COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS OF PADMA AWARDS-2019 14 Mar 2019 5:08 PM (6 years ago)

List of Padma awardees 2019

21 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 11 persons from the category of foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI, three posthumous awardees, and one transgender person.

PADMA VIBHUSHAN

1. Teejan Bai - Art-Vocals-Folk - Chhattisgarh

2. Ismail Omar Guelleh (Foreigner) - Public Affairs - Djibouti

3. Anilkumar Manibhai Naik - Trade & Industry-Infrastructure - Maharashtra

4. Balwant Moreshwar Purandare - Art-Acting-Theatre - Maharashtra

PADMA BHUSHAN

1. John Chambers (Foreigner) - Trade & Industry-Technology - USA

2. Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa - Public Affairs - Punjab

3. Pravin Gordhan (Foreigner) - Public Affairs - South Africa

4. Mahashay Dharam Pal Gulati - Trade & Industry-Food Processing - Delhi

5. Darshan Lal Jain - Social Work - Haryana

6. Ashok Laxmanrao Kukade - Medicine-Affordable Healthcare - Maharashtra

7. Kariya Munda - Public Affairs - Jharkhand

8. Budhaditya Mukherjee - Art-Music-Sitar - West Bengal

9. Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair - Art-Acting-Film - Kerala

10. S Nambi Narayan - Science & Engineering-Space - Kerala

11. Kuldip Nayar (Posthumous) - Literature & Education (Journalism) - Delhi

12. Bachendri Pal - Sports (Mountaineering) - Uttarakhand

13. V K Shunglu - Civil Service - Delhi

14. Hukumdev Narayan Yadav - Public Affairs - Bihar

PADMA SHRI

• Rajeshwar Acharya - Art-Vocal-Hindustani - Uttar Pradesh

• Bangaru Adigalar - Spiritualism - Tamil Nadu

• Illias Ali - Medicine-Surgery - Assam

• Manoj Bajpayee - Art-Acting-Films - Maharashtra

• Uddhab Kumar Bharali - Science & Engineering-Grassroots Innovation - Assam

• Omesh Kumar Bharti - Medicine (Rabies) - Himachal Pradesh

• Pritam Bhartwan - Art-Vocals-Folk - Uttarakhand

• Jyoti Bhatt - Art-Painting - Gujarat

• Dilip Chakravarty - Archaeology - Delhi

• Mammen Chandy - Medicine (Hematology) - West Bengal

• Swapan Chaudhuri - Art-Music-Tabla - West Bengal

• Kanwal Singh Chauhan - Agriculture - Haryana

• Sunil Chhetri - Sports (Football) - Telangana

• Dinyar Contractor - Art-Acting-Theatre - Maharashtra

• Muktaben Pankajkumar Dagli - Social Work (Divyang Welfare) - Gujarat

• Babulal Dahiya - Agriculture - Madhya Pradesh

• Thanga Darlong - Art-Music-Flute - Tripura

• Prabhu Deva - Art-Dance - Karnataka

• Rajkumari Devi - Agriculture - Bihar

• Bhagirathi Devi - Public Affairs - Bihar

• Baldev Singh Dhillon - Science and Engineering (Agriculture) - Punjab

• Harika Dronavalli - Sports (Chess) - Andhra Pradesh

• Godawari Dutta - Art-Painting - Bihar

• Gautam Gambhir - Sports (Cricket) - Delhi

• Draupadi Ghimiray - Social Work (Divyang Welfare) - Sikkim

• Rohini Godbole - Science and Engineering (Nuclear) - Karnataka

• Sandeep Guleria - Medicine (Surgery) - Delhi

• Pratap Singh Hardia - Medicine (Ophthalmology) - Madhya Pradesh

• Bulu Imam - Social Work (Culture) - Jharkhand

• Friederike Irina (Foreigner) - Social Work (Animal Welfare) - Germany

• Joravarsinh Jadav - Art (Dance Folk) - Gujarat\

• S Jaishankar - Civil Service - Delhi

• Narsingh Dev Jamwal - Literature and Education - Jammu & Kashmir

• Fayaz Ahmad Jan - Art-Craft (Papier Mache) - Jammu and Kashmir

• K G Jayan - Art-Music-Bhakti - Kerala

• Subhash Kak (Foreigner) - Science and Engineering-Technology - USA

• Sharath Kamal - Sports (Table Tennis) - Tamil Nadu

• Rajani Kant - Social Work - Uttar Pradesh

• Sudam Kate - Medicine (Sickle Cell) - Maharashtra

• Waman Kendre - Art-Acting-Theatre - Maharashtra

• Kader Khan (Posthumous-Foreigner) - Art-Acting-Films - Canada

• Abdul Gafur Khatri - Art-Painting - Gujarat

• Ravindra Kolhe (Duo)* - Medicine (Affordable Healthcare) - Maharashtra

• Smita Kolhe (Duo)* - Medicine (Affordable Healthcare) - Maharashtra

• Bombayla Devi Laishram - Sports (Archery) - Manipur

• Kailash Madbaiya - Literature and Education - Madhya Pradesh

• Ramesh Babaji Maharaj - Social Work (Animal Welfare) - Uttar Pradesh

• Vallabhbhai Vasrambhai Marvaniya - Agriculture - Gujarat

• Gita Mehta (Foreigner) - Literature and Education - USA

• Shadab Mohammad - Medicine (Dentistry) - Uttar Pradesh

• KK Muhammed - Archaeology - Kerala

• Shyama Prasad Mukherjee - Medicine (Affordable Healthcare) - Jharkhand

• Daitari Naik - Social Work - Odisha

• Shankar Mahadevan Narayan - Art-Vocals-Films - Maharashtra

• Shantanu Narayen (Foreigner) - Trade and Industry (Technology) - USA

• Nartaki Natraj - Art-Dance (Bharatnatyam) - Tamil Nadu

• Tsering Norboo - Medicine-Surgery - Jammu & Kashmir

• Anup Ranjan Pandey - Art-Music - Chhattisgarh

• Jagdish Prasad Parikh - Agriculture - Rajasthan

• Ganpat I Patel (Foreigner) - Literature and Education - USA

• Bimal Patel - Architecture - Gujarat

• Hukumchand Patidar - Agriculture - Rajasthan

• Harvinder Singh Phoolka - Public Affairs - Punjab

• Madurai Chinna Pillai - Social Work (Microfinance) - Tamil Nadu

• Tao Porchon-Lynch (Foreigner) - Yoga - USA

• Kamala Pujhari - Agriculture - Odisha

• Bajrang Punia - Sports (Wrestling) - Haryana

• Jagat Ram - Medicine (Ophthalmology) - Chandigarh

• R V Ramani - Medicine (Ophthalmology) - Tamil Nadu

• Devarapalli Prakash Rao - Social Work (Affordable Education)

• Anup Sah - Art-Photography - Uttarakhand

• Milena Salvini (Foreigner) - Art-Dance (Kathakali) - France

• Nagindas Sanghavi - Literature & Education-Journalism - Maharashtra

• Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry - Art-Lyrics - Telangana

• Shabbir Sayyad - Social Work (Animal Welfare) - Maharashtra

• Mahesh Sharma - Social Work (Tribal Welfare) - Madhya Pradesh

• Mohammad Hanif Khan Shastri - Literature and Education - Delhi

• Brijesh Kumar Shukla - Literature & Education - Uttar Pradesh

• Narendra Singh - Animal Husbandry - Haryana

• Prashanti Singh - Sports (Basketball) - Uttar Pradesh

• Sultan Singh - Animal Husbandry - Haryana

• Jyoti Kumar Sinha - Social Work (Affordable Education) - Bihar

• Anandan Sivamani - Art-Music - Tamil Nadu

• Sharada Srinivasan - Archaeology - Karnataka

• Devendra Swarup (Posthumous) - Literature and Education-Journalism - Uttar Pradesh

• Ajay Thakur - Sports-Kabaddi - Himachal Pradesh

• Rajeev Tharanath - Art-Music-Sarod - Karnataka

• Saalumarada Thimmakka - Social Work (Environment) - Karnataka

• Jamuna Tudu - Social Work (Environment) - Jharkhand

• Bharat Bhushan Tyagi - Agriculture - Uttar Pradesh

• Ramaswami Venkataswami - Medicine (Surgery) - Tamil Nadu

• Ram Saran Verma - Agriculture - Uttar Pradesh

• Swami Vishudhananda - Spiritualism - Kerala

• Hiralal Yadav - Art-Vocals-Folk - Uttar Pradesh

• Venkateswara Rao Yadlapalli - Agriculture - Andhra Pradesh.

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS JANUARY-2019 14 Mar 2019 4:52 PM (6 years ago)

1. Who becomes the first Chief Justice of Telangana?

Thottathil.B.Radhakrishnan.

2. Which country introduced its first minimum wage ($ 1.39/hr) on January 1, 2019?

South Africa.

3. Name the NASA space craft which flew past the most distant world ever studied by human kind “Ultima Thule”?

New Horizons.

Ultima Thule is a frozen relic of the early solar system that could reveal how planets formed.

4. Name the Afghan-born Indian-Canadian film actor, screenwriter, comedian, and director who passed away on December 32, 2018?

Kader Khan.

As an actor, Kader Khan appeared in over 300 films after his debut film in the 1973 film Daag, starring Rajesh Khanna, in which he acted as a prosecuting attorney.

5. Name the China’s space probe which touched down on the far side of the moon on January 3, 2019?

The Chang’e-4.

6. Which film is selected as the best picture of 2018 by the National Society of Film Critics?

The Rider. (Director-Chloe Zhao).

7. Who became the first person to be declared a fugitive economic offender by the special court hearing cases under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA)?

Vijay Mallia.

8. Israeli writer, novelist, journalist, and intellectual who was a prominent advocate of a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, passed away on December 28, 2018?

Amos Oz.

He was the author of 40 books, including novels, short story collections, children's books, and essays, and his work has been published in 45 languages, more than that of any other Israeli writer. He was the recipient of many honours and awards, among them the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the Legion of Honour of France, the Israel Prize, the Goethe Prize, the Prince of Asturias Award in Literature, the Heinrich Heine Prize, and the Franz Kafka Prize.

9. Who became the first player to win three Hopman Cups?

Roger Federer.

Federer won the Hopman Cup teaming with Belinda Bencic and this is the duo’s second consecutive title. Federer first won the Hopman Cup back in 2001 when he teamed with Martina Hingis.

10. Name the bill which was passed by Lok Sabha on January 8, 2019 that seeks to provide citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan?

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill-2019.

11. Name the new book written by Nobel peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai which charting her experiences travelling the world and visiting refugee camps?

“We are Displaced”.

12. The high power committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi removed the CBI Director on January 10, 2019, a day after he resumed office following the Supreme Court verdict restoring his position. Name that CBI Director?

Alok Verma.

13. Who has been appointed president of the Alliance for Media Freedom (AFMF), a cross media advocacy and action group of media organisations, promoters and journalists?

N.Ram.

14. Who won the 2018 Olof Palme human rights prize?

Daniel Ellsberg.

15. Childhood coach of master blaster Sachin Tendulkar who passed away on January 2, 2019?

Ramakant Vitthal Achrekar.

He founded Kamanth Memorial Cricket Club at Shivaji Park. He coached and nurtured numerous cricketers, including the Test players Sachin Tendulkar, Ajit Agarkar, Chandrakant Pandit, Vinod Kambli and Pravin Amre.

16. Which country has been named the second best performing country after Sweden in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)?

Morocco.

17. Who was sworn in as Bangladesh’s Prime Minister for a record fourth term on January 7, 2019?

Sheikh Hasina.

18. Which country on January 7, 2019 started levying $9.22 departure tax on each person leaving the country, a measure aimed at raising funds to further boost tourism?

Japan.

19. Tamil Nadu’s Youth Welfare and Sports Development Minister who was convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment in a case of unlawful assembly and rioting in 1998 in Bagalur village near Hosur?

P.Balakrishna Reddy.

20. Former Finance secretary who has resigned as chairman of the Energy Resources Institute (TERI)?

Ashok Chawla.

21. Which state won the Vijay Merchant Trophy defeating Jharkhand in the final on the basis of first innings lead?

Haryana.

22. Who becomes the first South Asian who has been appointed as a member of a congressional committee on intelligence, a powerful body tasked to strengthen U.S’s national security?

Raja Krishnamoorthi.

23. Name the recipients of Bharat Ratna-2019, the highest civilian award of the Republic of India.

Pranab Mukherjee: Mukherjee is an Indian politician who served as the 13th President of India from 2012 until 2017. In a political career spanning five decades, Mukherjee has been a senior leader in the Indian National Congress and has occupied several ministerial portfolios in the Government of India

Bhupen Hazarika: Hazarika was an Indian playback singer, lyricist, musician, poet and film-maker from Assam, widely known as Sudhakantha. His songs, written and sung mainly in the Assamese language by himself, are marked by humanity and universal brotherhood and have been translated and sung in many languages, most notably in Bengali and Hindi.

Nanaji Deshmukh: Chandikadas Amritrao Deshmukh also known as Nanaji Deshmukh (11 October 1916 – 27 February 2010) was a social activist from India. He worked in the fields of education, health, and rural self-reliance. He was a leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and also a member of the Rajya Sabha.

24. Who won the prestigious DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for the book “No Presents Please”?

Jayant Kaikini, along with translator Tejaswini Niranjana.

25. Australian Open Title 2019 Winners:

Men’s Singles:

Winner: Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

Runner Up: Rafael Nadal (Spain)

Women’s Singles:

Winner: Naomi Osaka (Japan)

Runner Up: Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic)

Men’s Doubles:

Winner: Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) and Nicolas Mahut (France)

Runner Up: Henri Kontinen (Finland) and John Peers (Australia)

Women’s Doubles:

Winners: Samantha Stosur (Australia) and Zhang Shuai (China)

Runners Up: Tímea Babos (Hungary) and Kristina Mladenovic (France)

Mix Doubles:

Winners: Barbora Krejcíkova (Czech Republic) and Rajeev Ram (United States).

Runners Up: Astra Sharma (Australia) and John-Patrick Smith (Australia)

26. Who won the Indonesia Masters-2019 after Carolina Marin was forced to retire with a knee injury in the final?

Saina Nehwal.

27. Who becomes the first Hindu woman judge of Pakistan?

Suman Kumari.

28. The ICICI Bank has recently decided to terminate the contract of former Managing Director and CEO, after the B.N.Srikrishna panel found that she violated the Bank’s code of conduct. Name the former CEO?

Chanda Kochar.

29. Who is sworn in as the 26th Chief Justice of Pakistan?

Justice.Asif Saeed Khosa.

30. American poet who won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, passed away on January 17, 2019?

Mary Oliver.

Her fifth collection of poetry, American Primitive, won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1984.

31. Who becomes the new king of Malaysia, after the last monarch abdicated in a historic fist following his reported marriage to a Russian ex beauty queen?

Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah.

32. Sachin Tendulkar was present at the book launch of Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar's book launch in Mumbai. What is the name of her book?

“The small Wonder”

The book gives an insight into the life of the gymnast and the hardships that she has gone through to reach the stage of her life where she is at the moment. The book also speaks about her feat in the Rio Olympics in 2016 where she finished fourth in the finals of the vault event.

33. Former defence minister, anti-Emergency crusader and founder of the Samata Party, passed away on January 29, 2019?

George Fernandes. He held several ministerial portfolios including communications, industry, railways, and defence.

34. Who becomes the first cricketer to hit 900 sixes in T20 format?

Chris Gayle.

35. Who won the ICC women Cricketer of the year (2018) award?

Smrithi Mandhana.

She adjudged 'Women's Cricketer of the Year' as well as the 'Women's ODI Player of the Year' by the ICC.

36. Who won the ICC T20I Woman Player of the Year-2018?

Alyssa Healy (Australia’s wicketkeeper)

England’s Sophie Ecclestone named ICC Emerging Player of the Year-2018.

37. Who becomes the first Indian Wicket Weeper to score a century in Australia?

Rishabh Panth.

38. Which cricketer has beaten Sachin Tendulkar as the quickest batsman to 19,000 international runs?

Virat Kohli.

The Indian skipper reached the milestone in 399 innings while Sachin did it in 432.

39. Which footballer has surpassed Lionel Messi to become the second highest international goal scorer among active players?

Sunil Chhetri.

40. Who has been named the CAF African Footballer of the Year 2018?

Mohamed Salah.

41. American nuclear physicist who served as United States Secretary of Defense from 1977 to 1981, under President Jimmy Carter, passed away on January 4, 2019?

Harold Brown.

42. Who is currently not recognized as the legitimate president of Venezuela by over 50 countries and a number of international organizations?

Nicolás Maduro

Despite encouragement to resign as president when his first term expired on 10 January 2019, President Maduro was inaugurated by Maikel Moreno, Chief Justice of the Supreme Tribunal of Venezuela. This resulted in widespread condemnation; minutes after taking oath, the Organization of American States approved a resolution in a special session of its Permanent Council in which Maduro was declared illegitimate as President of Venezuela, urging that new elections be summoned. The National Assembly invoked a state of emergency and some nations removed their embassies from Venezuela.

Additionally, on 23 January 2019, the President of the National Assembly, Juan Guaidó, was declared the interim President by that body. Guaidó was immediately recognized as the legitimate President by several nations, including the United States and the Lima Group, as well as the Organization of American States. Maduro disputed Guaidó's claim and broke off diplomatic ties with several nations who recognized Guaidó's claim.

Lima Group: Lima Group is a multilateral body that was established following the Lima Declaration on 8 August 2017 in the Peruvian capital of Lima, where representatives of 12 countries met in order to establish a peaceful exit to the Crisis in Venezuela.

43. Who became the fourth Indian to reach the milestone of 10,000 runs in ODIs?

Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

44. Who becomes the youngest Grand Master of India?

Gukesh.D

At the age of 12 years, 7 months, and 17 days, Indian prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju became the second youngest grandmaster in chess history. The country’s 59th GM is also the youngest after breaking the record of state-mate R. Praggnanandhaa set in June last year.

45. Which country created history by growing the first seed in Moon?

China.

Cotton seeds carried on board the Chang’e-4 lunar lander have just sprouted, making them the first plants to ever germinate on another world.

46. Who was the first recipient of the Ashok Chakra award from Kashmir region of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir?

Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani. He was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime military decoration in January 2019.

47. Padma Awards 2019.
Please click the below link to know the complete list of winners of Padma Awards-2019.
Padma Awards 2019

48. Who is sworn in as the new president of Congo on January 24, 2019?

Félix Tshisekedi.

49. Pakistan cricketer who has been banned for four matches after he admitted breaching the International Cricket Council’s anti-racism code?

Sarfraz Ahmed.

Sarfraz (Captain of Pakistan) made comments to South Africa’s Andile Phehlukwayo – picked up by the stump mic. Sarfraz met Phehlukwayo to apologise for his remarks, which included the Urdu word “kaale”, meaning “black”.

50. Name the India's first semi-high speed train which has been developed indigenously by the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai?

Vande Bharat Express.

Vande Bharat Express train will travel from Delhi to Varanasi in 9 hours and 45 minutes. Train 18 has been renamed Vande Bharat Express.

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION AND ANSWERS MAY-2018 16 Aug 2018 4:50 PM (6 years ago)

1. Who has been appointed as the new general secretary of the ALL India Congress Committee(AICC)?

Ummen Chandy, former Chief Minister of Kerala.

2. Which country has voted by a landslide to legalise abortion in its sixth referendum on the issue?

Ireland.

3. Which team won the 11th IPL title defeating Sun Risers Hyderabad in the final by eight wickets?

Chennai Super Kings.

4. Who won the Man of the Match in the final of the IPL-2018?

Shane Watson (Chennai Super Kings). He scored unbeaten 117 runs from 57 balls.

5. The fourth man to walk on the moon who passed away on May 26,2018?

Alan Bean.

Alan was an American naval officer and naval aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He was selected to become an astronaut by NASA in 1963 as part of Astronaut Group 3.Bean stepped onto the lunar surface preceded by Pete Conrad, the mission commander of their Apollo 12 flight, in November 1969, four months after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first lunar explorers.

6. Gangster who is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of journalist in June 2011?

Chhota Rajan.

7. Which film won the Palme d’Or top prize at the Cannes Film Festival-2018?

Shoplifters.

The film is directed by Hirokazu Kore-Eda.

8. Malaysian reformist who was granted a full pardon and freed on May 16, 2018?

Anwar Ibrahim.

9. What is the name given to the newest frog found in a small industrial region in coastal Karnataka?

Microhyla Kodial.

10. Who has been appointed as the new coach of Indian Men’s Hockey Team?

Harendra Singh.

11. Indian pugilist who has been conferred with the WBC Asia Boxer of the Year-2018 Award ?

Neeraj Goyat .

12. Who won the FWA Footballer of the Year (2018) award after his incredible debut season at Liverpool?

Mohamed Sala.

13. Which club won the F.A.Cup 2018 defeating Manchester United by 1-0 ?

Chelsea.

14. Which country won the Asian Women Hockey Championship defeating India in the final?

South Korea.

15. Who won the Italian Open Women’s Tennis Title 2018 defeating Simona Halep In the final?

Elina Svitolina.

16. US retailer on May 9, 2018y acquired a 77 per cent stake in Flipkart for about $16 billion in its biggest acquisition till date. Name that US retailer?

Wallmart.Inc.

17. Who is Malaysia’s first Sikh Minister?

Gobind Singh Deo.

An Indian-origin Sikh politician in Malaysia, Deo, has become a cabinet minister, the first member of the minority community in the country's history to be appointed as a minister.

18. American Novelist whose novel American Pastoral won a Pulitzer in 1998 but who was best-known for the controversial and explicit 1969 “Portnoy's Complain”, passed away on May

Philip Roth

19. South African Cricketer who has announced his retirement from international cricket, four days after his IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore exited the 11th season of the lucrative Twenty20 league?

A.B. De Villiers.

He has represented South Africa in 114 Tests, 228 ODIs and 78 T20 Internationals. He is South Africa's fourth most successful Test batsman with 8765 runs at 50.66, second-highest run-getter in ODIs with 9577 at 53.50 and second in T20Is with 1672 at 26.12. He scored 22 Test centuries and 25 in ODIs, with a best of 79* in T20Is.

20. Who won the Italian Open Men’s Tennis Title 2018 defeating Alexander Zverev (Germany) In the final?

Rafael Nadal.

21. Who has been named as Australia's new head coach, replacing Darren Lehmann, who resigned in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal?

Justin Langer

22. Who is confirmed as the winner of the 2017-18 European Golden Shoe after smashing 34 goals for Barcelona in their Liga-winning campaign?

Lionel Messi.

23. Parliament of which European country passed a law on May 30, 2018 banning burqa, the Islamic full face veil, in Public spaces?

Denmark.

24. The United States has recently renamed its strategically important Pacific Command (PACOM). What is the new name given to PACOM?

U.S. Indo Pacific Command.

25. The Vedanta Group’s Copper smelter plant in Tamil Nadu which was sealed on May 28, 2018 after the Tamil Nadu Environment and Forests Department issued government order for its permanent Closure. What is the name of that plant?

Sterlite Copper.

The decision to close down that factory comes against the backdrop of the killing of 13 persons in police firing at an anti Sterlite rally.

26. Former Chief Justice of Pakistan who is appointed as the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan until a general election on July 25, 2018?

Nasir-ul-Mulk.

27. Who won the CEAT International Cricketer of the year (2018) award?

Virat Kohli(India).

28. Indian Botanist who becomes the first Indian to win the prestigious Linnean Medal in Botany from the Linnean Society of London?

Kamaljit S.Bawa.

29. Which club won the French Cup-2018?

PSG.

30. Which country become the NATO’s first Latin American “Global Partner”?

Colombia.

31. Which countries signed 15 strategic pacts one to boost defence cooperation and called for freedom of navigation in the strategic Indo-Pacific region on May 30, 2018?

India and Indonesia.

32. NASA has recently announced to send a small helicopter to a planet for planetary exploration which is scheduled to be launched in July 2020. Which is that planet?

Mars.

NASA currently has two cars roaming Mars-the Opportunity and Curiosity Rovers.

33. Which Indian has been ranked among the top 10 most powerful people in the World by Forbes ?

Narendra Modi.

Modi ranks 9th on the Forbes 2018 list of the World’s Most Powerful. Chinese President Xi Jinping ranked first and Russian President Vladimir Putin ranked second.

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EXAM HELD ON 12.10.2017.

1. Which article of Indian constitution deals with ‘General Election’ ?
(A) Article 321 (B) Article 312 (C) Article 330 (D) Article 331
Ans: Question deleted.
Right answer is Article 324. Laws pertaining to the elections in India are contained in Part XV of the Indian Constitution. The provisions mentioned in the Articles (324 to 329) cover all aspects of conducting elections starting from inclusion of names in electoral roll to formulation of laws pertaining to elections.

2. Who is the Hajj affairs minister of Kerala ?
(A) A.C. Moideen (B) K.T. Jaleel (C) T.K. Hamza (D) G. Sudakaran
Ans: (B).

3. Which is the Headquarters of Calicut University ?
(A) Karyavattom (B) Mannuthi (C) Thrikkakara (D) Tenhippalam
Ans:D

4. Who is the first Keralite Oscar winner ?
(A) Vincent (B) P.J. Antony
(C) Rasool Pukkutty (D) Hariharan
Ans:C.

5. Dum Dum Airport of Kolkotta is renamed as __________ .
(A) Jyothibasu Airport (B) Rabindranath Tagore Airport
(C) Subash Chandra Bose Airport (D) Chathrapathi Shivaji Airport
Ans:C

6. ‘Upanishads’ generally deals with __________ .
(A) Philosophy (B) Vyakarana (C) Way of Life (D) Meditation
Ans: (A).

7. ‘Yasoda’ was the __________ of Buddha.
(A) Sister (B) Mother (C) Daughter (D) Wife
Ans: (D).

8. Which of the following was the centre of Sangam literature ?
(A) Mahodayapuram (B) Madurai
(C) Puhar (D) Kaveripattanam
Ans: (B).

9. Gandhiji’s first involvement in Indian political affairs was in __________ .
(A) Champaran Satyagraha (B) Anti - Rowlatt Act Campaign
(C) Salt Satyagraha (D) Civil Disobedience Movement
Ans: (B).

10. Salt Satyagraha in Kerala was at __________ .
(A) Payyannur (B) Kozhikode (C) Kodungallur (D) Kochi
Ans: (A).

11. Who was elected as the President of Central Legislative Assembly in 1925 as a representative
of Swarajist party ?
(A) Motilal Nehru (B) Vithal Bai Patel
(C) C.R. Das (D) Vallabai Patel
Ans: (B)

12. How many persons signed in ‘Malayali Memorial’ of 1891?
(A) 10048 (B) 10038 (C) 10018 (D) 10028
Ans: (D).

13. The first railway line in Kerala runs between __________ .
(A) Bepore and Tirur (B) Ernakulam and Thrissiveperur
(C) Kayamkulam and Shornnur (D) Kozhikode and Kannur
Ans: (A).

14. Who among the following is not a member of Cabinet Mission ?
(A) Pathik Lawrence (B) Strafford Cripps
(C) A.V. Alexander (D) Jhon Simon
Ans: (D).

15. Gandhi - Irwin Pact was in __________ .
(A) 1921 (B) 1931 (C) 1929 (D) 1932
Ans: (B).

16. Who is the author of ‘Neel Darpan’ ?
(A) Arabindo Gosh (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Deenbandhu Mitra (D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ans: (C).

17. Which one of the following was not the aim of Non-Co-operation Movement ?
(A) Attainment of Complete Independence
(B) Attainment of Swaraj
(C) Solution to Punjab problem
(D) Solution to Khilafath Issue
Ans: (A).

18. Who among the following is not the leader of Khilafath Movement ?
(A) Moulana Mohamedali (B) Moulana Shoukathali
(C) Hakim Ajmal Khan (D) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Ans: (D).

19. Who was the leader of ‘Pookottur war’ which occurred during Malabar Rebellion of 1921 ?
(A) Ali Musliyar (B) Vadakkeveettil Mohamed
(C) Karadan Moideen (D) Seethikoya Thangal
Ans: (B).

20. Which one of the following was not the feature of India Act of 1935 ?
(A) All India Federation (B) Provincial Autonomy
(C) Provincial Dyarchy (D) Separate Electorate
Ans: (C).

21. Sphenomandibular ligament is a remnant of :
(A) 1st Pharyngeal arch (B) 2nd Pharyngeal arch
(C) 3rd Pharyngeal arch (D) 4th Pharyngeal arch
Ans: (A).

22. Secretomotor innervation of parotid gland is derived from :
(A) Superior Salivatory nucleus (B) Inferior salivatory nucleus
(C) Nucleus tractus solitarius (D) Lacrimatory nucleus
Ans: (B).

23. Which of the following muscles of tongue is NOT supplied by hypoglossal nerve ?
(A) Styloglossus (B) Hyoglossus (C) Genioglossus (D) Palatoglossus
Ans: (D).

24. All are branches of external carotid artery EXCEPT :
(A) Inferior thyroid artery (B) Lingual artery
(C) Facial artery (D) Occipital artery
Ans: (A).

25. Which of the following muscles is the depressor of temporomandibular joint ?
(A) Temporalis (B) Massetor
(C) Lateral pterygoid (D) Medial pterygoid
Ans: (C).

26. Which is the main form of transport of CO2 in blood ?
(A) Carbamino Hb (B) Dissolved form
(C) Carbonic acid (D) Bicarbonate
Ans: (D).

27. Hemoglobin is converted to bilirubin in :
(A) Liver (B) Spleen (C) Bone marrow (D) Kidney
Ans: (B).

28. The main excitatory neurotransmitter in brain is :
(A) Glutamate (B) Glycine (C) GABA (D) Ach
Ans: (A).

29. Maximum absorption of water takes place in :
(A) Collecting duct (B) Distal convoluted tubule
(C) Proximal convoluted tubule (D) Loop of Henle
Ans: (C).

30. Oncotic pressure of plasma is due to :
(A) Albumin (B) Fibrinogen (C) RBC (D) Electrolytes
Ans: (A).

31. Chromosomal abnormality associated with Chronic myeloid leukaemia is :
(A) t(8;21) (B) t(9;22) (C) del 5q- (D) t(15;16)
Ans: (B).

32. __________ is a feature of chronic inflammation.
(A) Keloid (B) Suppuration
(C) Granulation tissue (D) Granuloma
Ans: (D).

33. Following are components of Virchow’s triad except :
(A) emboli (B) hypercoagulability
(C) altered blood flow (D) endothelial injury
Ans: (A).

34. Among the following, __________ is a proto oncogene.
(A) p53 (B) Rb (C) APC (D) cERB B2
Ans: (D).

35. Which of the following findings is seen in red blood cells in Megaloblastic anemia ?
(A) Macropolycyte (B) Dohle bodies (C) Cabot rings (D) Dutcher body
Ans: (C).

36. Which among the following is an Ionotropic Receptor ?
(A) GABAA Receptor (B) D1 Receptor
(C) Muscarinic Receptor (D) D2 Receptor
Ans: (A).

37. Therapeutic Index is expressed as :

(A) LD50
-------
ED50

(B) LD50×ED50

(C) ED50
--------
LD50

(D) LD1
........
ED99

Ans: (A).

38. Acute development of tolerance after rapid and repeated administration of drugs at short
intervals is :
(A) Tachyphylaxis (B) Idiosyncrasy
(C) Cross tolerance (D) Metabolic tolerance
Ans: (A).

39. In which phase of clinical trial pharmacological evaluation of the new drug is performed on
healthy volunteers ?
(A) Phase III (B) Phase II (C) Phase I (D) Phase IV
Ans: (C).

40. Alcoholic extracts of plant drugs are called :
(A) Elixirs (B) Tinctures (C) Emulsion (D) Linctus
Ans: (B).

41. Choose the best dietary source of Vitamin C from the following :
(A) Meat (B) Milk (C) Citrus fruits (D) Egg
Ans: (C).

42. The protein digesting enzyme present in the stomach :
(A) Cathepsin (B) Chymotrypsin (C) Pepsin (D) Trypsin
Ans: (C).

43. The sugar of milk :
(A) Galactose (B) Lactose (C) Maltose (D) Sucrose
Ans: (B).

44. Tetany is manifested in :
(A) Respiratory alkalosis (B) Diabetic ketoacidosis
(C) Lactic acidosis (D) Respiratory acidosis
Ans: (A).

45. One of the following test is not useful to assess kidney function :
(A) Plasma Urea (B) Plasma Cretinine
(C) Plasma Creatine (D) Plasma Cystatin
Ans: (C).

46. Which of the following bacterial cultures show red fluorescence when exposed to UV light ?
(A) Bacteriodes fragilis (B) Porphyromonas gingivalis
(C) Prevotella melanogenica (D) Fusobacterium nucleatum
Ans: (C).

47. Which is the causative agent of Dental caries ?
(A) Streptococcus mutans (B) Staphylococcus aureus
(C) Enterococcus (D) Streptococcus agalactiae
Ans: (A).

48. Mechanism of Drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis is :
(A) Transformation (B) Conjugation (C) Transduction (D) Mutation
Ans: (D).

49. Which of the following viral markers is first to appear in blood after infection with
Hepatitis B virus ?
(A) HBs Ag (B) HBe Ag
(C) Both of the above (D) None of the above
Ans: (A).

50. Hard chancre is characteristic of :
(A) Primary syphilis (B) Secondary syphilis
(C) Tertiary syphilis (D) None of the above
Ans: (A).

51. Electric pulp tests are known to be unreliable in young permanent teeth, because :
(A) late development of dentinal tubular fluid dynamics
(B) the relatively late development of A delta fibres
(C) the late development of Tome’s fibres
(D) pain threshold is inconsistent in children
Ans: (B).

52. In SI/STA Classification of dental caries; SI 1 is applied to :
(A) Pit and Fissure caries (B) Proximal Surface Caries
(C) Root Caries (D) Smooth Surface Caries
Ans: (A).

53. C-factor of class I cavity is :
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
Ans: (C).

54. What does the term SCAP in an immature, permanent tooth denote ?
(A) surgical closure of apical foramen
(B) a unique population of dental mesenchymal stem cells
(C) retrograde apical sealing technique
(D) apical barrier apexification procedure
Ans: (B).

55. The angle the blade makes with the central longitudinal axis of the endodontic file is
called :
(A) Cutting Angle (B) Rake Angle
(C) Clearance Angle (D) Helix Angle
Ans: (D).

56. The extent of facial and lingual cervical contours for maxillary teeth from the CEJ is
approximately :
(A) 0.5 mm (B) 1.0 mm (C) 1.5 mm (D) 2.0 mm
Ans: (A).

57. Who first introduced the term “Dead tracts” in dentin ?
(A) Anders Retzius (B) Von Ebner (C) Wilfred Fish (D) K. Kawasaki
Ans: (C).

58. How many teeth are seen in the Orthopantomogram (OPG) of a 6 months old child ?
(A) 28 (B) 30 (C) 32 (D) 34
Ans: (D).

59. RANK-RANKL-OPG signaling pathway is important in regulating the differentiation and
activation of which cells ?
(A) Osteoblasts (B) Osteoclasts (C) T-Lymphocytes (D) B-Lymphocytes
Ans: (B).

60. Which non-keratinocyte has desmosomal attachment with adjacent cells ?
(A) Merkel cells (B) Mast cells (C) Melanocytes (D) Langerhans cells
Ans: (A).

61. Postzygotic mutation of GNAS1 gene in a somatic cell leads to the formation of :
(A) Pagets Disease (B) Osteogenesis Imperfecta
(C) Fibrous Dysplasia (D) Ectodermal Dysplasia
Ans: (C).

62. The gene for the production of Plasma thromboplastin antecedent (Factor XI) is located on :
(A) Chromosome X (B) Chromosome Y
(C) Chromosome 6 (D) Chromosome 4
Ans: (D).

63. Congenital unilateral ptosis, with rapid elevation of the ptotic eyelid occurring on movement
of the mandible to the contralateral side is called :
(A) Marcus Gunn Syndrome (B) Marin Amat Syndrome
(C) Horner’s Syndrome (D) Gorham’s Syndrome
Ans: (A).

64. In OLEP Staging system for Oral leukoplakia, which one of the following lesion is included
in Stage III ?
(A) L1P0 (B) L1P1 (C) L2P0 (D) L3P1
Ans: (B).

65. Which is the most common salivary neoplasm arising from an odontogenic cyst ?
(A) Acinic Cell Carcinoma (B) Adeno Carcinoma
(C) Mucoepidemoid Carcinoma (D) Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
Ans: (C).

66. Open bites, associated with craniofacial syndromes is a deviation from normal in :
(A) Vertical plane (B) Horizontal plane
(C) Transverse plane (D) Occlusal plane
Ans: (A).

67. Highest form of clinical evidence in hierarchy of quality that exists to guide clinical decision
is :
(A) Randomized control trials (B) Retrospective study
(C) Meta analysis (D) Prospective study
Ans: (C).

68. Among the following which tooth calcification is commonly associated with assessment of
skeletal maturity ?
(A) Maxillary central incisor (B) Mandibular canine
(C) Maxillary first molar (D) Mandibular first molar
Ans: (B).

69. The personality considered as forerunner of rapid maxillary expander is :
(A) Norman Kingsley (B) Vigo Andresen
(C) Hyrax (D) Emerson C Angell
Ans: (D).

70. Which among the following techniques cannot enhance the rate of tooth movement ?
(A) Application of vibration to tooth
(B) Application of heat to teeth and alveolar bone
(C) Application of light to alveolar process
(D) Application of ultrasound to teeth and surroundings
Ans: (B).

71. Genetic theory of Growth was put forward by :
(A) Brodie in 1941 (B) Pertovic in 1974
(C) Moss in 1962 (D) Sicher in 1955
Ans: (A).

72. In cephalometrics, pterygoid vertical plane (PTV) is :
(A) Line through Nasion (N) perpendicular to PH plane
(B) Line perpendicular to FH plane through Pt point
(C) Tangent to inferior border of Mandible through Pt point
(D) Line parallel to Pterygoid process
Ans: (B).

73. Which is not a mixed Dentition Analysis ?
(A) Huckaba’s Analysis (B) Ashley Hower’s Analysis
(C) Hixon and Old father Method (D) Tanaka and Johnston Analysis
Ans: (B).

74. Kinectic Cavity Preparation :
(A) is Painless
(B) there is no vibration or pressure to cause microfracture that weakens tooth
(C) local anesthesia is always needed
(D) works quietly
Question deleted.

75. Which is not a complication associated with stainless steel crown ?
(A) Crown tilt (B) Inhalation or Ingestion
(C) Interproximal ledge (D) Premature contacts well tolerated by child
Ans: (D).

76. Collimators are made up of :
(A) Tungsten (B) Molybdenum (C) Copper (D) Lead
Ans: (D).

77. Cystic, keratin filled nodules seen along the mid palatine raphae :
(A) Bohn’s nodules (B) Lateral periodontal cyst
(C) Epstein pearls (D) Calcifying Odontogenic Cyst
Ans: (C).

78. Herpangina is caused by :
(A) Coxsackie virus (B) Cytomegalovirus
(C) Herpes virus (D) None
Ans: (A).

79. Restrainer in developing solution :
(A) Potassium bromide (B) Sodium sulfite
(C) Sodium hydroxide (D) Potassium hydroxide
Ans: (A).

80. Dimension of occlusal film :
(A) 50 mm × 75 mm (B) 57 mm × 76 mm
(C) 55 mm × 75 mm (D) 50 mm × 76 mm
Ans: (B).

81. Which among the following study designs is best suited for estimation of relative risk ?
(A) Cross sectional study (B) Cohort study
(C) Case control study (D) Randomized control trial
Ans: (B).

82. Each study subject also serves as a control in :
(A) Concurrent parallel trial (B) Cohort study
(C) Quasi experimental study (D) Cross over trial
Ans: (D).

83. Which of the following is the most cost effective technique for prevention of caries ?
(A) Community water fluoridation
(B) Use of fluoride dentifrice
(C) Professional application of fluoride varnish
(D) Knutson’s technique
Ans: (A).

84. Identify the third generation chemical plaque control agent from the following :
(A) Sangunarine (B) Phenols (C) Chlorhexidine (D) Delmopinol
Ans: (D).

85. Incidence can be obtained from :
(A) Cross sectional study (B) Case Control study
(C) Longitudinal study (D) Ecological study
Ans: (C).

86. The predominance of plasma cells is thought to be a primary characteristic of :
(A) Advanced lesion (B) Early lesion
(C) Established lesion (D) Initial lesion
Ans: (C).

87. The cytokeratins which are expressed in the junctional epithelium are :
(A) K4 and K13 (B) K5 and K14 (C) K6 and K16 (D) K1 and K2
Ans: (B).

88. The technique that surgically removes the pocket wall is :
(A) Undisplaced flap (B) Modified Widman flap
(C) Papilla preservation flap (D) Conventional flap
Ans: (A).

89. Which of the following electronic probe is capable of locating the cementoenamel junction ?
(A) Interprobe (B) Foster Miller probe
(C) Periprobe (D) Florida probe
Ans: (B).

90. Which of the following is a sulcular brushing technique ?
(A) Modified Stillman technique (B) Fones technique
(C) Charters technique (D) Bass technique
Ans: (D).

91. Amount of Lignocaine present in 2cc of 2% LA solution is :
(A) 40 mg (B) 20 mg (C) 400 mg (D) 0.4 mg
Ans: (A).

92. The pathognomonic sign of fracture mandible is :
(A) Deranged occlusion (B) Displacement
(C) Open Bite (D) Sublingual Hematoma
Ans: (D).

93. The direction of first force applied in extracting upper anterior tooth is :
(A) Rotational (B) Buccal (C) Apical (D) Palatal
Ans: (C).

94. Sodium metabisulphite is added to local anaesthetic solution as :
(A) Vasoconstrictor
(B) Principal active ingredient
(C) Anti oxidant to protect vasoconstrictor
(D) Antifungal Agent
Ans: (C).

95. Which of the following is the drug of choice in Anaphylactic shock ?
(A) Sodium Nitroprusside (B) Adrenalin
(C) Phenergan (D) Deriphylline
Ans: (B).

96. Gypsum is :
(A) CaSO4.2H2O (B) (CaSO4)2.H2O (C) H2SO4 (D) CaSO4
Ans: (A).

97. Freeway space =
(A) occlusal vertical dimension + rest vertical dimension
(B) occlusal vertical dimension − rest vertical dimension
(C) rest vertical dimension − occlusal vertical dimension
(D) rest vertical dimension
Ans: (C).

98. In RPD, border of maxillary major connector should be at least __________ away from the
gingival crevice of teeth.
(A) 5 mm (B) 6 mm (C) 6 cm (D) 5 cm
Ans: (B).

99. In tooth preparation for fixed partial dentures and crowns, bevel should be prepared in :
(A) non functional cusp (B) functional cusp
(C) in both cusps (D) none
Ans: (B).

100. Type of minor connector in removable partial denture that is not required to be rigid :
(A) connects denture base to major connector
(B) join clasp assembly to major connector
(C) join indirect retainer to major connector
(D) approach arm for Bar type clasp
Ans: (D).

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SOLVED PAPER OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER-COMPUTER SCIENCE-KERALA HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION –EXAM HELD ON 01.02.2018.

1. #define AND &&
#define OR !!
#define LE <=
#define GE >=
main()
{
char ch=‘D’ :
if ((ch GE 65 AND ch LE 90) OR (ch GE 97 AND ch LE 122))
printf(“alphabet”);
else
printf(“not an alphabets”):
}
(A) Compilation error (B) Not an alphabet
(C) Alphabet (D) None of the above

Ans: (C) Alphabet

2. main()
{
static char * s[] = {“ice”, “green”, “core”, “please”}:
static char **ptr[] = {s+3, s+2, s+1,s}:
char ***p=ptr;
printf(“%s\n”, **++p);
printf(“%s\n”, *--*++p+3);
printf(“%s\n”, *p[–2]+3);
printf(“%s\n”,p[–1][–1]+1);
}
(A) ice (B) core (C) please (D) None
plea ase core
gr reen gr

Ans:(B).

3. main()
{
int k=35,z;
K=func1(k=func1(k=func1(k)));
printf(“k=%d”,k);
}
Funct1(k)
int k:
{
K++;
return(k):
}
(A) 35 (B) 37 (C) 38 (D) 40

Ans: (C)38

4. main ()
{
int j=1;
while (j<=255);
printf(“%c%d\n”, j,j);
j++;
}
}
(A) 255 (B) 255, 255 (C) No output (D) 256

Ans: (C)No output.

5. main()
{
int a=500, b=100,c;
if (!a>=400)
b=300;
c=200;
printf(“b=%d c=%d”,b,c);
}
(A) b=100, c=400 (B) b=100, c=300
(C) b=100, c=200 (D) None of the above
Ans: (C)

6. Multiple inheritance in java can be achieved by :
(A) interface (B) polymorphism (C) abstraction (D) encapsulation
Ans: (A)

7. Which is the base class of all classes in java ?
(A) system.lang (B) class.object (C) java.lang.object (D) none of the above

Ans: (C).

8. class output
{
public static void main (string args[ ])
{ string Buffer sb=new string Buffer (“Hello”);
Sb.delete (0,2);
system.out.println(c);
}
(A) He (B) Hel (C) lo (D) llo
Ans: (D).

9. Which of the interface contain all the method used for handling thread related operations in
java ?
(A) Runnable interface (B) Math interface
(C) System interface (D) Thread handling interface
Ans: (D)

10. Which of the package contains abstract keyword ?
(A) java.lang (B) java.util (C) java.io (D) java.system

Ans: (A)

11. A member function which initializes data member of an object in :
(A) Destructor (B) Constructor (C) Inline function (D) Friend function
Ans: (B).

12. A C++ key word, which, when used inside a member function of a class, represents a pointer
to the particular class object that invoked it :
(A) * (B) this (C) ? (D) None
Ans: (B).

13. Which of the following is a non linear data structure ?
(A) Tree (B) Array
(C) Linked list (D) None of the above
Ans: (A).

14. Which of the following is NOT a method for performing amortized analysis of algorithms ?
(A) Aggregate method (B) Accounting method
(C) Potential method (D) None of the above
Ans: (D).

15. 0-1 Knapsack problem can be solved by :
(A) Greedy method (B) Dynamic programming method
(C) Divide and conquer method (D) None of the above
Ans: (B).

16. Which is NOT a collision resolution technique in Hashing ?
(A) Chaining (B) Linear probing
(C) Quadratic Probing (D) None of the above
Ans: (D).

17. If any NP complete problem is in P class, then :
(A) P=NP (B) P!=NP
(C) P=NP (D) None of the above
Ans: (A).

18. Which of the following problem is NOT NP-complete ?
(A) Hamiltonian cycle problem (B) Clique problem
(C) Travelling-salesman problem (D) None of the above
Ans: (D).

19. The running time of Kruska’ls algorithm for a graph G=(V, E) for finding
Minimum–spanning–tree is :
(A) O(E log2 V) (B) O(E+V log2 V)
(C) O(E2) (D) O(V2)
Ans: (A).

20. The data structure used in breadth–first–search (BST) is :
(A) Stack (B) Queue
(C) B–Tree (D) None of the above
Ans: (B).

21. Strassen’s algorithm for multiplying n×n matrices runs in :
(A) O(n2) time (B) O(n3) time (C) O(2n) time (D) O(n2.81) time
Ans: (D).

22. The postfix representation of the expression (a+b*c)+((d*e+f)*g) is :
(A) abc*+de*f+g*+ (B) ab+c*de*f+g+*
(C) ab+c*de*f+g*+ (D) abc*+def*+g*+
Ans: (A)

23. The worst case time complexity of merge sort is :
(A) O(n2) (B) O(n log n) (C) O(n3) (D) O(2n)
Ans: (B).

24. A set of n>=0 disjoint trees :
(A) Tree (B) Forest (C) B Tree (D) All of the above
Ans: (B).

25. Which of the following is a linear data structures ?
(A) Array (B) Linked list
(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of the above
Ans: (C).

26. The worst case time complexity of Quick sort is :
(A) O(n2) (B) O(n log n) (C) O(n3) (D) O(2n)
Ans: (A).

27. Which of the following data structure is frequently used to implement priority queue ?
(A) Stack (B) Heap
(C) Treap (D) None of the above
Ans: (B).

28. A list in which contain nodes of different types :
(A) Homogenous list (B) Heterogeneous list
(C) Doubly linked list (D) None of the above
Ans: (B).

29. An ordered list in which insertion and deletion of nodes are made at one end ?
(A) Deque (B) Queue
(C) Stack (D) None of the above
Ans: (C).

30. A matrix whose most of the elements are zeroes :
(A) sparse matrix (B) dense matrix
(C) square matrix (D) none of the above
Ans: (A).

31. Which of the following is a self balancing binary search tree ?
(A) B– Tree (B) AVL Tree
(C) B+ Tree (D) None of the above
Ans: (B).

32. A network with bandwidth of 10 Mbps can pass only an average of 12000 frames per minute
with each frame carrying an average of 10,000 bits. What is the throughput of this
network ?
(A) 22 Mbps (B) 2 Mbps (C) 10 Mbps (D) 100 Mbps
Ans: (B)

33. A system is using NRZ-l to transfer 10-Mbps data. What is the average signal rate ?
(A) 500 Kbaud (B) 1000 MHz (C) 500 MHz (D) 1000 Kbaud
Ans: (A).

34. What is the minimum required bandwidth to send data at 1-Mbps rate using Manchester
Encoding ?
(A) 10 MHz (B) 2 MHz (C) 5 MHz (D) 1 MHz
Ans: (D)

35. To send 3 bits data at a time at a bit rate of 3 Mbps with a carrier frequency of 10 MHz
calculate the baud rate and bandwidth :
(A) 10 Mbaud and 10 MHz (B) 2 Mbaud and 2 MHz
(C) 1 Mbaud and 8 MHz (D) None of these
Ans: (C).

36. Eight channels each with a 100-kHz bandwidth are to be multiplexed together. What is the
minimum bandwidth of the link if there is a need for a guard band of 10 kHz between
channels to prevent interference ?
(A) 540 kHz (B) 870 kHz (C) 1020 kHz (D) 1080 kHz
Ans: (B)

37. The digital multiplexing technique for combining several low-rate channels into high-rate
one :
(A) TDM (B) FDM (C) CDM (D) none of these
Ans: (A)

38. RG-59 category cables are used for :
(A) Telephone (B) LAN
(C) Cable TV networks (D) None of these
Ans: (C).

39. The bit oriented protocol for communication over point to point and multipoint links is :
(A) HDLC (B) Stop and wait protocol
(C) PPP (D) PAP
Ans: (A).

40. The service not provided by PPP is :
(A) network address configuration (B) authentication
(C) flow control (D) none of these
Ans: (C).

41. Encryption is done at :
(A) Presentation Layer (B) Application Layer
(C) Session Layer (D) Transport Layer
Ans: (A).

42. One channel carries all transmissions simultaneously in :
(A) TDMA (B) CDMA (C) FDMA (D) PDMA
Ans: (B).

43. The IEEE standard for Wifi is :
(A) 802.4 (B) 802.1 (C) 802.2 (D) 802.11
Ans: D.

44. An example for cell switched network is :
(A) SONET (B) ATM (C) UPSR (D) None of these
Ans: (B).

45. GSM is a digital cellular phone system using :
(A) TDMA and packet switching (B) CDMA and packet switching
(C) TDMA and FDMA (D) FDMA and CDMA
Ans: (C).

46. UDP is a :
(A) Connectionless unreliable protocol
(B) Reliable and connection oriented protocol
(C) Connectionless reliable protocol
(D) Connection oriented unreliable protocol
Ans: (A).

47. SCTP is a __________ layer protocol.
(A) Session Layer (B) Application Layer
(C) DLL (D) Transport Layer
Ans: (D).

48. The result which operation contains all pairs of tuples from the two relations, regardless of
whether their attribute values match ?
(A) Join (B) Cartesian product
(C) Intersection (D) Set difference
Ans: (B).

49. The most commonly used operation in relational algebra for projecting a set of tuple from a
relation is :
(A) Join (B) Projection (C) Select (D) Union
Ans: (C).

50. For each attribute of a relation, there is a set of permitted values, called the __________ of
that attribute.
(A) Domain (B) Relation (C) Set (D) Schema
Ans: (A).

51. Managers salary details are hidden from employees. This is :
(A) Conceptual level data hiding (B) Physical level data hiding
(C) External level data hiding (D) None of these
Ans: (C).

52. In SR flip-flop, if S=R=1 then Q(t+1) will be :
(A) Q(t) (B) 0
(C) 1 (D) indeterminate state
Ans: (D).

53. If an encoder has 2n (or less) input lines. Then output line is :
(A) n/2 (B) n (C) 2n (D) n-1
Ans: (B).

54. The 10’s complements of 13250 is :
(A) 86740 (B) 86750 (C) 97850 (D) 97859
Ans: (B).

55. DeMorgan’s theorem says that a NOR gate is equivalent to __________ gate.
(A) Bubbled XOR (B) Bubbled AND (C) NOR (D) Bubbled NOR
Ans: (B).

56. AB+B((B+C')+B'C) can be simplified to :
(A) AB+BC (B) B+BC
(C) B+C (D) None of the above
Ans: (C).

57. The self complementing unweighted code is :
(A) 8421 (B) 2421 (C) Excess 3 (D) Gray code
Ans: (B).

58. In 8086 microprocessor the following has the highest priority among all the type of
interrupt :
(A) NM 1 (B) type 255 (C) over flow (D) Div 0
Ans: (A).

59. Which among the following is the maximum mod signal in 8085 ?
(A) DT/R' (B) HOLD (C) ALE (D) LOCK
Ans: (D).

60. INT2 in 8086 is :
(A) Single step interrupt (B) Non maskable interrupt
(C) Division by zero interrupt (D) Overflow interrupt
Ans: (B).

61. Which among the following is the programmable DMA controller in 8086 ?
(A) 8259 (B) 8257 (C) 8251 (D) 8250
Ans: (D).

62. In cyclomatic complexity, if E is the number of edges and N is the number of nodes, V(G), for
a flow graph is defined as :
(A) E-N+2 (B) E-N-1 (C) E+N-2 (D) E+N-1
Ans: (A).

63. Which among the following is the risk driven process model ?
(A) Prototyping (B) Spiral model
(C) Component based development (D) Waterfall model
Ans: (B).

64. Which testing method is normally used as the acceptance test for a software system ?
(A) Unit testing (B) Integration testing
(C) Functional testing (D) Regression testing
Ans: (B).

65. Application like Banking and Reservation require which type of operating system :
(A) Hard real time (B) Soft real time
(C) Real time (D) Time sharing
Ans: (B).

66. Preemptive scheduling is the strategy of temporally suspending a running process :
(A) To avoid collision (B) When it request i/o
(C) Before the CPU time slice expires (D) None of the above
Ans: (C).

67. Time for the disk, rotate to the start of the desired sector is known as :
(A) Seek time (B) Transfer time (C) Latency time (D) Access time
Ans: (C).

68. Mutual exclusion problem occurs between :
(A) Process that share resources
(B) Process use not the same resources
(C) Two disjoint process that do not interact
(D) None of the above
Ans: (A).

69. PNG stands for :
(A) Packet network graphics (B) Portable network graphics
(C) Protocol for network graphic (D) None of the above
Ans: (B)

70. The maintenance activity to find and fix error during operation of error is :
(A) adaptive maintenance (B) corrective maintenance
(C) perfective maintenance (D) preventive maintenance
Ans: (B).

71. Which method uses small increments with minimum planning and iterations are short time
frames ?
(A) Water fall model (B) Spiral model
(C) Agile model (D) Prototype model
Ans:(B).

72. Telnet is a :
(A) Remote login (B) Television network
(C) Network of telephone (D) None of the above
Ans: (A).

73. Trends to outsource IT functions t other countries is known as :
(A) Outer outsourcing (B) External outsourcing
(C) Foreign outsourcing (D) Offshore outsourcing
Ans: (D).

74. Which of the following method of channelization are used for mobile data internet
working ?
(A) Time division multiple access (B) Frequency division multiple access
(C) Code division multiple access (D) All of the above
Ans: (D).

75. Honey pot is an example for :
(A) Security auditing software (B) Encryption-decryption software
(C) Intrusion-detection software (D) Virus
Ans: (C).

76. ‘Hibernate’ in Windows XP/Windows 7 means :
(A) Shutdown the computer without closing the running application
(B) Shutdown the computer terminating all running applications
(C) Restart the computer
(D) Restart the computer in safe mode
Ans: (A).

77. The UNIX Shell is :
(A) A command line interpreter (B) Set of user commands
(C) A GUI interface (D) All of the above
Ans: (A).

78. If every non key attribute is functionally depend on primary key, then the relation will be :
(A) First normal form (B) Second normal form
(C) Third normal form (D) Fourth normal form
Ans: (C).

79. An attribute of one table is matching the primary key of another table, is known as :
(A) Secondary key (B) Foreign key
(C) Candidate key (D) Composite key
Ans: (B).

80. In relational model, tuple is equivalent to :
(A) Record (B) Table (C) File (D) Field
Ans: (A).

81. Who among the following leaders is not associated with the formation of the Congress Socialist
Party in 1934 ?
(A) Sardar Vallabhai Patel (B) Jayaprakash Narayanan
(C) Achyuth Patwardhan (D) R.M. Lohya
Ans: (A).

82. The code name “Operation Barbarosa” is associated with the following countries in the Second
World War :
(A) England and France (B) France and Germany
(C) Germany and Soviet Union (D) U.S.A. and Japan
Ans: (C).

83. Who among the following is the author of “Prince of the folly” ?
(A) Erasmus (B) Machiavelly (C) Thomas More (D) Boccassio
Ans: (A).

84. Which of the following social reformer of Kerala founded the “Sadhu Jana Sangam” ?
(A) Mannath Padmanabhan (B) Vagbhatanantha
(C) Ayyankali (D) Pandit Karuppan
Ans: (C).

85. Which National leader of India is nicknamed as “Prince of workers” ?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji (B) Gopalakrishna Gokhale
(C) Bal Gangadhara Tilak (D) Surendra Natha Bannarjee
Ans: (B).

86. “New India” is the Newspaper published by :
(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Annie Beasant
(C) Syed Ahammed Khan (D) Lala Lajpath Rai
Ans: (B).

87. The Indian Independence Act Passed by the British Parliament in :
(A) August 14, 1947 (B) July 1, 1947
(C) February 12, 1947 (D) July 18, 1947
Ans: (D).

88. Which social reformer of Kerala started the weekly “Prabhodakam” ?
(A) Mannath Padmanabhan (B) Muhammed Abdul Rahman
(C) Kesari Balakrishna Pillai (D) Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai
Ans: (C).

89. Which of the following state of India is called the “Botanist paradise” ?
(A) Assam (B) Kashmir
(C) Sikkim (D) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: (C).

90. Who among the following ruler built the famous “Charminar” ?
(A) Firus Shah Tuglak (B) Shahjahan
(C) Aurangazeb (D) Quli Qutub Shah
Ans: (D).

91. Which among the following is India’s National river ?
(A) Indus (B) Ganga (C) Brahmaputhra (D) Narmada
Ans: (B).

92. Swaraj Party was the outcome of which of the following incident ?
(A) Chauri-Chaura (B) Quit India
(C) Simon Commision (D) Bardoli Satyagraha
Ans: (A).

93. Who is called the “Lincoln of Kerala” ?
(A) Pandit Karuppan (B) Dr. Palpu
(C) Sahodharan Ayyappan (D) Poikayil Yohannan
Ans: (A).

94. In the constitution of India article 32 deals with :
(A) Writ (B) Equal pay for equal work
(C) Panchayath raj system (D) Uniform civil code
Ans: (A).

95. “Panmana Asramam” is related to :
(A) Kumarasenan (B) Chattambi Swamikal
(C) Vagbadanandhan (D) Vaikunda Swamikal
Ans: (B).

96. Who among the following is the President of Karachi Session of INC in 1931 ?
(A) Sardar Vallabhai Patel (B) Mothilal Nehru
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Annie Besant
Ans: (A).

97. Which among the following year the famous Malayalam historical novel “Martandavarma”
published ?
(A) 1901 (B) 1906 (C) 1891 (D) 1896
Ans: (C).

98. In which of the following year last Mamankam was held at Thirunavaya ?
(A) 1775 (B) 1780 (C) 1792 (D) 1802
Ans: (A).

99. Which ruler of Cochin started “Thrissur Pooram” ?
(A) Swathi Thirunal (B) Marthanda Varma
(C) Sakthan Thampuran (D) Sree Chithira Thiruna
Ans: (C).

100. Who among the following raised the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad” for the first time ?
(A) Surya Sen (B) Bhagat Singh
(C) V.D. Savarkar (D) Chandrasekhar Azad
Ans: (B).

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS DECEMBER 2016 10 Nov 2017 3:17 PM (7 years ago)

1. Which countries signed four agreements on visas, cyberspace and investments on December 3, 2016?

India and Qatar.

2. Prime Minister of New Zealand who resigned from the post, citing family reasons?

John Key.

3. Prime Minister of Italy who resigned on December 7, 2016 after a bruising referendum loss?

Matteo Renzi.

4. Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for over fourteen years between 1991 and 2016, who passed away on December 5, 2016?

Jayalalitha.

Jayalalitha was an Indian actor turned politician who served six terms as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for over fourteen years between 1991 and 2016. From 1989 she was the general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), a Dravidian party whose cadre revered her as their Amma (mother), Puratchi Thalaivi (revolutionary leader) and Thanga Tharagai (golden maiden).

Ms. Jayalalitha was a reluctant entrant into films as well as politics but she succeeded in both; her film career began in 1965 with her first film 'Vennira Aadai'.

5. French Socialist politician who became the Prime Minister of France on December 6, 2016?

Bernard Cazeneuve.

Bernard Cazeneuve has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of France after Manuel Valls quit his post to focus on running for President in the country’s coming elections.

6. Political commentator, theatre personality and editor of Thuglak, a Tamil magazine known for its withering satire and fearless criticism of political figures, passed away on December 7, 2016?

Cho S. Ramaswamy.

7. Name the Remote sensing satellite which was successfully launched by India on December 7, 2017?

Resourcesat-2A.

Resourcesat-2A is a follow on mission to Resourcesat-1 and Resourcesat-2 which were launched in October, 2003 and April, 2011 respectively. The new satellite provides the same services as the other Resourcesat missions. It will give regular micro and macro information on land and water bodies below, farm lands and crop extent, forests, mineral deposits, coastal information, rural and urban spreads besides helping in disaster management.

8. Name the new four elements officially added to the Periodic Table of elements in December 2016?

Nihonium, Moscovium, Tennessine and Oganesson.

In December-2016, four new elements—with atomic numbers 113, 115, 117, and 118—earned their spots on the periodic table. Scientists first synthesized the new elements between 2002 and 2010, but it wasn’t until December of 2015 that the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry officially recognized the discoveries.

Here are the four elements and where their names come from:

• Japanese researchers proposed Nihonium, symbol Nh, for element 113 after the Japanese word Nihon, which means Japan.

• A team consisting of scientists from Russia and the United States named element 115, symbol Mc, after Moscow, and element 117, symbol Ts, after Tennessee.

• Element 118 was named Oganesson, symbol Og, for Yuri Oganessian, a prolific element hunter, by the Russian team that discovered it.

9. Who becomes the second Indian Cricketer to score a triple-century in Tests?

Karun Nair.

Nair, in his third Test, finished not out on 303 as India declared with their highest score in Tests, a massive 759/7, at the Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. At 25 years and 13 days, Nair also overtook Sehwag's Indian record of youngest Test triple-centurion.

10. Who becomes the 39th Prime Minister of New Zealand?

Bill English.

11. Who won the 2016 Ballon d'Or award for the best player in World Football?

Cristiano Ronaldo.

12. Eminent writer and journalist who has been chosen for the prestigious Moortidevi award for 2016 for his Malayalam travelogue “Haimavatha Bhooviil” which unravels ancient trails of Indian culture and literature?

M. P. Veerendra Kumar.

The award carries an amount of Rs 4 lakh, a statue of Saraswati and a plaque.

13. Who topped Forbes magazine’s list of The World’s Most Powerful People in 2016?

Vladimir Putin.( Russian President).

14. Who is the 69th and current United States Secretary of State?

Rex Wayne Tillerson.

15. Who was removed as director of Tata Group's crown jewel, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) with 93.11 per cent of shareholders present at the extra-ordinary general meeting voting for his ouster?

Cyrus P Mistry.

16. Name the Egyptian movie which has won the Suvarna Chakoram (Golden Crow Pheasant) Award at the 21st International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK)?

Clash”, The movie is directed by Mohamed Diab.

“Clair Obscur” directed by Yesim Ustaoglu won the Rajatha Chakoram (Silver Crow Pheasant) Award for the Best Director. Vidhu Vincent won the Rajatha Chakoram for the Best Debut Director.

17. Which country has won the junior World Cup hockey title after a gap of 15 years?

India.

India beat Belgium 2-1 in a final match they dominated at Lucknow’s Major Dhyan Chand Stadium.

18. Who is the 25th Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force?

Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa.

He assumed the post on 31 December 2016 after Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha retired Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa

19. Who is the 27th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army?

General Bipin Rawat,

He assumed office on 31 December 2016 after retirement of General Dalbir Singh.

20. Who is the present chief of the Intelligence Bureau?

Rajiv Jain.

21. Who is the Chief of the Research and Analysis Wing, India's foreign intelligence service?

Anil Kumar Dhasmana.

He was appointed as the Chief of R&AW as the post fell vacant on 31 January 2017.

22. Which team crowned ISL 2016 champions after beating Kerala Blasters FC in the final?

Atletico de Kolkata .

23. Puerto Rican musician, model, and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2016?

Stephanie Del Valle.

24. Who won the unified WBO Asia Pacific and Oriental Super Middleweight boxing titles-2016 held in Mumbai?

Vijender Singh.

25. Name the fourth cyclonic storm, as well as the most intense tropical cyclone of the 2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, which struck the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, as well as South India in December 2016?

Cyclone Vardah.

The name Vardah, suggested by Pakistan, refers to the red rose.

26. American actress, writer, and humorist who was known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, passed away on December 27, 2016?

Carrie Frances Fisher.

27. Astrophysicist who discovered evidence of dark matter, passed away on December 25, 2016?

Vera Rubin.

Rubin was an American astronomer who pioneered work on galaxy rotation rates. She uncovered the discrepancy between the predicted angular motion of galaxies and the observed motion, by studying galactic rotation curves. This phenomenon became known as the galaxy rotation problem, and was evidence of the existence of dark matter.

28. The last leader of Uruguay’s brutal dictatorship of the 1970s and ’80s, passed away on December 28, 2016?

Gen. Gregorio Alvarez.

Alvarez is also known as El Goyo, was an Uruguayan army general who served as the de facto president of Uruguay from 1981 until 1985 and was the last surviving President of the civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay.

29. The Malayalam Poet who has won the Kendra Sahithya Akademi Award for the year 2016?

Prabha Varma.

Prabha Varma’s ‘Shyama Madhavam’ has been selected for Kendra Sahitya Akademi award for the year 2016. The work had earlier won several laurels, including the coveted Vayalar Award.

30. Former Air Force Chief who was arrested over alleged irregularities in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal worth 3,600 crores, signed when the Congress was in power?

SP Tyagi.

31. Which Indian cricketer created history by becoming the first Indian batsman to notch up three double centuries in a calendar year?

Virat Kohli.

Before Kohli, only four batsmen – Sir Don Bradman (1930), Ricky Ponting (2003), Michael Clarke (2012), and Brendon McCullum (2014) – had achieved the same. Clarke leads the list with four double centuries, while the other three batsmen managed three each.

32. Who has been the Prime Minister of Italy since 12 December 2016?

Paolo Gentiloni.

Gentiloni, a member of the Democratic Party, served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 31 October 2014 until December 2016, when President Sergio Mattarella asked him to form a new government.

33. President of South Korea who was impeached by the National Assembly on 9 December 2016, on charges related to influence peddling by her top aide, Choi Soon-sil. Her presidential powers and duties were suspended with the ratification of the impeachment. Name that President of South Korea?

Park Geun-hye.

She was the first woman to be elected as President of South Korea and she served as President of South Korea from 2013 to 2017.

34. Who was named by Time magazine as its 'Person of the Year 2016'?

Donald Trump .

35. Who has won the 2016 Ballon d’Or, an award given to the best-performing football player around the world in 2016?

Cristiano Ronaldo.

It was his fourth Ballon d'Or, the most of any European player in the history of the award.

36. Who is the Director General of Inter-Services Intelligence since 11 December 2016?

Naveed Mukhtar .

He previously served as a three-star rank army general in the Pakistan Army and the Commander of V Corps of Karachi from 2014 to 2016.

37. Which cricketer becomes the 10000th LBW victim in Test Cricket?

Hashim Amla.

He became the 10,00th lbw victim in Test cricket when he was dismissed for a score of 48 by Sri Lanka's Nuwan Pradeep during the first match in Port Elizabeth.

38. Who won the World Billiards Championships title-2016 defeating Peter Gilchrist of Singapore ?

Pankaj Advani.

39. Who amassed an unbeaten 359 in their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal tie against Odisha at Jaipur, bettering a 117-year world record for the highest score while carrying the bat in first-class cricket?

Samit Gohel.

Gujarat opening batsman achieved the record, facing 723 balls and hitting 45 fours and a six. The previous record was Bobby Abel’s 357* (in Surrey’s 811) against Somerset in English county cricket at The Oval in 1899.

40. Who has become the third India player and 12th player overall to win the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy after being named as the ICC Cricketer of the Year 2016?

Ravichandran Ashwin.

41. The full list of ICC Award 2016 winners is:

ICC Cricketer of the Year (Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy) – Ravichandran Ashwin (India)

ICC Test Cricketer of the Year – Ravichandran Ashwin (India)

ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year – Quinton de Kock (South Africa)

ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year – Suzie Bates (New Zealand)

ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year – Suzie Bates (New Zealand)

ICC T20I Performance of the Year – Carlos Brathwaite (West Indies ) (34 not out, 10 balls, 1x4, 4x6, ICC WT20 India 2016 final v England, Kolkata)

ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year – Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)

ICC Associate/Affiliate Cricketer of the Year – Mohammad Shahzad (Afghanistan)

ICC Spirit of Cricket Award – Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan)

ICC Umpire of the Year (David Shepherd Trophy) – Marais Erasmus

42. Eminent modern Bengali poet who has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for 2016?

Shankha Ghosh.

43. Which club won the Italian Super Cup defeating Juventus in the final?

AC Milan.

44. Who was appointed as the brand ambassador of Assam tourism?

Priyanka Chopra

45. Who has been appointed as the Director of the White House National Trade Council, a newly created entity in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government?

Peter Navarro.

46. Which collectorate of Kerala became the first cashless collectorate in the State?

Pathanamthitta.

47. Which country won the 2016 Under-19 Asia Cup defeating Sri Lanka in the final?

India.

The 2016 Under-19 Asia Cup was an international cricket tournament that was held in Sri Lanka from 15 to 23 December 2016.

48. Which country is now the 6th largest economy in the world with a growth forecast of 7.6 per cent by the International Monetary Fund, according to a report published in Forbes magazine?

India.

49. Who has been reelected as the president of India's association football governing body the All India Football Federation (AIFF)?

Praful Patel.

50. Who has been selected as the 2016 Player of the Year by the All India Football Federation (AIFF)?

Jeje Lalpekhlua.

Odisha’s Sasmita Malik was chosen woman footballer of the year-2016.

51. English legendary singer who was best known for his hit singles such as "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and "Last Christmas", and albums such as Faith (1987) and Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1, passed away on December 26, 2016?

George Michael.

52. Name the indigenously developed intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic missile successfully test fired by India on December 26,2017?

'Agni-5'

Agni-V is an intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India. The nuclear-capable Agni-V, which can even reach the northernmost parts of China with its strike range of over 5,000-km. On 26 December 2016, a fourth test of the missile was successfully conducted from complex 4 of Wheeler Island, Odisha at 11.05 IST

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MAY 2017 5 Sep 2017 5:35 PM (7 years ago)

1. Which country won the 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah men's field hockey tournament held in Malaysia defeating Australia in the final?

Britain.

2. The first woman judge of Delhi High Court who passed away on May 6, 2017?

Justice Leila Seth.

She played vital role in amending the Hindu Succession Act which gave equal rights to daughters in joint family property.

3. Who has become the leading wicket-taker in Women's One-Day Internationals going past Australian Cathryn Fitzpatrick record of 180 wickets on May 9, 2017?

Jhulan Goswami.

She is the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year 2007, Arjuna Awardee and Padma Shri winner.

4. Who has elected as the new president of South Korea in the 2017 South Korean presidential election after the impeachment of his predecessor, Park Geun-hye?

Moon Jae-in.

5. The minority Christian governor of Jakarta (Indonesia) who has been sentenced to two years in prison on May 9, 2017 for blaspheming the Koran?

Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama.

6. Calcutta high court judge who has been sentenced to six months in jail for contempt of court by The Supreme Court of India on May 9, 2017?

Justice C.S. Karnan.

7. The seventh Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) who was dismissed by President Donald Trump on May 9, 2017?

James Comey.

He served as the director of FBI from September 4, 2013 until May 9, 2017.

8. What was the name given to the May 2017 worldwide cyberattack which targeted computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system by encrypting data and demanding ransom payments in the Bitcoin cryptocurrency?

The WannaCry ransomware attack.

The attack began on Friday, 12 May 2017, and within a day was reported to have infected more than 230,000 computers in over 150 countries. Parts of the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) were infected, causing it to run some services on an emergency-only basis during the attack.

9. Which club won the 2016–17 English Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs?

Chelsea.

The season began on 13 August 2016 and concluded on 21 May 2017. Chelsea won their fifth Premier League title, and sixth English title, with two matches to spare following a 1–0 away win over West Bromwich Albion on 12 May. The defending champions were Leicester City who finished in 12th position.

10. Who was named the chairman of FIFA’s governance committee at the world football governing body’s 67th Congress in Bahrain’s capital city of Manama?

Justice Mukul Mudgal.

He also headed the IPL 2013 spot-fixing probe.

11. Which film won the Palme d’Or award in the 2017 Cannes Film Festival?

The Square.

The Square is a 2017 Swedish satirical drama film directed by Ruben

Ostlund.

Other Awards in the 2017 Cannes Film Festival

70th Anniversary Award: Nicole Kidman

Grand Prix: “BPM (Beats Per Minute)” (Robin Campillo)

Director: Sofia Coppola, “The Beguiled”

Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, “You Were Never Really Here”

Actress: Diane Kruger, “In the Fade”

Jury Prize: “Loveless” (Andrey Zvyagintsev)

Screenplay — TIE: “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” (Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou) and “You Were Never Really Here” (Lynne Ramsay)

12. Who won the European Golden Shoe for a record-equaling fourth time, drawing level with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo?

Lionel Messi.

13. Who has been elected as the youngest ever president of France in May, 2017?

Emmanuel Macron.

Macron has defeated nationalist rival Marine Le Pen in France's presidential election.

14. Who holds the World Record for most number of Catches in Twenty20 cricket?

M.S.Dhoni.

Dhoni past Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara to become the only wicketkeeper to take 124 catches in Twenty20 cricket.

15. Who won the 2017 Madrid Open Men’s Single Tennis title defeating Dominic Thiem in the final?

Rafael Nadal.

This is his fifth Madrid Open title.

16. Who won the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix -2017?

Lewis Hamilton.

17. The 'One Belt One Road' summit was held in?

China.

The Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, or BRF was held on May 14–15, 2017 in Beijing, and claimed to draw 29 foreign heads of state and government and representatives from more than 130 countries and 70 international organizations.

18. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the country’s longest bridge over the Lohit River in Assam on May 26, 2017. What is the name of that bridge?

The Bhupen Hazarika Setu also referred to as the Dhola–Sadiya Bridge.

Bhupen Hazarika Bridge is a beam bridge in India, connecting the northeast states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The bridge spans the Lohit River, a major tributary of the Brahmaputra River, from the village of Dhola (Tinsukia District) in the south to Sadiya to the north. The bridge is the first permanent road connection between the northern Assam and eastern Arunachal Pradesh.

At 9.15 kilometres (5.69 mi) in length, it is the longest bridge in India. However, the New Ganga Bridge Project under construction in the Indian state of Bihar is expected to become the longest bridge in India upon its estimated completion in December 2020, with a length of 9.8 kilometers. The bridge is named after singer Bhupen Hazarika, who hailed from Sadia.

19. Which country has been unanimously elected as the president of the UN-Habitat, an organ of the United Nations promoting sustainable human settlements across the globe?

India.

On behalf of India, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister M Venkaiah Naidu will preside over the deliberations of the 58-member Governing Council (GC) of the UN-Habitat for the next two years.

20. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of France on May 15, 2017?

Edouard Philippe.

21. IFS officer and Press Secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee who has been appointed as India's Ambassador to the Netherlands?

Venu Rajamony.

22. Who became the leading wicket-taker in the history of the women’s ODIs, surpassing the previous record holder Cathryn Fitzpatrick’s record tally of 180 wickets?

Jhulan Goswami (India).

She took her 181st wicket in India’s win against South Africa, beating the record of Australian Cathryn Fitzpatrick. Goswami made her international debut in 2002 against England and has played in 10 Tests, 153 ODIs and 60 Twenty20s. The fast bowler was also named the International Cricket Council’s women’s cricketer of the year in 2007.

23. Name the prominent, award-winning Mexican journalist famed for fearlessly covering drug cartels who was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen on May 15, 2017?

Javier Valdez.

Javier was a Mexican journalist and founder of Riodoce, a newspaper based in Sinaloa. He received several international awards for his writings on drug trafficking and organized crime in the Mexican Drug War.

24. What is the name of Indian docudrama-biographical film, based on the life of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar which was released on 26 May 2017?

Sachin: A Billion Dreams.

Sachin: A Billion Dreams is a 2017 Indian docudrama-biographical film directed by James Erskine and produced by Ravi Bhagchandka and Carnival Motion Pictures under 200 NotOut Productions. It captures Tendulkar's cricket and personal life in substantial detail, as well as reveals few aspects of his life which have never been heard of or seen before.

25. Central Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, passed away on May 18, 2017?

Anil Madhav Dave.

He was appointed as the Minister of State (MoS) independent charge of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the Modi Government's cabinet expansion on 5 July 2016. He died of a cardiac arrest in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

26. Veteran actress, known for her performance in movies like 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun' and 'Kal Ho Na Ho' and TV shows 'Shrimaan Shrimati' and 'Tu Tu Main Main', died due to a cardiac arrest on May 18,2017?

Reema Lagoo.

27. The International Court of Justice on May 18, 2017 ordered Pakistan not to execute a former Indian Navy officer convicted of alleged espionage and terrorism, till it gives a final decision on New Delhi’s petition to annul his death sentence. Who is that Indian Navy Officer?

Kulbhushan Jadhav.

In April, a military court of Pakistan sentenced him to death for alleged involvement in spying and subversive activities. India has contended he was kidnapped from the Iranian port of Chabahar and his secret trial was a “farce”.

28. Which club is the winner of the 2016–17 Coppa Italia?

Juventus.

Juventus won the match (2–0) defeating Lazio in the final. This is their third consecutive Coppa Italia title and 12th title overall.

29. Filmmaker who has been chosen for the prestigious J.C. Daniel Award for 2016?

Adoor Gopalakrishnan.

The J.C. Daniel Award, conferred by the Kerala State government annually in recognition to an individual’s contributions to Malayalam cinema, carries a purse of ₹1 lakh, a plaque, and a citation.

30. British actor best known for playing James Bond in seven films from 1973 to 1985, passed away on May 23, 2017?

Roger Moore.

Moore took over the role of Bond from Sean Connery in 1972, and made his first appearance as 007 in Live and Let Die (1973). He is best known for playing the dashing spy James Bond, a role he mastered in seven films from Live and Let Die (1973) to A View to a Kill (1985). Appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1991, Moore was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 for "services to charity". In 2007, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in television and in film.

31. American professional motorcycle racer who won the MotoGP World Championship in 2006, passed away on May 22, 2017?

Nicky Hayden.

Nicholas Patrick Hayden, nicknamed "The Kentucky Kid", was hit by a car while riding his bicycle in Italy. He suffered a traumatic brain injury.

32. The Supreme Court in Spain has upheld a 21-month prison sentence for Argentine footballer and his father in the appeal of their tax fraud case. Who is that footballer?

Lionel Messi.

In Spain, prison terms of less than two years can be served under probation. Hence, neither are expected to serve any jail time.

33. Which is the first metro project in India to have an underwater tunnel?

The Kolkata Metro.

The tunneling work under the Hooghly River, the first such underwater project in the country, to provide metro connectivity between Howrah and Kolkata.

34. Which country becomes the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, after a landmark ruling by the constitutional court?

Taiwan.

Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage on May 24, 2017, punctuating year’s long campaign by advocates for gay rights in one of the continent's most liberal democracies.

35. Which club won the 2016-2017 FA Cup, known officially as The Football Association Challenge Cup?

Arsenal.

Arsenal defeated Chelsea in final.

36. Which club won the Copa del Rey-2017, an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams?

Barcelona.

37. Who has been reelected as the President of Iran?

Hassan Rouhani.

He became the third Iranian President, after Mohammad Khatami and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to win a presidential victory as an incumbent with an increased electoral mandate.

38. Parliament of which country has passed legislation making it easier to deport failed asylum seekers and monitor those deemed dangerous in a move that has been slammed by opposition parties and rights groups as an assault on the rights of refugees.

Germany.

39. Which team won the Federation Cup Football-2017?

Bangalore FC.

40. Which country beat Colombia to win the gold medal in the Archery World Cup held in Shanghai?

India.

India’s compound men’s archery team consisting of Abhishek Verma, Chinna Raju Srither and Amanjeet Singh defeated Colombia in the final.

41. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Ireland?

Leo Varadkar.

42. Which team won Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 title defeating Rising Pune Supergiant at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad?

Mumbai Indians.

43. Name the world's lightest satellite weighing a mere 64 grams which was designed by 18-year-old Tamil Nadu student Rifath Sharook and his team?

Kalamsat.

Kalam SAT is a Femto Satellite and widely-claimed to be the world's lightest satellite, named after former Indian president Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.

44. Which team won the 2016–17 La Liga?

Real Madrid

Real Madrid became champions for the first time since the 2011–12 season. En route to their 33rd championship, Real Madrid became the first side to score in every match of their Liga campaign.

45. Scientists at NASA have named a new organism discovered by them after the much-loved APJ Abdul Kalam. What is the name of that new organism - a form of a bacteria ?

Solibacillus kalamii.

Till date, the new organism - a form of bacteria - has been found only on the International Space Station (ISS) and has not been found on earth.

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS APRIL 2017 26 Jun 2017 2:25 AM (7 years ago)

1.    Who was sworn in as a US Supreme Court justice at the White House on April 10, 2017?
Neil Gorsuch.

2.    Which countries signed 22 agreements in the fields of defence cooperation, civil nuclear energy, space and cyber security on April 8, 2017?
India and Bangladesh.

3.    Who was crowned Miss Teen Universe 2017 at the sixth edition of the pageant held in Managua, the capital city of Nicaragua?

Srishti Kaur.(India).

4.    Nobel Peace Prize winner who has been named the youngest ever UN Messenger of Peace, with a special focus on girls' education?
Malala Yousafzai.
Malala Yousafzai was named UN Messenger of Peace by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The 19-year-old Pakistani activist became known around the world after she was shot in the head and neck by the Taliban on her way home from school in 2012.

5.    Veteran batsman and Pakistan's highest run-scorer in Test cricket who announced his retirement from international cricket on April 8, 2017?
Younis Khan.
Younis Khan has played 115 matches in his Test career, scoring a total of 9,977 runs at an average of 53.06 and 34 centuries. He also scored 7,249 runs in 265 ODIs with seven centuries before quitting in 2015. He knocked his highest score of 313 runs against Sri Lanka in February 2009. Khan became the first player in the history of Test cricket to score centuries in 11 countries when he smashed his 34th century at the Sydney Cricket Ground against Australia.

6.    Who won the Chinese Grant Prix -2017, a Formula One motor race that took place in April 2017?
Lewis Hamilton.

7.    Which becomes world's first country to let pharmacies sell marijuana from July 2017?
Uruguay.
The tiny South American nation has ended the three-year process of legalising cannabis consumption for recreational use. The development was the last step in implementing a law that Uruguay adopted in 2013, while legalising the production, sale and consumption of marijuana.

8.    Spain’s first female defense minister and a leading Socialist politician, passed away on April 11, 2017?
Carme Chacon.
She was Minister of Defence from 2008 to 2011 in the cabinet led by Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Chacon helped modernise the armed forces when she took the helm of the Ministry of Defence in 2008.

9.    In which country, a three-month state of emergency has been declared in April 2017 after suicide bombers targeted two Coptic churches, killing at least 44 people and injuring dozens more in the run-up to Easter?
Egypt.

10.    A former Indian naval officer who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on April 10, 2017 on charges of spying?
Kulbhushan Jadhav.
Jadhav is facing charges of espionage and sabotage activities against Pakistan.

11.    Which country executed more people in 2016 than all other nations combined, according to Amnesty International's 2016 global review of the death penalty?
China.

12.    British-Indian educationist, who was named “Asian Businesswoman of the Year”?
Asha Khemka.
Khemka was honoured with one of the UK’s top civilian awards - Dame, the female equivalent of knighthood – in 2014 and has since won several accolades for her work in education in Nottingham.

13. Twice World Cup Football winners Argentina sacked their coach on April 10, 2017 after a string of poor results. ? Name that coach?
Edgardo Bauza.

14.    Who is selected as captain of Indian national hockey team for the 26th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup tournament?
P.R. Sreejesh.

15.    Indian origin educationalist who has been named the Asian Businesswoman of the Year-2017?
Asha Khemeka.
Dame Asha Khemka, Principal and CEO of West Nottinghamshire College, was honoured for her efforts in the field of education and skills.

16.    COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS OF 64TH NATIONAL FILM AWARDS/WINNERS OF NATIONAL FILM AWARDS 2016
Best Feature Film: Kasaav (Marathi)
Best Direction: Rajesh Mapuskar for Ventilator(Marathi)
Best Actor: Akshay Kumar for Rustom (Hindi)
Best Actress: Surabhi C.M for Minnaminungu – the Firefly (Malayalam)
Best Supporting Actor: Manoj Joshi for Dashakriya (Marathi)
Best Supporting Actress: Zaira Wasim for Dangal (Hindi)
Best Child Artist: Adish Praveen for Kunju Daivam (Malayalam), Nur Islam and Samiul Alam for Sahaj Pather Gappo (Bengali), Manohara. K for Railway Children (Kannada)
Best Male Playback Singer: Sundharayyar for song Jasmie E from film Joker (Tamil)
Best Female Playback Singer: Iman Chakraborty for song Tumi Jaake Bhalo Basho from film Praktan (Bengali)
Best Cinematography: S. Thirunavukarasu for 24 (Tamil)
BEST SCREENPLAY
Screenplay writer (original): Syam Pushkaran for Maheshinte Prathikaaram (Malayalam)
Screenplay Writer (Adapted): Sanjay Krishnaji Patil for Dashakriya (Marathi)
Dialogues: Tarun Bhascker for Peli Chuplu (Telugu)
BEST AUDIOGRAPHY
Sound Designer: Jayadevan Chakka Dath for Kaadu Pookkunna Neram (Malayalam)
Re-recordist of the final mixed track: Alok De for Ventilator (Marathi)
Best Editing: Rameshwar for Ventilator (Marathi)
Best Production Design: Subrata Chakraborthy, Shreyas Khedekar and Amit Ray for 24 (Tamil)
Best Costume Designer: Sachin Lovalekar for Cycle (Marathi)
Best Make-up Artist: NK Ramakrishna for Allama (Kannada)
Best Music Direction (Songs /Background Score): Bapu Padmanabha for Allama (Kannada)
Best Lyrics: Vairamuthu for song Entha Pakkam from film Dharma Durai (Tamil), Anupam Roy for Tumi Jaake Bhalo Basho from Praktan(Bengali)
Special Jury Award: Mohan Lal
Best Choreography: Raju Sundaram for Janatha Garrage(Telugu)
Best Special Effect: Naveen Paul for Shivaay (Hindi)
SPECIAL MENTION
Sonam Kapoor for Neerja (Hindi)
Adil Hussain for Mukti Bhawan (Hindi) and Maj Rati Keteki (Assamese) Producer Red Carper Moving Pictures and director Shubhashish
Bhutiani for Mukti Bhawan (Hindi) Producer Eleeanora Images Private Ltd and director Nila
Madhab Panda for Kadvi Hawa (Hindi)
Best Feature Film in each of the language specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution
Best Assamese Film: Maj Rati Keteki
Best Bengali Film: Bisorjon
Best Hindi Film: Neerja
Best Kannada Film: Reservation
Best Konkani Film: K Sera Sera –Ghodpachen Ghoddtelem
Best Malayalam Film: Maheshinte Prathikaaram
Best Marathi Film: Dashakriya
Best Telegu Film: Peli Chuplu
Best Gujarati Film: Wrong Side Raju
Best Tamil Film: Joker
Best Feature Film in each of the languages other than those specified in Schedule VIII of the Constitution
Best Moran Film: Haanduk
Best Tulu Film: Madipu
Non-Feature Films
Best Non Feature Film: Fireflies In The Abyss
Best Debut Film of a Director: Soz…A Ballad of Maladies by Tushar Madhav
Best Biographical/ Historical Reconstruction: Zikr Us
Parivashka: Begum Akhtar
Best Arts/Cultural Film: In The Shadow of Time and The Lord of The Universe
Best Environment Film including Agriculture: The Tiger Who Crossed The Line
Best Film on Social Issues: I Am Jeeja and Sanath
Best Educational Film: The Waterfall
Best Exploration/Adventure Film: Matitle Kusti
Best Investigative Film: Placebo
Best Animation Film: Hum Chitra Banate Hain
Special Jury Award: The Cinema Travellers
Best Short Fiction Film: Aaba
Best Film on Family Values: Little Magician
Best Direction: Aaba Aiktaay Naa?
Best Cinematography: Kalpvriksha” and Adnyat
Best Audiography: In Return Just A Book
Best Editing: Gudh
Best Music: Leeches
Best Narration/Voice Over: Makino
SPECIAL MENTION
Director Amitabh Parashar for The Eyes of Darkness
Director Ramen Borah and Sibanu Borah for Sikar Aru Sitkar
Director Soumya Sadanandan for Chembai-Descoperire A Mea Unei Legend
BEST WRITING ON CINEMA
Best Book on Cinema: Lata : Sur Gatha by Yatindra Mishra
Best Film Critic: G. Dhananjayan
Most Film Friendly State Award: State of Uttar Pradesh
Special Mention: State of Jharkhand

17.    Which university remain India's top educational institutions in the overall and university categories in the National Institutional Ranking Framework's India Rankings 2017?
The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

18.    Who has become India’s first transgender sub-inspector of police?
K Prithika Yashini

19.    Renowned Hindustani classical vocalist who was recognised as one of the foremost singers in the Hindustani tradition and as an innovative exponent of the Jaipur gharana, passed away on April 3, 2017?
Kishori Amonkar.
She was a performer of the classical genre khyal and the light classical genres thumri and bhajan. Amonkar received several of India's national awards and civilian honours, including the Padma Bhushan, in 1987, and Padma Vibhushan in 2002. She was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 1985 and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship for 2009. She was awarded the prestigious Dr. T. M. A. Pai Outstanding Konkani Award in 1991. In 2016, she was one of seven recipients of the M.S. Subbalakshmi Award for classical music.

20.    Media proprietor and the founder of the Dainik Bhaskar group of newspapers that has a presence in 14 states of India with 62 editions and has an estimated readership of over 15 million, passed away on April 12, 2017?
Ramesh Chandra Agarwal.

21.    Who has emerged as the most followed world leader on photo-sharing app Instagram with a whopping 6.9 million followers, surpassing US President Donald Trump?
Narendra Modi.

22.    The first woman of the Muslim faith to serve as a judge on any court in U.S. was found dead on the banks of the Hudson River in New York City. What is the name of that woman judge?
Sheila Abdus-Salaam.

23.    Who has been appointed as the co chairman of Infosys on April 13, 2017?
Ravi Venkatesan.

24. Who won the man of the series award in the three ODI Cricket matches between Pakistan and West Indies held in West Indies in April 2017?
Shoaib Malik (Pakistan).
Series- Pakistan won the 3-match series 2-1.

25. American actor and comedian who was best known as a writer and cast member of the Comedy Central sketch-comedy series Chappelle's Show, passed away on April 12, 2017?
Charlie Murphy.

26.    Which country gave Malala Yousafzai honorary citizenship on April 12, 2017?
Canada.
She will become just the sixth person to be given honorary Canadian citizenship. The others include: Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, Nelson Mandela, Dalai Lama, Aung San Suu Kyi, Aga Khan.

27.    Afghanistan wicket-keeper batsman who has been provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council with effect from 26 April 2017 on the grounds of violating doping rules?
Mohammad Shahzad.

28.    Who won the Singapore Open Super Badminton Series-2017 defeating Srikanth Kidambi i(India) in the final?
Sai Praneeth.

29.    Well known American actor who appeared as Sheriff J.W. Pepper in two James Bond films, passed away on April 15,2017?

Clifton James.
He is best known for his roles as Sheriff J.W. Pepper alongside Roger Moore in the James Bond films Live and Let Die (1973) and The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), the sheriff in Silver Streak (1976).

30.    Veteran batsman and Pakistan's highest run-scorer in Test cricket Younis Khan announced his retirement from international cricket on April 8, 2017?
Younis Khan.
He is the first and only Test cricketer to score a century in all 11 countries that have hosted Test Matches. Younis Khan scored 34 Test centuries and 7 ODI centuries.

31.    Who has been appointed as Managing Director of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) for a period of five years?
B.Venugopal.
The top management of LIC consists of the chairman and four managing directors. With these appointments, LIC has four MDs, with the other two being Usha Sangwan and Hemant Bhargava, who was appointed in mid-February.

32.    Name the world's largest coral reef system which has been damaged due to unprecedented coral bleaching in consecutive years, according to the results of an aerial survey?
The Great Barrier Reef (Australia).
The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia.

33.    Who has been appointed as Pakistan’s new High Commissioner to India in April 2017?
Sohail Mahmood.

34.    Who became the first ever player to complete 10,000 runs in T20 cricket?
Chris Gayle.
Gayle reached the milestone in Royal Challengers Bangalore’s match against Gujarat Lions in tenth edition of the Indian Premier League.

35.    Which team holds the record for lowest team total in Indian Premier League?
Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Royal Challengers Bangalore crashed with a meager 49 runs on the board against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Garden on April 23, 2017. They fell short of Rajasthan Royals' score of 58, which was made way back in 2009 in Cape Town against RCB. Surprisingly, the highest score of IPL also belongs to Royal Challengers Bangalore. (i.e 263/5 against Pune Warriors).

36.    Renowned filmmaker and actor who has won the Dadasaheb Phalke award for the year 2016 for his outstanding contribution to the film industry?

K.Viswanath.
He is the 48 recipient of the award, the highest recognition in Indian cinema, which consists of a golden lotus, a cash prize of ₹10 lakh and a shawl. He also won the Padma Shri award, India’s fourth highest civilian award, in 1992, in addition to his collection of prestigious recognition including five National Awards, 20 Nandi Awards and 10 Film fare Awards. A recipient of five National Film Awards, Viswanath is celebrated for his film Sankarabharanam, Sagara Sangamam, Swati Mutyam, Saptapadi, Kaamchor, Sanjog and Jaag Utha Insaan.

37. Name the 101-year-old from Chandigarh (India) who made history at the World Masters Games on April 24, 2017 when she became the oldest woman ever to claim gold in the 100-meter dash?

Man Kaur.

38.    On 23 April 2017, who became the first Pakistani and 13th ever batsmen to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket?
Younis Khan.

39.    Which state won the team title at the National Youth Athletics Championship-2017?
Haryana.
Haryana emerged champions with 166.5 points, while Kerala could manage only 134.75 points to finish runners-up.

40.    Who has been appointed as the new ambassador to the USA on April 22, 2017?
Prince Khaled bin Salman.

41.    The Supreme Court on April 24, 2017 directed the reinstatement of former Kerala DGP who had been removed from the post by the Kerala government last year. Who is he?
T.P. Senkumar.

42.    American writer and philosopher who was the author of the philosophical novels Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (1974) and Lila: An Inquiry into Morals (1991), passed away on April 24, 2107?
Robert.M.Pirsig.

43.    Veteran Bollywood actor-turned politician who played lead roles in many films and is best remembered for his performances in Mere Apne, Gaddaar, , Amar Akbar Anthony, passed away on April 27, 2017?
Vinod Khanna.
After making his debut in 1968, Khanna first acted in supporting and antagonistic roles; as an angry young man in the movie Mere Apne, as the main villain in the super-hit movie Mera Gaon Mera Desh and as the military officer turned fugitive in the critically acclaimed movie Achanak. Khanna became a follower of the spiritual teacher Osho (Rajneesh) and left the film industry in 1982 for five years.
He was the MP from the Gurdaspur constituency between 1998–2009 and 2014–2017. In July 2002, Khanna became the minister for Culture and Tourism in the Atal Behari Vajpayee cabinet. Six months later, he became the Minister of State for external affairs.

44.    Olympic swimmer who has been appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency?

Yusra Mardini.

45. Which state won the Sub Junior National Football Title-2017 defeating Meghalaya in the final?
Mizoram.

46. Surrey and England all-rounder who has announced his retirement from Cricket at the age of 25?

Zafar Ansari.
Zafar Ansari has retired from cricket in order to pursue a career in the legal profession, just four months after playing his third, and final, Test for England.

47. Which country blocked access to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia on April 29, 2017, citing a law that allows the government to ban certain websites for the protection of the public?
Turkey.
The restrictions were imposed by Turkish Law due to the article on state-sponsored terrorism, where Turkey was described as a sponsor country for ISIS and Al-Qaeda, which Turkish courts viewed as a public manipulation on mass media. Despite multiple requests by Turkish Information and Communication Technologies Authority, Wikipedia refused to edit the article to comply with Turkish law.

48.    Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a new scheme on April 27, 2017 to boost air travel between smaller cities by making flights far more affordable for "tier 2" and smaller towns. What is the name of that scheme?
UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik).
A maiden low-cost Shimla-New Delhi flight and two other low-cost flights were launched on April 27, 2017 as part of the government’s regional connectivity scheme.

49.    India’s first ‘village of books’ is recently inaugurated in Maharashtra. Where is it located?
Bhilar in Satara district.

50.    Social and environmental activist who has won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize-2017, dubbed as the Green Nobel?
Prafulla Samantara.
Samantara was instrumental in mobilising Dongria Kondh tribes in their struggle against Vedanta's now defunct bauxite mining project in Odisha. The prize, dubbed as the Green Nobel, is awarded to individuals whose work influenced grassroots.

51.    On April 24, 2017, a NASA astronaut broke the record for most total days spent in space by any NASA astronaut, at more than 534 days. Name that astronaut?
Peggy Whitson.
Whitson is a biochemist who has twice commanded the International Space Station.

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION AND ANSWERS MARCH 2017 26 May 2017 5:20 PM (7 years ago)

1. Who is sworn-in as the fifth Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations?

Amina Mohammed.
She was a former Minister of Environment of Nigeria.

2. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Sudan on March 2, 2017?
Bakri Hassan Saleh.
Saleh has been Prime Minister of Sudan since 2017 (the first in almost 28 years) and First Vice President of Sudan since 2013.

3. French footballer, integral to the French national team of the 1950s who played for Real Madrid between 1956 and 1959, passed away on March 3, 2017?
Raymond Kopa.
In 1958, Kopa was awarded the Ballon d'Or. In 1970, he became the first football player to receive the Legion d'honneur, and in 2004, Pele named him one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony.

4. Who won the Player of the Series award in the 4 Test cricket matches played between India and Australia held in India in 2017?
Ravindra Jadeja.
Series: India won the 4-match series 2-1.

5. South Indian singer who has set a world record by playing 67 songs on Gayathri Veena, a single-stringed musical instrument, non-stop for five hours at a concert in Kochi on March 5, 2017?

Vaikkom Vijayalakshmi.
Born blind in a small town of Vaikkom (near Ernakulam), she was spotted at a young age with a rare ability to catch a tune at the first hearing and reproduce it exactly in all its nuances. Soon she learned more than 100 ragas and made her own compositions.
6. Who won the Dubai Open Tennis title 2017 defeating Fernando Verdasco in the final?
Andy Murray
7. Who becomes the second youngest International Master (IM) from India at the tender age of 12 years and eight months?
Nihal Sarin.
The fourth International Master from Kerala, Nihal is the second youngest International Master from India, and the third youngest in the world.
8. Kerala State Film Awards -2017:
Here is the complete list of winners of 48th Kerala State Film Awards. Vinayakan won the Kerala State Film Award for the Best Actor for 'Kammatipaadam.' Rajisha Vijayan won the Best Actress Award for her performance in 'Anuraga Karikkin Vellam.
Here's the complete list of winners

Best Movie: 'Manhole' by Vidhu Vincent

Best Actor : Vinayakan for 'Kammatipaadam.'

Best Actress : Rajisha Vijayan for 'Anuraga Karikkin Vellam.'

Best Director : Vidhu Vincent for 'Manhole.'

Best Original Screenplay : Shyam Pushkaran for 'Maheshinte Prathikaram.'

Best Background Score : Vishnu Vijay for 'Guppy.'

Best Cinematography : MJ Radhakrishnan for 'Kadu Pookuna Neram.'

Best Popular Movie : 'Maheshinte Prathikaaram' by Dileesh Pothan.

Best Second Movie : 'Ottayaal Paatha' by Santhosh Babusenan and Satish Babusenan.

Best Character Actor : Manikandan Achari for 'Kammatipaadam.'

Best Character Actress : Kanchana PK for 'Olapeepi.'

Best Child Artiste Male : Chethan Jayalal for 'Guppy'

Best Child Artiste Female : Abeni Aadhi for 'KPAC'

Best Story: Salim Kumar.

Best Music Composer : M Jayachandran for 'Kamboji.'

Best lyricist : ONV Kurup for 'Kamboji.'

Best Sound Engineer : Jayadevan Chakkadeth for 'Kaadu Pookunna Neram.'

Best Sound Mixing : Pramod Thomas for 'Kaadu Pookunna Neram.'

Best Sound Designer : Jayadevan Chakkadeth for 'Kaadu Pookunna Neram.'

Best Colourist : 'Kaadu Pookunna Neram.'

Best Makeup Man : NG Roshan

Best Costume Designer : Stephy Xavier for 'Guppy.'

Best Dubbing Artiste (female) - M Thankmani for 'Olapeepi'

Best Choreographer Vineeth for 'Kamboji.'

Best Debutant Director - Shanavas K Bavakutty for 'Kismath.'

Best Children's Movie : 'Kolumittayi.'

Best Singer (male) - Suraj for Guppy
Best Singer (female) - KS Chitra - Nadavathil Thuranilla Kamboji

Special Jury

K Kaladharan : 'Otta Aal Patha'

Surabhi Lakshmi : 'Minnaminungu'

Cinematography : Gireesh Gangadharan for 'Guppy'

9. Which Airport in India has been ranked world's second best airport, according to a global survey?
The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in Delhi.
10. Which Islamic country recently approved the Hindu Marriage Bill 2015?
Pakistan.
The bill was approved by the lower house of the Pakistan Legislature, National Assembly, on 26 September 2015.

11. Who has been reelected as the President of the European Council for the second term?
Donald Tusk.

12. South Korean President who was removed from office on March 10, 2017, as the country’s Constitutional Court unanimously upheld a parliamentary vote to impeach her for her role in a corruption and influence-peddling scandal?
Park Geun-hye.

13. Indian cricketer who was announced as the official ambassador of Women's Cricket World Cup 2017 by the International Cricket Council (ICC)?
Sachin Tendulkar.

14. Who won the Player of the series award in the three ODI cricket match series between England and West Indies in 2017?
Chris Woakes (England).

15. On March 14, 2017, who is sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Goa?
Manohar Parrikar.
Previously Manohar Parrikar (Senior BJP leader) was Chief Minister from 2000 to 2005 and from 2012 to 2014.

16. Who is sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Punjab on March 16, 2017?
Amarinder Singh.
Amarinder has been largely credited for the Congress party's win in Punjab where it got a more-than-comfortable victory, winning 77 of 117 seats. This is his second stint as chief minister.

17. Former judge in the Patna High Court who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court?
Navniti Prasad Singh.
Justice Rajendra Menon was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Patna High Court

18. Who was appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court?
TB Radhakrishnan,

19. Who has been sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh?
Justice Hemand Gupta.

20. Name the Supersonic Cruise missile successfully test fired by India on March 11, 2017?
Brahmos.
The cruise missile was test fired from a mobile launcher from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur. The missile is capable of carrying a warhead of 300 kg. The Brahmos supersonic cruise missile is a two-stage missile powered by a solid propellant booster engine during its first stage, and a liquid ramjet when the weapon approaches speeds closer to Mach 3.

21. Who has sworn in as the first BJP Chief Minister of Manipur?
Nongthombam Biren Singh.

22. Name the Indian -American who has been sworn in as the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (a key healthcare agency), in the Trump administration?
Seema Verma.
23. Former U.S senator who has been appointed as U.S. director of national intelligence?
Dan Coats.

24. Who has resigned from his post as ICC chairman after eight months in office, citing personal reasons?
Shashank Manohar.

25. A celebrated Indian painter’s untitled painting of Damayanti sold for about Rs 11.09 crores at Sotheby’s New York Sale of Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art, fetching over double its upper estimate of about Rs 4.58 crores. Who is that painter?

Raja Ravi varma.

26. The St Lucia born poet and playwright, who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992, passed away on March 17, 2017?
Sir Derek Walcott.
His works include the Homeric epic poem Omeros (1990), which many critics view "as Walcott's major achievement. In addition to winning the Nobel Prize, Walcott received many literary awards over the course of his career, including an Obie Award in 1971 for his play Dream on Monkey Mountain, a MacArthur Foundation "genius" award, a Royal Society of Literature Award, the Queen's Medal for Poetry, the inaugural OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, the 2011 T. S. Eliot Prize for his book of poetry White Egrets and the Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry Lifetime Recognition Award in 2015.

27. Who has sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand in March 2017?
Trivendra Singh Rawat.
Former Uttarakhand BJP chief Rawat is the ninth Chief Minister of the hill state.

28. Indian priest and Hindu nationalist politician who is the current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, in office since 26 March 2017?
Yogi Adityanath.
He was appointed as the Chief Minister on 26 March 2017 after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the 2017 State Assembly elections, in which he was a prominent campaigner.

29. India’s national level car racer who passed away after a fatal car crash in Chennai on March 18, 2017?
Ashwin Sundar.
Ashwin Sundar is a former national champion, having won the Formula 4 national title twice. He had also won the MRF Formula 1600 International Challenge competition on two occasions. He, along with his wife was charred to death after their BMW rammed a roadside tree in Chennai.

30. The legendary musician, often referred to as the father of rock 'n' roll, passed away on March 18, 2017?
Chuck Burry.
With songs such as "Maybellene" (1955), "Roll Over Beethoven" (1956), "Rock and Roll Music" (1957) and "Johnny B. Goode" (1958), Berry refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive.

31. The 2017 G20 summit will be held in?
Hamburg (Germany).

32. Which country has been judged to be the happiest country in the world, in the United Nations’ latest World Happiness Report, released on March 20, 2017?
Norway.

33. Which cricketer holds the record for most balls faced by an Indian in a test innings?
Cheteshwar Pujara.
Pujara (202 off 525 balls) has become the first Indian batsman to face 500 balls or more in Tests, surpassing the 495 balls taken by Rahul Dravid to score 270 vs Pakistan at Rawalpindi in 2003-04.

34. Which state has won the Vijay Hazare Trophy defeating Bengal in the final?
Tamil Nadu.
The Vijay Hazare Trophy, also known as the Ranji One Day Trophy, was started in 2002–03 as a limited-overs cricket domestic competition involving state teams from the Ranji Trophy plates. It is named after the famous Indian cricketer Vijay Hazare.

35. Two fossils believed to be the world's oldest known plant have been discovered in an Asian Country. Which is that country?
India.
The fossils resembling probable red algae were unearthed in 1.6-billion-year-old sedimentary rocks at Chitrakoot in Madhya Pradesh. The oldest known red algae before the present discovery are 1.2 billion years old.

36. What is the name of India’s first superpower drone designed and developed by IIT Kharagpur research group?
The BHIM drone.
The BHIM drone is capable of creating a Wi-Fi zone in a 1-km radius when in aerial flight. With a heightened battery life of seven hours, the new drone will also prove to be of value for conflict zones like a battlefield where visual reconnaissance is of the utmost importance.

37. Name the Australian fast bowler, known for bowling at speeds in excess of 150kmph, has officially become an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI)?
Shaun Tait.

38. The banker and philanthropist who controlled Chase Manhattan bank for more than a decade, passed away on March 20, 2017?
David Rockefeller.
He was an American banker who was chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. His fortune was estimated at $3.3 billion at the time of his death in March 2017.

39. Who won the Australian Grand Prix-2017, a Formula One motor race that took place on 26 March 2017 in Melbourne?
Sebastian Vettel.

40. Pakistan’s retired army chief who has been appointed as the chief of 39-nation Islamic military coalition formed to combat terrorism?
Raheel Sharif .
Sharif would become the first commander-in-chief of the Islamic Military Alliance to Fight Terrorism (IMAFT), a proposed coalition of 39 countries that will have its headquarters in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

41. Who has become the youngest bowler to take 50 wickets in One-Day Internationals?
Rashid Khan.
Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan achieved the incredible feat at an age of 18 years and 185 days, compared to Waqar Younis’ 18 years and 358 days.

42. Who is elected as the new Chief Executive of Hong Kong?
Carrie Lam.
The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the head and representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and head of the Government of Hong Kong. The position was created to replace the Governor of Hong Kong, the representative of the Monarch of the United Kingdom during British rule.

43. Which state won the Santosh Trophy Football -2017 defeating Goa in the final (1-0)?
West Bengal.
West Bengal on Sunday lifted the Santosh Trophy for the 32nd time after Manvir Singh struck in the 119th minute for a 1-0 win over Goa. West Bengal ended a six-year wait having last won the title in 2011. Goa last won it in 2009.
44. Who is elected as the new Prime Minister of Bulgaria after the 2017 Bulgarian parliamentary elections held on 26 March 2017?
Boyko Borisov.

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FEBRUARY 2017 18 May 2017 4:56 PM (7 years ago)

1. KEY FEATURES OF UNION BUDGET-2017

Existing rate of taxation for individual assesses between income of 2.5 lakhs to 5 lakhs reduced to 5%.After rebates, zero tax liability for people with income of 3 lakhs. All other categories will also get uniform benefit of Rs 12,500. Surcharge of 10% of tax payable on categories of individuals whose annual taxable income is between 50 lakhs and 1 crores. More than 1 crore: 15 percent surcharge.
As per the re-Infrastructure and agriculture cess to be levied. 0.5 per cent Krishi Kalyan Cess to be levied on all services.
As per the Recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission, Rs.2.87 lakh crore will be given to Gram Panchayats and municipalities.
To promote transparency in electoral funding, maximum donation of 2000 rupees in cash is restricted from one person.
Allocation for social sector, including education and health care is Rs.1,51,581 crore.
A total of 62 Navodaya Vidyalayas will be opened. Rs.1804 crore will be allocated for skill development.
Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) will be abolished.
A sum of Rs.19,000 crore will be allocated under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana to connect the remaining 65,000 eligible habitations by laying 2.23 lakh kms of roads by 2019.
Including the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (for which the total investment is Rs.27,000 crore), the total investment in the road sector will be Rs.97,000 crore.
Allocation of Rs 23,000 crore to the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana.
Rs 48,000 crore allocated towards the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
Total allocation for agriculture and farmers' welfare is Rs.35,984 crore.

2. Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) national president and former Minister of State for External Affairs, passed away on February 1, 2017?

E. Ahamed.

He served as Minister of State for External Affairs in the Manmohan Singh government (2004–14).

3. Former Sports Editor of The Hindu and former editor of Sportstar, who passed away on February 1, 2017?

Nirmal Shekar.

Nirmal, who was one of India’s most widely read sportswriters became The Hindu’s Sports Editor in 2003 and took independent

charge of Sportstar in early 2012.

4. Who is the 69th and current United States Secretary of State, serving since February 1, 2017?

Rex Tillerson.

5. The former England and Chelsea midfielder who announced his retirement from professional football on 2 February 2017?

Frank Lampard.

He is an English former professional footballer and children's writer. He is the all-time leading goal scorer for Chelsea, where he played for 13 years.

6. Britain's House of Commons has passed a bill on February 1, 2017 paving the way for Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger negotiations for the UK's exit from the European Union. What is the name of that bill?

Brexit Bill. (The European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017).

Brexit is a commonly used term for the United Kingdom's planned withdrawal from the European Union. Withdrawal from the European Union is governed by Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. Under the Article 50 invocation procedure a member notifies the European Council and there is a negotiation period of up to two years, after which the treaties cease to apply – although a leaving agreement may be agreed, although aspects such as trade may be difficult to negotiate until the UK has left the EU. The Supreme Court ruled in the Miller case in January 2017 that the government needed parliamentary approval to trigger Article 50. After the House of Commons overwhelmingly voted, on 1 February 2017, for the government's bill authorising the prime minister to invoke Article 50, the bill passed into law as the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017.

7. Which country has suspended the issuance of visas for nationals of Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran?

Kuwait.

8. Which country has tested a new version of a missile that can carry up to 10 nuclear warheads?

China.

The flight test of the Dongfeng-5C missile (DF-5C) was carried out using 10 multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles (MIRVs).

9. Which Indian Cricketer has been unveiled as the latest cover star of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, following his leading role in India's clean sweep of trophies in all three formats of their recent series against England?

Virat Kohli.

‘Wisden Cricketers’ is regarded as the ‘Bible of cricket’ and is one of the bestselling English cricket magazines. On 2014 Sachin Tendulkar for the first time had featured on the cover of this magazine, making him the first Indian cricketer to have appeared on the cover.

10. Who has been named the world's highest-earning athlete for the first time, becoming only the second individual from a team sport to lead the Forbes rankings since they began in 1990?

Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo, climbed to the top of the list by earning $88 million in 2016, ahead of Barcelona's Lionel Messi in second place with $81m and NBA star LeBron James in third with $77m.

11. Which is the world’s most valuable brand, snagging the No.1 spot from Apple which has been the incumbent since 2011?

Google.

12. Well known Indian-origin British sculptor was named the winner of a prestigious $1 million Genesis Prize by Israel for his commitment to Jewish values?

Anish Kapoor.

The Bombay-born British sculptor (his father was Hindu and mother Jewish), who has previously won the Turner Prize in 1991, was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2012 and a knighthood the year after, has historically held a huge commitment towards humanitarian causes.

13. Which airways has launched the world’s longest non-stop commercial flight, a 9,032-mile (14,535km) marathon from Doha to Auckland, New Zealand?

Qatar Airways.

14. Delhi Police Commissioner who was appointed director of CBI, country's premier probe agency?

Alok Kumar Verma.

15. Who has been appointed as the interim CEO of Prasar Bharati Board?

Rajeev Singh.

16. Which country won the African Nations Soccer Cup-2017 defeating Egypt (2-1) in the final?

Cameroon.

17. Name the Indian batsman who has become the first person to score a triple century in a Twenty20 match?

Mohit Ahlawat .

Mohit Ahlawat unbelievably smashed 302 from just 72 balls in a local T20 clash in Delhi.

18. Who has been appointed as the 12th president of Germany?

Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

19. BAFTA AWARDS -2017.

The British Academy Film Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to film. The 70th British Academy Film Awards were held on 12 February 2017 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Here is the complete list of Winners of BAFTA Awards-2017.

Best Film: La La Land

Best British Film in 2017: I, Daniel Blake

Best Director: Damien Chazelle, La La Land

Best Actor: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

Best Actress: Emma Stone, La La Land

Best Supporting Actor: Dev Patel, Lion

Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis, Fences

Best Film Not in the English Language: Son of Saul

Best Documentary: 13th

Best Animated Film: Kubo and the Two Strings

Best Cinematography: Linus Sandgren, La La Land

Best Original Screenplay: Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea

Best Adapted Screenplay: Luke Davies, Lion

Best Editing: John Gilbert, Hacksaw Ridge

Best Production Design: Stuart Craig and Anna Pinnock, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Best Costume Design: Madeline Fontaine, Jackie

Best Makeup and Hair: J. Roy Helland and Daniel Phillips, Florence Foster Jenkins

Best Sound: Claude La Haye, Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Sylvain Bellemare, Arrival

Best Special Visual Effects: Robert Legato, Dan Lemmon, Andrew R. Jones and Adam Valdez, The Jungle Book

Best British Short Animation: A Love Story

Best British Short Film: Home

The EE Rising Star Award: Tom Holland

Best Original Music: Justin Hurwitz, La La Land

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer in 2017: Under the Shadow, Babak Anvari (writer/director), and Emily Leo, Oliver Roskill and Lucan Toh (producers).

20. Name the river island in Assam which, becomes first ever carbon neutral district of India by the year 2020?

Majuli.

21. Which country successfully test-fired its interceptor missile on February 11, 2017, achieving a significant milestone in the direction of developing a two-layered Ballistic Missile Defence system?

India.

22. Who has been appointed as the 9th chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi)?

Ajay Tyagi.

Tyagi will take over as the chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India when outgoing SEBI chief UK Sinha’s tenure ends on March 1, 2017.

23. Who became the first batsman to score four double-centuries in four consecutive Test series?

Virat Kohli.

Only Don Bradman and Rahul Dravid had scored three double hundreds in three successive Test series.

24. Which country won the Twenty20 World Cup -2017 for the Blind defeating Pakistan in the final by 9 wickets?

India.

25. The Chairman of Japanese electronics and energy giant Toshiba Corp who resigned on February 14, 2017 after the company logged massive losses in its nuclear business?

Shigenori Shiga.

26. National Security Adviser of Donald Trump who has resigned amid growing questions about whether he had deceived Vice President Mike Pence, and potentially the FBI, about his phone calls with the Russian envoy on December 29, 2016?

Michael Flynn.

27. For the first time, the Supreme Court issued contempt notice to a sitting high court judge, for levelling allegations against former judges of the Supreme Court and sitting judges of Madras High Court. Who is that sitting high court judge?

Justice CS Karnan.

A Calcutta High Court judge, Justice Karnan had recently written to the Prime Minister levelling corruption charges against former Judges of the Supreme Court and sitting judges of Madras High Court and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to order an enquiry.

28. Nobel laureate and one of the pioneers in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) , passed away on February 8, 2017?

Sir Peter Mansfield.

Mansfield was an English physicist who was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, shared with Paul Lauterbur, for discoveries concerning Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

29. Who has been appointed as the Ambassador of FIFA in February, 2017?

Diego Maradona.

30. Who has become the fastest wicketkeeper-batsman to score 3,000 runs in ODIs?

Quinton de Kock.

South African wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock completed 3,000 runs in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) in the match against Sri Lanka and he took 74 innings to reach this milestone.

31. Who became the fastest man to take 250 wickets in Test Cricket?

Ravichandran Ashwin.

Ravichandran achieves this accolade in in just his 45th international test match which is against Bangladesh, surpassing the previous mark set by Australian Dennis Lille of 48 Test matches. Ashwin becomes just the sixth Indian bowler to achieve this remarkable feat behind the names of Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev and Harbhajan Singh to reach 250 test wickets.

32. Who has been appointed as the new captain of Pakistan ODI team in February 2017?

Sarfraz Ahmed.

Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfraz Ahmed has been named as ODI captain after Azhar Ali decided to step down from the role on 09.02.2017.

33. Who has been named as new England Test captain replacing Alastair Cook in countdown to Ashes series?

Joe Root.

34. Middle-order Pakistani batsman who has achieved an unwanted record for the most number of ducks in T20 cricket?

Umar Akmal.

Akmal now has 24 ducks under his belt, surpassing South Africa’s Herschelle Gibbs, Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan, and West Indies’ Dwayne Smith, who are all tied on 23.

35. The space agency of which country has successfully launched 104 satellites from a single rocket in February 14, 2017?

India.

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) achieved a major milestone with a successful record-setting launch of 104 satellites on a single rocket. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) blasted off from India's Satish Dhawan Space Centre with three satellites from India and 101 smaller nano satellites (also called nanosats) from five other countries: the U.S., the Netherlands, Israel, Kazakhstan and Switzerland. This number crushes the previous record of 37 satellites sent into orbit aboard a single Russian Dnepr rocket in June 2014.

36. Career diplomat who was appointed as Pakistan's first woman foreign secretary on February 13, 2017?

Tehmina Janjua.

37. Who was crowned Laureus Sportsman of the Year (2017) for a record equalling fourth time, matching the achievement of Roger Federer and Serena Williams?

Usain Bolt.

Gymnast Simone Biles clinched the top honour in the women's category at the Laureus World Awards 2017.

38. Who has sworn in as the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu in February 2017?

Palaniswami.K.

39. Famous Dutch artist and the creator of Miffy (Nijntje in Dutch), who enchanted millions of young children around the world for more than half a century, passed away in February 2017?

Dick Bruna.

40. Pakistani professional cricketer and former captain of the Pakistan national cricket team who announced his retirement from international cricket on February 19, 2017?

Shahid Afridi.

He holds a record of taking most wickets (97) and most player-of-the match awards in Twenty20 International cricket. He is known for his aggressive batting style, and previously held the record for the fastest ODI century in 37 deliveries. He also holds the distinction of having hit the most number of sixes in the history of ODI cricket and he has taken 48 Test wickets and over 350 in ODIs.

41. Samsung vice chairman who has been arrested in Korea on charges of corruption?

Lee Jae-yong.

42. The 39th Chief Justice of India who passed away on February 19, 2017?

Altamas Kabir.

He was the Chief Justice at Supreme Court for a brief period of nine months in 2012-13.

43. What is the name given to the eighth continent in earth sprawling underwater beneath New Zealand?

Zealandia.

The continent, dubbed Zealandia, also includes New Caledonia and other islands and territories in that section of the southwest Pacific Ocean. The dedicated study of this area over the past 10 years has determined it is not just a group of continental islands and fragments but that it has a continental crust large and separate enough to be officially declared a separate continent. The seven continents exist are Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

44. Name the final vessel in the series of twenty fast patrol vessels (FPVs) designed and built by the Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) which was commissioned in February 18, 2017?

C.G.S.Ayush.

45. Who has been appointed as the new national security advisor of U.S.President?

Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster.

46. Who is the first woman police officer to head the Scotland Yard?

Cressida Dick.

On 22 February 2017, the Home Office and the Metropolitan Police jointly announced that she will be appointed as the next Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police by the Queen, on the formal recommendation of Amber Rudd as Home Secretary. She is the first woman to hold this rank.

47. Who has been named as the ‘Captain of the Year’ at the 10th annual ESPN Cricinfo Awards?

Virat Kohli

Kohli becomes the first player to receive the Polly Umrigar Award - given to the International Cricketer of the Year - for the third time. Kohli first received the award in 2011-12 and in 2014-15.

Awards list:

CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award - Rajinder Goel, Padmakar Shivalkar

BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award For Women - Shanta Rangaswamy

Polly Umrigar Award - Virat Kohli

Dilip Sardesai Award - R Ashwin

Jagmohan Dalmiya Award for best woman cricketer (senior) of 2015-16 - Mithali Raj

Jagmohan Dalmiya Award for best woman cricketer (junior) of 2015-16 - Deepti Sharma (Uttar Pradesh)

48. Who becomes the fastest batsman to claim 9000 ODI runs (205 innings), surpassing former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, who did so in 228 innings?

AB de Villiers.(South Africa).

49. THE COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS OF OSCAR AWARDS 2017:

Best Picture - 'Moonlight' by Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner

Best Actress in a Leading Role - Emma Stone for 'La La Land'

Best Actor in a Leading Role - Casey Affleck for 'Manchester By The Sea'

Best Director - Damien Chazelle for 'La La Land'

Best Adapted Screenplay - Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney for 'Moonlight'

Best Original Screenplay - Kenneth Lonergan for 'Manchester By The Sea'

Best Original Song - 'City Of Stars' from 'La La Land' by Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

Best Original Score - Justin Hurwitz for 'La La Land'

Best Cinematography - Linus Sandgren for 'La La Land'

Best Live Action Short - 'Sing' by Kristof Deak and Anna Udvardy

Best Documentary Short - 'The White Helmets' by Orlando Von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara

Best Film Editing - John Gilbert for 'Hacksaw Ridge'

Best Visual Effects - Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R Jones and Dan Lemmon for 'The Jungle Book'

Best Production Design - David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco for 'La La Land'

Best Animated Feature - 'Zootopia' by Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer

Best Animated Short - 'Piper' by Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer

Best Foreign Language Film - 'The Salesman' by Asghar Farhadi

Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Viola Davis for 'Fences'

Best Sound Mixing - Kevin O'Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie and Peter Grace for 'Hacksaw Ridge'

Best Sound Editing - Sylvian Bellemare for 'Arrival'

Best Documentary Feature - Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow for 'O J: Made In America'

Best Costume Design - Colleen Atwood for 'Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them'

Best Makeup and Hairstyling - Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini and Christopher Nelson for 'Suicide Squad'

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) - Mahershala Ali for 'Moonlight'.

50. Who has become the first Indian sportsperson to sign a Rs 100-crore endorsement deal with a single brand?

Virat Kohli.

The Indian cricket captain has struck an eight-year deal with sports lifestyle brand Puma worth about Rs 110 crore. Kohli is now set to join the likes of Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell, and footballers Thierry Henry and Oliver Giroud - among others - as a global ambassador for the brand.

51. The Indian shooter won a bronze medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) World Cup in Delhi?

Pooja Ghatkar.

52. Which club won the League Cup-2017 held at Wembley Stadium in London by defeating Southampton, 3-2?

Manchester United

Manchester United have won the League Cup for a fifth time.

53. Who has been appointed as the first vice president of Azerbaijan?

Mehriban Aliyeva

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has appointed his wife as first vice president – a newly-established position that would see its holder take over as temporary leader if the president were to step down or prove unable to perform his duties.

54. The Indian shooter who won bronze medal in men's 10-metre air pistol event at the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Cup in Delhi?

Jitu Rai.

SOLVED PAPER OF LEGAL ASSISTANT GR-II –LAW DEPARTMENT (GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT) 23 Apr 2017 8:27 AM (7 years ago)

1. “Operation Anantha” is a Thiruvananthapuram based project aimed at :

Preventing floods in the city.

2. “India is my country. All Indians are my brothers and sisters”, which is the national pledge are the words of :

Venkita Subba Rao.

3. Provisional Government of free India was proclaimed in1943 from :

Singapore.

4. What historic incident took place in Meerut on May 10, 1857?

Sepoy Mutiny.

5. Which Travancore ruler abolished slave trade?

Rani Gowri Lakshmi bai.

6. NITI Aayog is a new arrangement. What institution did it replace?

Planning Commission.

7. Government of India observes December 25 as :

Good Governance Day.

8. The Bengal revolutionaries took shelter in a North-Eastern State( the princely state) which took active participation in the freedom struggle. Which state?

Tripura.

9. What revolutionary incident took place on 10th March 1888 in Travancore?

Aruvippuram Prathishta.

10. The Constituent Assembly was formed based on the proposals of :

Cabinet Mission.

11. The opening article of Indian Constitution declares that “India, that is Bharat, shall be a …………

Union of states.

12. 86th Constitutional amendment in 2002 inserted Article 21-A. What fundamental right does it provide?

Right to Education.

13. Basic structure of the Constitution are unamendable according to the verdict in :

Kesavananda Bharati Case.

14. Who among the following was not a Prime Minister of India:

(a)Charan Singh (b) Chandrasekhar (c) Jagjivan Ram (d) Morarjee Desai.

Ans :Jagjivan Ram.

15. Question Deleted.

16. Representation of a State in Rajya Sabha is based on :

Population of the state.

17. The practice of transferring the law making powers to the executive by the legislature due to lack of time and expertise is known as :

Delegated legislation.

18. Which of the following constitutional provisions cannot be amended by the Parliament by passing a law by simple majority?

(a)Abolition of Legislative Councils in States.

(b)Changes in name and boundary of states.

(c)Salaries and allowances of the President

(d) Composition and jurisdiction of Supreme Court.

Ans : Composition and jurisdiction of Supreme Court.

19. Which of the following writs can be helpful in securing the release of a person unlawfully detained?

(a)Habeas Corpus (b)Mandamus (c)Prohibition (d)Certiorari.

Ans: Habeas Corpus

20. President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of :

Elected members of both Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies.

21. The feminine form of ‘master ‘is ……….

Mistress.

22. The plural form of ‘basis’ is ………….

Bases.

23. The superlative form of ‘little’ is ……………..

Least.

24. She is senior ……….his brother by two years.

To.

25. She made………attempt to cross the bridge.

An.

26. You can travel ………..road.

27. She prefers coffee……tea.

28. She is …….. small to lift the weight.

Too

29. She did his work……………

Efficiently

30. The man enquired where……………..

(a)the office is (b)was the office (c) the office was (d)will be the office

Ans: The office was.

31. The principle of ‘actus non facit return nisi mens sit rea’

Common law.

32. U/s 209 Cr.P.C , the committal proceedings are in the nature of :

Trial.

33. The jurisdiction to try cases of juveniles is vested with:

Chief Judicial Magistrate.

34. The term ‘will’ is defined in :

General Clauses Act.

35. Match the following :

(a) Lee.V.Knapp (i) Literal Rule

(b) Smith.V.Hughes (ii) Ejusdem Generis

(d) Clark.V.Gaskarth (iv) Mischief Rule.

Ans: (a) –(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii).

36. The maximum no.of offences of the same kind within the space of 12 months that can be charged together is?

37. The period of limitation in the case of an offence of an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year is :

1 year.

38. The liability in which the sole intention of the law is to enforce the plaintiff’s rights and not to punish the wrongdoer is :

Remedial liability.

39. The theory of social contract is propounded by :

Rousseau.

40. Question Deleted.

41. Match the following:

(a) Intoxication (i)R.V.Tolson

(b) Criminal attempt (ii)DPP.V.Beard

(d) Mens rea (iv) Visakha V.State of Rajasthan.

Ans: (a) –(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i).

42. Question Deleted.

43. Under Companies Act, 2013, the maximum number of members in a private company is :

200.

44. The limit of territorial water of India extends to……………nautical miles.

12.

45. The modern concept of rule of law was developed by :

Delhi Declaration, 1959.

46. Appropriate legislature is empowered to frame service rules under……… of constitution of India.

Article 309.

47. Irrationality of administrative action is determined by ……….

Wednesbury test.

48. The Doctrine of Ultra Vires is related to :

Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron Co.V.Riche.

49. Attestation under Transfer Property Act requires:

Two or more witnesses.

50. Which of the following is primarily concerned with environmental protection?

(A)WIPO (B)WHO (C)Red Cross (D)Green Peace.

Green Peace.

51. The rule of necessity is admissible under section ………….of Evidence Act.

32.

52. Temporary injunction is guaranteed under…………..of Civil Procedure Code.

Order 39 Rule 1

53. The Evidence Act has ………..sections.

167

54. A woman is entitled to get legal aid if her income is ………..

No limitation.

55. Legal aid is a…….

Fundamental Right.

56. At the final disposal of suit, if the parties fail to produce evidence the court may :

(A)Pronounce judgment (B)Adjourn the case (C)Dismiss the case (D)Both (A) and (B)

Ans: (D) Both (A) and (B).

57. A judgment can be reviewed by………

Same Court.

58. A subscriber becomes a member of the company :

Immediately on the incorporation of the company.

59. In fixing the liability, the rule of proximity to the crime committed is irrelevant in :

Abetment and conspiracy.

60. Counter claim can be fixed under:

Order VIII, Rule 6A CPC.

61. Charge is defined under:

S.100 of Transfer of Property Act.

62. Which of the following is an actionable claim?

(A)Arrears of rent (B)Decree (C)Stock and Shares (D)All of the above.

Ans: Arrears of rent.

63. The rule against perpetuity is provided under:

S.14 of T.P.Act.

64. ‘X’ voluntarily throws a ring belonging to ‘Y’ into a river with the intention to cause wrongful loss to ‘Y’.’X’ is liable for:

Mischief.

65. Question Deleted.

66. The oral evidence shall be…………….

Direct.

67. The Maternity Benefit Act was passed in the year ………

1961.

68. The number of persons required for registration of trade union is…….

69. Question Deleted.

70. The term grund norm is associated with

Kelsen.

Basic norm (German: Grundnorm) is a concept in the Pure Theory of Law created by Hans Kelsen, a jurist and legal philosopher. Kelsen used this word to denote the basic norm, order, or rule that forms an underlying basis for a legal system.

71. Every promise and every set of promises forming consideration for each other is :

Agreement.

72. The rule that no one shall be allowed to enrich himself at the expense of another is the basis of :

Quasi contract.

73. International concern for the protection of environment is the subject matter of :

Stockholm declaration.

74. The model forms of memorandum of association is provided in …… of companies Act, 2013.

Schedule I.

75. Lok Adalats are constituted under:

Legal Service Authorities Act.

76. The nature of transaction in the case where a dentist agrees to make artificial teeth for a person and fit them into mouth:

Contract for work.

77. Cox Vs. Hickman is associated with ………

Partnership.

78. The multifariousness in a suit is the result of :

(A)Misjoinder of cause of action (B)Misjoinder of parties (C)Both (A) and (B)

(D) Either (A) or (B).

Ans: (C)Both (A) and (B).

79. Human rights are derived from:

Natural law.

80. The permanent lok adalat us established under:

S.22B of the Legal Services Act.

81. An employee is eligible for leave with wages if he worked for ……..days in a month.

20.

82. Protection officer under protection of women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is appointed by:

State government.

83. Which of the following considered as first generation rights?

(A) Social and Economic Rights (B) Civil and Political Rights (C) Cultural Rights (D) All of the above.

Ans: (B) Civil and Political Rights.

84. Question Deleted.

85. Liberty, equality and Fraternity are the slogans of :

French Revolution.

86. Article 1 ICCPR guarantees:

Right to self determination.

87. The jurisdiction of Munsiff Court is :

10Lakhs.

88. Doctrine of public trust is related to

Protection of environment.

89. Presumption as to dowry death is provided under …….of Evidence Act.

Section 113B.

90. A dying declaration is valid and admissible if it is made before:

(A) The police officer not below the rank of S.P.

(B) Any police officer with the consent of court.

(D) All of the above.

Ans : (D) All of the above.

91. The constitutional provision which lays down the responsibility of govt. towards environmental protection?

Article 48 A.

92. In India the conciliation proceedings are adopted on the model of:

UNCITRAL.

93. Question deleted.

94. Under Payment of Bonus Act, an employee is eligible to get bonus if he has worked for not less than ……days in the preceding year.

30.

95. The Article which provides constitutional protection to the civil servants:

Article311.

96. The concept of corporate social responsibility is embodied in :

Section 135 of Companies Act 2013.

97. A public company may issue securities by :

(A) Public Offer (B)Private placement (C)Bonus issue (D)All of the above.

Ans: All of the above.

98. Where a forest offence has been committed in respect of any forest produce, it can be seized by:

(A) Forest Officer (B)Police Officer (C)Both (A) and (B) (D) Magistrate.

Ans: Both (A) and (B.

99. The right to free and compulsory education is provided to the children between ….. under the Right of children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009.

6 to 14.

100. The maximum number of public companies in which a person can be appointed as a director.

10.

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS JANUARY 2017 16 Apr 2017 6:05 PM (7 years ago)

1. Which country has decided to phase out round £1 coin with a new 12-sided coin in March, 2017?

Britain.

The new design of £1 coin is made of two metals, with a gold- coloured outer ring and a silver-coloured inner ring. The old coin has been a favourite of savers since it was introduced in 1983. But it is set to be replaced by the new 12-sided £1 coin in March and the round pound will cease to be legal tender by 15 October.

2. Pakistan's former Test wicketkeeper-batsman who became a chief selector after his playing career, who passed away on December 31, 2016?

Imtiaz Ahmed.

Ahmed played 41 Tests from 1952-62, scoring 2,079 runs at an average of 29 and taking 77 catches. He hit three centuries, including a career-best 209 against New Zealand at Lahore in 195.

3. Former Australia captain who has been named as an assistant coach of Australia for the T20 series against Sri Lanka in February, 2017?

Ricky Ponting.

4. India’s singles player who announced retirement from professional tennis on 1 January 2017?

Somdev Devvarman.

He grabbed both men's singles and doubles gold in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. He won the gold medal in the men's singles event of XIXth Commonwealth Games held in 2010. He received the Arjuna Award from the Indian government in 2011.

5. Two-stage, surface-to-surface missile that can travel 4,000 km and can carry a nuclear warhead weighing one tonne, which was successfully test fired by India on January 2,2017?

Agni IV.

6. The BCCI's existing power structure has been dismantled by the Supreme Court of India in a landmark order in January 2017, which directed the removal of the board president and its secretary from office with immediate effect. Name the President and Secretary of BCCI who were sacked from the post by Supreme Court?

Anurag Thakur.(President).

Ajay Shirke (Secretary). As a result of this decision, it is now expected that an observer – appointed by the apex judicial body of the country – will be looking after the administration of the BCCI. The observer is set to be appointed on January 19, 2017.

7. Who has been appointed today as the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) by President Pranab Mukherjee?

David R Syiemlieh.

Syiemlieh, a UPSC member, has been asked to take over charge on January 4 and will remain the head of the organisation till his retirement on January 21, 2018 or till further orders.

8. Name the world's highest bridge which was opened for traffic in China recently?

The Beipanjiang Bridge.

The Beipanjiang Bridge located in South-west China is built above the Beipan river gorge, which is almost 2000 feet deep. It is a four-lane bridge, which was completed in three years at a cost of USD 146.7 million.

9. Who are the winners of 65th Senior National Volleyball Men’s and Women’s Championship?

Kerala and Railways.

Kerala won the 65th Senior National Volleyball Men’s championship defeating Railways in the final and Railways won the 65th Senior National Volleyball women’s championship defeating Kerala in the final.

10. On 28, December 2016, who became the Prime Minister of Romania?

Sorin Mihai Grindeanu .

He assumed office on 4 January 2017.

11. The former Portugal Prime Minister who has been appointed as the ninth Secretary-General of United Nations?

Antonio Guterres.

The 193 member states of the General Assembly adopted the resolution by acclamation, appointing Mr. Guterres as the ninth U.N. Secretary-General to take over from Ban Ki-moon, whose tenure will end on December 31, 2016.

12. Who was appointed by the Government as the deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India?

Viral Acharya.

He will be joining the ranks of Vishwanathan, S S Mundra, R Gandhi as one of four deputy governors serving under RBI Governor Urjit Patel.

13. English art critic, novelist, painter and poet whose novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize, passed away on January 2, 2017?

John Berger.

His essay on art criticism, Ways of Seeing, written as an accompaniment to a BBC series, is often used as a university text. He lived in France for more than half a century. Berger also wrote several screenplays, among them 1976s’ John Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000, a drama set amid the 1968 protests in Paris.

14. Army Commander of Jaipur-based South Western Command, who was appointed as the new Vice Chief of Army Staff in January 2017?

Lieutenant General Sarath Chand.

15. Indian star cricketer who has announced his decision to stand down from his position as captain of the Indian ODI and T20 cricket teams?

Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Under Dhoni's leadership India have won the ICC T20 World Cup in 2007, the ICC ODI World Cup in 2011, ICC Champions Trophy in 2013 and let the team into the semi-finals of the 2015 World Cup.

16. Which country won the SAFF Women’s Football Championship title-2017 defeating Bangladesh in the final?

India.

India defeated Bangladesh 3-1 to win their fourth consecutive SAFF Women’s Football Championship title.

17. Who became the first player in the history of Test cricket to score centuries in 11 countries, including the United Arab Emirates?

Younis Khan.(Pakistan).

Rahul Dravid is the only other cricketer to score centuries in all 10 full-member Test nations, with 36 centuries under his belt. Sachin Tendulkar remains the all-time highest Test century scorer with 51 tons in 200 Test matches.

18. What is the name of the new organ which has been discovered hiding in plain sight inside the human body?

Mesentery.

19. An Indian actor who is best-known for his author-backed roles in films like Aakrosh (1980), Arohan (1982) and television films like Sadgati (1981) and Tamas (1987), passed away on January 6, 2017?

Om Puri.

Puri was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India, in 1990; and in 2004, was made an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He was honored at the 89th Academy Awards in memorial segment for his contribution in Indian and world cinema.

20. Who is elected as the new Vice President of Venezuela in January 2017?

Tareck El Aissami.

21. Algeria and Leicester forward who has been voted African Footballer of the Year 2017?

Riyad Mahrez.

22. Iran's ex-President and a dominant figure in the country's politics since the 1980, passed away on January 8, 2017?

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.

Rafsanjani was an influential Iranian politician, writer and one of the founding fathers of the Islamic Republic. He was the fourth President of Iran from 3 August 1989 until 3 August 1997. He was the head of the Assembly of Experts from 2007 until 2011 when he decided not to nominate himself for the post. He was also the chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council.

During the final years of Iran–Iraq War, Rafsanjani was the de facto commander-in-chief of the Iranian military. Rafsanjani was elected chairman of the Iranian parliament in 1980 and served until 1989. He played an important role in the choice of Ali Khamenei as Supreme Leader.

23. Who won the 2017 Qatar Open Men’s Tennis Title defeating Andy Murray in the final?

Novak Djokovic.

24. Who won the Player of the Series award in the three test cricket matches played between Pakistan and Australia held in Australia in 2017?

Steven Smith (Australia).

Australia won the series 3-0.

25. COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS OF GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS 2017:

Best Motion picture, drama 'Moonlight'

Best picture, comedy or musical 'La La Land'

Actor, drama Casey Affleck, 'Manchester by the Sea'

Actress, drama Isabelle Huppert, 'Elle'

Actress, comedy or musical Emma Stone, 'La La Land'

Actor, comedy or musical Ryan Gosling, 'La La Land'

Supporting actress Viola Davis, 'Fences'

Supporting actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 'Nocturnal Animals'

Director Damien Chazelle, 'La La Land'

Screenplay Damien Chazelle, 'La La Land'

Animated film 'Zootopia'

Foreign language film 'Elle' (France)

Original score Justin Hurwitz, 'La La Land'

Original song 'City of Stars,' 'La La Land'

26. Pakistan has successfully test-fired its first nuclear-capable submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM) on January 9, 2017.What is the name of that missile?

Babur-III.

27. Portugal’s former president and prime minister who was a central figure in the country’s return to democracy in the 1970s after decades of rightwing dictatorship, passed away on January 7, 2017?

Mario Soares.

28. Who was appointed as the captain of the Indian cricket team for One Day International matches and T20 series on January 6, 2017?

Virat Kohli.

29. Who has been appointed as the 44th Chief Justice of India?

Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar.

Khehar is the first CJI from the Sikh community. He has been a judge in Supreme Court of India since 13 September 2011 and will retire on 27 August 2017 upon superannuation.

30. English journalist and author, who was the first war correspondent to report the outbreak of World War II, passed away on January 10, 2017?

Clare Hollingworth.

She was the first war correspondent to report the outbreak of World War II, described as "the scoop of the century".[1] As a reporter for The Daily Telegraph in 1939, while travelling from Poland to Germany she spotted and reported German forces massed on the Polish border; three days later she was the first to report the German invasion of Poland.

31. Who is the new chairman of Tata Sons?

Natarajan Chandrasekaran .

Chandrasekaran took over as the CEO of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on November 6, 2009 prior to which he was COO and executive director of TCS.

Tata Sons Limited is the holding company of the Tata Group and holds the bulk of shareholding in these companies.

32. Which state won the 2017 National Basketball Women championship in Puducherry defeating Telangana in the final?

Kerala.

33. Who won the best FIFA player of the award 2016?

Cristiano Ronaldo.

34. India’s first solar powered Ferry service started at?

Kottayam(Kerala).

35. Name the second of the Indian Navy's six Kalvari-class submarines which was launched in Mumbai on January 12, 2017?

INS Khanderi.

It is a diesel-electric attack submarine which is designed by French naval defence and energy company DCNS and being manufactured at Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai. INS Khanderi, named after Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji's island fort Khanderi.

36. Indian American who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission?

Ajit Pai .

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government, created by Congressional statute to regulate interstate communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories.

37. Who became the first Indian batsman to hit 200 sixes in one-day internationals?

Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Dhoni is now the -fourth leading batsman in the world with most sixes in ODI cricket after Shahid Afridi (351), Sanath Jayasuriya (270), Chris Gayle (238).

38. Who won the Player of the series award in the three ODI cricket matches played between India and England held in India in January 2017?

Kehar Jadhav (India).

India won the three match series 2-1.

39. Who won the Player of the series award in the 5 ODI cricket matches played between Australia and Pakistan held in Australia in January 2017?

David Warner.

Series - Australia won the 5-match series 4-1.

40. Name the Indian actress who has won her second People's Choice Award for Favourite Dramatic TV Actress?

Priyanka Chopra.

41. Who becomes the only player – man or woman – to win 23 Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era?

Serena Williams.

Serena Williams beat her sister Venus in straight sets to win the Australian Open and now stands alone as the all-time leader in women's Grand Slam titles in the Open Era. Australian Margaret Court holds the overall record with 24 Grand Slam titles, an achievement which spans the pre-Open and Open Era.

42. One of the great French actresses best known for her roles in the films Hiroshima mon amour (1959) and Amour (2012), passed away on January 27, 2017?

Emmanuelle Riva.

Riva won the BAFTA Award and the Cesar Award for her lead role in Michael Haneke's Amour as Anne Laurent, and was nominated for the Academy Award for the same role. She had previously been nominated for a BAFTA Award for Hiroshima mon amour, and had won Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival for Therese Desqueyroux (1962).

43. English actor who starred in The Elephant Man and Harry Potter, passed away on January 25, 2017?

John Hurt.

Hurt's performance in prison drama Midnight Express (1978) brought him international renown, and earned Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards, along with an Academy Award nomination.

44. President of Association of Breast Surgeons of India who has won the prestigious Dr B C Roy national award for 'outstanding service in the field of socio medical relief' for 2016?

Dr P Raghu Ram.

The award, the highest recognition for medical practitioners in India, would be conferred on Ram by President Pranab Mukherjee on July 1, observed as Doctors day.

45. Who has been appointed as the 29th United States Ambassador to the United Nation?

Nikki Haley.

She served as the 116th Governor of South Carolina from January 2011 to January 2017.

46. India’s highest peacetime gallantry award Ashoka Chakra has been awarded posthumously to?

Havildar Hangpan Dada.

He laid down his life after single-handedly killing three terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir last year.

47. Who won the Australian Open Men’s title 2017 defeating Rafael Nadal in the final?

Roger Federer.

Federer has won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in history for a male tennis player, and held the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a record total of 302 weeks.

48. Former secretary to the Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and one of the last people alive who had close contact with the Nazi leadership, passed away on January 27.2017?

Brunhilde Pomsel.

49. Former Comptroller and Auditor General of India who will head a Supreme Court-appointed four-member panel that will now run the Board of Control for Cricket in India?

Vinod Rai.

The Supreme Court named the high-profile panel that includes former Indian women’s team captain Diana Edulji, historian Ramachandra Guha and Managing Director of Infrastructure Development Finance Company Vikram Limaye.

50. Which countries signed 14 agreements, including a comprehensive strategic partnership on January 25, 2017?

India and UAE.

Apart from the strategic partnership, agreements on defence industries, maritime transport, cyber security, shipping and transport were also signed.

51. French model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2016 on 30 January 2017 in Manila, Philippines?

Iris Mittenaere.

She is the second Miss Universe from France after Christiane Martel, who was elected Miss Universe 1953.

52. Who won the Australian Open Women’s title 2017 defeating Venus Williams in the final?

Serena Williams.

53. Who becomes Australia's first female chief justice of the high court?

Susan Kiefel.

54. On 23 January 2017, who became the Prime Minister of Mauritius?

Pravind Jugnauth.

Mauritius has new Prime Minister after Anerood Jugnauth resigned on 23.01.2017 and handed over power to his son Pravind.

55. Which team won the Irani Cup 2017 defeating Gujarat in the final?

Rest of India.

56. Who is the chief guest of 68th Republic Day Celebrations of India held in January 26, 2017?

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.

57. Who has been appointed the new Vice-Chancellor of Nalanda University, Rajgir, in Bihar?

Vijay Pandurang Bhatkar.

He is considered the father of the Indian Supercomputer.

58. PADMA AWARD WINNERS 2017.
To know the complete list of winners of Padma Awards 2017 (Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri), pls click the below link.

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COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS OF PADMA AWARDS 2017 16 Apr 2017 5:53 PM (7 years ago)

Distinguished personalities from the field of public service, sports and entertainment will be awarded the Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri awards. These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year. This year the President of India has approved conferment of Padma Awards to 89persons. The list comprises of 7 Padma Vibhushan, 7 Padma Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri Awardees. Here is the complete list of winners of Padma awards -2017.

Winners of Padma Vibhushan

Sharad Pawar, Public Affairs
Murli Manohar Joshi, Public Affairs
P.A. Sangma (posthumous), Public Affairs
Sunder Lal Patwah (posthumous), Public Affairs
K.J.Yesudas, Art-Music
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, Others-Spiritualism
Udipi Ramachandra Rao, Science & Engineering

Winners of Padma Bhushan

Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Art – Music
Devi Prasad Dwivedi, Literature & Education
Tehemton Udwadia, Medicine
Ratna Sundar Maharaj, Others-Spiritualism
Swami Niranjana Nanda Saraswati, Others-Yoga
H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (Foreigner), Literature & Education
Cho Ramaswamy (Posthumous), Literature & Education –Journalism

Winners of Padma Shri

Basanti Bisht, Art-Music

Chemanchery Kunhiraman Nair, Art-Dance
Aruna Mohanty, Art-Dance
Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Art-Cinema
Sadhu Meher, Art-Cinema
T K Murthy, Art-Music
Laishram Birendrakumar Singh, Art-Music
Krishna Ram Chaudhary, Art-Music
Baoa Devi, Art-Painting
Tilak Gitai, Art-Painting
Aekka Yadagiri Rao, Art-Sculpture
Jitendra Haripal, Art-Music
Kailash Kher, Art-Music
Parassala B Ponnammal, Art-Music
Sukri Bommagowda, Art-Music
Mukund Nayak, Art-Music
Purushottam Upadhyay, Art-Music
Anuradha Paudwal, Art-Music
Wareppa Naba Nil, Art-Theatre
Tripuraneni Hanuman Chowdary, Civil Service
T.K. Viswanathan, Civil Service
Kanwal Sibal, Civil Service
Birkha Bahadur Limboo Muringla, Literature & Education
Eli Ahmed, Literature & Education
Narendra Kohli, Literature & Education
G. Venkatasubbiah, Literature & Education
Akkitham Achyuthan Namboothiri, Literature & Education
Kashi Nath Pandita, Literature & Education
Chamu Krishna Shastry, Literature & Education
Harihar Kripalu Tripathi, Literature & Education
Michel Danino, Literature & Education
Punam Suri, Literature & Education
VG Patel, Literature & Education
V Koteswaramma, Literature & Education
Balbir Dutt, Literature & Education-Journalism
Bhawana Somaaya, Literature & Education-Journalism
Vishnu Pandya, Literature & Education-Journalism
Subroto Das, Medicine
Bhakti Yadav, Medicine
Mohammed Abdul Waheed, Medicine
Madan Madhav Godbole, Medicine
Devendra Dayabhai Patel, Medicine
Harkishan Singh, Medicine
Mukut Minz, Medicine
Arun Kumar Sharma, Others-Archaeology
Sanjeev Kapoor, Others-Culinary
Meenakshi Amma, Others-Martial Art
Genabhai Dargabhai Patel, Others-Agriculture
Chandrakant Pithawa, Science & Engineering
Ajoy Kumar Ray, Science & Engineering
Chintakindi Mallesham, Science & Engineering
Jitendra Nath Goswami, Science & Engineering
Daripalli Ramaiah, Social Work
Girish Bhardwaj, Social Work
Karimul Hak, Social Work
Bipin Ganatra, Social Work
Nivedita Raghunath Bhide, Social work
Appasaheb Dharmadhikari, Social Work
Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal, Social Work
Virat Kohli, Sports-Cricket
Shekar Naik, Sports-Cricket
Vikasa Gowda, Sports-Discus Throw
Deepa Malik, Sports-Athletics
Mariyappan Thangavelu, Sports-Athletics
Dipa Karmakar, Sports-Gymnastics
P. R. Shreejesh, Sports-Hockey
Sakshi Malik, Sports-Wrestling
Mohan Reddy Venkatrama Bodanapu, Trade & Industry
Imrat Khan (NRI/PIO), Art-Music
Anant Agarwal (NRI/PIO), Literature & Education
H.R. Shah (NRI/PIO), Literature & Education-Journalism
Suniti Solomon (Posthumous), Medicine
Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya (Posthumous), Others-Archaeology
Dr. Mapuskar (Posthumous), Social Work
Anuradha Koirala (Foreigner), Social Work

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS- JULY 2016 22 Jan 2017 4:40 AM (8 years ago)

1. What is the name given to the seventh major version of the Android operating system which is to be officially released on August 22, 2016?
"Nougat" .
Android 7.0 "Nougat" introduces notable changes to the operating system and its development platform, including the ability to display multiple apps on-screen at once in a split-screen view, support for inline replies to notifications, as well as an OpenJDK-based Java environment and support for the Vulkan graphics rendering API, and "seamless" system updates on supported devices.

2.    Which country was unanimously elected as the International Cricket Council’s 39th Associate Member?
Saudi Arabia.

3.    Former India captain who has resigned from his post as media representative in ICC’s prestigious Cricket Committee?
Ravi Shastri.

4.    Name the single-seat, single-engine, lightweight, high-agility supersonic fighter aircraft which has entered into service with the Indian Air Force (IAF) in July 2016?
Tejas.
Tejas is designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force and Navy.

5.    What is the code name given to the project which aims to plug any possible routes for terrorists to infiltrate into India, be it land, air or sea?
Operation Chakravyuh.
Under Operation Chakravyuh, a network of highly-sensitive censors, radars, cameras, optical fibre and automatic guns will be laid along the Pakistan border, which will be linked to a round-the-clock control room. Operation Chakravyuh, which draws inspiration from the impenetrable military formation from the Mahabharata, is actually modelled after an Israeli security mechanism to plug any possible routes for terrorists to infiltrate the country.

6. Romanian-born American Jewish writer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1986) passed away on July 2, 2016?

Elie Wiesel.
He was a professor, political activist, and Holocaust survivor. He was the author of 57 books, written mostly in French and English, including Night, a work based on his experiences as a prisoner in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps.

7.    Who won the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix, formula one car race?
Lewis Hamilton.

8.    What is the name given to the NASA space probe orbiting the planet Jupiter after entering orbit on July 5, 2016?
Juno.
Juno was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on August 5, 2011, as part of the New Frontiers program, and ranged into Jupiter's orbit on July 4, 2016.

9.    Name the Indigenously-built heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo which has been successfully inducted in the navy in July 2016?
Varunastra.
The Varunastra is an Indian advanced heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo, developed by Naval Science and Technological Laboratory of the DRDO for the Indian Navy.

10.    19 new ministers of Modi’s Cabinet:

The Union Council of Ministers was expanded on June 5, 2016 with the induction of 19 new Ministers of State. They are listed below.
Ministers of State:
•    Vijay Goel: Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (Independent Charge)
•    Piyush Goyal: Ministry of Mines (Independent Charge)
•    Anil Madhav Dave: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge).
•    Santosh Kumar Gangwar: Ministry of Finance
•    Faggan Singh Kulaste: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
•    S. Ahluwalia: Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
•    RamdasAthawale: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
•    RajenGohain: Ministry of Railways
•    Jayant Sinha: Ministry of Civil Aviation
•    Arjun Ram Meghwal: Ministry of Finance and Corporate Affairs
•    Mahendra Nath Pandey: Ministry of Human Resource Development
•    Ajay Tamta: Ministry of Textiles
•    Anupriya Patel: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
•    R. Chaudhary: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
•    P. Chaudhary: Ministry of Law & Justice
    Cabinet Ministers
•    Venkaiah Naidu: Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
o    Ananth Kumar: Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
o    Prakash Javdekar: Ministry of Human Resource Development
o    Ravi Shankar Prasad: Ministry of Law &Justice.
o    Narendra Singh Tomar: Ministry of Rural Development Ministry
o    SmritiZubin Irani: Ministry of Textiles

11.    Who has been appointed as the chairman of the fourth Kerala Administrative Reforms Commission with Cabinet rank?
V.S. Achuthanandan.

12.    Development economist who has been appointed as the vice-chairman of the State Planning Board (Kerala)?
V.K. Ramachandran.

13.    Olympic sprinter who has been sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp in 2013?
Oscar Pistorius.
Pistorius is a South African sprint runner and convicted murderer. Both of Pistorius' legs were amputated below the knee when he was 11 months old. He was the tenth athlete to compete at both the Paralympic Games and Olympic Games, competing in sprint events for below-knee amputees in Paralympic events, and in non-disabled sprint events.

14.    Martial artist who broke the world record for the most number of knuckle push-ups in a minute?
K J Joseph.
Joseph did 85 push-ups on July 8, 2016 and broke the record set by American Ron Cooper in 2015.

15.    Which countries on 8 July 2016 signed four agreements to give new impetus to bilateral co-operation between the two nations?
India and South Africa.
India and South Africa on Friday inked three Memoranda of Understanding and one Programme of Cooperation. The three Memoranda of Understanding are in the fields of ICT (Information and Communications Technology); Tourism and Grassroots Innovation in Science and Technology (S & T). A Programme of Cooperation in Arts and Culture was the fourth bilateral agreement side between the two sides

16.    Arsenal goalkeeper who announced his retirement from international football with the Czech Republic?
Petr Cech.
Petr Cech retired from international football after playing 14 years for Czech Republic.

17.    Pulitzer Prize Journalist who reported the rise of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, passed away on July 9, 2016?
Sydney H. Schanberg.

The journalist was known for reporting on the fall of Cambodia to the Khmer Rouge after he refused to evacuate the country and his work inspired the film The Killing Fields after he was kidnapped during the Cambodian genocide.

18. Celebrated humanitarian and Edhi Foundation Chairman who passed away on July 8, 2016?

Abdul Sattar Edhi.
He was a Pakistani philanthropist, ascetic, and humanitarian who founded the Edhi Foundation which runs hospitals, homeless shelters, rehab centres, and orphanages across Pakistan.

19.    Which countries have signed five agreements in July 2016 to accelerate bilateral ties between both nations?
India and Tanzania.
Signed Agreements are MoU(Memorandum of Understanding) for Establishment of Vocational Training Centre at Zanzibar, MoU on Visa waiver agreement for Diplomatic/Official passport holders , MoU on Cooperation in the field of water resource management and development, Line of Credit (LoC) of US 92 million dollars for rehabilitation and improvement of water supply system in Zanzibar and Agreement on Joint Action Plan (JAP) between National Small Industries Corporation of India (NSIC) and Small Industries Development Organization Tanzania (SIDO).

20.    Wimbledon Winners of 2016:

Wimbledon Men’s Singles Title Winner 2016- Andy Murray (Britain). He defeated Milos Raonic (Canada) in the final.

Wimbledon Women’s Singles Title Winner 2016: Serena Williams. (USA). She defeated Angelique Kerber (Germany) in the final.

Wimbledon Men’s Doubles Title Winners 2016: Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut (France). They defeated Julien Benneteau and Édouard Roger-Vasselin (France) in the final.

Wimbledon Women’s Doubles Title Winners 2016: Serena Williams and Venus Williams (USA). They defeated Tímea Babos (Hungary) and Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan) in the final.

Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Title Winners 2016: Henri Kontinen (Finland) and Heather Watson (United Kingdom).
They defeated Robert Farah (Colombia) and Anna-Lena Grönefeld (German) in the final.

21.    Which country has banned the broadcast of Peace TV, a channel run by controversial Indian preacher Dr. Zakir Naik, in the country on allegations that it incited terrorism?
Bangladesh.

22.    Who became the first bullfighter to be killed this century after an 83-stone bull called Lorenzo gored him in the chest as he lay on the ground after up-ending him as he performed at a bullfight in Teruel, east of Madrid?
Victor Barrio.

23.    Who took charge as the first woman chief justice of Nepal's Supreme Court on July 11, 2016?
Sushila Karki.

24.    Which countries inked seven agreements on 11 July 2016 to enhance cooperation and bilateral relations between the two countries?
India and Kenya.

25.    Which country won the Euro-2016 defeating France (1-0) in the final?
Portugal.

26.    Who won the UEFA EURO 2016 adidas Golden Boot with 6 goals?
Antoine Griezmann.

27.    Senior goalkeeper who has been appointed as the captain of the national Hockey team for the Rio Olympics?
P.R .Sreejesh.

28.    A former supermodel who has won a £75m divorce settlement from her billionaire Saudi ex-husband Sheikh Walid Juffali after arguing in the high court that she had to meet her “reasonable needs”?
Christina Estrada.

29.    Who resigned as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Microsoft on 7 July 2016?
Kevin Turner.
Turner would now be joining Citadel Securities as Chief Executive Officer.

30.    An arbitration court has ruled that an Asian country has no historic title over the waters of the South China Sea and that it has breached the Philippines' sovereign rights with its actions. Which is that country?
China.

31.    Which country has been stunned and sickened by a third massacre in 18 months in which a truck driver mowed down night-time crowds celebrating Bastille Day , killing 84 people?
France.

32.    Leader of the Conservative Party who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Britain on July 13, 2016?
Theresa Mary May.
She is the second female Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister, following Margaret Thatcher.

33.    The Supreme Court on July 20, 2016 restored the Congress-led government in North East state of India ousted by the Centre in January, 2016. Which is that state?
Arunachal Pradesh.

34.    Which train has become the fastest train in India by clocking a speed of 180 km/hr by covering 84 km in 38 minutes in a trial conducted by Railways on Mathura-Palwal route, surpassing the record of Gatimaan Express?
Talgo.

35.    What is the name of the Autobiography of Sania Mirza, well known tennis player of India?
‘Ace against Odds’.

36.    England captain who broke India great Sunil Gavaskar's record of 9,607 for the most runs as a Test opener while making 81 against Pakistan at Lord's?
Alastair Cook.
The 31-year-old England captain had already become the youngest player in the history of cricket to score 10,000 Test runs but 13 of his innings were not as an opener.

37.    Who is appointed as the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh on 17 July 2016?
Pema Khandu.
He is the eldest son of former Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, who died in a helicopter crash on 30 April 2011.

38.    Civilians of which country reclaimed their country in July 2016 from their own military after helping to end coup to overthrow ruling President?
Turkey.
On 15 July 2016, a coup was attempted in Turkey against state institutions, including, but not limited to the government and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The attempt was carried out by a faction within the Turkish Armed Forces that organized themselves as the Peace at Home Council. They attempted to seize control of several key places in Ankara, Istanbul, and elsewhere, but failed to do so after forces loyal to the state defeated them.

39.    Who beat Tanzanian boxer Francis Cheka to retain his WBO Asia Pacific Super-Middleweight championship-2016?
Vijender Singh.

40.    India’s Chess Grand Master who has won the Fide Women’s Grand Prix trophy in Chendu, China?
Harika Dronavalli.
It was her maiden career GP title and she won this title by defeating Russia’s Olga Girya.

41.    Pakistan's social media celebrity who was killed allegedly by her brother in Multan in Punjab province, becoming the latest victim of "honour killings" that plague the country?
Qandeel Baloch.
She had received threats from her family to quit modeling and her provocative appearances on social media. Her brother had been threatening her over her Facebook posts and videos.

42. The Supreme Court has recently accepted the majority of recommendations of which committee covering wide-ranging aspects of Indian cricket at the central and state level?
The Lodha Committee.
In January 2015, the SC appointed a committee under ex-CJI RM Lodha, to determine punishments for those named in the Mudgal Committee report and to recommend reforms for cricket in India.

43.    Karnataka minister who faces harassment charges in the alleged suicide case of Deputy SP Ganpathi, resigned from the ministry on July 18, 2016?
K.J.George.

44.    Legendary Bollywood playback singer and ghazal maestro who passed away on July 18, 2016?
Mubarak Begum Shaikh.
She was a popular playback singer in Bollywood films during the 1950s and 1960s. Her career as a playback singer began in 1949 with the Indian, Hindi-language film Aaiye. A major hit in her career was the song "Kabhi Tanhaiyon Mein Yun" for composer Snehal Bhatkar in Kidar Sharma's film Hamari Yaad Aayegi which is, till this day, regarded as a classic rendition.

45.    The Rajya Sabha on July 19, 2016 passed a bill that restricts the employment of children below 14 in all occupations and enterprises, except those run by his or her own family. What is the name of that bill?
The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill.

46. Bollywood actor who is selected as the face of ‘city compost’ campaign, which is a part of the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’?
Amitabh Bachchan.

47.    Who is appointed as the new Chairman of CBSE on July 14, 2016?
Rakesh Kumar Chaturvedi.
The post of CBSE Chairman had been lying vacant since December 2014.

48.    Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI) in July 2016?
Guruprasad Mohapatra.

49.    The oldest litigant in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri title suit who passed away in Ayodhya recently?
Mohammad Hashim Ansari,
Ansari was the lone survival among six original plaintiffs of Babri Masjid case fighting for the Mosque title on behalf of Sunni Central Waqf Board since 1961.

50.    One of the greatest names in Indian hockey and part of the team that won gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, has died July 20 2016.Who is that hockey player?
Mohammed Shahid,

51.    The Government of India has taken out a portion from the remit of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, and has made it a new Ministry. What is the name of the new ministry?
Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeITY)

52.    Name the Fourteen-year old from Chennai who has bagged the prestigious Google Community Impact Award - part of Google Science Fair 2016 - from Asia?
Advay Ramesh.

53.    Who will succeed Antonio Conte as the head coach of Italian Football Team?
Giampiero Ventura

54.    Who became the first Indian captain to hit a double century away from India in a test match?
Virat Kohli.
He go past Mohammad Azharuddin with the highest score by an Indian captain away from home. Azhar had previously scored 192 against New Zealand in Auckland in 1989-90 seasons.

55.    Who has been appointed as the new coach of Spanish Football Team?
Julen Lopetegui.

56.    An Indian painter who lived and worked in France since 1950, passed away on July 6, 2016?
S.H.Raza.
His works are mainly abstracts in oil or acrylic, with a very rich use of color, replete with icons from Indian cosmology as well as its philosophy. He was awarded the Padma Shri and Fellowship of the Lalit Kala Akademi in 1981, Padma Bhushan in 2007, and Padma Vibhushan in 2013. He was conferred with the highest French civilian honour, the Commandeur de la Legion d'honneur (Legion of Honour) on July 14, 2015. He became one of India's priciest modern artist on 10 June 2010 when a seminal work, Saurashtra by the 88-year-old was sold for ₹16.42 crore ($3,486,965) at a Christie's auction.

57. Russian adventurer who has broken the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the Earth in a hot air balloon in just over 11 days?
Fedor Konyukhov.
The 65-year-old has broken the 14-year-old record set by American adventurer Steve Fossett, who completed the trip in 13-and-a-half days.

58.    Prime Minister of Nepal who resigned from the post on July 24, 2016, moments before the scheduled voting on a no-confidence motion which he was certain to lose.
KP Sharma Oli.

59.    Telecommunications giant who will buy Yahoo’s core web and advertising business for $4.83 billion and continue to operate them under the Yahoo name?
Verizon Communications Inc.

60.    Who won the Hungarian Grand Prix 2016 Formula One World Championship?
Lewis Hamilton.

61.    Which team clinched the debut title of the Indian Premier Futsal?
Mumbai 5s.

62. Former Sri Lanka off spinner who has become the first player from his country to be voted into the ICC Hall of Fame?
Muttiah Muralitharan.
Murali is the leading wicket-taker in both Tests and ODIs, and one of only two players to tally over a 1000 wickets in international cricket, in a career that spanned 19 years, from 1992 to 2011.

63. Who was sworn in as President of Peru on July 28, 2016?
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.
He previously served as Prime Minister of Peru from 2005 to 2006.

64. Who have been chosen for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2016?
Bezwada Wilson and T.M. Krishna.
Mr. Krishna will receive the award for "social inclusiveness in culture," while Wilson was named as an awardee for "asserting the inalienable right to a life of human dignity." Bezwada Wilson, a renowned campaigner against manual scavenging is the national convener of the Safai Karmachari Andolan.

65.    What is the name of the Bollywood film in which Australian Cricketer “Brett Lee” plays a lead role?
UnIndian.
Australian cricket legend Brett Lee plays an English teacher who falls in love with a single mother played by Bollywood star Tanishtha Chatterjee. Anup Sharma is the director of the film.

66.    What is the name of large amphibious flying boat that is being designed and built in China by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)?
The AVIC AG600, also known as TA-600.

67.    Eminent litterateur and social activist who was honoured with various literary awards such as the Sahitya Akademi Award (in Bengali), Jnanpith Award and Ramon Magsaysay Award along with India's civilian awards Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan, passed away on July 28, 2016?
Mahasweta Devi.
Her notable literary works include Hajar Churashir Maa, Rudali, and Aranyer Adhikar. She won the Jnanpith Award in 1996 and Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1997.

68.    Captain of German Football team who announced his retirement from international football on 29 July 2016?
Bastian Schweinsteiger.

69.    Who became the first India female cricketer to be signed by an overseas Twenty20 league (Big Bash League)?
Harmanpreet Kaur.

70. Name the American skydiver who has become the first to jump 25,000 feet from a plane without a parachute and land in a net?
Luke Aikins.

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DATE OF EXAM -20.01.2016
QUESTION PAPER CODE-12/2016

1.    The type of farming in which income from a single source does not exceed more than 50 % is
Diversified Farms.

2.    Minimum number of high yielding animals required to run a dairy farm economically viable is:
4 to 5.

3.    Which one of these is not an advantage of tail to tail system?
(A) Feeding of crows is easy
(B) Cleaning and milking is easy
(C) Less chance of spread of disease
(D) Cows get fresh air
Ans: Feeding of crows is easy.

4.    The percent of the breedable stock for which calving pen is required is:
10 %

5.    The critical temperature for Indian cattle is:
95 degree F.

6.    Which of these breed have convex head with folded leaf like ear?
(A) Sindhi (B) Sahiwal    (C) Gir        (D) Kangeyam.
Ans: Gir.

7.    The quantity of water required to produce one kg milk is :
2-3 kg.

8.    The capacity of animals to adjust to climatic changes is called:
Adaptation.

9.    The breed of buffalo with bulging forehead and sickle shaped horns is :
Surti.

10.    The group of cross breeds produced by the breeding programme of Kerala is known as :
Sunandhini.
11.    The phenomenon by which the progeny will exhibit extra vigour than the parents is called:
Heterosis.

12.    Which one of this is not a secondary sex organ?
(A) Epididymis (B) Vas deferens (C) Penis    (D)Testes.
Ans.(D)Testes.

13.    Fructose of the seminal plasma is secreted by:
Seminal vesicles.

14.    The average volume of ejaculate from a bull is about:
3-4 ml.

15.    The funnel shaped tube at the ovarian end of oviduct is called:
Infundibulum.

16.    Ovulation in cow occur.
12-15 hours after the end of oestrus.

17.    The outer most covering of ovum is called:
Corona radiate.

18.    The longest phase of the oestrus cycle is called:
Dioestrum

19.    The common diluents used for dilution of semen is :
Egg yolk citrate.

20.    The temperature of liquid nitrogen used for storing frozen semen is :
-196 degree Celsius.

21.    The zygote reaches the uterus by:
5-6 days.

22.    The period from fertilization to parturition is called:
Period of gestation.

23.    The gestation period of buffalo is:
300-310 days.

24.    The inability of cow to normally calve due to postural abnormalities is called:
Distocia.

25.    The technique of producing large number of off springs from a superior cow is called :
MOET.

26.    Colostrum has to be fed to the calf:
Within half hour after birth.

27.    The rate of feeding milk to a calf is :
10 % of body weight.

28.    The new method of identification of cattle is :
Cryo branding.

29.    For converting a bull calf to bullock, castration has to be done at the age of :
2-3 years.

30.    The heard replacement rate of farm should be:
20% yearly.

31.    The compartment of a crow’s stomach which is called as true stomach is :
Abomasum.

32.    Fat provides………. times energy than carbohydrates.
2.25.

33.    The basic component of protein is called as:
Amino Acid.

34.    Vitamins which are synthesized in the rumen are:
B complex Vitamin.

35.    Feed constituent in which the crude fibre is less than 18% is called:
Concentrate.

36.    The DCP and TDN in a compounded cattle feed is :
16 and 70.

37.    The type of silo suitable in areas where soil is loose and water table is high is :
Bunker silo.
38.    Question deleted.

39.    For hay making the grass should be harvested at the
Pre-flowering stage.

40.    High ……… acid content in paddy straw has been found to interfere with calcium absorption.
Oxalic acid.

41.    The thumb rule for feeding concentrate to cattle is :
400 g/litre of milk.

42.    Milking should be completed within the prescribed period because the half life of oxytocin is :
5-7 minutes.

43.    Withholding of the milk is due to the hormone.
Epinephrine.

44.    It has been estimated that a dairy cow produced half of its lactation yield during the first …… days of its lactation period.
120.

45.    According to PFA rule buffalo milk should contain not less than a :
5%FAT and 9% SNF.

46.    pH of fresh milk is :
6.5.

47.    The whiteness of the milk is contributed by:
Casein.

48.    Milk sugar Lactose is formed by:
One molecular of galactose and one molecule of glucose.

49.    The average freezing point of milk is :
0.55 degree Celsius.

50.    The average specific gravity of milk is :
1.032.

51.    Temperature and time for HTST method of pasteurization (degree centigrade and seconds)?
72 and 15.

52.    The aseptic packing technique under which milk can be kept at room temperature for many weeks
Tetra packing.

53.    The fat content of Butter should be:
80%

54.    The acid that is added to coagulate milk to make Paneer is :
Citric Acid.

55.    The fat content of standardized milk and toned milk is :
4.5 and 3 %.

56.    The normal temperature of cattle is:
38.6 Degree Celsius.

57.    Which one of the following is not a bacterial disease?
(A)Brucellosis        (B) Hemorrhagic septicaemis    (C) Foot and Mouth disease.
(D) Anthrax.
Ans: (C) Foot and Mouth disease.

58.    The deficiency of which vitamins leads to nutritional cause of infertility?
A and D.

59.    Test for mixing of crow and buffalo milk is :
Hensa test.

60.    Question deleted.

61.    Impulses in the heart are generated by the.
SA node.

62.    Auxanometer is used to demonstrate ………….in plants.
Growth.

63.    The correct term used for single celled organisms.
Unicellular.

64.    Hemoglobin is not the oxygen carrying pigment in:
Insects.

65.    The absorption of glycerol and fatty acids occurs in the:
Lymph vessels within the villi.

66.    Phyllotaxy refers to:
The arrangement of leaves on the stem.

67.    The nitrifying bacteria in nitrogen cycle:
Convert ammonia into nitrates.

68.    Absorption of water in the plant occurs through:
(A) Active absorption    (B)Passive absorption    (C) Both A and B    (D) None of these.
Ans: (C) Both A and B.

69.    In man ……….is the voice box.
Larynx.

70.    The pigment not found in Chloroplast is :
Anthocyanin.

71.    Oxygenated blood never goes to the heart in :
Fishes.

72.    The heart of frog is …….. chambered.
3.

73.    In the following muscles which is striated and involuntary?
(A) Smooth muscles    (B) Skeletal muscles    (C)Cardiac muscles    (D)None of these.
Ans: (C)Cardiac muscles.

74.    The vein that carries oxygenated blood is the :
Pulmonary vein.

75.    The excretory organ of earthworm is:
Nephridia.

76.    …………….. is a micronutrient.
Manganese.

77.    The deficiency of ………..causes rickets.
Vitamin D.

78.    Mitosis occurs in :
Both germinal cells and somatic cells.

79.    Plasma membrane is made up of :
Phospholipids and proteins.

80.    Glycogen is a polymer of
Glucose.

81.    Thycaud Ayya was the famous disciple of :
Vaikunda Swamikal.

82.    The Sanskrit learning centre founded by Vagbhatananda in 1906.
Thatwa Prakasika.

83.    Paper currency was first introduced in India in:
1861.

84.    Planning Commission of India was formed in the year:
1950.

85.    The first Governor of RBI was:
Osborne Smith.

86.    The Radcliffe line is a boundary between ………. and ………..
India and Pakistan.

87.    The host and winner of COPA America in 2015:
Chile.

88.    ………. Train has been renamed as Yoga Express.
Haridwar Mail.

89.    The title “Mahatma” was awarded to Gandhi by:
Rabindranath Tagore.

90.    The award presented to ISRO for accomplishing Mars Mission:
Space Pioneer Award.

91.    First solar fight which round the world:
Solar Impulse.

92.    India’s first fully indigenously constructed nuclear power station.
Kalpakkam.

93.    The author of the book “Poverty and un-British Rule in India’?
Dadabhai Naoroji.

94.    Gandhi Irwin Pact was signed in :
1931 March 5.

95.    Aruna Asif Ali is associated with:
Quit India Movement.

96.    World Refugee day comes on:
June 20.

97.    The title “Sarva Vidyadhi Raja” was given by Ettarayogam to :
Chattampi Swamikal.

98.    Karattu Govinda Menon is better known as :
Brahmananda Sivayogi.

99.    The title “King of Pulaya” was awarded to Ayyankali by:
Mahatma Gandhi.

100.    What does SD in SD card denote?
Secure Digital.

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1. Switzerland has recently inaugurated the longest and deepest railway tunnel in the world. What is the name of that tunnel?

Gotthard Base Tunnel.
Gotthard Base Tunnel is a railway base tunnel through the Alps in Switzerland. It opened on 1 June 2016 with full service to begin in December 2016. With a route length of 57.09 km (35.5 mi) and a total of 151.84 km (94.3 mi) of tunnels, shafts and passages, it is the world's longest and deepest traffic tunnel and the first flat, low-level route through the Alps.

2.    Bollywood actor who is popularly known for his role of Manikchand in Shah Rukh Khan starrer Baadshah, passed away on June 1, 2016?
Razzak Khan.
The comic actor made his debut in Bollywood with Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja in1993 and was seen in more than 90 movies in his entire career span. He had also appeared on Kapil Sharma’s show ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil’ in 2014.

3.    Name the Seven-year-old Japanese boy who was found by authorities in the woods nearly a week after his parents abandoned him for disciplinary reasons?
Yamato Tanooka.
Yamato Tanooka went missing in bear-inhabited forests in northern Japan after his parents apparently abandoned him as punishment, has been found alive.

4.    American Olympic and professional boxer and activist, who is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century, passed away on June 3, 2016?
Muhammad Ali.
Cassius Clay was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, and began training as an amateur boxer when he was 12 years old. At 18, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and converted to Islam shortly afterwards. At age 22 in 1964, he won the WBA and WBC heavyweight titles from Sonny Liston in an upset. Clay then changed his legal name from Cassius Clay, which he called his "slave name", to Muhammad Ali, and gave a message of racial pride for African Americans and resistance to white domination during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Ali has suffered from Parkinson’s for three decades, most famously trembling badly while lighting the Olympic torch in 1996 in Atlanta.

5.    The revenue minister in the BJP-led government in Maharashtra who has submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis after allegations of impropriety surfaced against him in a land deal in Pune?
Eknath Khadse.

6.    Name the 96year old Japanese man who has entered the Guinness World Records after becoming the oldest person in the world to receive a university degree?
Shigemi Hirata.
Shigemi Hirata, who lives in Takamatsu in east Japan, received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Art and Design from Kyoto University in March at the age of 96 years and 200 days.

7.    Complete list of winners of French Open Tennis Title 2016:

French Open Men's Singles Title-2016:
Winner: Novak Djokovic (Serbia). He defeated Andy Murray (UK) in the final.
French Open Women's Singles Title-2016:
Winner: Garbine Muguruza (Spain).
She defeated Serena Williams (USA) in the final.
French Open men's Doubles Title-2016:
Winners: Feliciano Lopez (Spain) & Marc Lopez (Spain).
They defeated Bob Bryan (USA) & Mike Bryan (USA) in the final.
French Open Women's Doubles Title-2016:
Winners: Caroline Garcia (France) & Kristina Mladenovic (France)
They defeated Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) & Elena Vesnina (Russia) in the final.
French Open Mixed Doubles Title-2016:
Winners: Martina Hingis (Switzerland) & Leander Paes (India).
They defeated Sania Mirza (India) & Ivan Dodig (Croatia) in the final.

8.    What is the name of the Afghan-India Friendship Dam which is a hydroelectric and irrigation dam project located on the Hari River in Chishti Sharif District of Herat Province in western Afghanistan?
Salma Dam.
The dam was opened on 4 June 2016 by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. The Afghan cabinet renamed the Salma Dam to the Afghan-India Friendship Dam in a move to strengthen relations between the two countries. The hydroelectric plant produces 42 MW of power in addition to providing irrigation for 75,000 hectares of farmland.

9.    The second Indian (after Monotosh Roy in 1951) to win any Mr. Universe title, passed away on June 5, 2016?
Manohar Aich.
He won the 1952 NABBA Universe Championships. At 4 feet 11 inches (1.50 m) tall, he was given the name "Pocket Hercules".

10.    Which countries signed seven agreements on June 5, 2016 which including one on finance intelligence to check money laundering and terrorism financing and another to woo foreign investment in the infrastructure sector?
India and Qatar.

11.    Which city became the first city in the country to have its own city animal after Kamrup metropolitan district administration declared Gangetic River dolphin as its official mascot?
Guwahati.
Gangetic River Dolphin locally in Guwahati is known as ‘Sihu’ and it is on the verge of extinction. Less than 2,000 Gangetic river dolphins remain in the Brahmaputra River along Guwahati. Background

12.    Who won the Catalunya Motorcycle Grant Prix 2016?
Valentino Rossi.

13.    Who was elected the Speaker of the 14th Assembly of Kerala State?
P. Sreeramakrishnan (CPM).

14.    Who became the first England cricketer to cross the 10,000-run mark in Test cricket, and the youngest overall, beating Sachin Tendulkar's record set in 2005 by five months at the age of 31 years, five months?
Alastair Cook.

15.    Adobe South Asia region MD who has been appointed as the Managing Director of Facebook, India?

Umang Bedi.
Umang Bedi will take over from Kirthiga Reddy who will be returning to United States to take on a new role at the company’s headquarters at Menlo Park.

16.    The U.S. has recently recognised an Asian country as its ‘major defence partner,’ a classification that will allow that country to buy more advanced and sensitive technologies from the U.S. Which is that country?
India.

17.    Russian Tennis star who has been banned for two years by the International Tennis Federation for using a prohibited drug?
Maria Sharapova.
The ban has been backdated to January 26 - the day the Russian failed her drugs test in Melbourne - meaning it will end on January 25, 2018. The heart disease drug, which 29-year-old Sharapova says she has been taking since 2006 for health issues, became a banned substance on 1 January 2016.

18.    A Maldives court has convicted the country’s former vice president of masterminding a plot to kill the president by exploding a bomb on his speedboat last year and sentenced him to 15 years in prison. What is the name of that former vice president of Maldives?\
Ahmed Adeeb.
Adeeb is the fourth high profile politician to be jailed on terrorism charges since Yameen Abdul Gayoom was elected president in 2013.

19.    Who became the first Indian batsman to hit a century on One-Day International debut?
Lokesh Rahul.
Rahul hit century in his ODI debut in first of the three ODIs against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports
Club.

20.    American singer, songwriter and YouTuber known for her participation in the NBC singing competition The Voice and for her covers of hit songs by contemporary pop musicians, died on June 10, 2016, of gunshot wounds inflicted in a targeted attack that followed her concert performance in Orlando, Florida?
Christina Grimmie.
A gunman opened fire at a Florida concert venue as singer Christina Grimmie signed autographs for fans after a show, killing the onetime star of The Voice before shooting and killing himself.

21.    First forensic surgeon of Kerala who was director and professor of forensic medicine at Kozhikode Medical College, passed away on June 12, 2016?
Dr. P.V. Guharaj.
His finding that P. Rajan, a student of the erstwhile Regional Engineering College, Kozhikode, died as a result of custodial torture had irked several policemen and politicians during the Emergency period. He has authored a book titled Forensic Medicine which is an authentic reference text in India.

22.    World athletics governing body IAAF has provisionally suspended its deputy director over charges that he contrived to conceal news of positive Russian drugs tests in 2013. Who is that deputy director?
Nick Davies.

23.    Veteran Emirati journalist who was one of the first journalists in the UAE, passed away on June 11, 2016?
Musabeh Obaid Al Daheri.
He founded a local newspaper called “Al Nakhi” in 1934.

24.    Who won the Australian Open Badminton Women’s title-2016 after defeating China’s Sun Yu in the final?
Saina Nehwal.

25.    Who won the Canadian Grand Prix-2016?
Lewis Hamilton.
The Canadian Grand Prix is an annual auto race held in Canada since 1961.

26.    Microsoft has recently decided to buy the largest business-oriented social networking site for $26.2 billion in the largest acquisition in its history. Which is that social networking site?
LinkedIn.
The acquisition, by far the largest in Microsoft’s history, unites two companies in different businesses: one a big maker of software tools, the other the largest business-oriented social networking site, with more than 400 million members globally.

27.    Who won the Man of the series award in the three ODI cricket series between India and Zimbabwe held in Zimbabwe in June 2016?
K.Lokesh Rahul (India).
Series - India won the 3-match series 3-0.

28.    The Bombay High Court on June 13, 2016 directed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to issue an ‘A’ certificate to the Indian crime-drama film with the deletion of one scene and a modified disclaimer. Which is that film?
Udta Punjab.
It is based on drug abuse in the Indian state of Punjab and is directed by Abhishek Chaubey.
On 4 June 2016, the Central Board of Film Certification sought a stay on the film's release citing that the themes dealt with in the film were too vulgar for the general audience.

29.    President of which country has been accorded the highest honour of Cote D’Ivoirie by its President Alassane Ouattara?
Pranab Mukherjee.
President Pranab Mukherjee was bestowed with Cote d’Ivoire’s highest national honour, the Grande Croix Commandeur in National Merit Order, from the President of Cote d’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara.

30.    Who becomes world's fastest batsman to score 23 ODI hundreds?
Hashim Amla.
Amla broke the record held by Virat Kohli. Amla took only 132 innings to score his 23 ODI hundreds while Kohli reached there in his 157th innings.

31.    Brazil football legend who was presented with an Olympic order -- the highest honour given by the International Olympics Committee (IOC) ?
Pele.

32.    Australian Film Director who is widely regarded as the father of Australian arthouse cinema, passed away on June 18, 2016?

Paul Cox.
The Dutch-born director is known for his films Man of Flowers, A Woman's Tale and Innocence.

33. Who won European Grand Prix -2016?
Nico Rosberg.

34. American film and television actor, known for portraying Pavel Chekov in the Star Trek reboot series, who died of injuries in less than a minute after he was pinned between SUV and against a brick mailbox pillar and a fence?

Anton Yelchin.

35.    Who has been elected as Rome’s first female mayor?
Virginia Raggi.
Raggi represents the anti-corruption Five Star Movement (M5S).

36.    Who has taken charge as the Officiating Chairman-cum- Managing Director of United India Insurance Company Ltd with effect from June 8, 2016?
Ariful Hoda.
He has been appointed in place of Milind Kharat who has retired as the Chairman-cum-Managing Director on May 31, 2016.

37.    Which country won the Champions Trophy Hockey title-2016 defeating India in the penalty shootout?
Australia.
This was Australia's 14th Champions Trophy triumph.

38.    Who has been appointed as chief of the country's premier fashion technology institute NIFT?
Chetan Chauhan.

39.    The chief executive of Bharti Group who has been elected chairman of the International Chambers of Commerce (ICC)?
Sunil Bharti Mittal.

40.    Name the newborn fully-formed exoplanet (planets that orbit stars beyond our Sun) discovered by NASA in 2016?
K2-33b.
K2-33b is a bit larger than Neptune and whips tightly around its star every five days. It is only five to 10 million years old, making it one of a very few newborn planets found to date.

41.    The government of India on June 20, 2016 banned use of a permissible food additive following a CSE study that found its presence in bread as causing cancer. Which is that food additive?
Potassium bromate.

42.    What is the name of the autobiography of Sourav Ganguly, former cricket captain of India?
'A Century Is Not Enough'.
Ganguly has collaborated with senior journalist Gautam Bhattacharya for his first book 'A Century Is Not Enough'.

43.    Name the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle which successfully launched the 727.5 kg Cartosat-2 Series Satellite along with 19 co-passenger satellites on June 22, 2016?
PSLV –C34.
PSLV-C34 (also known as Cartosat-2 series satellite) was the 36th mission of the PSLV program and 14th mission of PSLV in XL configuration. The PSLV-C34 successfully carried and deployed 20 satellites in the Sun-synchronous orbit. With a launch mass of 320,000 kilograms and payload mass of 1,288 kilograms, the C34 set a new record of deploying the maximum number of satellites by Indian Space Research Organisation in a single mission.

44.    One of Pakistan's best known Sufi musicians who has been shot dead in the southern port city of Karachi on June 22, 2016?

Amjad Sabri.
Sabri was a Pakistani singer and a proponent of the Sufi Muslim tradition. Son of Ghulam Farid Sabri of the Sabri Brothers, he emerged as one of South Asia's most prominent qawwali singers, often reciting poems written by his father and uncle. He was shot dead in Karachi in a targeted killing claimed by a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban.

45.    The President & Chief Operating Officer of SoftBank Corp who resigned from the post on June 22, 2016?
Nikesh Arora.
Ken Miyauchi, head of the Soft Bank group’s Japanese telecommunications operations, would become president and chief operating officer to replace Nikesh Arora.

46.    Who becomes all-time top goal scorer for Argentina when he scored in the Copa America semi-final against the United States to take his international tally to 55 goals?
Lionel Messi.
The goal in his 112th international lifts him above Gabriel Batistuta, who scored 54 goals in 78 games for the two-time world champions.

47.    Who was named by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as Team India's head coach for a year?
Anil Kumble.
Kumble has been appointed as the coach of Indian Cricket team for one year.

48.    Who has unexpectedly resigned as chairman of state-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India, two years before his term ends?
S.K.Roy.

49.    Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Country Manager for Paypal (India), US-based payment platform?
Anupam Pahuja.

50.    Which countries joined Chinese and Russian led security organisation whilst maintaining close relations with the West?
India and Pakistan.

51.    Prime Minister of Britain who has resigned, after the British public took the momentous decision to reject his entreaties and turn their back on the European Union?
David Cameron.

52.    Who has been re-appointed India's batting coach for their four-Test tour of West Indies?
Sanjay Bangar.

53.    Acclaimed dramatist, theatre director and poet who has given to Malayalam literature and theatre fine works such as “Avanavan Kadamba”,” Daivathar”, “Kaikkuttappad” and “Ottayaan”, passed away on June 26, 2016?
Kavalam Narayana Panicker.
He has written over 26 Malayalam plays, many adapted from classical Sanskrit drama and Shakespeare, notably Madhyamavyayogam (1979), Kalidasa's Vikramorvasiyam (1981, 1996), Shakuntalam (1982), Karnabharam (1984, 2001), Bhasa's Uru Bhangam (1988), Swapnavasavadattam, and Dootavakyam (1996)
He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Direction in 1983 by Sangeet Natak Akademi, and its highest award for lifetime achievement, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship in 2002. In 2007, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan in the field of Arts, by the Government of India.

54.    Legendary artist, credited with being one of the pioneers of Indian modern art, passed away on June 29, 2016?
K G Subramanyan.
He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2012.

55.    Former India batsman who was named head coach of the Afghanistan national cricket team in June 2016?
Lalchand Rajput.
He replaced ex-Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq who resigned from the post in April.

56.    The world´s first electric road is opened in which country?
Sweden.
The world´s first electric road is being inaugurated near the city of Gavle in central Sweden.

57.    Which country has joined an exclusive club of countries controlling exports in missile technology?
India.
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar signed the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), aimed at preventing unchecked proliferation of missiles. India's entry into the regime [MTCR] as its 35th member.

58.    Which country won Copa America defeating Argentina in the final?
Chile.

59.    Who became the first Indian female athlete to qualify for the 100m dash in Olympics in 36 years as she booked a Rio Games berth at the 26th G Kosanov Memorial Meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Dutee Chand.

60.    Argentina footballer who has retired from international football after missing in a penalty shootout as Argentina lost a fourth major final in nine years?
Lionel Messi.

61. The author whose celebrated 1970 book Future Shock examined the danger and promise of the accelerating pace of change in society, passed away on June 27, 2016?
Alvin Toffler.
Toffler was an American writer and futurist, known for his works discussing modern technologies, including the digital revolution and the communication revolution, with emphasis on their effects on cultures worldwide. Toffler was an associate editor of Fortune magazine. In his early works he focused on technology and its impact, which he termed "information overload." In 1970 his first major book about the future, Future Shock, became a worldwide best-seller and has sold over 6 million copies.

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1.    Former Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) president who led the BJS to its biggest ever win in 1967 when it won 35 seats in the Lok Sabha, passed away on May 2, 2016?
Balraj Madhok.

2.    Independent MP and liquor baron who is facing a case of loan default of over Rs. 9,400 crore, resigned from Rajya Sabha on May 2, 2016?
Vijay Mallya.

3.    Leicester City striker who has won the Football Writers' Association Player of the Year-2016 award?
Jamie Vardy.

4.    Who holds the Guinness World Record for “The Fastest time to travel the Indian Golden Quadrilateral on foot (female)”?
Michelle Kakade.
She covered a distance of 5970 km along the Golden Quadrilateral that connects the 4 major metros of our country namely Mumbai in the west, Delhi in the north, Kolkata in the East and Chennai in the south.

5.    Who has taken over as the next Chief of the Naval Staff on May 3, 2016 replacing Admiral RK Dhowan, who superannuates from service?
Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba.
Lamba was Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Western Naval Command before taking over as Navy Chief.

6.    Prime Minister of Turkey who has resigned on May 5, 2016, paving the way for his replacement by a trusted ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan?
Ahmet Davutoglu.

7.    Who has become the first Indian author to win the Commonwealth short story prize, beating almost 4,000 entries for the 5,000 pound award with the first short story he has ever written?
Parashar Kulkarni .
Parashar Kulkarni was declared the winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize, 2016.
His story, 'Cow and Company' is a narrative set in India in the 1990s about four men who go in search of a cow to feature in an advertisement for chewing gum.

8.    Who has been elected as the firs Muslim Mayor of London?

Sadiq Khan.
He is the first ethnic minority mayor, and the first Muslim to become mayor of a major Western capital.

9. Former South African cricketer who has been appointed as Pakistan cricket team's head coach on May 6, 2016?
Mickey Arthur.
He fills the role vacated by Waqar Younis' resignation in April, following Pakistan's early exit from the World T20. This is Arthur's third assignment with an international side; he coached South Africa from 2005 to 2010, and Australia from 2011 to 2013.

10. Who won the Madrid Open Womens tennis title 2016 defeating Dominika Cibulkova in the final?
Simona Halep.

11.    Who has been named chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea at a rare party congress held in Pyongyang?
Kim Jong-un.
The first congress of the Workers' Party in 36 years, which opened on May 6, 2016, was scheduled to promote Kim to the "top post" of the party.

12.    Who has been appointed country manager for Indian operations of Apple Inc?
Sanjay Kaul.
Kaul is taking over the position from Manish Dhir who had resigned as India Head in January this year.

13.    A sculpture of a kneeling Hitler by an Italian artist has sold for a record £12 million in the auction held in the recent New York auction. Who is that artist?

Maurizio Cattelan.

14.    Which club won the English Premier League title for the first time?
Leicester City.

15.    Which pair won the $100,000 Busan Open Challenger doubles title-2016 defeating Sanchai Ratiwatana and Sonchat Ratiwatana of Taiwan in the final?
Leander Paes (India) and Sam Groth (Australia).

16.    Which club won the German Bundesliga title-2016?
Bayern Munich.

17.    Senior Congress leader who has been renominated as Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for a third term of one year?
Prof. K.V. Thomas.

18.    Name the personalities who are selected as the Good will Ambassador of Indian contingent for Rio Olympics?
A.R.Rahman, Sachin Tendulkar, Abhinav Bindra and Salman Khan.

19.    Who has been appointed as the acting chief justice of the Kerala High Court on 05th May, 2016?
Mohan Shantanagoudar.

20.    Name the Islamist leader who has been hanged in Bangladesh on May 11, 2016 for crimes during the war of independence from Pakistan in 1971?
Motiur Rahman Nizami.
He is former leader of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. He also served as the Bangladeshi Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Industry. On 29 October 2014, he was convicted and sentenced to death for war crimes in 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh by the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh. It has been considered that he was the supreme commander of the militia group Al-Badr during the Bangladesh Liberation War.

21.    Leicester manager who has won the Enzo Bearzot award for best Italian coach of the season?
Claudio Ranieri.

22.    Name the world's largest cargo aircraft, made its first landing in India at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad?

The Antonov An-225 Mriya.

23. Who has been elected unanimously and unopposed as the Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC?)
Shashank Manohar.

24. The parliament of which country on May 11, 2016 gave final approval to a law recognizing civil unions of same-sex couples?
Italy.

25. Name the book written by former Indian women football team skipper Sona Chaudhary, which has made several shocking revelations, including several cases of sexual and mental harassment by the officials against the women footballers?

“Game in Game”.

26. Name the largest passenger ship in the world, which first set sail on 15 May 2016 from the STX France docks in Saint-Nazaire?

MS Harmony of the Seas.
Harmony of the Seas is an Oasis-class cruise ship built by STX France at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France for Royal Caribbean International. With a gross tonnage of 226,963 GT, she is the largest passenger ship in the world, surpassing her older sisters Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas.

27.    Leicester striker who won the Premier League player of the season 2015-2016?
Jamie Vardy.

28.    Which club won the Spanish league title-2016(La Liga 2016)?
Barcelona.

29.    Who has been elected as the International Federation of Association Football’s (FIFA) first female general secretary?
Senegalese Fatma Samoura.
she is also the first African and non-European to become the female general secretary of FIFA.

30.    Name the first Muslim woman who has been elected as the speaker of a state parliament in Germany?
Muhterem Aras.

31.    American supercentenarian who was, at the age of 116 years, 311 days , becomes the world's oldest living person passed away on May 12, 2016?
Susannah Mushatt Jones.

32.    Former India captain who was re-appointed ICC Cricket Committee chairman for a second term of three years?
Anil Kumble.
His one-time team-mate and batting great Rahul Dravid was named member of the top panel.

33.    The West Indian cricket writer, commentator and journalist, who passed away on May 11, 2016?
Tony Cozier.

34.    Name the train provided by Indian Railway with 50 wagons carrying nearly 25 lakh litre water to the scarcity-hit city “Latur”?
The Jaldoot Express.

35.    Which pair won the Rome Masters Women’s doubles title -2016 defeating Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina Makarova in the final?
Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis.

36.    Former Indian Test Cricketer who was the second Indian batsman, after Lala Amarnath, to score a hundred on Test debut, passed away on May 16, 2016?
Deepak Shodhan.

37.    Tottenham Hotspur striker who won the Premier League Golden Boot for the first time after finishing the season with 25 goals?
Harry Kane.

38.    Who won the Rom Masters Men’s title -2016 defeating Novak Djokovic in final?
Andy Murray.
Murray becomes the first British player since 1931 to win the tournament in Italy.

39.    South Korean author who has won the Man Booker International Prize-2016 for her novel “The Vegetarian”?
Han Kang.
The novel was translated by Deborah Smith and is published by Portobello Books.

40.    Which cricketer holds the record of most runs by a batsman in an IPL season with this 973 runs in year 2016?
Virat Kohli.
Kohli beat Chris Gayle & Michael Hussey's record who both had made 733 runs exactly.

41.    Azhar is a 2016 Indian sports drama film which is inspired from the life of Indian cricketer and former national team captain Mohammad Azharuddin. Who is the director of the film?
Tony D'Souza.
The film is produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor for Sony Pictures Networks, and features Emraan Hashmi in the titular role. Nargis Fakhri, Prachi Desai and Lara Dutta play crucial supporting roles.

42.    Senior goalkeeper who has been appointed as the captain of the national Hockey team for the Rio Olympics?
Sreejesh P.R.
India's long-time captain Sardar Singh was replaced by goalkeeper PR Sreejesh as the skipper of the Indian men's hockey squad for Rio Olympics.

43.    How many planets have been discovered by the NASA's Kepler mission?
1284.
NASA's Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets – the single largest finding of planets to date. These planets beyond our solar system — exoplanets — were discovered with the help of NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, which launched in 2009.

44.    Russian world weightlifting champion who has been banned by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) for four years after he failed a doping test?
Alexei Lovchev.

45.    Which city is ranked the most polluted city according to the data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 12, 2016?
Zabol. (Iran).
Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh and Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh take the second and third spot, respectively.

46.    Who is the 12th Chief Minister of Kerala?
Pinarai Vijayan.

47.    Who is sworn in as the first female president of Taiwan?
Tsai Ing-wen.

48.    Which club won the Europa League title-2016 defeating Liverpool in the final?
Sevilla.
Sevilla achieved a remarkable hat-trick as it became the first club to win three successive Europa League titles.

49.    Which club won the 14th Federation Cup Football title defeating Aizawl in the final?
Mohun Bagan.

50.    Name the non-governmental organisation (NGO) set up in Mumbai to work with street- children which was named Charity of the Year at the first-ever charity awards in the UK?
Magic Bus.
Magic Bus, which supports over 360,000 children and 8,500 young people across 22 states in India and recently launched a pilot programme in the UK, was honoured for its innovative use of a mentoring model and sport-based curriculum to engage children at the Asian Voice Charity Awards 2016.

51.    Who became the first African to scoop PFA Player of the Year award (2016) in Premier League history?
Riyad Mahrez.
He is a professional footballer who plays for English club Leicester City and the Algerian national team as a winger.

52.    Who was elected the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on May 22, 2016?
Anurag Thakur.
Ajay Shirke elected as BCCI secretary.

53.    Which club won the 2015–16 Coppa Italia
Juventus
Juventus successfully defended their title after beating Milan 1–0. They secured a record eleventh title in the competition.

54.    BJP leader and former IPS officer who was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry on May 22, 2016?
Kiran Bedi.

55.    Which club won the FA cup 2015-2016?
Manchester United.

56.    Which club won the French Cup-2016?
PSG (Paris St Germain).

57.    Which country successfully launched the first technology demonstrator of indigenously made Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV), capable of launching satellites into orbit around earth and reentering the atmosphere?
India.
Reusable Launch Vehicle—Technology Demonstration Programme is a series of technology demonstration missions that has been conceived by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as a first step towards realising a Two Stage To Orbit (TSTO) re-usable launch vehicle.

58.    Which film has won the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival held in May 2016?
Daniel Blake.
British director Ken Loach is the director of the film “Daniel Blake”.

59.    Which club won Kings Cup -2016?
Barcelona.
Barcelona defeated Sevilla in the final.

60.    Which countries signed a total of 12 of agreements on economy, trade, transportation, port development, culture, science and academic cooperation, on May 23, 2016?
India and Iran.

61.    Which country fully lifted a decades-long ban on May 23, 2016, on the sale of military equipment to Vietnam?
U.S.A.

62.    The 42nd G7 summit was held in?
Japan.
The 42nd G7 summit was held on May 26–27, 2016 at the Shima Kanko Hotel in Kashiko Island, Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan.

63.    An Indian woman has given birth to the world's biggest baby girl on May 30, 2016. What is the weight of the baby girl?
15lbs.
The girl was born in hospital to a 20-year-old called Nandini in the south west Karnataka region.

64.    The former India and Railways all-rounder who has been appointed India's head coach for the team's tour to Zimbabwe?
Sanjay Bangar.

65.    Who was named Chief Minister of Puducherry in May 2016?
V.Narayanasamy
He is the 10th Chief Minister of Puducherry.

66.    Former Argentine junta leader who has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for crimes committed under Operation Condor - a conspiracy between South America's dictators in the 1970s?
Reynaldo Bignone.

67.    Who has been elected as the 14th Chief Minister of Assam?
Sarbananda Sonowal.
Previously he served as Union Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs and Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Skill Development in the Narendra Modi Government.

68.    Which club won the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League?
Manchester United.
The 2015–16 UEFA Champions League was the 61st season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 24th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

69.    Which team clinched the 2016 IPL title by beating Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final?
Sun Risers Hyderabad.
Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Royal Challengers by eight runs to be crowned champions of VIVO IPL 2016.
Man of the Match in the final of IPL-2016: Ben cutting (Sun Risers Hyderabad) for his 39* off 15 ball & 35/2.

70.    Which state emerged as champions of the 13th National Youth Athletics Championship?
Kerala.

71.    Which players shared the Players of the series in the three test cricket matches between England and Sri Lanka held in England in May 2016?
Jonny Bairstow (England) and Kaushal Silva (Sri Lanka).
Series - England won the 3-match series 2-0

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS APRIL 2016 15 Jun 2016 5:10 PM (8 years ago)

1.    Which country has officially blocked Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and South Korean websites in April 2016 in a bid to further control access to outside information?
North Korea.

2.    New Zealand all-rounder who has retired from ODIs, two days after his side was knocked out of the World T20 at the semi-final stage by England?
Grant Elliott.
Elliot finished his ODI career with 1976 runs in 83 matches, including two centuries and 11 half-centuries, at an average of 34.06 and 39 wickets to his name.

3.    Which city has been declared first kerosene free city of India in April 2016?
Chandigarh.
Chandigarh has been declared kerosene free with sale of subsidised cooking and lighting fuel being stopped in Chandigarh from April 1, 2016 completely.

4.    The Upper House of Myanmar's parliament approved a Bill on April 1, 2016 to give state counselor role for the leader of National League for Democracy (NLD). Who is that leader?
Aung San Suu Kyi.

5.    Which country won the T20 World Cup 2016 defeating England in the final?
West Indies.
West Indies' Carlos Brathwaite smashed England's Ben Stokes for four successive sixes to snatch a sensational four-wicket win in World Twenty20 final as the Caribbean side became the first team to win the title twice.

6.    Which country claimed their first Women's World Twenty20 with a pulsating eight-wicket win over Australia in Kolkata?
West Indies.

7.    Which film was declared the worst film at the 8th Golden Kela Awards, which annually recognises the worst in Hindi cinema like Razzies?
Dilwale.
Created by Random Magazine, Golden Kela winners are selected each year by an online poll and receive an award in the shape of a golden banana. The other award winners are:
Worst Actor (male) - Arjun Kapoor for Tevar.
Worst Actor (female) - Sonam Kapoor for Prem Ratan Dhan Payo.
Worst director - Sooraj Barjatya for Prem Ratan Dhan Payo.

8.    Name the fastest train in India which was launched on 5 April 2016 and operates at a speed of 160 km/h (99 mph)?
Gatimaan Express.
Gatimaan Express is a semi high speed train that runs between Delhi and Agra in India. The train will take a travel time of 100 minutes to cover 188 kilometres (117 mi) journey from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Agra Cantonment railway stations.

9.    Who Becomes the First Sikh Officer In The US Army To Serve With A Turban And A Beard?
Simratpal Singh.
A Sikh army captain, Simratpal Singh, who had decided to sue the United States military for discrimination in March, has won the case. He can continue wearing a turban and beard while being in duty.

10.    Panama papers recently revealed hidden Black money of more than 500 Indians which include two Bollywood celebrities on the list along with Kushal Pal Singh. Who are they?
Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
A huge data leak from a law firm “Mossack Fonseca” in Panama suggesting it hid billions of dollars in assets of global politicians, sports stars and entertainers threatened to dramatically boost the country’s reputation as an offshore haven for money laundering. These are secret documents of firms belongings to global and Indian power-figures parking money in the tax haven.

11.    Who has resigned as Pakistan head coach following his side's group-stage exit at the World Twenty20?
Waqar Younis.

12.    Who was sworn in as the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on April 4, 2016?
Mehbooba Mufti.
PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti was sworn in as the 13th chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

13.    Who became Chelsea's head coach on a three-year deal after Euro 2016?
Antonio Conte.
He is currently manager of the Italian national team and has signed a three-year contract to take charge of English club Chelsea after UEFA Euro 2016.

14.    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 5 inaugurated a scheme which is aimed at creating jobs and promoting entrepreneurs among SC, ST and women by extending loans at cheaper rates. Which is that scheme?
‘Stand Up India’.
The ‘Stand Up India’ scheme was launched by Narendra Modi at a function held at Noida. Under the scheme, which will be implemented through 1.25 lakh bank branches, banks will give loans at the "least applicable rate" of interest. Also every bank branch, including private sector, will give loans between Rs 10 lakh and 1 crore to at least one SC/ST and one woman entrepreneur under the scheme.

15.    Which state of India has declared a total ban on the sale of all forms of alcohol with immediate effect from April 2016?
Bihar.

16.    Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication for a period of three years?
K.G.Suresh.

17.    South Africa's first non-white woman judge who has been conferred upon the highest French civilian honour?
Navanetham Pillay.
Navanetham Pillay was the first non-white woman judge of the high court of South Africa and has also served as president of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda which tried leaders of a genocide that left nearly a million people dead.

18.    Prime Minister of which country was conferred Saudi Arabia's highest civilian honour- the King Abdulaziz Sash in April 2016?
India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred Saudi Arabia's highest civilian honour, the King Abdulaziz Sash, on April 3, 2016. Among other notable recipients of this honour are US President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

19.    The wicketkeeper-batsman who has been appointed as Pakistan's T20I captain?
Sarfraz Ahmed.

20.    Name the Bangladesh blogger who opposed radical Islam hacked to death by unidentified assailants in April 2016?
Nazimuddin Samad.
A law student of Jagannath University in Dhaka’s old quarter, Samad was known as an atheist to his friends. He was involved in a 2013 movement to demand capital punishment for war crimes during Bangladesh’s war of liberation against Pakistan in 1971.

21.    Who has been named the most powerful businesswoman in Asia by Forbes in April 2016, leading a list of 50 women leaders from the region that includes eight from India?
Nita Ambani.
She is the Chairperson of Reliance Foundation. SBI Chairman and Managing Director Arundhati Bhattacharya has been ranked second on the 2016 Asia’s 50 Power Businesswomen list that features trailblazing women from China, Indonesia, Australia, Vietnam, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, the Philippines and New Zealand.

22.    Which country recently has made it illegal to pay for sex, in a move designed to curb prostitution?
France.
Under the new law of France, anyone caught purchasing an act from a sex worker will be fined and required to attend classes on the harms of prostitution.

23.    Name the member of Fifa’s independent ethics committee who has resigned from his post following allegations related to the Panama Papers leak?
Juan Pedro Damiani.
Damiani tendered his resignation on April 4, 2016 after the investigatory chamber had launched a probe into alleged links between him and his compatriot Eugenio Figueredo, the former Fifa vice-president who was arrested last year on corruption charges by the United States Department of Justice.

24.    Which train became country's first train to have CCTV cameras installed in all coaches, as part of Railways' efforts to strengthen security of passengers particularly women travellers?
Shan-e-Punjab Express.
As many as 122 CCTV cameras have been installed in 21 coaches of the train, which runs between Amritsar and New Delhi.

25.    Italian defence and aerospace major Finmeccanica’s former chief who has been sentenced by the Milan appeals court to four-and-a-half years in jail for false accounting and corruption in the sale of 12 VVIP choppers to India for over Rs 3,600 crore?
Giuseppe Orsi.

26.    An explosion and blaze sparked by fireworks have killed at least 100 people at a Hindu temple in the Indian state of Kerala on April 10, 2016. Which is that temple?

Puttingal Devi Temple.
The fireworks exploded as thousands of people had gathered to celebrate a local New Year festival. About 15,000 pilgrims were visiting the temple to mark local Hindu celebrations during the last day of a seven-day festival of the goddess Bhadrakali.

27.    Renowned commentator who has been removed from the IPL-9 commentary team following a controversy during India's WorldT20?
Harsha Bhogle.
Harsha Bhogle, who has been associated with Indian cricket since the mid-80s and who has been a part of the IPL commentary team since the first season in 2008, has been removed from the panel by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). According to reports, Bhogle was excluded from the IPL commentary team after some senior Indian cricketers complained to a board official following a recent ICC World Twenty20, 2016 game.

28.    Name the indigenously developed surface-to-air missile of India which was successfully test fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur on April 11, 2016?
Akash.

29.    Who became the first bowler to take 300 wickets in T20 matches when he dismissed David Miller of Kings XI Punjab in the IPL match held in Mohali?
Dwayne Bravo.

30.    Name the Indian cricketer who has joined the recently-announced Premier Futsal football league as its brand ambassador?
Virat Kohli.

31.    England cricketer who has been forced to retire from the sport with immediate effect after being diagnosed with a serious heart condition?
James Taylor.
Taylor had been diagnosed with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy [ARVC], a similar diagnosis to that of Fabrice Muamba after the footballer collapsed while playing for Bolton Wanderers in 2012.

32.    Famed Indian woman biker who was named “Lady of Harley”, died in a road accident in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha district?

Veenu Paliwal.
Veenu Paliwal (1970-2016) was a well-recognized Indian motor biker from Jaipur, Rajasthan. For her enthusiasm about bikes, she was named the "Lady of Harley" (Dunes Harley-Davidson) and "HOG Rani". Paliwal had recently been named the Lady of the Harley 2016.

33. Tata Steel, largest steel producer of India has signed an agreement to sell the loss-making 4.5-million tonne long-product Scunthorpe steel plant in Britain to UK-based investment firm for a nominal sum. What is the name of that British-based investment firm?
Greybull Capital.

34. Name the Spanish made high-speed train which is capable of running at a maximum speed of 200 kmph, reached Mumbai ahead of their crucial test run by the Railways?

Talgo train.
Besides reducing travel time, Talgo’s lighter trains consume 30 per cent less energy which will help railways reduce their power bill.

35. Name the world champion professional boxer who has retired from boxing after sealing a comprehensive victory over Timothy Bradley in Las Vegas?

Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiao is generally considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time as he is the first and only eight-division world champion, in which he has won ten world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in five different weight classes. He is also the third fighter in boxing history to win three "Glamour Division" titles (flyweight, featherweight, and welterweight). According to Forbes, he was the second highest paid athlete in the world as of 2015. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000s (decade) by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO).

36.    Which country ranked first in the latest global football rankings, released by world football's administrative body FIFA on April 7, 2016?
Argentina.
Argentina took over from Belgium at the top of the rankings. World champions Germany slipped to fifth and Copa America winners Chile move up to third -- their highest position. India have dropped two places to be ranked 162nd in the latest global football rankings.

37.    Which IIM has topped the list of best management institutes in the ‘India Ranking 2016’ – the first-ever national ranking of universities by the Government of India?
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.
IIT Madras has been ranked first in the Engineering category followed by IIT Bombay at number 2 and IIT Kharagpur at number 3 in the rankings for various private and government institutions released by Human Resource Development Ministry. The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was launched by the HRD Ministry on September 29, 2015. It evaluates higher educational institutions in Engineering, Management, Universities & Pharmacy categories.

38.    Who became the first woman from Kerala to win the senior national badminton championship?
P.C.Thulasi.
She won Gold medal in the 34th National Games 2015 in badminton singles against Telangana. In April 2016, she won the Yonex Sunrise 80th National Badminton Championship single's title.

39.    What is the codename the nuclear-capable undersea ballistic missile which is secretly test fired by India recently?
K4. K4 is capable of hitting targets upto 3,500 kilometres away.

40.    Head coach   of AC Milan who has been sacked from the post recently?
Sinisa Mihajlovic.
AC Milan has sacked head coach Sinisa Mihajlovic with youth-team boss Christian Brocchi replacing him until the end of the season. AC Milan is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in Serie A.

41.    The New Developed Bank (NDB), formed by BRICS countries Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, on April 16, 2016 sanctioned its first set of loans of $811 million (about Rs. 5,405 crore). Of the sum of money handed out, an Indian Bank will receive $250 million (about Rs. 1,666 crore) for energy projects. Which is that Bank?
Canara Bank.
India was among the first four countries to get a loan from the newly established BRICS New Development Bank which gave a USD 250 million funding to Canara Bank for a renewable energy project.

42.    Sri Lanka's veteran spinner who announced his retirement from 50-over and Twenty20 internationals (on April 17,2016) in order to carry on playing Test matches, with a view to extend his Test career?
Rangana Herath.
Herath is a specialist left-arm bowler, widely known as best spinner ever played for Sri Lanka after the retirement of legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan. He holds the record of best bowling figures in Tests by a left-arm spinner. He took 74 wickets in 71 one-day internationals and another 18 in 17 T20 matches for Sri Lanka.

43.    Who won the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters crown-2016 defeating Gael Monfils (France) in the final?
Rafael Nadal.
This is his ninth Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters title.

44.    Who won the Chinese Grand Prix -2016, Formula One motor race?
Nico Rosberg.

45.    Who became the first female acting Chief Justice of Nepal's Supreme Court?
Sushila Karki.

46.    Who has become the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympic Games?
Dipa Karmakar.
Karmakar, also a medalist at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, qualified for the Rio Olympics in artistic gymnastics. Since the independence of the country, 11 Indian male gymnast have taken part in the Olympics (two in 1952, three in 1956 and six in 1964) but this will be the first for an Indian woman at the Olympics.

47.    Which team won the 2015/16 edition of the I-League after a convincing 2-0 win over Salgaocar FC?
Bengaluru FC.

48.    Which country won the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament-2016 defeating India (4-0) in the final?
Australia.
The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is an annual international men's field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. It began in 1983 as a biennial contest. The tournament became an annual event after 1998, following its growth and popularity. The tournament is named after the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia, Sultan Azlan Shah, an avid fan of field hockey.

49.    Haryana Government has recently decided to rename Gurgaon and Mewat district. What is their new name?
Gurgaon as Gurugram.
Mewat as Nuh.

50.    Who has been appointed as the first ever CEO of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on the recommendation of the Justice Lodha Committee?

Rahul Johri.

51.    Name the computer engineering student from Kerala who won a cash prize of Rs. 7 lakh from social media giant Facebook for his discovery of a bug, which has the magnitude to bring down the Facebook into shambles?
Arun S Kumar.

52.    Anti-slavery activist who will be the first woman to appear on a US banknote for more than a century?
Harriet Tubman.
Tubman, who was born a slave around 1820 and helped hundreds of others escape, will feature on the new $20 bill. The United States twenty-dollar bill ($20) is a denomination of U.S. currency. The seventh U.S. President (1829–37), Andrew Jackson has been featured on the front side of the bill since 1928, while the White House is featured on the reverse side. On April 20, 2016, it was announced that a new design, expected to be unveiled in 2020 (the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment), will have a portrait of Harriet Tubman on the front.

53.    Parliament of which country has recently banned all Russian films released after January 1, 2014, saying the move is aimed at improving “national security.”?
Ukraine.
The ban is an amendment to the Law on Cinematography that was adopted by the Ukrainian parliament in 2015.

54.    Which court has quashed the order of the Central government that had put the State under President’s Rule on March 27?
The Uttarakhand High Court.

55.    Mahatma Gandhi’s granddaughter who has been conferred with one of France’s top honour 'The Order of Arts and Letters' for her contribution in promoting peace, solidarity, culture, education, and development?
Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee.

56.    Who becomes the first Malayalam actor who has sworn in as a Member of Parliament (MP) to the Rajya Sabha by the President of India in the category of eminent citizens as per the provisions of Article 80 of the Indian Constitution?
Suresh Gopi.
Five others, including boxer MC Mary Kom, former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu, JP leader Subramanian Swamy, former NAC member Narendra Jadhav and journalist Swapan Dasgupta from the field of literature, science, sports, art and social service were also nominated as MP to the Rajya Sabha by the president.

57.    Name the Spanish Jesuit priest who has become an Indian citizen at the age of 90, after a wait of almost four decades?
Father Federico Gussi Sopena.

58.    How many countries signed the Paris Agreement, the historic agreement on climate change on April 22, 2016?
175.
During the 2016 Opening for Signature of the Paris Agreement, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 22 April, 175 Parties (174 countries and the European Union) signed the Agreement. The Paris Agreement is an agreement within the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dealing with greenhouse gases emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance starting in the year 2020.

59.    A provincial Pakistani minister for minority affairs who was shot dead in his car on April 22, 2016?
Sardar Soran Singh.
Sardar Soran Singh, who was a Sikh, had held one of several seats reserved for religious minorities in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provincial assembly.

60.    Which Bollywood superstar has been chosen as the goodwill ambassador for the Indian contingent for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games?
Salman Khan.

61.    Which sport person becomes the most talked-about and most trending sportsman in India across social media, including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram?
Virat Kohli.
Kohli averaged a record of close to 12 lakh conversations in March 2016, compared with 7 lakh for Dhoni, according to social media tracker Autumn Worldwide.

62.    Name the Bangladesh English professor who was hacked to death by ISIS militants near his home in April 2016?
AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee.
There have been systematic assaults in Bangladesh in recent months specially targeting minorities, secular bloggers, intellectuals and foreigners.

63.    Which country has banned the Apple mobile entertainment services in April 2016?
China.

64.    What is the name of the experimental plane flying around the world without a single drop of fuel landed in California after a two-and-a-half day flight across the Pacific?
Solar Impulse 2.

65.    The Union finance ministry of India on 29-04-2016 agreed to increase interest rate on provident fund deposits to ………… per cent for 2015-16?
8.8%

66.    The Indian American who has been appointed as the U.S. envoy to the central African nation of Chad in April 2016?
Geeta Pasi.

67.    Who beat defending champion Kei Nishikori to win the Barcelona Open -2016?
Rafael Nadal .

68.    Who won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award (2016)?
Novak Djokovic (Tennis).
The list of winners at the 2016 Laureus World Sports Awards:
Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award: Serena Williams (Tennis)
Laureus World Team of the Year Award: All Blacks, New Zealand (Rugby)
Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award: Jordan Spieth (Golf)
Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award: Dan Carter (Rugby)
Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability: Daniel Dias (Swimming)
Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year: Jan Frodeno (Ironman Triathlon)

69.    What is the name given to the entrance examination in India, for students who wish to study any graduate medical course (MBBS), dental course (BDS) or postgraduate course (MD / MS) in government or private medical colleges in India?
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test or NEET-UG.
NEET-UG (Undergraduate), for MBBS and BDS courses, will be conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). NEET-UG replaced the All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) and all individual MBBS exams conducted by states or colleges themselves. However, many colleges and institutes have taken a stay order and conducted private examinations for admission to their MBBS and BDS courses.

70.    What is the name of India’s first small area finance bank (SFB) which started its operations on April 13, 2016?
Capital Local Area Bank (CLAB).
CLAB is the first among the 10 applicants to get final license from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The lender is currently active as local area bank. Punjab-headquartered Capital Local Area Bank commenced operations with 10 branches.

71.    Which cricketer has officially been confirmed as New Zealand's captain in all three formats of the game?
Kane Williamson.
He is set to become the 29th man to lead New Zealand in Test cricket.

72.    Popular cartoonist and the creator of the legendary cartoon characters “Boban and Molly”, passed away on April 27, 2016?
Toms.
V T Thomas, popularly known as Toms, has been a household name in Kerala for the past half century and more for his cartoon siblings Boban and Molly. The famous characters he created, Boban and Molly were the children of his neighbour. Initially these two characters appeared in a cartoon column Sathyadeepam weekly in 1950. Later on, these characters became part of the Malayala Manorama weekly in 1957.

73.    Name the seventh and final of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) series of satellites which was placed in geosynchronous orbit successfully on April 28, 2016?
IRNSS-1G.
The satellite was launched from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota on board PSLV-C33.

74.    Which footballer becomes first Indian to play in the Europa League?
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
Indian goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu was named in Norwegian club Stabaek FC's squad for their Europa League qualifying match against Welsh Premier League side Connah's Quay Nomads FC, making him the first ever player from India to play in the competition.

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1. Complete list of winners of Kerala State Film Awards-2015:

Best Film: Ozhivu Divasathe Kali (Sanalkumar Sashidharan)
Best Second Story: Ameoba
Best Director: Martin Prakkat (Charlie)
Best Actor: Dulquer Salmaan (Charlie)
Best Actress: Parvathy (Ennu Ninte Moideen)
Best Character Actor: Prem Prakash (Nirnayakam)
Best Character Actress: Anjali PV (Ben)
Best Child Artiste (male): Gaurav G Menon (Ben)
Best Child Artiste (female): Janaki Menon (Malgudi Days)
Best Cinematographer: Jomon T John (Charlie, Ennu Ninte Moideen, Nee-Na)
Best Scriptwriter: Unni R, Martin Prakkat (Charlie)
Best Script Adaptation: Velutha Rathrikal
Best Lyrics – Rafeeq Ahamed (Ennu Ninte Moideen)
Best Music Director: Ramesh Narayanan (Edavapathy, Ennu Ninte Moideen)
Best Background Score: BijiBal (Pathemari, Nee-Na)
Best Singer (Male): Jayachandran (Jilebi, Ennum Epozum, Ennu Ninte Moideen)
Best Singer (female): Madhusri Narayanan (Edavapathy)
Best Editor: Manoj (Ivide)
Best Art Director: Jayashree (Charlie)
Best Live Sound: Sundeep, Jijimon (Ozhivu Divasathe Kali)
Best Makeup Man: Rajesh Nermara (Nirnayakam)
Best Dubbing Artiste: Sarath (Edavapathy)
Best Dubbing Artiste (female): Angel Shijoy (Haram)
Best Debut Director: Sreebala K Menon (Love 24×7)
Best Children’s Movie: Malayattom (Homas Devasia)
Special Jury Award: Jayasurya, (Lukka Chuppi, Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam).

2. Pakistan bowler equalled the record for the most dot balls in a Twenty20 international match during Pakistan’s nervy win over the United Arab Emirates?
Mohammed Amir.
He bowled a remarkable 21 dot balls on his way to figures of 2-6. Hong Kong’s Aizaz Khan is the only player to have conceded less runs off four overs in a T20 international. Aizaz took 2-4 against Nepal in 2014.

3.    Former Indian Cricketer who has been roped in by Cricbuzz as its in-house expert analyst for the ICC World T20, which will kick off on March 8, 2016?
Virender Sehwag.

4.    Name the president of the students’ union, Jawaharlal Nehru University who was arrested on sedition charges, granted 6 months bail on March 2, 2016?
Kanhaiya Kumar.

5.    Mumbai-based writer who is among the nine recipients of the Yale University's Windham-Campbell Prize 2016, awarded to English-language writers "for their literary achievements or their potential"?
Jerry Pinto.
    THE WEEK columnist and author Jerry Pinto is among the nine recipients of this year's     $1,50,000 Windham-Campbell Prizes announced on March,2016.

6.    Name the two astronauts who landed in a desert in Kazakhstan on March 2, 2016 after living at the International Space Station (ISS) for 340 days?
Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko.
    The Year Long Mission on the International Space Station is a scientific research project that studies the health effects of long term spaceflight. Scott Kelly and Mikhail Korniyenko spent 342 days in space, with scientists performing medical experiments. Kelly and Kornienko departed in March 2015 on Soyuz TMA-16M along with Gennady Padalka. The     pair safely landed in Kazakhstan on March 2, 2016, returning aboard Soyuz TMA-18M with Sergey Volkov.

7.    The former New Zealand Cricket captain, writer, broadcaster and mentor, has died in Auckland on March 3, 2016?
Martin Crow.
    He played for the New Zealand national cricket team between 1982 and 1995, and is regarded as the country's greatest batsman. He was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1985 and was appointed New Zealand's captain in 1990.At the 1992 World Cup, which New Zealand co-hosted with Australia; Crowe was named the player of the tournament.

8.    Indian film archivist, film scholar and the founder director of the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) in 1964, passed away on March 4, 2016?
P.K.Nair.
Paramesh Krishnan Nair, who had dedicated his life to preservation of films and building the collection of films at the NFAI, was instrumental in archiving several landmark Indian films like Dadasaheb Phalke's Raja Harishchandra and Kaliya Mardan, Bombay Talkies films such as Jeevan Naiya, Bandhan, Kangan, Achhut Kanya and Kismet, S.S. Vasan's Chandralekha and Uday Shankar's Kalpana. His life and work has been immortalised in the documentary Celluloid Man, made by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur.

9.    Indian politician who served as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1996 to 1998, passed away on March 4, 2016?
P.A.Sangma.
    He was also the Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 1988 to 1990 and Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly from 1990 to 1991. On 5 January 2013, Sangma launched National People's Party on national level.

10.    Veteran Bollywood star best known for his patriotic films Purab Aur Paschim, Upkar and Kranti, who was chosen for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award-2015?
Manoj Kumar.
    Known for his image as the patriotic hero, Kumar debuted as an actor with 1957 Hindi film Fashion. The actor and director of patriotic theme based movies, Kumar is fondly called as "Bharat Kumar".

11.    Which club set a Spanish record of 35 matches unbeaten in all competitions in La Liga as Lionel Messi scored his 35th hat-trick?
Barcelona.
Barca’s victory beat the undefeated record Real Madrid had held since the 1988-89 season.

12.    Who has been appointed as the interim general secretary of UEFA on March 4, 2016?
Theodore Theodoridis.
UEFA's Executive Committee appointed Theodore Theodoridis as UEFA General Secretary ad interim, replacing Gianni Infantino who was elected FIFA President on 26 February.

13.    Which team won the 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season?
Patna Pirates.
    Patna Pirates beat U Mumba in the final. Patna Pirates is a Kabaddi team based in Patna, Bihar that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team is currently led by Manpreet Singh and coached by Sanjiv Kumar Baliyan. The 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season was the third season of Pro Kabaddi League, a professional Kabaddi league played in India since 2014.

14.    Popular Malayalam actor and folk singer who has starred in over 200 films, including Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films, passed away on March 6, 2016?
Kalabhavan Mani.
He received the National Film Award – Special Jury Award and Kerala State Film Award for his performance as Ramu in Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum (1999).He started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan, Kochi. He started his acting career in the Malayalam film Aksharam as an auto driver.His first music album was (Thushima Guntharo) Kannimanga Prayathil. He has since established a parallel industry of folk songs (nadan pattu) selling a record number of releases. He then turned out to be playing hero characters in movies like Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njanum, Karumadikuttan, Ben     Johnson, Ayirathil Oruvan, Valkannadi, Lokanathan IAS, Kerala Police, Red Salute etc. He also made an excellent villain, in films such as Gemini (Tamil).

15.    Former first lady who was known for her influence and devotion to President Ronald Reagan during his eight years in the White House and his decades outside it, passed away on March 6, 2016?
Nancy Reagan. Nancy Regan was an American actress and the wife of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan. She was the First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989.

16.    Which country won the 2016 Asia Cup T20 Cricket Title defeating Bangladesh in the final?
India.
The 2016 Asia Cup was held in Bangladesh from 24 February to 6 March 2016. It was the 13th edition of the Asia Cup, the fifth to be held in Bangladesh, and the first to be played using the T20I format. Along with Bangladesh (the host) and Sri Lanka (the defending champions from the 2014 event), the tournament included India, Pakistan, and ICC associate member the United Arab Emirates. India beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets in the final to win their sixth Asia Cup title. India beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets in the final to win their sixth Asia Cup title.

17.    American computer programmer who widely credited as the creator of email, passed away on March 5, 2016?
Raymond Tomlinson.
Tomlinson implemented the first email program on the ARPANET system, the precursor to the Internet, in 1971.It was the first system able to send mail between users on different hosts connected to ARPANET. Previously, mail could be sent only to others who used the same computer. To achieve this, he used the @ sign to separate the user name from the name of their machine, a scheme which has been used in email addresses ever since.
The first email Tomlinson sent was a test. It was not preserved and Tomlinson describes it as insignificant, something like "QWERTYUIOP". This is commonly misquoted as "The first e-mail was QWERTYUIOP". Tomlinson later commented that these "test messages were entirely forgettable and I have, therefore, forgotten them."

18.    Name the company in UK which has introduced a “period policy” in an effort to give women more flexibility and “create a happier and healthier working environment”?
Coexist.
Coexist, a community interest firm in Bristol, hopes to tackle the taboo of menstruation by becoming the first company in the UK to introduce a policy to allow women leave if they are suffering.

19.    Russian professional tennis player who has been provisionally suspended from playing tennis by the International Tennis Federation after she had failed a drug test at the 2016 Australian Open?
Maria Sharapova.
In March 2016, Sharapova revealed she had failed a drug test at the 2016 Australian Open, admitting to testing positive for meldonium, a substance banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) at the start of 2016

20.    Name the American sportscaster and television personality who was awarded $55 million on March 7, 2016 in her lawsuit against a stalker who bought a hotel room next to her and secretly recorded a nude video, finding that the hotel companies and the stalker shared in the blame?

Erin Andrews.
She currently hosts FOX College Football for Fox Sports, as well as Dancing with the Stars for ABC.

21. The English record producer who was referred to as the "Fifth Beatle", produced much of the Beatles' classic catalog, passed away on March 8, 2016?
George Martin.
He was referred to as the "Fifth Beatle", including by Paul McCartney, in reference to his extensive involvement on each of the Beatles' original albums. Martin had 30 number-one hit singles in the United Kingdom and 23 number-one hits in the United States. In 1979, Martin published a memoir, All You Need is Ears (co-written with Jeremy Hornsby), that described his work with the Beatles and other artists (including Peter Sellers, Sophia Loren, Shirley Bassey, Flanders and Swann, Matt Monro, and Dudley Moore.
The fifth Beatle is an informal title that various commentators in the press and entertainment industry have applied to persons who were at one point a member of the Beatles, or who had a strong association with the "Fab Four" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr) during the group's existence.

22. Which country has been plunged into darkness for just a few minutes in the second week of March 2016, as people prayed and cheered during a total solar eclipse?
Indonesia.

23.    Name the sixth satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) which was successfully test fired on March 10, 2016 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota?
IRNSS-1F.
In its thirty fourth flight (PSLV-C32), ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle successfully launched the 1425 kg IRNSS-1F. IRNSS is an independent regional navigation satellite system designed to provide position information in the Indian region and 1500 km around the Indian mainland. IRNSS would provide two types of services, namely, Standard Positioning Services (SPS) - provided to all users - and Restricted Services (RS), provided to authorised users.

24.    Who won the Player of the Series award in the three T20 cricket matches played between South Africa and Australia held in South Africa in March 2016?
David Warner. (Australia).
Australia won the 3-match series 2-1.

25.    Former Supreme Court judge who has been appointed as the Chairman of the 21st Law Commission?
Balbir Singh Chauhan.
Currently he is Chairman of the Cauvery River Water Disputes Tribunal. He was judge of the SC from May 2009 to July 2014. He also had served as Chief Justice of Orissa high court from July 2008 to May 2009. Justice Ravi R Tripathi, a former judge of the Gujarat High Court, has been appointed as member of the law panel. The Commission is reconstituted every three years and is usually headed by a retired Supreme Court judge or former Chief Justice of a high court.
The 20th Law Commission was headed by Justice A P Shah, Former Chief Justice (CJ) of Delhi High Court and its tenure ended on 31 August, 2015.

26.    Hackers managed to steal $80m (£56m) from a central bank of an Asian country because it skimped on network hardware and security software. Which is that country?
Bangladesh.
In February 2016, instructions to steal US$951 Million from Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of Bangladesh, were issued via the SWIFT network. Five transactions issued by hackers worth $101 million from a Bangladesh Bank account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York succeeded, with $20M traced to Sri Lanka (since recovered) and $81M to the Philippines. The Federal Reserve Bank of NY blocked the remaining 30 transaction accounting for $850 million in 30 transactions at the request of Bangladesh Bank.
The bank had no firewall and used second-hand routers that cost $10 to connect to global financial networks. The hackers introduced malicious code, known as malware into the Bangladesh bank’s server, which allowed them to process and authorize the transactions.

27.    Name the bill which aims to ensure targeted services to intended beneficiaries by assigning them unique identity numbers, passed by Lok Sabha on March 11, 2016?
Aadhaar Bill.
The Lok Sabha passed The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016 by rejecting the amendments introduced in Rajya Sabha.

28.    Founder and keyboardist of the progressive-rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer who passed away on March 10, 2016?

Keith Emerson.
Emerson died on 10 March 2016 in Santa Monica, California, of suicide by a gunshot wound to the head. He wrote music for Dario Argento’s 1980 film Inferno, 1981’s Nighthawks, Michele Soavi’s 1989 horror film The Church, and 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars. He also served as the lead composer for Marvel’s 1994 Iron Man cartoon show.

29. Name the indigenously built, nuclear-capable ballistic missile which is successfully test fried by India from a test range off Odisha’s coast as part of a user trial by the army?
Agni-I.
The surface-to-surface, single-stage Agni missile is powered by solid propellants and can hit targets 700km away.

30. Noted Indian scholar and plant physiologist who has been appointed the next Vice Chancellor of the prestigious University of Canberra?

H. Deep Saini.

31.    Which team won the Irani cup-2015-2016 defeating Mumbai in the final?
Rest of India.
The Irani Cup is played annually between the incumbent Ranji Trophy winners and the Rest of India Team.

32.    Name the joint mission of European Space Agency (ESA) and Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) designed to understand if life ever existed on Mars?
ExoMars (Exobiology on Mars).
Exomars is an astrobiology project to investigate the past habitability environment of Mars and to demonstrate new technologies paving the way for a future Mars sample return mission in the 2020s. The mission will search for biosignatures of Martian life, past or present, employing several spacecraft elements to be sent to Mars on two launches. The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and a test stationary lander called Schiaparelli were launched on 14 March 2016.

33.    The industrialist and the liquor baron who left India on March 2, 2016, i.e. the same day the banks, to which he owed over Rs. 9,000 crore, moved the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT)?
Vijay Mallya.
Mallya is facing legal proceedings for defaulting on loans of more than Rs 9,000 crores from several banks.

34.    Which team won the Santosh Trophy 2016 defeating Maharashtra (1-2) in the final?
Services.
The Services football team is an Indian football team representing the Indian defence services in the Santosh Trophy.

35.    Who has been elected as the first civilian President of Myanmar in more than 50 years?
Htin Kyaw.

36.    Who has been elected as the first female president of Taiwan?
Tsai Ing-wen.

37.    British novelist and art historian who was awarded the 1984 Man Booker Prize for her novel Hotel du Lac, passed away on March 10, 2016?

Anita Brookner.
Anita became the first woman to hold the Slade Professorship of Fine Art at Cambridge University.

38.    Who becomes the first player (male/female) to take 100 T20International Wickets?
Anisa Mohammed.
Anisa currently plays for the Trinidad and Tobago women's team in first class cricket and the West Indies women's cricket team.

39.    Which country is the happiest place in the world, according to World Happiness Report 2016, prepared by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Earth Institute at Columbia University?
Denmark.
India ranked 118 followed by Myanmar, Egypt and Armenia. The top 10 this year (2016) were Denmark, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Finland, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia, and Sweden.

40.    The British mathematician who was awarded the Abel Prize-2016, the most prestigious among mathematician, for solving a problem that at one point was considered the world’s hardest?
Andrew Wiles.
He became famous in 1994 for developing a general proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem, a deceptively simple problem that had remained unsolved since it was discovered in a book penned by Pierre de Fermat, a French lawyer, in 1667. The problem states that, given an + bn = cn, then a, b and c can’t be positive integers if n > 2. As numerous mathematicians, even of formidable prowess, over the years discovered, the equation’s elegance belied the stupendous reasoning skills required to prove it. Abel Prize is a Norwegian prize awarded annually by the Government of Norway to one or more outstanding mathematicians.

41.    Name the former German intelligence employee who has been sentenced to eight years in jail for spying for the US and Russia?
Markus Reichel.
Reichel admitted handing over more than 200 documents over four years to the CIA in exchange for at least €80,000 (£63,000, $90,000).

42.    Which country has banned smartphones in government buildings because confidential documents keep being leaked through WhatsApp?
Kazakhstan.

43.    Bangladesh bowlers who have been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect after an independent assessment found their bowling actions to be illegal?
Arafat Sunny and Taskin Ahmed.

44.    Who becomes the first woman to command a major U.S. combatant command?
Lori Robinson.
On March 18, 2016, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced that Robinson will be named by President Obama as Commander of the United States Northern Command and NORAD, subject to approval by the U.S. Senate. This will make her the first woman to command a major Unified Combatant Command.

45.    Ace Indian shuttler who has won the prestigious 2016 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament in the men’s single category?
H.S. Prannoy.
In the final played at Basel, Switzerland, he defeated Marc Zwiebler of Germany. It was his second Grand Prix Gold title after the Indonesia Open Grand Prix Gold won in 2014.

46.    Who has won the prestigious 2016 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament in the women’s single category?
Bingjiao.
Bingjiao (China) won the title by defeating Wang Yihan (China).

47.    Who has won the Indian Wells Men’s title-2016 defeating Milos Raonic (Canada) in the final?
Novak Djokovic.
Djokovic also won in Indian Wells in 2008, 2011, 2014 and 2015.

48.    Barack Obama became the first US president in 88 years (March 20, 2016) to visit a country in North America. (March 20, 2016) Which is that country?
Cuba.
Obama was not only the first sitting American president to visit Cuba since Fidel Castro’s guerrillas overthrew the US-backed government of Fulgencio Batista in 1959. The last U.S. president to visit Cuba was Calvin Coolidge who visited on a warship in 1928.

49. Name the unique and highly divers ecosystem in the Western Ghats which has been recognised by the UNESCO as a World Biosphere Reserve.?
Agasthyamala.
The Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve (ABR) was established in 2001 and is spread across the two states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

50. A US navy tug missing since 1921 has been discovered sunk off San Francisco, solving a longstanding maritime mystery. What is the name of that tugboat?

USS Conestoga.
It was peacetime when the USS Conestoga departed from California's Golden Gate strait on March 25, 1921, but in one of the biggest maritime mysteries the vessel disappeared without a trace. The wreck of the USS Conestoga was found near one of the Farallon Islands about 30 miles west of San Francisco.

51. Dutch professional football player who won the Ballon d'Or three times, (in 1971, 1973 and 1974) passed away on March 24, 2016?

Johan Cruyff.
Cruyff led the Netherlands to the final of the 1974 FIFA World Cup and received the Golden Ball as player of the tournament. At club level, Cruyff started his career at Ajax where he won eight Eredivisie titles, three European Cups and one Intercontinental Cup. In 1973 he moved to FC Barcelona for a world record transfer fee, winning La Liga in his first season and was named European Footballer of the Year. After retiring from playing in 1984, Cruyff became highly successful as manager of Ajax and later FC Barcelona. In 1999, Cruyff was voted European Player of the Century in an election held by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics, and came second behind Pele in their World Player of the Century poll.

The Ballon d'Or ("Golden Ball"), often referred to as the European Footballer of the Year award, was an annual association football award presented by France Football between 1956 and 2009.

52.    Australian professional cricketer who has announced his retirement from International Cricket in March 2016?
Shane Watson.
          He debuted in 2002 in One Day International against South Africa. He retires from the game with 5757 ODI runs and 1440 T20I runs under his belt. He also has 33 fifties and 9 centuries in ODIs to his name as well as a T20I hundred and 10 fifties. He’s taken 168 wickets in ODIs and 46 in T20Is. He also holds the Australian record for the highest ODI score – his 185* against Bangladesh in 2011. He scored 3731 runs and took 75 wickets in Test Cricket.
    He was awarded the Allan Border Medal in 2010 and 2011, becoming the second player (after Ricky Ponting) to win back-to back Allan Border Medals. He won 6 awards in the Tests, ODI & T20I player of the year awards category, which is the most by any player. Also the only player to be Australian "Player of the Year" in all formats. He was declared man of the series in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 for scoring a total of 249 runs. He is the only player to win four consecutive Player of the Match Awards in ICC event history.

53.    One of Kerala's most popular Kadhaprasangam (story telling) artists and film comedian who passed away on March 24, 2016?
V.D.Rajappan.
He started his career in the 1980s mainly portraying comedian roles and has acted in more than 50 films in Malayalam. He is considered as the godfather of parody songs in Malayalam. Considered to be one of the greatest proponents of Kathaprasangam (Story-telling) in Kerala, Rajappan gifted his devoted fans many memorable performances such as “Priye Ninte Kura”, “Amittu”, “Kumari Eruma”, “Mak Mak”, “Ennennum Kurangettandeh” and many such others.

54.    Who has become the first captain to complete 1000 runs in T20 internationals?
Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Dhoni has become the first captain in the IPL history to complete 2000 runs.

55.    Which players won the Dhruv Batra Player of the Year Award (2015) for Men and Women respectively at the Hockey India (HI) Annual Awards?
P.R. Sreejesh and Deepika.
Both Sreejesh and Deepika bagged Rs. 25 lakh and a trophy each for their achievement. Sreejesh plays as a goalkeeper in the Indian national team.

56.    Who won the coveted Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement award (2015) with a cash prize of Rs 30 lakh and a trophy?
Shankar Laxman.

57.    Complete list of winners of National Film Awards-2015:
The 63rd National Film Awards were announced on March 28, 2016, for Indian films released in 2015. The 2015 mega blockbuster Baahubali was adjudged the overall Best Film, , while Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana Ranaut bagged Best Actors trophy for "Piku" and "Tanu Weds Manu Returns," respectively. Sanjay Leela Bhansali has been honoured with Best Director award for directing magnum opus "Bajirao Mastani."
    Best Film: Baahubali – The Beginning
    Best Special Effects: Baahubali – The Beginning
    Best Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali for "Bajirao Mastani"
    Best Actress: Kangana Ranaut "Tanu Weds Manu Returns"
    Best Actor: Amitabh Bachchan for "Piku"
    Best Supporting Actress: Tanvi Azmi for Bajirao Mastani
    Best Supporting Actor: Samuthirakani for Visaranai
    Best Child Artist: Gaurav Menon from the film "Ben"
    Best Children's Film: Duronto
    Best Popular Film providing wholesome entertainment: Bajrangi Bhaijaan
    Best Film on Social Issues - Nirnayakam
    Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal
    Best Editing Award: Lt. TE Kishore for Visaranai
    Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Neeraj     Ghaywan for Masaan
    Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration -Nanak Shah Fakir
Best Music Direction:M. Jayachandran for Song Kaathirunnu Kaathirunnu for the film "Ennu Ninte Moideen"
    Best Music Direction: Background Score Ilaiyaraaja for the Film Thaarai Thappattai
    Best Female Playback Singer: Monali Thakur for Moh Moh Ke Dhaage from "Dum Laga Ke Haisha"
    Best Male Singer: Mahesh Kale for the film "Katyar Kaljat Ghusili"
    Best Makeup: Nanak Shah Fakir Team
    Best Jury Award: Kalki Koechlin for "Margarita, with a Straw"
    Best Lyricists: Varun Grover for Moh Moh Ke Dhaage from "Dum Laga Ke Haisha"
    Best Choreography: Remo D'Souza for Deewani Mastani song from "Bajirao Mastani"
    Best Cinematography -Sudeep Chaterjee for "Bajirao Mastani"
    Best Screenplay Writer (Original): Juhi Chaturvedi for "Piku" and Himanshu Sharm for "Tanu Weds Manu Returns"
Best Screenplay Dialogues: Juhi Chaturvedi for "Piku" and Himanshu Sharma for "Tanu Weds Manu Returns"
    Special Mention - Ritika Singh for "Irudhi Suttru" (Saala Khadoos)
    Special Mention - Jayasurya for Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam & Lukka Chuppi
    Special Mention - Rinku Rajguru for the film "Sairat"
    Best Film Friendly State Award: Gujarat
    Best Film Friendly State Award: Special mention to Uttar Pradesh and     Kerala
    Best Assamese Film - Kothanodi
    Best Bengali Film - Shankhachil
    Best Hindi Film: Dum Laga Ke Haisha
    Best Kannada Film - Thithi
    Best Konkani Film: Enemy
    Best Malayalam Film - Pathemari
    Best Marathi Film - Ringan
    Best Odiya Film: Pahada Ra Luha
    Best Tamil Film: Visaaranai
    Best Mizo Film - Kima's Lode beyond the Class
    Best Sanskrit Film –Priyamanasam
    Best Maithili Film -Mithila Makhaan
    Best Telugu Film -Kanche
    Best Manipuri Film -Eibusu Yaohanbiyu
    Best Wancho Film: The Head Hunter
    Best Bodo Film: Dau Huduni Methai
    Best Haryanvi Film: Satrangi
    Best Khasi Film: Onaatah
    Best Non Feature Film: Gujarati film "Amdavad Ma Famous"
    Best Art Cultural Film: A Far Afternoon - A Painted Saga
    Best Biographical: Life in a Metaphor
    Best Short Fiction Film: Marathi film "Aushad"
    Best Animation Award: 'Fisherwoman and Tuktuk'
    Best Social Film Award: Autodriver
    Best Music: 'A Far Afternoon' (Non feature).

58.    Well-known Malayalam writer and journalist who won Kerala Sahitya Akademi award in 2006 for his novel titled “Kalaapangalkkoru Gruhapaadam”, passed away on March 30, 2016?
Babu Bharadwaj.
His other noted works include 'Pravasiyude Kurippukal', 'Shavaghoshayathra' (novelettes), 'Puppet Theatre' (short story collection), 'Pravasiyude Vazhiyambalangal' and 'Adrushya Nagarangal'.

59.    In which state , central Government imposed President's Rule on March 27,2016 on grounds of 'breakdown of governance' with the decision coming in the wake of a political crisis triggered by a rebellion in the ruling Congress?
Uttarakhand.

60.    Hungarian author, Holocaust concentration camp survivor, and recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature, passed away on March 31, 2016?
Imre Kertesz.
He was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel in Literature. The Holocaust remained a central theme in several of his best-known works, including his first novel "Fatelessness".

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1. Who became the first woman police officer to have been appointed as the chief of a paramilitary force that guards the country’s borders?

Archana Ramasundram.
Tamil Nadu cadre IPS officer Archana Ramasundram will take over as Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). The SSB is entrusted with guarding the country's frontiers with Nepal and Bhutan.

2.    The Indian underworld don who has been featured in an updated list of financial sanctions by the British government, which records four Pakistani addresses used by him in the past?
Dawood Ibrahim.
Dawood Ibrahim is the only “Indian national” on a newly updated list of financial sanctions by the United Kingdom that also includes Sikh terror groups. Dawood, India’s most wanted terrorist against whom an international arrest warrant has been issued, appears on the U.K. Treasury department’s ‘Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the U.K.’ updated on January 27 with four recorded addresses in Pakistan -all in Karachi.

3.    Which state has won the 61st National School Athletics championship which concluded in Kozhikode (Kerala)?
Kerala.
         With this, Kerala (host) become champions in the event for the 19th consecutive time. In this edition of National School Athletics championship, Kerala got 306 points winning 39 gold, 29 silver and 17 bronze medals. Tamil Nadu came second and got 116 points winning 11 gold, 8 silver and 13 bronze medals. Maharashtra gained the third position with 101 points.

4.    Veteran Congress leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker who passed away on February 3, 2016?
Balram Jakhar.
In 1980, he became Lok Sabha Speaker and served till 1989 for two terms during which he was instrumental in automation and computerisation of the House works. Jakhar was the life president of Bharat Krishak Samaj and president of Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Trust Management Committee. He has written a book, People, Parliament and Administration. The president of India awarded him 'Udyan Pandit' in 1975 for his contribution to Horticulture.

5.    The 2016 South Asian Games, officially the XII South Asian Games, were held in?
Guwahati and Shillong (India).
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati on 5 February 2016. The anthem of the games was chosen to be a famous Assamese song, "Ei Prithibi Ek Krirangan" (The world is a playground) by Bhupen Hazarika, an Indian lyricist, musician, singer, poet and film-maker from Assam.

6.    What is the official mascot for the 2016 South Asian Games?

Tikhor (the baby Rhino).
According to the organising committee, Tikhor carries the message of Peace, Progress, and Prosperity in the South Asian region. This is in line with the official motto, "Play for Peace, Progress and Prosperity.

7.    Which country won the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy(ODI series)-2016 held in February 2016?
New Zealand.
New Zealand won the 3-match series against Australia 2-1.

8.    Which football club set a new French league record of 33 consecutive games unbeaten on February 3, 2016?
Paris Saint-Germain.

9.    Pakistani author, widely recognised as one of the greatest Urdu writers in history, passed away on February 2, 2016?

Intizar Hussain.
The Seventh Door, Leaves and Basti are among his books that have been translated into English. His other writings include Hindustan Se Aakhri Khat, Aagay Sumandar Hai, Shehr-e-Afsos, Jataka Tales, Janam Kahanian and Wo Jo Kho Gaye. He was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize in 2013 after Frances Pritchett translated his Basti into English.

10.    Who has been conferred with the first world Sanskrit Award?
Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

11.    Name the earth observation satellite launched by North Korea on 7 February 2016?
Kwangmyongsong-4.

12.    Who has become the first Indian singer-musician to have more than one crore or 10 million followers on popular social networking site Twitter?
A.R.Rahman.

13.    New Zealand captain who formally retired from all forms of international cricket on 24 February 2016?
Brendon McCullum.
McCullum is the leading career scorer in Twenty20 International cricket and is the first and so far only player to have scored two Twenty20 International centuries and 2000 runs in T20 Internationals. He became the first New Zealander to score a triple hundred in a Test, 302 runs against India on 18 February 2014. In 2014, he also became the first New Zealander to score 1000 test runs in a calendar year (1164).
On 20 February 2016, he posted the fastest ever Test century against Australia, in 54 balls, beating the record jointly held by his hero, Vivian Richards and Misbah-ul-Haq, scoring a total of 145 off 79 balls. McCullum became the first New Zealand captain to lead his team to the World Cup finals, by putting the six semi-final losses in the past. He won the New Zealand Sportsman of the Year award in 2014, and then the Sport New Zealand Leadership Award in 2016.

14.    The Prime Minister of Nepal from 11 February 2014 to 10 October 2015, who passed away on February 9, 2016?
Sushil Koirala
He was also President of the Nepali Congress party from 2010 until his death. Koirala was elected as Prime Minister of Nepal by the parliament on 9 February 2014.

15.    Parliamentary panel of which country has unanimously approved the Hindu Marriage Bill in February 2016, paving the way for regulations on registration of marriage and divorce for the Hindu community?
Pakistan.
16.    Who took over as the General Officer Commanding -in Chief (GOC-in C) of the Jaipur based South Western Command of the Indian Army on February 1, 2016?
Lieutenant General Sarath Chand.

17.    Who won the Player of the Series award in the five ODI cricket matches played between England and South Africa held in South Africa in February 2015?
Alex Hales (England).
Series - South Africa won the 5-match series 3-2.

18.    Army chief of staff of North Korea who has been executed for corruption and factional conspiracy?

Ri Yong Gil.
Ri was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army in August 2013 as well as promoted to general around the same time.

19. Indian soldier who survived being trapped under 25 feet (8 metres) of snow for six days after being caught in 2016 Siachen Glacier avalanche, passed away on February 11, 2016?

Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad.
On 3 February 2016, an avalanche hit an Indian military base in northern Siachen Glacier region, trapping 10 soldiers under deep snow. Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad hails from a farming family of Betadur village in Kundagol taluk of Dharwad district. . The youngest in the family, Lance Naik Koppad always wanted to join the Army. He came up the hard way, attending high school at Aralikatti village by walking 6 km every day. And, despite being rejected thrice in the Army recruitment rallies at Belagavi, Dharwad and Gadag, he kept on trying and finally managed to get into the 19 Madras Regiment 14 years ago.

20. Which countries signed 9 agreements on February 11, 2016 covering cooperation in the fields of currency swap, culture, investments in the infrastructure sector, renewable energy, space research, insurance supervision, cyber security, skill development and commercial information sharing?
India and U.A.E.

21. Name the sixth astronaut to walk on the moon who passed away on February 4, 2016?

Edgar Mitchell.
As the Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 14, he spent nine hours working on the lunar surface in the Fra Mauro Highlands region, making him the sixth person to walk on the Moon.

22. Which cricketer emerges as the costliest player at the IPL 2016 auctions?
Shane Watson.
Shane Watson sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs.9.5 crores. Yuvraj Singh is the highest paid Indian, sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 7 crores.

23. Renowned Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala who won the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award in India for the year 2007, passed away on February 13, 2016?
O.N.V.Kurup.
He received the awards Padma Shri in 1998 and Padma Vibhushan in 2011, the fourth and second highest civilian honours from the Government of India. In 2007 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by University of Kerala, Trivandrum. He has penned about 900 songs in about 232 films and numerous songs for plays and albums. "Kalam Marunnu" (1956) was his first film which was also the first film by famous Malayalam composer G Devarajan. As a lyricist, ONV won the National Award for Best Lyricist in 1989 and had won the Kerala State Film award 13 times.

24. Former Pakistani Test umpire who has been banned by BCCI for five years after being found guilty of corruption charges?
Asad Rauf.
The Pakistani was sanctioned by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after allegations of spot-fixing in the 2013 Indian Premier League.

25.    Who became the first cricketer to score 500 runs without being dismissed?
Adam Voges.(Australia). The new record now currently stands at 551 runs.
Voges broke the 12-year-old world record set by legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who had scored 497 consecutive runs between January and April in 2004.

26.    Which country won the Under 19 World cup Cricket -2016 defeating India in the final?
West Indies.
The West Indies won the Under-19 World Cup held in Bangladesh for the first time in their history after beating India by five wickets – with only three balls to spare .

27.    Renowned cinematographer who worked in hit Malayalam films like 'His Highness Abdullah' and 'Manichitrathazhu', passed away on February 14, 2016?
Anandakuttan.
He cinematographer worked in more than 150 films including Malayalam super hits 'Bharatham', 'Akasadooth' and 'Kamaladalam.'

28.    Former Prime Minister of Israel who has been sentenced to 19-month imprisonment for bribery and obstruction of justice and became the first Israeli premier to be placed behind bars?
Ehud Olmert.
In March 2014 he was found guilty of accepting, while he was Mayor of Jerusalem, a 500,000-shekel ($129,000; £89,000) bribe from developers of one real estate project and a 60,000-shekel bribe in connection with another.

29.    Noted music director who had rendered music for about 150 films that includes movies from Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada and composed the background score for blockbusters including Narasimham (2000) and Aaraam Thampuran (1997), passed away recently?
Rajamani.

30.    The former UN secretary general whose term was marked by war in the former Yugoslavia, massacres in Rwanda and repeated battles with the US, passed away on February 16, 2016?
Boutros Boutros-Ghali.
Boutros-Ghali was the first UN chief from the African continent. He stepped into the post in 1992 at a time of dramatic world changes, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the end of the Cold War and the beginning of a unipolar era dominated by the United States. Four years of frictions with the Clinton administration, the United States blocked his renewal in the post in 1996, making him the only UN secretary-general to serve a single term. He was replaced by Ghanaian Kofi Annan.

31.    Who delivered the longest budget speech in the history of Kerala Assembly onFebruary 12, 2016?
Oommen Chandy. (Chief Minister of Kerala.)
The speech last for 2 hours and 54 minutes. KM Mani had delivered a speech which lasted for 2 hours and 50 minutes in 2013.

32.    A cricket team in England was bowled out for zero in just 20 balls in a county six-a-side indoor championships match. Which is that cricket team?
Bapchild Cricket Club.
The rare result came during the Kent regional finals of the England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) national six-a-side championship when the Bapchild Cricket Club failed to trouble the scorers in an indoor game against Christ Church University in Canterbury. The team lost the game by 120 runs.

33.    The 58th Annual Grammy Awards Winners/Grammy Awards-2016 winners:
To know the complete list of winners of 58th Annual Grammy Awards Winners/Grammy Awards-2016 , please click the below link:
http://questionforall.blogspot.in/2016/03/complete-list-of-winners-of-58th-annual.html

34.    Which Brazilian footballer has been charged by Brazilian authorities on February 25, 2016 with tax evasion and falsifying documents over a seven-year period?
Neymar.

35.    Noted Malayalam novelist, short story writer and two-time winner of the prestigious Kerala Sahitiya Akademi award, passed away on February 17, 2016?
Akbar Kakkattil.
His 'Paadham 30' is the first teacher service story in Malayalam. His work, 'Sarga Sameeksha', a creative and critical interface of a young writer with the iconic writers of the old generation is perhaps the first of its kind among Indian languages.

36.    Name the jointly developed space observation satellite which is successfully launched by Japan on February 17, 2016 tasked with studying mysterious black holes?
The ASTRO-H satellite.
ASTRO-H satellite has been developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in cooperation with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and others. ASTRO-H satellite is set to orbit at an altitude of about 580 kilometres (360 miles) and observe X-rays emanating mainly from black holes and galaxy clusters. The satellite was carried out by the country's mainstay H-IIA rocket. The satellite is cylindrically shaped and is 14 meters long and weighs 2.7 tonnes.

37.    Which footballer became the first player to score 300 goals in Spain's La Liga?
Lionel Messi.

38.    Which country has declared an energy emergency in February 2016 targeting an end to the ongoing power crisis within the next two years?
Nepal.
Nepal is currently facing load-shedding of 13 hours a day.

39.    American novelist whose first novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” which won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize, died on February 19, 2016?

Harper Lee.
Harper Lee, whose first novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” about racial injustice in a small Alabama town, sold more than 40 million copies and became one of the most beloved and most taught works of fiction ever written by an American. In 2007 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contribution to literature.

40. The celebrated Italian intellectual who shot to fame with his 1980 novel “The Name of the Rose”, passed away on February 19, 2016?

Umberto Eco.
His novel “The Name of the Rose” is an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory. He later wrote other novels, including Foucault's Pendulum and The Island of the Day Before. His novel The Prague Cemetery, released in 2010, was a best-seller.

41.    Which countries signed seven agreements for cooperation in various fields on February 20, 2016?
India and Nepal. The agreements are listed below:
MoU on Post-earthquake reconstruction assistance:
MoU on strengthening of road infrastructure in Nepal:
Letters of Exchange on Transit Routes:
MoU in the field of performing arts:
Letters of Exchange on Rail Transport:
Inauguration of Muzaffarpur-Dhalkebar transmission line
Establishment of Eminent Persons Group (EPG):

42.    Which country gets a special status in the European Union recently?
Britain.

43.    Which club won the 2016 Sait Nagjee Trophy beating Atletico Paranaense Reserves in the final?
FC Dnipro Reserves.
The Sait Nagjee All India Football tournament is one of the most prestigious Tournaments held in Kozhikode, Kerala, India. The tournament was very popular from the beginning & attracted large crowd since 1952. The tournament played until 1995 regularly though with stoppages a couple of times. In 1995, the tournament was won by JCT. Since 1995, there was a gap of 21 years during which the tournament was not held. The tournament was revived again in 2016 with clubs from different parts of the world and Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho is the brand ambassador for the tournament.

44.    Which pair won the men’s doubles title in Delhi Open-2016?
Mahesh Bhupathi and Yuki Bhambri.
They defeated Saketh Myneni and Sanam Singh in the Tennis final.

45.    The current President of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union who was arrested and charged with sedition by the Delhi police for allegedly raising anti-India slogans in a student rally in February 2016?
Kanhaiya Kumar.
The rally was called to protest the 2013 hanging of Mohammed Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri separatist convicted for the 2001 Indian Parliament attack.

46.    Zee News journalist who has resigned from the TV channel because of its “biased coverage” of the JNU protests?
Vishwa Deepak.
Deepak alleged that Zee News aired footage of students chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ repeatedly, but it did not have any such slogans in it. “

47.    Which cricketer hammered a stunning 306 runs off just 134 balls in a 50-over game in Maharashtra Cricket Association’s senior invitation league, which is the highest score by an individual in a 50-over match?
Pritam Patel.

48.    Which Indian city will host the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships in 2017?
Ranchi, capital of Jharkhand.

49.    The 2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships was held in ?
Doha, Qatar.
The 2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships was the seventh edition of the international indoor athletics event between Asian nations. It took place at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar, between 19 and 21 February.

50.    Who won the Player of the Series award in the two T20 cricket matches played between England and South Africa held in South Africa in February 2015?
Imran Tahir (South Africa).
Series - South Africa won the 2-match series 2-0.

51.   Who hit the fastest ever Test century on 20 February 2016 which came from just 54 balls?
Brendon McCullum.
His effort was two balls faster than the previous record 56-ball century scored by Vivian Richards against England in Antigua in 1985-86, which was equalled by Misbah-ul-Haq against Australia in Abu Dhabi in 2014-15.

52.   The senior most General Manager in the government-run non-life insurance sector who has been appointed as Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the Kolkata-headquartered National Insurance Company?
K Sanath Kumar.
He will hold this post till 30 April 2018.

53.   Former Chief Justice of India who took charge as the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on February 29, 2016?
H.L. Dattu.
He is the seventh Chairperson of the Commission. Justice K.G. Balakrishnan completed his tenure on May 11, last year following which member of the Commission Justice Cyriac Joseph held charge as the acting Chairperson.

54.   Who became the 9th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh on February 19, 2016?
Kalikho Pul.

55.   Which country is crowned overall champions of the 2016 South Asian Games?
India.
The 2016 South Asian Games, officially the XII South Asian Games, is a major multi-sport event which took place from 5 February to 16 February 2016 in Guwahati and Shillong, India. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati on 5 February 2016. The sporting giant of the region, India continued its dominance in the game's medal tally with a staggering 308 medals including 188 gold medals.

56.   Parliament of which country has become the world's first solar powered legislative body?
Pakistan.
The Pakistani parliament now produces 80MW of electricity, of which 62MW will be consumed by the building, while the remaining 18MW will be diverted to the national grid.

57.   Which city has been named the best city in the world to live according to the 18th Mercer Quality of Life survey?
Vienna.(Capital of Austria).
Zurich, Switzerland and Auckland, New Zealand come in second and third

58.   Real Madrid superstar who has become the first athlete to surpass 200 million followers on social media?
Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo has 109.7 million followers on Facebook, 49.6 million on Instagram and 40.7 million on Twitter. The Portugal international crossed the 200 million threshold on February 23, 2016.

59.   Which team won the 2016 Pakistan Super League?
Islamabad United.
The 2016 Pakistan Super League or HBL PSL 2016 was the debut season of the Pakistan Super League which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board. The tournament featured five teams and was held from 4 February 2016 to 23 February 2016 in the United Arab Emirates. The opening ceremony and first match of the tournament were held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 4 February 2016. The final was held in Dubai on 23 February and Islamabad United defeating Quetta Gladiators by 6 wickets to win the first title. Dwayne Smith of Islamabad United was awarded the man of the match award for his innings of 73 runs from 51 balls. Ravi Bopara of the Karachi Kings was named player of the tournament.

60.   Who has been elected as the ninth president of FIFA?
Gianni Infantino.
Infantino was elected president of FIFA during the 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress on 26 February 2016. He holds dual nationality, Swiss and Italian. He has been the general secretary of UEFA since 2009.

61.   Which team won the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy defeating Saurashtra in the final?
Mumbai.
The 2015–16 Ranji Trophy was the 82nd season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 27 teams divided into three groups of nine teams each. The final was contested by Saurashtra and Mumbai, a repeat of the 2012–13 final. Mumbai won the match by an innings and 21 runs to claim their 41st title.

62.   Former Comptroller & Auditor General of India who has been named the first chairman of Banks Board Bureau, which will help the government appoint heads of public sector banks and advice on banking reforms?
Vinod Rai.

63.   Well-known Hindi scholar and writer who has been selected for the prestigious Vyas Samman 2015?
Sunita Jain.
Sunita Jain's poetry collection "Kshama" has been selected for the prestigious Vyas Samman 2015. Instituted by the K K Birla Foundation, the award carries an amount of Rs 2.50 lakh and is given to outstanding literary work in Hindi authored by an Indian citizen.

64.   Oscar-winning sound designer who has won the prestigious American Motion Picture Sound Editors’ (MPSE) Golden Reel Award?
Resul Pookutty.
He won the best sound for documentary “India’s Daughter” directed by Leslee Udwin. It is based on the Delhi gang rape incident of December 2012. Government has banned public screening airing of the documentary. He becomes the first Asian to win the award for best sound for documentary “India’s Daughter” at the coveted Motion Picture Sound Editors’ 63rd annual Golden Reel Awards.

65.   Who took charge as the Director-General of the Indian Coast Guard on February 27, 2016?
Rajendra Singh.
He becomes the first non-Navy officer to be elevated to the top post.

66.   Malayalam film director who is credited with setting a new trend in Malayalam cinema with his thriller, Traffic (2011), passed away on February 27, 2016?
Rajesh Pillai.
Rajesh Pillai made his directional debut with Hridayathil Sookshikkan (2005) which turned out to be a commercial and critical failure. His second film Traffic, written by brothers Bobby and Sanjay was released in 2011. The film has its narrative in a hyperlink format is inspired from an actual event that happened in Chennai. The film was a notable success and is widely regarded as one of the defining movies of the Malayalam New Wave.

67.   Which company won India’s first-ever auction of a gold mine in Chhattisgarh as the nation opens up the sector to private companies to curb overseas purchases of the metal?
Vedanta Ltd.
Vedanta, a unit of London-listed Vedanta Resources Plc has quoted the highest bid of 12.55 per cent of the Indian Bureau of Mines price of Rs74,712 a troy ounce (1 troy ounce = 31.10 gram) to win the gold mine. The gold mine is located at Baghmara in the Baloda Bazar district of Chhattisgarh. The mine is spread over 607 hectares, with estimated reserves of 2,700 kg of the precious metal.

68.   Who won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship -2016(Dubai Open -2016) defeating Marcos Baghdatis in the final?
Stan Wawrinka.

69.   COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS OF OSCAR AWARDS -2016/ 88th annual Academy Awards.
Best Picture: “Spotlight”
Direction: “The Revenant,” Alejandro G. Inarritu
Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant”
Actress: Brie Larson, “Room”
Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies”
Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl”
Adapted Screenplay: “The Big Short,” Charles Randolph and Adam McKay
Original Screenplay: “Spotlight,” Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy
Cinematography: “The Revenant,” Emmanuel Lubezki
Production Design: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson (set decoration)
Film Editing: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Margaret Sixel
Visual Effects: “Ex Machina,” Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett
Costume Design: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Jenny Beavan
Makeup: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin
Sound Editing: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Mark Mangini and David White
Sound Mixing: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo
Score: “The Hateful Eight,” Ennio Morricone
Song: “Writing’s on the Wall,” from “Spectre,” Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith
Foreign Language Film: “Son of Saul” (Hungary)
Animated Feature: “Inside Out”
Documentary Feature: “Amy”
Animated Short: “Bear Story”
Documentary Short: “A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness”
Live Action Short: “Stutterer”

70.   Highlights of Union Budget 2016-17:
Infrastructure and agriculture cess to be levied.
1 per cent service charge on purchase of luxury cars over Rs. 10 lakh and in-cash purchase of goods and services over Rs. 2 lakh.
SUVs, Luxury cars to be more expensive. 4% high capacity tax for SUVs.
Excise duty raised from 10 to 15 per cent on tobacco products other than beedis
Companies with revenue less than Rs 5 crore to be taxed at 29% plus surcharge.
Excise 1 per cent imposed on articles of jewellery, excluding silver.
Govt. will pay EPF contribution of 8.33% for all new employees for first three years.
Deduction for rent paid will be raised from Rs 20,000 to Rs 60,000 to benefit those living in rented houses.
Additional exemption of Rs. 50,000 for housing loans up to Rs. 35 lakh, provided cost of house is not above Rs. 50 lakh.
Service tax exempted for housing construction of houses less than 60 sq. m
15 per cent surcharge on income above Rs. 1 crore
A new health protection scheme for health cover upto 1 lakh per family.
Rs. 1,700 crore for 1500 multi-skill development centres.
62 new navodaya vidyalayas to provide quality education
Digital literacy scheme to be launched to cover 6 crore additional rural households
Total allocation for agriculture and farmer welfare at Rs 35984 crores
Nominal premium and highest ever compensation in case of crop loss under the PM Fasal Bima Yojna.
Banks get a big boost: Rs 25,000 crore towards recapitalisation of public sector banks. .
Target of disbursement under MUDRA increased to 1,80,000 crore
General Insurance companies will be listed in the stock exchange.

71.   Which club won the English League Cup defeating Liverpool ?
Manchester City
Manchester City won the match, defeating Liverpool 3–1 in a penalty shoot-out after the match had finished 1–1 after extra time.

COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS OF THE 58TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS WINNERS/GRAMMY AWARDS-2016 WINNERS:
Record of the Year: Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"

Taylor Swift
Album of the Year: Taylor Swift, 1989
Best New Artist: Meghan Trainor
Best Rock Performance: Alabama Shakes, "Don't Wanna Fight"
Best Musical Theater Album: Hamilton
Song of the Year: Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
Best Country Album: Chris Stapleton, Traveller
Best Rap Album: Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a Butterfly
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Kendrick Lamar feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat, "These Walls"
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap, The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern
Best Pop Solo Performance: Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
Best Rap Song: Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"
Best Alternative Music Album: Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color
Best Rock Album: Muse, Drones
Best Rap Performance: Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"
Best Rock Song: Alabama Shakes, "Don't Wanna Fight"
Best R&B Album: D'Angelo and the Vanguard, Black Messiah
Best Urban Contemporary Album: The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness
Best R&B Performance: The Weeknd, "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)"
Best R&B Song: D'Angelo and The Vanguard, "Really Love"
Best Traditional R&B Performance: Lalah Hathaway, "Little Ghetto Boy"
Best Dance/Electronic Album: Skrillex and Diplo, Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü
Best Dance Recording: Skrillex and Diplo With Justin Bieber, "Where Are Ü Now"
Best Music Video: Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood"
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Little Big Town, "Girl Crush"
Best Country Song: Little Big Town, "Girl Crush"
Best Music Film: Amy Winehouse, Amy
Best Rap/Song Collaboration: Common & John Legend, "Glory"
Best Pop Vocal Album: Taylor Swift, 1989
Best Country Solo Performance: Chris Stapleton, "Traveller"
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: Tobymac, This Is Not a Test
Best Roots Gospel Album: The Fairfield Four, Still Rockin' My Soul
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album: Pitbull, Dale
Best Latin Pop Album: Ricky Martin, A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition)
Best Comedy Album: Louis C.K., Live at Madison Square Garden
Best Spoken Word Album: Jimmy Carter, A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety
Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: Birdman
Best Gospel Album: Israel & Newbreed, Covered: Alive Is Asia [Live] (Deluxe)
Best Gospel Performance/Song: Kirk Franklin, "Wanna Be Happy?"
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: Francesca Battistelli, "Holy Spirit"
Best Contemporary Classical Composition: Stephen Paulus, Paulus: Prayers & Remembrances
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Joyce DiDonato and Antonio Pappano, Joyce & Tony - Live From Wigmore Hall
Best Classical Instrumental Solo: Augustin Hadelich, "Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L'Arbre Des Songes"
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: Eighth Blackbird, "Filament"
Best Choral Performance: Charles Bruffy, "Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil"
Best Opera Recording: Saito Kinen Orchestra; SKF Matsumoto Chorus & SKF Matsumoto Children's Chorus, "Ravel: L'Enfant Et Les Sortilèges; Shéhérazade"
Producer of the Year, Classical: Judith Sherman
Best New Age Album: Paul Avgerinos, Grace
Best Surround Sound Album: Roger Waters, Amused to Death
Best Orchestral Performance: Boston Symphony Orchestra, "Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphony No. 10"
Best Classical Compendium: Giancarlo Guerrero, Paulus: Three Places of Enlightenment; Veil of Tears & Grand Concerto
Best Regional Roots Music Album: Jon Cleary, Go Go Juice
Best Folk Album: Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn
Best Blues Album: Buddy Guy, Born to Play Guitar
Best Bluegrass Album: The Steeldrivers, The Muscle Shoals Recordings
Best Americana Album: Jason Isbell, Something More Than Free
Best American Roots Song: Jason Isbell, "24 Frames"
Best American Roots Performance: Mavis Staples, "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"
Best Tropical Latin Album: Rubén Blades With Roberto Delgado & Orchestra, Son De Panamá
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano): Los Tigres Del Norte, Realidades - Deluxe Edition
Best Children's Album: Tim Kubart, Home
Best World Album: Angélique Kidjo, Sings
Best Reggae Album: Morgan Heritage, Strictly Roots
Best Latin Jazz Album: Eliane Elias, Made in Brazil
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Maria Schneider, The Thompson Fields
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: John Scofield, Past Present
Best Jazz Vocal Album: Cécile McLorin Salvant, For One to Love
Best Surround Sound Album: James Guthrie and Joel Plante, Amused To Death
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk (Dave Audé Remix)"
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color
Best Historical Album: Various artists; The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: Various Artists, The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32)
Best Album Notes: Joni Mitchell, Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced
Best Recording Package: Sarah Dodds, Shauna Dodds & Dick Reeves; Asleep at the Wheel, Still the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: Maria Schneider, "Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)"
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella: Avi Kaplin, Kirstin Taylor, Kevin K.O. Olusola; "Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy"
Best Instrumental Composition: Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, "The Afro Latin Jazz Suite"
MusiCares Person of the Year: Lionel Richie

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON EVENTS OF 2015/ 2015 AT A GLANCE/ EXPECTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS OF MAJOR EVENTS OF 2015 13 Mar 2016 3:17 AM (9 years ago)

1.    Which country officially became the 123rd member of the International Criminal Court (ICC)?
Palestine.

2.    Which dam has broken the world record for annual hydroelectric power production, more than a decade after it became the world's largest power plant?
Three Gorges dam (China).

3.    Which cricketer became the fastest player to reach 12,000 Test runs?
Kumar Sangakkara.

4.    USA has imposed new sanctions on which country in response to a cyber-attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment?
North Korea.

5.    What is the name given to the policy think-tank of Government of India that replaces Planning Commission and aims to involve the states in economic policy-making in India?
NITI Aayog. (National Institution for Transforming India Aayog).

6.    Columbia University professor and eminent economist who has been appointed as the first Vice Chairman of the newly formed NITI Aayog?
Arvind Panagariya.

7.    Who has become the first Test captain in cricket history to score three centuries in first three innings?
Virat Kohli.

8.    Who has sworn in as the new president of Sri Lanka on January 9, 2015?
Maithripala Sirisena.
Ranil Wickremesinghe has sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on January 9, 2015.

9.    Who was appointed Chief Justice of Bangladesh to become the first Hindu to hold the highest judicial post in the Muslim-majority country?
Justice S. K. Sinha.

10.    Distinguished scientist who has been appointed as the Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation and Space Commission in January 2015?

A.S. Kiran Kumar.

11.    Former Planning Commission Secretary who has been appointed as the first CEO of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog?
Sindhushree Khullar.

12.    Real Madrid forward who has won the Ballon d'Or world footballer of the year-2015?
Cristiano Ronaldo.

13.    Who is the first saint to have been canonised in Sri Lanka?
Joseph Vaz.

14.    Who has been appointed as the 19th Chief Election Commissioner of India?
Hari Shankar Brahma.

15.    What is the name of the unauthorized biography of Congress President Sonia Gandhi which is being released by Roli Books in India?
Red Saree.

16.    Which batsman has broken the World record for the fastest 50 and 100 in ODI history, after slamming a half-century in 16 balls and getting to his century in just 31 balls in the 2nd ODI against West Indies?
AB de Villiers. (South Africa).

17.    Activist who has staged a 14-year hunger strike in protest at human rights abuses in Manipur, released from the jail on January 22 as per the order of Manipur court?
Irom Sharmila.

18.    Name the two Army jawans who have been selected posthumously for the highest peacetime gallantry award Ashoka Chakra-2015?
Major Mukund Varadarajan and Naik Neeraj Kumar.

19.    Who has been appointed as the first woman bishop by Church of England?
Libby Lane.

20.    Indian diplomat who has been appointed as the foreign secretary of India for a tenure of two years on 28 January, 2015?
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.

21.    The Zimbabwean president who has been sworn in as chairman of the African Union?
Robert Mugabe.

22.    Who is sworn in as the 12th President of Italy?
Sergio Mattarella.

23.    Which country won its first ever Asian Cup Football title defeating South Korea in the final?
Australia.

24.    The Indian American writer has been announced as the winner of the widely acclaimed DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2015 for her book “The Lowland”?
Jhumpa Lahiri.

25.    Who won the Australian Open Men’s title -2015?
Novak Djokovic.
He defeated Andy Murray in the final.This is his eighth Grand slam title.Leander Paes and Martina Hingis won the Australian Open mixed doubles title-2014.

26.    Which state hosted the 2015 National Games of India (35th National Games of India)?
Kerala.
Ammu is the Great Indian Hornbill, the State bird of Kerala.

27.    Who is sworn in as the 186th Prime Minister of Greece?
Alexis Tsipras.

28.    Eminent Marathi litterateur who has been selected for 2014 Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honour in India?

Bhalchandra Nemade.

29.    Name the spacecraft launched by NASA which recently released the first images from Pluto?
New Horizon.

30.    Iconic Bollywood movie which has been finally released in the theatres in Pakistan after 40 years when the film was first released in India?
Sholay.

31.    Name the hotel in Japan which is the first in the world, almost completely staffed by human-looking robots?
"Henn-na Hotel".

32.    Who won the Malaysian Open golf tournament-2015?
Anirban Lahiri.

33.    Which country won the Africa cup of Nations-2015 defeating Ghana in the penalty shootout (9-8)?
Ivory Coast.

34.    Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)?
M.O. Garg.

35.    Which cricketer set up a new record by scoring first century for India against Pakistan in a World Cup Match?
Virat Kohli.

36.    Which countries on signed bilateral agreements on civil nuclear cooperation, cultural cooperation and cooperation in the field of Agriculture on 16 February 2015?
India and Sri Lanka.

37.    Former Indian captain who has been awarded the honorary life membership of the prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
Sourav Ganguly.

38.    Who became the first England bowler to take a World Cup hat-trick?
Steven Finn.

39.    OSCAR AWADS-2015:
Best Picture: Birdman -Alejandro G. Inarritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole.
Best Director: Alejandro González Inarritu -Birdman
Best Actor: Eddie Redmayne -The Theory of Everything
Best Actress: Julianne Moore - Still Alice.

40. Who became the first batsman to score a double century in a World Cup match?
Chris Gayle. Chris Gayle hit 215 off just 147 balls against Zimbabwe.

41. KEY POINTS/ HIGHLIGHTS OF UNION BUDGET-2015:
1. Abolition of Wealth Tax: wealth tax is replaced with additional 2% surcharge on super rich with annual income of over 1 crore rupees.
2. Direct transfer of subsidy to LPG consumers.
3. Corporate tax reduced from 30% to 25% over next four years.
4. Quoting PAN made mandatory for any sale exceeding Rs 1 lakh.
5. Benami Property Transaction Bill to tackle Black money transaction in Real Estate.
6. PM Suraksha Bima Yojana for accidental/ death insurance. Premium Rs 12 per year, Rs 2 lakh cover. MUDRA bank with corpus of 20000 cr. PM MUDRA Yojana’ – to prioritize SC, ST and OBC. Atal Pension Yojana will provide a defined pension to the people, which will start at the age of 60. ‘Nayi Manzil’ scheme for the youth minorities.

42.    Who is unanimously elected as the President of Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) on 2 March 2015?
Jagmohan Dalmiya.

43.    India and Nepal are recently launched second direct bus service between Nepal and India after the Kathmandu-Delhi bus service launched last year. The bus service will connect the cities?
Varanasi and Kathmandu.

44.    Which country holds the record for the highest score by any team in a World Cup?
Australia.
Australia’s 417 against Afghanistan is the highest score by any team in a World Cup. Australia past India's World Cup record score of 413/5 against Bermuda during that match.

45.    Name the controversial documentary film directed by Leslee Udwin which is based on the 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman who was a physiotherapy student?
“India's Daughter”.

46.    Name the UNESCO World Heritage Site and 2,000-year-old city in northern Iraq which was destroyed by IS militants?
Hatra.

47.    Which cricketer becomes the first man in ODI history to score centuries in four consecutive matches?
Kumar Sangakkara. (Sri Lanka).

48.    Which team won the Ranji Trophy-2015 defeating Tamilnadu in the final by an innings and 217 runs?
Karnataka.

49.    What is the name of the book written by the British author Lance Price which depicts the personal and political life of Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India?
"The Modi Effect: Inside Narendra Modi's Campaign to Transform India".

50.    Which team won the 69th Santosh Trophy Football title by defeating Punjab 5-4 tie-breaker in a nail-biting match at Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhina, Punjab?
Services.

51.    Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader who has been selected for the prestigious Saraswati Samman for 2014 for his Kannada poem ‘Ramayana Mahanveshanam’?
M. Veerappa Moily.

52.    England’s slain king who has been reburied with honour in March 2015, 530 years after his brutal death on the battlefield?
Richard III.

53.    Who became the first New Zealand player to hit a double century in ODI?
Martin Guptil.

54.    Veteran Bollywood actor who was honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award-2014?
Shashi Kapoor.

55.    WINNERS OF NATIONAL FILM AWARDS -2014/62ND NATIONAL FILM AWARDS:
Best Actor: Vijay for Nanu Avanalla Avalu (Kannada).
Best Actress: Kangana Ranaut for Queen.
Best Direction: Srijit Mukherji for Chotushkone (Bengali)
Best Feature Film: Court (Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati & English)
Best Music Direction- Vishal Bhardwaj (Haider).

56.    The Supreme Court on March 24, 2015 struck down a section of the IT Act which allowed arrests for posting offensive content on social media sites. Which is that section?
Section 66A.

57.    Name the multi-purpose and multi-modal platform launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi which is aimed at addressing common man’s grievances, and simultaneously monitoring and reviewing important programmes and projects of the Government of India as well as projects flagged by State Governments?
PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation).
58.    Which organisation has been selected for the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2014 for its contribution to the country’s development through space technology and satellite-based services?
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation).

59.    Which country won the ICC cricket World Cup 2015?
Australia.
This is Australia’s fifth World Cup title. In the final of ICC World Cup 2015, Australia crushed New Zealand by 7 wickets. James Faulkner (Australia) won the Man of the Match award in the final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015?

60.    Who won the Man of the Series award of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015?
Mitchell Starc. (Australia).

61.    On April 1, 2015, which country became the 123rd member of the International Criminal Court (ICC)?
Palestine.

62.    Which name is given to the planned capital city area of Andhra Pradesh?
Amaravathi.

63.    Name the first indigenously-built Scorpene submarine which is launched by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at the Mazagaon Dockyard Ltd in Mumbai on April 6, 2015?

INS Kalvari.

64.    Which country won the 2015 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey title defeating Australia in the final (1-3)?
New Zealand.

65.    Name the Bank inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 8, 2015 under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana?
Mudra (Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency) Bank.

66.    The Indian Navy's most powerful and lethal destroyer ship which was launched into water for the first time at Mazgaon Dock in Mumbai on 20 April 2015?
INS Visakhapatnam.

67.    For the first time in 45 years and in a rare legislative action, a private member's Bill was passed by Rajya Sabha on 24th April 2015. Which is that bill?
The "Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014".

68.    Which country is the happiest country in the world, closely followed by Iceland, Denmark, Norway and Canada, according to a global ranking of happiness unveiled in New York?
Switzerland.

69.    The historic tower and a landmark in Nepal's capital of Kathmandu, collapsed during a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on April 25, 2015?
Dharahara.

70.    Which bank has won The Asian Banker Achievement Award 2015 for Technology Implementation in the category of Best Outsourcing Project (New Bank)?
Bharatiya Mahila Bank Ltd. (BMB)

71.    Which cricketer becomes the first man to hit 500 sixes in T20?
Chris Gayle.

72.    The Fight of the Century or the Battle for Greatness is a professional boxing match between two world champions in Boxing held on May 2, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Who are they and who won the match?
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao.

73.    On 4 May2015, a novel celebrated its 62 years of winning the Pulitzer Prize. Which is that novel and who is the author?
The Old Man and the Sea.
The book is written by Ernest Hemingway. The novel won Pulitzer Prize on 4 May 1953.

74.    Which club won the English Premier League Title 2014-2015?
Chelsea.
Manchester City was the champions of the English 2013–14 season.

75.    Who has been appointed as the new Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia?
Mohammed bin Nayef.

76.    Name the new web browser developed by Microsoft which replaced Internet Explorer as the default browser on Windows 10?
Microsoft Edge.

77.    Senior IPS officer who took over as the new chief of central paramilitary force CISF on May1, 2015?
Surender Singh.

78.    On May 6, 2015 the Lok Sabha has passed the much awaited Constitutional (122nd Amendment) Bill, 2014. The bill is related with:
Goods and Services Tax (GST).

79.    Name the bill passed on 7 May 2015 by the Lok Sabha which paves the way for children in the 16-18 age group to be tried as adults if they commit heinous crimes?
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2015.
It aims to replace existing the Indian delinquency law, Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, so that juveniles in conflict with Law in the age group of 16–18, involved in Heinous Offences, can be tried as adults.

80.    Which amendment of the Indian Constitution allows the operationalisation of the 1974 India-Bangladesh Land Boundary agreement?
119th Amendment.
This is the 100th Constitutional amendment passed by Parliament. As per the agreement, India will get 510 acres while Bangladesh will get 10,000 acres.

81.    International Yoga Day, or Yoga Day is celebrated on?
June 21.

82.    Who has been appointed as the first president of USD 100 billion BRICS bank?
K V Kamath.

83.    Who has been appointed as the Election Commissioner of India on May 7, 2015?
Achal Kumar Jyoti.

84.    Name the Indian nurse who was at the centre of attention in a court case on euthanasia after spending 42 years in a vegetative state as a result of sexual assault, passed away on May 18, 2015?
Aruna Shanbaug.

85.    Who has been appointed as acting Chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)?
Justice Cyriac Joseph.

86.    New Governors of Jharkhand, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Manipur:
Jharkhand-Droupadi Murmu.
He was the former minister of Odisha.
Tripura- Tathagata Roy.
He was the former president of the BJP’s West Bengal unit from 2002 to 2006 and member of the party’s national executive
Arunachal Pradesh- J.P. Rajkhowa.
Meghalaya: V. Shanmuganathan.
Mizoram: Lieutenant General (Retd.) Nirbhay Sharma.
Manipur: Syed Ahmed.

87.    Who is the winner of the 2015 Man Booker International Prize?

Laszlo Krasznahorkai.

88.    Who has been appointed the new defence secretary of India with fixed two-year tenure?
G. Mohan Kumar.

89.    Which franchise won the Indian Premiere League-2015(IPL 2015) defeating Chennai Super Kings in the final held in Eden Gardens?
Mumbai Indians. (MI).

90.    Which club won the 2015 UEFA Europa League?
Sevilla.

91.    Who has been appointed as the 31st Cabinet Secretary of the Republic of India?
Pradeep Kumar Sinha.

92.    Who became the first England bowler to reach 400 Test wickets?
James Anderson.
He achieved this feat on day one of the second Test against New Zealand at Headingly.

93.    Who has been nominated as the first female vice-chancellor of Oxford University?
Professor Louise Richardson.

94.    Former Foreign Minister of Singapore who has been appointed as the new Chancellor of the Nalanda University?
George Yeo.

95.    Which club won the 2015 FA Cup defeating Aston Villa in the final?
Arsenal.

96.    A documentary based on music maestro’s life was screened at the White House on May 29, 2015. Who is that music director?
A.R.Rahman.
The documentary named “Jaiho”, directed by Umesh Aggarwal, traces the journey of the     Oscar and Grammy-winning music composer's professional and personal life.

97.    Who became India's first transgender college principal?
Manabi Bandopadhyay.

98.    Eminent scientist who has been appointed as Director General of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for a two-year term?
Dr.S. Christopher.

99.    On 5 June 2015, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) ordered a recall of all nine approved variants of an international brand of seasonings, instant soups and noodles from India, suggesting them unsafe and hazardous for human consumption. Which is that brand?
Maggi.

100.    WINNERS OF FRENCH OPEN TENNIS -2015:
French Open Men’s Singles Title-2015: Winner- Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland).
He defeated Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the final.
French Open Women’s Singles Title-2015: Winner- Serena Williams (USA).
She defeated Lucie Safarova of Czechoslovakia in the final. This was her third French Open title (earlier she had won in 2002, 2013) and overall 20th Grand Slam title.

French Open Men’s Doubles Title-2015: Winners- van Dodig (Croatia) and Marcelo Melo (Brazil).
They defeated Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan (USA).

French Open Women’s Doubles Title-2015: Winners- Bethanie Mattek-Sands (US) and Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic)
They defeated Casey Dellacqua (Australia) and Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan).
French Open Mixed Doubles Title-2015: Winners- Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Mike Bryan.     (USA)
They defeated Lucie Hradecka (Czech Republic) and Marcin Matkowski (Poland) pair in the final.

101.    Former prime minister of India who was conferred Award of Bangladesh Liberation War Honour for his "active role" in the country's freedom struggle?
Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

102.    The 41st G7 summit was held in?
Germany.

103.    Former Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes who has been appointed as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner of India?
K.V. Chowdary.

104.    Which becomes first state of India for putting records of all 13,040 village Panchayats online?
Punjab.

105.    The dollar of which country is due to be demonetised (no longer legal tender) by the end of 2015?
Zimbabwe.
The Zimbabwe dollar was introduced in 1980 to directly replace the Rhodesian dollar at par (1:1) and at a similar value to the US dollar. Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe reduced it to one of the lowest valued currency units in the world. It was redenominated three times (in 2006, 2008 and 2009), with denominations up to a $100 trillion banknote.

106.    Who has been appointed as the new chief of the elite counter-terror force National Security Guard (NSG)?
R.C .Tayal.

107.    Which country has lowered the voting age in the country from 20 to 18 years in June 2015?
Japan.
Japan last lowered the voting age from 25 to 20 years in 1945.

108.    Which country won the FIFA Under-20 World Cup-2015 defeating Brazil in the final?
Serbia.

109.    Who has been appointed as Director, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), New Delhi?
Archana Ramasundaram.

110. Who became the first basketball player from India to be drafted by an NBA team?
Satnam Singh.

111.    According to a research published by the World Economic Forum, which is the largest employer in the world?
The US department of defense.
The US department of defense is the world's biggest employer which claims over 3.2 million employees on its roster. Second is People's Liberation Army (the Chinese military) with 2.3 million, and in third is the US supermarket giant Walmart with 2.1 million workers. Indian Railways is ranked at the eighth place in the list of world's biggest employers.

112.    Veteran Writer who was selected for the 28th Moorti Devi Award for the year 2014 for his book “Vyomkesh Darvesh”?
Vishwanath Tripathi.

113.    The father of short message service (SMS) who passed away on June 26, 2015?
Matti Makkonen.
He was a Finnish engineer in the field of mobile communications. In 2008, Makkonen was awarded The Economist Innovation Award in the computing and telecommunications category for his work on text messaging (SMS).

114.    Which country won the Copa America-2015 defeating Argentina (41) in the Penalty Shootout?
Chile
Chile won the Copa America for the first time in the country's history.

115.    Which country won the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup?
U.S.A.

116.    Which country will host the first day-night Test match under lights in November-2015?
Australia.
Australia will host the first day-night test match under lights in November when they meet neighbours New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval. The "historic" Test, starting on November 27, will be the final game of a three-Test series against New Zealand and will employ the pink Kookaburra ball.

117.    ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle which is successfully launched three identical DMC3 commercial Earth Observation Satellites, along with two smaller satellites from United Kingdom on July 10, 2015?
PSLV-C28.

118.    The 7th BRICS summit was held in?
Russia.

119.    The Supreme Court on 09-07-2015 decided to transfer the investigations into the multi-crore Vyapam scam to manipulate the results of entrance examinations for government jobs and medical colleges and deaths of various persons linked with it to the Central Bureau of Investigation. Explain the Vyapam Scam?
The Vyapam scam is an admission and recruitment scam involving politicians, senior officials and businessmen in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Madhya     Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB), popularly known by its Hindi     acronym "Vyapam" (Vyavsayik Pariksha Mandal), is a self-financed and autonomous body incorporated by the State government responsible for conducting several entrance tests in the state. These entrance exams are held for recruitment in government jobs and admissions in educational institutes of the state. The scam involved a collusion of undeserving candidates, who bribed politicians and MPPEB officials through middlemen, to get high ranks in these entrance tests.

120.    COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS OF THE 2015 WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Wimbledon Men’s Singles -2015:
Winner: Novak Djokovic (Serbia). He defeated Roger Federer (Switzerland) in the final.
Wimbledon Women’s Singles -2015:
Winner: Serena Williams (USA). She defeated Garbine Muguruza (Spain) in the final.
Wimbledon Men’s Doubles -2015:
Winners: Jean-Julien Rojer (Netherlands) & Horia Tecau (Romania).
They defeated Jamie Murray (UK) & John Peers (Australia) in the final.
Wimbledon Women’s Doubles -2015:
Winners: Martina Hingis (Switzerland) & Sania Mirza (India).
They defeated Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina (Russia) in the final.
Wimbledon Mixed Doubles -2015:
Winners: Leander Paes (India) & Martina Hingis (Switzerland).
They defeated Alexander Peya (Austria) & Tímea Babos (Hungary) in the final.

121.    A panel appointed by India's Supreme Court has suspended two top Indian Premier League teams for two years over a corruption scandal. Which are these teams?
Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals.

122.    Name the interplanetary space probe launched by NASA which flew 12,500 km (7,800 mi) above the surface of Pluto on July 14, 2015?
New Horizons.

123.    Name the satellite-based navigation system launched by ISRO, India on July 13, 2015?
GAGAN (The GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation.).
India launched its satellite-based air navigation services, thereby joining a select league comprising the US, Europe Union (EU) and Japan which have similar systems.
Gagan works by augmenting and relaying data from GPS satellites with the help of two augmentation satellites and 15 earth-based reference stations. Gagan provides autonomous, high precision geo-spatial location information of the user in terms of latitude, longitude and height along with velocity and time. GAGAN is jointly developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Airports Authority of India (AAI), at an investment of Rs 774 crore.

124.    Name the portal inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 20, 2015 with the view of modernising all government-run employment exchanges?
National Career Counselling Portal.

125.    Who broke the world record in the women’s 1500 meters, running (3:50.07) in Monaco?
Genzebe Dibaba (Ethiopia).

126.    Japanese sprinter who broke Usain Bolt's world youth championships record by winning the 200m final in 20.34 seconds?
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown.

127.    Name the two Indians selected for the Ramon Magsaysay Award-2015?
Sanjiv Chaturvedi and Anshu Gupta.
Sanjiv Chaturvedi is an Indian forest officer, who was removed from the post of Chief Vigilance officer at AIIMS in New Delhi. He had alleged that he was transferred because he had detected irregularities at the institute. Chaturvedi is currently the Deputy Secretary of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
Anshu Gupta, who left his corporate job to start Goonj in 1999.
Three others who have been selected for the award include Kommaly Chanthavong from Laos, Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa from Philippines and Kyaw Thu from Myanmar. This year's Magsaysay Award winners will each receive a certificate, a medallion bearing the likeness of the late President, and a cash prize.

128.    Scientific tests prove that a Quran manuscript in a University in Britain is one of the oldest known and may have been written close to the time of the Prophet Muhammad. Which is that university?
The University of Birmingham.

129.    Which city will host the 2022 Winter Olympics?
Beijing.
It will be the third consecutive Olympic Games held in Asia, after Pyeongchang 2018 and Tokyo 2020. Having hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing will be the first city ever to host both the summer and Winter Olympics.

130.    The Ashes 2015 is won by?
England.
England won the 5-match Test series (Ashes) against Australia 3-2.

131.    American swimmer who broke her own world record in the womens' 1500-meter freestyle at the world swimming championships in Kazan, Russia?
Katie Ledecky.

132.    Who was named CEO of Google on August 10, 2015?
Pichai Sundararajan.
India-born Sundar Pichai was named CEO of Google by the company's founders Larry Page and Sergei Brin in course of a re-organization that created a mother company called Alphabet.
    The new mother company “Alphabet” will include, besides Google, units such as Calico (which focuses on Longevity), X lab (which incubates new efforts like Wing, Google's drone delivery effort) and units dealing with life sciences (such as the one working on smart contact lens that detects blood sugar level). Google's investment arms, Ventures and Capital, will also be part of Alphabet.

133.    Former Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer who has been appointed as the new Election Commissioner of India on August 13, 2015?
Om Prakash Rawat.

134.    Who became the first non-wicket-keeper to take eight catches in a single Test match?
Ajinkya Rahane.
Rahane had picked up three catches in the first innings and followed it up with five more in the second innings, including a one-handed stunner to get rid of the dangerous Kumar Sangakkara. Rahane breaks world record for most catches (8) by a     fielder in a Test match.

135.    Former India volleyball captain who has been selected for the prestigious Dhyan Chand Award-2015?
T.P .Padmanabhan Nair.

136.    What is the name given to the new version of Android operating system (Android 6.0)?
Android 6.0 "Marshmallow".

137.    Which state has recorded highest number of suicides (16,307) in India in 2014, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Survey?
Maharashtra.

138.    Who has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) on August 18, 2015?
Kishor Piraji Kharat.

139.    Who has been selected as the director general (DG) of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), a premier research and development organisation?
Girish Sahni.

140.    India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) which was launched from the Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR), Sriharikota on August 27, 2015?
GSLV-D6.
GSLV-D6 launched 2117 kg GSAT-6, an advanced communication satellite, into a GTO. GSAT-6 will provide S-band communication services in the country.

141.    On 5 September 2015 the NDA Government, following 83 days of public protest, announced, unilaterally, the implementation of a scheme for the Armed Forces. Which is that scheme?
One Rank One Pension.
One Rank One Pension (OROP), or "same pension, for same rank, for same length of service, irrespective of the date of retirement" was decided as the basis for determining the pension and benefits of Indian Armed Forces in 1973, when it was terminated by the Indian Ministry of Defence (MOD), in an "ex-parte" decision, during the tenure of the Indian National Congress (INC) led by Indira Gandhi. The termination of OROP, and drastic decrease in Armed Forces soldiers' pension from 70 percent to 50 percent of last pay drawn, two years after 1971 Bangladesh war, caused disquiet in the Indian Armed Forces and, since 2008, has been cause of public appeals and protests, 2 and hunger strikes by armed forces veterans, the overwhelming majority of whom retire before they are forty years old.
        The scheme will be effective from July 1, 2014 with arrears that will be paid in four half yearly installments. Widows and war widows will get arrears in a single installment.

142.    Name the three-year-old Syrian boy of Kurdish ethnic background whose image made global headlines after he drowned in the Mediterranean Sea, as part of the Syrian refugee crisis?
Alan Kurdi.
Photographs of his body were taken by Turkish journalist Nilufer Demir and quickly spread around the world, prompting international responses.

143.    Indian-American Pulitzer Prize winner who has been selected for the prestigious 2014 National Humanities Medal?
Jhumpa Lahiri.
Her debut short story collection 'Interpreter of Maladies' won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and her book 'The Lowland' was a nominee for the Man Booker Prize.

144.    Who has been named DRDO's first woman Director General?
J. Manjula.
Ms. Manjula has been conferred the DRDO award for performance excellence, the Scientist of the Year award for 2011 and the India Today Woman Summit award for 2014.

145.    U.S.OPEN WINNERS-2015:
    U.S Open Men’s Singles-2015:
    Winner: Novak Djokovic of Serbia. He defeated Roger Federer of Switzerland in the
    final.
    U.S Open Women’s Singles-2015:
    Winner: Flavia Pennetta (Italy). She defeated Roberta Vinci (Italy) in the final

    U.S Open Men’s Doubles-2015:
    Winners: Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut (France). They defeated Jamie Murray (United Kingdom) and John Peers (Australia) in the final.
    U.S Open Women’s Doubles-2015:
    Winners: Sania Mirza (India) and Martina Hingis (Switzerland)
    In the final match, they defeated, Casey Dellacqua (Australia) and Yaroslava     Shvedova (Kazakhstan).
    U.S Open Mixed Doubles-2015:
    Winners: Leander Paes (India) and Martina Hingis (Switzerland).
    In the final match, they defeated, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sam Querrey (USA)

146.    Which Naga rebel group has been banned for five years by the central government on September 16, 2015?
National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang).

147.    Scientists recently decently discovered a global ocean beneath the icy crust of a moon of Saturn. Name that moon of Saturn?
Enceladus.

148.    Which Chinese city has been confirmed as the host of the 2022 Asian Games after standing as the only candidate?
Hangzhou.
Hangzhou will be the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010.

149.    Volkswagen CEO who resigned on September 23, 2015, taking responsibility for the German carmaker’s rigging of U.S. emissions tests in the biggest scandal in its 78-year history?
Martin Winterkorn.
The world's biggest carmaker admitted last week that it deceived US regulators in exhaust emissions tests by installing a device to give more positive results.

150.    Who has been chosen for the prestigious 2015 SASTRA-Ramanujan Prize for his contribution in the field of Mathematics?
Jacob Tsimerman.

151.    Who has been formally elected as the president of BCCI in October 2015?
Shashank Manohar.

152. THE NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS-2015
    Here is the complete list of winners of Nobel Prize-2015:
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2015: Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald.
    The Nobel Prize in Physics 2015 was awarded jointly to Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald "for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass".
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015: Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar.
    The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015 was awarded jointly to Tomas Lindahl, Paul     Modrich and Aziz Sancar "for mechanistic studies of DNA repair".
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015: William C. Campbell and Satoshi     Omura, Youyou Tu
    The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015 was divided, one half jointly to     William C.Campbell and Satoshi Omura "for their discoveries concerning a novel     therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites" and the other half to     Youyou Tu "for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against Malaria".
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2015: Svetlana Alexievich.
        The Nobel Prize in Literature 2015 was awarded to Svetlana Alexievich "for     her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time".
The Nobel Peace Prize 2015: National Dialogue Quartet.
        The Nobel Peace Prize 2015 was awarded to National Dialogue Quartet "for     its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the     wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011".
    The National Dialogue Quartet was formed in 2013 and comprises four organizations     in Tunisian civil society:
    The Tunisian General Labour Union, The Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade     and Handicrafts , The Tunisian Human Rights League and The Tunisian Order of     Lawyers .
The Nobel Prize in Economic Science 2015: Angus Deaton.
    The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2015     was awarded to Angus Deaton "for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare".

153.    Fifa president and Uefa boss who have been suspended for eight years from all football-related activities following an ethics investigation?
Sepp Blatter (FIFA President) and Michel Platini (UEFA).

154.    Who has won the FIDE chess World Cup-2015, beating Peter Svidler in the final?
Sergey Karjakin. (Russia).

155.    Who became the first Pakistani batsman to reach 9,000 Test cricket runs?
Younis Khan.

156.    Who has won the Man Booker Prize-2015 for Fiction for his novel “A Brief History of Seven Killings”?

Marlon James.
Marlon James has become the first Jamaican writer to win the Man Booker prize, taking the award for an epic, uncompromising novel. A Brief History of Seven Killings, a fictional history of the attempted murder of Bob Marley in 1976.

157. The 29th Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration for the year 2013 & 2014 has been awarded to?
Shri Rajagopal PV.
He is the "Founder of Ekta Parishad" and the award is given for his services in promoting and preserving National Integration in the country. This Award consists of a Citation and cash of Rs. 10.00 lakh.

158. The Supreme Court on October 16, 2015 struck down a Constitutional amendment for first time in 35 years. Which is that amendment?
An amendment to validate the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC).The National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act which was unanimously passed by both Houses of parliament, had contemplated a significant role for the executive in appointing judges in the higher judiciary. The 20-year-old collegium system prescribes appointment of judges by a panel comprising five senior most judges of the Supreme Court and high courts, with the power to confirm appointments despite resistance, if any, from the government.

159.    India’s first-ever double decker Shatabdi Express that would to run between?
Mumbai and Goa.
The train will cover distance between two states in around 12 hours and has total eight compartments with a seating capacity of 120 in each compartment.

160.    Who has been appointed as the first male member of the National Commission for Women (NCW), filling the fourth seat in the five-member body?
Alok Rawat.

161.    As per the ninth amendment of Criminal Law, which country made copying in examinations a crime punishable upto seven years?
China.

162.    Name the first-ever passenger jet built and designed by China which is unveiled in November 2015?
C919.

163.    The world's first robot 'actress': Talking android fitted with a human face is given star role in Japanese nuclear disaster film. What is the name of that film?
'Sayonara'.
Android called 'Geminoid F' is the co-star in the Japanese film 'Sayonara'. The android, called Geminoid F, was designed to look and act like a human with rubber 'skin' and a woman's face - but it is unable to walk and is wheeled around in the film.

164.    Who has been appointed as the 43rd Chief Justice of India?

Justice T.S. Thakur.

165.    The Reserve Bank has imposed Rs 1 crore penalty on old private sector bank in Kerala for violation of Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) norms. Which is that Bank?
Dhanlaxmi Bank.

166.    What is the name of the Christian rock album by Pope Francis which is released on 27 November 2015 on Believe Digital?
Wake Up!.

167.    Who becomes India's first transgender Sub Inspector of Police?

K .Prithika Yashini.

168.    Who became the first player to reach the 10,000 run-mark in Ranji Trophy cricket?
Wasim Jaffer.

169.    Name the coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) of India which was commissioned by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on 10 November, 2015 at Vasco in Goa?
‘Samarth’.

170.    Name the indigenously made communications satellite of India which was successfully launched on November 10, 2015 from French Guyana in South America?
GSAT-15.

171.    Who has been appointed as the first woman ambassador of Iran?
Marzieh Afkham.
Iran has appointed its first woman ambassador since the 1979 Islamic revolution, naming foreign ministry spokeswoman to head its embassy in Malaysia.

172.    Which terrorist organisation captured the infamous title of the world’s deadliest terrorist group according to The Global Terrorism Index prepared by Institute for Economics and Peace?
Boko Haram.
Boko Haram, the militant group that has tortured Nigeria and its neighbours for years, was responsible for 6,664 deaths last year, more than any other terrorist group in the world, including the Islamic State, which killed 6,073 people in 2014, according to that report.

173.    The first day and night Test cricket match was played between?
Australia and New Zealand.
The first day & night test cricket match was played at Adelaide Oval with a pink Kookaburra ball in the third match of the series between Australia and New Zealand, between November 27 and December 1. The coincidence is that the first Official D/N ODI happened on 27 Nov 1979 and the first D/N Test match started on 27 Nov 2015. Australia won the first day & night cricket test match.

174.    Indian-Israeli surface-to-air missile (SAM) which was successfully test fired from an Israeli Navy ship on November 26, 2015?
Barak 8.

175.    The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21 or CMP 11 was held in?
Paris.

176.    Which country won the Davis Cup, the tennis version of the Wold Cup after 79 years?
Britain.

177.    Name the India's first locally developed nuclear submarine which b has completed test firing of an unarmed medium-range missile B-05, developed by Defence Research Development and Organisation (DRDO)?
INS Arihant.
Arihant is a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines being built for the Indian Navy. The lead vessel of the class, INS Arihant, was first launched in 2009 and began sea trials in December 2014.

178.    Dominica-born British lawyer, who was appointed as the Commonwealth's new Secretary General, becoming the first woman to occupy the post in the 53-member block's history?
Patricia Scotland.

179.    In which country, YouTube opens first video production studio?
India.
YouTube, in collaboration with Subhash Ghai-owned film school Whistling Woods International, has opened its 8th (one of a kind) YouTube Space in Mumbai's Film City. It is the first video production studio in the country.

180.    Name the world’s first washable mobile phone which is all set to be released in Japan by tech company Kyocera Telecom?
Digno Rafre.

181.    Name the two new franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL), replacing the suspended teams of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals for a period of two years?
Pune and Rajkot.
The Pune franchise was bought by Kolkata-based business tycoon Sanjiv Goenka's company New Rising, while the Rajkot bid was won by Intex Mobiles.

182.    Which country has placed 3rd position globally with an estimated $94.76 billion black money outflow in 2012 according to the latest report on black money outflow by Global Financial Integrity?
India.
Russia is on the top with USD 122.86 billion, followed by China at the second position (USD 249.57 billion) in terms of the quantum of black money moving out of a country for 2012.

183.    Name the surface-to-surface ballistic missile successfully test fired by Pakistan on December 11, 2015 which can carry nuclear warheads within a range of 2,750?
Shaheen-III

184.    How many countries signed the historic first universal Climate agreement on December 12, 2015 held in Paris?
196.
The agreement binds together pledges by individual nations to cut or limit emissions from fossil-fuel burning, within a framework of rules that provide for monitoring and verification as well as financial and technical assistance for developing countries.

185.    Who becomes the first Saudi woman to win a seat of Makkah’s municipal council in historic polls?
Salma bint Hizab al-Oteibi.

186.    Kazakhstan's former Prime Minister Who has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on corruption charges?
Serik Akhmetov.

187.    Senior revenue service officer who was appointed Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex policy making body of Income Tax department?
A K Jain.

188.    Which country on December 16, 2015successfully put six Singapore satellites into orbit after a perfect launch its landmark 50th space mission?
India.

189.    The UN declared 2016 as the International Year of?
Pulses.
Pulses are edible grain legumes – think pinto, kidney, garbanzo, lentils, and peas. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) want the public to recognize tasty and nutritious pulses “as a primary source of protein, fiber, and other essential nutrients.

190.    A Delhi court on December 19, 2015 granted unconditional bail to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Vice-president Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case of cheating and misappropriation. What is the National Herald case?
The National Herald scam is an ongoing case in a Delhi court filed by Indian economist and politician Subramanian Swamy against politicians Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, their companies and associated persons. As per the complaint filed in the court of the Metropolitan Magistrate, Indian National Congress granted an interest-free loan of 90.25 crore (US$13 million) to Associated Journals Limited (AJL), owner of the National Herald newspaper which was established by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1938. It was alleged that the loan was either not repaid or repaid in cash, which is in violation of Section 269T of the Income Tax Act, 1961. A closely held company, Young Indian, was incorporated in November 2010 with a capital of 5 lakh (US$7,500) and it acquired almost all the shareholding of AJL and all its properties (alleged to be worth 5000 crore (US$750 million)). Swamy alleged criminal misappropriation by both Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. The courts have determined that a prima facie case has been established in the matter. While rejecting the plea by Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others against summons in the National Herald case, the Delhi High Court has made some scathing remarks saying that the conduct of Congress office-bearers “smacks of criminality”.

191.    For the first time in more than 40 years, Iraq has crowned a Miss Iraq beauty pageant winner. Who is that Miss Iraq?
Shaima Qassim.

192.    Filipina-German actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2015?
Pia Wurtzbach.

193.    Which team won the International Premier Tennis League-2015 (ITPL-2) defeating Indian aces in the final?
Singapore Slammers.

194.    Parliament has passed a bill which has provision that allows trying of juveniles between the ages of 16 and 18 years as adults for heinous offences. What is the name of that bill?
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2015.
It aims to replace the existing Indian juvenile delinquency law, Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, so that juveniles in conflict with Law in the age group of 16–18, involved in Heinous Offences, can be tried as adults. The Act came into force from 15 January 2016. It was passed on 7 May 2015 by the Lok Sabha amid intense protest by several Members of Parliament. It was passed on 22 December 2015 by the Rajya Sabha.

195.    Who is named Miss World 2015?
Mireia Lalaguna Royo.
Royo is a Spanish actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World Spain 2015 and in December the same year won Miss World 2015 in Sanya. She is the first Miss World from Spain. Miss World 2015, the 65th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 19 December 2015 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China.

196.    Which club won the FIFA Club World Cup -2015 after a 3-0 win over River Plate?
Barcelona.

197.    Former Defence Secretary who has been appointed as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)?
R.K. Mathur.

198.    Australian cricketer who has been named cricketer of the year (2015) by the International Cricket Council, winning the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy?
Steven Smith.
Awards list:
Test Cricketer of the Year - Steven Smith
ODI Cricketer of the Year - AB de Villiers
Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year - Meg Lanning
Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year - Stafanie Taylor
T20I Performance of the Year - Faf du Plessis
Emerging Cricketer of the Year - Josh Hazlewood
Associate/Affiliate Cricketer of the Year - Khurram Khan
Spirit of Cricket Award - Brendon McCullum
Umpire of the Year (David Shepherd Trophy) - Richard Kettleborough.

199.    Former India wicketkeeper-batsman who has been chosen for the CK Nayudu lifetime achievement award for 2015?
Syed Kirmani.
Virat Kohli was declared the winner of the Polly Umrigar Award for Best Cricketer for 2014-15 by the BCCI?

200.    Eminent Gujarati novelist, poet and critic who has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for 2015?
Raghuveer Chaudhary.
A novelist, poet and critic, Chaudhary is a recipient of Sahitya Academi Award for his novel, "Trilogy Uparvaas" in 1977. His popular novels include "Amrita", "Venu Vatsala", "Purvarang", "Laagni Samjyaa Vinaa Chuuta Padvanu" and others. While his most-known novel "Amrita" (1965) explores the concept of existentialism, other works like "Rudramahalaya" (1978) and "Somtirth" (1996) are historical fiction.

201.    Name the Indo-Israeli jointly built Long Range Surface to Air Missile which was test fired Dec. 30 crossing a significant milestone in enhancing its anti-air warfare capability.
Barak-8.

COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS OF PADMA AWARDS-2016. 6 Mar 2016 1:34 AM (9 years ago)

Distinguished personalities from the field of public service, sports and entertainment will be awarded the Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri awards. Here is the complete list of winners of Padma awards -2016.
Padma Vibhushan

1.   Ms. Yamini Krishnamurthi    Art- Classical dance    Delhi
2.   Shri Rajinikanth    Art-Cinema    Tamil Nadu
3. Smt. Girija Devi    Art-Classical Vocal    West Bengal
4. Shri Ramoji Rao    Literature & Education-Journalism    Andhra Pradesh
5. Dr. Viswanathan Shanta    Medicine- Oncology    Tamil Nadu
6.   Shri Shri Ravi Shankar    Others-Spiritualism    Karnataka
7.   Shri Jagmohan    Public Affairs    Delhi
8. Dr.Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre    Science & Engineering    Karnataka
9.   Shri Avinash Dixit (Foreigner)    Literature & Education    USA
10. Late Shri Dhiru Bhai Ambani (Posthumous)    Trade & Industry    Maharashtra

Padma Bhushan

11. Shri Anupam Kher    Art-Cinema    Maharashtra
12. Shri Udit Narayan Jha    Art-Playback Singing    Maharashtra
13.   Shri Ram V. Sutar    Art-Sculpture    Uttar Pradesh
14.   Shri Heisnam Kanhailal    Art-Theatre    Manipur
15.   Shri Vinod Rai    Civil Service    Kerala
16.   Dr. Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad    Literature & Education    Andhra Pradesh
17.   Prof. N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya    Literature & Education    Maharashtra
18.   Dr. Barjinder Singh Hamdard    Literature & Education - Journalism    Punjab
19.   Prof. D. Nageshwar Reddy    Medicine-Gastroenterology    Telangana
20.   Swami Tejomayananda     Other-Spiritualism    Maharashtra
21.   Shri Hafeez Contractor    Others-Architecture     Maharashtra
22.   Shri Ravindra Chandra Bhargava    Public Affairs    Uttar Pradesh
23.   Dr.Venkata Rama Rao Alla    Science & Engineering    Andhra Pradesh
24.   Ms. Saina Nehwal    Sports-Badminton    Telangana
25.   Ms. Sania Mirza    Sports-Tennis    Telangana
26.   Ms. Indu Jain    Trade & Industry    Delhi
27.    Late Swami Dayanand Sarawasati (Posthumous)    Others-Spiritualism    Uttarakhand
28.    Shri Robert Blackwill (Foreigner)    Public Affairs    USA
29.    Shri Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry (NRI/PIO)    Trade & Industry    Ireland

Padma Shri

30.   Smt. Prathibha Prahlad    Art- Classical Dance    Delhi
31. Shri Bhikhudan Gadhvi    Art- Folk Music    Gujarat
32.   Shri Sribhas Chandra Supakar    Art- Textile Designing    Uttar Pradesh
33.   Shri Ajay Devgn    Art-Cinema    Maharashtra
34.   Ms. Priyanka Chopra    Art-Cinema    Maharashtra
35.   Pt. Tulsidas Borkar    Art-Classical Music    Goa
36.   Dr. Soma Ghosh    Art-Classical Vocal    Uttar Pradesh
37.   Shri Nila Madhab Panda    Art-Film Direction and Production    Delhi
38.   Shri S.S. Rajamouli    Art-Film Direction and Production    Karnataka
39.   Shri Madhur Bhandarkar    Art-Film Direction and Production    Maharashtra
40.   Prof. M. Venkatesh Kumar    Art-Folk Artist    Karnataka
41.   Ms. Gulabi Sapera    Art-Folk Dance    Rajasthan
42.   Smt. Mamta Chandrakar    Art-Folk Music    Chhattisgarh
43.   Ms. Malini Awasthi    Art-Folk Music    Uttar Pradesh
44.   Shri Jai Prakash Lekhiwal    Art-Miniature Painting    Delhi
45.   Shri K. Laxma Goud    Art-Painting    Telangana
46.   Shri Bhalchandra Dattatray Mondhe    Art-Photography    Madhya Pradesh
47.    Shri Naresh Chander Lal    Art-Theatre & Cinema    Andaman & Nicobar
48.    Shri Dhirendra Nath Bezbaruah    Literature & Education    Assam
49.     Shri Prahlad Chandra Tasa    Literature & Education    Assam
50.     Dr.Ravindra Nagar    Literature & Education    Delhi
51.    Shri Dahyabhai Shastri    Literature & Education    Gujarat
52.    Dr.Santeshivara Bhyrappa    Literature & Education    Karnataka
53.    Shri Haldar Nag    Literature & Education    Odisha
54.    Shri Kameshwaram Brahma    Literature & Education -Journalism    Assam
55.   Prof. Pushpesh Pant    Literature & Education-Journalism    Delhi
56. Shri Jawaharlal Kaul    Literature & Education-Journalism    Jammu & Kashmir
57.   Shri Ashok Malik    Literature &Education    Delhi
58.   Dr.Mannam Gopi Chand     Medicine-Cardio Thoracic Surgery    Telangana
59. Prof. Ravi Kant    Medicine-Surgery    Uttar Pradesh
60. Prof. Ram Harsh Singh    Medicine- Ayurveda    Uttar Pradesh
61. Prof. Shiv Narain Kureel    Medicine- Paediatric Surgery    Uttar Pradesh
62. Dr.Sabya Sachi Sarkar    Medicine -Radiology    Uttar Pradesh
63. Dr. Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale    Medicine-Cardiac Surgery    Andhra Pradesh
64. Prof. T.K. Lahiri    Medicine-Cardio Thoracic Surgery    Uttar Pradesh
65. Dr. Praveen Chandra     Medicine-Cardiology     Delhi
66. Prof. (Dr) Daljeet Singh Gambhir    Medicine-Cardiology    Uttar Pradesh
67. Dr.Chandrasekar Shesadri Thoguluva    Medicine-Gastroenterology    Tamil Nadu
68. Dr. (Mrs.) Anil Kumari Malhotra    Medicine-Homeopathy    Delhi
69. Prof. M.V. Padma Srivastava    Medicine-Neurology    Delhi
70. Dr. Sudhir V. Shah    Medicine-Neurology    Gujarat
71. Dr. M. M. Joshi    Medicine-Ophthalmology    Karnataka
72.   Prof. (Dr) John Ebnezar    Medicine-Orthopaedic Surgery    Karnataka
73. Dr. Nayudamma Yarlagadda    Medicine-Paediatric Surgery    Andhra Pradesh
74. Shri Simon Oraon    Other -Environment Conservation    Jharkhand
75. Shri Imitiaz Qureshi    Other-Culinary    Delhi
76. Shri Piyush Pandey    Others-Advertising & Communication    Maharashtra
77. Shri Subhash Palekar    Others-Farming    Maharashtra
78. Shri Ravinder Kumar Sinha    Others-Wildlife Conservation    Bihar
79. Dr. H.R. Nagendra    Others-Yoga    Karnataka
80. Shri M. C. Mehta    Public Affairs    Delhi
81. Shri M. N. Krishna Mani    Public Affairs    Delhi
82. Shri Ujjwal Nikam    Public Affairs    Maharashtra
83. Shri Tokheho Sema    Public Affairs     Nagaland
84. Dr. Satish Kumar    Science & Engineering    Delhi
85. Dr.Mylswamy Annadurai    Science & Engineering    Karnataka
86. Prof. Dipankar Chatterji    Science & Engineering    Karnataka
87. Prof.(Dr.) Ganapati Dadasaheb Yadav    Science & Engineering    Maharashtra
88. Smt. (Prof.) Veena Tandon    Science & Engineering    Meghalaya
89. Shri Onkar Nath Srivastava    Science and Engineering    Uttar Pradesh
90. Ms. Sunita Krishnan    Social Work    Andhra Pradesh
91. Shri Ajoy Kumar Dutta    Social Work    Assam
92. Shri M. Pandit Dasa    Social Work    Karnataka
93.Shri P. P. Gopinathan Nair    Social Work    Kerala
94. Smt. Madeleine Herman de Blic    Social Work    Puducherry
95. Shri Srinivasan Damal Kandalai    Social work    Tamil Nadu
96. Shri Sudhakar Olwe    Social Work    Maharashtra
97. Dr. T.V. Narayana    Social Work    Telangana
98. Shri Arunachalam Murugantham    Social Work    Tamil Nadu
99.   Ms. Deepika Kumari    Sports-Archery    Jharkhand
100. Shri Sushil Doshi    Sports-commentary    Madhya Pradesh
101. Shri Mahesh Sharma    Trade & Industry    Delhi
102. Shri Saurabh Srivastava    Trade & Industry    Delhi
103. Sh Dilip Sanghvi    Trade & Industry    Maharashtra
104.Dr. Keki Hormusji Gharda    Trade & Industry    Maharashtra
105. Late Shri Prakash Chand Surana (Posthumous)    Art -Classical Music    Rajasthan
106. Late Shri Saeed Jaffrey (NRI/PIO/Posthumous)    Art-Cinema    UK
107. Shri Michael Postel (Foreigner)    Art-Archaeology    France
108. Shri Salman Amin Sal Khan (NRI/PIO)    Literature & Education    USA
109. Smt. Hui Lan Zhang (Foreigner)    Others-Yoga    China
110. Shri Predrag K. Nikic (Foreigner)    Others-Yoga    Serbia
111. Dr.Sundar Aditya Menon (NRI/PIO)    Social Work    UAE
112. Shri Ajaypal Singh Banga (NRI/PIO)    Trade & Industry    USA

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS JANUARY 2016 24 Feb 2016 8:06 AM (9 years ago)

1. Uruguay international midfielder who has been named the 2015 Rey de America, awarded to the best player in South American football?
Carlos Sanchez.

2. The former general secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI), passed away on January 2, 2016?

A.B. Bardhan.
Bardhan held the post of general secretary for over a record number of years from 1996 to 2012. He became the General Secretary of the All India Trade Union Congress in 1994 and became the Deputy General Secretary of the Communist Party of India in 1995. When Indrajit Gupta joined the United Front government as the Minister of Home Affairs (India), Bardhan succeeded him as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India following Gupta's resignation from the post of party's General Secretary.

3. The government of India on January 1, 2016constituted a committee headed by eminent filmmaker to look into the revamp of the Censor Board, functioning of which has been mired in controversies in recent past. Who is that film maker?
Shyam Benegal.
The other members of the committee include Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Piyush Pandey, Bhawana Somaaya, Nina Lath Gupta and Joint Secretary (Films) as Member Convener. The committee has been requested to submit their recommendations within two months.

4. On 2 January 2016, a heavily armed group attacked an Air Force Station, part of the Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force. The Air force station is situated at?
Pathankot. (Punjab).
Pathankot Air Force Station is a military airport located 3 km from Pathankot. On 2 January 2016, six heavily armed terrorists suspected to belong to Islamist militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed attacked the Air Force Station. The terrorists were wearing Indian Army fatigues and rode a stolen car of a superintendent of the Punjab Police. All six terrorists and seven security forces personnel were killed in the gun battle on 4th January.

5.    The 103rd edition of Indian Science Congress was held in?
Mysore.
Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) is a premier scientific organisation of India with headquarters at Kolkata, West Bengal. The association started in the year 1914 in Kolkata and it meets annually in the first week of January every year.

6.    Who won the Player of the series award in the three test cricket matches between West Indies and Australia(The Frank Worrell Trophy) held in Australia from December 2015-Jan 2016?
Adam Voges (Australia).
Series - Australia won the 3-match series 2-0.

7.    Who won the Player of the series award in the four test cricket matches between England and South Africa (The Basil D'Oliveira Trophy) held in South Africa from December 2015-Jan 2016?
Ben Stokes (England).
Series - England won the 4-match series 2-1.

8.    England all-rounder who hit the second fastest double century in Test history in a blistering assault on the South African bowlers on the second day of the second Test at Newlands (on 02-01-2016)?
Ben Stokes.
Stokes reached 150 off 135 balls and made his double century off 163 deliveries, with 26 fours and seven sixes. Only Nathan Astle, who reached the mark off 153 balls for New Zealand against England in Christchurch in 2001/02, has been faster.

9.    Which country won the South Asian Football Federation Cup for the seventh time defeating Afghanistan (2-1) in the final?
India.
Match went into the extra time as both teams ended the tie at 1-1 after 90 minutes. Jeje Lalpekhlua (72nd minute) and Sunil Chhetri (101th) scored for India. India had lost to Afghanistan 0-2 in the final of 2013 edition in Kathmandu.

10.    Masterly innings of which cricketer has been rated as the greatest Test performance of the last 50 years according to a poll published in the January issue of ESPN’s digital magazine the Cricket Monthly.?
V. V. S. Laxman’s masterly innings of 281 against Australia at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Laxman, promoted to no. 3 after his first innings’ 59 out of a team score of 171, came up with his magical innings and also added 376 runs for the fifth wicket with Rahul Dravid (180).

11. Who has been appointed as executive vice chairman of Wipro Limited?
T.K.Kurien.
IT consulting and system integration services multinational Wipro Limited on Monday announced the appointment of TK Kurien as the executive vice chairman and Abid Ali Neemuchwala as the chief executive officer and member of the board of the company effective February 1, 2016.

12. Mumbai school cricketer who has become the first cricketer in history to score 1,000 runs in a single innings?
Pranav Dhanawade.
Batting for Smt KC Gandhi School, Kalyan Pranav scored unbeaten 1009 (from 323 balls) which include 59 sixes and 129 fours at a strike-rate of 312.38.He achieved this feat against Arya Gurukul School in the HT Bhandari Cup inter-school tournament organised by the Mumbai Cricket Association. Dhanawade's innings enabled his side to declare on the mind-boggling 1465/3, also a world record, with Pranav unbeaten on 1,009.The 15-year-old’s father Prashant is an auto rickshaw driver.

13. Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Niti Aayog?
Amitabh Kant.
Mr Kant has been appointed in place of former IAS officer Sindhushree Khullar, who was appointed as the first CEO of the National Institution for Transforming India (Niti) Aayog, a body that has replaced Planning Commission, for a fixed one-year term beginning January 1, last year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is Chairman of Niti Aayog.

14. Who has been named as the new coach of Real Madrid after Rafa Benitez is sacked from the post?
Zinedine Zidane.

15. Who has been appointed as chairman and managing director of the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL)?
Madhu S Nair.
He succeeds Commodore K Subramaniyam, who will be retiring from service on December 31 after heading the PSU for five years.

16. Which country conducted a powerful hydrogen bomb test on January 6, 2016?
North Korea.
A hydrogen bomb can be up to 1000 times more powerful than the early atomic weapons that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

17. Four-time Ballon d'Or winner who has been named the Playmaker of the Year by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS)?
Lionel Messi.
The IFFHS named Nicola Rizzoli as the top official for a second consecutive year.

18.    Name the French test pilot who was the first person to fly the Concorde, passed away on January 4, 2016?
Andre Turcat.
He became Concorde's chief test pilot and Sud Aviation's director of flight testing. On 2 March 1969, Turcat had the honor of flying the first prototype of Concorde for its maiden flight. Later that year (1 October), he was also at the controls for Concorde's first supersonic flight.

19.    Indian shooter who broke the world record on way to winning gold in the women's 10 meter air rifle event at the Swedish Cup Grand Prix?
Apurvi Chandela.

20.    United Nations has recently awarded medals for peacekeepers of which country for their courage and service in maintenance of peace and security in the West African country, Liberia?
India.

21. Senior diplomat who has been appointed India's ambassador to Israel on January 7, 2016, where he will succeed Jaideep Sarkar?
Pavan Kapoor.

22. Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir who passed away on January 7, 2016?
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
He served twice as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, from November 2002 to November 2005 and again from March 2015 to January 2016. He was also Home Minister of India from December 1989 to November 1990. He founded the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party in July 1999. He joined the Rajiv Gandhi government in 1986 as Minister of Tourism. In 1987, he quit the Congress party to join V. P. Singh's Jan Morcha, which led to his becoming the first Muslim Minister for Home Affairs in the Union Cabinet of India for one year, from 1989 to 1990.

23. Who becomes the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir?
Mehbooba Mufti.
Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed is the president of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the daughter of Late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed who served as former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and died while in office.

24. Gabon striker who was named African Footballer of the Year 2015?

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
He becomes the first Gabonese player to win the African Footballer of the Year.

25. The central government announced on January 8, 2016 its decision to allow the traditional bull taming sport during Pongal festival. What is the name of that bull taming sport?
'Jallikattu'.
However the Animal Welfare Board has moved the apex court against Centre's move to lift ban on the controversial bull-taming sport in Tamil Nadu. The Supreme Court on January 12, 2016 stayed the Centre's notification on Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu.

26. Former Gujarat cadre IAS officer who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Competition Commission of India (CCI)?
Devender Kumar Sikri.
Competition Commission of India is a body of the Government of India responsible for enforcing The Competition Act, 2002 throughout India and to prevent activities that have an adverse effect on competition in India. It was established on 14 October 2003. It became fully functional in May 2009 with Dhanendra Kumar as its first Chair

27. Borussia Dortmund and Gabon forward who has been crowned African Footballer of the Year for 2015?
Pierre Emerick Aubameyang.
Aubameyang, who scored 43 goals for club and country during 2015, becomes the first player from Gabon to win the award.

28. Which pair won the women’s doubles title of the $1 million Brisbane International -2016?
Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis.
They defeated Angelique Kerber and Andrea Petkovic in the final.This is the Indo-Swiss pair’s 26th win in a row and the first title of 2016.

29.    Notorious drug lord who has been recaptured by Mexican authorities in Mexico on 22 February 2014, six months after he escaped a maximum security prison?
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.

30.    Scientists at the Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (CIRB) in Hisar, Haryana have successfully produced a cloned buffalo offspring. What is the name of that buffalo?
‘Cirb Gaurav’.
With this achievement, CIRB becomes world’s third and India’s second institute to produce cloned buffalo. National Dairy Research Institute in Karnal was the first to produce a cloned calf in India.

31.    Which team won the 64th National Senior Volleyball Championship in both men and women categories?
Railways.
In both men and women categories, Railways beat Kerala in the final.

32.    Who hit the second fastest Twenty20 half-century which was also the fastest 50 by a New Zealander?
Colin Munro.
Munro hit unbeaten 50 from 14 balls, the second fastest Twenty20 half-century behind a 12-ball spree by India's Yuvraj Singh against England in 2007. It was also the fastest 50 by a New Zealander, eclipsing the 20-minute-old record set by Guptill who took 19 balls to achieve 50 in the same match.

33.    Who has created the world record for the longest flute marathon when he played flute for 28 hours non-stop?
Murali Narayanan.
Murali broke the current world record for longest flute marathon set by Katherine Brookes of United Kingdom in February, 2012 for 25 hours and 48 minutes. Murali aged 40, who hails from Thalikkulam played flute for 27 hours 20 minutes and 50 seconds.

34.    Who won the Qatar Open -2016 defeating Rafael Nadal in the final?
Novak Djokovic.

35.    Pakistani Ghazal maestro who was presented with the first Swaralaya Global Legendary Award?
Ghulam Ali.

36.    Who won the Player of the Series Award in the 5 ODI Cricket series played between Australia and India held in Australia in January 2015?
Rohit Sharma (India).
Series - Australia won the 5-match series 4-1.

37.    LIST OF WINNERS OF GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS 2016:
Best Picture, Drama: The Revenant
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama: Brie Larson, Room
Best Picture, Comedy: The Martian
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy: Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Best Actress in a Drama Series: Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Best Director: Alejandro G. Inarritu, The Revenant
Best Drama Series: Mr. Robot
Best Original Song: "Writing's on the Wall" - Sam Smith, Spectre
Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie: Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel
Best Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul (Hungary)
Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Gael Garcia Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle
Best Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Animated Film: Inside Out
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy: Matt Damon, The Martian
Best Actor in a Drama Series: Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Best Original Score in a Motion Picture: Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Best Supporting Actor in TV Series, Limited Series or TV Movie: Christian Slater, Mr. Robot
Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie: Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero
Best Limited Series or TV Movie: Wolf Hall
Best Comedy Series: Mozart in the Jungle
Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Rachel Bloom, The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series, Limited Series or TV Movie: Maura Tierney, The Affair
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Cecil B. DeMille Award: Denzel Washington.

38.    The iconic rock star whose career spanned more than half a century who created hits like “Let's Dance” and “Changes”, passed away on January 10, 2016?
David Bowie.
The artist's other hits include Space Oddity, Starman, Modern Love, Heroes, Under Pressure, Rebel Rebel and Life on Mars. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

39.    Which footballer has won the 2015 FIFA Ballon d’ Or Award?
Lionel Messi.
It was Messi’s record breaking 5th Ballon d’Or Award. He has won four back to back Ballon d’Or titles in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and 2015.

40.    The Chief of Staff of the Eastern Command which played a pivotal role in defining the Indian Army's strategy during the 1971 war which resulted in creation of Bangladesh, passed     away on January 13, 2016?

J.F.R.Jacob.
Jacob was an Indian Army Lieutenant General. He was best known for the role he played in India's victory in the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 and the Liberation of Bangladesh. Jacob, then a Major General, served as the Chief of Staff of the Indian Army's Eastern Command during the war. During his 36-year career in the army, he also fought in World War II and the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965. He later served as the Governor of the Indian states of Goa and Punjab.

41.    FIFA’s Secretary General who has been suspended by the World Governing Committee after he allegedly was involved in the black market selling of tickets to the FIFA World Cup 2014 matches?
Jerome Valcke.
Jerome Valcke is a French football administrator, best known as the former Secretary General of FIFA (the international governing body of the sport). He was sacked on 13 January 2016 as a result of allegations arising from the ongoing 2015 FIFA corruption case.

42.    Footballer who was named as the first global ambassador for Dubai's World Expo 2020 event?
Lionel Messi.

43.    The British Actor known for films including Harry Potter, Die Hard and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, passed away on January 14, 2016?
Alan Rickman.
He became one of Britain's best-loved acting stars thanks to roles including Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films and Hans Gruber in Die Hard. His final film role is as the voice of Absolem in Alice Through the Looking Glass, which will be released in May 2016.

44.    Which pair equalled the World Record for the longest women’s doubles winning streak by advancing to the WTA Sydney International semifinals with a straight set triumph in Sydney?
Sania Mirza(India) and Martina Hingis(Switzerland).
Mirza and Hingis won their 28th consecutive match to equal the record set by Puerto Rican Gigi Fernandez and Belarus’ Natasha Zvereva in 1994.

45.    Who has been named Germany national team player of the year for 2015?
Mesut Ozil.

46.    In the Test match against England, all the 11 batsmen of the opposite team made double-digit scores, without scoring fifty runs. Which is that team?
South Africa.
The highest score was 46 by Dean Elgar, at No. 1, while the lowest was 12 by Morne Morkel, at No. 11. All 11 South Africa batsmen scored between 10 and 49 runs in the third Test between South Africa and England at Wanderers.

47.    Which cricketer became the first black South African man to have scored a Test century?
Temba Bavuma.

48.    Name the NASA’s spacecraft bound in July which has set a record as the most distant solar-powered space probe ever flown?
Juno.
Juno broke the record previously held by the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft Jan. 13 as it flew about 493 million miles (793 million kilometers) from the sun. When it enters orbit around Jupiter on July 4, the Juno spacecraft will become the first solar-powered mission to reach the gas giant. Juno carries three large solar panels, each one 9 feet wide and 29 feet long, to generate electricity. Juno was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on August 5, 2011 and will arrive on July 4, 2016.

49.    Who has been elected Taiwan's first female president?
Tsai Ing-wen.

50.    Which country declares a 60-day nationwide economic emergency on January 15, 2016 over economic crisis?
Venezuela.

51.    In January 2016, NASA announced that a flower which had blossomed on the International Space Station which was the first flower ever grown outside the Earth's biosphere. What is the name of that flower?
Zinnia.

52.    Former Rajasthan Royals off spinner who has been banned for life from all official cricketing activities for his role in the IPL 2013 spot-fixing case?
Ajit Chandila.

53.    The world’s oldest man, Japanese who passed away on January b19, 2016 at the age of 112 after suffering chronic heart problems?
Yasutaro Koide.

54.    Former Australian off Spinner who has announced his retirement from International Cricket in January 2016?
Nathan Hauritz.
Nathan Hauritz had played 17 Tests, 58 ODIs and three T20s.

55.    The former Barcelona and AC Milan player who was announced as the Brand Ambassador of the Nagjee International Club Football Tournament?
Ronaldinho.

56.    Name the fifth navigation satellite of India which was successfully test fired on January 20, 2016?
IRNSS-1E.
The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) consists of a constellation of seven satellites of which five – IRNSS-1A, IRNSS-1B, IRNSS-1C, IRNSS-1D and IRNSS-1E-have been put into orbit till date.

57.    Name the oldest Christian monastery in Iraq which has been destroyed by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS)?
St Elijah.
St Elijah's stood on a hill near the northern city of Mosul for 1,400 years. St Elijah's Monastery, or Deir Mar Elia, was believed to have been constructed by Assyrian monks in the late 6th Century. It was later claimed by a Chaldean Catholic order.

58.    Which state won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2015-2016?
Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh beat Baroda by 38 runs in the final and Uttar Pradesh remained unbeaten throughout the series. The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is a Twenty20 cricket domestic championship in India, organized by Board of Control for Cricket in India, among the teams from Ranji Trophy.
       The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is a Twenty20 cricket domestic championship in India, organized by Board of Control for Cricket in India, among the teams from Ranji Trophy. The 2008-09 season was the inaugural season for this trophy. It is named after a famous Indian cricketer, Syed Mushtaq Ali.

59.    Australian former world no. 1 professional tennis player who bid farewell to his professional tennis career at the 2016 Australian Open?
Lleyton Hewitt.
Hewitt is the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 in the world in singles, at the age of 20. His most notable career achievements include winning the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon men's singles titles, the 2000 US Open men's doubles title, winning back-to-back Tennis Masters Cup (now called the ATP World Tour Finals) titles in 2001 and 2002, and winning the Davis Cup with Australia in 1999 and 2003.

60.    Noted Indian classical dancer and Padma Bhushan recipient who passed away on January 16, 2016?
Mrinalini Sarabhai.
She was the founder of the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, an institute for imparting training in dance, drama, music and puppetry, in the city of Ahmedabad. Mrinalini Sarabhai has been awarded by the Indian government with the national civilian awards Padma Bhushan in 1992 and the Padma Shri in 1965. She was honoured with the Degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa (LittD) by the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK in 1997. She was also the first Indian to receive the medal and Diploma of the French Archives Internationales de la Danse. She was nominated to the Executive Committee of the International Dance Council, Paris in 1990 and awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, New Delhi in 1994. She was presented with a gold medal by the Mexican Government for her choreography for the Ballet Folklorico of Mexico. She was the first recipient of the Nishagandhi Puraskaram, an annual award of the Government of Kerala. The award was presented in 2013.

61.    Which year was the hottest year in a global record that began, in their data, in 1880?
2015.
Two American government agencies — NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — compile separate analyses of the global temperature, based upon thousands of measurements from weather stations, ships and ocean buoys scattered around the world. The American agencies released figures on January 20, 2016 showing that 2015 was the warmest year in a global record that began, in their data, in 1880.

62.    On 20 January 2016, researchers Konstantin Batygin and Michael E. Brown at Caltech announced calculation-based evidence of a massive ninth planet in the Solar System. What is the name of that hypothetical large planet in the far outer Solar System?
Planet 9.
The predicted planet would be a super-Earth, with an estimated mass of about 10 times that of Earth (approximately 5,000 times the mass of Pluto), a diameter two to four times that of Earth, and a highly elliptical orbit that is so far away that it could take around 15,000 years to orbit the Sun.

63.    Who becomes first tennis player with 300 career wins at Grand Slams?
Roger Federer.
He became the first man to win 300 Grand Slam matches after beating Grigor Dimitrov in the third round of the Australian Open. Federer, 7-time grand slam champion is just six major victories away from equalling Martina Navratilova’s record as the most victorious player of all time.

64.    Argentinian footballer, who plays for Barcelona, has been given a suspended one-year jail sentence and fined €815,000 (£623,000) for tax evasion?
Javier Mascherano.

65.    Which country has been crowned the best country in the world, according to the ranking unveiled at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 20, 2016?
Germany.
Canada (2nd), Britain (3rd), USA (4th) and Sweden (5th).

66.    The West Indies batsman who has announced his retirement from international cricket on 23 January 2016?
Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
Chanderpaul is a former captain of the West Indies cricket team. He is the first Indo-Caribbean to play 100 Tests for the West Indies, and captained them in 14 Tests and 16 One Day Internationals. He has scored 20,000 runs in international cricket, and in 2008 he was named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, and as the Player of the Year by the International Cricket Council. He made his debut against England in 1994.
He made 164 Test appearances and is seventh in the all-time Test run-scorers list with 11,867, one place below his countryman Brian Lara. He scored 30 Test centuries at an average of 51.37 and also picked up nine wickets. He also hit 11 one-day international hundreds in 268 matches.

67.    Who was re-elected unopposed as the president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for a second term on January 24, 2016?
Amit Shah.

68.    Who has been appointed as the chairman and managing director of the General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re)?
Alice Vaidyan.
She is the first woman to be appointed in such post not only in the GIC Re, but the first in the Indian insurance sector. She would hold the office till July 31, 2019.The GIC Re is the 14th largest reinsurer globally and is the only reinsurance company in India.

69.    Who won the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament-2016 held in Penang?
P.V.Sindhu.
She beat unseeded Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland in the final. She had also won the Malaysia Masters in 2013.

70.    Which country won the first blind T20 Asia Cup Cricket held in India defeating Pakistan in the final?
India.
India defeated arch-rival Pakistan by 44 runs to win blind T20 Asia Cup held in Kochi, Kerala.

71.    A person of Indian descent who has been named political advisor in the Swedish Prime Minister's Office?
Nila Vikhe Patil.

72.    Noted Malayalam Actress who had won the national award the best actor in a supporting role in the film “Njaan Thanichalla” (2012), passed away in Hyderabad on January 25, 2016?
Kalpana.
She was in Hyderabad for the shooting of a Telugu and a Tamil film and to attend the IIFA award function. She made her debut in G. Aravindan's film Pokkuveyil 1981 and has acted in around 300 films. Sister of film actresses Urvashi and Kalaranjini, Kalpana was known as a comic actress in the industry. Among her other Malayalam hits are “Ennum Eppuzhum”, “Karnavar”, “Dolfins”, “Bangalore Days” and “Spirit”. “Kakki Sattai”, “Idhaya Thiruda”, “Sathi Leelavathi” and “Chinna Veedu” are among her Tamil films.

73.    Which countries signed an agreement on 23-01-2016 to exchange their citizens lodged in the prisons of each other's country?
India and Bahrain.
The agreement was signed following a bilateral dialogue between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Bahraini counterpart Shaikh Khalid Al Khalifa.

74.    Which countries have signed 16 agreements on January 24, 2016 including an agreement between Airbus Group and Mahindra for the manufacture of helicopters?
India and France.
India and France signed 16 agreements including three MoUs under the theme of Smart City. The agreements were signed at India-France Business Summit 2016 in presence of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and President of France Francois Hollande in Chandigarh on January 24, 2016. These agreements were signed in relation to different sectors such as urban development, urban transport, water and waste treatment and solar energy.

75.    Who has been awarded the Ashok Chakra, the country’s highest peacetime gallantry award, posthumously for his role in saving two colleagues during an encounter with militants in Kashmir last year?
Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami from the Army’s elite Para Special Forces.
Another of his colleague, Subedar Mahendra Singh was awarded Kirti Chakra for his valiant actions in the same operation.

76.    The legendary actor famous for playing Sal Tessio in The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, passed away on January 26, 2016?
Abe Vigoda.
He made his debut in the cinema through Marcel Carne’s 1965 effort Three Rooms in Manhattan, but he got his fame when he was cast in The Godfather in 1972. He also showed off his comedic chops on the hit TV show, Barney Miller which ran from 1975 to 1982. He then took his character from the show and made his own series, Fish. Abe later starred in movies like Look Who’s Talking, Cannonball Run II, Joe Versus the Volcano and North.

77.    COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS OF PADMA AWARDS -2016.
Please click the below link to know the complete list of winners of Padma Awards-2016.
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78.    Name the three Indian-origin persons who have been awarded Australia’s highest civilian honour, Order of Australia medal for the year 2016, for their contribution in the fields of physics, engineering and medicine?
Chennupati Jagadish, Jay Chandra and Sajeev Koshy.
Chennupati Jagadish is an eminent professor at Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra. Jay Chandra is an eye doctor in New South Wales and Sajeev Koshy is a dentist in Melbourne.

79.    Well-known journalist and the Managing Editor of The Times of India who passed away on January 28, 2016?
Arindam Sengupta.
Sen Gupta had a long and distinguished association with the TOI group, which he rejoined in 1991 after a previous stint from 1988 to 1990. He joined The Economic Times as coordinating editor and later became editor of its Delhi edition before moving to TOI in March 2004.

80.    Former judge of the Allahabad High Court who has been appointed as the Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh by the Supreme Court of India?
Justice Sanjay Mishra.
Heeding the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court’s objections, the Supreme Court on January 28, 2016 recalled its order appointing Justice (retired) Virendra Singh as Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta.

81.    Which pair won the Australian Open Women’s doubles title -2016?
Sania Mirza (India) and Martina Hingis (Switzerland).
They defeated the Czech pair of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka in the final.

82.    Which countries signed trade agreements worth €15 billion on January b28, 2016?
Iran and France.

83.    Who won the Player of the series award in the 3 T20 matches between India and Australia held in Australia in January 2016?
Virat Kohli (India).
Series - India won the 3-match series 3-0.

84.    Senior journalist and Editor-in-chief of Asianet News who passed away on January 30, 2016?
T. N. Gopakumar.
Gopakumar was also the producer and anchorperson of the popular weekly program Kannadi on Asianet, an Indian general entertainment channel broadcasting in Malayalam language. He was a recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award for his book ‘Suchindrum Rekhakal’.

85.    Name the Maoist cult leader who has been jailed for 23 years for keeping his daughter as a slave in a commune for 30 years and raped his brainwashed followers?
Aravindan Balakrishnan.

86.    Who won the Australian Open Women’s title -2016, defeating Serena Williams (USA) in the final?
Angelique Kerber. (Germany).

87.    India's ace shuttler who won the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold-2016 with a convincing win over China's Huang Yuxiang in the men's singles final?
Kidambi Srikanth.

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1.    Who was sworn in as the new president of Burkina Faso?
Roch Marc Christian Kabore.
He is the second civilian to become president since the West African country won independence in 1960.

2.    Who has been crowned the Spanish La Liga's best player for 2014-15 at the gala LFP Awards ceremony in Barcelona?
Lionel Messi.
    LA LIGA 2014-15 AWARDS
    Best Player: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
    Best Coach: Luis Enrique (Barcelona)
    Best Goalkeeper: Claudio Bravo (Barcelona)
    Best Defender: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
    Best midfielder: James Rodríguez (Real Madrid)
    Best Forward: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
    Best American Player: Neymar (Barcelona)
    Best African Player: Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia)
    Jugador Cinco Estrellas de la Aficion: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

3.    Senior Janata Dal (United) leader who was unanimously elected as new Speaker of the Bihar Assembly on December 2, 2015?
Vijay Kumar Chaudhary.

4.    In which country, YouTube opens first video production studio?
India.
YouTube, in collaboration with Subhash Ghai-owned film school Whistling Woods International, has opened its 8th (one of a kind) YouTube Space in Mumbai's Film City. It is the first video production studio in the country.

5.    Noted scriptwriter and director of Malayalam Film industry who passed away on December 2, 2015?
Alleppey Sheriff.
The films for which he had written screenplays include Eetta , Utsavam , Oonjaal , Thuramukham , Sbhodanam , Veedu , Paalam , Ezham Kadalinnakkare , Itha Ithuvare . Many of the films directed by I.V.Sasi had their scripts written by Alleppey Sheriff.

6.    Name the Yemeni prisoner who has spent 13 years in the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba who appears to have been the victim of mistaken identity, suspected of being a significant member of al Qaeda and not just a low-level Islamic fighter, released from jail on December 1, 2015?
Mustafa al-Aziz al-Shamiri.

7.    Name the world’s first washable mobile phone which is all set to be released in Japan by tech company Kyocera Telecom?
Digno Rafre.
Digno Rafre has the Snapdragon 410 processor and it is a 5-inch android phone. There’s no risk of water entering the device because it’s entirely sealed to keep water and bubbles from getting in. It doesn’t even have a speaker, relying instead on a Smart Sonic receiver that transmits sound through vibrations on the phone’s screen. The built-in 13MP camera is also waterproof.

8.    Which country recently started a Military base in Qatar?
Turkey.

9.    Who won the Player of the Series award in the 4 test cricket matches (Freedom Trophy) between South Africa and India held in India in Nov-Dec 2015?
Ravichandra Ashwin (India).
Series - India won the 4-match series 3-0.

10.    Name the Norwegian newspaper which has apologised to its readers after publishing a death notice for "Father Christmas"?
Aftenposten.

11.    Jeddah-based NRI businessman and Managing Director of Shifa Al Jazeera Medical Group who has been named the 2015 Person of the Year by the London-based Asian Lite newspaper?
Dr. K.T. Mohammed Rabeeh Rabeeullah.

12.    The governor of Yemen's city Aden, who has been killed in a car bomb attack claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group?
Major General Jaafar Mohammed Saad.

13.    Name the 11-year-old Indian-origin girl who has entered the ranks of Mensa, the largest high IQ society in the world, after scoring the highest possible score in an IQ test?

Anushka Binoy.
Anushka scored 162 to gain membership of the society that comprises Britain’s brainiest people.

14. Noted poet, scholar and teacher who has been selected for the Ezhuthachan Puraskaram for 2015?
Puthussery Ramachandran.
The Ezhuthachan Puraskaram was instituted by the State government of Kerala in 1993 to honour eminent scholars in recognition to their contributions to Malayalam language and literature. The award comprises a cash prize of Rs.1.5 lakh, a citation and plaque.
Puthussery Ramachandran was the general secretary of the First World Conference on Malayalam Language and Kerala Culture organised by the university in 1977. His most important scholarly work is Kerala Charithrathinte Adisthana Rekhakal (The basic documents of the history of Kerala). He is credited with publishing the complete text of Kannassa Ramayanam, the first complete Ramayana in Malayalam.

15.    Kerala’s most famous Koodiyattom and Nangiarkoothu artiste who passed away on December 1, 2015?
Margi Sathi.
Margi Sathi was an exponent of Nangiar Kuthu which is a form of performing art derived from Koodiyattam and which is traditionally performed by the female members of the Chakkyar community of Kerala. She was also an accomplished expert in enacting the female characters in Koodiyattam Sathi had written the attaprakaram (performance manuals) for several Nangiǎr Kūthu performance

16.    An Indian-American, considered an authority on head and neck imaging who has been named chair of the prestigious Radiological Society of North America or RSNA Board of Directors?
Vijay. M. Rao.

17.    Which country won the Hero Hockey World League 2015 defeating Belgium (2-1) in the final held in Raipur, India?
Australia.

18.    Name the two new franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL), replacing the suspended teams of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals for a period of two years?
Pune and Rajkot.
The Pune franchise was bought by Kolkata-based business tycoon Sanjiv Goenka's company New Rising, while the Rajkot bid was won by Intex Mobiles.

19.    Karnataka Lokayukta who has resigned from his post of Lokayukta on December 8, 2015?
Y. Bhaskar Rao.
    Former Karnataka Chief Justice Y. Bhaskar Rao's elevation to the post of anti-    corruption ombudsman came amidst allegations of corruption against him. Mr.     Bhaskar Rao was on leave from July 27 and is holed up in Hyderabad after his son Y.     Ashwin was arrested for running an extortion ring in the Lokayukta, threatening     officers with raids if they failed to pay up.

20. Which country has placed 3rd position globally with an estimated $94.76 billion black money outflow in 2012 according to the latest report on black money outflow by Global Financial Integrity?
India.
Russia is on the top with USD 122.86 billion, followed by China at the second position (USD 249.57 billion) in terms of the quantum of black money moving out of a country for 2012.

21. Who has been named this year’s highest-earning female musician by Forbes magazine, more than tripling her earnings from last year?

Katy Perry.
According to the Forbes, Perry made £87m ($135m) between June 2014 and June 2015.

22.    A dengue fever vaccine developed by the French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi has been approved for use by a North American country, the first approval in the world for any vaccine for the disease. Which is that country?
Mexico.
Dengue afflicts tens of millions of people around the world and is becoming an increasing threat. An estimated 50 million to 100 million people a year are sickened by the disease.

23.    India signed an agreement with which country on December 12, 2015 for introduction of a bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai?
Japan.
The proposed 500-kilometer railway will link Mumbai in western India and Ahmadabad to the north. The journey would take about two hours. Construction, which is estimated to cost 980 billion rupees ($14.68 billion), will begin in 2017, with the aim of starting railway operations in 2023.

24.    Which pair put together the highest fourth wicket partnership in test cricket with a combined 449 runs on the second day of the first test against West Indies in Hobart?
Adam Voges and Shaun Marsh. (Australia).
Voges had made 269 not out when Australia captain Steve Smith declared on 583-4 during the lunch break and Marsh was dismissed for 182. The partnership, the sixth highest for any wicket in any test, bettered the 437 that Sri Lankans Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera combined to score for the fourth wicket against Pakistan in Karachi in 2009. It was the second highest partnership for any Australian pair, falling just two runs short of the record set by Bill Ponsford and the great Donald Bradman for the second wicket against England at The Oval in 1934.

25.    Which film won the Golden Crow Pheasant for the Best Film in the 20th International Film Festival of Kerala?
Ottal (The Trap).
    Malayalam film Ottal (The Trap), directed by R. Jayaraj, also won the Silver Crow Pheasant for the Best Film chosen by an audience poll. Ottal, an adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s short story Vanka, tells the story of a young boy and his relationship with his grandfather, his only living relative in the world.
     Filipino film Shadow behind    the Moon, directed by Jun Robles Lana, won the Silver Crow Pheasant for the Best Director. Bangladeshi film Jalal’s Story, directed by Abu Shahed Emon, won the Silver Crow Pheasant award for the Best Debut Director.
    Ozhivudivasathe Kali (An off-day game), directed by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, won the FIPRESCI award for the Best Malayalam Film. Israeli film Yona , directed by Nir     Bergman, won the NETPAC award for the Best Asian Film.

26.    Name the surface-to-surface ballistic missile successfully test fired by Pakistan on December 11, 2015 which can carry nuclear warheads within a range of 2,750?
Shaheen-III.

27.    Which actor has been named the richest Indian celebrity by the Forbes magazine in December 2015?
Shah Rukh Khan.
Forbes ranked him as India’s No. 1 celebrity making the most amount of money, a staggering Rs 257 crore while Salman Khan and Amitabh Bachchan were placed at number two and three positions respectively.

28.    Which countries signed a $15 billion high-speed rail agreement and a raft of other accords to strengthen ties on December 12, 2015?
India and Japan.

29.    Economist, agriculturist, prolific journalist and stalwart farmer leader who founded the Shetkari Sanghatana, passed away on December 12, 2015?
Sharad Joshi.

30.    Which footballer has been awarded BBC African Footballer of the year 2015?
Yaya Toure.
Toure, England midfielder is now the third player, after Nigerian living legends, Nwankwo Kanu and Jay-Jay Okocha, to receive the honour twice.

31.    How many countries signed the historic first universal Climate agreement on December 12, 2015 held in Paris?
196.
The agreement binds together pledges by individual nations to cut or limit emissions from fossil-fuel burning, within a framework of rules that provide for monitoring and verification as well as financial and technical assistance for developing countries.

32.    Indian-origin who has been declared the winner of prestigious South East Asia Write Award-2015?
Jamaludeen Mohamed Sali.
Better known as J.M. Sali, the author has written 57 books, 80 plays and more than 400 short stories including Vellai Kodugal (White Lines) Alaigal Pesuginrana (The Sound of the Waves) that are now studied by Tamil literature students in Singapore and Indian universities.

33.    Olympic champion who defeated former kick-boxer Dillian Whyte to take the British heavyweight title-2015?
Anthony Joshua.

34.    Which country has banned a wide variety of tobacco products including gutka, khaini and zarda in December 2015?
Singapore.

35.    Who becomes the first Saudi woman to win a seat of Makkah’s municipal council in historic polls?
Salma bint Hizab al-Oteibi.
Following the historic local bodies polls in Saudi Arabia where women not only voted but also contested for the first time, Salma bint Hizab al-Oteibi has appeared as a winning candidate on a seat of Makkah’s municipal council.

36.    Veteran Indian-origin politician who has been appointed South Africa's new Finance Minister by President Jacob Zuma?
Pravin Gordhan.

37.    Kazakhstan's former Prime Minister Who has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on corruption charges?
Serik Akhmetov.
The Qaraghandy Regional Court sentenced Akhmetov on December 11 after finding him guilty of embezzlement and misusing the state budget in significant amounts.

38.    Japanese shuttlers who emerged champions in the men's and women's singles categories, respectively, in the BWF Superseries Finals-2015?
Kento Momota and Nozomi Okuhara.
Momota beat Denmark's Viktor Axelsen in the final and Okuhara overcame world No. 3 Yihan Wang. The BWF Super Series Finals is an annual badminton tournament held at the end of the year where the players with the most points from that calendar year's twelve events of the BWF Super Series compete for total prize money of at least US$500,000.

39.    Which team won the 2015 Extreme Sailing Series championship title?
    The Wave, Muscat.
    The Extreme Sailing Series (formerly the iShares Cup) is an annual global racing     series, raced in Extreme 40 catamarans and organised by OC Sport.

40. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired India's annual conference of top military commanders which was held onboard aircraft carrier on December 15, 2015. Which is that aircraft carrier?

INS Vikramaditya.
The annual apex meeting of military leaders from the three armed forces has traditionally been held in South Block (Delhi) but for the first time is scheduled to take place in the naval town of Kochi (Kerala) — a move initiated with PM Narendra Modi's personal intervention. India's annual conference of top military commanders, where national defence policy, doctrine and operational challenges are discussed, was held for the first time outside New Delhi.

41.    The north-eastern state of India which leads in tobacco consumption with 67.2 percent of its population consuming/smoking various tobacco products?
Mizoram.

42.    Senior revenue service officer who was appointed Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex policy making body of Income Tax department?
A K Jain.

43.    Who succeeded Doug Baillie as the global CHRO of Unilever on 15 December 2015?
Leena Nair.
Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational consumer goods company co-headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and London, United Kingdom. Its products include food, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products. It is the world's third-largest consumer goods company measured by 2012 revenue, after Procter & Gamble and Nestle.

44.    Who won the seventh London Chess Classic (2015)?
Magnus Carlsen.
He won the London Chess Classic defeating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.

45.    Mumbai Police Commissioner who has been appointed Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, which has a 2.8 million-strong Indian community?
Ahmed Javed.

46.    Which country has declared the formation of a global “Islamic Alliance” of 34 countries to combat terrorism, following months of pressure for Gulf States to do more to tackle militancy within the Middle East?
Saudi Arabia.
In addition to Saudi Arabia, the coalition will include Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Turkey, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Djibouti, Senegal, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Gabon, Guinea, the Palestinians, Comoros, Qatar, Cote d'Ivoire, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Maldives, Mali, Malaysia, Egypt, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria and Yemen.

47.    Which country on December 16, 2015 made public names of over 2,600 individuals having unclaimed bank accounts including at least six from India?
Switzerland.
    The total holding in these accounts is estimated at about 44 million Swiss franc (about     Rs 300 crore), but the specific figure for the accounts of people from India was not     disclosed.

48.    Name the nuclear-capable ballistic missile with a range of 900 kilometres which is successfully test-fired by Pakistan on December 15, 2015?
Shaheen-1A.
Shaheen-1A is tested days after testing a similar missile capable of hitting targets as far as 2,750 kilometres away,, bringing many Indian cities under its range.

49.    Which country on December 16, 2015successfully put six Singapore satellites into orbit after a perfect launch its landmark 50th space mission?
India.
The Singaporean satellites that would help the city-state gather information on disaster monitoring and urban planning were launched by ISRO's workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle(PSLV-C29) coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Singapore and India this year.

50.    Former India all-rounder who has been named Afghanistan's bowling coach until the end of the World T20 in India next year?
Manoj Prabhakar.

51.    Who is the most searched sports person on Google in India in 2015, ahead of the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo?
Virat Kohli.
    Sachin Tendulkar was ranked third while MS Dhoni was fourth in     India's most searched sports personalities on Google in 2015. Messi is in fact second after Kohli while Ronaldo ranks fifth.

52.    Who was awarded the high honor of becoming Sports Illustrated's 2015 Sportsperson of the Year?
Serena Williams.

53.    Which country recently has cleared the purchase of Russian advance S-400 Trium Air Defence Missile Systems at an estimated cost of 40,000 crore rupees?
India.
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) meeting chaired by Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in New Delhi has cleared the purchase of Russian advance S-400 Trium Air Defence Missile Systems.

54.    Who has been named captain of Shane Warne's greatest Indian Test XI?
Sourav Ganguly.
Warne's Greatest India Test XI: Virender Sehwag, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Mohammad Azharuddin, Kapil Dev, MS Dhoni, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh and Javagal Srinath (VVS Laxman 12th).

55.    The UN declared 2016 as the International Year of?
Pulses.
Pulses are edible grain legumes – think pinto, kidney, garbanzo, lentils, and peas. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) want the public to recognize tasty and nutritious pulses “as a primary source of protein, fiber, and other essential nutrients.

56.    Russia’s Rostech State Corporation has signed one billion US dollar deal with an Indian state-owned aerospace and Defence Company to manufacture 200 Kamov 226T light helicopters. Which is that company?
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

57.    YSR Congress legislator and actress who was suspended from the Andhra Pradesh assembly for one year for her unparliamentarily behaviour in the house?
Roja.

58.    A Delhi court on December 19, 2015 granted unconditional bail to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Vice-president Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case of cheating and misappropriation. What is the National Herald case?
The National Herald scam is an ongoing case in a Delhi court filed by Indian economist and politician Subramanian Swamy against politicians Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, their companies and associated persons. As per the complaint filed in the court of the Metropolitan Magistrate, Indian National Congress granted an interest-free loan of 90.25 crore (US$13 million) to Associated Journals Limited (AJL), owner of the National Herald newspaper which was established by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1938. It was alleged that the loan was either not repaid or repaid in cash, which is in violation of Section 269T of the Income Tax Act, 1961. A closely held company, Young Indian, was incorporated in November 2010 with a capital of 5 lakh (US$7,500) and it acquired almost all the shareholding of AJL and all its properties (alleged to be worth 5000 crore (US$750 million)). Swamy alleged criminal misappropriation by both Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. The courts have determined that a prima facie case has been established in the matter. While rejecting the plea by Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others against summons in the National Herald case, the Delhi High Court has made some scathing remarks saying that the conduct of Congress office-bearers “smacks of criminality”.

59.    Which country lifted a 40-year-old ban on export of oil on December 19, 2015, thus paving the way for energy deficient countries like India?
U.S.A.
The ban was lifted as President Barack Obama signed into law the USD 1.8 trillion spending package and tax bill for the current fiscal ending on September 30, 2016.

60.    Which state in India banned the use of polythene bags across the state from December 2015?
Uthar Pradesh

61.    Who became the first ever batsman in the history of T20 cricket to accomplish the double distinction of hitting 600 or more fours and 600 or more sixes?
Chris Gayle.

62.    Former Indian spinner who has been appointed as the Oman's spin-bowling coach ahead of the middle-eastern country's maiden World Twenty20 campaign in India next year?
Sunil Joshi.

63.    Who won the All India Football Federation (AIFF) men's Player of the Year-2015?
Eugeneson Lyngdoh.

64.    Who won the All India Football Federation (AIFF) women's Player of the Year-2015?
Bala Devi.
Pritam Kotal was declared the '2015 AIFF Emerging Player of the Year.' Pyari Xaxa was declared the '2015 AIFF emerging Woman Footballer of the Year'.

65.    For the first time in more than 40 years, Iraq has crowned a Miss Iraq beauty pageant winner. Who is that Miss Iraq?
Shaima Qassim.

66.    Soccer’s world governing body, FIFA issued eight-year bans for alleged ethical violations to two of the most powerful men in the game: FIFA President and his former heir-apparent. Who are they?
Sepp Blatter (FIFA President) and Michel Platini. (Uefa president.)

67.    Who won the Player of the series award in the two test cricket matches between New Zealand and Sri Lanka held in New Zealand in December 2015?
Kane Williamson (New Zealand).
Series - New Zealand won the 2-match series 2-0.

68.    Israeli Deputy Prime Minister who has resigned from his post on December 21, 2015 over accusations from several women that he sexually molested them?
Silvan Shalom.

69.    Filipina-German actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2015?

Pia Wurtzbach.
Wurtzbach represented the Philippines in the Miss Universe 2015 held on December 20, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. At the end of the show, host Steve Harvey announced Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez as the winner. However, after Gutierrez’s crowning, Harvey stated that he had misread the results and that Wurtzbach was the actual Miss Universe 2015. Miss Universe 2014 Paulina Vega then removed the crown from Gutierrez’s head and placed it on Wurtzbach's head.

70.    Which team won the International Premier Tennis League-2015 (ITPL-2) defeating Indian aces in the final?
Singapore Slammers.
The Slammers, coached by India’s double specialist Purav Raja, claimed a prize pursed of USD one million while Indian Aces got USD 500,000.

71.    Name the rocket which successfully landed upright on solid ground at Cape Canaveral, Florida on December 21, 2015, after travelling into space and back?
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.
On December 21, 2015, SpaceX successfully returned a first stage booster back to the
ground at Cape Canaveral, the first such accomplishment by an orbit-capable rocket. Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company with its headquarters in Hawthorne, California, USA. It was founded in 2002 by former PayPal entrepreneur and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk with the goal of creating the technologies to reduce space transportation costs and enable the colonization of Mars. It has developed the Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 launch vehicles, both of which were designed from conception to eventually become reusable, and the Dragon spacecraft which is flown into orbit by the Falcon 9 launch vehicle to supply the International Space Station (ISS) with cargo.

72.    Parliament has passed a bill which has provision that allows trying of juveniles between the ages of 16 and 18 years as adults for heinous offences. What is the name of that bill?
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2015.
It aims to replace the existing Indian juvenile delinquency law, Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, so that juveniles in conflict with Law in the age group of 16–18, involved in Heinous Offences, can be tried as adults. The Act came into force from 15 January 2016. It was passed on 7 May 2015 by the Lok Sabha amid intense protest by several Members of Parliament. It was passed on 22 December 2015 by the Rajya Sabha.

73.    Name the Indian pair who won the Mexican open Badminton title 2015?
Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy.
They won their maiden Grand Prix title by beating Bodin and Nipitphon in the final.

74.    Who were named as women’s doubles World champions by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) in recognition of their stupendous success in season 2015?
Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis.
Serena Williams of the United States and Novak Djokovic of Serbia are the 2015 ITF World Champions. Williams is named Women’s World Champion for the sixth time, while this is the fifth occasion that Djokovic has received the honour.

75.    Who is named Miss World 2015?
Mireia Lalaguna Royo.
Royo is a Spanish actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World Spain 2015 and in December the same year won Miss World 2015 in Sanya. She is the first Miss World from Spain. Miss World 2015, the 65th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 19 December 2015 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China.

76.    Which club won the FIFA Club World Cup -2015 after a 3-0 win over River Plate?
Barcelona.
The FIFA Club World Cup, formerly known as the FIFA Club World Championship, is an international men's association football competition organised by the FIFA. The current champions are Spain's Barcelona, who defeated Argentina's River Plate 3–0 in the final of the 2015 edition, to win a record third title in the competition.

77.    Which team won the second edition of the India Super League (ISL)?
Chennaiyin FC.
Chennaiyin FC defeated FC Goa (3-2) in the final. The Chennaiyin FC franchise is owned by Vita Dani, Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan and Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

78.    Former Defence Secretary who has been appointed as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)?

R.K. Mathur.
Mathur who will hold the key position for three years from December 18, 2015. According to the RTI Act, a person can hold the office of CIC for not more than five years or till the age of 65.

79.    Australian cricketer who has been named cricketer of the year (2015) by the International Cricket Council, winning the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy?
Steven Smith.
    Australia captain Steven Smith has won the top ICC awards for 2014-15, being named Cricketer of the Year as well as Test Cricketer of the Year. Smith became the seventh player after Rahul Dravid (2004), Jacques Kallis (2005), Ricky Ponting (2006), Kumar Sangakkara (2012), Michael Clarke (2013) and Mitchell Johnson (2014) to bag both awards in the same year. South Africa's ODI captain AB de Villiers was named ODI Cricketer of the Year for the second successive year, while his compatriot Faf du Plessis won the T20 Performance of the Year award for his 56-ball 119 against West Indies in January.
Awards list
    Test Cricketer of the Year - Steven Smith
    ODI Cricketer of the Year - AB de Villiers
    Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year - Meg Lanning
    Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year - Stafanie Taylor
    T20I Performance of the Year - Faf du Plessis
    Emerging Cricketer of the Year - Josh Hazlewood
    Associate/Affiliate Cricketer of the Year - Khurram Khan
    Spirit of Cricket Award - Brendon McCullum
    Umpire of the Year (David Shepherd Trophy) - Richard Kettleborough.

80.    The governments of three countries have banned Christmas celebrations this year (2015), with punishments ranging up to a five-year jail term. Name the three countries?
Somalia, Tajikistan and Brunei.
Somalia issued a ban on Christmas and New Year’s celebrations in the Muslim country on Wednesday, saying the festivities “have nothing to do with Islam”. The oil-rich sultanate of Brunei has also banned Christmas celebrations, under a shift towards hard line Islamic law.

81.    Who has been appointed as the Batting coach of Indian Cricket Team?
W.V.Raman.
Former Test cricketers W V Raman, Narendra Hirwani and T. A. Sekar have been appointed on the coaching panel of the National Cricket Academy (NCA). TA Sekar is the fast bowling coach and Hirwani is the spin bowling coach.

82.    The Russian government is providing a major boost to the Indian government’s ‘Make in India’ programme by choosing Reliance Defence & Aerospace (RDA) for a joint venture enterprise to build 197 units of Russian utility helicopters in India. What is the name of that helicopter?
The Kamov 226T.

83.    Indian-American doctor who has been named the first Poet Laureate by the U.S state of Ohio for showcasing a variety of styles in his poetry?
Amit Majmudar.
Majmudar, a diagnostic nuclear radiologist, was named to the two-year honorary position by Governor John Kasich who created the honour.

84.    Former India wicketkeeper-batsman who has been chosen for the CK Nayudu lifetime achievement award for 2015?
Syed Kirmani.
One of India's finest keepers, Kirmani effected 198 dismissals in 88 Tests. Kirmani played 49 ODIs for India, making 373 runs, the highlight being the 126-run rearguard partnership he shared with Kapil Dev in the World Cup game against Zimbabwe in Turnbridge Wells.

85.    The Pakistan leg-spinner who has been provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council after testing positive for a banned diuretic during the one-day series with England in the United Arab Emirates last month?
Yasir Shah.

86.    Which country has recently passed controversial new anti-terrorism laws, saying they are needed to combat growing threats?
China.
The new laws, passed on December27, 2015 by China's legislature, create a new anti-terror agency and security forces with significant powers.

87.    Bollywood actress who was one of the top actresses in the 1960s and the early-1970s, a period regarded as Bollywood's "golden era", passed away on December 25, 2015?

Sadhana Shivdasani.
Shivdasani appeared in a Sindhi language film Abaana and entered Hindi film industry through 1960's romantic film Love in Simla. Her fringe haircut became popular during the 1960s and came to be known as "Sadhana cut". She also became famous as Mystery Girl with her three suspense thriller films namely Woh Kaun Thi? (1964), Mera Saaya (1966) and Anita (1967), all directed by Raj Khosla. Shivdasani was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for films Woh Kaun Thi? and Waqt in 1965 and 1966 respectively.

88.    Which country has decided to end its decades-long one-child policy?
China.
China on December 27, 2015 officially passed historic legislation that allows all couples to have two children. The country will allow two children for every couple starting Jan. 1

89.    Star football player who won the best player of the seventh edition of the Globe Soccer Awards?
Lionel Messi.
Barcelona won the award for best club. Belgian coach Marc Wilmots was named best coach while Italy's Andrea Pirlo and England's Frank Lampard were honoured with player career award.

90.    Name the former El Salvador national football team player who has been shot and killed by gunmen at a petrol station?
Alfredo Pacheco.
Alfredo Pacheco, a football player who played for the Salvadoran national side before being banned from the sport for life for his involvement in match fixing, was murdered on December 27, 2015.

91.    International UWW Referee from India who has been qualified for officiating in the 2016 RIO Olympic Games scheduled to be held at Rio-de-Janeiro Brazil from 5th to 21st August 2016?
Mr. Ashok Kumar.
It is first time in the Indian wrestling history that an Indian Referee will be officiating in the Olympic Games. Mr. Ashok Kumar has participated in more than 50 International tournaments as Referee.

92.    Name the world’s fattest man who once weighed 450 kilos, passed away in Mexico City due to heart attack?

Andres Moreno.
Andres Moreno, 38, died of a heart attack and peritonitis.

93. Eminent Gujarati novelist, poet and critic who has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for 2015?

Raghuveer Chaudhary.
A novelist, poet and critic, Chaudhary is a recipient of Sahitya Academi Award for his novel, "Trilogy Uparvaas" in 1977. His popular novels include "Amrita", "Venu Vatsala", "Purvarang", "Laagni Samjyaa Vinaa Chuuta Padvanu" and others. While his most-known novel "Amrita" (1965) explores the concept of existentialism, other works like "Rudramahalaya" (1978) and "Somtirth" (1996) are historical fiction.

94.    Who inaugurated the newly-built Afghan parliament building in Kabul?
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India.
Prime Minister Narendra on December 25, 2015 inaugurated the parliament building in Kabul, which was built by India.

95.    Name Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's favourite dog who became a national celebrity, died at the age of 17?
Tongdaeng.
The king adopted Tongdaeng in 1998 as a puppy and wrote a book praising her loyalty and obedience. Last month, a man was charged with insulting Tongdaeng on social media and could face up to 37 years in jail under Thailand's lese-majeste laws.

96.    Which cricketer was declared the winner of the Polly Umrigar Award for Best Cricketer for 2014-15 by the BCCI?
Virat Kohli.

97.    Name the Indo-Israeli jointly built Long Range Surface to Air Missile which was test fired Dec. 30 crossing a significant milestone in enhancing its anti-air warfare capability.
Barak-8.
Barak-8 designed to defend against any type of airborne threat including aircraft, helicopters, anti-ship missiles, and UAVs as well as cruise missiles and combat jets out to a maximum range of 70 km.

98.    The founder of the Debian Linux operating system and the creator of apt-get who passed away on 28 December 2015?

Ian Murdock
Ian Murdock was a German-born American software engineer, known for being the founder of the Debian project and Progeny Linux Systems, a commercial Linux company.

99. Pakistani singer who will be granted Indian citizenship from January 1, 2016?
Adnan Sami.
He has spent more than a decade living in Mumbai. Sami, who has been living in India since 2001, will be given Indian citizenship under Section 6 of the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955.

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