Current Affairs for IBPS Clerk Exam 2016

Q1. Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has inaugurated projects worth Rs 6 crore at his adopted village of Puttamrajuvari Kandriga near Gudur, 110 km from Tirupati in which state?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Q2. Name the former Governor Lieutenant General (Retd.) of Jammu and Kashmir, who passed away after brief illness recently?
Answer: Srinivas Kumar Sinha


Q3. Which firm has launched Internet of Things (IoT) services venture named “UNLIMIT” in association with Cisco Jasper?
Answer: Reliance Group


Q4.  ________ has been named international word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries.
Answer: Post-truth


Q5. Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius Anirood Jugnauth has inaugurated an AYUR Herbarium project in……….?
Answer: Goa


Q6. In Which city Bollywood theme Parks has opened with fanfare, fireworks, dance, music and simulator 4D shows based on hit Hindi-language movies?
Answer: Dubai, UAE


Q7. Name the player, who has clinched her/his maiden Super Series Premier title after edging out Sun Yu of China in the finals of the USD 700,000 China Open badminton tournament in Fuzhou, China.
Answer: PV Sindhu


Q8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Pradhanmantri Grameen Awas Yojna, an ambitious housing scheme meant for rural poor in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Designed entirely for the rural masses, the ambitious scheme aims to provide affordable houses to all those living below the poverty line by the year…………?
Answer: 2022


Q9. Who has clinched the 2016 ATP World Tour Finals title, after defeating Serbia’s Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4 in the final? 
Answer: Andy Murray


Q10. Who has honoured with an international peace prize for his efforts in ensuring world peace? 
Answer: Sri Sri Ravishankar


Q11. Name the Information and Broadcasting Minister, who has inaugurated a multimedia exhibition on the theme of ‘Aazadi 70 Saal, Yaad Karo Kurbani’ to commemorate 70 years of India’s Independence and its depiction through films?
Answer: M Venkaiah Naidu


Q12. Name the former governor of Madhya Pradesh, who has passed away recently?
Answer: Ram Naresh Yadav


Q13. Who has won the 2016 International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea at IMO Headquarter?
Answer: Captain Radhika Menon


Q14. Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who was awarded the prestigious Mother Teresa International Award by the Mumbai-based NGO Harmony Foundation recently, is a minister in-
Answer: UAE


Q15. India has successfully test-fired indigenously built nuclear-capable Agni-I ballistic missile from Odisha coast. The missiles have a strike range of-
Answer: 700 km