National Current Affairs Quiz - September 2015

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1. _____ government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) to increase employability of students in the state?

Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Goa
None of These


2. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Badarpur-Faridabad Metro Extension on Violet Line of _____ ?

Chennai Metro
Jaipur Metro
Delhi Metro
Namma Metro
None of These


3. _____government launched e-Pragati as a comprehensive architecture for implementing e-governance and provide e-services to citizens ?

Meghalaya
Gujarat
Andhra Pradesh
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh


4. PM Narendra Modi announced to develop Bodh Gaya (_____) site as spiritual capital for Buddhist world Describing its as land of enlightenment ?

Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Madhya Pradesh
Bihar
None of These


5._____ Government will take ordinance route to amend Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981 to make Illegal sand mining has been made non - bailable offences. ?

Gujarat
Rahasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra


6. Ministry of Urban Development plans to develop Smart _____ model to enable seamless travel and shopping in metro areas (called EMV Open Loop Card with stored value). ?

National Consolidated Mobility Card
National Common Mobility Card
National Common Metro Card
Neutral Common Mobility Card
None of These


7. ______ Government decided to give 2 % reservation in government jobs to grand children of freedom fighters ?

Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Madhya Pradesh
None of These


8. _______ High Court ordered state government to ensure flag hoisting ceremony of National Flag on Independence Day and Republic Day in all schools in the state and Madrasas ?

Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Karnataka
None of These


9. _______ Government established a special MGNREGA cell to coordinate effective implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in the state ?

Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Punjab
Kerala
None of These


10. _____ become first Indian Railway Zone to eliminate all unmanned level crossings. ?

Western Railway
Central Railway
Northern Railway
West-Central Railway
None of These


11. Government decided to close _____ created by former Ruler of Jaipur in 1900 to provide relief to Indian people during natural calamities ?

Indian Peoples Natural Calamity Trust
Indian Peoples Natural Fund
Peoples Natural Calamity Fund
Nature Calamity Trust
None of These


12. Government approved _____ hike in honorarium paid to workers of Grih Kalyan Kendra (GKK), a welfare society under Department of Personnel & Training for welfare of central government employees in lower income groups ?

10 %
20 %
30 %
40 %
50 %


13. Railways launched Freight Monitoring App ‘_______’ developed by CRIS to improve operating efficiency through better planning freight operations on real time basis ?

Anushashan
Swachalan
Adhunikikaran
Parichaalan
None of These


14. ____ Government organised a three-day organic fair and food festival to promote organic farming in the state. ?

Madhya Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Himachal Pradesh
Haryana
None of These


15. _____ government decided to abolish Local Body Tax (LBT) on petrol and diesel to end disparity between fuel dealers and other traders ?

Gujarat
Haryana
Tamilnadu
West Bengal
Maharashtra


16. ____ Assembly passed Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2015 to amend the Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 and fix matriculation as minimum educational qualification for elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions ?

Gujarat
Haryana
Sikkim
Meghalaya
Andhra Pradesh


17. Yadvendradev V Jhala presented first ever data on India's leopards. The research estimates leopard population to be around 12000 to 14000 in India.‚ Max Number being in ______ (Over 1800). ?

Madhya Pradesh
Karnataka
Kerala
Gujarat
Goa


18. Human Resource Development Minister ____ launched National Web Portal for promotion of National Apprenticeship Scheme for Graduates, Diploma holders and 10+2 pass-outs vocational certificate holders. Slogan is Sashakt Yuva, Samarth Bharat ?

V K Singh
Manohar Parrikar
Arun Jaitley
Smriti Irani
None of These


19. Experts from Tamil University discovered existence of a flourishing port town in _____ district of Tamil Nadu during Sangam era and Middle Chola period ?

Kanchipuram
Dharmapuri
Erode
Dindigul
Thanjavur


20. _____ became first state to submit State Annual Action Plan under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) ?

Gujarat
Kerala
Himachal Pradesh
Rajasthan
Haryana

21. _____ Dialogue : Towards a TB-Free India was launched by US Ambassador to India Richard Verma along with Actor Amitabh Bachchan and Ratan Tata, (Chairman of Tata Trusts) with aim to engage corporate sector to strengthen Governments Call to Action for a TB-Free India. ?

Mumbai
Kolkata
Chennai
Lucknow
Ahmedabad


22. Tenth World Hindi Conference began in _______ with theme of Hindi Jagat-Vistar and Sambhavnaye.?

Indore
Bhopal
Lucknow
Varanasi
None of These


23. ____ government banned gutka, pan masala and other similar products containing tobacco in the state for one year. ?

Punjab
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Haryana
None of These


24. _____ Government approved formation of an Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in the state ?

Haryana
Chhattisgarh
Gujarat
Uttar Pradesh
Jharkhand


25. Government approved creation of _____ Law Commission of India for 3 years (1 September 2015 - 31 August 2018) ?

19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd


26. PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry launched Intellectual Property Rights Facilitation Centre (IPFC) for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in ____ (Uttar Pradesh). ?

Lucknow
Kanpur
Varanasi
Bareilly
None of These


27. Road transport and highways ministry decided to expand National Highways by _____ km in next six months. ?

60,000
50,000
70,000
80,000
100,000


28. ____ Government announced to set up a Fibernet Corporation to implement Union Governments Bharatnet scheme at cost of 3000 crore rupees. It will oversee linkage of 12524 villages in the state through optical fibre network for better internet connectivity of Households.

Gujarat
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh


29. _____ became first airline to make night landing on Veer Savarkar International Airport at Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands). ?

Jet Airways
GoAir
Indigo
Air India
SpiceJet


30. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports recognized Indian Kalaripayattu Federation as Regional Sports Federation for promotion and development of Kalarippayattu sport in India. Origin of sport is ____ state. ?

Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Kerala
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh


31. Government declared NSCN(K) (_______) as an unlawful organisation for 5 years under Unlawful Activities (Prevention), Act 1967 due to continued violence by NSCN(K) even after ceasefire signed on 27th April, 2015. ?

National Secular Council of Nagaland
Neutral Socialist Council of Nagaland
New Secular Council of Nagaland
National Socialist Council of Nagaland
None of These


32. Government approved creation of four posts of Directors for four new _______ at Kurukshetra (Haryana), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Jorhat (Assam) and Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh)?

National Institutes of Immunology
National Institutes of Design
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Hotel Management
National Institutes of Financial Management


33. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launched HITS (______) digital platform - NXT DIGITAL promoted by Hinduja Group as part of Digital India initiative and Make In India mission ?

Headend In The Sky
Held In The Sky
Hold In The Sky
Hit In The Sky
None of These


34. _______ Government will Link Godavari and Krishna Rivers for Benefit of Farmers. ?

Jharkhand
Kerala
Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh


35. South Indian Fertilisers will start Kissan Kendra Agri Super Markets across _____ to provide information on agriculture and make organic fertilisers available along with other Agri. Products ?

Maharashtra
Kerala
Tamilnadu
Uttar Pradesh
None of These


36. ___ Government approved Victim Compensation Scheme enhancing compensation limit to rape victims to 5 lakh rupees and 7 lakh rupees for Acid Atack Victims ?

Delhi
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
Telengana
Tamilnadu


37. Agricultural festival Nuakhai observed across Western _____ ?

Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
Odisha


38. Perumanna Grama Panchayat in Kozhikode district of ____ become first Panchayat in the State to declare its own water policy in lines with states water policy declared in 2008. ?

Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Karnataka


39. ______ Government launched M-Shiksha-Mitra mobile app to provide various services and teaching-related work to teachers in a simple way.?

Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka


40. Supreme Court stayed implementation of ______ Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015 that mandated minimum qualification for candidates contesting Panchayati elections. ?

Uttar Pradesh
Delhi
Gujarat
Punjab
Haryana


41. Maharashtra government declared ____ as Visit Maharashtra Year to promote tourism ?

2018
2017
2016
2019
2020


42. Scientists of Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (______) developed nano-particle-based drug delivery method to fight fungal keratitis ?

Amaravati
Hyderabad
Thiruvananthapuram
Bengaluru
Chennai


43. _____ set up a 10 MW solar power plant as its first renewable energy project. ?

Neyveli Lignite Corporation
BHEL
GAIL
BEL
NTPC


44. _____ High Court agreed to hear a PIL that challenges constitutional validity of Article 370 of Constitution of India that deals with the special status of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K). ?

Karnataka
Maharashtra
Telengana
Andhra Pradesh
Delhi


45. _____ High Court ruled that Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA) 2006 will also apply to Muslim community. ?

Rajasthan
Gujarat
Madya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
None of These


46. Supreme Court directed _____ Government to grant citizenship to Chakma-Hajong refugees within 3 months, who migrated to India from Bangladesh in 1964-69 ?

Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Kerala
Telangana
Karnataka


47. Minister of State (IC) for Coal, Power and New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal launched ACCESS (____) Report by Council on Energy, Environment & Water (CEEW) in collaboration with Columbia University ?

Access to Clean Cloning Energy and Electricity - Survey of States
Acute Clean Cooking Energy and Electricity - Survey of States
Affordable Clean Cooking Energy and Electricity - Survey of States
Accurate Clean Cooking Energy and Electricity - Survey of States
Access to Clean Cooking Energy and Electricity - Survey of States


48. Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu launched Indian Railway Knowledge Portal developed by National Academy of Indian Railways (Vadodara ) at url _____, that has aggregated most of available knowledge about Indian Railways at one location ?

kportal.indianrailways.gov.in
kportal.indianrailways.org.in
kportal.indianrailways.nic.in
kportal.indianrailways.co.in
None of These


49. Minister of State for Culture (IC), Tourism (IC) and Civil Aviation, Mahesh Sharma launched NOAPS (_____) for National Monument Authority (NMA) under Ministry of Culture. ?

NONE Online Application Portal and Processing System
NOC Online Application Portal and Processing System
NOT Online Application Portal and Processing System
NOTED Online Application Portal and Processing System
None of These


50. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar laid foundation stone of Bharat Electronics Limited's Defence Systems Integration Complex in ____ ?

Maharashtra
Karnataka
Uttar Pradesh
Goa
Andhra Pradesh


51. HRD Minister Smriti Irani Launched NIRF (_____) Document and Webportal for enabling ranking of institutions on the basis of a various parameters. ?

National Institutional Ranking Framework
National Intentional Ranking Framework
National Institutional Rural Framework
Neutral Institutional Ranking Framework
None of These


52. Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari launched _____ aimed at promoting greening of Highways with public participation. 1% of total project cost will be kept for highway plantation with 1000 crore annual budget.

Global Highways Policy
Green Heritage Policy
Green Highways Policy
Global Heritage Policy
None of These


53. 4th International Tourism Mart for North East India will be held at Gangtok (______) Oct 14-16, 2015. ?

Manipur
Assam
Meghalaya
Sikkim
None of These


54. Ministry of environment and forests approved 5,465-crore fertiliser plant in Ramagundam (_____) as joint venture of National Fertilizers, Engineers India and Fertilizer Corporation of India. ?

Kerala
Karnataka
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Telangana


55. Home Minister Rajnath Singh released graphic depicting courage and sacrifice of CRPF personnel during battle of Sardar Post, Rann of Kutch in ___ ?

1948 lndo-Pak War
1971 lndo-Pak War
1965 lndo-Pak War
Kargil War
None of These


56. Haryana government will develop _____ as a smart city with its own resources worth 500 Crores. ____ has not been included into 98 Cities under Central Government's Smart City Mission. ?

Gurgaon
Faridabad
Rewari
Lucknow
None of These


57. ______ Electricity Regulatory Commission notified installation of net metering system of rooftop photo voltaic (PV) solar power units, To promote green power in state ?

Gujatat
Maharashtra
Goa
Rajasthan
None of These


58. Institute of Human Development released Millennium Development Goals Report for ___, stating that below poverty line was 9.9 % in 2012 as compared to 15.7 % in 1994 ?

Delhi
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Kerala
None of These


59. ____Government will implement 5 sub-schemes of central government for empowerment of transgenders, Parents of every transgender will get assistance of 1000 rupees. ?

Odisha
Rajasthan
West Bengal
Sikkim
None of These


60. United National Development Programme (UNDP) will financially support implementation of Vision 2030 of ____ for carrying out reforms. ?

Gujarat
Meghalaya
Uttar Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
None of These


61. Forbes' richest Indians list 2015 has ranked ___ as richest Indian for ninth consecutive year with net worth of 18.9 billion USD ?

Azeem Premji
Ratan Tata
Anil Ambani
Mukesh Ambani
None of These


62. _____ became fifth state after Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and Madhya Pradesh to pass Vexation Litigation Prevention Bill 2015 to prevent misuse of law for personal benefits. ?

Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
None of These


63. Minister for Health and Family Welfare ____ released 11th National Health Profile (NHP) 2015, which provides comprehensive information related to health sector. ?

Nitin Gadkari
Rajnath Singh
Sushma Swaraj
Prakash Javedkar
J P Nadda


64. Rajasthan Assembly passed Special Backward Classes Reservation Bill 2015 for 5 % reservation to certain categories and Economically Backward Classes Reservation Bill 2015 for ____ reservation to unreserved category. ?

14 %
19 %
12 %
15 %
None of These


65. ____ entered Limca Book of Records for Largest Yoga performance simultaneously on International Day of Yoga (21 Jun 2015) with 9,50,210 cadets performing Yoga at 1767 venues ?

IAF
Navy
RSS
National Cadet Corps
None of These


66. Government will set up ISLRTC (________) at Institute for Physically Handicapped (New Delhi) as a Society under Societies Registration Act, 1860 ?

Indian Status Language Research and Training Centre
Indian Sign Language Restructure and Training Centre
Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre
Indian Sign Linguistics Research and Training Centre
None of These


67. Ministry of Law & Justice developed web-based application LIMBS (_____) for managing and monitoring all court cases Online. ?

Legal Intension Management & Briefing System
Legal Information Management & Briefing System
Legal Information Management & Binding System
Linguistics Information Management & Briefing System
None of These


68. India will organize 9th Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (RPBD) at Los Angeles, (____) on 14th and 15th November 2015 with Theme - Indian Diaspora: Defining a New Paradigm in India-US Relationship ?

Spain
USA
Russia
UK
None of These


69. ____ Government banned sale of Ambuja Cements in the state after complaints of malpractices against the company. ?

Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
J&K
None of These


70. ____ Government declassified 64 secret files on ¹Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, containing over 12,000 pages ?

West Bengal
Sikkim
Goa
Assam
None of These


71. ____ parliament passed two security laws to allow its troops to fight overseas for the first time since 1945 ?

Japan
Spain
China
Bulgaria
None of These


72. PM Narendra Modi launched National IPDS (____) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh to provide 24‚7 Power Supply. Central Government will provide 572 crore rupees for the scheme. He also inaugurated biggest Trauma centre of country in Banaras Hindu University ?

Integrated Power Deployment Scheme
Integrated Power Development Scheme
International Power Deployment Scheme
Intuitional Power Development Scheme
None of These


73. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare banned sale of Diclofenac in multidose vial, in order to save and protect _____ from extinction. ?

Pigeon
Panda
Crocodile
Vulture
None of These


74. Election Commission introduced symbol for None of the Above (NOTA) Option for Voters in elections, designed by _____ ?

IIT Guwahati
IIT Bombay
IIT Delhi
NIT Silchar
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad


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