Current Affairs Question Bank – September 2016 1. State Bank of India (SBI) encumbent Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya will remain the chairperson of SBI for a. One year b. Two years c. Three years d. Six months 2. Who has been elected as President of The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for the year 2016-17? a. P. V. Chandran b. Kiran B Vadodaria c. Ravindra Kumar d. Somesh Sharma 3. The Central Government has appointed R Subramania Kumar as Executive Director (ED) of a. Indian Overseas Bank b. State bank of India c. Bank of India d. Central Bank of India 4. Under the category for “State Annual Excellence Awards for the year 2015-16” by Andhra Pradesh Tourism Tirupati Airport has been awarded as a. Best Eco Friendly Airport b. Best Energy Efficient Airport c. Best Tourist Friendly Airport d. Best Cost Friendly Airport 5. People who disclosed assets under the Income Declaration Scheme (IDS) will have to pay a. 30% tax with penalty b. 30% tax without penalty c. 45% tax without penalty d. 45% tax with penalty 6. Who became the first Indian woman to cross the 60-metre mark in javelin throw at the 56th Open National Athletics Championships? a. Annu Rani c. Fannu Rani d. Seema Punia b. Neeraj Chopra 7. India lifted the 4th men‟s Under-18 Asia Cup 2016 hockey trophy by defeating a. China b. Japan c. Bangladesh d. Malaysia 8. Who is elected as the Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI)? a. Riyadh Mathew b. Hormusji N. Cama c. Vivek Goenka d. K R Narayanan www.BankExamsToday.Com Page 1 Current Affairs Question Bank – September 2016 9. Who has been appointed as the director of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML)? a. C S Rajan b. Rajiv Mehrishi c. Shakti Sinha d. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Sinha 10. 7th annual Naval Engagement Activity NEA is begun by a. Chinese and Japanese navies b. The Us and Chinese navies c. The Vietnamese and Chinese Navies d. The US and Vietnamese navies 11. The International Translation Day is being observed today on a. 30 September b. 29 September c. 28 September d. 21 September 12. Which of the following companies have not have joined hands to announce a historic partnership on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning? a. Google b. Amazon c. Flipkart d. Facebook 13. The world‟s first child with genes from three people was born in a. Argentine b. Maxico c. America d. Indonesia 14. The theme of International Translation day is a. Translation and Interpreting: Connecting Worlds b. Translation and Interpreting: Joining Globes c. Translation and Interpreting: Connecting Universe d. Translation and Interpreting: Joining Worlds 15. Who among the following has the World Bank has reappointed for 2nd five-year term as President? a. Jim Yong Kim b. Paul Wolfowitz c. Robert Zoellick d. George Woods 16. The World Bank‟s stated official goal is a. reduction of increased prices b. reduction of bank rates c. reduction of poverty d. reduction of liquidity 17. The World Maritime Day is being observed across the world on a. 21th September www.BankExamsToday.Com Page 2 Current Affairs Question Bank – September 2016 b. 25th September c. 24th September d. 29th September 18. For which of the following books did Noted Telugu writer Prof. Kalakaluri Enoch has been conferred with Moortidevi Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith for the year 2015? a. Anantajivanam b. Ananta Jeevanam c. Majimanishi d. Kalameghalu 19. For which commodity has Government fixed an export quota of ten thousand tonnes to the European Union (EU)? a. Vegetable oil b. White sugar c. Species d. Tea leaves 20. For e-commerce retailers, Infosys has launched a. Wanelo b. Connect c. Spring d. Skava Commerce 21. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana a. Provides free LPG to women b. Provide free LED to women c. Provide free fuel to women d. Provide subsidy free LPG to women 22. He West Bengal Chief Minister Ms.Mamata Banerjee has decided to install monorail from a. Baranagar to Barrackpore b. Dum Dum to Dakshineswar (extension) c. Budge Budge in South 24-Parganas to Ruby Connector d. Noapara to Barasat 23. Mariyappan Thangavelu (high jumper) won which medal min Paralympics? a. Silver b. Gold c. Brone d. None of the above 24. Who has been appointed as the new Director-General (DG) of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)? a. O P Singh b. VIJAYA KUMAR GUPTA c. PRAVEEN SINGH d. S. JAVEED AHMAD 25. Former petroleum secretary Vijay Kelkar has been elected president of the a. Indian Institute of Management www.BankExamsToday.Com Page 3 Current Affairs Question Bank – September 2016 b Indian Institute of Technology c Indian Statistical Instituted. d. Ministry of tourism 26. The World Tourism Day (WTD) is being observed annually on a. September 12 b. September 25 c. September 27 d. September 28 27. The theme of The World Tourism Day 2016 was a. ‘Tourism for all – promoting universal accessibility’ b ‘Tourism for everyone - promoting universal brotherhood c ‘Tourism for all – promoting universal approach d. ‘Tourism for all – promoting universal accessibility’. 28. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given approval to Rs. 26 thousand crore cash credit limit (CCL) for purchasing a. orchard b. paddy c. grains d. pulses 29. The ninth edition of the largest gathering of tourism stakeholders “Kerala Traval mart” begins at a. Konch b. Kakori c. Kochi d. Kalpi 30. The host of Asian Games in 2026 will be a. Japan b. China c. Brazil d. USA 31. Who won the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) event 2016 in Belgium? a. Sathiyan Gnanasekaran b. Achanta Sharath c. ANTHONY Amalra d. Kamlesh Mehta 32. Who among the following won silver in the men‟s middleweight Muay Thai event in the 5th Asian Beach Games in Danang, Vietnam? a. Jitender Singh b. Vikas Krishan c. Vijendra Singh d. Harish Banghel 33. (ISRO) has successfully launched its satellite SCATSAT-1 for a. ocean and weather related studies b. ocean and geographical studies www.BankExamsToday.Com Page 4 Current Affairs Question Bank – September 2016 c. navigation and geographical studies d. navigation and ocean studies 34. Expected lifespan of SCATSAT-1 is a. four year b. five years c. one years d. six years 35. Swiss voters have given a approval to a law on a. security law b. surveillance law c. detection law d. protection law 36. Which of the following American golfers passed away on 27 September, 2016? a. Arnold Palmer b. Tom Watson c. Raymond Flyod d. Tom Kite 37. Former Delhi High Court judge SK Mahajan who has recently passed away was serving as a. British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) b Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) c. Censor Board (CB) d. Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) 38. Who was awarded for conserving old seeds and setting up community seeds bank in Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Krishi Unnati Mela? a. Azra b. Azima c. Azma d. Azmeena 39. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Krishi Unnati Mela, 2016 was organised in a. Mathura b. Banaras c. Rampur d. Agra 40. Swachh Bharat Week is being celebrated from a. 2nd October to 8th October b. 25th September to 2nd October c. 23rd September to 30th September d. 1st October to 7th October 41. Who is elected as the new President of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI)? a. Ajay Singh b. Rohit Jain c. Sushmita Jyotsi d.Jay Kowli www.BankExamsToday.Com Page 5 Current Affairs Question Bank – September 2016 42. Ravichandran Ashwin has become the fastest Indian and holds second overall to take 200 wickets who is holding the first rank? a. Jeff Thomson b. Dennis Lillee c. Brett Lee d. Clarrie Grimmett 43. 50th State Athletics Championship 2016 started in a. Udaipur b. Amarpur c. Agartala d. Ambassa 44. The prime minister‟s 7 Race Course Road is renamed as a. 7 Lok Kalyan Marg b. Mahatma Gandhi Marg c. 7 Lok Kalyan Road d. Gandhi road 45. Who is appointed as an Additional Secretary in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council? a. Ashok Sharma b. Nirmal Jain c. Vikas Mehra d. Arun Goyal 46. Who heads the Goods and Service Tax Counsil? a. Ashok Sharma b. Arun Jaitely c. Nirmal Jain d. Vikas Mehra 47. Which of the following Indian cities is not included in sixth annual Mastercard Global Destinations Cities Index? a. Mumbai b. Chennai c. Delhi d. Pune 48. Which of the following is appointed by the Department of Investment and Public Asset management for new Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)? a. ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd b. HDFC Mutual Fund c. ICICI Asset Management Company d. Reliance AMC 49.What is full form UPI? a. Union Payment Interface b. United Payment Interface c. Unified Payment Interface www.BankExamsToday.Com Page 6 Current Affairs Question Bank – September 2016 d. Ultimate Payment Interface 50. With whom did Chandigarh Administration signed a memorandum of understanding (MoUs) on Chandigarh Smart City Project and 'Technical Cooperation' in the field of Sustainable Urban Mobility? a. Fiji Development Agency b. French Development Agency (AFD) c. Cambodia Development Agency d. Algeria Development Agency 51.Which of the following states becomes the first to adopt Centre's Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) in all its urban local bodies (ULB)? a. Rajasthan b. Assam c. Bihar d. Karnataka 52. Jeslyn Santos from Philippines won the Miss United Continents 2016 title, who won the second runner up? a. Nathália Lago b. Geisha Montes de Oca c. Lopamudra Raut d. Paola Ruiz Quiroga 53. With whom did Sania Mirza win the Women‟s doubles championship at Pan Pacific Open? a.