Latest Current Affairs Quiz 2016 for Competitive Exams

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1. India and which of the following countries have signed the Rs. 58,363 crore deal for 36 Raf-ale fighter jets on September 23, 2016?
1. Brazil
2. USA
3. Russia
4. UK
5. France 
2. Which film has been chosen India's official entry to the Best Foreign Language category at the 89th Academy Awards (Oscars) to be held in February 2017 in Los Angeles ?
1. Neerja (Hindi)
2. Visaranai (Tamil)
3. Airlift (Hindi)
4. Sairat (Marathi)
5. Tithi (Kannada) 
3. Legendary classical singer M.S. Subbulakshmi's centenary birth anniversary was celebrated this year on?
1. September 14
2. September 15
3. September 16
4. September 17
5. September 18 
4. Which Indian former army chief was conferred with the highest French civilian honor "Officer of the Legion of Honor" in April 2016 ?
1. V.P. Malik
2. V.K. Singh
3. Bikram Singh
4. J.J. Singh
5. Nirmal Chander Vij 
5. Who among the following is not a woman hockey player? 
1. Deepika
2. Rani Rampal
3. Sushila Chanu
4. Poonam Rani
5. Apurvi Chandela 
6. Dassault Aviation is an international aircraft manufacturer based in which of the following countries?
1. UK
2. USA
3. France
4. Brazil
5. Canada 
7. Atomic Power Station is located in which of the following places in India ?
1. Pune
2. Allahabad
3. Shimla
4. Ranchi
5. Narora 
8. Idriss Deby has been elected as the President of which of the fol-lowing African countries ?
1. Sudan
2. Chad
3. Somalia
4. Ethiopia
5. Namibia 
9. Which team won the I - League football championship in April 2016?
1. Bengaluru FC
2. Salgaocar FC
3. Mohun Bagan A.C.
4. East Bengal F.C.
5. Sporting Clube de Goa 
10. Rafale fighter plane is a product of which of the following aircraft manufacturers ?
1. Boeing
2. Airbus
3. BAE Systems
4. Lockheed Martin
5. Dassault 
11. Which Bollywood actor is the co-author of the book "The Kiss of Life: How a Superhero and My Son Defeated Cancer"?
1. Emraan Hashmi
2. Shah Rukh Khan
3. Sanjay Dutt
4. Anupam Kher
5. Paresh Rawal 
12. The Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) was established in 1996 by the Reserve Bank of India in ?
1. Pune 
2. Hyderabad
3. Mumbai 
4. Lucknow
5. New Delhi 
13. Which eminent fashion designer has been appointed advisor to the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) for promotion of Khadi ?
1. Neeta Lulla
2. Manish Arora
3. Ritu Beri
4. Manish Malhotra
5. Anita Dongre 
14. Tanganyika and Zanzibar States were unified to create which of the following countries in Africa ?
1. Zambia
2. Mozambique
3. Democratic Republic of Congo
4. Tanzania
5. Zimbabwe 
15. Chameli Devi Jain Award is given for outstanding women ? 
1. Teachers 
2. Sportspersons
3. Scientists 
4. Musicians
5. Media persons 
16. The 2015-16 Chameli Devi Jain Award has been given to ?
1. Priyanka Kakodkar
2. Raksha Kumar
3. Nidhi Razdan
4. Both 1 and 2
5. All 1, 2 and 3 
17. Anker Jorgensen passed away in March 2016. He served as the Prime Minister of which of the following European countries?
1. Iceland
2. Ireland
3. Denmark
4. Norway
5. Netherlands 
18. Alstom is a multinational company operating in rail transport markets headquartered in Saint Ouen in?
1. Germany
2. France
3. Spain
4. UK
5. USA 
19. Alstom will construct an electric locomotive manufacturing factory at Madhepura in? (Alstom will build 800 high power engines)
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Uttarakhand
3. Bihar
4. Jharkhand
5. Chhattisgarh 
20. The government made it compulsory from January 1, 2016 to quote Permanent Account Number (PAN) for all transactions over?
1. Rs. 3 lakh
2. Rs. 2 lakh
3. Rs. 2.5 lakh
4. Rs. 4 lakh
5. Rs. 3.5 lakh

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