Q1. Recently Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has laid the foundation of Nadikudi-Srikalahasti railway project and initiated several other development works in __________.
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) West Bengal
(d) Odisha
(e) Punjab
Q2. The soon to be released book titled “Khullam Khulla” is the autobiography of-
(a) Dharmendra
(b) Rishi Kapoor
(c) Jitendra
(d) Nana Patekar
(e) Randhir Kapoor
Q3. Name the app, which has launched by PM Narendra Modi to facilitate digital cash transactions with only a thumb print after the bank account is linked with Aadhaar gateway.
(a) PAWAN
(b) ARJUN
(c) BHIM
(d) HANUMAN
(e) Other than the given options
Q4. India and which of the following countries has signed the 3rd protocol for amending Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) recently?
(a) Mauritius
(b) Suriname
(c) Vietnam
(d) Singapore
(e) South Korea
Q5. Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has expelled his son and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for six years for alleged anti-party activities, putting the state ruling party on the brink of a split ahead of assembly elections next year. Akhilesh Yadav is present Chief Minister of which state?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Kerala
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Uttar Pradesh
Q6. Who has emerged as the India's Sportsperson of the Year 2016 in a poll conducted by India?
(a) Sania Mirza
(b) MS Dhoni
(c) PV Sindhu
(d) R Ashwin
(e) Virat Kohli
Q7. Who has been appointed as the New Prime Minister of Romania?
(a) Emomali Rahmon
(b) Uhuru Kenyatta
(c) Costin Borc
(d) Sorin Grindeanu
(e) Other than the given options
Q8. Name the Chess Player, who has won all three gold medals in Western Asia youth chess championship 2016?
(a) Roshani Singh
(b) Raj Roshan
(c) Kush Bhagat
(d) Prakash Kumar
(e) Ishant Somal
Q9. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the period of enhanced PPI limit of Rs 20,000 as part of efforts to promote digital payments recently. What is the full form of PPI?
(a) Post Payment Instruments
(b) Prepaid Payment Instruments
(c) Prepaid Permanent Instruments
(d) Prepaid Payment International
(e) Other than the given options
Q10. Who has taken charge as the new Chief of Army Staff recently?
(a) General Bipin Rawat
(b) General VK Singh
(c) General Himanshu Reddy
(d) General Dalbir Singh Suhag
(e) General Bikram Prasad
Q11. Which among the following state government has sanctioned disbursement of two crore rupees for the district-level sports complexes for which Sports training department of every district will be disbursing the funds?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Gujarat
(c) Kerala
(d) West Bengal
(e) Uttar Pradesh
Q12. Which of the following Public Sector Banks (PSBs) has tied up with online classifieds portal magicbricks.com, to conduct joint marketing activites and help rejuvenate the real estate sector?
(a) Punjab National Bank
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Indian Overseas Bank
(d) Central Bank of India
(e) Bank of Baroda
Q13. An Indian-origin Saudi-based entrepreneur Shaikh Rafik Mohammed, who hails from Kerala has been appointed Major General of _______________, a rare military position occupied by an Indian in the Central Asian country.
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Maldives
(c) Kyrgyzstan
(d) Uzbekistan
(e) Tajikistan
Q14. ________________ an Indian- origin British professor of chemistry and DNA expert at Cambridge University, has received a Knighthood along with Olympic stars Andy Murray and Mo Farah among others by Queen Elizabeth II for their contributions.
(a) Ramakrishnan Rao
(b) Shankar Balasubramanian
(c) Pradeep Kumar Malhotra
(d) Krishana Sahai
(e) Other than the given options
Q15. Which state has emerged as the India’s first fully organic state in 2016 by converting around 75,000 hectares of agricultural land into sustainable cultivation?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Assam
(c) Tripura
(d) Meghalaya
(e) Kerala
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has laid the foundation of Nadikudi-Srikalahasti railway project and initiated several other development works in Andhra Pradesh. Mr. Prabhu flagged off the Double-Decker train between Visakhapatnam-Tirupathi.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Bollywood veteran actor Rishi Kapoor's autobiography titled "Khullam Khulla" will hit the stands on January 15, 2017. The book's title has been borrowed from the 64-year-old actor's famous song "Khullam Khulla Pyar Karenge Hum Dono".
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a mobile app Bharat Interface for Money, BHIM to facilitate digital cash transactions with only a thumb print after the bank account is linked with Aadhaar gateway. Addressing Digi Dhan Mela at Talkatora stadium in New Delhi, Mr Modi said, payments through the new system can be made by just a thumb impression.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. India and Singapore have amended the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) for the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, by signing a Third Protocol on 30th December 2016.
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. Akhilesh Yadav is present Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. Test captain Virat Kohli has emerged as the India's Sportsperson of the Year 2016 in a poll conducted by India . Kohli, with 44.18% votes, pipped badminton ace PV Sindhu (31.51%) for the top spot while star all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin came third with 13.83% of the votes.Even though Kohli won the poll this year, all the six sportspersons who were a part of this poll were winners in their own rights.
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Romania's president Klaus Iohannis has appointed Sorin Grindeanu as the country's new prime minister. Grindeanu proposed for the position by a government coalition comprising election winners Social Democrat Party (PSD) and junior partner Liberal-Democrat Alliance (ALDE). The president signed the decree of Grindeanu's appointment.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Creating history, Mumbai prodigy Kush Bhagat has won all three gold medals on offer in the 1st Western Asia Youth Chess Championships. The event held at Al Ain Chess Club in UAE, he has reigned supreme in all the three categories - rapid, blitz and standard.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the period of enhanced Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPI) limit of Rs 20,000 as part of efforts to promote digital payments. Keeping in view that Bank is undertaking a comprehensive review of the guidelines and framework for PPI issuance in the country, it has been decided to extend the measures till the completion of review of the PPI guidelines.
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. General Bipin Rawat on 31 December 2016 has taken charge as the new Chief of Army Staff. General Rawat has tremendous hands on experience of serving in combat areas, and at various functional levels in the Indian Army over the last three decades. He has handled various operational responsibilities in many areas, including along the LoC with Pakistan, the LAC with China, and in the North-East.
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. Maharashtra government has sanctioned disbursement of two crore rupees for the district-level sports complexes for which Sports training department of every district will be disbursing the funds. Education and sports department issued a government resolution for sanctioned amount would be the same is Rs 5.06 crore, out of which 1.95 crore rupees had been sanctioned for disbursement.
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. State Bank of India the country’s largest bank has tied up with online classifieds portal magicbricks.com, to conduct joint marketing activites and help rejuvenate the real estate sector. To kick start the MOU, SBI and Magicbricks are launching the 'Seal the Deal' campaign. Under Seal The Deal, SBI and Magicbricks will be hosting a mega online property show for SBI Approved Projects. This will be the first housing carnival in the industry at this scale.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. An Indian-origin Saudi-based entrepreneur Shaikh Rafik Mohammed, who hails from Kerala has been appointed Major General of Kyrgyzstan, a rare military position occupied by an Indian in the Central Asian country. He was appointed Major General of Kyrgyzstan by Ali Mirza, Defence Minister of Kyrgyzstan.
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Shankar Balasubramanian, an Indian- origin British professor of chemistry and DNA expert at Cambridge University, has received a Knighthood along with Olympic stars Andy Murray and Mo Farah among others by Queen Elizabeth II for their contributions.
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. Sikkim has emerged as the India’s first fully organic state by converting around 75,000 hectares of agricultural land into sustainable cultivation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally certified Fully Organic State Status to Sikkim at a sustainable agriculture conference in Gangtok earlier in 2016.
Solutions
Sol. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has laid the foundation of Nadikudi-Srikalahasti railway project and initiated several other development works in Andhra Pradesh. Mr. Prabhu flagged off the Double-Decker train between Visakhapatnam-Tirupathi.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Bollywood veteran actor Rishi Kapoor's autobiography titled "Khullam Khulla" will hit the stands on January 15, 2017. The book's title has been borrowed from the 64-year-old actor's famous song "Khullam Khulla Pyar Karenge Hum Dono".
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a mobile app Bharat Interface for Money, BHIM to facilitate digital cash transactions with only a thumb print after the bank account is linked with Aadhaar gateway. Addressing Digi Dhan Mela at Talkatora stadium in New Delhi, Mr Modi said, payments through the new system can be made by just a thumb impression.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. India and Singapore have amended the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) for the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, by signing a Third Protocol on 30th December 2016.
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. Akhilesh Yadav is present Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. Test captain Virat Kohli has emerged as the India's Sportsperson of the Year 2016 in a poll conducted by India . Kohli, with 44.18% votes, pipped badminton ace PV Sindhu (31.51%) for the top spot while star all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin came third with 13.83% of the votes.Even though Kohli won the poll this year, all the six sportspersons who were a part of this poll were winners in their own rights.
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Romania's president Klaus Iohannis has appointed Sorin Grindeanu as the country's new prime minister. Grindeanu proposed for the position by a government coalition comprising election winners Social Democrat Party (PSD) and junior partner Liberal-Democrat Alliance (ALDE). The president signed the decree of Grindeanu's appointment.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Creating history, Mumbai prodigy Kush Bhagat has won all three gold medals on offer in the 1st Western Asia Youth Chess Championships. The event held at Al Ain Chess Club in UAE, he has reigned supreme in all the three categories - rapid, blitz and standard.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the period of enhanced Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPI) limit of Rs 20,000 as part of efforts to promote digital payments. Keeping in view that Bank is undertaking a comprehensive review of the guidelines and framework for PPI issuance in the country, it has been decided to extend the measures till the completion of review of the PPI guidelines.
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. General Bipin Rawat on 31 December 2016 has taken charge as the new Chief of Army Staff. General Rawat has tremendous hands on experience of serving in combat areas, and at various functional levels in the Indian Army over the last three decades. He has handled various operational responsibilities in many areas, including along the LoC with Pakistan, the LAC with China, and in the North-East.
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. Maharashtra government has sanctioned disbursement of two crore rupees for the district-level sports complexes for which Sports training department of every district will be disbursing the funds. Education and sports department issued a government resolution for sanctioned amount would be the same is Rs 5.06 crore, out of which 1.95 crore rupees had been sanctioned for disbursement.
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. State Bank of India the country’s largest bank has tied up with online classifieds portal magicbricks.com, to conduct joint marketing activites and help rejuvenate the real estate sector. To kick start the MOU, SBI and Magicbricks are launching the 'Seal the Deal' campaign. Under Seal The Deal, SBI and Magicbricks will be hosting a mega online property show for SBI Approved Projects. This will be the first housing carnival in the industry at this scale.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. An Indian-origin Saudi-based entrepreneur Shaikh Rafik Mohammed, who hails from Kerala has been appointed Major General of Kyrgyzstan, a rare military position occupied by an Indian in the Central Asian country. He was appointed Major General of Kyrgyzstan by Ali Mirza, Defence Minister of Kyrgyzstan.
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Shankar Balasubramanian, an Indian- origin British professor of chemistry and DNA expert at Cambridge University, has received a Knighthood along with Olympic stars Andy Murray and Mo Farah among others by Queen Elizabeth II for their contributions.
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. Sikkim has emerged as the India’s first fully organic state by converting around 75,000 hectares of agricultural land into sustainable cultivation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally certified Fully Organic State Status to Sikkim at a sustainable agriculture conference in Gangtok earlier in 2016.
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