January 2016:

INTERNATIONAL
1) Which countrys parliament adopted
Ans:- China

the countrys first

law against domestic violence?

2) World Health Organization(WHO) has declared which country as Ebola free country recently?
Ans:- West Africa
3) Giorgi Kvirikashvili
Ans:- Georgia

has

been

4)
The
blue
stone
Ans:- The Star of Sapphire

elected

of

as

the

Sri

12th

Prime

Lanka

Minister

was

of

which

country?

named

as

___?

5) Union Government signed loan agreement to clean Mula Mutha river in pune with which country?
Ans:- Japan
6) China and Soudi Arabia signed MoU on Industrical capacity to improve co-operation in_?
Ans:- Energy policies

INDIA & WORLD

1)
India
made
Ans:- Australia

civil

nuclear

cooperation

deal

with

which

country

recently?

2) In which I Q test Kashmia had got top score 2 became youngest brainiest students in country?
Ans:- Mensa test
3) 8th India
Ans:- London

and

UK

Economic

4) Memorandum of Understanding
Ans:- India and Maldives

and

in

Financial

co-operation

Dialogue

held

field

health

of

in

which

is

held

place

between?

NATIONAL
1) Which is inaguarated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 21 December to ferry MPs at Parliament?
Ans:- Electric Bus Go Green
2)
On
22
December
Rajya
Sabha
Ans:- Juvenile Justice (Amendment) Bill, 2015
3)
The
Union
cabinet
approved
which
Ans:- Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme
4)
Ministry
overseas
Ans:- Ministry of external affairs (MEA)

Indian

cleared

scheme

Affairs

which

in

was

bill

the

of

Juveniles?

textile

industry?

merged

with?

5) Two related sub progects green ports

Ans:- 1. Green Port, 2. Swachh Bharat Abiyaan

launched

by

Union

Ministry

of

shipping

is?

STATES
1) On 18th Jan. 2016 Narandra Modi declared which state as organic farming state ?
Ans:- Sikkim
2) The Vice President Humid Ansari announced which state has 100% primany eduction?
Ans:- Kerala
3) Recently Punjab chief
Ans:- Gutkha Manufacture

minister

parkash

sing

Bandal

Band

which

manufacturing?

4) Tamil Nadu chief Minister Jayalalitha announced Amma call centre for public redressal state
governament
with
complaint
number?
Ans:- 1100

CONFERENCES
1)
What
are
5
E5
coined
by
Modi
Ans:- Economy, Environment, energy, empathy and equity
2)
Who
inaugurated
Ans:- Narendra Modi

103rd

Indian

science

in

Indian

congress

science

(ISC)

held

congress?

in

Mysore?

Jnanpith

Award?

yuva

purskar?

AWARDS & HONOURS

1)
Who
is
the
Gujarati
Ans:- Raghuveer Chaudhary

literature

2)
Who
is
the
famous
Ans:- Parupalli Subbarayaphalgun
3)
In
2015
Ans:- Virat Kohli
4) Indian Author
Ans:- DSC Prize

to

whom

the

Anuradha

Roy

5)
The
2015-16
Ans:- Madhya Pradesh

Krishi

selected

mridangam

cricketer

got

karam

which

of

2015

vidwan

yerar

award

award

for

for

was

got

award

her

novel

announced

is

given

by

sleeping

to

BCCI?

on

Jupiter?

which

state?

6) Israil Journalist, palestinion pastor got which prize for Fight against occupation and violence?
Ans:- Swedish rights Prize

SPORTS & GAMES

1) Who are named as the

Ans:- Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis
2)
Who
won
the
Ans:- Sumit Reddy -Manu Atri Pair

Womens

Mixico

Doubles

Open

World

Grand

Champions

Prix

by

the

Badminton

ITF?

title?

3) For which cup does the Mumbai teenager pranav Dhanawade played and broke world record?
Ans:- Bhundari Cup
4)
India
beats
Ans:- SAFFCUP

Afghanistan

and

won

which

Cup

for

7th

time?

5) Pranav Dhanawade scores 1009 runs in 323 balls and broke world record for which tournament?
Ans:- Inter-school tournament is Mumbai
6)
Nick
Kyrgios,
Ans:- Hopman cuptitle

darila

gavilova

won

which

title

by

playing

Tennis?

ECONOMY
1) RBI has extended the deadline for exchanging pre-2005 currency notes up to ____?
Ans:- June 30, 2016
2)
For
which
purpose
Ans:- To benift small scale sectors
3) The reliance wants to
Ans:- Rambilli, 70 km from Vizag

set

4)
World
bank
released
20
Ans:- Indira Gandhi Zoological park

MUDRA

converted

up

Rs.5,000

million

us

crore

dollar

to

naval

for

MUDRA

shipbuilding

reconstructing

SIDBI?

unit

near?

which

Zoo?

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1) What is the new planet discovered by Australian astronomers found the possibly nearest habitable
planet
near
Earth.?
Ans:- Wolf 1061c
2) What is the name of the reusable rocket land back successfully on Earth launched by SpaceX?
Ans:- Falcon 9
3) What is Indias first indigenously designed warship that has been decommissioned after 32 years of
service?
Ans:- INS Godavari
4) What is the beyond visual range air to air missile succesfully testfired on 25 December from Balasore?
Ans:- ASTRA

5) What is the indigenously developed heavyweight torpedo that will be inducted into the Indian Navy next
year?
Ans:- Varunastra
6)
INS,
Kadmat
was
Inuented
Ans:- Garden Reach ship Builders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE)
7)
DRDO
successfully
tested
Ans:- Thermal target system (TTS)
8) Recently which
Ans:- North Korea

fire

and

forget

country had successfully tested

by

anti

which

tank

missile

hydrogen bomb with

united?

nag

against?

fission

reaction?

9) ISRO successfully launched which Fifth navigation satellite from Satish dhawan space centre?
Ans:- IRN SS-I E

PERSONS IN NEWS
A) APPOINTMENTS
1) Who was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Food Regulator Food Safety and
Standards
Authority
of
India?
Ans:- Pavan Kumar Agarwal
2)
Who
was
appointed
Ans:- Gautam H Bambawale
3)
Air
Ans:- Air Staff

as

Marshal

the

Indias

Bhadarvia

High

takes

4)
Dksitri
appointed
as
chairman
Ans:- Competition Commission of India (CCI)

Commissioner

deputy

of

to

chief

fair

trade

Pakistan?

of

regulator

for?

B) RESIGNS
1) The first Indian-American
Ans:- Bobby Jindal

that

resigns

Governor

of

Lovisiana

in

America

is?

2) The president that resigns from FIFA (International Federation of Association foot ball) is?
Ans:- Seep Blatter

C) DEATHS
1)
The
Jammu
Ans:- Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
2) The great leader
Ans:- Gen JFR Jacob

list

&

Kashmir

by

Indian

army,

CM

who

dead

led

to

is

birth

_____

of

Bangladesh?

3)
The
ex-sikhim
Ans:- Ventra Pragada Rama Rao

governor

passed

away

was?

D) VISITORS
1) During Modis Russia visit, agreement in defence sector includes production of which type of
helicopters
in
India
was
signed
by
the
two
nations?
Ans:- 200 Kamov-226T helicopters
2)
Which
Ans:- Pakistan

country

Narendra

Modi

made

surprise

visit?

E) MISCELLANEOUS
1)
Whose
45
in
Limca
Ans:- Sudarshan Patnaik

feet

high
Book

Santa

2)
The
2015
earths
warmest
year
Ans:- NASA and NOAA with Individual Analysis

Claus
of

science

sculpture
found
World

1080

who

said

place
Records?

this

point?

PLACES IN NEWS
1) Indias biggest Wildlife Rescue Centre named as Gorewada Zoo and Wildlife Rescue Centre has been
commissioned
at
___?
Ans:- Nagpur, Mahrashtra
2) What is the first shipyard in India to get the nod for construction of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) ships?
Ans:- Cochin Shipyard
3)
Smriti
Ans:- New Delhi

Irani

Inaugurated

world

book

fair

at?

4) Recently BCCI banned Indian premier for five years for his involvement in match fixing is?
Ans:- Ajit chandila

ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS
1)
CSO
Ans:- Central Statistics Office
2)
What
Ans:- Non Performing Assets
3)
PPP
Ans:- Public Private Partnership

BOOKS IN NEWS

stands

is

meant

Stands

for?

by

NPA?

for___?

1)
Who
is
the
author
released
Ans:- Lieutenant General Mohinder Puri
2)
Book
entitle
Ans:- Hamid Ansari

Jawaharlal

of

the

Nehru

book

and

Kargil:

Indian

Turning

polity

the

was

Tide
recently?

released

by?

COMMITTEES IN NEWS
1)
DDCA
Commissioner
of
Ans:- Former Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam

Enquiry

headed

by?

2) Which committee was formed by Reserve Bank on Medium-term path on Financial Inclusion?
Ans:- Deepak Mohanty Committee
3)
Ans:- BCCI

Lodha

committee

on?

DAYS & DATES

1) To mark birth anniversary
Ans:- National Youth Day
2)
National
Ans:- January 25

Voters

3)
January
Ans:- National Army Day
4)
National
Ans:- January 30
5)
National
Ans:- January 23

of

Swami

Day

15

6)
January
Ans:- Martyrs Day

of

30

is

12

is

celebrated

on

__

celebrated

Day

is

patriotism

is

January

observed

is

Cleanliness

Day

Vivekananda,

is

as

observed

observed

celebrated

_?

_?

on

on

as

as

_?

__

___

February 2016:

INTERNATIONAL
1)
Recently
NATO,
Ans:- Cyber defense cooperation
2)
The
North
Korea
has
restarted
Ans:- Graphite-moderated plutonium reactor

EU

which

signed

reactor

agreement

that

shut

down

on___?

in

2007?

3)
India,chinas
first
Ans:- Sino-India Cooperation

tactical

drill

on

boarder

4) India with 130 rank in human development

Ans:- Medium Human Development Countries
5)
Ans:- Iran

Japan

lifts

6)
Recently
Canada,US,Mexico
Ans:- Climate Change
7)
The
Ans:- Sri Lanka

country

8)
Recently
Ans:- Pakistan

that

the

9)
The
Country
Ans:- Sri Lanka

signed

banned

tops

placed

nuclear

country

that

is

with

in

under

named?

which

category?

sanctions

Memorandum

kidney

that

exercise

Understanding

transplants

approves

Human

of

on_____?

for

Hindu

development

on?

foreigners?

Marriage

Bill?

south

Asia?

at

related

to?

from

INDIA & WORLD

1)
International
Ans:- Viskhapatnam

Fleet

2)
India
and
Sri
Ans:- Education and Health Sectors

Review

2016

Lanka

held

signed

MoUs

3) Japan shin Maywa Industries planned to set up manufacturing plant of US-2 amphibious aircraft in
India
Under
which
concept?
Ans:- Make in India Initiative
4)
India
and
Armenia
signed
Ans:- Changing Existing Double Taxation Avoidance

Protocol

amending

for___?

5) The Asian Development Bank (ADB)and Government of India signed an $80 million loan agreement for
development
of
_____in
Agartala
and
Aizwal
?
Ans:- Infrastructure
6)
The
company
that
agreed
to
store
Ans:- Abu Dhabi National Oil (ADNOC) Company

crude

oil

in

Indian

storage

is?

7)
The
company
that
agreed
to
store
Ans:- Abu Dhabi National Oil (ADNOC) Company

crude

oil

in

Indian

storage

is?

8)
Joint
military
exercise
Ans:- India and Seychelles

LAMITYE

2016

is

between

which

countries?

9)
India
and
Ans:- Naseem Al Baha
10)
India
Ans:- Rafale Jets

Oman

and

Conduct

France

bilataral

ink

naval

MoU

exercise

on

with

Purchase

name?

of

nation

NATIONAL
1) Recently Prime minister Narendra
Ans:- Brahmaputra cracker and polymer Ltd

Modi

dedicated

which

factory

to

2) Joint Venture Companies approved by Union cabinet for resources of executing rail infrastructure
projects
in
multiple
states
is
between___?
Ans:- Ministry of Railways and State Government
3) Recently union ministr y of social justice and empowerment has launched_____for Disabilities(PwDs)
Ans:- Developed by National
4) Disabilities(PwDs) developed by National Handicapped Finance and development cooperation
(NHFDC)?
Ans:- Job Portal
5) The scheme Launched
Ans:- Sahaj Scheme
6)
Union
Government
Ans:- North Eastern State

by

Government

Released

for

online

Hydrocarbon

booking

Vision

of

LPG

Cylinders

for

the

2030

is?

states?

7) The National organic forming Reasearch institute set up by Union Government in ?

Ans:- Sikkim
8) Recently
Ans:- Malaria

Union

Government

launched

NFME

for

the

elimination

of

disease?

STATES
1) Under which
Ans:- Article 356

article

2)
In
Internet
Ans:- On tario, Cananda
3)
The
Ans:- Uttarakhand

constitution Arunachal

Readlness

MNoEFce

4)
Recently
the
Ans:- Arunachal Pradesh

CONFERENCES

of

central

the

Pradesh

state

that

delares

rule

comes

present

wild

is

under

in

pigas

assesd

in

Presidental

1st

rule?

position?

vermin

in?

which

state?

1) 19th National Conference on e-governance held in Nagpur

Ans:- Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG)

was

organized

by?

2) In 4th world government summit in Dubai m-Government Service Award was presented to?
Ans:- Karnataka Mobile One project

AWARDS & HONOURS

1) In which function was the Wild life Film maker Naresh Bedi Honoured with V shantaram Award?
Ans:- Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF)
2) Amnesty International Germany has chosen Henri Tiphagne,the Indian lawyer and Human rights
activist, for which award?
Ans:- Amnesty International Human Rights award
3) On the which day three Indian citizens are Honoured with Highest civilian award of Australia?
Ans:- Australian day
4) The Indians highest Peace time gallantry award Ashoka chakra is given to lance posthumous
hero___?
Ans:- MohanNathGoswami
5) On 24th Jan blind cricketers of India won first T20 which cup ?
Ans:- Asia cup
6) Who are the two women single players, have more Grand prix gold title than sindhu?
Ans:- SaniaNehwal and Sung Jihyun

SPORTS & GAMES

1) First German tennis
Ans:- Angelique Kerber
2)
West
Ans:- India

Indies

3)
ATP
Ans:- Domminic Thiem

player

won

Argentina

4)
Chappell-Hanlee
Ans:- Newzealand

ICC

won

Australian

U19

open

Trophy

open

Cricket

title

World

title

Since

1999

she

Cup

by

defeating?

was

was

won

is?

by?

won

by?

5) The International cricket council (ICC) suspended Pakistani leg-Spinner for three months is?
Ans:- Yasi Shah
6)
61
Ans:- Kerala

National

School

Athletics

Champion

Ship

was

won

by?

7)
The
Tennis
Ans:- Roger Federer
8)
The
83
Ans:- Aditya Mehta

Senior

player

who

National

reached

Snooker

300

Champion

Grand

Shiptitle

Slam

was

is?

given

to

ECONOMY
1)
India
was
ranked
37
out
of
Ans:- International Intellectual Property Index

38

countries

2)
Recently
Miniratna
category-1
Ans:- Hospital Services Consultancy CorporationLtd (HSCC)

according

status

to

which

is

Index?

given

to?

3) Three major IT companies of India that joined US president Barak Obamas ambitious computer
science
for
all
scheme
is?
Ans:- Infosys, Tataconsultancy services and wipro
4)
Worlds
wealthiest
People
list
Ans:- Wealth-x, a wealth-tracking website

is

prepared

as

per

data

provided

in_____?

5) Accoding to United Nations world economy report India is fastest growing economy at the rate of__?
Ans:- 7.3%
6)
The
Ans:- India

country

7)
The
One
Ans:- Whats App
8)
According
Ans:- Third

Billion

to

that

tops

users

UNISDR

of

in

mobile

Report

milk

production

messaging

India

app

ranked

the

in

which

is

app

is?

place?

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1) North Koreas National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA) launched which satel lite
successfully?
Ans:- Kwangmyong song-4 satellite
2) To build
Ans:- Srilanka

project

loon

Google

made

Joint

venture

with

which

country?

3)
Presence
of
Gravitational
waves
was
Ans:- US Laser Interferometer Gravitational waves Observatory (Ligo) scientists

confirmed

by?

4)
Presence
of
Gravitational
waves
was
Ans:- US Laser Interferometer Gravitational waves Observatory (Ligo) scientists

confirmed

by?

5) New Species
Ans:- Red Sea
6) The satellite
Ans:- Intaslat 29e

of

Hydroid

Launched

Polyps,

by

emitting

French

gree

Guiana

fluorescence

abroad

on

is

Arianes

discoverd

Vehicle

in?

is

PERSONS IN NEWS
A) APPOINTMENTS
1) On 21st January atulesh jindal has appointed as new chairman of CBDT by whom ?
Ans:- Narendra Modi
2)
Indian
origin
Ans:- Harinder Sindu

Australia

3)
Recently
appointed
Ans:- John Nicholson
4)
New
Ans:- Justice Sanjay Mishra
5)
New
Chairman
Ans:- Atulesh Jindal

high

commonder

commissioner

of

Lokayukta

NATO

of

to

fores

Uttar

of

Central

Board

of

Arunachal

Pradesh

India

in

is?

Afghanistan?

Pradesh

of

Direct

after

is?

Taxes

(CBDT)

is?

Dadwal

resignation

is?

B) RESIGNS
1) The new governor
Ans:- B D Sharma

C) DEATHS
1)
Recently
Ans:- Sudhir Tailang

the

2)
Recently
died
Tabala
Ans:- Sangeet Natak Akademi
3)
Former
Ans:- Krishna Rao
4) The Sangeet
Ans:- Sankar Ghosh

Army

Natak

5)
A.
G.
Krishna
Ans:- Mudra Communications

Cartoonist

player,Sankarghosh

Chief

passed

Akademi

Award

Murthy

Recently

got

on

winner

died

which

30

Tabala

passed

award

January

player

away

is

was?

in

2000

2016

recently

founder

is?

died

is?

of

D) VISITORS
1)
Dr.
Hamid
Ansari
Ans:- Brunei & Thailand
2)
President
of
Ans:- Crown of Abu Dhabi

Made

India

visit

from

Recently

the

prince

visit

to

3)
The
president
that
made
Ans:- French president Franco is Hollande

1st

to

that

5th

Feb

clisited

republic

Function

to__?

India

of

is?

India?

E) MISCELLANEOUS
1) Recently HFEA of United kingdom granted license to Francis crick Institute to use new gene editing
techniques
on
whose
embryos?
Ans:- Human embryos
2)
The
2015
is
earths
warmest
Ans:- NASA&NOAA with Individual analysis
3)
Recently
Ans:- YouTube

That

4) Indias Lightest
Ans:- Nidar

launches

Revolver

its

weighing

first

250grams

year

since

original

released

1880who

movies

by

Rifle

said

and

Factory

this?

series

is?

Ishapore

is?

PLACES IN NEWS
1)
Worlds
Ans:- Morocco

largest

concentrated

solar

plant

constructed

in?

2) Worlds largest canyon spotted by Chinese Scientists under Princess Elizabeth Land is larger than
present
largest
Grand
canyon
present
in?
Ans:- United states
3)
Indians
Worlds
best
Ans:- Jodhpurs Umaid Bhawan

hotel

of

2016

is____present

in

Rajasthan?

ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS
1)
HFEA
stands
Ans:- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

for

2)
IAHC
Ans:- India Africa Hydro Carbon Conference

means

3)
What
Ans:- Securities and Exchange Board of India

is

__

___?

SEBI

4)
NATO
Ans:- North Atlantic Treaty organization

Stands

for

5)
MoEF
Ans:- Ministry of Enuiromenty Forest and Climate

___?

means

___?

6)
DARPG
stans
Ans:- Department of administrative Reforms and Public Guievances

for

___?

BOOKS IN NEWS
1)
Former
President
Ans:- Transendence

Kalams

Book

2)
Recently
Mamata
Ans:- Kolkata International Book Fair

launched

Banerjee

in

South

released

Africa

10

the

book

Books

is?

at___?

COMMITTEES IN NEWS
1) Supreme court
Ans:- Lodha Committee

Recently

appointed

which

Committee

to

sell

PACLs

asserts?

2) Recently Companies Law Committee submitted recommendations on Companies act to Union

government,
this
committee
was
chaired
by?
Ans:- Japan Ray Secretary

DAYS & DATES

1)
Central
Ans:- 24 February

Excise

2)
World
Marriage
Ans:- Second Sunday of February
3)
28
Ans:- National Science Day

February

Day

is

Day

is

is

observed

observed

celebrated

on

on

as

____?

March2016:
INTERNATIONAL
1) Kosovo Parliament has elected Hashim Thaci as its President. What is the capital of Kosovo?
Ans:- Pristina
2) The fifth edition of IBSAMAR 2016, a trilateral exercise between Brazil, India & South Africa kicked off
in
Goa.
It
is
which
type
exercise?
Ans:- Naval

3)
Which
countries
are
participating
Ans:- Brazil, India and South Africa

in

the

naval

Exercise

IBSAMAR

2016?

4) In accordance with the Global Energy Architecture Performance Index Report, which country stood at
top?
Ans:- Switzerland

INDIA & WORLD

1) India has approved a $150 million credit line for the development of Chabahar port. This port is located
in
which
of
the
following
countries?
Ans:- Iran
2) Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology and a consortium of top UK research
institutions signed an MoU for establishment of a joint India-UK collaboration programme in _____?
Ans:- Crop science
3) The Indian Government has extended e-Tourist Visa Scheme to how many countries?
Ans:- 37
4) The 7th joint military exercise named as Lamitye Military Exercise held between which countries at
victoria
Mahe
Island?
Ans:- India and Seychelles
5) Indian Defence Ministry has issued an order worth Rs 22,000 crores for purchase of helicopters, CH-47
Chinook
and
AH-64
Apache,
with
which
of
the
following
countries?
Ans:- United States
6) India has been ranked at the 90th place in a list of 126 countries in terms of Energy Security complied
by
World
Economic
Forum
(WEF).
The
list
is
topped
by
_________
Ans:- Switzerland
7) India has ranked 37 out of 38 countries for its intellectual property rights environment in the annual IP
index
released
by
the
United
States
Chamber of Commerce (USCC) with only Venezuela scoring lower. Which Country ranked first in this
rank?
Ans:- USA
8) The Marshall Islands is in process to sue India and others in International Court of Justice. Capital city
of
the
tiny
island
country
is?
Ans:- Majuro

NATIONAL
1)
Name
the
scheme
that
Ans:- Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat

will

be

launched

to

link

States

and

Districts?

2) Union Government is all set to mobilize how much amount under its ambitious Sagarmala project?
Ans:- Rs 10 Lakh cr

3) In accordance with the information received from Office of Registrar General of India (RGI), sex ratio in
India
has
has
been
upgraded
to
how
much?
Ans:- 943
4) Prime Minister NarendraModi has recently launched the ambitious Rurban Mission for developing 300
villages across the country as urban growth centres aimed at improving the countrys basic infrastructure,
at
which
places?
Ans:- Dongargarh, Chhattisgarh
5) Government of India will pay EPS contribution of how much percent for all new employees enrolling in
EPFO for the first three years of employment which will be applicable to those with salaries of Rs. 15,000
per
month?
Ans:- 8.33%
6) For the benefit of farmers, how much percent FDI through FIPB route will be permitted for marketing of
food
products,
produced
and
manufactured
in
India?
Ans:- 100% FDI
7) The Indian government has planned to set up wifi facilities at 25,000 spots in the country by _______?
Ans:- March 2016
8) Which station was declared the cleanest railway station in India according to an Indian Railway
Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) survey that was released on 17 March 2016?
Ans:- Surat (Gujarat)
9) The Delhi police has tied up with which Indian organisation to track crime in the city?
Ans:- Indian Space Research Organization
10) The cabinet has approved the Mines and Minerals Amendment bill, 2015.The Mines and minerals act
was
passed
in?
Ans:- 1957

STATES
1) Vedanta has bagged the Baghmara (Sonakhan) gold mine, the countrys first gold mine to be
auctioned,
in
the
state
of?
Ans:- Chhattisgarh
2) Recently, Rajasthan govt has inked how many pacts worth Rs 11,531.21 crore with various
companies?
Ans:- 51
3) Which state
Ans:- Odisha

has

launched

Niramaya

scheme

for

distribution

of

free

medicines?

4) The NDDB foundation for Nutrition (NFN) has launched the Gift Milk initiative in which state?
Ans:- Telangana
5) President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the countrys first Gender Park in which state?
Ans:- Kerala

6)
Which
Ans:- Karnataka

Indian

state

announces

housing

scheme

for

transgenders?

7) National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013 has been officially launched in which state?
Ans:- Mizoram
8)
Indias
Ans:- Gujarat

first-ever

Aviation

Park

will

come

up

in

which

state?

9) Which state government has launched an initiative School on wheels for tribal children?
Ans:- Rajasthan
10)
Indias
Ans:- Mumbai

first

international

arbitration

centre

will

come

up

in

which

city?

11) Government has set up a high-level committee to look into the issue of missing files related to 2004
Ishrat
Jahan
encounter
case.This
case
related
to
which
state?
Ans:- Gujarat
12) Which state government
Ans:- Uttar Pradesh
13)
Which
state
Ans:- Maharashtra

has

14) Which state has

Ans:- Jammu & Kashmir

has

launched

introduced

adopted

its

awareness

the

new

Prohibition

Industrial

programme

of

Policy

Social

which

to

protect

Boycott

will

be

valid

sparrows?

bill,

2016?

till

2026?

recently

in?

CONFERENCES
1)
The
13th
Ans:- Ahmedabad

World

Spice

Congress

was

held

AWARDS & HONOURS

1)
The
Pandit
Dinanath
Mangeshkar
Ans:- Ranveer Singh & Sanjay Leela Bhansali

award

2016

will

be

given

to?

2) Goverdhan Mehta has been conferred with Federal Republic of Germanys prestigious Cross of the
Order
of
Merit.
He
is
a
researcher
related
to?
Ans:- Chemical Sciences
3) The prestigious Astronautical Society of Indias Aryabhata Award has been given to?
Ans:- Avinash Chander
4) Which is the best picture award winner at the 88th annual Academy Awards 2016?
Ans:- Spotlight

5)
Who
has
been
Ans:- Sanjay Leela Bhansali

chosen

for

the

Dinanath

Mangeshkar

award?

6) Which of the following companies has bagged the Global CSR Excellence & Leadership Awards in the
category
of
Best
Environment-Friendly
Project?
Ans:- GVK Biosciences
7)
Which
bank
Ans:- Yes Bank

has

won

the

first

ever

Green

Bond

Pioneer

Award

2016?

8) Who has been conferred with the Germanys prestigious Cross of the Order of Merit?
Ans:- Goverdhan Mehta
9) Which Indian film has won the Best Childrens Film award at the 2016 Berlin International Film
Festival?
Ans:- Ottal
10)
Who
has
been
Ans:- Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

conferred

with

the

first

world

Sanskrit

Award?

11) Which of the following states tourism campaign has bagged the prestigious Golden City Gate Award?
Ans:- Kerala
12) Which bank
Ans:- Yes Bank

has

13)
Who
has
been
Ans:- Muhammad bin Nayef
14)
Who
has
Ans:- Padma Sachdev

won

the

bestowed

been

first

with

ever

the

awarded

Green

French

2015

Bond

Legion

Krutitava

Pioneer

of

Award

Honour,

Smagra

2016?

recently?

Samman?

SPORTS & GAMES

1) Lalita Babar has been named Sportsperson of the Year in India Sports Awards 2015. She is a/an?
Ans:- Long-distance runner
2)
Which
Ans:- Australia

country

3)
Which
cricket
Ans:- Stan Wawrinka
4) Which team has
Ans:- Punjab Warriors

has

team

won

won

2016

Trans-Tasman

has

won

the

2015-16

the

Coal

India

Hockey

Trophy

seasons

India

Ranji

League

(HIL)

of

Cricket?

Trophy

title

title?

2016?

5) Which countries have won the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2016 in the men and womens
categories
respectively?
Ans:- Indonesia and South Korea

6) Which country will host the final of the Womens Cricket World Cup in 2017, the ICC has announced
recently?
Ans:- Lords
7) Brendon McCullum has blasted the fastest century in Test history in his 101st and final match before
retiring.
He
is
from
______?
Ans:- New Zealand
8) Who won 2016 Australian Grand Prix, the inaugural event of the Formula 1 (F1) season of 2016, on 20
March
2016?
Ans:- Nico Rosberg (Germany)

ECONOMY
1)
What
is
Ans:- 3.5% of GDP

the

fiscal

deficit

target

for

the

year

2016-17?

2) How much amount is allocated for celebrating Birth Centenary of Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyay and 350th
Birth
Anniversary
of
Guru
Gobind
Singh?
Ans:- 100 Crore
3) Which act will be amended to strengthen Asset Reconstruction Companies which will help in dealing
with
stressed
assets
of
Banks?
Ans:- SARFAESI Act
4) For the benefit of farmers, how much percent FDI through FIPB route will be permitted for marketing of
food
products,
produced
and
manufactured
in
India?
Ans:- 100% FDI
5) What is the total amount that will be spent on capital expenditure of roads and railways in 2016-17?
Ans:- Rs. 2,18,000 crore
6) Government of India will pay EPS contribution of how much percent for all new employees enrolling in
EPFO for the first three years of employment which will be applicable to those with salaries of
Rs.
15,000
per
month?
Ans:- 8.33%
7) How many Multi Skill Training Institutes will be set up under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana?
Ans:- 1500
8) A New Health Protection scheme will be launched which will provide health cover up to how much
amount
per
family?
Ans:- Rs. 1 lakh
9) Unified Agricultural Marketing E Platform to be dedicated to the Nation on the Birthday of which famous
personality
on
14th
April,
2016?
Ans:- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
10) What is the total outlay on irrigation including market borrowings in the budget for the year 2016-17?
Ans:- Rs. 12,157 crore

11) How much amount will be given as Grant in Aid to Gram Panchayats & Municipalities as per the
recommendations
of
the
14th
FC?
Ans:- Rs.2.87 lakh crore
12) In order to enhance economic cooperation and strengthen financial stability, RBI has extended the
currency swap arrangement to SAARC nations till mid-November 2017 of how much amount?
Ans:- $2 billion
13) Recently, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the certificate of registration of how many
NBFCs?
Ans:- 26
14) What
Ans:- 9%

is

the

approximate

contribution

of

real

estate

in

Indias

national

GDP?

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1) The worlds first fast-acting anti-rabies drug RMAb will be launched in which country?
Ans:- China
2) Scott Kelly, an astronaut returned on Earth After a historic 340-day mission aboard the International
Space
Station.
He
was
an
astronaut
of
which
country?
Ans:- USA
3) US health regulator has tentative approved which drug firms Ritonavir tablets used for treatment of
human
immunodeficiency
virus
(HIV)
infection?
Ans:- Aurobindo Pharma
4) The Department of bio-technology of Ministry of Science & Technology has inked pact with which of the
following
country
in
research
on
Crop
Sciences?
Ans:- United Kingdom
5) Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Naddahas launched Project Sunrise for prevention of
which disease specially among people injecting drugs in the 8 North-Eastern states?
Ans:- AIDS
6) Indias first indigenously developed lightest revolver (gun) weighing merely 250 grams was successfully
launched to boost the Make In India initiative. The name of this revolver is ____?
Ans:- Nidar
7) The worlds first fully electric-powered double-decker bus has been launched in which country?
Ans:- United Kingdom
8) Exo-Mars is a project launched to explore living conditions in Mars. It is a combined effort of?
Ans:- Europe & Russia
9)
NASAs
Ans:- 2018

new

MARS

mission

InSight

is

set

to

be

launched

in?

PERSONS IN NEWS
A) APPOINTMENTS
1) Indias second largest software exporter Infosys has extended the tenure of chief executive officer &
Managing
Director
Vishal
Sikka
by
another
years
till
the
year
2021?
Ans:- 4 Years
2)
Who
has
Ans:- Gianni Infantino

been

elected

as

the

new

FIFA

President?

3) Who has been appointed as the first Chairman of the Banks Board Bureau (BBB)?
Ans:- Vinod Rai
4) Who has recently
Ans:- Rajendra Singh

been

appointed

as

first

non-navy

officer

to

head

Coast

Guard?

5) Ashwini Nangia has been appointed as the Director of the CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory which is
situated
at?
Ans:- Pune
6) Justice Dinesh Maheshwari
Ans:- Meghalaya High Court

has

been

sworn-in

as

the

new

chief

justice

of

the?

7) Which cricketer has been appointed as the UNDP National Goodwill Ambassador For Youth in
Bangladesh?
Ans:- Mashrafe Bin Mortaza
8) Christine Lagarde from France has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of the International
Monetary Fund for a second five-year term. The headquarters of The IMF is located at which places?
Ans:- Washington D.C
9) Who was appointed
Ans:- Rajendra Singh

as

the

Director

General

(DG)

of

Indian

Coast

Guard

(ICG)?

10) Who has been named as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)?
Ans:- Ashley Judd

B) RESIGNS
1)
Who
was
Ans:- Vijay Mallya

resigned

as

the

chairman

recently

passed

of

United

Spirits Ltd

(USL)?

C) DEATHS
1) Rajesh Pillai,
Ans:- Director

who

has

been

away

was

related

to

which

field?

2) Leslie Bassett, Pulitzer winning passed away in Oakwood, Georgia. He was a famous?
Ans:- Composer

D) VISITORS
1) Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, recently visited India.He was the price of which country?
Ans:- Abu Dhabi

E) MISCELLANEOUS
1) Which of the following Nations Women Cycling Team has been nominated by a group of Italian MPs
for
the
2016
Nobel
Peace
Prize
for
their
dedication?
Ans:- Afghanistan
2) Who will become the first women umpire to officiate in the ICC World Twenty20 cricket?
Ans:- Kathleen Cross

PLACES IN NEWS
1) In the recently released survey by travel website TripAdvisor, how many Indian beaches has been
listed
in
the
top
10
Asias
Travellers
Choice
Award
Winning
Beaches?
Ans:- 3
2) Which of the following citys school has been emerged as the greenest school of India?
Ans:- Noida

ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS
1) What is the full form of AAFI?
Ans:- Amateur Athletics Federation of India
2) What is the full form of ASWAC?
Ans:- Airborne Surveillance Warning and Control

BOOKS IN NEWS
1) Book title Indian Paper Money has been authored by ?
Ans:- Razack
2) The book Playing It My Way has entered the Limca Book of Records in the category of bestselling
books across both fiction and non-fiction categories. It is the autobiography of?
Ans:- Sachin Tendulkar

COMMITTEES IN NEWS
1) The Government-constituted expert committee to examine the Possibility of Replacing Multiple Prior
Permissions with Pre-Existing Regulatory Mechanism submitted its recommendations. It was

headed
Ans:- Ajay Shankar

by

2) Who has recently been appointed as chairperson of a committee set up by the Human Resource
Development
Ministry
to
draft
the
new
education
policy?
Ans:- T. S. R. Subramanian

DAYS & DATES

1)
The
March
Ans:- Natioanl Defence Day
2)
World
Ans:- March 15

Consumer

is

Rights

3)
March
21
Ans:- International Day of Forests
4)
National
Ans:- March 16
5)
World
Ans:- March 3
6)
World
Ans:- March 15

Disabled

day

is

Vaccination

Wild

celebrated

Day

life

day

day

is

as

__

celebrated

on

__?

celebrated

as

__?

is

on

___?

is

celebrated

on

on

___?

___?