CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 65

1. Which among the following is the second highest peacetime gallantry award?

a. Paramveer Chakra
b. Shourya Chakra
c. Kirti Chakra
d. Ashoka Chakra

2. Which among the following articles states that the law declared by the Supreme Court is binding an all Courts within the territory of the country?

a. Art 140
b. Art 141
c. Art 142
d. Art 32

3. Which among the following is the main tributary of the Teesta River?

a. Rangeet
b. Rangpo
c. Manas
d. Subansiri

4. Which among the following has become the newest (seventh) entity to receive RBI license to start Payments Bank?

a. Aditya Birla Idea
b. Airtel
c. Sun Pharma
d. Hindustan Lever

5. Which state has recently inducted a transgender police officer thus becoming the first state in India to do so?

a. Kerala
b. Maharashtra
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Karnataka

6. Who among the following has won the National Award for Best Supporting Actress?

a. Adhish Praveen
b. Sonam Kapoor
c. Lijomol
d. Zaira Wasim

7. Which among the following cricketer was named Wisden’s leading cricketer in the world for 2016?

a. Rashid Khan
b. Virat Kohli
c. A. B. De Villiers
d. S. P. D. Smith

8. In which of the following year was the National Commission for Backward Classes Act passed?

a. 1990
b. 1992
c. 1993
d. 1995

9. Who among the following is the current Comptroller and Auditor General of India?

a. Vinod Rai
b. Shashi kant Sharma
c. David Beasley
d. Narendra Kumar

10. Which of the following Indian States has adopted self – help groups based model for financial inclusion model to extend banking services in the unbanked area?

a. Punjab
b. Odisha
c. Kerala
d. Tamil Nadu

ANSWERS
1. c
2. b
3. a
4. a
5. c
6. d
7. b
8. c
9. b
10. b