Current Affairs Revision Class: September

1) RBI signed with which country central Bank on Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information?
Answer. Nepal Rastra Bank

2) Where in India was the Global Investors Meet held to woo investors to invest in their state?

Answer. Tamil Nadu

3) Union Cabinet approved how much percent hike in Dearness Allowance of Central Government employees?

Answer. 6 percent

 4) The Union Cabinet approved how much percent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in White Label Automated Teller Machines (WLAs)?

Answer. 100 percent

5) Who has been named as the India’s richest person for ninth year in a row?

Answer. Mukesh Ambani 

6) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor Urjit Patel said the central bank expects the Current Account Deficit (CAD) to be about how much percent of GDP in the current fiscal year?

Answer. 1.5 per cent

7) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted ‘in-principle’ approval for to how many companies to set up small finance banks?

Answer. 10 companies 

Note: The approval will be valid for 18 months to  enable the applicants to comply with the requirements.

8) Who has been elected as the new chairman of the Press Trust of India?

Answer. Hormusji N Cama  

9) Who recently has been appointed as a full-time member of NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog?

Answer. Professor Ramesh Chand

10) Who is appointed as the Chairman of Indian Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO)?

Answer. L C Goyal

11) Who took charge as the Chairman of the National Highways Authority of India?

Answer. Raghav Chandra

12) Who took charge as the Union Finance Secretary?

Answer. Ratan P Watal

13) Who was conferred with the 2015 Stockholm Water Prize?

Answer. The Waterman of India Rajendra Singh

14) Which port was adjudged as the ‘Major Port of the Year’ amongst 12 major ports in the country for the year 2014-15?

Answer. Kolkata Port

15) Name the country which was visited by PM in September and he is the first Prime Minister of India to visit that country in 59 years?

Answer. Ireland

16) The 10th World Hindi Conference was held in which place in 2015?

Answer.  Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

17) What is the name of the organization which was started by Nana Patekar to provide aid to farmers to overcome drought conditions?

Answer. Naam Foundation 

18) Prime Minister Narendra Modi released two commemorative coins in which denominations in the memory of former President Sarvepalli  Radhakrishnan?

Answer. 125 rupees and 10 rupees

19) What is the full form of NISAR?

Answer. NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR)

Note: NISAR is a dedicated US and Indian InSAR mission, in partnership with ISRO, optimized for studying hazards and global environmental change.

20) The Union Cabinet approved introduction of Gold Monetization Schemes. The objective of this scheme is to mobilize the gold held by households and institutions in the country and to reduce reliance on import of gold to meet the domestic demand. What is the minimum quantity of gold that a customer can bring is proposed in the scheme?

Answer. 30 grams.

21) Which state was awarded for the Best State/UT for Comprehensive Tourism Development?

Answer. The state of Gujarat

22) Who has been awarded with the prestigious Champions of Change Award of US at the White House?

Answer. Swetha Prabhakaran, an Indian American teen

23) Who has been awarded wih the United Nations Champions of the Earth Award for Policy Leadership to address the issue of climate change?

Answer. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina 

24) Short story writer and novelist Jhumpa Lahiri was awarded with which award by the White House, United States?

Answer. National Humanities Medal 2014 

25) Who was conferred with the Honoured Guest of Texas award for his contribution to the cinema and the world of art?
Answer. Bollywood actor Anupam Kher