Current affairs september

Ques. : 1 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 31 Aug designated India’s top two banks by assets as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs). These two banks are
1) SBI and PNB
2) SBI and BOB
3) SBI and HDFC Bank
4) SBI and ICICI Bank
5) SBI and Canara Bank
Answer:- 4) SBI and ICICI Bank
Ques. : 2 Who among the following is the new Union Finance Secretary?
1) Ratan P Watal
2) Rajiv Takru
3) Anjuly Chib Duggal
4) Hasmukh Adhia
5) Shaktikanta Das
Answer:- 1) Ratan P Watal
Ques. : 3 The Union govt, recently, released a sum of ________ to Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995 as its contribution for the year 2015-16.
1) Rs 1,000 cr
2) Rs 1,500 cr
3) Rs 2,000 cr
4) Rs 2,500 cr
5) Rs 2,800 cr
Answer:- 3) Rs 2,000 cr
Ques. : 4 The US President Barack Obama has renamed which of the following mountains in North America as Denali?
1) Mount Saint Elias
2) Mount Foraker
3) Mount Blackburn
4) Mount Whitney
5) Mount McKinley
Answer:- 5) Mount McKinley
Ques. : 5 Which state govts on 31 Aug inaugurated the One Stop Centre, known as “Sakhi”, which will play a role in helping the women in distress?
1) Chhattisgarh
2) Haryana
3) Punjab
4) Odisha
5) Maharashtra
Answer:- 2) Haryana
Ques. : 6 The visiting Indian team won the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka 2-1 on 1 Sep. Which of the following is NOT correct in this regard?
1) This is India's first Test series victory on Sri Lankan soil in 22 years.
2) It was new captain Virat Kohli’s first series win.
3) R Ashwin declared Man of the Series.
4) Cheteshwar Pujara named man of the match for his 145 (not out) in the third Test.
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
Ques. : 7 As announced by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on 1 Sep, foreign institutional investors and foreign portfolio investors will be exempted from MAT on transactions prior to
1) Apr 1, 2014
2) Sep 1, 2014
3) Dec 1, 2014
4) Jan 1, 2015
5) Apr 1, 2015
Answer:- 5) Apr 1, 2015
Ques. : 8 Who among the following has been appointed the new Union Home Secretary?
1) Anil Goswami
2) Rajiv Mehrishi
3) Sunil Arora
4) Tuk Tuk Kumar
5) LC Goyal
Answer:- 2) Rajiv Mehrishi
Ques. : 9 Indian women’s hockey team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics after a gap of 36 years. Who is the present captain of women’s hockey team?
1) Mamta Kharab
2) Ritu Rani
3) Vandana Kataria
4) Rani Rampal
5) Sushila Chanu
Answer:- 2) Ritu Rani
Ques. : 10 ___________ has taken over as the Chairman of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
1) RP Singh
2) Vijay Chhibber
3) Raghav Chandra
4) Rajinder Khanna
5) Pradeep Kumar Sinha
Answer:- 3) Raghav Chandra

Ques. : 1 Name the Indian wrestler who on 30 Aug won gold medal in the 50 kg freestyle category at the World Cadet Championship held in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
1) Ravinder Singh
2) Bajrang
3) Yogeshwar Dutt
4) Anil
5) Sushil Kumar
Answer:- 4) Anil
Ques. : 2 The govt has announced the list of 98 cities from different states to be developed as smart cities in gradual manner. Which of the following is NOT correct in this respect?
1) Andhra Pradesh – Tirupati
2) Arunachal Pradesh – Pasighat
3) Bihar – Biharsharif
4) Gujarat – Rajkot
5) Madhya Pradesh – Vidisha
Answer:- 5) Madhya Pradesh – Vidisha
Ques. : 3 The Reserve Bank has withdrawn the instructions on compensation to banks for detecting counterfeit notes. The compensation was being paid at _________ of the notional value of counterfeit notes detected.
1) 5 per cent
2) 10 per cent
3) 15 per cent
4) 20 per cent
5) 25 per cent
Answer:- 5) 25 per cent
Ques. : 4 Which of the following countries topped the medal tally at the 2015 IAAF World Championships which concluded in Beijing on 30 Aug?
1) Ethiopia
2) Kenya
3) China
4) US
5) Jamaica
Answer:- 2) Kenya
Ques. : 5 Which of the following banks has launched “IndPay” mobile app through which customers can operate their banking accounts anytime and anywhere?
1) Indian Bank
2) Bank of India
3) IndusInd Bank
4) IDBI Bank
5) Bandhan Bank
Answer:- 1) Indian Bank
Ques. : 6 The govt on 30 Aug launched a scheme for online release of new LPG connections for the consumers. The scheme has been named
1) SAHAJ
2) SARAL
3) SUGAM
4) PAHAL
5) TATKAL
Answer:- 1) SAHAJ
Ques. : 7 According to a report released by the Department of Economic Affairs, India’s external debt increased by 6.6 per cent to _________ in 2014-15.
1) USD 384.7 bn
2) USD 391.1 bn
3) USD 446.3 bn
4) USD 475.8 bn
5) USD 545.6 bn
Answer:- 4) USD 475.8 bn
Ques. : 8 As per the data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on 31 Aug, India remained the fastest growing major economy of the world for a second straight quarter, with GDP growing at _______ during Apr-Jun 2015.
1) 7.5 per cent
2) 7 per cent
3) 6.8 per cent
4) 6.7 per cent
5) 6.5 per cent
Answer:- 2) 7 per cent
Ques. : 9 Which of the following countries completed the tunneling and track-laying for the 35-mile NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel, the longest tunnel in the world, recently?
1) Japan
2) France
3) Switzerland
4) China
5) Germany
Answer:- 3) Switzerland
Ques. : 10 Name the mountaineer who has been honoured with the 2015 Tenzing Norgay national adventure award by President Pranab Mukherjee.
1) Arjun Vajpai
2) Narendra Kumar
3) Jot Singh
4) DK Khullar
5) Lovraj Singh Dharamshaktu
Answer:- 3) Jot Singh