Current Affairs Question Bank : October 2016 1. In which event has India won its first-ever medal at the ongoing Asian Championships in Lishui,China? a. Swimming b. Wrestling c. Weight Lifting d. Roller Skating 2. Who is the sports minister of India? a. Vijay Goel b. Kalraj Mishra c. Anant Geete d. Prakash Javedkar 3. Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has been granted recognition as a. National Sports Federation for Boxing b. National Boxing Association c. National Sports Association of India d. Indian Boxing Federation 4. The Union govt. has decided to fix the minimum wage for unskilled agricultural labour in C-class towns in central sphere at a. Rs. 450/ day b. Rs.350/ day c. Rs. 300/ day d. Rs. 400/ day 5. According to a newly established organisation by Microsoft in Delhi, what does CSEC refer to? a. Cyber Security Encouragement Cell b. Cyber Safety Engagement Center c. Cyber Security Engagement Center d. Cyber Safety Engagement Cell 6. To whom is One Rank One Pension submitted? a. Shri Manohar Parrikar b. Shri Raj Nath Singh c. Ravi Shankar Prasad d. Harsh Vardhan 7. With which country has India signed a revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) for the avoidance of double taxation? a. North Korea b. America c. South Korea d. Sri Lanka 8. Who has been elected as GSMA (Global System Mobile Association) Chairman for a two-year period from January 2017 through December 2018? a. Bilal Nazk b. Sunil Mittal www.BankExamsToday.Com Page 1 Current Affairs Question Bank : October 2016 c. SV Bhokare d. Sunil Mishra 9. Who has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Australia? a. Ajay M. Gondane b. K. Natwar Singh c. Nirupama Rao d. Abhay K 10. Who is appointed as the next non-executive chairman of South Indian Bank.? a. Mohan E. Alapatt b. John Joseph c. Salim Gangadharan d. Ajai Malhotra 11. Who has been appointed the chief of Enforcement Directorate(ED), the agency entrusted with probing money laundering cases? a. Ranjit Sinha b. PP pandey c. Amitabh Pathak d. Karnal Singh 12. Who has become the first US author to win the Man Booker Prize in 2016? a. Paul Beatty b. Joyce Carol Oates c. Whitney Otto d. Grace Paley 13. First prize in the Community Service Announcement category of the prestigious Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) awards for this year is won by a. Doordarshan b. Bal Bharti c. All India Radio d. Prasar Bharti 14. Who among the following Indian body Builder has won the Mr. Asia title at the 5th Phil-Asia bodybuilding championships in the Philippines? a. Thakur Anoop Singh b. G Balakrishna c. Wasim Khan d. Amit Chhetri 15. Urja Ganga scheme is related to a. cooking gas pipleline b. water electricity c. solar energy d. biogas plant energy 16. Who has been appointed as the CEO of The International Hockey Federation (FIH)? a. Kelly Fairweather www.BankExamsToday.Com Page 2 Current Affairs Question Bank : October 2016 b. Bobby Hull c. Wayne Gretzky d. Jason McCracken 17. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated first National Tribal Carnival in a. Delhi b. Nagaland c. Bhubaneshwar d. Raipur 18. Which of the following services is provided to Service voters? a. EVM b. paper ballot box c. e-postal d. Email ballot service 19. Which service is started for direct taxes for about 2.5 crore private and Government salaried employees by Finance Minister Arun Jaitely? a. e-mail b. SMS c. postal d. Whatsapp text 20. What does WMO refers to? a. The World Meteorological Organisation b. World Medical Organisation c. World Mythological Organisation d. World Museum Organisation 21. Who has been appointed as the chairperson of Jammu & Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (JKHRC)? a. A S Anand b. H.L. Dattu c. S. Rajendra Babu d. Bilal Nazki 22. Who has been appointed as Head of SoftBank Vision Fund? a. Rajeev Misra b. Waheed Ali c. Prakash Lohia d. Anand Satyanand 23. Who won the Lewis Hamilton won the United States Grand Prix-2016? a. Lewis Hamilton b. Nico Rosberg c. Heuer’s Daniel Ricciardo d. Sebastian Vettel 24. In which year was Indo-Tibetan Border Police raised? a. 1964 www.BankExamsToday.Com Page 3 Current Affairs Question Bank : October 2016 b. 1963 c. 1962 d. 1961 25. Who among the following doctors has not beeen selected for the prestigious Dr. BC Roy Award for excellence in the field of medicine? a. CS Yadav b. Vibhor Tak c. Randeep Guleria d. Arvind Kumar 26. Who among the following actors is selected for the prestigious Yash Bharti Samman for the year 2016 for his contributions and achievements in the field of film acting? a. Naseeruddin Shah b. Anupam Kher c. Nawazuddin Siddiqui d. Amitabh_Bachchan 27. The United Nations Day is being observed globally on a. October 26 b. October 23 c. October 24 d. October 25 28. Of which country's Monetary Authority has Andhra Pradesh government has signed an agreement to promote innovation in financial services in their respective markets? a. Singapore b. America c. China d. Thailand 29. Which campaign is launched by PM Narendra Modi through which people can send their Diwali greetings and messages to the soldiers to boost their morale? a. #Message2Army b. # Sandesh2Jawans c. #Sandesh2Soldiers d. #Greetings2Soldiers 30. Which regional connectivity scheme is unveiled by central government with flights priced at Rs.2,500 for one hour of flying time to and from regional airports? a. PANKH b. UDAN c. AKASH d. PANCHHI 31. Which of the following countries won the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup? a. North Korea b. South Korea www.BankExamsToday.Com Page 4 Current Affairs Question Bank : October 2016 c. Japan d. China 32. Who inaugurated the Sardar Patel Heart Institute at Ankleshwar in Gujarat? a. Anandi Ben Patel b. Amit Shah c. Narendra Modi d. Pranab Mukharjee 33. Who is the present Chief Election Commissioner of India? a. S.Y. Quraishi b. Navin Chawla c. H.S. Brahma d. Nasim Zaidi 34. Indo-Bangla bilateral meeting for Agartala-Akhaura rail project has been held in a. Dharamnagar b. Agartala c. Kumarghat d. Amarpur 35. The slogan of the National IPR Policy is a. Innovative India, Developing India b. Creative India, Progressing India c. Creative India, Innovative India d. Innovative India, Creative India 36. Which Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) Car Nicobar Class vessel was commissioned and allotted to the Eastern Fleet of the Navy at Vishakhapatnam? a. INS Kabra b. INS Tahiyu c. INS Chakra d. INS Arihant 37. Who has been elected as the new President of the North Zone of Urology Society of India? a. T. K. Viswanathan b. Satya Prakash Yadav c. Rajinder Khanna d. B. D. Sharma 38. Prime Minster Narendra Modi has inaugurated three hydropower projects of 1,752 MW capacity in a. Himachal Pradesh b. Uttrakhand c. Jammu and kashmir d. Haryana 39. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has announced One billion US Dollar aid to Bangladesh over the next three years to fight a. corruption www.BankExamsToday.Com Page 5 Current Affairs Question Bank : October 2016 b. poverty c. child malnutrition d. unemployment 40. The diplomatic relationship between India and Algeria was established in a. 1962 b. 1963 c. 1964 d. 1965 41. Who has been appointed as a member of the International Olympic Committee‟s (IOC) Athletes‟ Commission? a.PV Sindhu b. Saina Nehwal c. Deepa Malik d. Sakshi Malik 41. Who has been appointed as the India‟s Ambassador to the UN Conference on Disarmament, Geneva? a. Deepa Malik b. Ashok Kantha c. Rajesh Prasad d. Amandeep Singh Gill 42. An Indian luxurious train”Maharaja Express” has earned the tag of world‟s a. most luxurious train b. most comfortable train c. cleanest train d. longest train 43.Who won the men‟s singles title at the Chinese Taipei Badminton Open? a. Sourabh Verma b. Daren Liew c. M A Abdul Latif d. D D Ayustine 44. Which Indian boxer has retained his WBC welterweight Asia title? a. Shiva Thapa b. Manoj Kumar c. Neeraj Goyat d. Akhil Kumar 45. World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on a. 14 October b. 17 October c. 18 October d. 16 October 46. International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed on a. 17 October b. 16 October www.BankExamsToday.Com Page 6 Current Affairs Question Bank : October 2016 c. 18 October d. 19 October 47.Who has been selected for the Mathrubhumi Literary Award-2016 in recognition of his contribution to the field of literature? a. Amit Chaudhuri b. Rewa Prasad Dwived c. Aravind Adiga d. C Radhakrishnan 48. Which of the following countries has launched spacecraft in the longest-ever manned mission, taking two astronauts into orbit? a. Korea b. China c. Japan d. America 49. Which of the following companies is granted a licence to Europe‟s third-biggest oil company BP to set up 3,500 petrol pumps in India by The Union Government has formally granted ? a. BP Pic b. Exxon Mobil c. Pertamina d. Missan Oil Company 50. Which country won the 1st BRICS U-17 Football Tournament 2016? a. Brazil b. South Africa c. Russia d. China 51. According to World Economic Forum (WEF) which country is the safest country of the world? a. UAE b. Qatar c. Finland d. UK 52. According to mines ministry, what is MSS? a. Mining Sensory System b. Mining Security System c. Mining Safety System d. Mining Surveillance System 53. Who inaugurated the Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM) -2016? a. Rajnath Singh b.