Current updates (IN ENGLISH) of 02 Sep. 2016

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1. The Third meeting of the Joint Committee at the Secretary level under the
India Japan CEPA held at which city in India?
A.Mumbai
B.New Delhi
C.Kolkata
D.Hyderabad
Answer –  B.New Delhi
2. Which State signed Memorandum of Understanding with National Thermal
Power Corporation and National Hydel Power Corporation for hydro engineering
college?
A.Andhra Pradesh
B.Himachal Pradesh
C.Uttar Pradesh
D.Madhya Pradesh
Answer – B.Himachal Pradesh
3. Union government has sanctioned nearly Rs. 620 crores to which state as
assistance for the recent drought situation in the state?
A.Madhya Pradesh
B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Telangana
D.Punjab
Answer –  B.Uttar Pradesh
4. Which sector has been exempted from Right to Information Act 2005 without
citing any reason for exemption?
A.Strategic Forces Command
B.UPSC
C.Public Sector Banks
D.National Security Groups
Answer –  A.Strategic Forces Command
5. The tenure of the Railway Board Chairman AK Mital was extended to how
many years by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet?
A.3 years
B.2 years
C.5 years
D.4 years
Answer –  B.2 years
6. Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Patna High Court by Bihar
Governor Ramnath Kovind?
A.Tejashwi Prasad Yadav
B.Iqbal Ahmed Ansari
C.Sushil Kumar Modi
D.Vijay Kumar Chaudary
Answer – B.Iqbal Ahmed Ansari
7. Railway Minister along with Chief Minister of state laid the foundation stone
of new railway station in which state?
A.Meghalaya
B.Himachal Pradesh
C.Nagaland
D.Manipur
Answer –  D.Manipur
8. Which Country hold the two day 3 rd  India Education Fair with over 35
premier Indian Educational Institutions including schools, colleges, and technical
institutes?
A.Pakistan
B.Bhutan
C.Bangladesh
D.Nepal
Answer –  C.Bangladesh
9. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is set to
launch the facility of travel insurance for passengers from September 2016 at
_______________?
A.Re 1
B.Rs 5
C.Rs 10
D.Rs 15
Answer –  A.Re 1
10. Which Airport has been awarded with Best Airport at National Tourism
Awards for the year 2014-15 held in New Delhi?
A.Chennai
B.New Delhi
C.Mumbai
D.Kolkata
Answer –  C.Mumbai
11. Who inaugurated the newly announced Goa Indian Institute of Technology’s
temporary Campus and will be mentored by IIT Mumbai?
A.Narendra Modi
B.Suresh Prabhu
C.Sushma Swaraj
D.Prakash Javdekar
Answer – D.Prakash Javdekar
12. Which country will host a crucial global summit 7th session of the
Conference of the Parties (COP7) to the WHO Framework Convention on
Tobacco Control (WHO-FCTC) in November 2016?
A.Bangldesh
B.Nepal
C.India
D.Russia
Answer – C.India
13. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off the Run for Rio also released the
brochure of the Indian History at Olympics so far at which stadium?
A.Surjit Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar
B.Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi
C.Greater Noida Cricket Stadium in Noida
D.Dr Sampurnanda Stadium in Varanasi
Answer – B.Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi
14. In which state’s capital, Union government is planned to host the Make in
India Conference in the month of December 2016?
A.Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
B.Bengaluru, Karnataka
C.Bhubaneswar, Odisha
D.Patna, Bihar
Answer – C.Bhubaneswar, Odisha
15. In which scheme, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is going to be
extended to three lakh more beneficiaries from August 15?
A.Madhubabu Pension Scheme
B.Madhubanu Pension Scheme
C.Madhubani Pension Scheme
D.Madhusali Pension Scheme
Answer – A.Madhubabu Pension Scheme
16. At which place, India is positioned in the Pathetic Global Stunted Growth
Children List by the international charity organization called Water Aid?
A.Second
B.Third
C.First
D.Tenth
Answer – C.First
17. What is the name of Indo-Thailand Military Exercise is came to end at
Krabi, Thailand which had commenced on 15 July 2016?
A.Vajrakosh 2016
B.LAMITYE 2016
C.Savithri 2016
D.Maitree 2016
Answer – D.Maitree 2016
18. Which healthcare has announced that the company will set up three units
in Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Telangana to expand the business?
A.ITC Healthcare
B.Apollo Healthcare
C.Hetero Healthcare
D.Himalayas Healthcare
Answer – C.Hetero Healthcare
19. Which National Park has been announced as the India’s first mixed world
heritage site by the Paris based UNESCO?
A.Kalesar National Park, Haryana
B.Kanger Ghati National Park, Chhattisgarh
C.Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand
D.Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim
Answer – D.Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim
20. Who is appointed as the first woman governor of Tokyo on July 31 by the
Japanese people?
A.Tsai Ing-wen
B.Sophia Kao Ching-chi
C.Yuriko Koike
D.Elaine Chao
Answer – C.Yuriko KoikeExplanation
21. Which eminent writer’s 136th Birth Anniversary is being celebrated by his
unique styled intense story-telling and use of simple language?
A.Satyajit Ray
B.Mulk Raj Anand
C.R.K. Narayan
D.Munshi Premchand
Answer – D.Munshi Premchand
22. What is the name of the book which is the JK Rowling’s eighth series has
been released in bookstores across the globe?
A.Harry Potter and the Blessed Stone
B.Harry Potter and the Cursed Stone
C.Harry Potter and the Blessed Child
D.Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Answer – D.Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
23. Who became the first skydiver to leapt into the sky from an airplane at
25,000 in a operation named Heaven Sent, without any parachute?
A.Kyle Tajonera
B.christain jack
C.Don Kellner
D.Luke Aikins
Answer –D.Luke Aikins
24. What is the name of aircraft which is the World’s lightest electric paraglider
trike developed by the National University of Singapore Scientists along with
Indians?
A.Air Horse
B.Valley
C.Delta
D.Fly Wheel
Answer – C.Delta
25. Prime Minister released the first every national plan called as
__________________ plan to make nation disaster resilient and reduce the loss
of lives and assets?
A.National Disaster Control
B.National Disaster Management
C.National Disaster reducing
D.National Disaster risk
Ans: B.National Disaster Management
26. Union Government inked Memorandum of Understanding with which country
Civil Aviation authority for technical cooperation in establishing International Civil
Aviation Organisation standards and Practices?
A.Germany
B.China
C.Denmark
D.France
Ans: D.France
27. Minister of Agriculture has announced the hike in Minimum support price
and Bonus to decrease the country’s dependency on Imports for which crops?
A.Rabi
B.Zaidi
C.Kharif
D.All the above
Ans: C.Kharif
28. Global Day of Parents is being observed on which day every for their
selfless binder to children was announced by the UN General Assembly in
2012?
A.June 2nd
B.May 31st
C.May 30th
D.June 1st
Ans: D.June
29. Veteran Bollywood comedian has passed away after suffering a cardiac
arrest in Mumbai when he is 62 years old. Who is he?
A.Razak Khan
B.Rafiq Khan
C.Razak Ali
D.Rafiq Ali
Ans: A.Razak Khan
30. Who won the silver medal at the AIBA Women’s World Championships
after she lost the women’s 57kg category in the Title Clash in Astana?
A.Sonia Mirbal
B.Sonia Mirza
C.Sonia Kumar
D.Sonia Lather
Ans: D.Sonia Lather
31. Asia’s largest technology trade show COMPUTEX is going to be held on
June 4 in which country?
A.Japan
B.China
C.Taiwan
D.India
Ans: C.Taiwan
32. Instituto de Astofisica de Canarias and the University Scientists discovered
the ______________ by a galaxy located 10,000 million light years away.
A.Newton Rings
B.Kepler Rings
C.Copernicus Rings
D.Einstein Rings
Ans: D.Einstein Rings
33. Japanese scientists developed a new tool that can predict the risk of which
virus importation and local transmission across the world?
A.Pandemic
B.Zika
C.H1N1
D.HIV
Ans: B.Zika
34. Rahul Johri recently appointed as CEO of which body after the
recommendation of Lodha to administer the body?
A.CCI
B.BCCI
C.ISRO
D.Air India
Ans: B.BCCI
35. Union Government inked with which organization for 9.2 million US dollar
grant agreement for Global Environment Facility Programme?
A.International Monetary Fund
B.World Health Organisation
C.World Bank
D.BRICS Bank
Ans: C.World Bank
36. The world’s longest and deepest rail tunnel has opened in which country,
after almost Seventeen years after construction work intended to ease transit?
A.France
B.Switzerland
C.Australia
D.Japan
Ans: B.Switzerland
37. Which country to launch its first experimental quantum communication
satellite in July 2016 with the help of Chinese Academy of Sciences?
A.United States
B.United Kingdom
C.Japan
D.China
Ans: D.China
38. Union Cabinet approved Memorandum of Understanding between US and
India for which purpose?
A.Wildlife Forensics and Conservation Genetics
B.Natural World Heritage Conservation
C.Nature Interpretation and Conservation Awareness
D.All the above
Ans: D.All the above
39. Akhilesh Yadav led Uttar Pradesh Government approved the Detailed
Project Report (DPR) of _____________Metro rail project.
A.Lucknow
B.Panchsheel Nagar
C.Kanpur
D.Bhim Nagar
Ans: A.Lucknow
40. Who authored the Unseen Indira Gandhi was released in June 2016 and
was published by Konark Publishers to deal about several milestone moments
in India?
A.Arundhathi Roy
B.DP Mathur
C.Sanjay Bhasu
D.RK Sharma
Ans: B.DP Mathur
41. Serbian Tennis player Novak Djokovic becomes the first player to win how
much prize money in French open Quarter finals beating Spain Roberto
Bautista?
A.$50 Million
B.$150 Million
C.$100 Million
D.$75 Million
Ans: C.$100 Million
42. Who has been appointed as the chief of National Anti-Doping Agency for
five years to work for dope free sports?
A.Nitin Agarwal
B.Serwin Agarwal
C.Nivin Agarwal
D.Navin Agarwal
Ans: D.Navin Agarwal
43. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has launched the app
named______________ to manage unsolicited commercial communications.
A.DONOTDISTURB
B.DONTSERVICES
C.DND SERVICES
D.DISTURB CURB
Ans: C.DND SERVICES
44. Which company would acquire personal care products company Vogue
International for about $3.3 billion to build consumer products?
A.Fair and Lovely
B.Ponds
C.Parachute
D.Johnson & Johnson
Ans: D.Johnson & Johnson
45. Which Institute inked Memorandum of Understanding with a subsidiary of
Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited Kisan Sanchar Limited (IKSL) to
work together in empowering farmers?
A.Institute of Rice and Crops
B.Sugar Institute of India
C.Central Agricultural Research Institute
D.Energy and Resources Institute
Ans: D.Energy and Resources Institute
46. New Development Bank of the BRICS countries is set to issue its first
which country currency denominated bonds?
A.Brazil
B.China
C.India
D.Russia
Ans: B.China
47. Who has been ranked no 1 in Forbes annual list of America’s 60
wealthiest and most successful women entrepreneurs?
A.Neerja Sethi
B.Bharati Desai
C.Jayshree Ullal
D.Diane Hendricks
Ans: D.Diane Hendricks
48. India Born Neerja Sethi ranked which position on ‘America’s Richest Self-
made Women’s list with her husband Bharat Desai?
A.15
B.16
C.17
D.18
Ans: B.16
49. Former Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has agreed to feature a campaign
against drug and liquor abuse in which state?
A.Tamilnadu
B.Kerala
C.Bihar
D.Maharashtra
Ans: B.Kerala
50. Union Government provided the approval for the three agreements between
India and Qatar. Find the correct Agreements:
A.Coperation in the field of Skill development
B.Tourism
C.Customs
D.All the Above
Ans: D.All the Above