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HOW IT HAPPENED
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
After the devastation of World War II, European
countries were in state of shock and so serious efforts
were being made to find out the ways and means as to
how to ensure that conflicts do not raise their ugly
heads once again and how can a peaceful living be
ensured in future. As a result, a number of treatises
were signed in next several years among the European
countries for strengthening mutual interests.
In 1948, Treaty of Brussels was signed by UK and
four other countries to form a combined defence to
counter communism.
In 1957, Treaty of Rome was signed to form the
European Economic Community, forming basic
frame work of the future European Union.
In 1992, Treaty of Maastricht was signed to form
European Community EC, laying the foundation of
European Union and introduced European
citzenship.
In 2002, common currency Euro was established.
Finally, in 2007, Treaty of Lisbon was signed to give
the present structure and shape to the European
Union, having 28 members.
Although EU with 28 member countries has only
7.3% of the world population, it contributes roughly
24% of global GDP.
Almost all member countries rank very high
in Human Development Index.
It has been so effective in its mission of peaceful
coexistence that it was awarded Nobel Peace Prize
in 2012.
IMPACT ON INDIA
So far India is concerned, a statement by our Finance
Minster, Arun Jaitley sums up the situation.
.. we are well prepared to deal with the short and
medium term consequences of Brexit. Our macroeconomic fundamentals are sound with a very
comfortable external position, a rock-solid commitment
to fiscal discipline, and declining inflation. Our aim will
be to smooth this volatility and minimize its impact on
the economy in the short term.
GENERAL AWARENESS
AUGUST 2016
Vol. 5, Issue 02
Contents
NATIONAL NEWS
JUNE 2016
CURRENT AFFAIRS
APRIL TO JUNE 2016
BULLET NEWS
JAN 2016 TO MARCH 2016
01-34
59-64
SSC CORNER
65-71
72-100
FIGURES TO REMEMBER
REPO RATE (05.04.2016)
6.50%
6.00%
MARGINAL STANDING
FACILITY RATE
STATUTORY LIQUIDITY RATIO
7.00%
21.25%
4.00%
7.00%
BASE RATE(s)
(of various banks)
9.30 to
9.70%
INDIAs RANK IN
Global Retail Development Index
02nd
07th
10th
141st
70th
3rd
US administration has termed the Prime Minister Modis vision of Indo-US ties
that has overcome the hesitations of history and working for the betterment
of the global good as Modi Doctrine. It envisages a joint effort by India and
USA in promoting peace, prosperity and stability from Asia to Africa, from the
Indian Ocean to the Pacific, including safety and freedom of navigation on the
seas.
133rd
6th
118th
37th
5th
89th
21st
97th
130th
131st
7th
99th
06th
MAY 2016
LODHA COMMITTEE TO REVIEW MCI
The Supreme Court has appointed a three-member
panel headed by former Chief Justice of India RM Lodha
to review the functions of the Medical Council of India the regulator of medical profession and education in
India.
APRIL 2016
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MAY 2016
APRIL 2016
HOUSING SCHEME FOR WIDOWS
GOVERNMENT
INITIATIVES
JUNE 2016
SMART CITY PROJECT LAUNCHED IN PUNE
Prime Minister Modi formally launched the Smart City
Project in Pune Maharashtra. Total 69 Smart City
projects will be launched in 20 cities with a total
investment of about Rs. 1,770 crore.
These projects are related to solid waste management,
water supply projects, sewage treatment plants, housing
projects for urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas
Yojana.
MAY 2016
MULTILINGUAL PORTAL BHARATAVANI
Ministry of HRD has launched the portal Bharatavani the largest online repository of dictionaries in India. It
is a single point source for multiple language learning,
content and technology in 22 scheduled languages,
which eventually will be extended to 100 more
languages.
APRIL 2016
PROGRAMME FOR VILLAGE UPLIFTMENT
The Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan (Village Self
Governance Campaign) was launched on April 14, the
125th Birth anniversary of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar,
to strengthen Panchayati Raj in villages, empowerment
of women and upliftment of farmers.
The
campaign concluded on April 24.
3RD PHASE
OF
MISSION
INDRADHANUSH
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ECONOMIC INDICATORS
JUNE 2016
APRIL 2016
MAY 2016
INDIA POISED TO GROW BY 8%
In its latest Global Economic outlook, Fitch Ratings, USA
has said that it expects India's real GDP growth to rise to
8 percent by 2018-19, from 7.9 percent in 2017-18 and
7.7 percent in 2016-17 driven by the gradual
implementation of structural reforms, higher disposable
income and improvement in economic activity.
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Granted to
Odisha
100
Tamil
Nadu
200
500
Jharkhand
Bihar
Purpose
MAY 2016
WB LOAN FOR ROOFTOP SOLAR POWER
The World Bank has approved $625 million loan to
India to support the rooftop solar power generation
across the country. The project will be implemented
through the State Bank of India, which will on-lend the
funds to solar photovoltaic developers and end-users.
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APRIL 2016
COMPANIES TO OBSERVE IFRS NORMS
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MAY 2016
BANKS ASKED TO SHIFT TO EVM CARDS
RBI has released the Payment and Settlement Systems
in India: Vision-2018 that aims at building best of class
payment and settlement systems for a less-cash India
and ensuring access of mobile banking services to even
basic phone users. The document focuses on 5 Cs coverage, convenience, confidence, convergence and
cost.
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APRIL 2016
REPO RATE LOWERED TO 6.50%
The RBI announced a 25 basis cut in its policy interest
rate on April 5, lowering it to more than five-year low.
The new repo rate now stands at 6.50 per cent.
However, the reverse repo rate has been hiked by 25
basis points to 6 per cent. The new Marginal Standing
Facility and Bank Rate stand at 7.00 percent.
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DEFENCE, SCIENCE
& TECHNOLOGY
JUNE 2016
FIRST WOMEN FIGHTER JET PILOTS
Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40), the twoseater basic trainer aircraft designed and developed
by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited made its
inaugural flight successfully.
It will be used for the first-stage training for all flying
cadets of the three services.
Govt has taken a considered decision to allow export
of 'Akaash' missile systems to 'certain' countries that
have friendly relationship with India.
Exercise Desert Eagle II was held between Indian
Air Force and United Arab Emirates Air Force in Abu
Dhabi in last week of May.
GENERAL AWARENESS AUGUST 2016
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MAY 2016
NAVAL EXERCISE WITH ASEAN FORCES
The ADMM-Plus (ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting
Plus) Exercise on Maritime Security and Counter
Terrorism (Ex MS & CT) was held in Brunei. The nine
day naval exercise aims to strengthen the strong
bilateral ties and extensive maritime interactions
between India and ASEAN countries.
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APRIL 2016
ARMY RAISES NEW GORKHA BATTALION
The Army has raised a new Gorkha battalion comprising
entirely of Gorkha troops of Indian domicile. The new
battalion, the Sixth Battalion of the First Gorkha Rifles
(6/1GR), christened Kanchi Paltan, has been raised at
Sabathu in the Shivalik foothills near Shimla, that houses
the 14 Gorkha Training Centre.
GENERAL AWARENESS AUGUST 2016
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INTERNATIONAL
JUNE 2016
BRITAIN VOTES TO LEAVE EUROPEAN UNION
In the referendum held on June 23 in Britain to decide
whether Britain should remain with European Union or
leave it, British people voted to leave the European
Union to take greater control of its economy and its
borders, shattering the stability of the continental unity
forged after World War II.
The Leave side secured 51.9 per cent votes as against
48.1 per cent vote for Remain.
Prime Minister David Cameron, a passionate supporter of
remain announced that as a measure of respect for the
will of the people he would be stepping down as prime
minister in October.
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MAY 2016
KENYA DESTROYS HUGE STOCK OF IVORY
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APRIL 2016
WORLDs WHOs WHO IN PANAMA LEAK
In a study of 50 cities conducted by the IT firm Dell Future-Ready Economies Model, city of San Jose in
California, USA has been placed at top, followed by San
Francisco, Singapore.
From India, Delhi ranks at 44th place.
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PERSONS IN NEWS
JUNE 2016
NIKESH ARORA: One of the highest paid CEO of the
world heading the SoftBank Group Corp. was in news as
he resigned abruptly just after two years stay at the
corporation.
S. K. ROY: Chairman of public sector insurance giant
was in news as he resigned nearly two years ahead of
completion of his five-year term. Mr. Roy, who has been
with LIC since 1981, took charge as chairman in June
2013.
NITA AMBANI: The chairperson and founder of
Reliance Foundation, has become first Indian woman to
be nominated to the International Olympic Committee
(IOC), the governing body of the Olympic Movement.
HILLARY CLINTON
Democratic Party candidate
for US Presidential elections
created history by becoming
the first woman to lead a
major American political
party for Presidents post in
the 240 years of democracy in
USA.
MAY 2016
UDAY KOTAK: Kotak Mahindra Bank Chief, is the only
Indian in Forbes' 'Money Masters: The Most Powerful
People in the Financial World' list of 40 persons.
Lt. Col. RANVEER JAMWAL:
An officer in the Jat
regiment of Indian Army successfully completed his
third Everest expedition, the earlier ones being in 2012
and 2013.
YASH CHOPRA: A life size bronze statue of the late
film-maker was installed by the govt of Switzerland in
Kursaal area to honour the film maker who shot most of
his romantic dramas in the lush mountains of
Switzerland.
RISHI NAIR: A 6th grade Indian American student won
the prestigious National Geographic Bee competition
2016 at Washington DC, USA.
NIHAR JANGA & JAIRAM HATHWAR: Two IndianAmerican students scripted history by becoming the
joint winner of the US Scripps National Spelling Bee
Contest. Nihar, a 5th grader, is the youngest winner of
the 91 year old contest while Jairam is in 7th grade. Each
will get a prize of $ 40,000.
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APRIL 2016
SACHIN TENDULKAR: The Ministry for Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has named
cricket icon as brand ambassador of the 'Skill India'
campaign.
P SUSHEELA MOHAN: Renowned playback singer has
been recognized by the Guinness World Records for
singing the most number of songs in Indian languages 17,695 solo, duet and chorus-backed songs in 12 Indian
languages.
NITA AMBANI: Reliance Foundation Chairperson has
been named the most powerful businesswoman in Asia
by Forbes, leading a list of 50 women leaders from the
region that includes only eight from India.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: A host of celebrations were
held in England and several other parts of the world to
observe 400th death anniversary of legendary
playwright, also known as The Bard of Avon. His
famous works include masterpieces like Othello,
Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
APPOINTMENTS
JUNE 2016
ASHOK LAVASA: Appointed as the new Union Finance
Secretary
Ms SUPRIYA SAHU: Appointed as the Director General
of Doordarshan
DIA MIRZA: Bollywood actress has been named the
ambassador for Swachh Bharat Mission's youth-based
'Swachh Saathi' (student internship) programme.
SUNIL MITTAL: Chairman of Bharti Enterprises
(Airtel), elected as the Chairman of International
Chamber of Commerce (ICC) based in Paris.
ANNE HATHAWAY: Famous US actress and singer has
been appointed as global Goodwill Ambassador for the
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the
Empowerment of Women.
PETER THOMSON: Permanent Representative of Fiji,
was elected as the President of the upcoming
71st session of UN General Assembly.
PEDRO PABLO KUCZYNSKI: Elected new President of
Peru
HANI Al MULQI: Appointed as new Prime Minister of
Jordan.
MAY 2016
3 NEW CHIEF MINISTERS
Sarbananda Sonowal: Assam, from BJP
Pinarayi Vijayan: Kerala, from CPI (M)
V. Narayanasamy: Puducherry, from Congress
KIRAN BEDI:
Appointed as the new Lieutenant
Governor of Union Territory of Puducherry.
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APRIL 2016
JUSTICE (retd.) PERMOD KOHLI: Appointed as the
new Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).
C P GURNANI: Elected as the new Chairman of the
National Association of Software and Services
Companies (Nasscom) for 2016-17. He is the MD & CEO
of Tech Mahindra.
BOUNNHANG VORACHIT:
President of Laos
Elected
as
the
the
new
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MAY 2016
ORDER OF THE RISING SUN, GOLD AND SILVER:
Former bureaucrat and parliamentarian N. K. Singh was
selected for Japans highest civilian honour, for
promoting economic, educational and cultural ties
between India and Japan.
MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE: South Korean
author, Han Kang, has won the prestigious prize for her
novel 'The Vegetarian'. The writer and her British
translator Deborah Smith will share the $72,000 prize
money.
This prize is given every year for the best book translated
in English and published in U K.
MILLENNIUM TECHNOLOGY PRIZE: US engineer
Frances Arnold has become first woman to win this
prize for pioneering directed evolution.
The award, given by the Technology Academy, Finland,
carries a cash prize of Euro one million.
APRIL 2016
SARASWATI SAMMAAN: Prestigious prize for
literature given to the Jammu-born poet and novelist
Padma Sachdev for her autobiography Chitt-Chete
written in Dogri language. The award carries award
money of 15 lakh rupees, a citation and a plaque.
FBB FEMINA MISS INDIA WORLD 2016
Winner: Priyadarshini Chaterjee
First runners-up: Sushruthi Krishna
Second runners-up: Pankhuri Gidwani
GENERAL AWARENESS AUGUST 2016
MAY 2016
Vanishing Shangri La by K N Raghavan.
The Drowned Detective by Neil Jordan,
Blood on my Hands: Confessions
Encounters by Kishalay Bhattacharjee
of
Staged
APRIL 2016
An Economist in the Real World by Kaushik Basu,
Chief Economist at World Bank
Swimmer Among the Stars by Kanishk Tharoor
Mercedes-Benz - Winning by Adil Jal Darukhanawala
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OBITUARY
JUNE 2016
NEIL O'BRIEN: An Anglo-Indian community icon and
former Lok Sabha member, credited with pioneering the
quiz in the country, died in Kolkata. He was 82. His son
Derek O'Brien is also a famous quiz master.
MUDRARAKSHASA: Distinguished Hindi writer and
veteran intellectual passed away at the age of 82 in
Lucknow, following a prolonged illness.
INDER MALHOTRA: Veteran journalist passed away at
a Delhi hospital at the age of 68. He was associated with
The Statesman and The Times of India.
SULABHA DESHPANDE: Eminent actor and theatre
personality passed away in Mumbai. She was 79.
SURESH CHATWAL: Veteran TV and film actor passed
away in Mumbai after a brief illness.
MAY 2016
BABA HARDEV SINGH: Spiritual leader and Head of
Nirankari Mission was killed in a road accident in
Montreal, Canada. He was 62.
BALRAJ MADHOK: Former President of Bharatiya Jan
Sangh (BJS) and veteran RSS leader died in Delhi. He
was 96.
TONY COZIER: Famous West Indian cricket writer,
commentator and journalist passed away at the age of
75.
APRIL 2016
POORNIMABEN PAKVASA: Great social worker from
Gujarat, known for her exceptional work towards
educating tribal girls, passed away at the age of 103.
SATYANAND MUNJAL: The co-founder of Hero Cycles
group, a great philanthropist, passed away in Ludhiana,
Punjab. He was 99.
PRATYUSHA BANERJEE: TV actress, known for her
role of Anandi in the popular serial Balika Vadhu,
allegedly committed suicide at her Kandivali residence
in Mumbai.
GUY HAMILTON: Veteran British movie director, who
directed four hugely popular James Bond films, passed
away at the age of 93.
ROGERS NELSON: Pop music superstar, popularly
known as Prince in USA, died aged 57. He won seven
Grammy Awards and earned 30 nominations.
VICTORIA WOOD: Popular comedian, singer and
writer from BBC in United Kingdom, died at 62 after a
short but brave battle with cancer.
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PLACES IN NEWS
APRIL 2016
JUNE 2016
MAY 2016
CYCLONE ROANU: A strong cyclone lashed the coastal
areas of Andhra and Odisha causing heavy rains coupled
with gusty surface winds affecting the normal life
seriously.
SRI LANKA: Severe flooding has forced half a million
people to flee their homes in Sri Lanka as the torrential
rains and landslides claimed over 100 lives. The worsthit areas were in Colombo's north-eastern suburbs
along the Kelani River.
FORT MCMURRAY: City in state of Alberta in Canada
was in news as it suffered one of the worst wildfires,
torching over 1,600 homes and other buildings and
forcing more than 80,000 residents to flee. The local
govt has declared state of emergency to handle the
situation effectively.
GENERAL AWARENESS AUGUST 2016
SPORTS WORLD
JUNE 2016
Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal won the Australian
Open Super Series Badminton tournament title by
defeating Chinese Sun Yu in Sydney.
Grand Master Harika Dronavalli won the best
women's player award in the Eurasian Blitz chess
tournament in Kazakhstan.
Anil Kumble: Former spinner has been selected as the
new coach of Indian Cricket Team for one year.
Tintu Luka won a silver medal in 800 metres in the
Josef Odlozil Memorial Athletics Meet in Prague, Czech
Republic.
Seema Punia won a gold medal in the womens discus
throw at the Pat Youngs Throwers Classic in California,
USA, securing her quota in Rio Olympics.
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MAY 2016
Amit Kumar Saroha, Indian para athlete from Haryana
won the gold medal in men's club throw (F-51) at the
French Open Athletics Championship in Paris.
Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam has been selected to
captain Indian women's hockey team for a four-nation
tournament in Darwin, Australia.
India's ace cueist Pankaj Advani has created history in
Abu Dhabi by clinching the Asian 6-Red Snooker title,
becoming the first in the world to hold both world and
continental titles in 6-red snooker at the same time.
Garima Chaudhary won gold medal at the 2016
Commonwealth Judo Championship finals at Port
Elizabeth in South Africa.
Indian boxer Sonia Lather won a silver medal at the
AIBA Women's World Championships in Astana,
Kazakhstan.
The Indian womens 4x100m relay team broke the 18year-old national record, though they stood fourth at the
IAAF World Challenge in Beijing.
APRIL 2016
CARIBBEANS WON THE T-20 IN STYLE
The West Indies lifted the World T-20 title in both the
men's and women's section. Mens team defeated
England and womens team routed the Australian team.
The finals were played at Kolkata's Eden Gardens.
The West Indies team is popularly known as Caribbeans,
after the name of the group of island countries which
jointly form this team.
Virat Kohli was named as the Player of the Tournament
M C Mary Kom: Indian woman boxer was named one of
the eight ambassadors for the upcoming World
Championships by the International Boxing Association
(AIBA).
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MAY
MAY 01: INTERNATIONAL LABOUR DAY
Observed across the world to promote and protect
interests of labour class., supported by the ILO. The
theme for 2016 is Celebrating the international labour
movement.
MAY 03: WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY
Observed across the world to celebrate freedom of press
and defending the media from attacks on their
independence. This years theme is Access to
Information and Fundamental Freedoms - This Is Your
Right!
Supported by UNESCO, this day was proclaimed by the
UN General Assembly in December 1993, on the
anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek, Namibia.
MAY 11: NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DAY
Observed all over India to hail the technological
achievements and developments in the country. This
years theme is Technology enablers of Startup India.
It was on this day in 1999 that the first, indigenous
aircraft Hansa-3 was test flown at Bangalore and the
Trishul missile was test fired successfully. On the same
day in 1998, three successful nuclear tests were carried
out at Pokhran, Rajasthan.
MAY 12: INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY
Celebrated all over the world to commemorate Florence
Nightingales birthday. President of India honoured 35
nurses with the National Florence Nightingale
Awards on this day.
MAY 17: WORLD HYPERTENSION DAY
This years theme is "Know Your Numbers", with the
goal of increasing awareness about high blood pressure.
Normal blood pressure is defined as an average reading
no higher than 120/80 mm Hg. A readings of 140/90 or
higher is considered high blood pressure.
APRIL
APRIL 2: WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY
Observed across the globe, supported by the UNO. The
theme for this year is "Autism and the 2030 Agenda:
Inclusion and Neurodiversity".
Autism is a serious developmental disorder in children
that impairs their ability to communicate and interact.
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FEBRUARY 2016
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin
JANUARY 2016
President of France, Francois Hollande arrived in
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FEBRUARY 2016
Haryana suffered big loss due to widespread violent
JANUARY 2016
Mumbai Central has become the first ever railway
station in India to have free high-speed Internet
facility
Sikkim has become India's first fully organic state
by converting around 75,000 hectares of
agricultural land into sustainable cultivation.
Nati folk dance of Kullu district has entered the
Guinness Book of World Records as the folk dance
by largest number9,892 women.
Govt has launched Ganga Gram Yojana in Uttar
Pradesh to minimize/stop pollution of the river
from 1600 villages on the bank of Ganges.
GENERAL AWARENESS AUGUST 2016
GOVT INITIATIVES
MARCH 2016
The NITI Aayog has launched the Women
Transforming India initiative in partnership with
the UN in India and MyGov.
Govt has launched the Setubharatam project to
make all national highways free of railway crossings
by 2019.
Govt has launched the new four colour scheme for
re-classification of industries based on the Pollution
Index (PI) scores.
Pollution Category
P I Score
Red
Orange
Green
White
60 and Above
41 to 59
21 to 40
Up to 20
No. of industries
covered
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FEBRUARY 2016
Central government has announced the names of
JANUARY 2016
Govt. has started a 19 point Start-up Action Plan
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ECONOMIC INDICATORS
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MARCH 2016
FEBRUARY 2016
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has marginally
revised downward the GDP growth for 2014-15 to
7.2% from the earlier estimate of 7.3%
JANUARY 2016
The Global Economic Prospect by the World Bank
has projected a robust 7.8 per cent growth for the
Indian economy in the current year.
UNCTAD says that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
inflows into India nearly doubled to $ 59 billion in
2015 as against 36 per cent rise at the world level.
ECONOMY
MARCH 2016
The government has allowed 100% foreign direct
investment (FDI) in the marketplace format of ecommerce via the automatic route
To curb the menace of willful defaulters, the SEBI
has barred them from making a public issue or
acquiring another listed entity.
Railways have signed a contract to supply eighteen
Meter Gauge 1350 HP Diesel Electric Locomotives
to Myanmar Railways.
International Finance Corporation launched its first
Uridashi Masala Bonds (Japanese bonds) to
mobilise Rs 30 crore from Japanese retail investors.
The government has decided to invest Rs. 69,575
crore towards increasing Indias quota in the
International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Indias quota increased from 2.44% to 2.75% to
have increased voting rights of 2.6% from the
previous 2.34%.
India signed its biggest ever overseas credit line,
extending $2 billion loan facility to Bangladesh,
repayable over 20 years.
Marutis hatchback Alto has achieved cumulative
sales of three million units in the Indian market in
15 years and 6 months.
Mahindra& Mahindra launched Trringo a digital
app, to start online tractor rental business.
The U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID) and the A have signed a MoU to provide $
848 million to develop solar parks across India.
As per the Brand Trust Report, e-retailer Amazon
has been ranked as India's most trusted online
shopping brand, followed by Snapdeal and Flipkart.
The World Bank to provide $250 million loan for
improving the performance of electricity
distribution in Rajasthan.
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JANUARY 2016
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BANKING
MARCH 2016
RBI has asked banks to pay interest on savings
JANUARY 2016
RBI introduces new banknotes of 500 rupees and
FEBRUARY 2016
RBI has asked banks to follow accounting standard
Ind AS converged with International Financial
Reporting Standards (IFRS) from April 1, 2018.
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance
headed by M. Veerappa Moily submitted the report
on the Net NPAs of Public Sector Banks (PSBs).
As per the report, PSBs had gross NPAs of Rs
369,990 crore and net NPAs of around 205,024
crore rupees, till September 2015.
GENERAL AWARENESS AUGUST 2016
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FEBRUARY 2016
Indian President and the Prime Minister inspected
the International Fleet Review 2016 held on 4 Feb
to 8 Feb at Visakhapatnam coast.
The Indian Navy's first locally developed nuclear
submarine INS Arihant is now ready for full fledged
operations.
After nearly 60 years of sailing across the oceans,
the Indian Navy's aircraft carrier, the INS Viraat is
destined to be decommissioned in June, 2016.
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JANUARY 2016
INTERNATIONAL
MARCH 2016
The United Nations to set up 20 child and family
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FEBRUARY 2016
On Feb 1 MPs of National League for Democracy
JANUARY 2016
A monster blizzard named Snowzilla paralysed the
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PERSONS IN NEWS
MARCH 2016
FEBRUARY 2016
U K SINHA: The government has extended Sinha's term
as the Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of
India (Sebi) till March 01, 2017.
SAMEER ANJAAN: Bollywoods popular lyricist has
made into the Guinness Book of World Records for
writing the most number 3524, songs for Bollywood
films.
NEYMAR: Iconic football player from Brazil was in news
as Courts in Brazil issued warrants to freeze his assets
worth almost $ 50 million.
GEN. RAJENDRA CHETTRI: Nepalese Army Chief was
conferred the honorary rank of General of the Indian
Army by the President Pranab Mukherjee.
JANUARY 2016
RAGHURAM RAJAN: RBI Governor was named Global
and Asia-Pacific Central Bank Governor of the Year
2015 by the prestigious UK magazine The Banker
AZIM PREMJI: Chairman of Wipro has been ranked as
the most generous Indian of the year for the third time
in a row with donations worth Rs. 27,514 crore
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APPOINTMENTS
MARCH 2016
FEBRUARY 2016
JUSTICE H L DATTU: Former Chief Justice of India has
been appointed as the Chairman of the National Human
Rights Commission.
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MARCH 2016
JANUARY 2016
SAILESH: A senior IAS officer, appointed as the new
Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
AMIT SHAH: Re-elected unopposed as the President of
the Bharatiya Janata Party
Best
Popular
Film
Providing
Wholesome
Entertainment: Bajrangi Bhaijaan by Kabir Khan
Most Film- Friendly State Award: Gujarat
DADA SAHEB PHALKE AWARD - 2015: Awarded to
veteran actor and film maker Manoj Kumar who played
the patriotic Indian in most of his films, becoming
famous as Bharat Kumar.
KRISHI KARMAN AWARD:
Given to Himachal
Pradesh for its landmark achievement in showing
highest production of food grains in year 2014-15,
despite adverse weather conditions and rain-fed
farming in the state.
CHAMELI DEVI JAIN AWARD: Priyanka Kakodkar and
Raksha Kumar won the award for 2015-16 for their
excellent work in journalism to highlight social issues.
The award is given only to women journalists.
SKOCH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Union
Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu for his
contributions to inclusive growth and towards poverty
alleviation in India.
KAYAKALP AWARD: The PGIMER, Chandigarh won
the award for best hospital cleanliness and infection
control, winning prize money of Rs 5 crore
ABEL PRIZE (for maths): Sir Andrew Wiles, an Oxford
University professor has won the 5,00,000 pounds prize
for cracking a 300-year-old mystery mathematical
theorem.
GOLDEN CITY GATE AWARD: Prestigious award from
the world's leading travel trade show Internationale
Tourismus-Borse Berlin (ITB-Berlin) 2016 won by
Kerala Tourism's campaign on responsible tourism.
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FEBRUARY 2016
ARYABHATA AWARD 2013: The prestigious honour by
Astronautical Society of India given to Dr Avinash
Chander, former Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister
and ex-DRDO chief.
Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Classical Music
Award for 2015-2016: (by Maharashtra government)
won by Sarangi maestro Pandit Ram Narayan, a Padma
Vibhushan awardee.
Khuswant Singh memorial prize for poetry: awarded
to Arundhathi Subramaniam for her poetry book 'When
God is Traveller'.
E&Y ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR 2015: Won by
Vinita Gupta, CEO and Nilesh Gupta, MD of Lupin Ltd, a
leading Pharma company of India.
GOLDEN CONCH AWARD: (for the best documentary
film) won by Manipuri documentary film Phum-Shang
about the environmental problems of Loktak Lake, at
the 14th Mumbai International Film Festival
V SHANTARAM LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Conferred upon veteran wildlife filmmaker Naresh Bedi
BEST FIRST FOREIGN FILM AWARD: won by Titli, a
feature film by Kanu Behl. Award is given by the French
Syndicate of Cinema Critics.
GREEN BOND PIONEER AWARD: won by Yes Bank for
being the Pioneers in Emerging Markets-India. Yes
Bank had issued Indias first ever Green Infrastructure
Bonds for Rs. 1000 crore in 2015
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JANUARY 2016
PADMA AWARDS ANNOUNCED
India's highest civil awards after Bharat Ratna for the
year 2016 were announced on the eve of Republic Day
(25th January). These awards carry no cash component.
Total 112 awards were announced which included 10
Padma Vibhushans, 19 Padma Bushans and 83 Padma
Sris. Some of the famous winners are given below:PADMA VIBHUSHAN - 10
Sr.
Person
Field
From
No.
1
Tamil Superstar
Art-Cinema
Tamil Nadu
Rajinikanth,
2
Founder of the
Trade &
Maharashtra
Reliance empire
Industry
late Dhirubhai
Ambani,
3
Art of Living
OthersKarnataka
founder Sri Sri Ravi
Spiritualism
Shankar
4
Cinema baron
Literature &
Andhra
Ramoji Rao
EducationPradesh
Journalism
5
Former Jammu and Public Affairs
Delhi
Kashmir Governor
Jagmohan,
6
Former DRDO chief
Science &
Karnataka
VK Aatre,
Engineering
7
Cancer specialist
MedicineTamil Nadu
and chairperson of
Oncology
Adyar Cancer
Institute Dr V
Shanta
8
Eminent
Art-Classical
Delhi
Bharatnatyam and
dance
Kuchipudi dancer
Yamini
Krishnamurthi
9
Classical vocalist
Art-Classical
West Bengal
Girija Devi
Vocal
10
Indian-American
Literature &
USA
economist Avinash
Education
Dixit
PADMA BHUSHAN - TOTAL 19
Sr.
No.
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
10
Contractor
R C Bhargava
Ms Saina Nehwal
Ms Sania Mirza
Pallonji Shapoorji
Mistry (NRI/PIO)
Architecture
Public Affairs
Sports-Badminton
Sports-Tennis
Trade & Industry
UP
Telangana
Telangana
Ireland
Person
Field
From
Ajay Devgn
Ms Priyanka
Chopra
S S Rajamouli
Art-Cinema
Art-Cinema
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Art-Film Direction
and Production
Art-Film Direction
and Production
Literature &
Education
Literature &
EducationJournalism
Others-Advertising &
Communication
Public Affairs
Sports-Archery
Karnataka
Madhur
Bhandarkar
Dhirendra Nath
Bezbaruah
Prof Pushpesh
Pant
Piyush Pandey
8
9
Ujjwal Nikam
Ms Deepika
Kumari
Dilip Sanghvi
10
Maharashtra
Assam
Delhi
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Jharkhand
Maharashtra
ASHOKA
CHAKRA: Nation's
highest
peacetime
gallantry award, , has been awarded posthumously to
Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami of 9 Para (Special
Forces) for his acts of most conspicuous gallantry in
eliminating 10 terrorists in 11 days before laying down
his life in the line of duty in Sep 2015 in Kupwara sector
of Jammu & Kashmir.
JNANPITH AWARD FOR 2015: Noted Gujarati writer
Raghuveer Chaudhari became the 56th writer to be
conferred with India's highest literary honour. His most
noted works include novels 'Amruta' and 'Uparvas.
61ST FILMFARE AWARDS DECLARED
Best Actor: Ranveer Singh for Bajirao Mastani
Best Actress: Deepika Padukone for Piku
Best Film: Bajirao Mastani
Best Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Bajirao Mastani
Lifetime Achievement: Moushumi Chatterjee
Person
Field
From
Anupam Kher
Udit Narayan Jha
Art-Cinema
Art-Playback
Singing
Art-Sculpture
Civil Service
Literature &
Education Journalism
Others-
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
UP
Kerala
Punjab
Ram V Sutar
Vinod Rai
Dr. Barjinder
Singh Hamdard
Hafeez
Maharashtra
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MARTIN
CROWE: Pioneering
cricketer, widely
acknowledged as New Zealands greatest batsman who
laid the foundations for Twenty20 cricket, died of
cancer at the age of 53.
FEBRUARY 2016
OBITUARY
MARCH 2016
PARAMESH KRISHNAN NAIR: Indian film archivist and
film scholar died on 4 March 2016. He was 82.
P A SANGMA: Former Lok Sabha Speaker passed away
at the age of 68. He was co-founder of the Nationalist
Congress Party and ex-Chief Minister of Meghalaya
KUMARIMUTHU: Famous Tamil Comedy actor died in
Chennai. He was 77.
Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan: Eminent Shehnai
exponent died in Kolkata. He was 77.
LLOYD S. SHAPLEY: Veteran Mathematician from USA,
winner of Nobel Prize in Economics for his study of
strategic decision-making called game theory, died in
Tucson, USA. He was 92.
JOHAN CRUYFF: The Netherland's soccer legend died
of lung cancer in Barcelona, Spain. He was 68. He is
credited with some of the greatest triumphs of the
famous Barcelona Football Club.
GEORGE HENRY MARTIN:
The legendary music
producer, popular as the "Fifth Beatle", passed away in
England. He was 90. Winner of 6 Grammy Awards, he
held Guinness World Records for the most successful
producer ever with more than 50 Numbers.
PAT CONROY: US novelist whose best-selling novels
include 'Prince of Tides' and 'Water is Wide', died at the
age of 70 in South Carolina, USA.
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JANUARY 2016
MRINALINI SARABHAI: Veteran dancer and Padma
Bhushan recipient passed away in Ahmedabad. She was
97. She was proficient in Bharatanatyam, Kathakali and
Mohiniyattam.
LtGen. J F R JACOB (retd): Ex Governor of Goa and
Punjab and war hero of 1971 Bangladesh war, passed
away in New Delhi after a brief illness. He was 92.
GENERAL O P MALHOTRA: Former Punjab Governor
and ex-Chief of Army Staff passed away in Gurgaon due
to old-age complications on Dec 29. He was 93.
V. RAMA RAO: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
leader and former Sikkim Governor passed away in
Hyderabad after prolonged illness. He was 80.
RAJESH VIVEK UPADHYAY: Noted film/ TV artist died
in Hyderabad. He was 66. Rajesh was mainly known for
his roles in films like Lagaan (Guran) and Swades.
MUFTI MOHAMMAD SAYEED: Jammu and Kashmir
Chief Minister died in New Delhi. He was 79.
SAROSH HOMI KAPADIA: Former Chief Justice of India,
68, passed away in Mumbai.
A.B. BARDHAN: Veteran Communist Party of India
leader, 92, passed away after a long illness at New
Delhi.
PLACES IN NEWS
MARCH 2016
BAGHMARA: The first-ever auction of a gold mine in
the country was held in Baghmara, Chhattisgarh. The
auction was won by Vedanta ltd., a unit of global mining
giant Vedanta Resources.
BRUSSELS: A series of bombings ripped through
Brussels airport and the Maelbeek metro station in
Belgium, killing around 38 people and injuring 130
others. Terror group - Islamic State claimed the
responsibility for the attacks.
FEBRUARY 2016
KUMBAKONAM: Temple town of Thanjavur district in
Tamil Nadu was the venue for the famous Mahamaham
festival on Feb 22.
ELEPHANTA ISLAND: Located near Mumbai, a UNESCO
world heritage site, famous for its Hindu cave sculptures
depicting the cult of Shiva, was in news because the
island, which was dependent upon diesel-powered
generators for electricity until now, will be completely
electrified by August, 2016.
MURUD-JANJIRA BEACH: A picnic along the Arabian
Sea went horribly wrong for a group of collegians from
Pune when 13 of them drowned off the Murud-Janjira
beach in Maharashtras Raigad district.
CYCLONE WINSTON: One of the most powerful storms
recorded in the southern hemisphere tore through the
Pacific island nation Fiji, killing over 44 persons,
flattening
remote
villages
and
cutting
off
communications.
winning
US
cinematographer died in California. He was 93. He was
one of the Americas most influential cinematographers.
YASUTARO KOIDE: The worlds oldest man died in
Nagoya, Japan at the age of 112
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JANUARY 2016
PATHANKOT: A group of 6 suspected Jaish-eMohammad (JeM) terrorists attacked the Pathankot Air
Force base in Punjab on January 2. All the attackers
were killed, claiming martyrdom of 7 defence personnel
SPORTS WORLD
MARCH 2016
Gurmeet Singh created history by becoming the first
Indian athlete to clinch a gold medal in the Asian 20 km
Race Walk Championships in Nomi, Japan.
S S P Chawrasia, ace Indian golfer won the European
Tour Hero Indian Open title in Delhi.
Dhruv Sitwala won the Asian Billiards Championship
held at Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Indian shooter Jitu Rai clinched the 50m pistol gold at
the ISSF World Cup in Bangkok,Thailand.
Deepika and PR Sreejesh won the Dhruv Batra Player
of the Year Award for Women and Men respectively at
the Hockey India Annual Awards.
Santosh Trophy National Football Championships:
Services retained the title after beating hosts
Maharashtra in the summit clash in Nagpur.
Irani Cup Cricket championship: Rest of India team
won the title by beating Mumbai team in the finals
played in Mumbai.
GENERAL AWARENESS AUGUST 2016
FEBRUARY 2016
Dutee Chand, ace sprinter set a new national record in
the 60m dash in 7.28 seconds at the 7th Asian Indoor
Athletics Championships in Doha.
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C. Money raised abroad through bonds
D. Money raised using equity
E. Full convertibility of rupee
Which of the following words/expressions
denotes paperless trading in shares?
A. CDSL
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C.T + 2
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Which one does NOT gel with the rest of the
group?
A. Virtual banking
B. Internet banking
C. Branchless banking
D. Brick and mortar banking
E. Mouse and Click banking
The loan/s to which of the following is/are
NOT priority sector loan/s in India?
1. Farmers
2. Minorities
3. Exporters
4. Big industries
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B.1, 3
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Which sportsperson was caught in a legal
wrangle over his selection for the Indian
contingent to the Rio Olympics?
A. Yogeshwar Dutt
B. Saina Nehwal
C. Laxmi Narain Maanjhi
D. Geeta Phogat
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The Indian economy grew by _______% in the
last financial year.
A. 8.9
B. 7.9
C. 7.4
D. 7.6
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Which Indian actress is playing a lead role in
the popular American TV serial Quantico?
A. Deepika Padukone
B. Anushka Sharma
C. Priyanka Chopra
D. Shabana Azmi
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Mohammad Ali, who died recently, was a
professional boxer from
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B. Pakistan
C. India
D. Kazakhstan
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What is the Indias rank in the 2015 Good
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Which of the following is a west-flowing river
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Janani Sewa is a newly introduced scheme by
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company by small business
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C. An arrangement for raising short term money
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D. A method of discounting long term bills
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court to honour the cheque before the date of the
cheque
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Fundamental Rights for Indian citizens. The inclusion of
Fundamental Rights prevents the government from
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moral and material development of the people. Though
these rights are guaranteed by the Constitution, the
state can take back these rights temporarily during an
emergency to maintain public order, security and so on.
At the same time, these rights are justiciable. The courts
can protect and safeguard them, if they are violated.
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Fundamental Rights are not absolute. Therefore, within
some reasonable restrictions, the citizens can enjoy
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emergency and the rights of the citizen are curtailed
temporarily except the right to life and personal liberty
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the court for the enforcement of his Fundamental
Rights. Under Article 32 and Article 226, a citizen can
approach the Supreme Court and High Courts
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such as freedom of speech, assembly, and cultural and
educational rights, but others like equality before the
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B. Abusive
D. Fond of writing
RETICENT
A. Speaking little
C. Connected
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Recently Finance Ministry has hiked financial
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Muslims Against Partition is a book written by
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highest amount of FDI in 2015: USA
Which Indian city has signed a sister city
agreement with the Chinese city Jinan: Nagpur
All
India
Football
Federation plans
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launch Mission 11 Million in 30 Indian cities with
the support of FIFA for what purpose: To engage
more than 11 million children in footballrelated activities
RBI plans to put into circulation Rs.10 coins
bearing the portrait of Swami _____________ to
commemorate
his
birth
centenary:
Chinmayananda
Chairman of which public sector insurance
company was in news for resigning nearly two
years ahead of completion of his five-year term:
LIC of India
The United Public Service Day is observed on June
23 for highlighting role of which segment of
society: Public Servants
World Hydrography Day is observed on June 21
to commemorate establishment of which
international organization, some 95 years ago on
this
day:
International
Hydrographic
Organization
Government has asked all state governments to
link Aadhaar number with caste and domicile
certificates of school students for what purpose:
To facilitate timely grant of scholarship
Name the CEO of the SoftBank Group Corp. who
was in news for resigning abruptly from the post,
despite being one of the highest paid CEO: Nikesh
Arora
In the referendum held on June 23 in Britain,
voters decided to come out of European Union.
What were the two options given to the voters:
Leave, Remain
The plenary meeting of the 48-member Nuclear
Suppliers Group, NSG was held in which place:
Seoul
Which country objected to India's membership to
NSG: China
What was China's objection to India's
membership to NSG: India has not signed the
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, NPT
RBI has released the Payment and Settlement
Systems in India: Vision-2018 for what purpose:
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Which Indian bureaucrat was recently honoured
with Order of The Rising Sun, Gold and Silver
award: N. K. Singh
Which major step has recently been taken by the
Income Tax department to achieve more
transparency in its working: It made public the
data on tax payers
Renowned sand artist __________ won the gold
medal at the 9th Moscow Sand Sculpture
Championship in Russia: Sudarsan Pattnaik
The International Cricket Council has suspended
which country from its membership: Nepal
A Parliamentary Standing Committee headed by J
C Divakar Reddy, MP has been formed for what
purpose: To tackle misleading advertising as
well as to fix liability on endorsers/celebrities
Which foreign bank has launched Indias first
mobile only bank named digibank: DBS Bank,
Singapore
Garima Chaudhary won gold medal at the 2016
Commonwealth ______ Championship finals at Port
Elizabeth in South Africa: Judo
North Star is the highest civilian award of which
country: Mongolia
Name the author of the book Blood on my Hands:
Confessions of Staged Encounters: Kishalay
Bhattacharjee
The International Bank Note Society has declared
which countrys five-dollar note as the Banknote
of the Year for 2015: New Zealand
Batsman Iraq Thomas created a record by scoring
21-ball century. He is from which country:
Tobago
In which state massive forest fires in its 16-17
districts posed a serious problem: Uttrakhand
Indian shooters claimed three gold medals and a
bronze in the ISSF Junior World Cup held at which
place: Suhl, Germany
Name the first of the six indigenous Scorpeneclass submarines that was set out for sea trials off
the Mumbai coast: INS Kalvari
Name the Formula One champion from Germany
who won his seventh race in a row at the Russian
Grand Prix in Sochi, Russia: Nico Rosberg
Lee Chong Wei, winner of Asia Badminton
Championship, is from which country: Malaysia
Govt has launched UJALA scheme for what
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Chief Minister of Assam: Sarbananda Sonowal
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Minister of which state: Kerala
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use of which chemical in the making of bread:
Potassium Bromate
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system: NAVIC
375) What is the full form of the acronym Navic:
Navigation with Indian Constellation
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decided to increase benefits under the Employees'
Deposit Linked Insurance (EDLI) scheme from Rs
3.60 lakh to _____rupees: Six lakh
377) Amit Kumar Saroha won the gold medal in which
game at the French Open Athletics Championship
in Paris: Men's club throw
378) Recently approved national policy on capital
goods which aims to _____ the production of
capital goods to Rs 7.5 lakh crore by 2025: Triple
379) The Union Ministry of Human Resource
Development (HRD) has decided to launch an
online system ASMITA for what purpose:
Student tracking system programme
380) What is the full form of ASMITA: All School
Monitoring Individual Tracing Analysis
381) Name the new multilingual portal launched by the
ministry of HRD: Bharatavani
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20 Nirbhaya buses with multiple safety measures
to better protect women passengers: Rajasthan
383) Which Saudi Arabia based bank has offered to
open Islamic banking branch in India: Islamic
Development Bank
384) First bank branch offering Islamic banking is
proposed to be opened by a foreign bank in which
city: Ahmadabad
385) Rishi Nair, a 6th grade Indian American student
won which prestigious competition in USA:
National Geographic Bee competition
386) The Ministry of Railways launched Rail Humsafar
Saptaah from May 26 to June 1 for what purpose:
To highlight significant achievements made by
Indian Railways
387) India recently tested air to land version of its
supersonic ballistic missile BrahMos at which
place: Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
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Indigo Selected Stories is a collection of stories
by which famous film maker: Satyajit Ray
88TH Oscar Awards, 2016 were held in which city
of USA: Los Angeles
The Oscar for the best director was won by the
film The Revenant. Name the director:
Alejandro Irritu
Film ____________ won the 2016 Oscar for the best
feature film: Spotlight
The Oscar for the best actor has been won by
___________ for the film The Revenant: Leonardo
DiCaprio
Gurmeet Singh and Khushbir Kaur won the gold
in the national championship for which event:
Race Walking
According to Forbes annual ranking of
billionaires, __________ has been ranked at No. 1 in
the world with a net worth of $75 billion: Bill
Gates
__________ has been declared as the worlds number
one airport in its category by the Airports Council
International: Indira Gandhi International
Airport, Delhi
Rahul Sachdev recently won the all India
championship in which event: Snooker
Defence Ministry has issued an order worth Rs
22,000 crores for purchase of Chinook and
Apache helicopters from which country: USA
What type of helicopter is CH-47 Chinook: Heavy
transport
What type of helicopter is AH-64 Apache:
Multirole Attack
Vinod Rai, Former Comptroller and Auditor
General (CAG) was in news recently for what
reasons: He has been appointed as the first
Chairman of Banks Board Bureau
What is the basic objective of the newly formed
organization Banks Board Bureau: To approve
the appointment of banks top executives and
improve their governance
On which date we celebrate National Science Day:
Feb 28
The National Science Day is observed on Feb 28
as on this day discovery of __________ was made in
1928: Raman Effect
Name the Indian scientist who won the Nobel
prize for discovery of Raman Effect: Sir C. V.
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________ has been declared as the first digital state
of India for achieving digital connectivity of all
villages and panchayats: Kerala
Indias largest heritage conservation project Muziris Heritage Project is located at which place:
Trissur, Kerala
Govt. has launched _________ project to make all
national highways free of railway crossings by
2019: Setubharatam
The UGC has asked varsities and colleges to
launch a special page on their websites for
checking discrimination against which category of
students: SC/ST students
Which Union Ministry organized The Raisina
Dialogue, a project to explore prospects and
opportunities for Asian integration: Ministry of
External Affairs
Name the mega military exercise that was held
jointly by Indian and armies of ASEAN countries:
Force 18
Mega military exercise Force 18 was held at
which place: Pune, Maharashtra
World Bank has agreed to grant $ 300 million
loan for the Higher Education Quality
Improvement Project in which state: Madhya
Pradesh
In a recent study of energy effectiveness of the
countries, India was placed at 90th rank. Which
was the best country: Switzerland
Name the veteran actor and film maker who has
been awarded Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2015:
Manoj Kumar
What is the amount of cash prize given to the
winner of Dada Saheb Phalke Award: Rs. 10 lac
Col C K Nayudu Trophy is associated with which
sports: Cricket
___________ won the 2016 C K Nayudu trophy:
Mumbai
Finals of C K Nayudu trophy were held in
___________, Madhya Pradesh: Indore
Indian shooter ___________clinched the 50m pistol
gold at the ISSF World Cup in Bangkok,Thailand:
Jitu Rai
Worlds costliest railway station was opened to
public on March 3 in which city: New York
Who Was Shivaji is a book written by which
author: Govind Pansare
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Seema
Bal
(SSB):
Archana
Ramasundaram
Sahastra Seema Bal looks after the security of
which part of border of India: Nepal and Bhutan
K Durga Prasad, a senior IPS officer has been
appointed Director General of which paramilitary
force: CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force)
__________ has been appointed as the Director
General of Border Security Force: K K Sharma
Which global social networking application
recently crossed the one billion user milestone:
WhatsApp
President of India recently conferred the
honorary rank of General of the Indian Army to
Chief of Army of which country: Nepal
Which state won the 61st National School
Athletics championship: Kerala
Dial D for Don is a book written by former Police
Commissioner of Delhi. Name him: Neeraj Kumar
Ancestral Affairs is a book written by which
author: Keki Daruwalla
World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared
Public Health Emergency of International Concern
over the explosive spread of which disease: Zika
Virus
As per recent market reports, which is the largest
company of the world in terms of market
capitalization: Alphabet
2021 World Aquatics Championships will be
hosted by _______city of Japan: Fukuoka
Which company has launched a 150-cc bike
named V that contains metal sourced from
Indias first aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant: Bajaj
Auto
Mens Singles Title in the Syed Modi International
Badminton Championships was won by which
player: Kidambi Srikanth
Name the veteran wildlife filmmaker who won
the V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award:
Naresh Bedi
Name the Indian film that won the Best First
Foreign Film Award given by the French
Syndicate of Cinema Critics: Titli
D J Pandian, former Chief Secretary of Gujarat has
been appointed vice-president and chief
investment officer of which newly formed global
financial institution: Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank
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U K Sinha, the Chairman of Securities and
Exchange Board of India (Sebi) was in news for
what reasons: He has been given extension for
one year
Name the Indias first indigenously developed
lightest revolver weighing just 250 gms: Nidar
Name the Bollywoods popular lyricist who made
into the Guinness Book of World Records for
writing the most number3524 of songs for
Bollywood films: Sameer Anjaan
Government has launched a Rs. 10,000-crore
Electronic Development Fund for what purpose:
To promote manufacturing in the electronics
sector
Which country launched a massive military
exercise North Thunder that included troops
from 20 nations: Saudi Arabia
_____________ has been appointed as the new Chief
Minister of Arunachal Pradesh: Kalikho Pul
Name the America's celebrated novelist whose
1960 masterpiece "To Kill a Mockingbird" was
read by millions worldwide: Harper Lee
Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director of the
International Monetary Fund was in news
recently for what reasons: She has been reappointed for a second five-year term
Amit Mitra has been appointed as the new
chairman of the Empowered Committee of State
Finance Ministers on GST. Who is he: West
Bengal Finance Minister
Name the New Zealand cricketer who smashed
the fastest ever Test century in just 54 balls:
Brendon McCullum
_____________, ace sprinter set a new national record
in the 60m dash in 7.28 seconds at the 7th Asian
Indoor Athletics Championships in Doha: Dutee
Chand
_____________, has been appointed as the new
Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
(BARC), Mumbai: K N Vyas
What is the title of the recent book by Jhumpa
Lahiri: In Other Words
An Economist in the Real World is a book written
by the Chief Economist of the World Bank. Name
him: Kaushik Basu
Name the Indian film that won the 2016 Crystal
Bear Award: Ottaal (The trap)
842) Berlin Film Festivals top prize for the best feature
film is named as ______________: Golden Bear
Award
843) The Golden Bear Award for 2016 was won by an
Italian film. What was its name: Fuocoammare
(Fire at sea)
844) The Mahamaham festival, celebrated once in 12
years, also known as Kumbh Mela of South is held
at which place: Kumbakonam
845) The book Playing It My Way has entered the
Limca Book of Records in the category of bestselling books, with 1,50,289 copies sold. This is
the autobiography of which person: Sachin
Tendulkar
846) Government has launched a device developed by
the CSIR CEERI, Pilani, Rajasthan, named
Ksheer-Scanner for what purpose: To detect
adulteration in milk
847) The Road to Resilience, a survey of the entire
Indian coastline for promoting six coastal disaster
management projects is an initiative of which
global organization: World Bank
848) The survey of 230 cities for assessing quality of
life by the global consulting firm Mercer has
placed _____________at the top: Austrias capital
Vienna
849) Name the former Chief Justice of India who has
been appointed as the Chairman of the National
Human Rights Commission: Justice H L Dattu
850) Mobile app Swachh Paryatan has been launched
by which ministry to promote cleanliness of
prime tourist destinations: Ministry of Tourism
851) As per a global study, India is the top importer of
arms. Which is at the 2nd rank: China
852) Parliament of ___________ has become the worlds
first parliament to run fully on solar power:
Pakistan
853) RBI has extended the $2 billion currency swap
arrangement to __________nations till midNovember
2017
to
enhance
economic
cooperation: SAARC
854) What is the full form of the term IBSAMAR: India,
Brazil, South Africa Maritime
855) The Indian Navy's first locally developed nuclear
submarine _____________is now ready for full
fledged operations: INS Arihant
856) Aryabhata award 2013, the prestigious honour by
Astronautical Society of India has been conferred
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