was launched in New Delhi on 9 December 2015 will be celebrated in which year?
a)    2017
b)    2015
c)    2016 
d)    2018

3.    Who of the following was named as 2015 Person of the Year on 9 December 2015 by Time Magazine?
a)    Angela Merkel 
b)    Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
c)    Donald Trump
d)    Vladimir Putin

4.    The Supreme Court on 9 December 2015 asked the Union Government to operationalise the Organised Crimes Investigating Agency (OCIA) by 
a)    31 December 2015
b)    1 January 2016
c)    1 April 2016
d)    1 December 2016

5.    Which scheme was in news in the first week of December 2015 for being acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World records as the largest cash transfer programme in terms of number of households?
a)    PAHAL
b)    MNREGA
c)    Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
d)    INSPIRE

6.    Which city was chosen to host the India Aviation Exhibition and Conference Event 2016?
a)    Bengaluru
b)    Hyderbad
c)    New Delhi
d)    Mumbai

7.    Who among the following on 6 December 2015 temporarily relieved himself as the president of World Chess Federation?
a)    Sepp Blatter
b)    Domenico Scala
c)    Riccardo Fraccari
d)    Kirsan Ilyumzhinov

8.    Which country on 4 December 2015 rejoined as a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?
a)    Iran
b)    Kuwait
c)    Indonesia
d)    Venezuela

9.    Which of the following was on 3 December 2015 adjudged as Bank of the Year – India at the Banker Awards 2015 in London?
a)    SBI
b)    ICICI
c)    Yes Bank
d)    IDBI

10.    Identify the legendary cricketer who on 9 December 2015 was awarded with an honorary lifetime membership of Marylebone Cricket Club.
a)    Mahela Jayawardene
b)    Chaminda Vaas
c)    Inzamam-ul-Haq
d)    Glenn McGrath

11.    Which Indian institute on 9 December 2015 bagged a US military contract for research and development on solar powered micro-grid?
a)    Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
b)    Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, Mohali
c)    Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
d)    Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

12.    Identify the youth facilitator associated with the NGO Rubaroo who won the 2016 Queen's Young Leaders award which will be presented by the British monarch at Buckingham Palace in June 2016.
a)    Neha Swain
b)    Neha Advani
c)    Priya Chadha
d)    Vishakha Singh

13.    Which multilateral agency on 8 December 2015 released the Asian Economic Integration Report 2015?
a)    Asian Development Bank
b)    Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
c)    New Development Bank
d)    World Bank

14.     What was the focus area of the Handbook of Statistics 2015 released by the UNCTAD on 8 December 2015?
a)    Foreign Direct Investment
b)    Special Economic Zones
c)    Exports & Imports
d)    Administrative Reforms

15.  Which of the following on 8 December 2015 became the 10th country to ratify Articles of Agreement of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank?
a)    Austria
b)    Mongolia
c)    Luxembourg
d)    Singapore


Answers
1-(d)    6-(b)    11-(d)
2-(d)    7-(d)    12-(a)
3-(a)    8-(c)    13-(a)
4-(d)    9-(c)    14-(b)
5-(a)    10-(a)    15-(c)
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December 11, 2015

Current Affairs Quiz:- Date 11 December 2015

Commemorative coins release, Report on Possible Tax rates under Goods and Services Tax (GST) and four-match Test series among others.

1.    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 6 December 2015 released two commemorative coins of what denomination in the memory of Dr Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar?
a)    5 and 10 rupees
b)    50 and 125 rupees
c)    10 and 100 rupees
d)    10 and 125 rupees

2.    Name the person who on 4 December 2015 submitted report on Possible Tax rates under Goods and Services Tax (GST) to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. 
a)    Arvind Panagariya
b)    Rajiv Mehrishi
c)    Arvind Subramanian
d)    Dani Rodrik

3.    A coalition of African countries and donors on 6 December 2015 unveiled AFR100 on the sidelines of UNFCC on Climate Change in Paris to restore 100 million hectares of degraded and deforested land by
a)    2030
b)    2025
c)    2020
d)    2027

4.    Name the cargo spacecraft that was lifted along with Atlas V rocket on 6 December 2015 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the USA.
a)    Cygnus CRS Orb-3
b)    OA-4 Cygnus
c)    Eutelsat 8 West C
d)    Antares A-ONE

5.    India on 7 December 2015 won the four-match Test series against South Africa 3-0. Who of the following was adjudged as the Man of the Series?
a)    Ravichandran Ashwin
b)    Ajinkya Rahane
c)    Virat Kohli
d)    Kagiso Rabada

6.    India on 7 December 2015 won the four-match Test series against South Africa 3-0. Who of the following was adjudged as the Man of the Match of the fourth test match?
a)    Ravichandran Ashwin
b)    Ajinkya Rahane
c)    Ravindra Jadeja
d)    Imran Tahir

7.    As per the data released in December 2015, which country was the top source of FDI into India between April and September 2015?
a)    Singapore
b)    Mauritius
c)    Netherlands
d)    Germany

8.    From which country India received highest amount of FDI between 2000 and 2015?
a)    Singapore
b)    Netherlands
c)    Mauritius
d)    Germany

9.    Identify the Indian boxer. She won bronze medal on 6 December 2015 at the International Boxing Association Olympic Test event?
a)    Sarita Devi
b)    Mary Kom
c)    Aruna Mishra
d)    Sarjubala Devi

10.    In which country the International Boxing Association Olympic Test event was held in the first week of December 2015?
a)    Germany
b)    Japan
c)    Canada
d)    Brazil

11.    Name the trophy that was won by India on 7 December 2015 by defeating South Africa 3-0.
a)    Freedom Trophy
b)    Rose Bowl Trophy
c)    Border-Gavaskar Trophy
d)    Trans-Tasman Trophy

12.    India on 4 December 2015 received its first uranium consignment of about 2730 tonnes from 
a)    Australia
b)    France
c)    Canada
d)    United States

13.    Who on 6 December 2015 emerged victorious in the 2014–15 Men's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Hockey World League Final?
a)    India
b)    Australia
c)    Belgium
d)    Netherlands

14.    Tata Trusts on 6 December 2015 partnered with which non-profit educational organization to enable free online education for the Indian market?
a)    Teach for India
b)    GlobalGiving
c)    Mindtree Limited
d)    Khan Academy

15.    Who on 6 December 2015 won the 2015 Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament which was held in Malang, East Java, Indonesia?
a)    PV Sindhu
b)    A Rovita
c)    Tommy Sugiarto
d)    Srikanth Kidambi

Answers
1-(d)    6-(b)    11-(a)
2-(c)    7-(a)    12-(c)
3-(a)    8-(c)    13-(b)
4-(b)    9-(b)    14-(d)
5-(a)    10-(d)    15-(c)

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December 9, 2015

Current Affairs Quiz:- Date :- 09 December 2015

International Volunteer Day, domestically developed electricity-powered aircraft and India State of Forest Report among others.

1. GAIL (India) Limited in the last week of November 2015 launched which portal for monitoring the pipeline Right of Use (RoU) through space technology?
a) Bhuvan-GAIL portal 
b) GEO-store portal
c) K&J Satelite Portal
d) StarOne C2 Portal

2. The International Volunteer Day (IVD) was on 5 December 2015 observed across the world what theme?
a) Make change happen, volunteer!
b) The world is changing. Are you? Volunteer!
c) Volunteer Action Counts, volunteer!
d) Build a Better World, volunteer!

3. When is the International Volunteer Day observed?
a) 16 September
b) 29 October
c) 9 November
d) 5 December

4. The first domestically developed electricity-powered aircraft known as RX1E was on 4 November 2015 approved for production. Which country is producing the aircraft?
a) Japan
b) China
c) United States
d) Israel 

5. The Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on 4 November 2015 released the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2015. As per the report, India’s forest and tree cover has been increased by what square meters?
a) 6295 sq km
b) 4378 sq km
c) 5081 sq km
d) 7654 sq km

6. When is the World Soil Day (WSD) observed?
a) 2 December
b) 3 December 
c) 4 December
d) 5 December

7. What was the theme of the World Soil Day (WSD) that was observed on 5 December 2015 across the world?
a) Support healthy soils everyday!
b) Soils a solid ground for life
c) Long Live The Soil
d) Soils Sustains Society and the Environment

8. The owners of the world’s largest nuclear complex Bruce Nuclear Generating Station plan on 3 December 2015 decided to spend $9.73 billion US dollars to refurbish six aging reactors to deliver more power. Where is the largest nuclear complex located?
a) Bahamas
b) Cuba
c) Canada
d) Mexico

9. Which High Court on 4 December 2015 made the judgment that the married daughters of deceased government employees are eligible for appointments on compassionate grounds in government jobs?
a) Madras High Court
b) Allahabad High Court
c) Bombay High Court
d) Delhi High Court

10. Name the veteran Dovish Israeli Politician who died on 4 December 2015?
a) Yossi Sarid
b) Yishai Abdullah
c) Yaakov Sarood
d) Shulamit Aloni

11. Online buying and selling platform Quikr on 4 December 2015 acquired which company to enhance its offerings in the property space?
a) RealtyCompass
b) WoNoBo.com
c) A N Virtual World Tech
d) Genesys International Corp

12. Reliance Communications (RCOM) on 4 December 2015 signed a non-binding pact to sell its tower and optic fibre assets to which two companies?
a) Riverstone Holdings and Roark Capital Group
b) Tillman Global Holdings and Texas Pacific Group
c) Merrill Lynch and Nomura Group
d) JLL Partners and JMI Equity

13. Google on 4 December 2015 released a new app to create 360 degrees panoramic photos in virtual reality for the Cardboard. What is the name of that app?
a) Cardboard Camera
b) Panoramic Camera
c) 360 degrees Camera
d) VR camera

14. Which state on 4 December 2015 launched the International festival on Birds in a bid to promote state as an international bird-watching destination?
a) Bihar
b) Delhi
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Haryana

15. Which country on 4 December 2015 announced a 60 billion US dollars package to African nations during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held in Johannesburg, South Africa?
a) Japan
b) France
c) Russia
d) China

Answers
1-(a)    6-(d)    11-(a)
2-(b)    7-(b)    12-(b)
3-(d)    8-(c)    13-(a)
4-(b)    9-(b)    14-(c)
5-(c)    10-(a)    15-(d)

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December 8, 2015

Current Affairs Quiz:-Date :- 08 December 2015

MoU on air services, Rotavirus vaccination project and nationwide campaign for persons with disabilities among others.

1.    India on 3 December 2015 signed a Memorandum of Understanding on air services with which country?
a)    Republic of Korea
b)    Germany
c)    United States of America
d)    France

2.    Which state on 3 December 2015 became the first state of India to launch Rotavirus vaccination project?
a)    Haryana
b)    Himachal Pradesh
c)    Karnataka
d)    Maharashtra

3.    Identify the nationwide campaign for persons with disabilities launched by Arun Jaitley on 3 December 2015 in New Delhi.
a)    Accessible India Movement
b)    Campaign for Disability Employment
c)    Disability Confident Campaign
d)    Accessible India Campaign

4.    Name the textile corporation of India that on 3 December 2015 signed Integrity Pact with Transparency International India.
a)    Handicrafts & Handlooms Exports Corporation (HHEC) 
b)    National Handloom Development Corporation (NHDC)
c)    Jute Corporation of India (JCI) 
d)    National Textile Corporation (NTC) 

5.    Name the state that on 3 November 2015 passed the MLA (Salaries, Allowances, Pension, etc) (Amendment) Bill, 2015 that seeks around 400 percent hike in the salaries of the MLAs. 
a)    Karnataka
b)    Delhi
c)    Gujarat
d)    Bihar

6.    The first India International Science Festival (IISF) began on 4 December 2015 at 
a)    IIT-Mumbai
b)    IIT-Delhi
c)    IISc-Bangalore
d)    ISM-Dhanbad

7.    44th Navy Day was observed in India on 
a)    3 December 2015
b)    4 December 2015
c)    30 November 2015
d)    1 December 2015

8.    Navy day is celebrated every year to commemorate the success of which operation of Indian Navy that was carried out during the 1971 Indo-Pak war
a)    Operation Trident
b)    Operation Python
c)    Operation Gibraltar
d)    Operation Grand Slam

9.    Name the state that was asked by its High Court on 3 December 2015 to formulate a rural-friendly policy to encourage rural youth to participate in farming so that migration to urban areas can be curbed. 
a)    Arunachal Pradesh
b)    Maharashtra 
c)    Tamil Nadu
d)    Uttar Pradesh

10. Union Cabinet on 2 December 2015 approved Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2015 to give legal status to an already established institution. In this context, identify the city in which the centre exists?
a)    Faridabad
b)    Mumbai
c)    Chennai
d)    Hyderabad

11.    A broad coalition of 290 organisations on 2 December 2015 announced Paris Pact on Water and Climate Change Adaptation. It was announced on the sidelines of which COP of UNFCC?
a)    COP20
b)    COP21
c)    COP22
d)    COP23

12.   Which football team topped the November 2015 edition of FIFA World Rankings announced on 3 December 2015?
a)    Argentina 
b)    Spain
c)    Belgium
d)    Germany

13.     What was India’s position in November 2015 edition of FIFA World Rankings announced on 3 December 2015?
a)    163
b)    164
c)    165
d)    166

14.     Vyachakurahalli village became first smokeless village in the country in December 2015. Identify the state to which it belongs to?
a)    Karnataka
b)    Telangana
c)    Kerala
d)    Tamil Nadu

15.    To what percentage the priority sector lending target for RRBs was increased to by the RBI on 3 December 2015?
a)    85
b)    75
c)    65
d)    55

Answers
1-(a)    6-(b)    11-(b)
2-(b)    7-(b)    12-(c)
3-(d)    8-(a)    13-(d)
4-(d)    9-(b)    14-(a)
5-(b)    10-(a)    15-(b)

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