Current affair Quiz 2015 for bank and ssc CSHL

Who has stepped down as the Secretary-General of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) in September 2015 and for how many years he occupied the post?
Answer. Randhir Singh, 24 years

 Nandan Nilekani, in September 2015 has invested in Mubble, a mobile technology startup.Mubble helps smartphone users track and control their telecom spends and their mobile data usage. He is the co-founder of which company?
Answer. Infosys

The ICC on 15th September has announced that former Sri Lanka batsman will step down from the Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees at the end of the year. name the player who will step down ?
Answer. Roshan Mahanama

 Name the bank which plans a capital infusion of about Rs.3000 crore through a combination of bonds and sale of shares to large institutional investors this year to strengthen its operations. Name the bank with its headquarter?
Answer. Syndicate Bank & Manipal

To make classical music easily accessible to smartphone users, which enterprise, has launched an app that opens up a treasure trove of over 8000 recordings. Name the app also?
Answer. Saregama India Ltd & app name is Saregama Classical

The Vice President of India, Mr. Ansari will be in delegation-level talks and sign Memorandums of Understanding in tourism and infrastructure building with which country. Also Name the PM of that country?
Answer. Cambodia,Hun Sen

Name the British author of Indian descent who is among one of six novelists shortlisted for the prestigious Man Booker Prize, 2015 and also name the novel for which he has been shortlisted?
Answer. Sunjeev Sahota And Novel is: The Year of the Runaways

Name the country which is going to unveil its long-awaited new Constitution on September 20. Name its capital also?
Answer. Nepal & Kathmandu

Name the country which has declared on 15th September that it had upgraded and restarted all of its atomic fuel plants, meaning it could possibly make more and more sophisticated nuclear weapons.
Answer. North Korea

 According to the report published by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Investigation, to which country it has called to establish a special court to try the “horrific” abuses committed by the authorities and the rebels in the last phase of their country’s civil war and name the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights as well.
Answer:Sri Lanka & Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein

Who are the authors of the below mentioned books:

a) 5 Year Old Billionaire-

b) How To Catch A Russian Spy-

c) Farewell Kabul-

d) When The Boss Is Wrong-

Answers

a) Onkar Kishan Khullar

b) Naveed Jamali and Ellis Henican

c) Christina Lamb Obe

d) Sibichen K. Mathew

 The nine-day annual Brahmotsavam of Lord Venkateswara started from 16th September. Name the state where it is happening?
Answers:Tirumala at Tirupati in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh

 The Union Cabinet gave ex post facto approval on 16th September to provide an additional of how many days of work to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme beneficiaries during the current financial year wherever drought or natural calamities have been notified?
Answers: An additional 50 days of work

The NSCNK, which abrogated the ceasefire agreement with the government and perpetrated a string of attacks, including killing of 18 soldiers in an ambush in Manipur in June 2015, has been banned for five years on 16th September. What is the full form of NSCNK?

Answers: National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang

Vice-President Hamid Ansari on 16 September signed how many Memorandums of Understanding with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen following a session of delegation-level talks. Also tell the Mou's signed was related to?
 MOU Signed and these are:
i) On Tourism
ii) On the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation Initiative

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted ‘inprinciple’ approval to how many companies to set up small finance banks. The approval given by RBI will be valid for 18 months to enable the applicants to comply with the requirements. How many applications for small finance banks was received by RBI?
Answers:10 Companies and 72 applications for small finance banks received by RBI.

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has signed an agreement to acquire which U.S.-based eye care firm? Name the Chairman of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries.
Answers: InSite Vision and the Chairman is Israel Makov

Who won the Moin-ud-Dowla Gold Cup Trophy which was recently concluded in September 2015? Name the sport with which this trophy is associated?
India Cements & It is associated with Cricket.

Who will host the 2022 Asian Games and in which country it is located?
Answers:Hangzhou & China.

Name the player who recently book a berth for the Rio Olympics after she rewrote the National record in shot put?
Manpreet Kaur of Railways

Mobile commerce firm Paytm, plans to invest how much amount in the next two years for rolling out its payment bank services in India? Name the founder of PAYTM ?
It plan to invest upto Rs. 1500 Crores and the founder is Vijay Shekhar Sharma.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) liberalised the external commercial borrowing framework by increasing the limit for Indian companies for raising funds — with minimum average maturity of 3 years — to how much amount from $20 million?
Answer. $50 million

What is the growth rate of the manufacturing sector in the second quarter of financial year 2015-16, which was released recenty?
Answer. 9.3 per cent

 Which telecom gear-maker announced the setting up of a new unit — Industry and Society — which will focus on smart cities, the Digital India campaign and other technology projects from the government?
Answer. Ericsson

Which telecom services provider announced that it will invest Rs 60,000 crore over the next three-years to upgrade its networks with an aim to provide better quality services to its subscribers?
Answer. Bharti Airtel 

Core sector growth in the April-October period was lower at howm much percent in this fiscal year, according to the data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry?
Answer. 2.5 per cent 

Which country has topped the list of 10 countries that has seen the highest rise in people searching for destinations in the sub-continent?
Answer. Singapore 

Which country's Prime Minister thanked Narendra Modi for his “superb” cooperation and for saving lives of many tourists during the rescue operation in earthquake-hit Nepal?
Answer. Israeli PM,Benjamin Netanyahu 

Name the President of UAE who recently stated that, his country supports humanitarian cooperation with countries facing terrorism and extremism?
Answer. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan 

Name the World Bank Group President who recently said, "Carbon pricing is critical for reducing emissions, preserving our environment and protecting the most vulnerable?
Answer. Jim Yong Kim

 U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the meeting of which countries on the sidelines of the Paris climate summit?
Answer. Between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif