Current Affairs Quiz (2016) – 1

Dear readers, presenting you the  Current Affairs Quiz of January, 2016 for various competitive exams like IBPS & SBI PO and Clerk, SSC CGL etc.

Q 1. Recently, which scheme has been launched by Union government to address educational and livelihood needs of minority communities?

  1. Udaan
  2. Nai Manzil
  3. Sarva Siksha Abhiyan
  4. HRIDAY

Q 2. Government has signed 50$ million credit agreement with which organisation to support central scheme Mani Manzil?

  1. International Monetary Fund
  2. Asian Development Bank
  3. New Development Bank
  4. World Bank

Q 3. Which state has launched the ambitious ‘Odd-Even’ scheme to arrest peak pollution?

  1. Maharashtra
  2. Bihar
  3. Delhi
  4. Madhya Pradesh
Gromo Referal

Q 4. Which country’s leading banks had recently decided to open branches in India?

  1. Russia
  2. Iran
  3. Japan
  4. China

Q 5. Which Pakistani singer is granted Indian Citizenship lately?

  1. Adnan Sami
  2. Ali Zafar
  3. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
  4. Atif Aslam

Q 6. RBI asked the banks to open banks in villages with a population of more than _____?

  1. 15000
  2. 10000
  3. 5000
  4. 2000

Q 7. Who has been appointed as new CMD of defence PSU BEML Ltd?

  1. P S Jayakumar
  2. Kishore Piraji Kharat
  3. Usha Ananthasubramanian
  4. D.K.Hota

Q 8. Which Indian origin person has received Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II?

  1. Harpal Singh Kumar
  2. Amartya Sen
  3. Shiv Pande
  4. Jaswinder S Bamrah

Q 9. Who is ranked No. 1 Test bowler in ICC ranking for year ended 2015?

  1. Dayle Steyn
  2. R. Ashwin
  3. Stuart Broad
  4. James Anderson

Q 10. Who was named ‘BCCI Cricketer of the Year’?

  1. R. Ashwin
  2. Ravinder Jadeja
  3. MS Dhoni
  4. Virat Kohli

Answers

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 1
  6. 3
  7. 4
  8. 1
  9. 2
  10. 4

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