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1. Who is the newly appointed CMD of Power Finance Corporation (PFC)? (Rajeev Sharma)
2. Who has won 2016 Malaysia Grand Prix Formula One World Championship? (Daniel Ricciardo)
3. The World Animal Day (WAD) is observed on which day? (October 4)
4. Which state has become the first Indian state to implement Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in Kerosene? (Jharkhand)
5. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for 2016, as per World Bank’s latest report ‘South Asia Economic Focus’? (7.6%)
6. Which Indian film-maker has been conferred with the French honour of ‘Knight in the National Order of Merit’? (Prajna Chowta)
7. Which Indian-origin personality has won 2016 Google Science Fair? (Kiara Nirghin)
8. What is the theme of 2016 World Habitat Day (WHD)? (Housing at the Centre)
9. Which personalities have won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics? (David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz)
10. The first-ever BRICS trade fair will be held in which city of India? (New Delhi)
11. What is the current repo rate, as per the recently released 4th bi-monthly monetary policy statement for the year 2016-17? (6.25%)
12. What was the theme of 2016 World Space Week (WSW)? (Remote Sensing: Enabling our Future)
13. Who has become brand ambassador of Kerala’s ‘Haritha Keralam’ project? (K J Yesudas)
14. Which union minister has launched the Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS) in New Delhi? (Nitin Gadkari)
15. Who will be the first female President of Estonia? (Kersti Kaljulaid)
16. Which bank has became the first domestic bank of India to open a branch in Yangon, Myanmar? (State Bank of India)
17. Which committee has been constituted to examine causes of vacant seats in IITs, NITs? (Partha Pratim Chakraborty committee)
18. Who has been awarded the 2016 John F. Richards Prize? (Nayanjot Lahiri)
19. The book “Modi’s Midas Touch in Foreign Policy” has been authored by whom? (Surendra Kumar)
20. What was the theme of 2016 World Teachers’ Day (WTD)? (Valuing Teachers, Improving their Status)
21. Which personalities have won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry? (Fraser Stoddart, Jean-Pierre Sauvage and Bernard Feringa)
22. What is the India’s growth forecast for FY17, as per recently released IMF’s World Economic Outlook (WEO) report? (7.6%)
23. Which union ministry has set up a Public Debt Management Cell (PDMC) in New Delhi? (Ministry of Finance)
24. Yusuf Arakkal, who passed away recently, was a well-known personality of which field? (Painting)
25. The 2016 World Economic Forum (WEF) India Economic Summit had started in which city of India? (New Delhi)
26. Which Indian mountaineer has recently scaled the Mountain Cho Oyu? (Arjun Vajpai)
27. Who will become the new Secretary General of the United Nations? (Antonio Guterres)
28. Who will be new chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)? (Sushil Chandra)
29. The 2016 World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) has started in which city of India? (New Delhi)
30. The book “Night of Fire” has been authored by whom? (Colin Thubron)
31. Which Indian shooter has clinched silver in the 50 metre pistol event of the ISSF World Cup 2016 ? (Jitu Rai)
32. The book “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” has been authored by whom? (Arundhati Roy)
33. Which personality has won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2016? (Juan Manuel Santos)
34. The Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting 2016 has been held in which city? (Washington)
35. Which state chief minister of India has been honoured with the 2016 Sustainable Development Leadership Award (SDLA)? (Pawan Chamling)
36. India’s First Medical Park will be set up at which state? (Tamil Nadu)
37. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has collaborated with which social networking site to register young voters? (Facebook)
38. Which Indian city hosted the 2016 Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR)? (New Delhi)
39. Which committee has been constituted to assess ground situation at Cauvery basin? (GS Jha committee)
40. The 2016 BRICS Science & Technology Senior Official Meeting (SOM) has been held at which city of India? (Jaipur)
41. Heisnam Kanhailal, who passed away recently, was related to which field? (Theatre)
42. The Batukamma festival is celebrated in which state of India? (Telangana)
43. The Indian Air Force (IAF) Day is celebrated on which date? (October 8)
44. India’s first-ever international arbitration centre has set up in which city? (Mumbai)
45. What is the India’s rank in the Biopharmaceutical Competitiveness & Investment (BCI) Survey? (19th)
46. What was the theme of 2016 World Post Day (WPD)? (Innovation, Integration and Inclusion)
47. Doordarshan has signed MoU with which institute for transmission of Gyan Darshan channels? (IGNOU)
48. Who won 2016 Formula One Japanese Grand Prix? (Nico Rosberg)
49. PR Sreejesh is associated with which sports? (Hockey)
50. The book “Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha” has been authored by whom? (Thich Nhat Hanh)
51. What was the theme of 2016 World Mental Health Day? (Psychological First Aid)
52. Lalima Abhiyan” will be launch by the which state government to make state free from anaemia? (Madhya Pradesh)
53. The 2016 International Gita festival was held in which state of India? (Haryana)
54. Who has been appointed as China’s new Ambassador to India? (Luo Zhaohui)
55. The book “Half Lion: How P V Narasimha Rao Transformed India” has been authored by whom? (Vinay Sitapati)
56. Who has won the 2016 China Open Women’s Singles Tennis tournament ? (Agnieszka Radwanska)
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57. Which personalities have won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Economics? (Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom)
58. Harika Dronavalli is associated with which sports? (Chess)
59. Which sportsperson has won the 2016 Ekalabya Award? (Srabani Nanda)
60. Who has won 2016 China Open Men’s Singles Tennis tournament? (Andy Murray)
61. What was the theme of 2016 International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC)? (Girls’ Progress = Goals’ Progress: What Counts for Girls)
62. Where are the headquarters of the International Energy Agency (IEA)? (Paris)
63. Who is the newly elected Prime Minister of Morocco? (Abdelilah Bekirane)
64. How much amount has been donated by India to the Nelson Mandela Foundation to help it in its welfare work for the people of South Africa? (Rs.
9.3 million)
65. Which state has launched ‘Duck Boats’ to boost tourist footfall? (Goa)
66. The International Dussehra festival has started in which state of India? (Himachal Pradesh)
67. The World’s first-ever “Bionic Olympics” has started in which country? (Switzerland)
68. Aaron Pryor, who passed away recently, was related to which sports? (Boxing)
69. Ruthvika Shivani is associated with which sports? (Badminton)
70. The book “The Greatest Bengali Stories Ever Told” has been authored by whom? (Arunava Sinha)
71. The first BRICS Trade Fair and Exhibition has started in which city of India? (New Delhi)
72. The 2nd Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM)-2016 will be held in which city of India? (New Delhi)
73. The book “The Story of a New Name” has been authored by whom? (Elena Ferrante)
74. The first-ever World Tsunami Awareness Day (WTAD) was observed on which day? (November 5)
75. The 2016 SAARC Sufi festival was held in which country? (India)
76. “Himansh” India’s remote and high altitude research station has recently opened in which state of India? (Himachal Pradesh)
77. What is the India’s rank in the 2016 Global Hunger Index (GHI)? (97th)
78. India’s first-ever convertible stadium is located in which city? (Ahmedabad)
79. The book “The Legend Of Lakshmi Prasad” has been authored by which Bollywood icon? (Twinkle Khanna)
80. Andrzej Wajda, who passed away recently, was a famous film-director of which country? (Poland)
81. The 2016 BRICS trade ministers started in which city of India? (New Delhi)
82. What is the theme of 2016 World Sight Day (WSD)? (Stronger Together)
83. What is the theme of 2016 International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR)? (Live to Tell)
84. Where are the headquarters of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)? (Geneva)
85. Indian Railways has recently signed pact with which country for high-speed trains? (Germany)
86. Dario Fo, who passed away recently, was the Nobel prize winning playwright and actor of which country? (Italy)
87. The book “Jihad in My Saffron Garden” has been authored by whom? (Roxy Arora)
88. The 2016 Nobel Literature Prize has been won by whom? (Bob Dylan)
89. Who has been appointed as new DG of Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)? (Ajay Kumar Bhalla)
90. Bhumibol Adulyadej, who passed away recently, was the king of which country? (Thailand)
91. Who has been elected as the new Secretary General of the United Nations? (Antonio Guterres)
92. The 2016 Women of India Festival held in which city? (New Delhi)
93. What was the theme of 2016 World Standards Day (WSD)? (Standards Build Trust)
94. The National Seismic Programme (NSP) has been launched in which state of India? (Odisha)
95. Shahlyla Ahmadzai Baluch, who passed away recently, was a football player of which country? (Pakistan)
96. Who has been selected for the Sri Maharshi Valimiki Jayanti Award for 2016-17? (Veeranna)
97. Who has been appointed as Whole-Time Member (WTM) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)? (G Mahalingam)
98. Which former chief minister has been awarded by Ugandan government for his literary work? (Ramesh Pokhriyal)
99. Which Indian personality has been awarded for ‘Excellence in Technical Innovation’ by the International Society of Automation (ISA)? (Satish
Pathak)
100. The first-ever BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit will be held in which state of India? (Goa)
101. Which committee has submitted its report on existence of Saraswati River to the Union Government? (K S Valdiya committee)
102. The first-ever BRICS U-17 football tournament has won by which country? (Brazil)
103. Neeraj Goyat is associated with which sports? (Boxing)
104. What was the theme of 2016 United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Rural Women? (Climate is changing: Food and agriculture must too)
105. The World Student Day (WSD) is observed on which date? (October 15)
106. “Shaurya Smarak” war memorial has been launched in which city of India? (Bhopal)
107. “Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav-2016” has been started in which city? (New Delhi)
108. The 2016 India International Knit Fair will be held in which of the states? (Tamil Nadu)
109. Which Indian-origin scientist has won the International Association Of Food Protection (IAFP) Young Scientist scholarship award? (Kirtiraj
Kundlik Gaikwad)
110. The book “Half of What I Say” has been authored by whom? (Anil Menon)
111. Who has won the 2016 Chinese Taipei Masters Men’s singles badminton tournament? (Sourabh Verma)
112. What is the theme of 2016 World Food Day (WFD)? (Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too)
113. Kigeli V Ndahindurwa, who passed away recently, was the king of which country? (Rwanda)
114. . “Shenzhou-11” a manned spacecraft has been successfully launched by which country? (China)
115. The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed on which date? (October 17)
116. Which bollywood actress has been bestowed with the 2016 ET Panache Trendsetter Award? (Sonam Kapoor)
117. The 2017 Indian Science Congress (ISC) was held in which state? (Andhra Pradesh)
118. The India International Silk Fair (IISF) 2016 has been started in which city of India? (New Delhi)
119. ‘Farm Tourism’ scheme has been started by which state government of India? (Haryana)
120. Who has been conferred with the V Krishnamurthy Award for excellence by Centre for Organisation Development (COD)? (R A Mashelkar)
121. How much fund will be provided by World Bank to Bangladesh to fight child malnutrition? ($1 billion)
122. Which Indian sportsperson has been appointed as a member of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Athletes’ Commission? (Saina
Nehwal)
123. The National SC/ST hub and zero effect on environment scheme for MSME sector has been launched in which city? (Ludhiana)
124. The first National Tribal Carnival will be launch in which city? (New Delhi)
125. Who has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament (CD)? (Amandeep Singh Gill)
126. The first ‘Made in India’ electric bus has been launched by which Indian company? (Ashok Leyland)
127. Who has been selected for the 2015 Mathrubhumi Literary award? (C Radhakrishnan)
128. Which bank has become the first Indian lender to execute banking transaction via blockchain technology? (ICICI bank)
129. The book “Jinnah Often Came To Our House” has been authored by whom? (Kiran Doshi)
130. The National Summit on Fortification of Food has been held in which city? (New Delhi)
131. The first-ever International Conference on Voter Education has started in which country? (India)
132. Mewa Ramgobin, who passed away recently, was well-known Gandhian activist of which country? (South Africa)
133. The book “The Adivasi Will Not Dance” has been authored by whom? (Hansda Sowendra Shekhar)
134. Which Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) Car Nicobar Class vessel has recently commissioned into the Indian Navy? (INS Tahiyu)
135. The 28th edition of Accountants General Conference has started in which city of India? (New Delhi)
136. The 2nd joint tactical exercise “Sino-India Cooperation 2016” has been held in which city? (Ladakh)
137. Which city has topped the 2016 Global Power City Index (GPCI)? (London)
138. Which city has become the first Indian city to be officially declared as one of the venues for hosting the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup? (Kochi)
139. The book “Driven: The Virat Kohli Story” has been authored by whom? (Vijay Lokapally)
140. Who has been awarded with the first International Prize in Statistics? (David Cox)
141. The first-ever global conference to strengthen Arbitration and Enforcement in India has started in which city? (New Delhi)
142. The Police Commemoration Day is celebrated on which day in India? (October 21)
143. The powerful Typhoon Haima has recently hit which country? (Philippines)
144. Which union ministry has signed MoU with Indian Railways for smart railway stations? (Ministry of Urban Development)
145. The Kaushalya SETU initiative has been launched by which state government for students? (Maharashtra)
146. The book “The Sleepwalker’s Dream” has been authored by whom? (Dhrubajyoti Borah)
147. Who is the newly elected President of the International Gymnastics Federation (IFG)? (Morinari Watanabe)
148. Which Italian city has recently honoured the Dalai Lama with an honorary Citizenship award? (Milan)
149. Which country has won the World Railway Shooting Championship cup? (India)
150. Which union minister has launched the Regional air Connectivity Scheme (RCS) to enable more people to fly in smaller towns? (Ashok Gajapathi
Raju)
151. The Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) is located in which state? (Andhra Pradesh)
152. How much loan amount has been sanctioned by World Bank for construction of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC)-III project of India?
($650 million)
153. What was the theme of 2016 World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) ? (Love Your Bones: Perfect Your Future)
154. The book “Andhere se ujale ki aur” has been authored by which union minister of India? (Arun Jaitley)
155. Where is the headquarters of the Central Council of Homeopathy (CCH)? (New Delhi)
156. Almatti Dam is located in which state? (Karnataka)
157. Which country has won the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup? (India)
158. The 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World cup has been won by which country? (North Korea)
159. Mehar Mittal, who passed away recently, was the legendary actor of which language? (Punjabi)
160. India’s first railway university will be set up in which city? (Vadodara)
161. What was the theme of the 2016 United Nations Day? (Freedom First)
162. India’s first startup magazine “Cofounder” has been launched by whom? (Adhish Verma and Arunraj Rajendran)
163. The Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) raising day is celebrated on which day? (October 24)
164. Which will be the official mascot of FIFA 2018 World Cup? (Zabivaka)
165. The first National Tribal Carnival will be launched in which city? (New Delhi)
166. Who has been crowned as the Mr. Asia 2016? (G. Balakrishna)
167. What is the India’s rank in female literacy as per International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity? (38th)
168. The United Nations’ (UN) World Development Information Day is observed on which date? (October 24)
169. The book “Dogs at the Perimeter” has been authored by whom? (Madeleine Thien)
170. Which country hosted the 2016 World Congress of International Association of Educators for World Peace (IAEWP)? (India)
171. The World Polio Day is observed on which date? (October 24)
172. “Mitra Shakti 2016” the joint military exercise has been started between India and which country? (Sri Lanka)
173. The first workshop on use of International Household Survey Network (IHSN) toolkit has been launched by which union minister? (D V
Sadananda Gowda)
174. Varun Singh Bhati, who won bronze at 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, is associated with which sports? (High Jump)
175. The book “Born to Fly: Fighter pilot MP Anil Kumar teaches us there is no battle mind cannot win” has been authored by whom? (Nitin Sathe)
176. Which state has highest life-expectancy in India for all ages, as per recently data released by the Registrar General of India (RGI)? (Jammu and
Kashmir)
177. The National Solidarity Day is observed on which day in India? (October 20)
178. The Urja Ganga gas pipeline project has been launched in which city of India? (Varanasi)
179. Who has won the 2016 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix? (Lewis Hamilton)
180. Tom Hayden, who passed away recently, was anti-Vietnam war activist of which country? (United States)
181. Who has won the 2016 Man Booker Prize? (Paul Beatty)
182. Which state government has tied up with Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to promote innovation financial services? (Andhra Pradesh)
183. What is the India’s rank in the WEF’s Global Gender Gap Index for 2016? (87th)
184. The book “The Bangle Seller” has been authored by whom? (Maya Kalyanpur)
185. Junko Tabei, who recently passed away, was the well-known mountaineer of which country? (Japan)
186. Which technological giant has launched its first Cyber security Engagement Center (CSEC) in India? (Microsoft)
187. Who has been named as the 2016 European Golden Boy Award? (Renato Sanches)
188. “Biotech-KISAN scheme” has been launched to empower small and women farmers. What does “KISAN” stands for? (Krishi Innovation Science
Application Network)
189. Carlos Alberto, who died recently, was a legendary footballer from which country? (Brazil)
190. What is the India’s rank in the World Bank’s Ease of doing business index for 2017? (130th)
191. Which judicial committee on One Rank One Pension (OROP) has submitted its report to Ministry of Defence ? (L Narasimha Reddy committee)
192. Who has been appointed as the Director of Enforcement Directorate (ED)? (Karnal Singh)
193. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Global System Mobile Association (GSMA)? (Sunil Mittal)
194. What is the theme of the 2016 World Day for Audio Visual Heritage? (It’s your story – don’t lose it)
195. Which committee has been constituted to monitor bird flu situation? (Munialappa committee)
196. Which personalities have been honoured with the 2016 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought? (Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Basha)
197. By which theme the first National Ayurveda Day is celebrated in India? (Ayurveda for Prevention and Control of Diabetes)
198. Antartica’s which sea has been declared as world’s largest marine protected area? (Ross Sea)
199. Raj Begum, who recently passed away, was the legendary singer of which state? (Jammu & Kashmir)
200. The book “Family Life” has been authored by which author? (Akhil Sharma)
201. Kristalina Georgieva, who has been appointed chief executive of the World Bank (WB), is belonged to which country? (Bulgaria)
202. “Madhubabu Aain Sahayata Sibir (MASS)” scheme has been launched by which state government to provide legal assistance to deprived sections?
(Odisha)
203. What is the India’s position at the 2016 Global Youth Development Index (YDI)? (133rd)
204. India’s first ‘Design Yatra’ has started in which state? (Kerala)
205. Which country has won the 2016 Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy? (India)
206. Who is the newly elected Prime Minister of Spain? (Mariano Rajoy)
207. Which state has been declared India’s second ‘Open Defecation Free (ODF)’ state? (Himachal Pradesh)
208. What is the theme of 2016 National Unity Day (NUD) of India? (Integration of India)
209. Vikram Ingale is associated with which sports? (Roller Skating)
210. Shashikala Kakodkar, who passed away recently, was the first woman chief minister of which Indian state? (Goa)
211. Which state has topped the 2016 all-India State/Union Territory-wise Ease of Doing Business rankings? (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana)
212. What was the theme of the 2016 Vigilance Awareness Week? (Public participation in promoting integrity and eradicating Corruption)
213. What is the theme of the 2016 United Nations’ World Cities Day? (Inclusive Cities, Shared Development)
214. India has signed a MoU with which country for setting up of Techo Park in Ramallah? (Palestine)
215. Which state government has observed November 1 as ‘No Tobacco Day’? (Punjab)
216. How much amount startups can rise via External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) annually, as per new norms of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? ($ 3
million)
217. Jhulan Goswami is associated with which sports? (Cricket)
218. Which state has topped the NITI Aayog’s 2016 Agricultural Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index? (Maharashtra)
219. “Surya Kiran-X” the Indo-Nepal Joint Military Exercise has started in which city? (Saljhandi, Nepal)
220. Kylie Verzosa, who has been crowned Miss International 2016, belongs to which country? (Philippines)
221. Who is the newly appointed chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)? (Sushil Chandra)
222. Which states have become Open Defecation Free (ODF) state in India? (Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim)
223. Who has won the 2016 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix? (Lewis Hamilton)
224. M N Sharma, who passed away recently, was the first chief architect of which Indian city? (Chandigarh)
225. “Parippida Mission” has been launched by which state government to ensure housing for all? (Kerala)
226. Katherine Espin, who won the crown of 2016 Miss Earth, belongs to which country? (Ecuador)
227. Silvio Gazzaniga, who designed the FIFA World Cup trophy, belongs to which country? (Italy)
228. What was the theme of 2016 World Savings Day? (Grabbing hold of your financial future)
229. “Sampriti-2016” a joint military training exercise was conducted between India and which country? (Bangladesh)
230. The book “Immortal” has been authored by whom? (Krishna Udayasankar)
231. The International Forum on Adopting an ICT Perspective to Education and Learning has started in which city? (New Delhi)
232. Which bank has launched home loan overdraft facility for salaried customers? (ICICI Bank)
233. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Swachh Rail Mission of Indian Railway? (Bindeshwar Pathak)
234. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of South Korea? (Kim Byong-joon)
235. The World Vegan Day is observed on which date? (November 1)
236. Who has won the 2016 Bahrain International challenge Men’s singles badminton tournament? (Pratul Joshi)
237. “Saur Sujala Yojana” has been launched in which state of India? (Chhattisgarh)
238. Who is the most valued Indian athlete, as per recently released Forbes Fab 40? (Mahendra Singh Dhoni)
239. Which state will be the first Indian state to launch cyber police stations in all districts? (Maharashtra)
240. The book “Harp” has been authored by whom? (Nidhi Dalmia)
241. Which country will host the 7th session of Conference of Parties (COP7) on tobacco control? (India)
242. “Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan” scheme has been launched by which union minister in New Delhi? (Jagat Prakash Nadda)
243. Which Bollywood personality was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2016 Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF)? (Rekha)
244. The Asia’s largest man-made ‘Jungle Safari’ is located in which state of India? (Chhattisgarh)
245. LinkedIn has signed MoU with which union ministry to create jobs for students? (Ministry of Human Resource Development)
246. Kwon Taek Im, who was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2016 International Film Festival of India (IFFI), belongs to which
country? (South Korea)
247. The Bhitarkanika National Park is located in which state of India? (Odisha)
248. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched an online survey to assess level of awareness among Overseas Indian Citizens in
collaboration with which institute? (Tata Institute of Social Sciences)
249. The 7th edition of Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) has started in which city? (New Delhi)
250. “Aware and Care” the health awareness campaign has been launched by which state government? (Punjab)
251. Which state government has recently inked MoU with Union Ministry of Civil Aviation for Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN? (Assam)
252. Where is the headquarters of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)? (New Delhi)
253. Pandit Amaradeva, who died recently, was the music legend of which country? (Sri Lanka)
254. What is the theme of the first-ever World Tsunami Awareness Day (WTAD)? (Effective Education and Evacuation Drills)
255. Which Indian lawyer has been elected to United Nation’s International Law Commission? (Aniruddha Rajput)
256. The book “An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India” has been authored by whom? (Shashi Tharoor)
257. “Petrotech-2016” the International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition was held in which city? (New Delhi)
258. Which country hosted the 2016 International Energy Forum – International Gas Union (IEF-IGU) Ministerial Forum? (India)
259. The first-ever International Agro-biodiversity Congress (IAC) has started in which city? (New Delhi)
260. Which country’s hockey team has won the 2016 Women’s Asian Champions Trophy? (India)
261. The 7th session of Conference of Parties (COP7) on tobacco control has started in which state of India? (Uttar Pradesh)
262. What is the India’s position on the global business optimism index, as per the latest Grant Thornton International Business Report? (2nd)
263. Which country is hosting the Conference of Parties (COP22) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)? (Morocco)
264. The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has signed a MoU with which IIT institute to establish a Joint Advanced Technology
Centre (JATC)? (IIT Delhi)
265. Rustom being developed by def research development of India(DRDO) is the name of (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)
266. Which bollywood personality has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Switzerland tourism? (Ranveer Singh)
267. Which Indian Armed Force has launched “Operation school chalo” in South Kashmir? (Indian Army)
268. The National Cancer Awareness Day is observed on which date in India? (November 7)
269. Who has been appointed as the new Executive Director (ED) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? (M Rajeshwar Rao)
270. The book “Game Goes On” has been authored by whom? (Alan McGilvray)
271. Who has been appointed as MD & CEO of Central Registry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest of India (CERSAI)?
(Praveen Kumar Sharma)
272. Kanubhai Gandhi, who passed away recently, was related to which field? (Science)
273. Which country hosted the 2016 International Regulatory Cooperation for Herbal Medicines (IRCH)? (India)
274. The 2016 Urban Mobility India conference has started in which state? (Gujarat)
275. Who has been bestowed with the 2016 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) – TV5 Monde Press Freedom Prize in journalist category? (Hadi
Abdullah)
276. The India-Bangladesh joint military exercise “SAMPRITI-2016” has started at which place? (Tangail)
277. The 2016 International Academy of Aviation & Space Medicine (IAASM) has started in which city? (New Delhi)
278. Y Sanathoi Devi is associated with which sports? (Wushu)
279. How much loan amount has been sanctioned by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve to improve Assam’s power distribution system?
(]$48 million)
280. Who will be conferred with the Rashtriya Kalidas Samman for year 2016-17? (Banshi Kaul)
281. The book “The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology” has been authored by whom? (Ray Kurzweil)
282. The Healthy India Initiative magazine has been launched by which union minister? (Jagat Prakash Nadda)
283. The 2018 International Competition Network (ICN) annual conference will be hosted by which country? (India)
284. Which state government has launched “Lakshya Bhagirathi” campaign to complete the irrigation projects? (Chhattisgarh)
285. Who is the newly elected director-general of the International Labour Organization (ILO)? (Guy Ryder)
286. Who was honoured with the Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award for 2016? (Amitav Ghosh)
287. India’s first-ever Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) driven bus has been launched in which state? (Kerala)
288. The 2016 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) was hosted by which country? (Peru)
289. “Smart India Hackathon 2017” has been launched by which union minister? (Prakash Javadekar)
290. The Pradhan Mantri YUVA Yojana has been launched by Union Government for what purpose? (Entrepreneurship)
291. The 2016 BRICS Communication Ministers meeting has started in which city of India? (Bengaluru)
292. Who has become the brand ambassador for 2017 T20 Blind Cricket World Cup? (Rahul Dravid)
293. The World Science Day for Peace and Development (WSDPD) is observed on which date? (November 10)
294. Leonard Cohen, who passed away recently, was the legendary singer of which country? (Canada)
295. The Kathakar-International Storytellers Festival 2016 has started in which city? (New Delhi)
296. Who is the newly appointed chairman of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)? (Ishaat Hussain)
297. The book “Beyond the Last Blue Mountain: A Life Of J. R. D. Tata” has been authored by whom? (R M Lala)
298. The Public Service Broadcasting Day is observed on which date in India? (November 12)
299. Mike McCormack, who has won the 2016 Goldsmiths Prize, belongs to which country? (Ireland)
300. “Lakshmi” India’s first banking robot has been launched by which bank? (City Union Bank)
301. Which Indian firm has won the 2016 Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Governance? (Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL))
302. Who has become the first Indian to be elected the President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH)? (Narinder Batra)
303. Which was the focus country in the 2016 India International Trade Fair (IITF)? (Belarus)
304. The first Indian National Open Accuracy Paragliding Championship has started in which state? (Himachal Pradesh)
305. Janardhan Negi, who passed away recently, was related to which field? (Geophysics)
306. The book “SRK – 25 Years of a Life” has been authored by whom? (Samar Khan)
307. Which country’s team has won gold at the 2016 Women’s World Carrom Championship? (India)
308. Meng Hongwei, who has been elected as the new President of Interpol, is belonged to which country? (China)
309. Who has become the new Whole-Time Member (WTM) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)? (Gurumoorthy Mahalingam)
310. What was the theme of 2016 World Pneumonia Day (WPD)? (Keep the Promise, Stop Pneumonia Now)
311. The International Conference & Exhibition on “Sugarcane Value Chain – Vision 2025 Sugar” has started in which city? (Pune)
312. Who has been bestowed with the 2016 honorary Academy Award (or Oscar)? (Jackie Chan)
313. Who has become the first Indian woman to won 2016 Hero Women’s Indian Open tournament? (Aditi Ashok)
314. Who has won the 2016 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix? (Lewis Hamilton)
315. The world’s highest skywalk will come up in which state of India? (Sikkim)
316. Which Indian city hosted India-China Joint Training Exercise “Hand-in-Hand 2016”? (Pune)
317. Which Indian-origin personality has been honoured with the Henley & Partners Global Citizen Award for 2016? (Imtiaz Sooliman)
318. Which committee has been constituted by the Supreme Court (SC) to verify the availability of night shelters? (Kailash Gambhir committee)
319. What was the theme of the 2016 World Diabetes Day (WDD)? (Eyes on Diabetes)
320. Who is the author of “The Burning Forest: India’s War in Bastar” ? (Nandini Sundar)
321. Who was honoured with the Tata Literature Live! Poet Laureate Award for 2016? (Gulzar)
322. Padmini Rout is associated with which sports? (Chess)
323. Which Indian city hosted the 2016 National Children’s Film Festival (NCFF) ? (Jaipur)
324. Who is the head of a task force formed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to re-calibrate all ATMs and cash dispensing machines with the new
design of (Rs 500 and Rs 2000) notes? (S S Mundra)
325. How much loan amount has been sanctioned by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to build India’s longest river bridge across the Ganges River?
($500 million)
326. India has recently signed agreements with which country in the field of water resources management and agriculture? (Israel)
327. India’s first Cherry Blossom Festival has started in which state? (Meghalaya)
328. The book “Heyday: Britain and the Birth of the Modern World” has been authored by whom? (Ben Wilson)
329. The 2016 World Internet Conference has started in which country? (China)
330. Which state has become the first Indian state to adopt the Fly Ash Utilization Policy? (Maharashtra)
331. Who has been honoured with the 2016 Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award for his outstanding contribution to journalism? (S Nihal Singh)
332. The United Nations’ (UN) International Day for Tolerance is observed on which date? (November 16)
333. Which state has become the first Indian state to adopt resolution on demonetization? (Chhattisgarh)
334. How much Minimum Support Price (MSP) has been hiked in wheat by the Union Government for 2016-17? (Rs. 100 per quintal)
335. “2016 Raad ul Barq” military exercise has been conducted by which country? (Pakistan)
336. “Har Ghar Bijli Lagataar” programme has been launched by which state government? (Bihar)
337. Indo-China joint military exercise “Hand-in-Hand 2016” has started in which state? (Maharashtra)
338. Which Indian chess grandmaster has won the 2016 Champions Showdown? (Viswanathan Anand)
339. The book “Water for Elephants” has been authored by whom? (Sara Gruen)
340. Dharambir Singh is associated with which sports? (Sprint)
341. For which purpose “Hind-Iran portal” has been launched between India and Iran? (Trade)
342. The 2016 World Travel Market (WTM) has started in which city? (London)
343. Which super computer has been named as the world’s fastest supercomputer, as per recently released Top500 list of supercomputers? (Sunway
Taihulight)
344. Which state government has signed a MoU with the Microsoft India for digital initiatives? (Telangana)
345. The 2016 Great Indian Film and Literature Festival (GIFLIF) was held in which state? (Haryana)
346. Sonam Wangchuk, who has been chosen for the 2016 Rolex Awards for Enterprise, belongs to which country? (India)
347. The National Institute of Sowa Rigpa will be established in which state? (Jammu & Kashmir)
348. Where is the headquarters of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO)? (New Delhi)
349. The book “A Season of Ghosts” has been authored by whom? (Ruskin Bond)
350. The 2016 Global Citizen India festival has started in which city? (Mumbai)
351. Which Indian company has been named as the 2016 Digital Innovator of the Year by GE Digital? (Tata Consultancy Services)
352. The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna -Gramin (PMAY-G) has been launched in which city for rural poor ? (Agra)
353. Eliud Kipchoge, who has won men’s Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM), belongs to which country? (Kenya)
354. Who has been honored with the 2016 Centenary Indian Film Personality of the year award at the 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?
(SP Balasubrahmaniam)
355. Who has been conferred the 2016 Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for Social Justice? (Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain)
356. India has been elected as Vice Chair of Kimberly Process Certificate Scheme (KPCS) for which year? (2018)
357. Which country has launched the world’s longest super-secure quantum communication line? (China)
358. Who has won the 2016 women’s singles China Open Badminton Super Series Premier? (PV Sindhu)
359. What is the theme of the 2016 World Toilet Day (WTD)? (Toilets and jobs)
360. Which famous personality has been conferred the 2016 Sumitra Charat Ram Award for lifetime achievement in the field of Indian classical music?
(Hari Prasad Chourasia)
361. What is the theme of 2016 United Nations' (UN) Universal Children’s day? (Stop violence against children)
362. Where is the headquarters of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)? (Geneva)
363. Which Indian golfer has won 2016 BANK BRI-JCB Indonesia Open? (Gaganjeet Bhullar)
364. The world’s first Bollywood Park theme park has opened in which city? (Dubai)
365. Denton Cooley, the famous surgeon who performed world’s first artificial heart transplant, was belonged to which country? (United States)
366. Which Indian personality has been honoured with the 2016 Dr. Nagendra Singh Internal Peace award? (Sri Sri Ravishankar)
367. Which is the India’s longest expressway in the Indian road network? (Agra-Lucknow Expressway)
368. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)? (20th)
369. Who has won the 2016 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize? (Akshaya Mukul)
370. Ram Naresh Yadav, who recently passed away, was the former Chief Minister of which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
371. The book “The Ivory Throne: Chronicles of The House of Travancore” has been authored by whom? (Manu S. Pillai)
372. Who has been elected as the new President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for 2017? (Pankaj Patel)
373. Which has become the India’s first e-assembly constituency? (Palampur assembly constituency)
374. India’s first International Children’s festival will be held in which city? (Mumbai)
375. William Trevor, who died recently, was the renowned author of which country? (Ireland)
376. M Balamuralikrishna, who passed away recently, was the famous personality of which field? (Music)
377. Dr.Viveki Rai, who was the famous Hindi and Bhojpuri litterateur, was belonged to which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
378. Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, who has been conferred the first ‘World Sanskrit Award’, is belonged to which country? (Thailand)
379. Prof.MGK Menon, who passed away recently, was the chief of which organisation? (Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO))
380. Which Indian journalist has been honoured with the CPJ’s 2016 International Press Freedom Award? (Malini Subramaniam)
381. Who will be the chief guest at the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention? (Antonio Costa)
382. “Smart Water Distribution Monitoring” web portal has been launched by which state government? (Andhra Pradesh)
383. Which entities has launched India’s first payment bank? (Airtel M Commerce Services)
384. Who has been honoured with the 2016 International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Award? (Radhika Menon)
385. The 2016 World Robot Olympiad (WRO) was held in which country? (India)
386. The book “How to Steal a Ghost@Manipal” has been authored by whom? (Shweta Taneja)
387. India has recently signed bank information sharing deal with which country for the implementation of Automatic Exchange of Information
(AEOI)? (Switzerland)
388. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)? (Yudhvir Singh Malik)
389. Which Indian film has been nominated as Indian entry for ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal? (Allama)
390. Which committee was constituted by Union Government on Yoga Education in Universities? (H R Nagendra committee)
391. The 2016 International Tourism Mart has started in which state of India? (Manipur)
392. “Annapurna Rasoi Programme” will be started by which state government to provide quality meal to weaker section? (Rajasthan)
393. Which advanced monitoring system will be introduced by Indian Railways to collision avoidance? (Tri-Netra)
394. Which Indian institution has been ranked as the top institution in India by QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2017? (IIT Kharagpur)
395. K. Subaash, who passed away recently, was related to which field? (Film Industry)
396. The 2016 Wangala harvest festival has celebrated by which tribe of North-East India? (Garo tribe)
397. What is the India’s rank in the 2016 Global ICT Development Index (IDI)? (138th)
398. Harjeet Singh is associated with which sports? (Hockey)
399. Which committee has been constituted to convert 100% Government – Citizen Transactions to the digital platform? (Amitabh Kant committee)
400. The book “Midnight’s Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India’s Partition” has been authored by whom? (Nisid Hajari)
401. Dileep Padgaonkar, who passed away recently, was the famous personality of which field? (Journalism)
402. What was the theme of 2016 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women? (Orange the world)
403. Which Bollywood actor has won the “Best Performance by an Actor” award at the 2016 Asia Pacific Screen Awards? (Manoj Bajpayee)
404. Who has been elected as the new National President of Trade body Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) for 2016-17? (N V Srinivasan)
405. The Constitution Day is celebrated on which date in India? (November 26)
406. Fidel Castro, who passed away recently, was the revolutionary leader of which country? (Cuba)
407. Which Indian boxer to be honoured with ‘Legends Award’ by International Boxing Association (AIBA)? (Mary Kom)
408. Which portal has been launched by Union Government to track air flights & register complaints? (AirSewa Portal)
409. Sachin Singh is associated with which sports? (Boxing)
410. “e-pashuhaat portal” has been launched by which union ministry for livestock? (Radha Mohan Singh)
411. The book “Banaras City of Light” has been authored by whom? (Diana Eck)
412. The book “Swimmer Among the Stars” has been authored by whom? (Kanishk Tharoor)
413. Anand Yadav, who passed away recently, was the author of which language? (Marathi)
414. The 2016 annual Conference of Directors-General of Police (DGPs) of States has been held in which city? (Hyderabad)
415. The National Milk Day (NMD) is celebrated on which date in India? (November 26)
416. India’s first underwater festival has been held in which city? (Pune)
417. Who has been appointed as the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of Pakistan? (Qamar Javed Bajwa)
418. “Indian Police at Your Call” mobile app has been launched by which union minster? (Narendra Modi)
419. Who has been appointed the new director of Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie? (Upma Chawdhry)
420. The 2nd edition of Judima Festival will be hosted by which state? (Assam)
421. India’s first digital and cashless village “Akodara” is located in which state? (Gujarat)
422. Which Indian state will become the first state in India to go cashless? (Goa)
423. The book “The Immortals of Meluha” has been authored by whom? (Amish Tripathi)
424. Which Indian short film has won the award at the 2016 UNESCO Salon Youth Video Competition? (Magical Piano)
425. Which country’s Davis team has won the 2016 Davis Cup tennis tournament? (Argentina)
426. Who has been appointed as the Director-General of Military Operations (DGMO)? (A K Bhatt)
427. Which Indian snooker has won bronze at IBSF World Snooker Championship 2016? (Pankaj Advani)
428. Which film has won the Golden Peacock award at the 2016 International Film Festival of India (IFFI)? (Daughter)
429. Who will head the newly constituted committee of chief ministers on demonetization? (N Chandrababu Naidu)
430. Which advisory committee has been formed by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) on service providers? (Mohandas Pai
committee)
431. The 50th anniversary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) has been hosted by which country? (India)
432. India’s first and Asia’s longest cycle highway has been opened in which state of India? (Uttar Pradesh)
433. The book “Migrants, Refugees and the Stateless in South Asia” has been authored by whom? (Partha Ghosh)
434. Who was honoured with the 2016 Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) “Distinguished Indologist” Award? (Yu Long Yu)
435. The 2016 World Ayurveda Congress was hosted by which country? (India)
436. The 2016 Heart of Asia (HoA) – Istanbul Ministerial Process was hosted by which country? (India)
437. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for FY 17, as per recently report by Morgan Stanley? (7.3%)
438. Who has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2016 Raymond Crossward Book award? (Ruskin Bond)
439. Who has been appointed as the new Delhi chief secretary? (M M Kutty)
440. Hashim Mansoor, who has recently won gold in the Asian Karate Championship, is belonged to which state? (Jammu and Kashmir)
441. Who has won the 2016 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix? (Lewis Hamilton)
442. Which portal has been launched by Ministry of Women and Child Development to register online complaints of child sexual abuse? (POCSO e-
BOX)
443. What is the India’s rank in the 2016 Enabling Trade Index (ETI) of World Economic Forum (WEF)? (102nd)
444. India has recently signed deal for 145 M777 ultra-light howitzers guns with which country? (United States)
445. Communication Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) has been signed between India and? (United States of America)
446. Who has become the first woman President of the All India Tennis Association (AITA)? (Praveen Mahajan)
447. The Raising Day of Border Security Force (BSF) is celebrated on which day in India? (December 1)
448. Which international organisation has inscribed Yoga in the representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity? (UNESCO)
449. Where is the headquarters of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)? (New Delhi)
450. The 2016 India International Science Festival (IISF) will be held in which city? (New Delhi)
451. The 2016 Tripitak Sutrapath Mahotasava has started in which state of India? (Bihar)
452. Makkal Pavalar Inkulab, who passed away recently, was the legendary poet of which language? (Tamil)
453. Who has won the 2016 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) male Athlete of the Year award? (Usain Bolt)
454. The National Pollution Control Day (NPCD) is observed on which date in India? (December 2)
455. Phulel Singh Sujlana, who passed away recently, was the former international umpire of which sports? (Hockey)
456. Who has been appointed as the interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)? (J Ravichandran)
457. Which Indian city has bagged the C40 Award for best solid waste management improvement project of 2016? (Kolkata)
458. What was the theme of the 2016 International Day of Persons with Disabilities? (Achieving 17 goals for the future we want)
459. Who has won the 2016 International Children’s Peace Prize? (Kehkashan Basu)
460. What was the theme of 2016 Heart of Asia (HoA) ministerial conference? (Addressing challenges, achieving prosperity)
461. Who has been appointed as the new interim director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)? (Rakesh Asthana)
462. Bekal Utsahi, who passed away recently, was the renowned Urdu poet of which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
463. Which country team has won the 2016 Women’s Twenty20 Asia Cup cricket tournament? (India)
464. The 2016 World Ayurveda Congress has held in which city of India? (Kolkata)
465. Who has won the 2016 Miss Supranational crown? (Srinidhi Shetty)
466. The first-ever International Gita Mahotsav will be held in which state of India? (Haryana)
467. Which famous personality has won the online reader’s poll for TIME magazine’s Person of the Year 2016? (Narendra Modi)
468. How much amount per district will be provided by NITI Aayog to encourage digital payment system? (Rs. 5 lakh)
469. “Stanpan Suraksha app” has been launched by which union ministry to promote breastfeeding? (Ministry of Tribal Affairs)
470. The book “The Walking Dead: A Continuing Story of Survival Horror” has been authored by whom? (Robert Kirkman)
471. What was theme of International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition “Petrotech-2016”? (Hydrocarbons to fuel the future – Choices and
Challenges)
472. “Exercise Konkan 16” the annual bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and the Royal Navy has started in which city? (Mumbai)
473. Who is the newly elected President of the Uzbekistan? (Shavkat Mirziyoye)
474. What was the theme of 2016 United Nations (UN)’ International Volunteer Day (IVD)? (Global Applause – give volunteers a hand)
475. Mukesh Kumar is associated with which sports? (Golf)
476. Who has been named as the “Asian of the Year 2016”? (Sachin Bansal)
477. The Winter Fog Experiment (WIFEX) 2016-17 campaign has been launched by which union ministry? (Ministry of Earth Sciences)
478. What was the theme of 2016 World Soil Day? (Soils and pulses, a symbiosis for life)
479. Who has been named as the new Prime Minister of France? (Bernard Cazeneuve)
480. 2016 Indra NAVY” naval exercise was held between India and which country? (Russia)
481. Who has been appointed as the new chief of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)? (B S Bhullar)
482. The Armed Forces Flag Day is celebrated on which day in India? (December 7)
483. The 2016 India International Science festival (IISF) has started in which city? (New Delhi)
484. The Center of Excellence in Information Technology will be established by the Government of India (GoI) in which country? (Egypt)
485. Which is the most powerful language according to the 2016 World Power Language Index (PLI)? (English)
486. Which has become the India’s first parliamentary constituency to have health insurance for all? (Vijayawada)
487. Which Indian bank has been adjudged the “Best Bank for SME Lending” by Assocham? (Vijaya Bank)
488. Srinivasa Iyer Ramaswamy, who recently passed away, was related to which field? (Journalism)
489. “Resourcesat-2A” remote sensing satellite has been launched by which launch vehicle? (PSLV-C36)
490. “AP Purse mobile app” has been launched by which state government to promote digital transactions? (Andhra Pradesh)
491. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of India (CJI)? (Jagdish Singh Khehar)
492. Who has been named as the Time magazine’s Person of the Year 2016? (Donald Trump)
493. The 2016 India-Arab Partnership Conference will be held in which country? (Oman)
494. The India-UK Conference on Ease of Doing Business has started in which city? (New Delhi)
495. Which city was host 2016 “Laureates and Leaders” summit for children? (New Delhi)
496. Which high court of India has termed the practice of triple talaq (Talaq-e-bidat) among Muslims as unconstitutional? (Allahabad High Court)
497. Which android app dedicated to Army Veterans and Veer Naris has been launched by Indian Army? (Veterans Outreach App)
498. Who is the newly appointed Director General of the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA)? (Adwaita Gadanayak)
499. What was the theme of 2016 United Nations’ (UN) International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD)? (United against corruption for development,
peace and security)
500. The first elite men’s senior national boxing tournament has started in which state of India? (Guwahati)
501. The tropical cyclone ‘Vardah’ is expected to hit which country? (India)
502. The world’s largest seating capacity cricket stadium will come up in which state of India ? (Gujarat)
503. What was the theme of 2016 Human Rights Day (HRD)? (Stand up for someone’s rights today)
504. Which union minister has launched Digidhan campaign to promote digital transactions? (Ravi Shankar Prasad)
505. Who has become the acting president of South Korea? (Hwang Kyo-ahn)
506. Who has won the 2016 Presidential election of the Republic of Ghana? (Nana Akufo-Addo)
507. What is the India’s rank in the 2016 Global Terrorism Index (GTI)? (7th)
508. The book “Dipa Karmakar: The Small Wonder” has been authored by whom? (Bishweshwar Nandi)
509. The 2016 Serendipity Arts Festival (SAF) was held in which state? (Goa)
510. Which committee has been constituted by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) to fight against the menace of online piracy? (Ajit
Mohan committee)
511. Which committee has recently submitted its final report on digital payments to Union Government? (Ratan Watal committee)
512. “100 Million for 100 Million” campaign for child rights has been launched by whom? (Pranab Mukherjee)
513. The Narmada Seva Yatra has been launched by which state? (Madhya Pradesh)
514. Who has been bestowed with the Golden Jubilee Lifetime Achievement Award by the Sports Journalists’ Association of Mumbai (SJAM)? (Sunil
Gavaskar)
515. Who has been elected new President of 90th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan? (Akshay kumar M Kale)
516. Who has been named as the new Prime Minister of Italy? (Paolo Gentiloni)
517. Who has become the first Indian to win medal at the Mr. Olympia Amateur Asia 2016’s Classic Bodybuilding category? (Iqbal Sayed)
518. Which state has become the first Indian state to launch crop insurance claim distribution programme? (Madhya Pradesh)
519. The first India-China think tank forum has been held in which city? (New Delhi)
520. What was the theme of 2016 International Mountain Day (IMD)? (Mountain cultures: Celebrating diversity and strengthening identity)
521. Which technological giant has tied up with union government for online River Water and Air Quality Monitoring (WAQM) systems? (Intel)
522. Antonio Guterres, who has been sworn-in as the new Secretary General of the United Nations, is the former Prime Minister of which country?
(Portugal)
523. Who has won the World Billiards (150-Up format) Championships title? (Pankaj Advani)
524. India’s first amphibious bus project has been launched by which state government? (Punjab)
525. Who is the newly elected Prime Minister of New Zealand? (Bill English)
526. Which state government has tied up with Tata Trust to strengthen Public Distribution System (PDS)? (Uttar Pradesh)
527. “Fengyun-4” an advance weather satellite has been successfully launched into orbit by which country? (China)
528. Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT), the world’s longest and deepest traffic tunnel,is located in which country? (Switzerland)
529. Which footballer has won the 2016 FIFA Ballon D’or Award? (Cristiano Ronaldo)
530. “Vanjeevan” the National Resource Centre for Tribal Livelihood will be launch in which state? (Odisha)
531. The book “The Other One Percent: Indians in America” has been authored by whom? (Sanjoy Chakravorty)
532. Which Bollywood personality has been appointed as the UNICEF’s newest Global Goodwill Ambassador? (Priyanka Chopra)
533. India’s largest indoor sports arena will come up in which state? (West Bengal)
534. What is the India’s position in the vacation deprived country ranking, as per recently released 2016 Expedia vacation deprivation report? (4th)
535. The Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development (APMCHUD) has started in which city? (New Delhi)
536. What is the India’s rank in the defence spending, according to the recently published 2016 IHS Jane’s Defense Budgets Report? (4th)
537. Which Indian airport has become the second airport in the Asia-Pacific region to achieve carbon neutral status? (Rajiv Gandhi International
Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad )
538. The book “Many Everests: An Inspiring Journey of Transforming Dream into Reality” has been authored by whom? (Ravindra Kumar)
539. Which badminton player has won the 2016 ‘Most Improved Player’ award by the Badminton World Federation (BWF)? (PV Sindhu)
540. Which Indian personality has been named as the 2016 Foreign Policy Global Thinker for novel Twitter diplomacy? (Sushma Swaraj)
541. What is the current India’s economic growth forecast for FY 17, as per updated report “Asian Development Outlook 2016” of Asian Development
Bank (ADB)? (7.0%)
542. In which city the Make in India conference will be held? (Bhubaneswar)
543. Who has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)? (Rani Nair)
544. The book “Tipu Sultan’s Search for Legitimacy: Islam and Kingship in a Hindu Domain” has been authored by whom? (Kate Brittlebank)
545. Lokesh Rahul is associated with which sports? (Cricket)
546. The 2016 Kabaddi World Cup will be hosted by which country? (India)
547. Who has won the 2016 Formula One German Grand Prix? (Lewis Hamilton)
548. Luke Aikins, who became the first person in the world to jump and land without parachute, belongs to which country? (United States)
549. Which state government of India will launch its Anti Corruption Index to measure the graphs of corruption in all spheres of society? (Kerala)
550. Which kabaddi team has won the 2016 STAR Sports-ProKabaddi League? (Patna Pirates)
551. The Keibul Lamjao National Park is located in which state of India? (Manipur)
552. Indian Railways has recently tied up with which mobile wallet company to ensure food delivery in train coaches with e-cash payments?
(MobiKwik)
553. The Andhra Pradesh government has recently signed pact with which country to develop food value chain in the state? (Japan)
554. Who has been conferred with the 2016 Mohun Bagan Ratna (jewel)? (Syed Nayeemuddin)
555. Who is the newly appointed chairman of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)? (Dilip Rath)
556. Who has been appointed as the new Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi? (Bhaskar Khulbe)
557. The book “India Rising: Fresh Hope, New Fears” has been authored by whom? (Ravi Velloor)
558. The 2016 SAARC Home Ministers’ conference will be held in which city? (Islamabad)
559. The Aadi Perukku festival has recently celebrated in which state of India? (Tamil Nadu)
560. The Farm festival of Hareli has recently been celebrated in which state of India? (Chhattisgarh)
561. Who was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award at the 2016 Goa State Film Festival? (N Chandra)
562. Which country has been hit by severe tropical Typhoon Nida? (China)
563. Who is the newly elected Prime Minister of Nepal? (Pushpa Kamal Dahal)
564. Ahmed Zewail, who died recently, was the Nobel Laureate in which field? (Chemistry)
565. Which union ministry has launched Twitter Sewa for addressing the complaints of common man in the telecom and postal sectors? (Ministry of
Communications)
566. Which state has become the first Indian state to approve sewage and waste water policy? (Rajasthan)
567. Who has been appointed as the new President of Microsoft India? (Anant Maheshwari)
568. Which Indian artist has won the 2016 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants? (Anita Gopalan)
569. Which state government has launched citizen governance mobile App “HIM TCP”? (Himachal Pradesh)
570. The book. India’s first underground museum will be opened in which city? (New Delhi
571. “Until the Lions: Echoes from the Mahabharata” has been authored by whom? (Karthika Nair)
572. The World Economic Forum (WEF) India Economic Summit will be hosted by which city of India? (New Delhi)
573. The Shaurya Home Loan for Defence Personnel has been launched by which bank? (State Bank of India)
574. Angela Ruggiero, who has been elected as the new chairperson for the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Athletes’ Commission, is
associated with which sports? (Ice hockey)
575. The world’s tallest girder rail bridge will come up in which state of India? (Manipur)
576. Who has won the 2016 World Martial Arts championship (WMAC)? (Vivek Teja)
577. Who is the newly appointed Prime Minister of Tunisia? (Youssef Chahed)
578. The festival titled “Amazing North-East…Paradise Unexplored” will be held in which city of India? (New Delhi)
579. Who was the flag bearer from India in the 2016 Rio Olympics? (Abhinav Bindra)
580. Which portal has been launched by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to curb illegal money pooling by firms? (Sachet)
581. The book “Grassroots Innovation” has been authored by whom? (Anil K. Gupta)
582. Who was honoured with the 2016 Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award? (Shubha Mudgal)
583. Mahim Bora, who died recently, was a well-known author of which language? (Assamese)
584. The 2016 India International Footwear Fair (IIFF) was held in which city? (New Delhi)
585. Which state tourism organised ‘Freedom Ride’ on August 15, 2016? (Goa)
586. Who has become the first Indian woman to join the International Olympic Committee? (Nita Ambani)
587. India’s first tiger cell will set up in which city? (Dehradun)
588. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has recently signed cyber security MoU with which Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)? (IIT Kanpur)
589. Which committee has been constituted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to study on household finance in India? (Tarun Ramadorai committee)
590. Which state government has recently launched a new website of the state Home department to enable the differently-abled persons to see and hear
the website? (Odisha)
591. The National Handloom Day is celebrated on which day in India? (August 7)
592. How much percentage of 5- year Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) target has been set by Union Government under monetary policy framework?
(4%)
593. Which state government of India has signed MoU with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for water resources info system? (Telangana)
594. Who is the newly elected President of Asian Development Bank (ADB)? (Takehiko Nakao)
595. Which union ministry has launched nation-wide breast feeding programme “MAA”? (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare)
596. Who is the newly appointed chief minister of Gujarat? (Vijay Rupani)
597. Which country has successfully launched its first mobile telecom satellite “Tiantong-01”? (China)
598. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director & CEO of the CARE Ratings? (Rajesh Mokashi)
599. What was the theme of the 2016 Rio Olympics? (World peace and Environment)
600. Which state government has recently launched online service for consumers to apply for low-tension service connections? (Tamil Nadu)
601. “Baristha Bunakar Sahayata Yojana (BBSY)” has been launched by which state government of India? (Odisha)
602. The International Meeting on Counter Terrorism will be held in which country? (Indonesia)
603. Indian Railways has signed pact with which state government to promote hospitality and tourism? (Manipur)
604. Abhijeet Gupta is associated with which sports? (Chess)
605. The 2017 Swachh Suvekshan has been launched by which union ministry? (Ministry of Urban Development)
606. Mission Bhagiratha is a flagship project of which state government to provide piped drinking water to every household? (Telangana)
607. Vietnam Veedu Sundaram, who died recently, was related to which field? (Film Industry)
608. The book “Gulbadan: Portrait of a Rose Princess at the Mughal Court” has been authored by whom? (Margaret Rumer Godden)
609. The programme titled “Azadi 70- Yaad Karo Kurbani” will be started from which state of India? (Madhya Pradesh)
610. Kalikho Pul, who passed away recently, was the former Chief Minister of which state of India? (Arunachal Pradesh)
611. What is the theme of the 2016 International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples? (Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Education)
612. The theme song “70 Saal Azadi Yaad Karo Kurbani” for Tiranga Yatra has been composed by whom? (Kesiraju Srinivas)
613. “Quit India 2-from Swaraaj to Suraaj” initiative had been launched by which state government to mark the 75th anniversary of Quit India
Movement? (Maharashtra)
614. The first National Conference of Investigation Agencies was held in which city of India? (New Delhi)
615. Which Indian company has become the first-ever Indian quasi-sovereign to issue a Masala bond on London Stock Exchange (LSE)? (National
Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC))
616. Which Indian personality was honoured at the United Nations on India’s 70th Independence Day? (M. S. Subbulakshmi)
617. Which country hosted the first-ever SAARC Young Parliamentarians Conference (YPC)? (Pakistan)
618. Tomorrow’s India Global Summit was held in which country? (South Korea)
619. TKV Desikachar, who passed away recently, was related to which field? (Yoga)
620. India’s first repository on tigers will be set up in which city? (Dehradun)
621. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Central Silk Board (CSB)? (K M Hanumantharayappa)
622. The book “What Lies Between Us” has been authored by whom? (Nayomi Munaweera)
623. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has recently signed pact with which IIT to develop technology to construct maintenance free
highways in India? (IIT-Kharagpur)
624. Which union ministry launched a social media campaign to mark Daughters’ Day on August 11? (Ministry of Women and Child Development)
625. Which committee will be set up by Union Government to review e-commerce rules? (Amitabh Kant committee)
626. Gaofen-3” an earth observation satellite has been successfully launched by which country? (China)
627. Panchu Arunachalam, who passed away recently, was related to which field? (Film Industry)
628. Which committee was formed to restructure the Central Water Commission (CWC) and the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)? (Mihir Shah
committee)
629. The MSME databank portal has been launched by which union ministry? (Ministry of Finance)
630. The International Biodiesel day is observed on which date? (August 10)
631. The Independence Day Film Festival (IDFF) has been launched by which union ministry in New Delhi? (Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting)
632. What was the theme of 2016 International Youth Day (IYD)? (The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption
and Production)
633. Which state government has recently launched Rhino horn verification process? (Assam)
634. Which state has become the first Indian state to ratify GST Constitution Amendment Bill? (Assam)
635. Krishna Pushkar festival has started in which state of India? (Andhra Pradesh)
636. The first Indian TV channel on skill development has been launched in which city? (Pune)
637. Project Ananya has been launched by which Indian bank? (Syndicate bank)
638. Hanif Mohammad, who passed away recently, was well-known cricketer of which country? (Pakistan)
639. India’s first touch-and-feel garden for visually impaired has been set up in which state? (Kerala)
640. India’s first facility to produce nickel metal has been launched in which state? (Jharkhand)
641. Velavan Senthilkumar is associated with which sports? (Squash)
642. Which parliamentary committee has been constituted to examine merger of budgets? (Veerappa Moily committee)
643. Which national committee has been constituted for commemoration of birth centenary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay? (Narendra Modi
committee)
644. What is the India’s rank in the 2016 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)? (143rd)
645. “Druzhba-2016” the joint military exercise started between which countries? (Pakistan and Russia)
646. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)? (M S Sahoo)
647. Who is the newly elected President of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)? (Vijay Kelkar)
648. Which country hosted first-ever BRICS Young Scientists Conclave 2016? (India)
649. Who has been appointed as the Additional Secretary in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council? (Arun Goyal)
650. Which of the taxes are not covered under Goods and Service Tax (GST)? (Customs Tax)
651. Who has won 2016 Women’s double Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis trophy? (Sania Mirza and Barbora Strycova)
652. ‘Ace Against Odds’ is the story of this iconic Indian Player? (Sania Mirza)
653. K Madhavan, who recently passed away, was related to which field? (Freedom fighter)
654. What was the theme of 2016 World Tourism Day? (Tourism for all – promoting universal accessibility)
655. The first meeting of the India-China High Level Dialogue on Counter-terrorism and Security has been in which city? (Beijing)
656. Sathiyan Gnanasekaran is associated with which sports? (Tennis)
657. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of National Security Guard (NSG)? (Sudhir Pratap Singh)
658. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)? (RK Pachnanda)
659. Which Indian NGO has been bestowed with the first-ever FIFA Diversity Award-2016? (Slum Soccer)
660. The book “Driven: The Virat Kohli Story” has been authored by whom? (Vijay Lokapally)
661. Harish Banghel, who won silver in the 2016 Asian Beach Games, is associated with which sports? (Muay Thai)
662. Which country has recently hit by the powerful Typhoon Megi? (Taiwan)
663. Where are the headquarters of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D)? (New Delhi)
664. The 2016 Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) was hosted by which country? (India)
665. The 2017 FiFA U-17 World Cup will be hosted by which country? (India)
666. What was the theme of 2016 World Rabies Day Rabies? (Educate, Vaccinate, Eliminate)
667. The 2016 BRICS Labour & Employment Ministerial Meet has been held in which city of India? (New Delhi)
668. What is the India’s position in the 2016-17 Global Competitiveness Index (GCI)? (39th)
669. Which Indian airport has become the first airport in the Asia-Pacific region to achieve carbon neutral status? (Indira Gandhi International Airport)
670. Syed Shamsul Haq, who passed away recently, was well-known poet of which country? (Bangladesh)
671. Shimon Peres, who died recently, was the former Prime Minister and President of which country? (Israel)
672. The book “Karachi, You’re Killing Me!” has been authored by whom? (Saba Imtia)
673. The India Sanitation Conference (INDOSAN) will be held in which city? (New Delhi)
674. The ‘Progress Panchayat’ for minorities has been launched from which state of India? (Haryana)
675. “Skava Commerce” an e-commerce platform for retailers, has been launched by which Indian company? (Infosys)
676. Which state has become the first Indian state to adopt Center’s Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) in all its urban local bodies (ULB)?
(Rajasthan)
677. Which country’s women’s kabaddi team has won gold in 2016 Asian Beach Games? (India)
678. Max Walker, who died recently, was the former cricketer of which country? (Australia)
679. What is the theme of 2016 World Maritime Day (WMD)? (Shipping: indispensable to the world)
680. Which state government has signed a MoU with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to promote education? (Telangana)
681. What was the theme of 2016 World Heart Day (WHD)? (Light your heart, empower your life)
682. The National Mission on Bioeconomy has launched in which city of India? (Shillong)
683. Who is the newly elected President of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI)? (Ajay Singh)
684. By which rocket vehicle ISRO has successfully launched weather satellite SCATSAT-1? (PSLV-C35)
685. “Tianyan” the world’s largest filled aperture radio telescope has built by which country? (China)
686. Pinky Balhara is associated with which sports? (Kurash)
687. The first BRICS U-17 Football Tournament will be held in which state of India? (Goa)
688. Where are the headquarters of International Seabed Authority (ISA)? (Kingston)
689. The 2026 Asian Games will be hosted by which country? (Japan)
690. Arnold Palmer, who passed away recently, was related to which sports? (Golf)
691. Who has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)? (O P Singh)
692. What was the theme of 2016 International Translation Day (ITD)? (Translation and interpreting: connecting worlds)
693. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI)? (Riyadh Mathew)
694. Who has been appointed as the new director of Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML)? (Shakti Sinha)
695. Who has been named for 2016 Lata Mangeshkar Award for Lifetime Achievement? (Uttam Singh)
696. Who has been honoured with the 2015 Moortidevi award? (Kolakaluri Enoch)
697. Who has become first Indian woman to cross 60m in javelian throw? (Annu Rani)
698. The book “All That Man Is” has been authored by whom? (David Szalay)
699. Which state has topped list of endemic flowering plant in India, as per the recently released publication of Botanical Survey of India (BSI) titled
“Endemic Vascular Plants of India”? (Tamil Nadu)
700. Who is the newly elected president of Indian Newspaper Society (INS)? (Somesh Sharma)
701. “Abhaneri” festival has started in which state of India? (Rajasthan)
702. What is the theme of 2016 United Nations’ (UN) International day of Older Persons? (Take A Stand Against Ageism)
703. The powerful Typhoon Chaba hit which country? (Japan)
704. Who was the chief guest for the 2016 Republic Day of India? (French President Francois Hollande)
705. Which Indian-American professor has been named as the 2016 class of the “Jerger Future Leaders of Audiology” by the American Academy of
Audiology? (Vinaya Manchaiah)
706. Which short film has won the first prize at the Swachh Bharat Short Film Festival (SBSFF)? (Murga)
707. Who has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine? (Yoshinori Ohsumi)
708. Who has been appointed as the full-time member of 21st Law Commission of India? (S Sivakumar)
709. The World Vegetarian Day (WVD) is observed on which date? (October 1)
710. Which country’s currency has officially joined elite Club of International Monetary Fund (IMF) reserve currencies? (Yuan)
711. The book “Far and Away:Reporting From the Brink of Change” has been authored by whom? (Andrew Solomon)
712. Ankur Dhama is associated with which sports? (Sprint)
713. Which weather satellite has been successfully launched by ISRO into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO)? (INSAT-3DR)
714. Which bank has become the first Indian bank to deploy software robotics for power banking operations? (ICICI Bank)
715. Which union minister has recently released report of “Swachh Survekshan” for rural areas? (Narendra Singh Tomar)
716. The United Nations charter has been translated into which Indian language? (Sanskrit)
717. Who has been sworn-in as the new Governor of Madhya Pradesh? (Om Prakash Kohli)
718. Who has won the MM Bennetts Award for Historical Fiction 2016 in the United Kingdom (UK)? (Stuart Blackburn)
719. India’s first Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) laboratory will be set up in which state? (Maharashtra)
720. Mariyappan Thangavelu, who won gold medal at 2016 Rio Paralympics Games, is associated with which sports? (High jump)
721. Which state government has recently launched pension scheme for construction workers? (Odisha)
722. Which state government has recently signed MoU with Ministry of Civil Aviation to boost regional air connectivity? (Chhattisgarh)
723. The book “Six Machine” is the autobiography of which cricketer? (Chris Gayle)
724. Which state is the cleanest state in India, as per the latest National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) sanitation survey? (Sikkim)
725. Which state has become the first Indian state to roll out “Twitter seva”? (Uttar Pradesh)
726. Which state has won “Best Horticulture State” award of the Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA)? (Haryana)
727. The “Scooty for College Girls Scheme” has been launched by which state government of India? (Jammu and Kashmir)
728. Which state chief minister of India has won the 2016 Pangkor Dialogue Award? (T R Zeliang)
729. Who has won the 2016 US Open Women’s Singles tennis tournament? (Angelique Kerber)
730. Which stock exchange has become first Indian stock exchange to file Initial Public Offering (IPO) with SEBI? (Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE))
731. e-nivaran” portal has been launched by which government department for online redressal of taxpayers grievances? (Central Board of Direct
Taxes (CBDT))
732. The 2016 India-US Economic Summit was held in which city? (New Delhi)
733. Who is the newly appointed Prime Minister of Kazakhstan? (Bykytzhan Sagintayev)
734. Which state government has officially launched AIR Regional News Unit (RNU)’s Facebook page? (Chhattisgarh)
735. Who has won the 2016 US Open men’s singles tournament? (Stanislas Wawrinka)
736. The world’s first robotic operation inside the eye has successfully performed in which country? (United Kingdom)
737. What was the theme of the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress? (Planet at the Crossroads)
738. The book “The Girls” has been authored by whom? (Emma Cline)
739. Which committee has recently submitted its report to prepare a road map for elimination of poverty? (Arvind Panagariya committee)
740. 2016 Yudh Abhyas” the joint military training exercise was conducted between India and which country? (United States)
741. The Himachal Pradesh government has recently signed MoU with which country for smart intergrated township in jathiadevi? (Singapore)
742. Which toll-free number has been launched by the Union government to register postal complaints? (1924)
743. Who has won the 2016 Durand Cup Football Title? (Army Green)
744. Deepa Malik, who won silver at Rio Paralympics 2016, is associated with which sports? (Shotput)
745. The 2016 BRICS conference on Urban Transition was held in which city of India? (Visakhapatnam)
746. Pratham” microsatellite has developed by which IIT institute, which will be launched by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)? (IIT
Bombay)
747. The book “Hot Milk” has been authored by whom? (Deborah Levy)
748. The 2016 International Buddhist Conclave was held in which country? (India)
749. The world’s longest bullet train network has been established in which country? (China)
750. What was the theme of 2016 World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD)? (Suicide Connect, Communicate, Care)
751. The book “Anything but Khamoshi” is the biography of which famous personality? (Shatrughan Sinha)
752. Who has been honoured with 2016 Tamil Ratna award in United States? (Subramanian Swamy)
753. Which country hosted the 2016 Track Asia Cup cycling competition? (India)
754. The book “His Bloody Project” has been authored by whom? (Graeme Macrae Burnet)
755. Which state tourism department hosted the 2016 Vintage Bike and Car Festival? (Goa)
756. Which Indian-origin scientist has won the 2016 Lemelson-MIT Prize? (Ramesh Raskar)
757. On which date the National Hindi Divas is celebrated in India? (September 14)
758. Devendra Jhajharia, who has won gold at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, is associated with which sports? (Javelin throw)
759. Which team has won the 2016 Duleep Trophy Cricket tournament? (India Blue)
760. What is the theme of the 2016 United Nations’ International Democracy Day? (Democracy and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development)
761. The 2016 Non Aligned Movement (NAM) was held in which country? (Venezuela)
762. Who has been sworn-in as the new Governor of Arunachal Pradesh? (V. Shanmuganathan)
763. Who has been chosen for the mascot of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan? (Kunwar Bai)
764. Which Indian personality was honoured with a humanitarian award by a prominent Jewish human rights organisation? (Sri Sri Ravi Shankar)
765. Who has won the Fellows of Nature (FON) South Asia Short Story Award? (Meghna Pant)
766. The National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign-2016 has started at which city of India? (New Delhi)
767. Which team has won the 2016 MCC Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament? (Indian Railways)
768. Who was India’s flag bearer at the 2016 Rio Paralympics closing ceremony? (Thangavelu Mariyappan)
769. Which Indian-American author has been selected for 2015 National Humanities Medal? (Abraham Verghese)
770. The Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV) is located in which state of India? (Chhattisgarh)
771. The book “Shanti ki Talaash mein Zindagi” has been authored by whom? (Radhika Nagrath)
772. Which bank has tied up with Banaras Hindu University (BHU) for banking courses? (Axis Bank
773. Ramkumar Ramanathan is associated with which sports? (Tennis)
774. Which mobile company has signed MoU with Haryana government to set up its mobile manufacturing hub? (Gionee)
775. Who has become the brand ambassador of Uttar Pradesh’s Samajwadi Kisan Beema Yojana (SKBY)? (Nawazuddin Siddiqui)
776. Who is leading the Indian delegation at the 2016 Non Aligned Movement (NAM) summit? (Hamid Ansari)
777. What was the theme of 2016 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer? (Ozone and climate: restored by a world united)
778. Which committee has recently submitted its report to tackle the shortage of pulses? (Arvind Subramanian committee)
779. Which Indian cricketer has been conferred Arjuna Awards for year 2016? (Ajinkya Rahane)
780. The 2016 Naropa festival has started in which state of India? (Jammu and Kashmir)
781. Who has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking of the UNODC? (Nadia Murad)
782. Which country will host the 2017 annual meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group? (India)
783. Edward Albee, who passed away recently, was related to which field? (Playwright)
784. Which Indian American has won the 2016 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar Award? (Dinesh Bharadia)
785. Which country has successfully launched the Tiangong-2 space laboratory? (China)
786. The 2016 Engineer’s Day is celebrated on which date in India? (September 15)
787. Which country has recently hit by the powerful Typhoon Meranti? (China)
788. The book “One & A Half Wife” has been authored by whom? (Meghna Pant)
789. What is the India’s rank in the 2016 World Economic Freedom Index? (112)
790. Which country will partner country in the 2017 Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit? (United States)
791. The 2016 National conference on labour was hosted by which city of India? (Bhubaneswar)
792. The book “Democrats and Dissenters” has been authored by whom? (Ramchandra Guha)
793. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)? (Professor David R. Syiemlieh)
794. “Joint Sea-2016” the joint naval exercise has been conducted between which countries? (China and Russia)
795. Subhankar Pramanick is associated with which sports? (Shooting)
796. Who has been chosen for the 2016 Mohanan Suvarna Mudra Award? (M Leelavathi)
797. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)? (VK Sharma)
798. Which Indian-origin personality has been appointed as the head of International Society for Blood Transfusion (ISBT)? (Ravi Reddy)
799. Which country has recently hit by the powerful Typhoon Malakas? (Japan)
800. Where was the venue of India International Seafood Show (IISS) 2016 ? (Visakhapatnam)
801. Who has become the World Bank’s Country Director for India? (Junaid Ahmad)
802. Rushiraj Barot is associated with which sports? (Shooting)
803. The 2016 BRICS Agriculture and Agrarian Development Ministers conference was held in which city of India? (New Delhi)
804. The first-ever United Nations Summit for Refugees and Migrants has been held in which city? (New York)
805. “Confluence: Festival of India” the first-ever Indian music and dance festival has started in which country? (Australia)
806. Who has won Formula One Singapore Grand Prix 2016? (Nico Rosberg)
807. Who has been appointed as the first woman Director (Marketing) of the Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL)? (Anandi Ramalingam)
808. The book “Rekha: The Untold Story” has been authored by whom? (Yasser Usman)
809. What was the theme of 2016 United Nations’ International Day of Peace? (The Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace)
810. The 2016 North East Connectivity Summit has started in which city of India? (Agartala)
811. “Param-Ishan” supercomputing facility has launched by Union Government in which IIT college recently? (IIT Guwahati)
812. How much loan amount has been approved by Asian Development Bank (ADB) to build India’s first coastal industrial corridor? ($631 million)
813. Priyesha Deshmukh is associated with which sports? (Shooting)
814. Which Indian stock exchange has tied up with Twitter to provide live stock updates? (Bombay Stock Exchange)
815. The 2016 BIRAC Innovators Meet was held in which city of India? (New Delhi)
816. The 2016 Incredible India Tourism Investment Summit (IITIS) has started in which city of India? (New Delhi)
817. Which country is hosting the conference of top security experts of SAARC countries? (India)
818. The book “Do Not Say We Have Nothing” has been authored by whom? (Madeleine Thien)
819. How much amount has been allotted by the Tamil Nadu government for Thaaliku Thangam scheme under marriage assistance programme? (Rs.
204 crore)
820. The world’s largest solar power plant has been installed in which state of India? (Tamil Nadu)
821. The 2016 International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP) world conference was hosted by which city? (Moscow)
822. Which Indian film has been selected as the official entry to Oscar Awards 2017 in the foreign language film category? (Visaranai)
823. Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court? (Girish Chandra Gupta)
824. Who got the first-ever Jesse Owens Olympic Spirit Award-2016? (Muhammad Ali)
825. Who was honoured with the 2016 Lalit Arpan Samman? (Shubha Mudgal)
826. The book “The Sellout” has been authored by whom? (Paul Beatty)
827. The first meeting of Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council has been held in which city? (New Delhi)
828. Who has been selected for the 2016 Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Awards? (Sanjay Dutta and Ritesh Sarothiya)
829. Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Kerala High Court? (Mohan M Shantanagoudar)
830. Reoti Saran Sharma, who passed away recently, was related to which field? (Literature)
831. The book “Citizen and Society” has been authored by whom? (Mohammad Hamid Ansari)
832. Who has been bestowed with the 2016 Clinton Global Citizen Award? (Adi Godrej)
833. “Indra-2016” the joint military exercise has started between India and which country? (Russia)
834. The National SC/ST Hub will be launched in which city of India? (Ludhiana)
835. The first-ever childhood cancer awareness exhibition was held at which city of India? (Agra)
836. Who has won the 2016 PSA Australian Open? (Dipika Pallikal)
837. Which committee has been constituted by Union Government on trade facilitation? (Pradeep Kumar Sinha committee)
838. The World Elephant Day is observed on which day? (August 12)
839. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court? (Manjula Chellur)
840. Na Muthukumar, who passed away recently, was related to which field? (Film Industry)
841. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has recently tied up with Union Bank of India to launch an USSD based *99# mobile
application for their customers. What does USSD stands for? (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data)
842. NASSCOM has recently launched its startup warehouse in which city of India? (Visakhapatnam)
843. The book “The Gospel of Yudas” has been authored by whom? (K.R. Meera)
844. India’s first-ever bio-CNG plant for public vehicles has been inaugurated in which state? (Maharashtra)
845. India’s first Nuclear Suppliers’ insurance policy for Right to Recourse’ has been launched in which state? (Maharashtra)
846. The book “Police and Counter Insurgency — The Untold Story of Tripura’s COIN Campaign” has been authored by whom? (Kuldeep Kumar)
847. Who has won gold medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics men’s singles tennis tournament? (Andy Murray)
848. Who has been posthumously honoured with the Ashok Chakra on the 2016 Independence Day? (Havildar Hangpan Dada)
849. The world’s first hack-proof quantum communication satellite will be launched by which country? (China)
850. Who is the newly elected President of Zambia? (Edgar Lungu)
851. What is the theme of the 2016 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM)? (Women Empowerment)
852. The sailing campaign “Jal Tarang” has been started from which state of India? (Himachal Pradesh)
853. T A Razzaq, who passed away recently, was a script writer of which language? (Malayalam)
854. What is the India’s rank in the 2016 Global Innovation Index (GII)? (66)
855. India’s first comprehensive “Crime Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS)” has been launched by which state government? (Maharashtra)
856. Which Indian scientist has bestowed with the 2016 Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam award? (P Shanmugam)
857. The 2016 SAARC youth parliamentarians conference on “Peace & Harmony for Development” has started in which city? (Islamabad)
858. Gurdial Singh, who passed away recently, was a famous writer of which language? (Punjabi)
859. The first National Conference of Investigating Agencies was held in which city? (New Delhi)
860. Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Assam? (Banwarilal Purohit)
861. Who has been honoured with the 2016 Tamil Ratna Award? (A.R. Rahman)
862. The book “A Book of Light: When a Loved One Has a Different Mind” has been authored by whom? (Jerry Pinto)
863. Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Manipur? (Najma Heptullah)
864. Who won India’s first medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics? (Sakshi Malik)
865. Airlander 10” the world’s largest aircraft has successfully makes its first flight, belongs to which country? (United Kingdom)
866. Which mobile app has been launched by Union Government to monitor execution of the under construction power transmission projects? (Tarang)
867. Gobind Tej, who passed away recently, was related to which field? (Film Industry)
868. Which country hosted the 2016 World Trauma Congress (WTC)? (India)
869. India has recently signed a short-term route agreement with which neighboring country for the movement of petroleum goods? (Bangladesh)
870. The 2016 Mountain Echoes Literary Festival was held in which city? (Thimpu)
871. The book “The Orphanage of Words” has been authored by whom? (Shinie Antony)
872. Which union ministry has been launched the web Portal for Star Rating of major mineral mines? (Ministry of Mines)
873. The world’s longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge opened in which country? (China)
874. Carolina Marin, who has won women’s badminton singles gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, belonged to which country? (Spain)
875. The 2016 BRICS women Parliamentarian conference started in which city of India? (Jaipur)
876. The 2016 Youth Voters’ Festival was held in which state of India? (Nagaland)
877. Who has been conferred with the prestigious Vyas Samman 2015? (Sunita Jain)
878. What is the theme of the 2016 World Humanitarian Day? (One humanity)
879. The book “The Ocean of Churn: How the Indian Ocean Shaped Human History” has been authored by whom? (Sanjeev Sanyal)
880. What is the India’s rank in terms of fixed broadband adoption, as per the latest report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)? (39th)
881. iMobile SmartKeys” mobile app has been launched by which bank? (ICICI Bank)
882. Which Indian sportsperson will be conferred with the Rani Laxmi Bai Award by Uttar Pradesh government? (Sakshi Malik)
883. Who has been appointed as the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? (Urjit Patel)
884. Which Indian personality has been chosen for the coveted French honour of Chevalier Award? (Kamal Haasan)
885. Who has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI)? (P D Gupta)
886. The 2016 BRICS Disaster Management conference has started in which city of India? (Udaipur)
887. Which state police of India has recently launched the DNA Index System (DIS) to control crime? (Andhra Pradesh)
888. What is the India’s rank in the technology-driven start-ups, as per the latest report by Assocham? (3rd)
889. The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has signed MoU with which technology giant to offer telecom and IT solutions? (Microsoft)
890. The World Mosquito Day is observed on which day? (August 20)
891. Subrata Banerjee, who passed away recently, was related to which sports? (Cricket)
892. Who has been bestowed with the Olympic Order award? (N Ramachandran)
893. The book “Selection Day” has been authored by whom? (Aravind Adiga)
894. Who has been appointed as the new independent director on the board of India Post Payment Banks (IPPB)? (R S Sodhi)
895. The novel “One Indian Girl” has been authored by whom? (Chetan Bhagat)
896. Who was the flag bearer from India at the closing ceremony in the 2016 Rio Olympics? (Sakshi Malik)
897. Which state has become the first Indian state to draft its own internal security act? (Maharashtra)
898. Who has been sworn-in as the new Governor of Punjab? (VP Singh Badnore)
899. The 2016 Kabaddi World Cup was hosted by which state of India? (Gujarat)
900. Bishweshwar Nandi, who has been chosen for the 2016 Dronacharya Award, is associated with which sport? (Gymnastics)
901. O P Jaisha is associated with which sports? (Athletics)
902. Indian Railways has partnered with which technology giant to showcase its heritage digitally? (Google)
903. Which state has become the first Indian state to sign an agreement with the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation to develop 10 non-functional regional
airports? (Maharashtra)
904. India has recently signed pact with which country on vocational training? (Germany)
905. S R Nathan, who passed away recently, was the former President of which country? (Singapore)
906. Yongzin” the Tibetan-language search engine has been launched by which country? (China)
907. Lalita Babar is associated with which sports? (Sprint)
908. World’s largest indoor theme park will open in which city? (Dubai)
909. The first Asian Science and Technology (S&T) Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) has been held in which country? (Thailand)
910. The first BRICS Film Festival will be hosted by which country? (India)
911. The book “Theatres of Democracy” has been authored by whom? (Shiv Visvanathan)
912. Which e-Library has been launched by the Union government for divyang? (Sugamya Pustakalaya)
913. K K Sreedharan Nair, who died recently, was associated with which field? (Journalism)
914. Dr. A.R. Kidwai, who recently passed away, was related to which field? (Politics)
915. The conference on “International Arbitration in BRICS: Challenges, Opportunities and Road ahead” was held in which city of India? (New Delhi)
916. The first Children Court of South India has been launched in which city ? (Hyderabad)
917. India has recently launched Akashvani Maitree channel for the listeners from which neighbouring country? (Bangladesh)
918. Who has been named as the chairman of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) committee on Rio 2016 debacle? (Abhinav Bindra)
919. Which country was the focused country at the 2016 International Film Festival of India (IFFI)? (South Korea)
920. The book “An Intimate History of Killing: Face to Face Killing in Twentieth Century Warfare” is authored by whom? (Joanna Bourke)
921. Who has won the first IEI-IEEE Award for Engineering Excellence-2015? (G Satheesh Reddy)
922. Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary is located in which state of India? (Goa)
923. Who has been bestowed with the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award for 2016? (Cristiano Ronaldo)
924. POCSO e-box” has been launched by which Union Ministry for protection of children from sexual offenses? (Ministry of Women and Child
Development)
925. The 2016 Mother Teresa International Film Festival (MTIFF) has started in which city? (Kolkata)
926. Who led Indian delegation at the 2016 SAARC Finance Ministers conference? (Shaktikanta Das)
927. Operation Euphrates Shield” has been launched by which country in Syria to end Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) rule? (Turkey)
928. The Durand Cup is associated with which sports? (Football)
929. What is the India’s rank on the 2016 World Risk Index? (77th)
930. What is the theme of the 2017 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas? (Redefined Engagement With Indian Diaspora)
931. The world’s first self-driving taxi service has been launched in which country? (Singapore)
932. Which country hosted the 19th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit 2016? (Pakistan)
933. Which high-level committee has been constituted by the Union Government to promote card payments? (Ratan P Watal committee)
934. Who has become first Asian to be nominated for 2016 Heritage Heroes Award of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)? (Bibhuti
Lahkar)
935. DiGiSENSE platform” has been launched by which Indian automobile manufacturer to enable fleet owners to track their vehicles? (Mahindra &
Mahindra)
936. Subroto Cup is associated with which sports? (Football)
937. The 2016 Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) was held in which country? (Kenya)
938. Who has won the 2016 Belgian Formula One Grand Prix? (Nico Rosberg)
939. The National Sports Day is celebrated on which day in India? (August 29)
940. India’s first textile university will set up in which state? (Gujarat)
941. Dinanath Pathy, who passed away recently, was related to which field? (Art)
942. Which high-level committee has been constituted by the Indian Navy to find out extent of Scorpene Submarine data leak? (Ashok Kumar
committee)
943. Which committee has recently submitted report on border protection to Union Government? (Madhukar Gupta committee)
944. Which expert committee has submitted its report on alternatives to pellet guns? (T V S N Prasad committee)
945. The 2016 BRICS Convention on Tourism was hosted by which state of India? (Madhya Pradesh)
946. KBL-SMARTz” UPI-based mobile app has been launched by which bank? (Karnataka Bank)
947. Who has been awarded with the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2015? (Padma Sachdev)
948. The United Nations’ (UN) International Day against Nuclear test is observed on which day? (August 29)
949. India’s first military heritage website has launched by which organisation? (Glory Foundation)
950. The Velankanni festival has started in which state of India? (Tamil Nadu)
951. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for FY 17, as per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s latest annual report 2015-16? (7.6 %)
952. Which country hosted the 2016 meeting of heads of SAARC Statistical Organizations (SAARCSTAT)? (India)
953. Who has become the brand ambassador of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)? (PV Sindhu)
954. What is the India’s position in the 2016 Logistics Performance Index (LPI)? (35th)
955. Prakampana-2016” the annual joint disaster relief exercise started in which city of India? (Visakhapatnam)
956. Majuli, which will become the first river island district of India, is located in which state? (Assam)
957. With which country the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) has been signed by India? (United States)
958. Which state has become the first Indian state to distribute 2 crore LED bulbs under UJALA scheme? (Gujarat)
959. Which union ministry has signed MoU with Amar Chitra Katha to publish and distribute a comic book on Swachh Bharat Mission? (Ministry of
Urban Development)
960. The Union Government has recently approved PRS scheme for foreign investors. What does “PRS” stand for? (Permanent Residency Status)
961. SAHAYATA-2016”, the annual joint disaster relief exercise was conducted in which state of India? (Gujarat)
962. The book “The Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi: An Inside Job?” has been authored by whom? (Ahmed Faraz)
963. Which state has become the first Indian state to have implemented Public Fund Management System (PFMS)? (Jharkhand)
964. India-CHEM 2016 International Conference has started in which city? (Mumbai)
965. Who has been appointed as the new Chancellor of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) University? (Ashok Chawla)
966. Who has been appointed as the United Nations Women’s Advocate for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in India? (Aishwaryaa
Dhanush)
967. The Solung festival has started in which state of India? (Arunachal Pradesh)
968. India’s first international conference on cooking gas has held in which city? (Bhubaneswar)
969. Who is the newly elected President of Gabon? (Ali Bongo Ondimba)
970. The BRICS Convention on Tourism has started in which World heritage site of India? (Khajuraho)
971. Which committee has been constituted by Union Government to study silt in river Ganga in Bihar? (A K Sinha committee)
972. Kashmiri Lal Zakir, who passed away recently, was a famous poet in which language? (Urdu)
973. India has recently signed an agreement with which country in the area of Maritime Transport? (Egypt)
974. The 2016 ASEAN-India Summit was held in which country? (Laos)
975. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Brazil? (Michel Temer)
976. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch the INSAT-3DR satellite from which rocket vehicle? (GSLV-F05)
977. The book “Munnu: A Boy from Kashmir” has been authored by whom? (Malik Sajad)
978. Who has been appointed as the new MD and CEO of SBI Mutual Fund? (Anuradha Rao)
979. Islam Karimov, who recently passed away, was the President of which country? (Uzbekistan)
980. The Interview Island Wildlife Sanctuary (IIWS) is located in which state/ UT of India? (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
981. The first-ever BRICS film festival has started in which city? (New Delhi)
982. The 2016 G-20 Summit has started in which country? (China)
983. Who is the newly elected National President of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) for the year 2016? (K K Aggarwal)
984. Which village has become the first Wifi hotspot village in Haryana? (Gumthala Garhu)
985. Which state government has launched Biju Kanya Ratna Yojana for the development of girls? (Odisha)
986. Who has been appointed as brand ambassador for anti- liquor & anti-drug campaign by the Kerala Government? (Sachin Tendulkar)
987. Nalini Dhar Bhattacharyya, who passed away recently, was the famous poet of which state of India? (Assam)
988. The 2016 Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) was held in which country recently? (Singapore)
989. The book “Leaping Poetry: An Idea with Poems and Translations” has been authored by whom? (Robert Bly)
990. The Phulwari Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state of India? (Rajasthan)
991. The first-ever Nomad Film Festival has started in which city? (New Delhi)
992. Who was honoured with the 2016 Sarala Award? (Hrushikesh Mallick)
993. Pranaav Jerry Chopra is associated with which sports? (Badminton)
994. Who is the newly appointed Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? (Urjit Patel)
995. The Union Government has recently approved the use of chilli-based PAVA shells for crowd controlling. What does “PAVA” stands for?
(Pantothenic Acid Vanillyl Amide)
996. The Union Health Ministry has recently launched LCDC campaign to eradicate leprosy. What does “LCDC” stands for? (Leprosy Case Detection
Campaign)
997. Which high court of India has recently launch e-stamping facility? (Rajasthan)
998. Which state/UT has launched ‘Shramdaan movement’ in India? (Puducherry)
999. Arif Beg, who passed away recently, was related to which field? (Politics)
1000. The Kalesar National Park is located in which state of India? (Haryana)
1001. The 2016 ASEAN Summit started in which country? (Laos)
1002. “Nuakhai” the agrarian mass festival has celebrated in which state of India? (Odisha)
1003.
1004. Which international personality has topped the 2016 World’s Most Powerful People list of Forbes? (Vladimir Putin)
1005. The Economic Times Asian Business Leaders’ Conclave 2016 has been held in which country? (Malaysia)
1006. Which state has become the first Indian state to launch Mahila Police Volunteer (MPV) initiative? (Haryana)
1007. “2016 EKUVERIN” the joint military exercise has started between India and which country? (Maldives)
1008. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA)? (V G Kannan)
1009. The 2016 International Civil Aviation Negotiations (ICAN) was held in which city? (Nassau)
1010. India’s first transgender school will come up in which city? (Kochi)
1011. Which Indian batswoman has been named in the ICC Women’s team of the year 2016? (Smriti Mandhana)
1012. Who has been appointed as the new director general of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs(IICA)? (Sunil Arora)
1013. How much India will contribute to UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for 2016-17? ($500,000)
1014. Who has been conferred with the ICFA’s 2016 Global Agriculture Leadership Award? (Ratan Tata)
1015. Amina Mohammed, who has been named as the UN’s Deputy Secretary-General, is belonged to which country? (Nigeria)
1016. “Immunization Incentives and Information Programme” has been launched by which state government of India? (Haryana)
1017. Which state government has launched the “Annapurna Rasoi” scheme for underprivileged people? (Rajasthan)
1018. Which district will become the India’s first carbon neutral district ? (Majuli)
1019. The 2016 World Confluence of Humanity, Power and Spirituality has started in which country? (India)
1020. “Swasthya Raksha Programme” has been launched by which union ministry? (Ministry of AYUSH)
1021. The 6th BRICS Health Ministers’ Meet has been held in which city? (New Delhi)
1022. The Thal Favang Kut festival has started in which state of India? (Mizoram)
1023. Who has become the new chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)? (V K Sharma)
1024. Who has been named as the new director of Intelligence Bureau (IB)? (Rajiv Jain)
1025. Who has been appointed as the new chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)? (Anil Dhasmana)
1026. Who is the chief of the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army? (Bipin Rawat)
1027. Who is the Chief of the Air Staff (COAS) of the Indian Air Force (IAF)? (B S Dhanoa)
1028. Which state has attained 100% Aadhaar saturation in India? (Himachal Pradesh)
1029. “State Bank MobiCash” digital wallet has been launched by State Bank of India (SBI) in partnership with which telecom company? (BSNL)
1030. The first-ever Indian Institute of Skills will come up in which state of India? (Uttar Pradesh)
1031. Who has won the Miss World 2016 competition ? (Stephanie del Valle)
1032. Which country’s team has won the 2016 Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup tournament? (India)
1033. The International Migrants Day (IMD) is observed on which date? (December 18)
1034. Which union ministry has launched GARV-II mobile app to monitor rural electrification data? (Ministry of Power)
1035. India’s first cashless bazaar has come up in which state? (Chhattisgarh)
1036. Karun Nair is associated with which sports? (Cricket)
1037. Which union ministry has won gold medal in the Web Ratna category of 2016 Digital India Awards? (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare)
1038. ‘Saanjhi Saanjh’ the national newspaper for senior citizen has been launched by which union ministry? (Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment)
1039. What is the current interest rate on Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) for FY 17? (8.65%)
1040. Who will be the head of newly constituted high-level task force on Indus Water Treaty (IWT)? (Nripendra Mishra)
1041. Which famous personality has become the brand ambassador of Assam tourism? (Priyanka Chopra)
1042. Saumitra Chaudhuri, who passed away recently, was the famous personality of which field? (Economics)
1043. Who has won the BBC sports personality of the Year 2016? (Andy Murray)
1044. The India-Nepal folk crafts festival (INCF-2016) has started in which city? (Kathmandu)
1045. The International Human Solidarity Day is observed on which date? (December 20)
1046. The 2016 Hero Indian Super League (ISL) has been won by which football team? (Atletico de Kolkata)
1047. Which state will become the first Indian state to have 24×7 helpline for forests? (Maharashtra)
1048. Who has been honoured with ‘Legends Award’ by the International Boxing Association (AIBA)? (Mary Kom)
1049. The 2016 Sahitya Akademi award has been won by which author? (Vannadasan)
1050. The book “Asura: Tale of the Vanquished: The Story of Ravana and His People” has been authored by whom? (Anand Neelakantan)
1051. The National Mathematics Day (NMD) is celebrated on which date in India? (December 22)
1052. Jagannatha Verma, who passed away recently, was the famous actor of which language? (Malayalam)
1053. What is the India’s rank in the 2016 Global Wind Power Installed Capacity Index? (4th)
1054. Which company has launched world’s first chat operating system? (Flock)
1055. Who has won the 2016 Kids Golf World Championship? (Arjun Bhati)
1056. Who is the newly appointed chief secretary of Tamil Nadu? (Girija Vaidyanathan)
1057. Who has won the 2016 Sastra Ramanujan award for mathematics? (Maksym Radziwill)
1058. The book “Parijat” has been authored by whom? (Nasira Sharma)
1059. Which famous personality has topped the 2016 Forbes India celebrity 100 List? (Salman Khan)
1060. What is the theme of 2016 National Consumer Day (NCD)? (Alternate consumer disputes redressal)
1061. The first 2G (Second Generation) ethanol bio-refinery will be set up in which state of India? (Punjab)
1062. Which country’s football team has won the 2016 FIFA Team of the year title? (Argentina)
1063. Shiva Keshavan is associated with which sports? (Luge)
1064. “Pratikar-I” the first-ever joint military exercise will be held between Nepal and which country? (China)
1065. Which famous personality has launched book series “Tactabet” for visually impaired children? (Hrithik Roshan)
1066. “Google toilet locator” has been launched by which union minister? (Venkaiah Naidu)
1067. Which island in India was once named “New Denmark”? (Andaman & Nicobar Island)
1068. Which community has become the first Scheduled Tribe of Puducherry? (Irular)
1069. “National Index for Performance on Health Outcomes” has been launched recently by NITI Aayog to ---- (Map the incremental improvement in
health by states of India)
1070. With which, the BliSS scheme is related? (Biotechnology Education)
1071. Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan (VISAKA) is an initiative of which ministry? (Ministry of Human Resource Development)
1072. The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) links the Pakistani port of Gwadar with Kashgar in China. In which province, Kashgar is located in
China? (Xinjiang)
1073. The agreement to “buy or sell a debt instrument at a specified future date at a pre-determined price” is called? (Interest Rate Future)
1074. Which country recently won the Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Asia Cup title? (India)
1075. Which is the first country in the world to use drones for national mail service? (France)
1076. Which is an OPEC country? (Nigeria)
1077. Who has been selected for the prestigious 2016 Jnanpith Award? (Shankha Ghosh)
1078. The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs has recently launched “OCMC” to provide speedy redressal of consumer grievances. What does “OCMC”
stands for? (Online Consumer Mediation Centre (OCMC))
1079. Who has won the 2016 All India Football Federation (AIFF) Player of the Year? (Jeje Lalpekhlua)
1080. “EazyPay” a mobile-based application for merchants has been launched by which bank? (ICICI Bank)
1081. Chetan Ramarao, who passed recently, was the noted film actor of which language? (Kannada)
1082. The Good Governance Day (GGD) is observed on which day in India? (December 25)
1083. The book “On the Front Line: The Collected Journalism” has been authored by whom? (Marie Colvin)
1084. The 2018 Women’s Hockey World Cup will be held in which country? (England)
1085. The 2016 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup cricket tournament has been won by which country? (India)
1086. “Aadhaar Pay” an aadhaar-linked cashless merchant solution has been launched by which bank? (IDFC Bank)
1087. The book “India-US relations in the age of uncertainity” has been authored by whom? (B M Jain)
1088. Which company launched “Digitally Safe Consumer” campaign in India? (Google)
1089. George Michael, who passed away recently, was the famous singer of which country? (England)
1090. Who has been appointed as the special secretary in the internal security department of the Ministry of Home Affairs? (R K Dutta)
1091. Dinanath Bhargava, who sketched national emblem ‘Lion Capital of Ashoka’, was belonged to which state of India? (Madhya Pradesh)
1092. “DAMAN” a new malaria control programme will be launched by which state government of India? (Odisha)
1093. “Nock-Ten” typhoon has recently hit which country? (Philippines)
1094. Which bollywood personality has been conferred honorary doctorate by the Maulana Azad National Urdu University? (Shahrukh Khan)
1095. “Nagar Uday Abhiyan” has been launched by which state government of India? (Madhya Pradesh)
1096. “Atal Amrit Abhiyan” a health insurance scheme has been launched by which state government of India? (Assam)
1097. Which country has successfully tested its 5th generation stealth fighter jet “FC-31 Gyrfalcon”? (China)
1098. Vera Rubin, who passed away recently, was the noted astronomer of which country? (United States)
1099. “Bank Sakhi” scheme has been launched by which grameen bank of India? (Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank (KVGB))
1100. The book “Emperor Chandragupta” has been authored by whom? (Adity Kay)
1101. Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, who passed away recently, was the former Prime Minister of which country? (Sri Lanka)
1102. The Chardham highway project will come up in which state of India? (Uttarakhand)
1103. Samit Gohel is associated with which sports? (Cricket)
1104. Who is the newly appointed Director General of National Cadet Corps (NCC)? (Vinod Vashisht)
1105. The registration fees for Indian citizenship of which neighboring countries’ Hindus have been reduced to Rs. 100? (Pakistan, Afghanistan and
Bangladesh)
1106. Nedumkayam, which has become the India’s first cashless and digital tribal colony, is in which state/union territory? (Kerala)
1107. Sunderlal Patwa, who passed away recently, was the former chief minister of which state of India? (Madhya Pradesh)
1108. Which state will host the 2022 National Games? (Meghalaya)
1109. The 2016 National Children Science Congress (NCSC) programme has started in which city? (Pune)
1110. Which state government will create new ministry for Vimukta Jati and Nomadic Tribes (VJNT), OBCs and SBCs? (Maharashtra)
1111. Who has been appointed as the new deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? (Viral Acharya)
1112. Who has won gold in the Women Elite’s 500m individual time trial event in the 2016 Senior National Track Cycling? (Deborah Herold)
1113. Who has been chosen for 2016 Bihari Puraskar? (Satya Narayan)
1114. The book “I am a troll” has been authored by whom? (Swati Chaturvedi)
1115. The 2017 Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit will take place in which city? (Gandhinagar)
1116. “Swachh Swasth Sarvatra” initiative has been launched by the Union Health Ministry in collaboration with which union ministry? (Ministry of
Drinking Water and Sanitation)
1117. The 77th session of Indian History Congress (IHC) has started in which state of India? (Kerala)
1118. India’s first Digi Dhan mela has been held in which state to promote cashless transactions? (Haryana)
1119. Who has been appointed as the new Lt Governor of Delhi? (Anil Baijal)
1120. Prafulla Haldankar, who passed away recently, was the famous player of which sports? (Table Tennis)
1121. Which High Level Committee (HLC) will be constituted by Union Government to review institutionalization of arbitration mechanism in India? (B
N Srikrishna)
1122. Debbie Reynolds, who passed away recently, was the legendary actress of which country? (California)
1123. Indian Army has partnered with which Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) for critical technology requirements? (IIT Gandhinagar)
1124. The book “Watership Down” was authored by whom? (Richard Adams)
1125. Prithviraj Ayachi is associated with which sports? (Shooting)
1126. Which committee has submitted report on promoting digital payments to the Union Government? (Ratan Watal committee)
1127. India’s first centre for digital investigation and training has been set up by which state police? (Haryana)
1128. India’s first caterpillar train will be set up by which state government of India? (Haryana)
1129. “BHIM” mobile app has been launched by Union Government to make digital payments easier. What does “BHIM” stands for? (Bharat Interface for
Money)
1130. The 2016 World Bhojpuri Conference has started in which city? (Varanasi)
1131. How much loan amount has been approved by the World Bank for rural road projects in Bihar? ($235 million)
1132. The book “That thing called love” has been authored by whom? (Tuhin Sinha)
1133. Barbara Tarbuck, who passed away recently, was the noted actress of which country? (United States)
1134. The National Trust Foundation Day (NTFD) is observed on which date in India? (December 30)
1135. “Beipanjiang Bridge” the world’s highest bridge is in which country? (China)
1136. Kush Bhagat is associated with which sports? (Chess)
1137. Who has been named as the new Prime Minister of Romania? (Sorin Grindeanu)
1138. Eknathrao Vikhe-Pati, who passed away recently, was the well-known politician of which state? (Maharashtra)
1139. Where is the headquarters of the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS)? (Switzerland)
1140. India’s first transgender school “Sahaj International” has started in which state? (Kerala)
1141. Which state government has recently declared 50% reservation in judicial services for OBCs, SCs, STs and EBCs? (Bihar)
1142. Who have been chosen for the 2016 Navlekhan Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith? (Shraddha and Ghyansham Kumar Devansh)
1143. Which bank has tied up with online portal “magicbricks.com” to conduct joint marketing activities? (State Bank of India)
1144. The book “The Secret Chord” has been authored by whom? (Geraldine Brooks)
1145. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)? (David Syiemlieh)
1146. Which Indian-origin British professor has been honoured with the Queen Elizabeth II Knighthood? (Shankar Balasubramanian)
1147. Who is the newly elected Chief Justice of Pakistan? (Mian Saqib Nisar)
1148. The Bargarh Dhanua Jatra festival has started in which state? (Odisha)
1149. The book “Scattered Souls” has been authored by whom? (Shahnaj Bashir)
1150. Who has been awarded ‘Scroll of Honor’ by Government of India (GoI) to promote cashless transactions? (Gaurav Goyal)
1151. The Haj Committee of India (HCoI) is the statutory body of which union ministry? (Ministry of Minority Affairs)
1152. Which state governments have signed MoU to prepare State Resident Data Base (SRDB)? (Haryana and Andhra Pradesh)
1153. Tyrus Wong, who passed away recently, was the legendary Disney artist of which country? (United States)
1154. Who is the newly appointed Secretary in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs? (Anoop Srivastava)
1155. Where is the headquarters of the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI)? (Hyderabad)
1156. Which committee has been constituted by the Union Government to suggest improvements in National Sports Development Code (NSDC)? (Injeti
Srinivas committee)
1157. “NTR Arogya Raksha” a new health scheme has been launched by which state government? (Andhra Pradesh)
1158. The 104th Indian Science Congress (ISC) has started in which state? (Andhra Pradesh)
1159. India’s first laser technology-based advanced AVMS RTO check post has set up at which state? (Gujarat)
1160. Who is the newly appointed Controller General of Accounts? (Archana Nigam)
1161. Who has won the 2016 Mubadala World Tennis Championship? (Rafael Nadal)
1162. Imtiaz Ahmed, who passed away recently, was the former cricketer of which country? (Pakistan)
1163. John Berger, who passed away recently, was the renowned author of which country? (United Kingdom)
1164. The book “Just Another Jihadi Jane” has been authored by whom? (Tabish Khair)
1165. Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of India (CJI)? (J S Khehar)
1166. Which country has become the first in the world to pay basic income to randomly picked citizens on national level? (Finland)
1167. The World Braille Day (WBD) is observed on which date? (January 4)
1168. H S Mahadeva Prasad, who passed away recently, was the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of which constituency? (Gundlupet
constituency)
1169. Who has won the 2016 World Blitz Chess Championship? (Sergey Karjakin)
1170. K V Pusa, who passed away recently, was the noted politician of which state? (Nagaland)
1171. What is the India’s rank in offering highest salaries to expats, as per 2016 HSBC Expat Explorer Survey? (3rd)
1172. Who has been appointed as an Adviser (policy & planning) in the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)? (V Thiruppugazh)
1173. “OnChat” a chatbot service has been launched by which bank to allow users to make payments through Facebook Messenger? (HDFC Bank)
1174. The book “Death Under The Deodars: The Adventures of Miss Ripley-Bean” has been authored by whom? (Ruskin Bond)
1175. Which country’s women football team has won the 2016 SAFF Women’s Championship? (India)
1176. The 2017 National Ice Skating Championship has started in which state? (Haryana)
1177. Who has been appointed as the new Executive Director (ED) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? (Surekha Marandi)
1178. Who has won the 2016 Presidential election of Haiti? (Jovenel Moise)
1179. India’s first bus to run on biogas will start from which city? (Kolkata)
1180. Arthur Morris, who has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame, was the legendary cricketer of which country? (Australia)
1181. Which country has recently hosted the Chitwan Elephant Festival to promote tourism? (Nepal)
1182. Which company has launched “Digital Unlocked” the training program for Indian small businesses? (Google)
1183. Who has been appointed as the new President of the Rockefeller Foundation? (Rajiv Shah)
1184. Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan, who passed away recently, was the famous musician of which musical instrument? (Sitar)
1185. The 2017 Assam International Agri-Horiculture show has started in which city? (Guwahati)
1186. Veteran actor Om Puri, who passed away recently, was belonged to which state? (Haryana)
1187. What is the theme of the 2017 New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF)? (Manushi – Books Written on and by Women)
1188. The 2017 Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) will be hosted by which city? (Bengaluru)
1189. Which international organization has declared 2017 as the “International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development”? (United Nations (UN))
1190. “Good Samaritan Policy” has been launched by which state / union territory government? (Delhi)
1191. Gangmumei Kamei, who passed away recently, was the noted historian of which state? (Manipur)
1192. The 2017 Island tourism Festival has started in which state / union territory? (Andaman and Nicobar)
1193. The International Conference on “Yoga for diabetes” has been held in which city? (New Delhi)
1194. The International Kite Festival (Uttarayan) started from which state? (Gujarat)
1195. Who has won the 2017 Qatar Open Men’s singles tennis tournament? (Novak Djokovic)
1196. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Ghana? (Nana Akufo-Addo)
1197. Which tennis pair has won the 2017 WTA Brisbane International Women’s doubles Tennis trophy? (Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands)
1198. The book “The Untold Vajpayee: Politician and Paradox” has been authored by whom? (Ullekh NP)
1199. Where is the headquarters of the Islamic Military Alliance to Fight Terrorism (IMAFT)? (Riyadh)
1200. Which country will become the world’s first country to switch off FM radio? (Norway)
1201. Who has been honoured with the Life Time Achievement (LTA) award at the 2017 Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF)? (Ramesh Prasad)
1202. Which insurance company has tied up with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for capital support to enterprises? (Life Insurance
Corporation of India (LIC))
1203. The 2017 All India Conference of Waqf Boards has started in which city? (New Delhi)
1204. The Chitwan National Park is located in which country? (Nepal)
1205. The book “Bose: The Indian Samurai – Netaji and the INA Military Assessment” has been authored by whom? (G D Bakshi)
1206. Which is the world’s largest street light replacement programme of India? (Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP))
1207. Which film has won the best motion picture award at the 2017 Golden Globes awards? (Moonlight)
1208. Which Indian personality has been honoured by US Embassy for Tuberculosis (TB) awareness? (Amitabh Bachchan)
1209. India’s first international stock exchange “India International Exchange” has been launched in which city? (Gandhinagar)
1210. The 2017 National Conference for e-Governance has started in which city? (Visakhapatnam)
1211. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who passed away recently, was the former President of which country? (Iran)
1212. Which tennis pair has won the 2017 Aircel Chennai Open men’s doubles tournament? (Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan)
1213. The 2017 National conference “Jal Manthan-III” will be held in which city? (New Delhi)
1214. Mario Soares, who passed away recently, was the former President of which country? (Portugal)
1215. Who has won the 2016 Best FIFA Men’s player award? (Cristiano Ronaldo)
1216. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed pact with which country’s space agency on satellite launch technology? (France)
1217. India’s largest public WiFi service has been launched by which state government? (Maharashtra)
1218. Which Indian teenager has won the Young Travel Photographer Of The Year (TPOTY) award 2016? (Darpan Basak)
1219. The 2017 Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit has started in which city? (Gandhinagar)
1220. Velavan Senthilkumar is associated with which sports? (Squash)
1221. The book “Magpie Murders” has been authored by whom? (Anthony Horowitz)
1222. The 2017 National Youth Festival will be held in which state? (Haryana)
1223. The International Conference and Exhibition on Re-enforced Plastics (ICERP) has started in which Indian city? (Mumbai)
1224. Zygmunt Bauman, who passed away recently, was the renowned sociologist of which country? (Poland)
1225. “Global Risks Report 2017” has been released by which international organisation? (World Economic Forum (WEF))
1226. Shreyas Mehta is associated with which sports? (Squash)
1227. The book “My Odyssey: Memoirs of the Man behind the Mangalyaan Mission” has been authored by whom? (K Radhakrishnan)
1228. What is the India’s GDP growth rate in FY 17, as per the latest report of World Bank (WB)? (7.0%)
1229. The Nobel Prize Series India 2017 has recently started in which state? (Gujarat)
1230. Which state government will launch e-wallet “Tokapoisa.in” for cashless transaction in local language? (Assam)
1231. The 2017 World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting will be held in which country? (Switzerland)
1232. The Jigme Dorji National Park is located in which country? (Bhutan)
1233. The World Hindi Day (WHD) is observed on which date? (January 10)
1234. Peter Sarstedt, who passed away recently, was the well-known singer-songwriter of which country? (England)
1235. Which Indian hockey player has become a member of International Hockey Federation (FIH) Athletes’ Committee? (PR Sreejesh)
1236. Which country has become the world’s first country to cease FM radio broadcasting? (Norway)
1237. Who has been sworn as the new President of Nicaragua? (Daniel Ortega)
1238. The 2017 International Conference on Disability Communication (ICDC) was held in which country? (India)
1239. “Festival of India” will be organised by which country? (Ghana)
1240. Which Kalvari-class Scorpene stealth submarines has been launched recently for sea trials? (Khanderi)
1241. Roman Herzog, who passed away recently, was the former President of which country? (Germany)
1242. Who has won the 2016 Kolkata Open National Invitation Snooker Championship? (Pankaj Advani)
1243. Which country has become the world’s first country to officially recognise parkour as a sport? (United Kingdom)
1244. The book “The Untold Story of Talking Books” has been authored by whom? (Matthew Rubery)
1245. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Tata Sons? (Natarajan Chandrasekaran)
1246. “Aditya” India’s first-ever solar powered boat has been launched in which state? (Kerala)
1247. The Chhabra Thermal Power Plant (CTPP) is located in which state of India? (Rajasthan)
1248. Where is the headquarters of the think-tank Atlantic Council (AC)? (Washington)
1249. William Peter Blatty, who passed away recently, was the well-known author of which country? (United States)
1250. What is the theme of 2017 National Youth Festival (NYF) in India? (Youth for Digital India)
1251. The book “An Unsuitable Boy” is the autobiography of which Indian personality? (Karan Johar)
1252. Which committee has recently submitted report on Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) to the Union Government? (Sumit Bose committee)
1253. How much interest rate will be offer by Airtel Payments Bank on savings accounts deposits? (7.25%)
1254. “Digital Dakiya” scheme has been launched in which state government to encourage cashless transactions? (Madhya Pradesh)
1255. Which cricket team has won the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy tournaments? (Gujarat)
1256. The International conference for peace talks between Israel and Palestinians will be held in which city? (Paris)
1257. The Khelo India National Level Competitions has inaugurated in which city? (New Delhi)
1258. The first-ever Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) International Dance festival has been held in which city? (Hyderabad)
1259. Which committee has recently recommended quota for girl students in IITs? (Timothy Gonsalves committee)
1260. Surjit Singh Barnala, who passed away recently, was the former chief minister of which state? (Punjab)
1261. Which team has won the 2017 Vodafone Premier Badminton League (PBL)? (Chennai Smashers)
1262. The book “The Karachi Deception” has been authored by whom? (Shatrujeet Nath)
1263. ‘SEZ India’ mobile app has been launched by which union ministry for special economic zones? (Ministry of Commerce and Industry)
1264. How much loan amount has been sanctioned by World Bank (WB) for “Nagaland Health Project”? ($48 million)
1265. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast rate for FY 17, as per updated “World Economic Outlook (WEO)” report of International Monetary Fund
(IMF)? (6.6%)
1266. The world’s biggest cricket stadium will come up in which state of India? (Gujarat)
1267. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI)? (92nd)
1268. The 2017 India International Garment Fair (IIGF) will be held in which city? (New Delhi)
1269. “Pinakin” mobile app has been launched by which state tourism department to boost tourism? (Tamil Nadu)
1270. Freedom fighter Mohan Singh Josan, who passed away recently, belongs to which state? (Rajasthan)
1271. Who will become the new interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Prasar Bharti? (Rajeev Singh)
1272. The novel “The Book Thief” has been authored by whom? (Markus Zusak)
1273. Gita Sen, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field? (Film Industry)
1274. Which Indian cricketer has been inducted into Legends Club “Hall of Fame”? (Kapil Dev)
1275. Antonio Tajani, who has been elected the new President of European Parliament, belongs to which country? (Italy)
1276. Who has won the prestigious award “The Hindu Prize 2016”? (Kiran Doshi)
1277. Which national award-winning filmmaker has recently passed away, who won the award for his movie “Limit to Freedom”? (Deepak Roy)
1278. The book “Kalkatta” has been authored by whom? (Kunal Basu)
1279. Mawlynnong village, which is cleanest village in Asia, is located in which state? (Meghalaya)
1280. Which country has recently become an associate member of European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)? (India)
1281. What is the India’s rank in the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Inclusive Development Index (IDI) for 2017? (60th)
1282. What is the rank of Indian passport in the latest passport Index? (78th)
1283. Karang, which has become India’s first cashless island, is located in which state? (Manipur)
1284. The 2017 Dantan Gramin Mela has started in which state? (West Bengal)
1285. Where is the headquarters of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI)? (South Korea)
1286. Which state has become the India’s first state to launch “Aanandam programme” to help the needy persons? (Madhya Pradesh)
1287. What is the theme of the 2017 Raisina Dialogue? (The New Normal: Multilateralism in a multipolar world)
1288. “Mission 41K” has been launched by which union ministry to save energy? (Ministry of Railways)
1289. Which portal has been launched by the Union Government for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)? (Shagun portal)
1290. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for FY 17, as per latest report of United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2017?
(7.7%)
1291. Who has been selected as the new chief of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)? (Alok Kumar Verma)
1292. Jacob Polley, who has won the 2016 TS Eliot Prize for poetry, belongs to which country? (United Kingdom)
1293. Farrukh Amonatov, who has won the 2017 Delhi International Open chess tournament, belongs to which country? (Tajikistan)
1294. The CEPI has officially launched at 2017 World Economic Forum (WEF) to create new vaccines for emerging infectious diseases. What does “CEPI”
stands for? (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations)
1295. Where is the headquarters of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)? (Mauritius)
1296. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Gambia? (Adama Barrow)
1297. The book “Story of an Escape” was authored by whom? (Surjit Singh Barnala)
1298. Which city has topped the 2017 JLL City Momentum Index (CMI)? (Bengaluru)
1299. How much amount has been sanctioned by the World Bank (WB) for Tripura Power Upgradation project? (Rs 1,376 crore)
1300. Which team has won the 2017 Pro Wrestling League (PWL)? (Punjab Royals)
1301. Who will be the Chief Guest for the 2017 Republic Day of India? (Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan)
1302. The International Symposium on Medicinal and Aromatic plants of India has been held in which city? (New Delhi)
1303. Where is the headquarters of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)? (Mumbai)
1304. “Nasha Mukt campaign” has been launched by which state government to make state addiction-free? (Bihar)
1305. The India Innovation Index (III) will be developed by which international organization to measure innovation performance of Indian states? (World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO))
1306. Which warship has become the India’s first-ever warship to have ATM on board? (INS Vikramaditya)
1307. Which Indian personality has been appointed as a new member of FIFA’s Finance Committee for the period of 2017-2021? (Praful Patel)
1308. The National Voters’ Day is celebrated on which date in India? (January 25)
1309. Which Indian village has been conferred the UNWTO Award for Innovation in the category of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO)?
(Govardhan Eco village)
1310. Which Indian personality will become judge in the 2017 Miss Universe pageant? (Sushmita Sen)
1311. The book “60 Indian Poets” has been authored by whom? (Jeet Thayil)
1312. The 2017 Combined Commanders’ Conference (CCC) has been held in which state of India? (Uttarakhand)
1313. “FI@School” a novel programme has been launched by which gramin bank to propagate financial literacy among school children? (Kerala Gramin
Bank)
1314. Who has won the 2017 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold Badminton tournament? (Saina Nehwal)
1315. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Mauritius? (Pravind Jugnauth)
1316. The National Girl Child Day is celebrated on which day in India? (January 24)
1317. Jaswant Rai Sharma, who passed away recently, was the renowned poet of which language? (Urdu)
1318. Which stadium will become the first Indian stadium to have stands named after war heroes? (Eden Gardens stadium, Kolkata)
1319. Which company has been named as the most innovative company of 2016, as per Boston Consulting Group (BCG) 2016 analysis? (Apple)
1320. The book “Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life” has been authored by whom? (William Finnegan)
1321. “Wave N Pay” contactless card has been launched by which bank? (Punjab National Bank (PNB))
1322. “Aoba Velox-III” satellite, which has been successfully launched into orbit from the International Space Station (ISS), belongs to which country?
(Singapore)
1323. The 2017 Pakke-Paga Festival has been held in which state? (Arunachal Pradesh)
1324. Which state will become the Indian state to opt for electronic transmission of postal ballot to service voters? (Goa)
1325. The National Tourism Day is celebrated on which day in India? (January 25)
1326. “e-health project” will be launched by which state government with support of World Bank (WB)? (Kerala)
1327. Which committee has recently submitted report on Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) act to the Union Government? (N K
Singh committee)
1328. What is the theme of 2017 Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF)? (Freedom to Love: India at 70)
1329. The 2017 Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana (VPBY) will be implemented through which insurance company? (Life Insurance Corporation of India)
1330. Who will be the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC)? (Anshu Sinha)
1331. What is the theme of 2017 National Girl Child Day? (Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao)
1332. The book “You Got Magic” has been authored by whom? (Neel Madhav)
1333. The Nagarhole National Park is located in which state? (Karnataka)
1334. What is the theme of the 2017 National Voters Day (NVD)? (Empowering young and future events)
1335. Which committee of Chief Ministers (CMs) has recently submitted report on preparing road map for rapid adoption of digital payment methods to
the Union Government? (Chandrababu Naidu committee)
1336. “Khelegi toh Khilegi” the pan-India initiative for girls football has been launched by which organisation? (Nurturing Excellence in Sports Trust
(NEST))
1337. Which Indian airport has won the 2016 Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the transportation sector under the
Aviation category? (Delhi International Airport Limited)
1338. Which country has successfully launched its first-ever military communications satellite “Kirameki -2” into orbit? (Japan)
1339. The world’s largest solar park has been built by which country? (China)
1340. The book “The Future of India” has been authored by whom? (Bimal Jalan)
1341. Who has been bestowed with the first-ever Hugo Chavez Prize for Peace and Sovereignty of Venezuela? (Vladimir Putin)
1342. Ronnie O’Sullivan, who has recently won a record 7th Dafabet Masters title, is belonged to which country? (United Kingdom)
1343. “Ababeel” ballistic missile has been successfully launched by which country? (Pakistan)
1344. Alexander Kadakin, who passed away recently, was the ambassador of which country to India? (Russia)
1345. Which state government has launched e-health program “Jeevan Rekha” to provide a centralised database of healthcare information? (Kerala)
1346. “Chief Minister’s Award” has been launched by which state government to reward districts adopting digital payments? (Assam)
1347. The book “The Island of Lost Girls” has been authored by whom? (Manjula Padmanabhan)
1348. Which online travel portal has launched India’s first social luxury travel magazine “Luxury Travel Times”? (Make My Trip)
1349. Mary Tyler Moore, who passed away recently, was the famous Emmy award-winning actress of which country? (United States)
1350. “Beat Marshall Monitoring Mobile App” has been launched by which city police to map real-time locations of patrolling teams? (Pune City Police)
1351. Lalchungnunga, who has been chosen to train at Germany’s top division football league “Bundesliga”, belongs to which Indian state? (Mizoram)
1352. The 2017 T20 Blind Cricket World Cup will be hosted by which country? (India)
1353. Who has been bestowed with the highest peace time gallantry decoration “Ashok Chakra” on the 68th Republic Day of India? (Hangpan Dada)
1354. “Dulari Kanya” scheme has been launched by which state government to check infant mortality? (Arunachal Pradesh)
1355. The 2017 Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Partnership Summit has started in which state? (Andhra Pradesh)
1356. Which state government has recently organized Farmer’s Martyrs day to pay homage to the martyrs of 1894 farmers’ rising in the state? (Assam)
1357. India’s first Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) has been inaugurated in which city? (Mysuru)
1358. What is the India’s rank in the list of “Eight Great Powers of 2017”, as per The American Interest magazine? (6th)
1359. Shekhar Naik, who has been selected for 2017 Padma Shri award, is associated with which sports? (Cricket)
1360. Which union ministry has instituted the “National Entrepreneurship Awards” to encourage a culture of entrepreneurship across India? (Ministry
of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship)
1361. What is the India’s rank in the 2016 Corruption Perception Index (CPI)? (79th)
1362. Which state government has recently announced a total ban on polythene bags from May 2017? (Madhya Pradesh)
1363. Who has been selected for the 2016 National Geoscience Award in the field of geo-environmental studies? (Keshav Krishna)
1364. Who is the newly appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh? (PB Acharya)
1365. The “India Pharma & India Medical Device-2017” conference will be held in which city? (Bengaluru)
1366. Who has won the 2017 Women’s singles Australian Open tennis tournament? (Serena Williams)
1367. The first-ever Brahmaputra Literary Festival has started in which city? (Guwahati)
1368. “C25” India’s first indigenously developed high thrust cryogenic rocket engine has successfully ground-tested by the ISRO for which rocket vehicle?
(GSLV-Mark-III)
1369. Who has been appointed as the new chancellor of Nalanda University? (Vijay Bhatkar)
1370. Which Indian doctor has been selected for the 2017 Ophthalmology Hall of Fame? (Gullapalli N. Rao)
1371. Which Target Olympic Podium (TOP) committee has been constituted by the Union Government to identify athletics for 2020 and 2024 Olympic
Games? (Abhinav Bindra committee)
1372. The Government of India (GoI) has recently signed white shipping agreement with which country? (France)
1373. Sir John Hurt, who passed away recently, was the legendary actor of which country? (England)
1374. Who has won the 2017 Men’s singles Australian Open tennis tournament? (Roger Federer)
1375. The 2017 National Immunization Day (NID) is celebrated on which date in India? (January 29)
1376. Who has won the 2017 Men’s singles Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament? (Sameer Verma)
1377. Who has been appointed the interim Managing Director and CEO of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)? (A P Singh)
1378. The world’s first-ever digital ambassador has been created by which country? (Denmark)
1379. Which national leprosy awareness campaign has been organised by the Union Government on 2017 Anti Leprosy Day (ALD)? (Sparsh campaign)
1380. The 2017 North East Film Festival (NEFF) has started in which city? (Pune)
1381. Who was crowned the Miss Universe 2016? (Iris Mittenaere)
1382. Iris Mittenaere, who has been crowned the new Miss Universe 2016, belongs to which country? (France)
1383. The book “Mother Teresa: The Final Verdict” has been authored by whom? (Aroup Chatterjee)
1384. Who has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Delhi Police? (Amulya Patnaik)
1385. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Commission of the African Union (AU)? (Moussa Faki)
1386. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for FY 18, according to the Economic Survey of India (ESI) 2017? (6.75 % to 7.5%)
1387. Who has been appointed as the new chief of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)? (Vinod Rai)
1388. Emmanuelle Riva, who passed away recently, was the well-known actress of which country? (France)
1389. India’s largest start-up incubator will be set up in which state? (Karnataka)
1390. Which state tourism department has tied up with an online travel company “MakeMyTrip” to promote its home-stay scheme? (Madhya Pradesh)
1391. The book “The man who could never say No” has been authored by whom? (S Muthiah)
1392. The Digital Radio Round Table Conference has been launched by which union minister? (M Venkaiah Naidu)
1393. Which operation has been launched by the Income Tax Department (ITD) to track deposits post demonetisation? (Operation Clean Money)
1394. The Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (RGNAU) is located in which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
1395. Who is the leading the Indian delegation in the 2017 SAARC programming committee? (Prashant Agarwal)
1396. E Ahmad, who passed away recently, was the Member of Parliament (MP) from which Lok Sabha constituency of Kerala? (Malappuram Lok
Sabha constituency)
1397. Which Indian personality will attend the 2017 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) as a Guest of Honour? (Narendra Modi)
1398. The 2017 South Asia Speakers Summit will be hosted by which country? (India)
1399. Which Bollywood actress has been appointed the new Brand Ambassador of the Swachh Bharat Campaign? (Anushka Sharma)
1400. The book “Between Two Worlds – The Assamese Sikhs” has been authored by whom? (Bimal Phukan)
1401. Who has been appointed the new Director General (DG) of Investigation in the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)? (P V K Reddy)
1402. Who is the newly appointed Director General of Border Roads Organisation (BRO)? (Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava)
1403. The Union Government will launch which platform to leverage Information Technology (IT)? (Swayam)
1404. What is the theme of 2017 World Wetlands Day? (Wetlands for Disaster Risk Reduction)
1405. Which country will become the world’s first country to completely divest from fossil fuels? (Ireland)
1406. Which state is the theme state in the 2017 Surajkund International Crafts Mela? (Jharkhand)
1407. Who has been appointed the new Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (DCOAS) of Information Systems and Training? (JS Cheema)
1408. Who is the present chairman of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)? (Stuti Narain Kacker)
1409. The 2017 Udyanotsav Feastival will be held in which city? (New Delhi)
1410. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) raising day is celebrated on which date? (February 1)
1411. Who has been appointed the new Engineer-in-Chief of the Indian Army? (Suresh Sharma)
1412. The book “The Man Who Became Khali” has been authored by whom? (Dalip Singh Rana)
1413. How much amount has been sanctioned by the World Bank for “Third Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP III)” of
India? ($201.50 million)
1414. As per Union Budget 2017-18, the Payments Regulatory Board (PRB) will be set up under the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Who will be chairman of
the proposed board? (Governor of RBI)
1415. How much fund has been allocated to the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) for fiscal year 2017-18? (Rs. 333 crore)
1416. Which state government has recently introduced third gender category in school exams? (Bihar)
1417. Lakshya Sen is associated with which sports? (Badminton)
1418. The book “Contemporary West Asia – Perspectives on Change and Continuity” has been authored by whom? (Sujata Ashwarya)
1419. Which new scheme will be launched by the Union Government to fund export infrastructure? (Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES))
1420. How much amount has been allocated for Bharat Net Project to promote digital transactions into rural India? (Rs. 10,000 crore)
1421. The 2017 International Conference and Exhibition on Terrestrial & Satellite Broadcasting has started in which city? (New Delhi)
1422. The Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund will be set up by the which organisation to boost financing of milk processing
capacities? (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD))
1423. As per Union Budget 2017-18, the National Pension System (NPS) subscribers can prematurely withdraw how much percentage of corpus tax-free?
(25%)
1424. Asim Basu, who passed away recently, was the renowned theatre actor from which state? (Odisha)
1425. India has recently signed MoU with which country for technical cooperation in rail sector especially on safety related subjects? (Italy)
1426. From which state / Union territory, the “Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign” has been launched? (Karnataka)
1427. Bano Qudsia, the renowned Urdu author has passed away. She hailed from which country? (Pakistan)
1428. Which country has won 18th Asian Junior Team Squash Championship-2017? (India)
1429. Which country will host 2017 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup basketball tournament? (India)
1430. Which state government has launched “Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Unnayan Yojana (CMSGUY)” to develop villages of the state? (Assam)
1431. Which country is host to the 4th BIMSTEC Summit-2017? (Nepal)
1432. Who is author of the book “A Great Reckoning – A Chief Inspector Gamache Thriller”? (Louise Penny)
1433. Which state government has launched “Kakatiya Hub for Social Innovation” India’s first social innovation centre? (Telangana)
1434. Which state government will give 2% reservation to sportsperson in government job? (Jharkhand)
1435. In which state India’s first centre of excellence for differently-abled sportsmen will be set up? (Gujarat)
1436. BCAS has recently suspended the licence of budget carrier IndiGo’s aviation security training facility. What does BCAS stands for? (Bureau of Civil
Aviation Security (BCAS))
1437. Which union ministry has launched annual book ‘India-2017’ & ‘Bharat-2017? (Ministry of Information and Broadcasting)
1438. Which start up has won the ‘Best IT Startup of India’ award at the 2016 National Entrepreneurship Awards (NEA)? (Lucideus)
1439. Which state government has recently launched “Civil Service Awards” for excellence in public administration? (Arunachal Pradesh)
1440. Which Indian personality has been elected as the vice-president of the Asia Squash Federation (ASF)? (Debendranath Sarangi)
1441. Satwik Sai Raj is associated with which sports? (Badminton)
1442. Which committee has been constituted by the Union government to improve Haj policy in subsidy issue? (Afzal Amanullah committee)
1443. Which country will host the Implementation and Assessment Group Meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT)?
(India)
1444. Which country is the host to the first-ever BIMSTEC National Security Chiefs (NSA) meet to discuss counter terror action plan? (India)
1445. The International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is observed on which date? (February 6)
1446. Who has become the acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public broadcaster Prasar Bharti? (Rajeev Singh)
1447. Which Indian-origin British sculptor has won the 2017 Genesis Prize? (Anish Kapoor)
1448. Which committee has been constituted by the Haryana Government to resolve the problem of those agitating for reservation and other issues of the
state? (D S Dhesi committee)
1449. Who is the author of the book “Band, Bajaa, Boys!”? (Rachna Singh)
1450. What is the current repo rate as per latest 6th bi-monthly monetary policy for the FY 2016-17? (6.25%)
1451. Which Indian diplomat has been appointed as the member of the United Nations (UN)’ Joint Inspection Unit (JIU)? (Achamkulangare Gopinathan)
1452. Pathani Patnaik, who passed away recently, was the renowned litterateur from which state? (Odisha)
1453. Which country to host the 4th Rollball World Cup-2017? (Bangladesh
1454. Which state government has recently implemented e-Cabinet solution for the state cabinet members? (Arunachal Pradesh)
1455. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Haiti? (Jovenel Moise)
1456. Mohit Ahlawat is associated with which sports? (Cricket)
1457. Which state has become the first Indian State to establish cashless system for distribution of food grains? (Gujarat)
1458. Who is the newly appointed President of Somalia? (Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed)
1459. Who is the author of the book “Veerappan: Chasing the Brigand”? (K. Vijay Kumar)
1460. Which state has hosted the 17th International Seminar on Counter Terrorism-2017? (Haryana)
1461. Who has been selected for the prestigious 2016 Dr B C Roy National Award? (P Raghu Ram)
1462. Who have been selected for 2017 All-Star Basketball without Borders (BWB) Global Camp? (Aashay Verma and Priyanka Prabhakara)
1463. Racharla Samrajyam, who passed away recently, was the freedom fighter from which state? (Andhra Pradesh)
1464. Who has won the 2016 Heritage Heroes Award of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)? (Bibhuti Lahkar)
1465. Which state will become the first Indian state to link exam forms with Aadhaar card? (Bihar)
1466. Who has won the 2016 Italian Grand Prix Formula One World Championship? (Nico Rosberg)
1467. Which Indian movie has won the best film and best script writer awards at the Asia New talent Awards in the 2016 Shanghai International Film
Festival? (Thithi)
1468. “NIDHI” has launched by the Union Government for nurturing ideas & innovation into start ups. What does “NIDHI” stands for? (National
Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations)
1469. Who has been appointed as the part-time chairperson of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)? (J Satyanarayana)
1470. Which country has been declared free from Yaws and Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) by the World Health Organization (WHO)? (India)
1471. Pushkalavati was capital of which acient Kingdom? (Gandhara)
1472. The place Dharanikota in South India is related to which ancient dynasty? (Satavahana)
1473. The Pir Panjal range is located in which state? (Jammu and Kashmir )
1474. In which region, maize is used as staple food? (Middle Africa)
1475. The Sankosh river forms boundary between which two states? (Assam and Arunachal Pradesh)
1476. Which Rigvedic deities represented Storm? (Maruts)
1477. Export of what is an Invisible Export? (Services)
1478. Who was propounder of the Madhyamika Philosophy? (Nagarjuna)
1479. Which type of forests occupies the highest percentage of area in India? (Tropical deciduous)
1480. Who was the first person to scale Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen? (Reinhold Messner)
1481. Which campaign has been launched by Union Government to promote the use of natural gas in India? (Gas4India campaign)
1482. Who has won the prestigious 2015 J.C. Daniel Award? (K G George)
1483. The 2016 BRICS Wellness Workshop will be held in which city of India? (Bengaluru)
1484. The Union Government has launched which pan-India helpline for power outages? (Urja Mitra Helpline)
1485. The world’s first driverless bus service has started in which country? (France)
1486. The book “Imagine Me Gone” has been authored by whom? (Adam Haslett)
1487. What is the theme of 2016 United Nations’ International Literacy Day (ILD)? (Reading the past, writing the future)
1488. The first edition of “IoT (Internet of Things) India Congress-2016” has started in which city? (Bengaluru)
1489. India has recently signed an open skies agreement with which country? (Greece)
1490. PRABAL DOSTYK-16” the bilateral military exercise has started between India and which country? (Kazakhstan)
1491. Which registration module has been launched by the Union Government for Indian students studying abroad? (Madad)
1492. Who has been appointed as the CMD of Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL)? (C.K. Asnani)
1493. Who has become the first Indian woman cricketer to get the prestigious honorary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)? (Anjum
Chopra)
1494. Which country to host the 2017 Mobile World Congress? (Spain)
1495. Which committee will be constituted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on cyber security? (Meena Hemachandra committee)
1496. What is the India’s rank in the USCC Intellectual Property Index (IPI)-2017? (43rd)
1497. Which country to host the 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championship? (United Kingdom)
1498. Which is the official mascot for FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017? (Kheleo)
1499. Which sports outreach programme has been launched by the Union Government to promote football among school children? (Mission-XI-Million)
1500. India has recently signed MoU with which country to ease restrictions on number of scheduled flights? (United Kingdom)
1501. Which state is hosting the first-ever National Women’s Parliament (NWP)? (Andhra Pradesh)
1502. Sir Peter Mansfield, who passed away recently, was the Nobel laureate from which country? (England)
1503. What is the theme of the India’s National Productivity Week (NPW)-2017? (From waste to profits-through reduce, recycle and reuse)
1504. Which union ministry will host the 2nd Gateway of India Geo economic Dialogue-2017? (Ministry of External Affairs)
1505. Which city will host the 11th International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition – Aero India 2017? (Bengaluru)
1506. In which state the International Conference on India Pharma & India Medical Device-2017 has started? (Karnataka)
1507. Who has been appointed the new chief of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)? (Ajay Tyagi)
1508. Which Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to set up India’s first school on Quality and Reliability (Q&R)? (IIT Kharagpur)
1509. Which country has launched the world’s first Braille Atlas for visually impaired persons? (India)
1510. Which sub-committee of Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) has been constituted to boost girls’ education? (Kadiyam Srihari committee)
1511. The National Deworming Day (NDD) is celebrated on which date in India? (February 10)
1512. What is the theme of the Pakistan’s multinational naval exercise “AMAN 2017”? (Together for peace)
1513. What is the theme of the 2017 World Radio Day (WRD)? (Radio is You)
1514. Which country’s team has won the 2017 T20 Blind World Cup? (India)
1515. Jiro Taniguchi, who passed away recently, was the legendary comic manga artist from which country? (Japan)
1516. The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is observed on which date? (February 11)
1517. Which state is hosting the 2nd edition of International Spice Conference? (Kerala)
1518. In which state the 2017 UNESCO Natural Heritage festival was held? (Himachal Pradesh)
1519. Which state is hosting the 2017 International Coin Fair? (Kerala)
1520. Who has been elected the new President of Germany? (Frank-Walter Steinmeier)
1521. Who has been appointed the new President of Associated Chambers of Commerce of India (ASSOCHAM)? (Sandeep Jajodia)
1522. Who is the newly elected President of Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (ICAI)? (Nilesh Vikamsey)
1523. Which city is hosting India’s first-ever International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour event? (New Delhi)
1524. Which warship has become the India’s first warship to install solar panels on board? (INS Sarvekshak)
1525. Which NGO has bagged the IMC Ram Krishna Bajaj National Quota award in the NGO category? (Annamrita)
1526. Which state government has observed “Parents’ Worship Day” on February 14? (Chhattisgarh)
1527. What is the theme of 2017 BRICS Summit? (BRICS: Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future)
1528. Which Indian-American musician has won the best world Music Album awar for “Sing Me Home” at the 2017 Grammy Awards? (Sandeep Das)
1529. Which country to host conference on counter radicalisation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)? (India)
1530. Dravid Bowie, who passed away recently, was the well-known actor from which country? (England)
1531. In which state India’s first-ever floating elementary school has started? (Manipur)
1532. Who is the author of the book “Welcome to Nowhere”? (Elizabeth Laird)
1533. Who is the author of the book “Army and Nation : The Military and Indian Democracy since Independence”? (Steven Wilkinson)
1534. What is the theme of 2017 International Condom Day (ICD)? (Always in fashion)
1535. Which union ministry has organized the International Conference on NexGen Technologies for Mining and Fuel Industries-2017? (Ministry of
Environment and Forestry)
1536. Which country is hosting the 2017 Cobra Gold joint military exercise? (Thailand)
1537. Jehan Daruvala, who won the 2017 New Zealand Grand Prix, is belonged to which country? (India)
1538. GNFC township, which has become the India’s first-ever cashless township, is in which state? (Gujarat)
1539. Which state has hosted the 2017’s edition of ‘The Gateway of India Geo-economic Dialogue’? (Maharashtra)
1540. Who has become the Pakistan’s first woman foreign secretary? (Tehmina Janjua)
1541. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched a record 104 satellites from which rocket vehicle? ( PSLV-C37)
1542. The world’s longest elevated cycle path has opened in which country? China)
1543. Which city is hosting the 2017 Indian Panorama Film Festival? (Port Blair)
1544. Which portal has been launched by the union government to ensure transparency in mining operations? (Tamra)
1545. Which Indian health institute has won first prize for sanitation & hygiene under the Kayakalp awards 2017? (AIIMS, New Delhi)
1546. T V Parasuram, who passed away recently, was related to which field? (Journalism)
1547. Which international organisation has opened the South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center (SARTTAC) in India?
(International Monetary Fund (IMF))
1548. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, who has been appointed United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, is from which country?
(France)
1549. Which city has hosted the 7th edition of Indian Seed Congress (ISC)-2017? (Kolkata)
1550. Sandeep Singh, who has been bestowed with the honorary degree for sporting excellence, is related to which sports? (Hockey)
1551. Which Indian chess master has been honored with the title of Candidate Master (CM) by World Chess Federation (WCF)? (Kush Bhagat)
1552. What is the theme of the second edition of Hunar Haat-2017? (Craft aur cuisine ka sangam)
1553. Which country to host 10th International conference on theory and practice of electronic governance? (India)
1554. Which Indian-origin personality has been awarded the 2017 United Kingdom’s (UK) Outstanding Bravery of the Year Award? (Shand Panesar)
1555. Who is the author of the book “Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl”? (Ram Kamal Mukherjee)
1556. Who has been appointed India’s High Commissioner to Canada? (Vikas Swarup)
1557. Which state government has launched “Aardram” a public health initiative? (Kerala)
1558. Which city to host India’s first sport theme literary festival ‘SporTale’?(Pune)
1559. Who has won the 2017 Laureus World Sports Awards for Sportswoman of the Year? (Simone Biles)
1560. Who has become the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu? (Edappadi K Palaniswamy)
1561. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Economic Freedom Index (EFI)? (143rd)
1562. Which state is hosting the 2017 South Asian Speaker’s summit? (Madhya Pradesh)
1563. Who has been honoured with the 2017 Brand Laureate Legendary Award? (Lata Mangeshkar)
1564. Jambuvantrao Dhote, who passed away recently, was the former Member of Parliament (MP) from which Lok Sabha constituency? (Nagpur)
1565. Who has been selected for the 2016 Vyas Samman? (Surendra Verma)
1566. Which country will host 2017 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup? (England)
1567. Which Indian personality to host Hindi version of international show “TED Talks”? (Shah Rukh Khan)
1568. Who has become the first Indian ever to be promoted by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as Technical Delegate (TD)? (Norman Isaac)
1569. Tata Motors has signed pact with which technological giant for connected vehicle technology? (Microsoft)
1570. Who is the author of the book “Jobless Clueless Reckless”? (Revathi Suresh)
1571. The India Vetiver Network (INVN) has been launched in which state? (Tamil Nadu)
1572. Which state to host 3rd edition of LIC-Gateway LitFest? (Maharashtra)
1573. Who has been chosen as the new chief minister of Nagaland? (Shurhozelie Liezietsu)
1574. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who has won the 2017 Rotterdam Tennis Tournament, is belonged to which country? (France)
1575. Shibaji Banerjee, who passed away recently, was the legendary player of which sports? (Football)
1576. Which public sector bank has signed MoU with the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to start higher education financing
agency? (Canara Bank)
1577. “Let’s read together” programme was held in which state’s government-run schools? (Madhya Pradesh)
1578. India has sanctioned how much amount of soft loan to Nepal for infra projects? ($340 million)
1579. Altamas Kabir, the former Chief Justice of India (CJI) has passed away. He hailed from which state? (West Bengal)
1580. Which state government has approved cloud seeding program to produce adequate rain? (Maharashtra)
1581. Which public sector bank has won the National MSME Excellence Award 2017? (Corporation Bank)
1582. Which public sector bank has launched mobile wallet “Bataua” for digital payments? (Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC))
1583. What is the theme of United Nations’ (UN) World Day of Social Justice-2017? (Preventing conflict and sustaining peace through decent work)
1584. Benasree Sengupta, who passed away recently, was the noted singer from which state? (West Bengal)
1585. Barren Island is located in which state / union territory? (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
1586. Which Indian movie has won the International Federation of Art Cinemas (CICAE) award at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival?(Newton)
1587. Who is the author of the book “Every Time It Rains”? (Nikitha Singh)
1588. Who won the gold in the 50km event of the National Race Walking Championship-2017? (Sandeep Kumar)
1589. Which film has won the Golden Bear Award at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival-2017? (On Body and Soul)
1590. Which state to host National Biodiversity Congress (NBC) 2017? (Kerala)
1591. Which union minister has launched the “Cyber Swachhta Kendra” for Botnet cleaning and Malware analysis? (Ravi Shankar Prasad)
1592. The Central Excise Day (CED) is celebrated on which date in India? (February 23)
1593. Which union ministry will launch the World Integrated Medicine Forum on Regulation of Homeopathic Medicine? (Ministry of Ayush)
1594. Which state government will launch anti-corruption induction training mandatory for government officials? (Kerala)
1595. Ved Prakash Sharma, who passed away recently, was the renowned novelist of which language? (Hindi)
1596. Who is the author of the book “Autoplay:Not-so Stories”? (G Sampath)
1597. Which Indian institute has won the International Mercury Awards for the year 2016-17? (Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII))
1598. Which country has become the world’s largest arms importer during 2012-16, according to the latest report by Stockholm International Peace
Research Institute (SIPRI)? (India)
1599. Which state is hosting the 13th edition of National Agriculture Science Congress (NASC)-2017? (Karnataka)
1600. What is the theme of 2017 International Mother Language Day (IMLD)? (Towards Sustainable Futures through Multilingual Education)
1601. V K Srinivasan, who passed away recently, was the noted personality from which field? (Economics)
1602. Which city will host the first edition of Gramin Khel Mahotsav (GKM)? (New Delhi)
1603. The Government of India (GoI) has recently approved investment proposal for generation component of Arun-3 Hydro Electric Project in which
country? (Nepal)
1604. Who has been appointed the new chairman of Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal (CWDT)? (Abhay Manohar Sapre)
1605. What is the India’s GDP forecast for FY 17, as per latest report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)? (6.6%)
1606. Which country has launched nationwide military operation ‘Radd-ul-Fasaad’ to eliminate terrorists? (Pakistan)
1607. Which country to host the 2019 Combined World Cup for shooting? (India)
1608. India’s first dedicated Heliport will be set up in which city? (New Delhi)
1609. Which union ministery has launched the Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Centre (BCMAC) for analysis of malware and botnets that affect
networks and systems? (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology)
1610. Who is the author of the book “Feroze: the Forgotten Gandhi”? (Bertil Falk)
1611. Which country to host the 9th edition of BRICS Summit-2017? (China)
1612. John-John Dohmen, who has won the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Male Player of the Year 2016, belongs to which country? (Belgium)
1613. Who has been appointed the new Prime Minister of Federal Republic of Somalia? (Hassan Ali Khayre)
1614. Which state is set to become the first Indian state to have a public registry of sex offenders? (Kerala)
1615. The Government of India (GoI) has recently signed pact with which country on rail safety? (Japan)
1616. Kenneth J. Arrow, the well-known Nobel-winning economist and mathematician has passed away. He hailed from which country? (United States)
1617. Which country hosted the first Sherpas meeting of the 9th BRICS Summit-2017? (China)
1618. The Andhra Pradesh government has signed MoU with which payment network company to transform Vishakhapatnam into India’s first ‘less cash’
city? (Visa)
1619. How much loan amount has been sanctioned by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to develop 800-km Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial
Corridor? ($375 million)
1620. Pooja Ghatkar is associated with which sports? (Shooting)
1621. India has signed MoU with which neighboring country for development of Sylhet city? (Bangladesh)
1622. Which union ministry to host Cultural Harmony Conclave under “Hamari Dharohar” Scheme in New Delhi? (Ministry of Minority Affairs)
1623. What is the key objective of “Saathiya Resource Kit” launched by Union Government recently? (To provide information on adolescent related
issues)
1624. The International conference on ‘Bharat Bodh’ (Idea of Bharat) was held in which city? (New Delhi)
1625. Who is the author of the book “Kohinoor: The Story of the World’s Most Infamous Diamond”? (William Dalrymple)
1626. Who has been awarded the 2016 Indian Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) Award by the firm Ernst & Young (EY)? (Vivek Chaand Sehgal)
1627. Where is the headquarters of International Air Transport Association (IATA)? (Canada)
1628. The dance festival “Brahan Natyanjali” has started in which state? (Tamil Nadu)
1629. Which state government has made mandatory for all private schools to install solar systems? (Haryana)
1630. Who has become the new Brand Ambassador for “Swachh Bharat Mission”? (Shilpa Shetty)
1631. Which city is hosting the 2017 Mobile World Congress (MWC)? (Barcelona)
1632. Which Indian sportsperson will represent IOC’s Athletes’ Commission (AC) in the Badminton World Federation (BWF)? (Saina Nehwal)
1633. Which state government has launched pilot project “Sex Ratio Monitoring Dashboard” for the state? (Haryana)
1634. Which movie has won the Best Picture award at 89th Oscar Academy Awards? (Moonlight)
1635. Which state government has launched “RAHAT” project for treatment of heart disease in remote and rural areas? (Rajasthan)
1636. India’s first hill station bicycle path has opened in which state? (West Bengal)
1637. The 2017 International Shivratri Festival has started in which state? (Himachal Pradesh)
1638. Which hockey team has won the 5th edition of Coal India Hockey India League (HIL) 2017 tournament? (Kalinga Lancers)
1639. Which Indian city has been named as the Richest Indian city, according to latest New World Wealth report? (Mumbai)
1640. Which state government has launched India’s first post office passport service center? (Madhya Pradesh)
1641. Who has been appointed as the new spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)? (Gopal Baglay)
1642. Punjala Shiva Shankar, who passed away recently, was related to which field? (Politics)
1643. “The Salesman” has won the Best Foreign Language Film at 89th Oscar Academy Awards. The movie is directed by whom? (Asghar Farhadi)
1644. Which movie has won the Best Animation award at the 88th Academy Awards – 2017? (Zootopia)
1645. Who has won silver in men’s double trap at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2017? (Ankur Mittal)
1646. India’s first Antyodaya Express has been launched by the Minister of Railways. The express will run between which stations? (Ernakulam and
Howrah)
1647. Who is the newly appointed chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST)? (Nand Kumar Sai)
1648. Which inter-disciplinary standing committee has been constituted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to review cyber threats? (Meena Hemchandra
committee)
1649. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for FY 17, as per latest survey by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)?
(7.0%)
1650. What is the theme of 2017 National Science Day (NSD)? (Science and Technology for Specially Abled Persons)
1651. Who has been appointed as new Chief Secretary of Maharashtra? (Sumit Mullick)
1652. Tarak Mehta, who recently passed away, was the noted play writer of which language? (Gujarati)
1653. Who is the author of the book “The Wrong Turn: Love and Betrayal in the Time of Netaji”? (Namita Roy Ghose)
1654. What is the theme of 2017 International Rare Disease Day (IRDD)? (Research)
1655. Who has been named as the “Captain of the Year” at 2017 ESPNcricinfo Awards? (Virat Kohli)
1656. Alwin Francis is associated with which sports? (Badminton)
1657. Haji Abdul Salam, who recently passed away, was the Member of Rajya Sabha from which state? (Manipur)
1658. How much loan amount has been sanctioned by the World Bank (WB) for the Tejaswini project? ($63 million)
1659. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has recently imposed a 5-year ban on BBC. NTCA is the statutory body of which union
ministry? (Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change)
1660. Which city hosted the 4th India-CLMV Business Conclave-2017? (Jaipur)
1661. Internationally acclaimed author Neil Gaiman has been appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. He hails from which country? (England)
1662. The 2017 International Yoga festival has started in which state? (Uttarakhand)
1663. Who has become new Secretary-General of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)? (Amjad Hussain B Sial)
1664. Who has become the new chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)? (Ajay Tyagi)
1665. Who has been appointed as India’s permanent representative to World Trade Organization (WTO)? (J S Deepak)
1666. Who is the newly appointed Prime Minister of Republic of the Sudan? (Bakri Hassan Saleh)
1667. What is the theme of 2017 Zero Discrimination Day (ZDD)? (Make Some Noise for Zero Discrimination)
1668. The Civil Accounts Day (CAD) is observed on which date in India? (March 1)
1669. Who has been conferred with the 2017 Harvard Humanitarian of the Year award? (Robyn Rihanna Fenty)
1670. Avani Lekhara is associated with which sports? (Shooting)
1671. What is the theme of 2017 World Hearing Day (WHD)? (Action for hearing loss: make a sound investment)
1672. Which Indian grandmaster has won bronze at 2017 Women’s World Chess Championship? (Harika Dronavalli)
1673. Who has won the 2017 Polly Umrigar Award for International Cricketer of the Year? (Virat Kohli)
1674. Which university has bagged Visitors’ Award for ‘Best University 2017’? (Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU))
1675. Which committee has submitted its’ report to the Union Government to protect the interests of the migrants? (Partha Mukhopadhay committee)
1676. Who is the author of the book “Mr and Mrs Jinnah: The Marriage that Shook India”? (Sheela Redddy)
1677. Which state government has made Sanskrit compulsory up to class VIII in all classes? (Assam)
1678. How much penalty will be imposed on banks if they refuse to exchange soiled or scribed currency notes from people, according to Reserve Bank of
India (RBI)? (Rs. 10,000)
1679. Which country to build its’ first national under water observatory in disputed South China Sea? (China)
1680. Which state government has signed MoU with Invest India to encourage start ups? (Odisha)
1681. What is the theme of 2017 World Wildlife Day (WWD)? (Listen to the young voices)
1682. Raymond Kopa, the football legend has recently passed away. He hails from which country? (France)
1683. Yumnam Yaima Singh, who passed away recently, was related to which field? (Politics)
1684. Which country to host 10th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV)? (India)
1685. Who is the newly appointed Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)? (P K Purwar)
1686. The nationwide “Swachh Shakti Saptah” has been launched from which city? (Gurugram)
1687. The Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) meeting will held in which city? (Lahore)
1688. Which country to host the 2017 Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) summit? (Indonesia)
1689. Who is the author of the book “When Crime Pays – Money and Muscle in Indian Politics”? (Milan Vaishnav)
1690. The annual tribal festival ‘Bhagoria’ will start in which state? (Madhya Pradesh)
1691. The “Destination North East-2017” festival has started in which city? (Chandigarh)
1692. The 13th edition of Economic Co-operation Organisation (ECO) summit was held in which country? (Pakistan)
1693. The National Conference on Innovation in Educational Administration has started in which city? (New Delhi)
1694. Thomas Earl Starzl, who performed the world’s first human liver transplant, has recently passed away. He hailed from which country? (United
States)
1695. Who is the author of the book “Lincoln in the Bardo”? (George Saunders)
1696. Which city to host the National conference on Jal Kranti Abhiyan? (New Delhi)
1697. Which city has topped the 2016 Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems (ASICS) Urban Governance ranking? (Thiruvananthapuram)
1698. What is the theme of the 2017 National Safety Week (NSW) of India? (Keep each other safe)
1699. Rene Preval, who passed away recently, was the former President of which country? (Haiti)
1700. Which state government has recently gave official language status to endangered tribal language “Kurukh”? (West Bengal)
1701. Which company has become the new team sponsor for the Indian Cricket? (Oppo)
1702. What is the India’s GDP forecast for FY 17, as per Global rating agency Fitch? (7.1%)
1703. The 2nd edition of joint military exercise “Al Nagah-II” has started between India and which country? (Oman)
1704. Which city is hosting the international conference on e-governance “ICEGOV 2017”? (New Delhi)
1705. Rabi Ray, the former Lok Sabha speaker has passed away. He hailed from which state? (Odisha)
1706. The 11th edition of The Indo-Nepal military exercise “SURYA KIRAN-XI” has started in which state? (Uttarakhand)
1707. Who is the author of the book “Numbers Do Lie: 61 Hidden Cricket Stories”? (Akash Chopra)
1708. Who has won the 2017 ATP Mexico Open hard court tennis tournament? (Sam Querrey)
1709. Which Indian university has been ranked among top 10 in Times Higher Education (THE)’s 2017 World’s Best Small Universities? (Indian Institute
of Science (IISc), Bengaluru)
1710. Which state government has launched “Tirtha Darshan” scheme for senior citizens? (Haryana)
1711. What is the theme of 2017 International Women’s Day (IWD)? (Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030)
1712. Who has been bestowed with the 2016 Moorti Devi Award? (M P Veerendra Kumar)
1713. Which bank has launched India’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based banking chatbot “Electronic Virtual Assistant (EVA) for customer service?
(HDFC Bank)
1714. Which Indian airport has been ranked 2nd globally in the over 40 million passengers per annum category, as per the Montreal (Canada)-based
Airports Council International 2016 rankings? (Indira Gandhi International Airport)
1715. Which union ministry is hosting the 13th executive committee meeting of International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN)? (Ministry of Power)
1716. Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya, who recently passed away, was the noted folk singer of which language? (Bengali)
1717. Which union minister has inaugurated the International Yoga Fest (IYF) in New Delhi? (M Venkaiah Naidu)
1718. Who is the author of the book “The Secret Diary of Kasturba”? (Neelima Dalmia Adhar)
1719. India’s longest cable-stayed bridge across river Narmada is situated on which National Highway (NH)? (NH-8)
1720. Which state government will organise the first-of-its-kind “Tulip festival”? (Jammu and Kashmir)
1721. The 11th edition of North-East Business Summit (NEBS) has started in which city? (New Delhi)
1722. The cultural festival ‘India by the Nile’ has started in which country? (Egypt)
1723. Which union ministry has instituted “Kamaladevi Chattopadhya National Awards” for women handloom weavers and women handicraft
artisans? (Ministry of Textiles)
1724. Which bank has become the India’s first bank to launch Aadhaar Pay service for merchants? (IDFC Bank)
1725. Which public sector bank has launched “Work from Home” facility for employees?( State Bank of India )
1726. Which Indian actress has won best actress award at the International Film Festival and Awards of Australia (IFFAA)? (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan)
1727. M Chandrakasu, who passed away recently, was related to which field? (Politics)
1728. Where is the headquarters of the National Archives of India (NAI)? (New Delhi)
1729. Who has been selected for ‘SERB Distinguished Fellow’ award by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)? (Lalji Singh)
1730. Who is the author of the book “From Inside the Steel Frame: The Memoirs of an Administrator”? (Ashok Pandey)
1731. Who has been bestowed with the 2016 Saraswati Samman? (Mahabaleshwar Sail)
1732. Who is the newly elected President of the European Council (EC)? (Donald Tusk)
1733. According to the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016, the maternity leave has been extended from 12 weeks to how many weeks? (26 weeks)
1734. Which company has become the first Indian power utility to successfully deploy tele-protection service using Line-Differential Relay (LDR) over an
IP/MPLS network? (Tata Power-DDL)
1735. Which Indian institute has won the 2017 IEEE Spectrum Technology in the Service of Society Award? (IIT Madras)
1736. Which state government has launched web-based platform “Pratibimba” to project government achievements? (Karnataka)
1737. Which Indian cricketer has been appointed UNICEF and Cricket For Good Ambassador for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017? (Sachin Tendulkar)
1738. Who is the author of the book “Age of Anger – A History of the Present? (Pankaj Mishra)
1739. Arvind Padmanabhan, the noted journalist of IANS has recently passed away. What does IANS stands for? (Indo-Asian News Service)
1740. Who is the newly appointed chairman of the Central Water Commission (CWC)? (Narendra Kumar)
1741. Which union minister has inaugurated India’s largest waste-to-power plant in New Delhi? (Venkaiah Naidu)
1742. Which country has successfully test fired naval strike ballistic missile “Hormuz 2”? (Iran)
1743. Which state government has launched a 24X7 toll free helpline number “181” for distressed women? (Odisha)
1744. Who has been appointed the new Deputy Governor in Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? (BP Kanungo)
1745. The 12th CII EXIM Bank Conclave on India Africa Project Partnership was held in which city? (New Delhi)
1746. Who has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to Nepal? (Manjeev Singh Puri)
1747. Who is the author of the book “‘The Travelling Belly: Eating Through India’s By-Lanes”? (Kalyan Karmakar)
1748. Ronald Drever, the co-founder of Laser Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory (LIGO), has recently passed away. He hailed from which
country? (United Kingdom)
1749. George A. Olah, the Nobel laureate has passed away. He won the Nobel prize in which field? (Chemistry)
1750. Which state government has launched mobile App “Mera Hunar” for job aspirants? (Himachal Pradesh)
1751. Jiratchaya Sirimongkolnawin has been crowned the new Miss International Queen 2016. She hails from which country? (Thailand)
1752. What is the theme of the 2017 Commonwealth Day? (A peace-building Commonwealth)
1753. Who has won the 2017 the Hero Indian Open golf tournament? (Shiv Chawrasia)
1754. Who is the author of the book “Aurangzeb: The Man and the Myth”? (Audrey Truschke)
1755. Who has won the men’s singles title at the 2017 All England Open badminton championships? (Lee Chong Wei)
1756. The World Day Against Cyber Censorship (WDACC) is observed on which date? (March 12)
1757. Which country to host the 22nd edition of Asian Athletics Championship 2017? (India)
1758. What is the theme of the 2017 World Kidney Day (WKD)? (Kidney Disease and Obesity: Healthy Lifestyle for Healthy Kidneys)
1759. Which Indian football team has won the 2017 Santosh Trophy football tournament? (Punjab)
1760. Who is the newly appointed Defence Minister of India? (Arun Jaitley)
1761. Which country to host the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)? (United States)
1762. What is the theme of the 2017 World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD)? (Building a digital world consumers can trust)
1763. Which committee has submitted report to the Government of India (GoI) to strengthen border protection? (Madhukar Gupta committee)
1764. Which city is hosting the International Vision Zero Conference on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)? (New Delhi)
1765. Who is the author of the book “When Breath Becomes Air”? (Paul Kalanithi)
1766. Which state government has officially launched women safety application “Ammavin Aran”? (Tamil Nadu)
1767. Which state government has launched an Idea2POC fund for women entrepreneurs? (Karnataka)
1768. Amy Krouse Rosenthal, the renowned author has passed away. She hailed from which country? (United States)
1769. Which state government has recently launched “Adarsh Gram Yojana” for rural poor? (Arunachal Pradesh)
1770. India’s largest floating solar Photo-Voltaic (PV) plant has been installed in which state? (Kerala)
1771. Which union ministry has launched “Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES)” for developing export-linked infrastructure? (Ministry of
Commerce and Industry)
1772. Dipan Sivakumar, who passed away recently, was the noted filmmaker of which language? (Malayalam)
1773. Which union ministry has launched “Mission Fingerling” to achieve Blue Revolution? (Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare)
1774. Which city has topped the list in the Mercer’s 2017 Quality of Living index? (Vienna)
1775. Which state government will launch “Namma Canteens” to serve cheap food? (Karnataka)
1776. Which city’s police station has become the first police post in India to be linked with Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS)?
(Shimla)
1777. The 2017 National Theatre Festival (NTF) has started in which state? (Kerala)
1778. Who is the author of the book “So You Want to Know About the Environment”? (Bijal Vachharajani)
1779. The 6th edition of the International Engineering Sourcing Show (IESS) has started in which city? (Chennai)
1780. Who is the newly appointed Chairman of National Commission for Safai Karamcharis? (Manhar Valji Bhai Zala)
1781. The 2017 Agriculture Science Fair (ASF) was held in which city? (New Delhi)
1782. Which bank has launched an instant digital Loan Against Securities (LAS) facility? (HDFC Bank)
1783. Which bank has recently signed MoU with CREDAI to work towards providing housing for all? (State Bank of India)
1784. Who is the author of the book “The Sleepwalker’s Dream: A Novel”? (Dhrubajyoti Borah)
1785. What is the India’s rank in the world for the number of MPs in Parliament, as per latest UN report “Women in Politics 2017 Map”? (148th)
1786. Which Indian personality has become the Vice-President (VP) of the Local Organising Committee (LoC) of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017? (Babul
Supriyo)
1787. The 2017 G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting has started in which country? (Germany)
1788. The International Buddhist conference on “Buddhism in 2lst Century” has started in which state? (Bihar)
1789. Which parliamentary committee has suggested merger of state-run telecom firms BSNL and MTNL for their long-term survival? (Bhagat Singh
Koshyari committee)
1790. Which Indian Badminton player has been appointed a new member of the governing body of Sports Authority of India (SAI)? (Jwala Gutta)
1791. Which city is hosting the 15th edition of “All India Meet of State Legal Services Authorities”? (New Delhi)
1792. Which institution has topped the Times Higher Education (THE)’s Asia University ranking 2017? (National University of Singapore)
1793. Which Indian-American personality has won the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) award? (Indrani Das)
1794. The first-ever Haryana Sahitya Sangam has started in which city? (Panchkula)
1795. How much loan amount has been approved by the World Bank (WB) for the National Hydrology Project of India? ($175 million)
1796. India has recently signed a Social Security Agreement (SSA) with which country to protect rights of detached workers? (Brazil)
1797. How much loan amount has been sanctioned by the World Bank (WB) for Gram Panchayats (GPs) development in West Bengal? ($210 million)
1798. Who is the author of the book “Indica: A Deep Natural History of the Indian Subcontinent”? (Pranay Lal)
1799. The SRCC Global Millennium Summit 2017 has started in which city? (Dubai)
1800. Who has become the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand? (Trivendra Singh Rawat)
1801. Chuck Berry, the rock and roll legend has passed away. He hailed from which country? (United States)
1802. The first fully India made train “Medha” has flagged off between which station? (Dadar to Borivali)
1803. Who took charge as new deputy Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh? (Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma)
1804. The 5th International Convention on “Changing Dynamics of Commodities Market” has started in which city? (New Delhi)
1805. Which Indian personality has recently launched the world’s first mobile app on breast health? (Amitabh Bachchan)
1806. Which country is hosting the International Diamond Conference “Mines to Market 2017”? (India)
1807. Who has become the new brand ambassador for 2018 ODI Blind Cricket World Cup? (Shahid Afridi)
1808. Who is the leading the Indian delegation in the 2017 Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) meeting? (P K Saxena)
1809. Which Indian personality has been selected to newly formed United Nations (UN) group on antimicrobial resistance? (Soumya Swaminathan)
1810. Which Indian sprinter has won bronze in the men’s event at the 2017 Asian 20 Km Race Walking Championships? (Irfan Kolothum Thodi)
1811. Which country is hosting the 18th edition of Asia’s largest convention on the business of media and entertainment “FICCI Frames-2017”? (India)
1812. Which Indian bank has launched a mobile banking app “Mera iMobile” for rural customers? (ICICI Bank)
1813. Which Indian sportsperson has won silver at 2017 Eden World Women Snooker Championship? (Vidya Pillai)
1814. Which Indian-American personality has won the National Science Foundations (NSF)’s Career Award-2017? (Anshumali Shrivastava)
1815. Chinu Modi, who passed away recently, was the noted poet of which language? (Gujarati)
1816. Who has won the 2017 ATP Indian Wells Masters title? (Roger Federer)
1817. What is the theme of 2017 International Day of Forests? (Forests and Energy)
1818. Which cricket team has won the 2017 Vijay Hazare Trophy? (Tamil Nadu)
1819. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 World Happiness Index (WHI)? (122nd)
1820. Which country has topped the 2017 Bloomberg Global Health Index? (Italy)
1821. Who has been appointed as the full time Interim Director General (IDG) of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)? (Upendra Tripathy)
1822. Which country is hosting the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games? (Austria)
1823. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of International Cricket Council (ICC)? (Ankur Khanna)
1824. Which country hosted the 23rd Conference of Auditors General of Commonwealth Countries and British Overseas Territories? (India)
1825. Which union ministry has organized the 5th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM)-2017? (Ministry of Culture)
1826. Which district will become India’s first carbon neutral district? (Majuli)
1827. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court? (Navniti Prasad Singh)
1828. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Human Development Index (HDI) out of 188 countries? (131)
1829. Which state government has recently signed MoU with State Bank of India (SBI) to provide subsidized loans to its employees? (Assam)
1830. Who has won the 2017 Abel Prize? (Yves Meyer)
1831. Who has been appointed as the new Whole-Time Member (WTM) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)? (Madhabi Puri Buch)
1832. Which Indian shooter has won gold in the Men’s Double Trap event at the 2017 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in
Mexico? (Ankur Mittal)
1833. The 2017 India Sourcing Fair (ISF) will be held in which country? (Sri Lanka)
1834. What is the theme of 2017 World Tuberculosis Day (WTD)? (Unite to End TB)
1835. The 3rd International Conference on Alternate Fuels and Raw Materials in Cement Industry has started in which country? (India)
1836. The central sector scheme “Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY)” will be launched from which state? (Andhra Pradesh)
1837. How much loan agreement has been signed between Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Government of India (GoI) to upgrade district roads in
Madhya Pradesh? ($350 million)
1838. Who has been bestowed with the Life Time Achievement (LTA) award at the 6th National Photography Awards? (Raghu Rai)
1839. Who has been honoured with the first-ever Kuldip Nayar journalism award 2017? (Ravish Kumar)
1840. What is the India’s rank in the global Energy Architecture Performance Index (EAPI) 2017? (87th)
1841. Which union minister has launched an integrated grievances redressal platform “MoPNG e Seva” for Petroleum and Gas related queries?
(Dharmendra Pradhan)
1842. The Kane Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) is located in which state of India? (Arunachal Pradesh)
1843. The World Bank (WB) has signed how much amount of credit agreement with Uttarakhand to improve quality of health care services? ($100
million)
1844. Ashokamitran, who passed away recently, was the noted litterateur of which language? (Tamil)
1845. What is the theme of 2017 World Meteorological Day (WMD)? (Understanding cloud)
1846. Which high-level committee has been formed to examine working of Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) and Central Council of
Homoeopathy (CCH)? (Arvind Panagariya committee)
1847. Which state government has launched a program to provide free wifi facilities in educational institutions? (Bihar)
1848. Which Indian-origin filmmaker has been honoured with the Sikh Jewel Award for 2017? (Gurinder Chadha)
1849. Who has been appointed as the new Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi? (Randeep Guleria)
1850. Which Indian actor will be honoured with the Kala Ratan Award? (Anupam Kher)
1851. Sukant Kadam is associated with which sports? (Badminton)
1852. India’s first vertical garden has set up in which state? (Bengaluru)
1853. Sri Lanka has recently launched new PERU to create awareness on reconciliation among children. What does “PERU” stands for? (Peace Education
and Reconciliation Unit)
1854. Which country is hosting the 3rd edition of World Conference on Environment? (India)
1855. The World Sparrow Day (WSD) is observed on which date? (March 20)
1856. Which country to host the 2017 World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC)? (Canada)
1857. The “International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade” is observed on which date? (March 25)
1858. Which organ / tissue of human body is most sensitive to intake of lead? (Brain)
1859. Which is an ex situ mode of wildlife conservation? (Home Gardens)
1860. Pahlavi dynasty is related to which country? (Iran)
1861. The Domari language is spoken in which region? (Middle East and North Africa)
1862. The death of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb occurred at which place? (Ahmednagar)
1863. Which fertilizer is least likely to affect the Soil pH? (Muriate of potash)
1864. What is Dampier-Hodges line related t0? (Sundarbans)
1865. What do the north-east trade winds cause in India? (Winter Rains in Chennai)
1866. During Freedom Struggle, Rabindranath Tagore renounced his Knighthood in protest for? (Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre)
1867. The World Theatre Day (WTD) is observed on which date? (March 27)
1868. Who has become the first Indian girl to explore the route from Sea Link near Worli Koliwada to the Gateway of India? (Gauri Singh)
1869. What is the India’s rank in terms of domestic passenger traffic, as per latest report by the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA)? (3rd)
1870. Which football team has won the 71st edition of the Santosh Trophy Football tournament-2017? (West Bengal)
1871. Which city to host the 105th edition of the Indian Science Congress (ISC)-2018? (Hyderabad)
1872. Who has become the first woman field officer in the Border Security Force (BSF)? (Tanushree Pareek)
1873. Who has won the 2017 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix? (Sebastian Vettel)
1874. Purva Barve is associated with sports? (Badminton)
1875. Who is the newly appointed chairman of the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI)? (Sharad Singh Negi)
1876. The Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? (Telangana)
1877. Who has been bestowed with the Hari Om Ashram Alembic Research Award for 2016? (Neena Srivastava)
1878. Ahmed Kathrada, the renowned anti-apartheid activist has passed away. He hailed from which country? (South Africa)
1879. Where is the headquarters of the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR)? (Vasco da Gama)
1880. Which bank has recently launched “Money Plant Rupay International Platinium Debit Card”? (Karnataka Bank)
1881. What is the theme of the first-ever Houston India Conference-2017? (Make in India -The Inside Story)
1882. Which state has become the first Indian state to carry financial inclusion and extend banking services to un-banked areas through Self Help Groups
(SHGs)? (Odisha)
1883. Tehmtan R. Andhyarujina, who passed away recently, was related to which field? (Law)
1884. Who has become the first woman to head ‘The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights’? (Vanita Gupta)
1885. The tropical cyclone “Debbie” has recently hit which country? (Australia)
1886. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy is associated with which sports? (Badminton)
1887. Who has been appointed the new executive director of the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP)? (David Beasley)
1888. Truecaller has partnered with which bank to launch its UPI-based mobile payment service “Truecaller Pay”? (ICICI Bank)
1889. Which bank has been adjudged the “Best Small Bank” award for 2016? (Karur Vysya Bank)
1890. Who will become the first woman Chief Executive (CE) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region? (Carrie Lam)
1891. Who has been declared the Man of the Series in the 2017 Border Gavaskar Trophy? (Ravindra Jadeja)
1892. Which Indian cricket player has won the Sir Garfield Sober Trophy for 2016? (Ravichandran Ashwin)
1893. Which union ministry has launched an online film certification system “e-Cinepramaan” to promote transparency and ease of doing business?
(Ministry of Information and Broadcasting)
1894. Who has been chosen for the Glenfiddich’s Emerging Artist of the Year 2017? (Sitaram Swain)
1895. Arun Sarma, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field? (Literary)
1896. Who has been appointed the new member to the Sports Authority of India (SAI)? (Siddhartha Upadhya)
1897. Srinath Narayanan is associated with which sports? (Chess)
1898. Bob Dylan, who will receive the 2016 Nobel Literature Prize, hails from which country? (United States)
1899. Which country is set to become the new member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)? (Montenegro)
1900. Which Indian personality has been inducted into the international advisory board of Atlantic Council? (Anil Ambani)
1901. India has signed how much amount of loan agreement with New Development Bank (NDB) for major district roads project in Madhya Pradesh?
($350 million)
1902. Which company will become the first e-commerce company to take membership of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)? (Paytm)
1903. Which Indian bank has launched a unique credit card “Unnati” to spread credit inclusion? (State Bank of India)
1904. Which country hosted the 3rd edition of World Conference on Environment? (India)
1905. The tribal festival of nature worshipping “Sarhul” has started in which state? (Jharkhand)
1906. The Kaundinya Wildlife Sanctuary (KWLS) is located in which state? (Andhra Pradesh)
1907. Which tiger reserve has become the India’s first tiger reserve to get official mascot? (Kanha Tiger Reserve)
1908. Which cricket team has won the 2017 Deodhar Trophy? (Tamil Nadu)
1909. Which Indian city hosted the 3rd G-20 Framework Working Group (FWG) meeting? (Varanasi)
1910. Which country is hosting the 2nd annual meeting of New Development Bank (NDB)? (India)
1911. The biggest river festival of India “Namami Brahmaputra” has started in which state? (Assam)
1912. Which Indian personality will lead Indian Parliamentary delegation in the 136th Assembly Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)-2017? (Sumitra
Mahajan)
1913. Which country has become the world’s first country to ban metal mining nation wide? (El Salvador)
1914. Which Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) has signed MoU with Indian Army to strengthen critical technological areas in the armed forces? (IIT
Madras)
1915. Indian Navy has recently launched Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological System (IAAMS) in which state? (Tamil Nadu)
1916. Who has been named the Asian Player of the Year 2016 in the senior men’s category by the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF)? (SV Sunil)
1917. India’s first International Centre for Foot and Mouth Disease (ICFMD) has set up in which state? (Odisha)
1918. Who has been appointed the new Vice Chancellor of Nalanda University? (Sunaina Singh)
1919. Which Indian Chief Minister has been selected for the USIBC Transformative Chief Minister (TCM) award? (N Chandrababu Naidu)
1920. Japan will provide how much Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan for infrastructure projects in India for FY 17? (Yen 371 billion)
1921. Who has been appointed the new chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC)? (Vanaja Sarna)
1922. Which city has become the first Indian city to offer 1Gbps wired broadband internet service? (Hyderabad)
1923. Which country has become the new member of South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) program? (Myanmar)
1924. Which high level committee has been set up to examine working of regulatory bodies for AYUSH system of medicine? (Arvind Panagariya
committee)
1925. Who has become the new Whole Time Member (WTM) of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)? (Navrang Saini)
1926. Gilbert Baker, the LGBT rainbow flag creator has passed away. He hailed from which country? (United States)
1927. Who has clinched the 2017 Women’s singles India Super Series tournament? (P V Sindhu)
1928. Which institute has topped the 2017 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings for higher educational institutions? (Indian
Institute of Science, Bangalore)
1929. The 19th edition of Commonwealth Forestry Conference has started in which state? (Uttarakhand)
1930. Who has won the 2017 Men’s Singles Miami Open Tennis Tournament? (Roger Federer)
1931. Darcus Howe, the well-known black power activist has passed away. He hailed from which country? (United Kingdom)
1932. What is the theme of the 2017 World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD)? (Toward Autonomy and Self-Determination)
1933. Who has been chosen for the 2017 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize? (Dawit Isaak)
1934. The South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Finance Ministers meeting has strated in which country? (India)
1935. Which union minister has launched PowerTex India scheme to boost powerloom sector? (Smriti Irani)
1936. The Ntangki National Park is located in which state? (Nagaland)
1937. Kishori Amonkar, the renowned Hindustani classical vocalist has passed away. She hailed from which state? (Maharashtra)
1938. Who has been appointed the new chief justice of Madras High Court? (Indira Banerjee)
1939. Who has recently taken charge as new Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? (BP Kanungo)
1940. Which country has officially recognized Bitcoin and digital currencies as legal money? (Japan)
1941. Which country has become the first NATO member to launch self-contained cyber command unit? (Germany)
1942. Which state government has launched “e-nagarpalika” app to provide municipal services online? (Madhya Pradesh)
1943. Who has become the India’s first-ever transgender police Sub-Inspector? (Prithika Yashini)
1944. Who has been appointed as new Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations (UN)? (Rajiv Kumar Chander)
1945. Which state government will provide one-time grant of Rs. 21,000 to families for third girl child? (Haryana)
1946. What is the theme of 2017 International Mine Awareness Day (IMAD)? (Needs driven. People Centred)
1947. Who has won the 2017 Ecuador Presidential election? (Lenin Moreno)
1948. The 2017 National conference on Communicating India has started in which city? (New Delhi)
1949. Who has been appointed the first woman Director General of Police (DGP) of Gujarat? (Geeta Johri)
1950. Who will become the chairman of the newly constituted National Board for Electric Mobility (NBEM)? (Girish Shankar)
1951. Who has won the 2017 Serbian Presidential election? (Aleksandar Vucic)
1952. Ajey Jhankar, who passed away recently, was related to which field? (Film Industry)
1953. Which renowned personality has won the NTR National Film Award for year 2012? (S P Bala Subramanyam)
1954. Who has been honoured as the Wisden’s leading cricketer in the World for 2016? (Virat Kohli)
1955. What is the India’s rank in the WADA’s Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) report for year 2015? (3rd)
1956. Sai Kiran P has won the NASA ‘Moon’ prize for proposing an elevator from Earth to the Moon. He belongs to which Indian state? (Telangana)
1957. Who has been appointed the new Executive Director (ED) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? (Malvika Sinha)
1958. Which state government has started Gunotsav programme to improve elementary education? (Assam)
1959. What is the theme of 54th edition of National Maritime Day (NMD)-2017? (Connecting India through Shipping)
1960. Who has won the 2016 ACM A.M. Turing Award? (Tim Berners-Lee)
1961. Which committee has been formed by the Uttar Pradesh Government to implement farm loan waiver decision? (Rahul Bhatnagar committee)
1962. The famous Berhampur Thakurani Yatra festival has started in which state? (Odisha)
1963. Who has been appointed the new chairman of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) for 2017-18? (Raman Rao)
1964. Ikutaro Kakehashi, the Roland founder and digital music pioneer has passed away. He hailed from which country?( Japan)
1965. Which country will become the world’s first country to neutralise gender pay gap? (Iceland)
1966. The Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary (DWLS) is located in which state? (Arunachal Pradesh)
1967. What is the current reverse repo rate, as per first bi-monthly monetary policy review for 2017-18 of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?(6.0%)
1968. Which state government will start a one-year diploma course on “Hindu Purohityam”?(Madhya Pradesh)
1969. Which digital campaign has launched for 2017 International Day of Sports for Development and Peace (IDSDP)? (We Play Together)
1970. India and the United Kingdom (UK) will set up how much amount of Green Growth Equity Fund (GGEF) to finance clean energy projects? ( £240
million)
1971. What is the India’s rank in the world’s largest tourism economy in terms of GDP, according to the latest report of the World Travel and Tourism
Council (WTTC)? (7th)
1972. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved how much amount of loan to Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL)? ($175 million)
1973. What is the theme of the 2017 World Health Day (WHD)? (Depression: Let’s Talk)
1974. The 2017 National Tuberculosis (TB) summit has started in which city? (Dharamshala)
1975. Which movie has won the Best Film award in the 64th National Awards-2017? (Kasaav)
1976. India has signed defence deal with which country for advanced Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) systems? (Isreal)
1977. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 WEF’s Global Travel and Tourism Competitive Index (GTTCI)? (40th)
1978. Shyam Kumar is associated with which sports? (Boxing)
1979. Who has been posthumously conferred the Kirti Chakra award for year 2016? (Prem Bahadur Resmi Magar)
1980. Which state government has imposed a 10% cow cess as surcharge on stamp duty for protection and propagation of cows? (Rajasthan)
1981. The Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) is located in which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
1982. The Union Government has launched CPS programme to deal with autonomous unmanned vehicles. What does ‘CPS’ stands for? (Cyber Physical
Systems)
1983. Which country will become the world’s first country to allow legalized production, sale and consumption of marijuana? (Uruguay)
1984. Which state government has launched “Deendayal Rasoi Yojana” to provide food at subsidized rate to poor? (Madhya Pradesh)
1985. Which movie has won the Best Children’s Film in the 64th National Awards-2017? (Dhanak)
1986. Which city is hosting the 2017 National Children’s Film Festival (NCFF)? (Visakhapatnam)
1987. An exhibition titled ‘Swachhagraha – Bapu Ko Karyanjali’ has inaugurated in which city to mark 100 years of the historic Champaran Satyagraha?
(New Delhi)
1988. India’s first NBA Basketball School has started in which city? (Mumbai)
1989. Who will become the United Nations (UN)’s youngest-ever Messenger of Peace? (Malala Yousafzai)
1990. The Keibul Lamjao National Park is located in which state? (Manipur)
1991. Which Indian-origin educationist has won the ‘Asian Businesswoman of Year’ award? (Asha Khemka)
1992. The International Convention on World Homoeopathy Day (WHD) has started in which city? (New Delhi)
1993. The G-7 Foreign Ministers meeting has started in which country? (Italy)
1994. India’s first-ever micro drama festival “Thespis” has started in which city? (New Delhi)
1995. The 12th edition of Joint Military Exercise “Nomadic Elephant” in India was with which under mentioned country? (Mongolia)
1996. The 12th edition of Indo – Mongolian Joint Military Exercise “Nomadic Elephant” has started in which Indian state? (Mizoram)
1997. Which city police has launched “Pink Hoyslas” police patrol vehicles for women safety? (Bengaluru)
1998. Who has won the 2017 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix tournament? (Lewis Hamilton)
1999. Which company has been named the official Innovation Partner for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy 2017? (Intel)
2000. Which state government to launch cheap food canteen “Annapurna Bhojnalayas”? (Uttar Pradesh)
2001. Which Indian-origin personality has become first non-white judge at the Old Bailey Court of London? (Anuja Ravindra Dhir)
2002. Who is the author of the book “Gandhi in Champaran”? (DG Tendulkar)
2003. Which portal has been launched by the Survey of India (SoI) that offers free download of Indian Maps? (Nakshe Portal)
2004. Who has won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in fiction? (Colson Whitehead)
2005. Which country has executed most people in 2016, as per Amnesty International Global Report ‘Death Sentences & Executions 2016’? (China)
2006. The first-ever G20 Digital Ministerial Meeting on Digital Economy was held in which country? (Germany)
2007. Which country’s team has won the 5th edition of Asian School Hockey Championship-2017? (India)
2008. Kristin Davis has been appointed the new UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. She hails from which country? (United States)
2009. Akhilesh Das Gupta, the former Union Minister has passed away. He was associated with which political party? (Indian National Congress
(INC))
2010. The Union government will launch “SAMPADA Scheme” for which sector? (Food processing)
2011. Who is the newly appointed chairman of Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT)? (Shiva Kirti Singh)
2012. Who has become the first Naga cop to receive Shaurya Chakra award since Nagaland attained statehood? (Atu Zumvu)
2013. Which committee has been constituted by the Union government to monitor the regional air connectivity scheme “UDAN”? (R N Choubey
committee)
2014. Who is the author of the book ‘Matoshree’? (Sumitra Mahajan)
2015. Which city has ranked the top-paying city for professionals in India, according to the 2017 Salary Trends Study by Randstad? (Bengaluru)
2016. Who has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to the Federal Republic of Germany? (Mukta Dutta Tomar)
2017. Which country’s honorary citizenship has been received by Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai? (Canada)
2018. Who has been named as the new administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)? (Achim Steiner)
2019. The International Day of Human Space Flight is observed on which date? (April 12)
2020. Which state government will launch a unique programme “Ammaku Vandaman” in schools to pay tribute to mothers? (Andhra Pradesh)
2021. The National Safe Motherhood Day (NSMD) is observed on which date in India? (April 11)
2022. Which committee has been constituted by the Union Government to examine the existing framework with regard to Virtual Currencies? (Dinesh
Sharma committee)
2023. India has signed MoU with which neighboring country for extending Hindi language course? (China)
2024. Which state government will re-launched ‘Adarana’ scheme for improving traditional occupations? (Andhra Pradesh)
2025. The World Bank (WB) has approved how much amount of loan to help India develop its first modern waterway? ($375 million)
2026. Which port has topped the list in the first-ever ranking of the ports on Sanitation Parameters under the Union Ministry of Shipping? (Haldia Port)
2027. India has signed sport partnership agreement with which country to increase cooperation in sports? (Australia)
2028. India’s first industrial-articulated robot “TAL Brabo” has been launched by which Indian company? (Tata Motors)
2029. Dr. Mark Weinberhg, the renowned AIDS researcher has passed away. He hailed from which country? (Canada)
2030. Munshi Venu, who passed away recently, was the veteran actor of which film industry? (Malayalam)
2031. Which state government has launched “Operation Durga” to ensure women safety? (Haryana)
2032. The 2017 Sangken festival has started in which state? (Arunachal Pradesh)
2033. Who is the newly appointed Chief Justice of Delhi High Court (DHC)? (Gita Mittal)
2034. Which state has bagged Krishi Karman Award 2015-16 for increase in food grains production? (Himachal Pradesh)
2035. Which Indian software engineer has won first prize in Unite Ideas #UNGAViz Textual Analysis and Visualisation Challenge? (Abdulqadir
Rashik)
2036. Which state government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union government for the ‘Power for All’ scheme? (Uttar
Pradesh)
2037. Which Indian environmental engineer has won the 2017 Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards? (Trupti Jain)
2038. Girish Saxena, who passed away recently, was the former governor of which state? (Jammu and Kashmir (J&K))
2039. Who has won the 2017 Asian Billiards Championship title? (Pankaj Advani)
2040. Which state to have India’s first privately-run railway station? (Madhya Pradesh)
2041. The 2017 Pana Sankranti has recently celebrated in which state of India? (Odisha)
2042. The Koradi Thermal Power Station (KTPS) is located in which state? (Maharashtra)
2043. Which country will hold their first-ever joint military exercise “Sagarmatha Friendship-2017”? (China and Nepal)
2044. Which state police has launched ‘Tare Zameen Par programme’ to enlighten children in Naxal-affected areas? (Jharkhand)
2045. Robert W. Taylor, the renowned computer pioneer passed away. He hailed from which country? (United States)
2046. Which state government has recently launched ‘unemployment allowance scheme’? (Himachal Pradesh)
2047. Which state has become the first Indian state to launch a special awareness drive to ensure that transgenders in the state register as voters?
(Maharashtra)
2048. The Union Government has launched RUSA portal to act as a one-stop for States’ Higher Education Plans. What does ‘RUSA’ stands for?
(Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan)
2049. Gayatri Pullela is associated with which sports? (Badminton)
2050. Who has won the 2017 Time Magazine’s Most Influential Person Reader’s poll? (Rodrigo Duterte)
2051. Emma Morano, the world’s oldest person has passed away. She hailed from which country? (Italy)
2052. What is the theme of the 2017 World Hemophilia Day (WHD)? (Hear their voices)
2053. Who has won the 2017 Men’s singles Singapore Open Badminton tournament? (Sai Praneeth Bhamidipati)
2054. The first-ever Nepal-China joint military exercise ‘Sagarmatha Friendship-2017 has started in which city? (Kathmandu)
2055. Who has been bestowed with the Dr. Paduru Gururaja Bhat Memorial Award 2017? (V Narasimha Murthy)
2056. What is the theme of the 2017 World Heritage Day (WHD)? (Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism)
2057. Which state government has recently signed a reworked MoU with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) for Barmer refinery?
(Rajasthan)
2058. Who has been bestowed with the 6th edition of MS Swaminathan award? (R R Hanchinal)
2059. Which IIT institute will start ‘Vastu Shastra’ classes for architecture students? (IIT Kharagpur)
2060. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for FY 18, according to the World Bank’s latest report “Globalization Backlash”? (7.2%)
2061. The Manipur government has launched ‘DARPAN’ web portal to check corruption. What does “DARPAN” stands for? (Digital Application for
Revalue by Public And Nation)
2062. Which country is hosting the 3rd Edition of Global Exhibition on Services (GES – 2017)? (India)
2063. Who has won the 2017 Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix tournament? (Sebastian Vettel)
2064. Which union ministry has launched nation-wide training programme for Elected Women representatives (EWRs) of Panchayats? (Ministry of
Women and Child Development)
2065. Which country to host the 14th edition of United Nations International Day of Vesak – 2017? (Sri Lanka)
2066. Who will head the committee formed by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to review UGC
recommendations? (Secretary of the department of Higher Education (HE))
2067. Which bank has become the India’s most-valued Public Sector Unit (PSU) in terms of market valuation? (State Bank of India)
2068. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has tied up with which PSU company to develop low-cost lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles?
(Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd)
2069. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for FY 18, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s latest report ‘World Economic Outlook
(WEO)’? (7.2%)
2070. Allan Holdsworth, the renowned guitarist and composer passed away. He hailed from which country? (England)
2071. Who has become the India’s first visually impaired runner to compete the historic Boston Marathon? (Sagar Baheti)
2072. The Civil Services Day (CSD) is celebrated on which day in India? (21st April)
2073. Where is the headquarters of the National Safety Council (NSC)? (Mumbai)
2074. The Sessa Orchid Sanctuary is located in which state? (Arunachal Pradesh)
2075. Who has been named for the prestigious Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement (LTA) award? (Saira Banu)
2076. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has conducted its first-ever mock exercise on forest fire in which state? (Uttarakhand)
2077. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index? (8th)
2078. Who is the newly appointed MD and CEO of the LIC Housing Finance? (Vinay Sah)
2079. Which project has become the India’s first CII-IGBC Platinum rated project? (ICICI Bank Data Centre)
2080. Which state government will set up “Book Banks” in schools to provide old books to needy students? (Punjab)
2081. Devineni Rajshekhar, the former Minister of Andhra Pradesh has passed away. He was associated with which political party? (Telugu Desam
Party (TDP))
2082. Who has been appointed the new Financial Commissioner (FC) of Indian Railways? (B N Mohapatra)
2083. Who will be the new chairman of the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB)? (Devendra Kumar Sharma)
2084. Which airline will become the world’s first airline to adopt new satellite-based airplane tracking system? (Malaysia Airlines)
2085. The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on which date? (April 20)
2086. Which country to host 2017 BRICS Film Festival? (China)
2087. Giuseppina Nicolini has been honoured with the 2017 Felix Houphouet Boigny Peace Prize. She hails from which country? (Italy)
2088. Which country to host the first-ever World Ocean Festival (WOF)? (United States)
2089. India has contributed how much amount to United Nations (UN) Election assistance programme? ($250,000)
2090. Which Indian cricketer will be honoured with the 75th Master Dinanath Mangeshkar award for his outstanding contribution to Indian Cricket?
(Kapil Dev)
2091. Who has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement (LTA) award at the 80th Bengal Film Journalists’ Association (BFJA) awards-2017
(Moushumi Chatterjee)
2092. Who has been chosen for the 2016 Sahitya Akademi Award for translation in English language? (Sri Aniruddhan Vasudevan)
2093. Which All India Radio (AIR) has been honoured with the 26th edition of Lelte Award? (AIR Aizawl)
2094. India has recently signed pact with which country for defence shipbuilding? (South Korea)
2095. What is the theme of the 2017 International Mother Earth Day (IMED)? (Environmental and Climate Literacy)
2096. Which company has become the the first re-insurer to set up base in financial hub Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City)? (General
Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re))
2097. Which state will be awarded with Krishi Karman Award for 2015-16 for wheat production? (Madhya Pradesh)
2098. Which city hosted the first-ever India Indonesia Energy Forum (IIEF)? (Jakarta)
2099. India’s first-ever “village of books” will open in which state to promote tourism? (Maharashtra)
2100. Which city has been designated UNESCO World Book Capital 2018? (Athens)
2101. Which state government has signed a MoU with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for agricultural transformation? (Odisha)
2102. The 2017 United Nations Oceans Conference will be held in which city? (New York)
2103. Who has won the award for the 2016 Men’s Player of the Year by the Golf Industry Association (GIA)? (Shiv Chawrasia)
2104. Nora Chopra, who passed away recently, was related to which field? (Journalism)
2105. Which Bollywood film has won the best film honour at the 2017 Hong Kong International Film Festival? (Newton)
2106. Which state government has recently signed MoU with Indian Railways to expand green cover? (Maharashtra)
2107. Which country to host 15th edition of International Musculoskeletal Congress (IMC)-2017? (South Korea)
2108. Which Indian bank has won the 2017 Golden Peacock Innovative Product / Service Award (GPIPSA)? (Yes Bank)
2109. The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has offered honourary life membership to which Indian women cricket player? (Sandhya Agarwal)
2110. What is the theme of the India Pavillian during the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2017? (Yoga and Wellness)
2111. Who has been appointed the new interim President of Badminton Association of India (BAI)? (Himanta Biswa Sarma)
2112. Which Indian personality has won the 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize? (Prafulla Samantra)
2113. The National Panchayati Raj Diwas is celebrated on which date in India? (April 24)
2114. Who has won the 2017 Men’s Singles title of Monte Carlo Masters Tennis tournament? (Rafael Nadal)
2115. Manpreet Kaur, who recently clinched Gold at the 2017 Asian Grand Prix Meet, is associated with which sports? (Shot Put)
2116. What is the theme of the 2017 World Malaria Day (WMD)? (End malaria for good)
2117. Who will be conferred with the 2016 Dada Saheb Phalke award? (Kasinadhuni Viswanath)
2118. Which country has become the world’s largest importer of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), according to Petroleum Planning & Analysis cell?
(China)
2119. Which union ministry has made a provision enabling people to apply online for passports in Hindi? (Ministry of External Affairs)
2120. Which country is the world’s largest military spender, as per latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)? (United
States)
2121. Who has been bestowed with the prestigious P C Chandra Puraskaar 2017? (Kailash Satyarthi)
2122. Which state team has won the 2017 National Youth Athletics Championships? (Haryana)
2123. Which state government has launched “Kilkari” app to create awarness among pregnant women? (Haryana)
2124. Which hospital has become the India’s First public hospital for eye tumours? (All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS))
2125. Which country has appointed Hana Khatib as first female judge in its Muslim sharia court system? (Isreal)
2126. Man Kaur, who has won Gold at the 2017 World Masters Games, is associated with which sports? (Sprint)
2127. What is the theme of the 2017 World Intellectual Property Day (WIPD)? (Innovation – Improving Lives)
2128. Which state will become the first Indian state to invite all Twitter and Facebook users to interact with the Chief Minister (CM)? (Haryana)
2129. Who is the newly elected President of Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI)? (Mridul Bhadauria)
2130. The International conference on “Dara Shikoh – Reclaiming Spiritual Legacy of India” will be held in which city? (New Delhi)
2131. Who has been conferred with the Ghantasala national award? (Vani Jairam)
2132. The World Lab Animal Day (WLAD) is observed on which day? (April 24)
2133. CREDAI has recently inked MOU with SBI for concessional loan for housing projects. Where is the headquarters of CREDAI? (New Delhi)
2134. The 15th edition of Indo-French naval exercise ‘Varuna’ has started in which sea port? (Toulon port)
2135. Which security force is the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) of India? (Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF))
2136. Who has won the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Foundation Kerala State award for the year 2016-17? (Dileep K Nair)
2137. Which state government has recently signed a MoU with Bharat Broadband Network Ltd (BBNL) to implement BharatNet? (Tamil Nadu)
2138. The International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day (ICDRD) is observed on which date? (April 26)
2139. Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning filmmaker has passed away. He hailed from which country? (United States)
2140. Who has been shortlisted to represent India at the FIFA Football for Friendship (F4F) global social programme? (Sujal Kahar)
2141. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police(ITBP)? (RK Pachnanda)
2142. Which country to host 18th edition of World Road Meeting (WRM)? (India)
2143. Who has been crowned Miss Teen Universe 2017? (Srishti Kaur)
2144. Which country has become the first country to open an honorary consulate office in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City)? (Belgium)
2145. Which country has become the first country in the world to ban the mining of metals? (El Salvador)
2146. Which city has become the first Indian city to won Pierre L’enfant Planning Excellence and Achievement Awards-2017? (Bhubaneswar)
2147. Who has been declared Man of the tournament in 2017 T-20 Deaf and Dumb Asia Cup? (Yashwanth Naidu)
2148. Who has been conferred the 52nd edition of the Jnanpith Award-2016? (Sankha Ghosh)
2149. Who has become the first Indian actor to deliver a speech at the internationally acclaimed TED Talks? (Shah Rukh Khan)
2150. Vinu Chakravarthy, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field? (Film Industry)
2151. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 World Press Freedom Index (WPFI)? (136th)
2152. What is the theme of the 2017 World Immunization Week? (Vaccines Work)
2153. Which international organisation has observed the 2017 World Day on Safety and Health at Work? (International Labour Organization (ILO))
2154. Which Indian short film will be screened by UNESCO as part of 2017 World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) in Indonesia? (Azaad)
2155. India’s first-ever transgender athletic meet was held in which state? (Kerala)
2156. Which country hosted the 2017 International Basava Convention (IBC)? (India)
2157. Which union minister has recently launched Test & Treat policy for HIV patients? (Jagat Prakash Nadda)
2158. Who has won gold at the 10th edition of Moscow sand art championship? (Sudarsan Pattnaik)
2159. India’s first-ever electric taxi (e- taxi) trial run will be held in which city? (Nagpur)
2160. Who has become the first Indian woman to drive Formula E racing car at a race track? (Gul Panag)
2161. Who has become the first-ever Indian racer to take pole in FIA Formula 3 European Championship? (Jehan Daruvala)
2162. Which Indian personality has been selected for Japan’s prestigious ‘Order of the Rising Sun’ award? (Ashwani Kumar)
2163. Which city to host the 4th edition of National Standards Conclave (NSC)? (New Delhi)
2164. Who has won the 2017 ACBS Asian Snooker Championship? (Lyu Haotian)
2165. Who is the newly appointed Controller General of Accounts (CGA)? (Anthony Lianzuala)
2166. Ueli Steck, a renowned mountain climber has passed away. He hailed from which country? (Switzerland)
2167. The South Asia satellite “GSAT-09” will be launched by ISRO from which launch vehicle? (GSLV Mk-II)
2168. he first-ever Ganga Cleanliness Pledge Day (GCPD) will be observed on which date in India? (May 2)
2169. India’s first-ever Blind Football Academy (BFA) is expected to come up in which state? (Kerala)
2170. Which state is the India’s most corrupt state, according to latest survey by the Centre for Media Studies (CMS)? (Karnataka)
2171. India will provide how much amount to Bangladesh under new “Muktijodha scholarship” scheme? (Rs.35 crore)
2172. India’s first-ever digitised Panchayat ward has come up in which state? (Kerala)
2173. The National Anti-Child Labour Day is observed on which day in India? (April 30)
2174. Who has won the 2017 Men’s Doubles Tallahassee Challenger title? Which union minister has launched a nationwide “Vidya – Veerta Abhiyan” to
honour war warriors? (Prakash Javadekar)
2175. What is the India’s GDP forecast for 2017, as per latest UN report “The Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2017”? (7.1%)
2176. Yusra Mardini has been appointed as new Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR. She hails from which country? (Syria)
2177. Who has won the 2017 Men’s Singles Barcelona Open Tennis Tournament? (Rafael Nadal)
2178. Who has won the 19th edition of Women’s Asian Individual Squash Championships (AISC)-2017? (Joshna Chinappa)
2179. Who has been appointed as the first woman President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)? (Shobana Kamineni)
2180. Who has been chosen for the INSA Young Scientist Award 2017? [C] Sanjay Pratihar
2181. Which city has become the first city in the world to have its own Microsoft font? (Dubai)
2182. Which state has become the first Indian state to use Automated Weather Stations (AWS) for farmers? (Maharashtra)
2183. The Lovely Professional University (LPU) is located in which state of India? (Punjab)
2184. Which state has become the first Indian state to shift to to January to December financial year? (Madhya Pradesh)
2185. Who has been bestowed with the 2017 Avvaiyar Award? (Padma Venkataraman)
2186. Who has won the 2017 World Snooker Championship? (Mark Selby)
2187. Which Indian table tennis player has won the 2017 Men’s singles ITTF Challenge Seamaster Chile Open tournament? (Soumyajit Ghosh)
2188. Which country is hosting the 2017 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize Ceremony? (Indonesia)
2189. Who will represent India at the 2017 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)? (Mukul Rohatgi)
2190. The first-ever World Tuna Day (WTD) is observed by the United Nations (UN) on which date? (May 2)
2191. Which country is hosting the 50th annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Governors? (Japan)
2192. The new Index of Industrial Production (IIP) series for India will be calculated on which base year? (2011-12)
2193. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved how much loan amount for power project in Andhra Pradesh? ($160 million)
2194. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for FY 18, according to Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s latest report “Asian Development Outlook
2017”? (7.4%)
2195. What is the India’s real GDP growth forecast for FY 18, according to latest rating review by Fitch Ratings? (7.7%)
2196. Recently, Sualgiri and Swalgiri communities have been notified as Scheduled Castes in the Indian constitution. The communities are associated with
which state? (Odisha)
2197. The world’s highest railway bridge will come up over which Indian River? (Chenab)
2198. Which Indian footballer has won the 2017 Hero of the league 2017 award? (Sunil Chhetri)
2199. Which country is hosting the 27th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)? (Switzerland)
2200. What is the theme of 2017 World Asthma Day (WAD)? (Better air better breathing)
2201. Who has been appointed the new chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament? (Mallikarjun Kharge)
2202. Which Indian personality has been conferred with the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit Sungnye Medal of the South Korea? (Rajive Kaul)
2203. Which city has become the India’s cleanest city, according to the Swachh Bharat survey 2017? (Indore)
2204. India’s first private sector small arms manufacturing plant has set up in which state? (Madhya Pradesh)
2205. Who has been appointed the new chairman of the Tea Board of India? (Prabhat Kamal Bezboruah)
2206. Which social networking site has officially launched “Express Wi-Fi” internet services in India? (Facebook)
2207. Which state government has recently become the registered proprietor of the GI tag for Banganapalle mangoes? (Andhra Pradesh)
2208. The 2017 National Standards Conclave (NSC) was held in which city? (New Delhi)
2209. The International Firefighters’ Day (IFFD) is observed on which date? (May 4)
2210. Who has been appointed the new chairman of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)? (Braj Bihari Kumar)
2211. Where is the headquarters of the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA)? (Dehradun)
2212. The Vansda National Park (VNP) is located in which state? (Gujarat)
2213. Vikas Krishan Yadav is associated with which sports? (Boxing)
2214. Which committee has been constituted by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) to lay down technical standards for performance of
core services? (R B Barman committee)
2215. The world’s biggest-ever X- ray laser “European XFEL” has generated its first X-ray laser light from which country? (Gremany)
2216. The 2017 India Integrated Transport and Logistics Summit was held in which city? (New Delhi)
2217. Captain Chand Roop, who passed away recently, was associated with which sports? (Wrestling)
2218. Justice (retd) Leila Seth, the renowned jurist has passed away. She was the first woman chief justice of which high court? (Himachal Pradesh high
court)
2219. Which state government has recently signed an agreement with United Nations and IIIT for setting up innovation lab in the state? (Chhattisgarh)
2220. The International No diet day (INDD) is observed on which date? (May6)
2221. Who has won the 2016 Wisden-MCC (Melbourne Cricket Council) Cricket Photograph of the Year? (Saqib Majeed)
2222. Adolph Kiefer, the swimming legend has passed away. He hailed from which country? (United States)
2223. Which country’s hockey team has won the 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup? (Great Britain)
2224. Which is the official mascot of the 22nd edition of Asian Athletics Championships-2017? (Olly Turtle)
2225. India’s first bio refinery plant has set up in which state? (Maharashtra)
2226. Who has won the 2017 French Presidential election? (Emmanuel Macron)
2227. Which country has been elected as the new President of Governing Council of UN-Habitat? (India)
2228. Which country is hosting the 26th session of the Governing Council (GC) of UN-Habitat-2017? (Kenya)
2229. The 2017 multinational military exercise “Eager Lion” has started in which country? (Jordan)
2230. The 2017 joint military exercise “Balikatan” has started between United States and which country? (Philippines)
2231. What is the theme of 2017 World Red Cross Red Crescent Day (WRCRCD)? (Less Known Red Cross Stories)
2232. The Navegaon National Park is located in which state? (Maharashtra)
2233. Kavinder Singh Bisht is associated with which sports? (Boxing)
2234. Which Indian cricketer has been conferred with the Fellowship Award in United Kingdom (UK)? (Sachin Tendulkar)
2235. Who has been conferred with the Tholkappiyar Award for the year 2015-16? (R Kalaikkovan)
2236. The Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? (Jharkhand)
2237. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for FY 18, according to IMF’s latest report ‘Regional Economic Outlook (REO) for Asia and Pacific’? (7.2%)
2238. The 2017 hunting festival “Bishu Parv” was observed in which state? (Jharkhand)
2239. The headquarters of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is located in which city? (New Delhi)
2240. Which Hollywood actor has won the first-ever gender-neutral MTV award for Best Actor in a movie? (Emma Watson)
2241. Which state government has signed pact with Oracle for cloud-based citizen services? (Jharkhand)
2242. Ustad Raees Khan, the legendary sitarist has passed away. He hailed from which country? (Pakistan)
2243. Who has been appointed the new India’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands? (Venu Rajamony)
2244. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of South Korea? (Moon Jae-in)
2245. Which high-level committee has been set up by the Union Government to provide credible data for employment policies? (Arvind Panagariya
committee)
2246. The Sakewa Festival has recently celebrated in which state? (Sikkim)
2247. Who has become the world’s highest wicket-taker in women ODI cricket? (Jhulan Goswami)
2248. Which state government has recently imposed a ban on sale of High in Fat, Salt and Sugar (HFSS) food at school canteens? (Maharashtra)
2249. Which Indian actress has won the best actress award at the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) 2017? (Konkona Sen Sharma)
2250. What is the theme of the 2017 World Thalassaemia Day (WTD)? (Together for Humanity)
2251. Who will be the Pakistan’s new High Commissioner to India? (Sohail Mahmood)
2252. Arjun Tulshiram Pawar, who passed away recently, was related to which field? (Politics)
2253. The Mudumalai National Park is located in which state? (Tamil Nadu)
2254. Who will be the new under-secretary General of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)? (Mark Lowcock)
2255. Who will be the new Defence Secretary of India? (Sanjay Mitra)
2256. Which Indian sportsman has won bronze in Greco Roman 80kg category at 2017 Asian Wrestling Championship? (Harpreet Singh)
2257. Who has been conferred with the 2017 Young Scientist award from the Indian National Science Academy (INSA)? (Vikram Vishal)
2258. Who has become the new Country Director for Twitter in India? (Taranjeet Singh)
2259. Which digital filing system has been launched for Supreme Court of India (SCI)? (Integrated Case Management Information System)
2260. The 29th India–Indonesia bilateral maritime exercise “CORPAT-2017” has started under which Indian Naval Command? (Andaman and Nicobar
Command)
2261. Who is the newly elected Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas? (Hubert Minnis)
2262. What is the theme of the 2017 National Technology Day (NTD) in India? (Technology for inclusive and sustainable growth)
2263. Which online facility has been launched by the Union Government to provide direct solution to problem of agriculture sector? (e-Krishi Samvad)
2264. Which Indian personality has been elected as the new chairman of FIFA Governance Committee? (Mukul Mudgal)
2265. Indian Army will re-introduce CASO as ‘permanent feature’ of counter-terror operations. What does “CASO” stands for? (Cordon and Search
Operations)
2266. Which country is hosting the United Nations Day of Vesak – 2017? (Sri Lanka)
2267. Which state government will conduct survey to provide affordable houses to people in urban areas? (Haryana)
2268. Which country has approved $75 mn high-tech chemical protective clothing for the Indian armed forces? (United States)
2269. Which Indian sportsperson has clinched bronze in men’s Greco-Roman 85kg category at the 2017 Asian Wrestling Championship? (Anil Kumar)
2270. Karan Singh, who passed away recently, was the minister of which Indian state? (Himachal Pradesh)
2271. Who has been appointed as the new Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)? (V K Saraswat)
2272. Who has been appointed as the India’s new ambassador to France? (Vinay Mohan Kwatra)
2273. What is the theme of 2017 International Nurse Day (IND)? (Nursing: A voice to lead – Achieving the sustainable development goals)
2274. Which state has become the first Indian state to introduce a logo for vehicles driven by persons with hearing impairment? (Telangana)
2275. Which country to host the 2017 Arctic Energy Summit (AES)? (Finland)
2276. Who has been appointed as the new Secretary of Department of Telecommunications (DoT)? (Aruna Sundararajan)
2277. India’s first-ever National Basketball Association (NBA) academy has officially opened in which city? (Greater Noida)
2278. Which Indian cricketer has been awarded the honorary life membership of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)? (VVS Laxman)
2279. Which city has topped the 2017 Savills Tech Cities Index? (Austin)
2280. Which Indian sportsperson has clinched silver in women’s 69kg category at the 2017 Asian Wrestling Championship? (Divya Kakran)
2281. Which Indian personality has been appointed WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis in South-East Asia Region? (Amitabh Bachchan)
2282. Which country to host first-ever One Belt One Road (OBOR) Summit? (China)
2283. Which state government is hosting the first-ever Videsh Sampark outreach programme? (Telangana)
2284. Who has become the first Indian woman to be conferred with the Woodrow Wilson Award for Global Corporate Citizenship? (Chanda Kochhar)
2285. What is the theme of 2017 World Fair Trade Day (WFTD)? (Human chains for fair trade and the planet)
2286. India’s first electric cab fleet will be launched in which city? (Nagpur)
2287. Which state has topped the 2017 Public Affairs Index (PAI) in governance? (Kerala)
2288. Who has won the 2017 men’s singles Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament? (Rafael Nadal)
2289. Which Indian sportsperson has won silver in men’s Freestyle 125 kg category at the 2017 Asian Wrestling Championship? (Sumit Kumar)
2290. Who has been conferred with the first-ever Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Lifetime Achievement Honour in Public Service? (Pawan Chamling)
2291. Which Indian village has won the 2017 Smart Village Award? (Govardhan Ecovillage)
2292. The 43rd edition of G7 summit will be held in which city? (Italy)
2293. What is the theme of 2017 International Day of Families? (Families, education and well-being)
2294. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of France? (Edouard Philippe)
2295. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 World Bank’s Power accessibility list? (26th)
2296. S Ramassamy, who passed away recently, was the former Chief Minister of which state/UT? (Puducherry)
2297. Who has won the 2017 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix? (Lewis Hamilton)
2298. Which city hosted the 2nd meeting of National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR)? (New Delhi)
2299. Who has become the first Indian to win gold at the 2017 Asian Wrestling Championship? (Bajrang Punia)
2300. Which IIT institute has collaborated with the British Geological Survey (BGS) to turn Varanasi into a smart city? (IIT Kharagpur)
2301. Which Indian personality has been appointed as new UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary? (Ovais Sarmad)
2302. What is the India’s GDP forecast for FY 18, as per latest Economic Outlook Survey of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FICCI)? (7.4%)
2303. The Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) is located in which state? (Odisha)
2304. Who has been awarded the 2017 INSA Young Scientist award for research in cancer treatment? (Aravind Kumar Rengan)
2305. Rifath Sharook has designed the world’s lightest satellite “KalamSat”. He hails from which country? (India)
2306. Which union minister has launched Operation Clean Portal for transparent tax administration? (Arun Jaitley)
2307. Javier Valdez, the renowned journalist has passed away. He hailed from which country? (Mexico)
2308. Which state government has constituted “Maa committee” to check mid day meal quality in schools? (Uttar Pradesh)
2309. Where is the headquarters of OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC)? (Saudi Arabia)
2310. Who has become the first Indian driver to win the race in the GP3 Series? (Arjun Maini)
2311. Who will lead the Indian delegation to the 2017 G20 Labour & Employment Ministers’ Meet? (Bandaru Dattatraya)
2312. India’s first smart grid project has successfully created by which institute? (Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST))
2313. Who has become the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest for the fourth time? (Anshu Jamsenpa)
2314. Which railway station has been adjudged as the cleanest railway station in category A1, as per recently released report by the Ministry of Railways?
(Vishakhapatnam)
2315. Which Indian personality has been named in the Forbes’s 2017 Global Game Changers list? (Mukesh Ambani)
2316. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for 2017, as per recently revised UN “World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) as of mid-2017”
report? (7.3%)
2317. Muhammed Anas, who recently qualified for 2017 London World Athletics Championships, hails from which Indian state? (Kerala)
2318. Which Indian wildlife activist has won the 2017 Whitley Awards? (Sanjay Gubbi)
2319. Anil Madhav Dave, who passed away recently, was the union minister of which department? (Environment, Forest and Climate Change)
2320. Which Indian scientist has won the 2017 Dan David prize in the “Future” category? (Shrinivas Kulkarni)
2321. Reema Lagoo, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? (Film Industry)
2322. Which Indian-American student has won the 2017 National Geographic Bee contest? (Pranay Varada)
2323. What is the theme of 2017 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD)? (Big data for big impact)
2324. The 2017 bilateral maritime exercise “SIMBEX-17” has started between India and which country? (Singapore)
2325. Which union minister has given the additional charge of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)? (Harsh Vardhan)
2326. Which city to host the 2017 annual convention of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group? (Gandhinagar)
2327. Which country has topped the 2017 Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI) released by Ernst and Young (EY)? (China)
2328. Sundaram Ravi is associated with which sports? (Cricket)

2329. Which company is the most valuable brand in India, according to recently released 2017 Brand Finance India 100 report? (Tata Group)
2330. India’s first Aquatic Rainbow Technology Park (ARTP) will be set up in which city? (Chennai)
2331. What is the theme of 2017 International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia (IDAHOT)? (Families)
2332. Chris Cornel, the renowned singer passed away. He hailed from which country? (United States)
2333. The International Museum Day (IMD) is observed on which date? (May 18)
2334. Which Indian teenager has won the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) award in the environmental engineering category?
(Prashant Ranganathan)
2335. Which state government has launched e-textbook portal for school students? (Haryana)
2336. Which organisation has won the 2015 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize? (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR))
2337. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Healthcare Access and Quality Index (HAQI), according to latest Lancet report “Global Burden of Disease
(GBD)”? (154th)
2338. R R Laxman is associated with which sports? (Chess)
2339. Stanley Greene, an award-winning photojournalist passed away. He hailed from which country? (United States)
2340. The Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary (BBS) is located in which state? (Haryana)
2341. Which committee has recently recommended several measures for de-siltation of River Ganga? (Madhav Chitale committee)
2342. The 2017 HADR exercise “Karavali Karunya” has started by Indian Navy in which state? (Karnataka)
2343. Who has been appointed as new Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations)? (PN Pradhan)
2344. Anshu Jamsenpa has become the world’s first woman to scale Mt Everest twice within 5 days. She hails from which Indian state? (Arunachal
Pradesh)
2345. Which Indian peacekeepers were honored posthumously with UN Dag Hammarskjold Medal for their courage and sacrifice? (Brijesh Thapa
and Ravi Kumar)
2346. What is the 2017 theme of International Day for Biodiversity (IDB)? (Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism)
2347. Which state government will form “Good Morning” squad to monitor and prevent open defecation? (Maharashtra)
2348. Who has won the 2017 Presidential election of Iran? (Hassan Rouhani)
2349. Which Indian squah player has won gold at 2017 Asian Continental Women Blitz Chess Championship? (R Vaishali)
2350. Which Indian squash player has won the 2017 Men’s Makati Open Squash tournament? (Harinder Pal Sandhu)
2351. Alexander Zverev has won the 2017 Men’s singles Rome Masters tennis tournament. He hails from which country? (Germany)
2352. What is the theme of 2017 World Metrology Day (WMD)? (Measurements for transport)
2353. Which football team has won the 38th edition of Indian Federation Cup Football tournament-2017? (Bengaluru FC)
2354. Which high-level committee has recently submitted its report on Scouts and Guides to the Union Government? (Harsh Malhotra committee)
2355. Which bollywood actress has been bestowed with the 2017 International Humanitarian Award at the Asian Voice Charity Awards? (Jacqueline
Fernandez)
2356. Which city is hosting the 2017 Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet (GRAM)? (Kota)
2357. Which country to host the 2018 annual convention of African Development Bank (AfDB) Group? (South Korea)
2358. Which Indian cartoonist has won 2017 World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) International President’s Award? (Rohan Chakravarty)
2359. Which country has won the 2017 Ice Hockey World Championship? [B] Sweden
2360. The World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development is observed on which date? (May 21)
2361. Mattuhunny Mathews, popularly known as ‘Toyota Sunny’ passed away. He hailed from which country? (India)
2362. Which country has become the largest stainless steel producer in the world in 2016, according to data released by the International Stainless Steel
Forum (ISSF) 2017? (China)
2363. The Ghughua Fossil National Park is located in which state? (Madhya Pradesh)
2364. Who will become the new Prime Minister of Nepal? (Sher Bahadur Deuba)
2365. Who will become the new chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM)? (Gayarul Hasan)
2366. The World Turtle Day (WTD) is observed on which date? (May 23)
2367. Who is the author of the book “Confessions of a dying mind: the blind faith of atheism”? (Haulianlal Guite)
2368. Which IIT institute has inked pact with Madhya Pradesh for measuring happiness index? (IIT Kharagpur)
2369. The Union Environment Ministry has organized the first-ever “Ozone2Climate technology roadshow” in which city? (Agra)
2370. Who has won the 2017 CEAT International Cricketer of the Year award? (Ravichandran Ashwin)
2371. Roger Moore, the James Bond actor passed away. He hailed from which country? (United Kingdom)
2372. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been elected as the new Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO). He hails from which
country? (Ethiopia)
2373. The Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? (Assam)
2374. Which country has become the first Asian country to recognize same sex marriage? (Taiwan)
2375. Which country has recently ratify International Solar Alliance (ISA) framework? (Nauru)
2376. The boring of India’s first underwater rail tunnel has completed under which river? (Hooghly River)
2377. The 70th edition of World Health Assembly (WHA70) has started in which city? (Geneva)
2378. Which country’s police has officially recruited the world’s first operational robot police officer “Robocop”? (UAE)
2379. The Union Cabinet has approved how much percentage of Central Road Fund (CRF) for development and maintenance of National Waterways
(NWs)? (2.5%)
2380. Who has become the new President of Ecuador? (Lenin Moreno)
2381. Which country is hosting the 2017 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)? (Belgium)
2382. Which Indian sportsperson has elected as the new member of BWF Atheletes’ commission? (P V Sindhu)
2383. The Union Government has launched which web portal for online documentation verification for students? (e-Sanad)
2384. Who has been appointed the new chairman of International Fertiliser Association (IFA)? (Rakesh Kapoor)
2385. Which Indian state to host 2017 Asian Junior Tennis Championship? (Maharashtra)
2386. India’s longest bridge “Dhola-Sadia Bridge” has built over which tributary of the Brahmaputra River? (Lohit River)
2387. Which state govenrment has launched Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccination drive for the people of the state? (Uttar Pradesh)
2388. Who has become the new chairman of Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)? (Rajan Anandan)
2389. Which city is the world’s most crowded cities, according to World Economic Forum (WEF) citing UN Habitat Data? (Dhaka)
2390. Which country is hosting the World Street Food Congress (WSFC17)? (Philippines)
2391. Who has been appointed the new secretary of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)? (Anurag Tripathy)
2392. The Mathikettan Shola National Park is located in which state? (Kerala)
2393. KPS Gill, who was known for rooting out militancy from Punjab, was belonged to which state? (Punjab)
2394. India’s first multi-modal electric vehicle project has launched in which city? (Nagpur)
2395. Which country is hosting the 2017 G7 summit? (Italy)
2396. Which is the only Indian monument to figure in the world’s top 10 TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice awards for Landmarks? (Taj Mahal)
2397. Which city police have won the 2017 FICCI Smart Policing Award? (Pune city police)
2398. Which state tourism has won the ‘Best Destination for Romance’ at the Lonely Planet Magazine Indian Travel Awards 2017? (Kerala)
2399. The book “Mann Ki Baat: a social revolution on radio” has been authored by whom? (Rajesh Jain)
2400. The Royal Manas National Park is located in which country? (Bhutan)
2401. The Indo Thailand HADR “Siam Bharat 17” has held in which city? (Chiang Mai)
2402. The 2017 World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) has started in which country? (Germany)
2403. Gregg Allaman, the renowned musician passed away. He hailed from which country? (United States)
2404. Which country has won the 2017 Badminton Sudirman Cup? (South Korea)
2405. Which Indian fencer has won gold in the sabre event of the Tournoi Satellite Fencing Championship (TSFC)? (Bhavani Devi)
2406. Which Indian student has been selected to represent India as young journalist at the global Football for Friendship (F4F) social programme?
(Ananya Kamboj)
2407. Who is representing India at the 2017 Little Miss Universe competition? (Padmalaya Nanda)
2408. Which country has the most complex tax jurisdiction in Asia-Pacific, as per 2017 Asia Pacific Tax Complexity Survey conducted by Deloitte? (China)
2409. The construction of world’s largest optical telescope has started in which country? (Chile)
2410. Who has been bestowed with the 2016 Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar? (Satyabrata Rout)
2411. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for FY 18, as per World Bank (WB)’s latest report “India Development Report”? (7.2%)
2412. Who will lead the toilet usage campaign “Darwaza Band” of the Union Government? (Amitabh Bachchan)
2413. The first-ever women television channel “Zan TV” has launched in which country? (Afghanistan)
2414. Who has won the 2017 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix World Championship? (Sebastian Vettel)
2415. Which Bollywood actress will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award as Internationally Acclaimed Actress? (Priyanka Chopra)
2416. Who is the newly elected Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI)? (Najma Heptulla)
2417. Love Raj Singh has become the first Indian to scale Mt. Everest 6 times. He hails from which state? (Uttarakhand)
2418. Which state government has recently declared Dailong village as biodiversity heritage site of the state? (Manipur)
2419. Prasar Bharati has signed MoU with which country’s public broadcasting agency to step up cooperation in the broadcasting sector? (Morocco)
2420. What is the 2017 theme of International Day of UN Peacekeepers? (Investing in peace around the world)
2421. Which film has won the Palme d’Or at the 2017 Cannes film festival? (The Square)
2422. What is the India’s rank in women workforce, as per recently released “India Development Report” of World Bank (WB)? (120th)
2423. What is the 2017 theme of World No Tobacco Day (WNTD)? (Tobacco – a threat to development)
2424. Which Indian bank has got $100 million Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan to finance solar rooftop projects in India? (Punjab National Bank)
2425. Which IIT institute has developed ‘soil-to-soil’ technology to manufacture cheaper, quicker and pollution-free bio fuel? (IIT Kharagpur)
2426. Amul has signed MoU with which organisation for fodder acreage estimation using space technology? (Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO))
2427. Who has become the new vice-chairperson of National Commission for Minorities (NCM)? (George Kurian)
2428. Which city to host 2017 India Mobile Congress (IMC)? (New Delhi)
2429. Which state government has launched “Mahaswayam portal” for job seekers and employers? (Maharashtra)
2430. Konstantinos Mitsotakis, who passed away recently, was the former Prime Minister of which country? (Greece)
2431. India has signed how much amount of loan agreement with the World Bank (WB) for Himachal Pradesh Public Financial Management Capacity
Building Programme? ($36 million)
2432. Who has been appointed as the new Economic Affairs Secretary? (Tapan Ray)
2433. Which country to host 2017 board of governors meeting of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)? (South Korea)
2434. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC)? (Ram Shankar Katheria)
2435. India’s first freight village will be set up in which city? (Varanasi)
2436. Which Indian personality has been appointed public policy fellow to Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars? (Nirupama Rao)
2437. Which country to host 2017 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)? (Kazakhstan)
2438. The World Milk Day (WMD) is observed on which date? (June 1)
2439. Who has become the first Indian woman to scale Mt. Everest from China side? (Anita Kundu)
2440. The Sri Venkateswara National Park is located in which state? (Andhra Pradesh)
2441. Which Indian organisation has won the 2017 Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN) Award? (National Assessment and Accreditation Council
(NAAC))
2442. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Serbia? (Aleksandar Vucic)
2443. Which state government has launched digital wallet “T-Wallet” for people with and without mobile phones? (Telangana)
2444. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Global Peace Index, as per global think tank Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)? (137th)
2445. Who is the newly appointed Executive Director (ED) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? (S Ganesh Kumar)
2446. Which state government will collaborate with UNDOC to intensify anti-drug drive? (Punjab)
2447. India’s first automatic coastal warning for disasters will come up in which state? (Odisha)
2448. Parvathama RajKumar, who passed away recently, was the noted personality of which field? (Film Industry)
2449. S. Abdul Rahman, who passed away recently, was the famous poet of which language? (Tamil)
2450. Miroslav Lajcak will be the new President of United Nations General Assembly. He hails from which country? (Slovakia)
2451. Who will become the new Prime Minister of Ireland? (Leo Varadkar)
2452. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Prasar Bharti? (Shashi Shekhar Vempati)
2453. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 global Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI)? (37th)
2454. Which committee has been formed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on corporate governance? (Uday Kotak committee)
2455. Which Indian-American student has won the 90th Scripps Naional Spelling Bee competition? (Ananya Vinay)
2456. Which film will represent India at the 52nd Karlong Vary International Film Festival? (Ralang Road)
2457. Who has won boys singles title at the 2017 HCL Asian Junior Tennis Championship? (Nitin Kumar Sinha)
2458. Who has become the first Indian to be nominated as a member of the ITTF Umpires and Referees Committee (URC)? (Ganeshan Neelakanta Iyer)
2459. The researchers of which IIT institute has developed a wireless technology “AmbuSens” to monitor hospital-bound patients? (IIT Kharagpur)
2460. The Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? (Tripura)
2461. What is the theme of 2017 World Environment Day (WED)? (Connecting People to Nature)
2462. Who has clinched the 2017 men’s singles title at the Thailand Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament? (B Sai Praneeth)
2463. Which football club has won the 2017 UEFA Champions League trophy? (Real Madrid)
2464. India’s first smartcard-based Public Bicycle Sharing (PBS) initiative “Trin Trin” has launched in which city? (Mysuru)
2465. Who has become the new Solicitor General of India? (Ranjit Kumar)
2466. What is the India’s GDP growth rate in 2018, as per latest World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects (GEP) report? (7.5%)
2467. Which country has topped the 2017 A T Kearney Global Retail Development Index (GRDI)? (India)
2468. ISRO has successfully launched GSAT-19 communication satellite through which launch vehicle? (GSLV Mark III)
2469. The International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is observed on which date? (June 4)
2470. The Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? (Punjab)
2471. The first-ever United Nations Oceans Conference has started in which country? (United States)
2472. India’s first-ever Rural LED Street Lighting Project will be set up in which state? (Andhra Pradesh)
2473. India has signed how much amount of loan agreement with the World Bank for the project “Assam Citizen Centric Service Delivery”? ($39.2
million)
2474. Which IIT institute is hosting the 5th International Convention of Spic Macay? (IIT Delhi)
2475. Who has appointed the new Director General (DG) of National Water Development Agency (NWDA)? (Sharad Jain)
2476. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 IMD World Competitiveness Index? (45th )
2477. Sudha Singh, who has won gold at 21st Federation Cup National Senior Atletices Championship, is associated with which sports? (Steeplechase)
2478. Which state has become the India’s first state to launch single-women pension scheme? (Telangana)
2479. TATA Projects has recently launched which initiative to promote green cover in India? (Green Thumb)
2480. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 IMD World Digital Competitiveness Index? (51st)
2481. India has signed pact with which neighboring country to provide $318 million as line of credit for railway projects? (Sri Lanka)
2482. Who has been sworn-in as the new Prime minister of Nepal? (Sher Bahadur Deuba)
2483. Which union minister has launched “Skills for life, Save a life” initiative to promote skill development in the health sector? (J P Nadda)
2484. What is the current repo rate, as per 2nd bi-monthly monetary policy review for 2017-18 of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? (6.25%)
2485. Who has been appointed as the new chief of Copyrights office? (Hoshiar Singh)
2486. Which Indian personality has joined UNICEF’s ‘Super Dads’ campaign? (Sachin Tendulkar)
2487. Which country has officially become the new member of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?(Montenegro)
2488. Which state government has implemented ‘Green Protocol’ for weddings? (Kerala)
2489. Who will be honoured with the RedInk Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism for 2017? (Vinod Dua)
2490. The Mukurthi National Park (MNP) is located in which state? (Tamil Nadu)
2491. Which city hosted the 2017 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit? (Astana)
2492. What is the theme of 2017 World Oceans Day (WOD)? (Our Oceans, Our Future)
2493. Which Indian bank will set up 100 digital villages across the country? (Vijaya Bank)
2494. The Anshi National Park (ANP) is loacted in which state? (Karnataka)
2495. Who have been appointed as the new Independent Directors of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)? (K G Karmakar and Gauri Shankar)
2496. Adnan Khashoggi, the world famous arms dealer passed away. He hailed from which country? (Saudi Arabia)
2497. Nepal has tied up with which country to build 1200MW Budhi-Gandaki Hydropower Project? (China)
2498. Which tennis pair have won the 2017 French Open mixed doubles tournament? (Rohan Bopanna and Gabriela Dabrowski)
2499. Who has been bestowed with the RedInk Award Journalist of the Year award for 2017? (Raj Kamal Jha)
2500. Which city to host the second edition of National Health Editors’ Conference on Yoga -2017? (New Delhi)
2501. Which bank has become the first Indian bank to launch bio-degradable prepaid gift cards? (Axis Bank)
2502. Basudev Chatterji, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? (History)
2503. India and which United Nations organisation have launched partnership fund to promote sustainable development? (UNOSSC)
2504. Which Indian American has been chosen for the 2017 NASA Astronaut Candidate Class? (Raja Chari)
2505. P Govardhan Reddy, the noted politician has passed away. He belongs to which political party? (Indian National Congress (INC))
2506. Which Indian personality has been conferred with the WHO Director-General’s Special Recognition Award for global tobacco control? ( J P Nadda)
2507. Which news agency will set up $1 million fund to boost BRICS media cooperation? (Xinhua from China)
2508. Mehrunnisa Dalwai, the renowned Muslim rights activist passed away. She hailed from which state? (Maharashtra)
2509. Which state government has recently signed MoU with Union Aviation Ministry for Udan scheme? (Tamil Nadu)
2510. The Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary (MWS) is located in which state? (West Bengal)
2511. Which Indian sportsperson has featured in the 2017 Forbes list of world’s highest paid atheltes? (Virat Kohli)
2512. NITI Aayog has launched SATH program for cooperative federalism. What does ‘SATH’ stands for? (Sustainable Action for Transforming Human
capital)
2513. Which Indian mountaineer has been honoured by Nepal Government for scaling Mt. Everest for a record six times? (Love Raj Singh
Dharmashaktu)
2514. Who has become the first Sri Lankan cricketer to be inducted into ICC Hall of Frame? (Muttiah Muralidaran)
2515. The first-ever Indian Railways Human Resources Round Table Conference has started in which city? (New Delhi)
2516. Who has been adjudged in the first-ever AIFF Women’s player of the year for 2016? (Sasmita Malik)
2517. Who will be appointed as new MD and CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE)? (Vikram Limaye)
2518. Which Indian personality has launched ‘Selfie with Daughter’ app to raise awareness among people about female foeticide and sex selection?
(Pranab Mukherjee)
2519. The 2017 European Union Film Festival (EUFF) has started from which Indian city? (New Delhi)
2520. The Van Vihar National Park is loacted in which state? (Madhya Pradesh)
2521. Who has won the 2017 French Open Men’s Singles Tennis Tournament? (Rafel Nadal)
2522. Which Indian personality has been selected for France’s highest civilian award “Legion of Honour”? (Soumitra Chatterjee)
2523. Which video conferencing aided legal service has launched by the Union Government for rural people? (Tele Law)
2524. The Canara Bank has tied up with which general insurance company to sell policies through its branches? (New India Assurance Company
Limited)
2525. Adam West, star of hit TV series “Batman” passed away. He hailed from which country? (United States)
2526. Dr C Narayana Reddy, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? (Poetry)
2527. Nguyen Duc Hoa has won the 2017 Mumbai Mayor’s Cup International Open Chess Tournament. He hails from which country? (Vietnam)
2528. Who has been conferred with the 2017 Kalinga Literary Award? (Haraprasad Das)
2529. The World Day Against Child Labour is observed on which date? (June 12)
2530. The Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary is loacted in which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
2531. The International Albinism Awareness Day (IAAD) is observed on which date? (June 13)
2532. Which Indian pair have won gold in mixed team 10m air pistol event at 2017 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Gabala World Cup?
(Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu)
2533. Who has won the 2017 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix tournament? (Lewis Hamilton)
2534. Which state government will start free mortuary van service for its’ citizens? (Punjab)
2535. Which water conservation model has been selected for the national award for excellence in the Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment
guarantee programme (MGNREGP)? (Project Jal Sanchay)
2536. India’s first underwater metro tunnel will come up in which city? (Kolkata)
2537. Who has won the 2017 French Open Women’s Singles Tennis Tournament? (Jelena Ostapenko)
2538. India has signed pact with which country on Parliamentary Cooperation? (Mauritius)
2539. Who is the author of the book “Indira Gandhi – A life in nature”? (Jairam Ramesh)
2540. The Nalanda University has signed MoU with which country for academic linkages and colloborations? (South Korea)
2541. Which expert committee has been constituted to study free movement along Myanmar border? (Rina Mitra committee)
2542. What is the theme of the 2017 World Blood Donor Day (WBDD)? (Give Blood. Give Now. Give Often)
2543. Padmalaya Nanda has won the 2017 Little Miss Universe Internet beauty contest. She hails from which Indian state? (Odisha)
2544. Who has been bestowed with the 2017 Nanniyode Rajan Memorial Award? (E Sreedharan)
2545. The India-Australia naval exercise ‘AUSINDEX 17’ has started in which port city? (Fremantle)
2546. Which country has launched the world’s smallest and cheapest private jet “Vision Jet”? (United States)
2547. Which country will be co-partner country in the world’s biggest food fair “ANUGA 2017”? (India)
2548. Which Indian state has highest number of child labourers, as per latest Child Rights and You (CRY) report 2017? (Uttar Pradesh)
2549. The Valmiki National Park (VNP) is located in which state? (Bihar)
2550. The Union Government has launched IDCF programme to reduce child deaths due to diarrhoea. What does “IDCF” stands for? (Intensified
Diarrhea Control Fortnight)
2551. Who has become the first Indian woman to be elected as judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)? (Neeru Chadha)
2552. The 16th North East Region Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (NERCPA) conference has started in which city? (Imphal)
2553. Which country has topped the global remittance-receiving list of 2016, as per latest UN report “One Family at a Time”? (India)
2554. Which state government has signed MoU with British Council for quality education? (Sikkim)
2555. The 2017 G7 Environmental ministry meeting was held in which city? (Bologna)
2556. India’ first canal top solar PV system has set up in which state? (Maharashtra)
2557. Who is the author of the book “Yug Purush, Bharat Ratna, Atal Ji”? (Ramesh Pokhriyal)
2558. Which state government has launched Pashu Bazar website for online cattle sale? (Telangana)
2559. The world’s largest refinery and petrochemical complex will be set up in which Indian state? (Maharashtra)
2560. Which city hosted the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Forum-2017? (Geneva)
2561. Where is the headquarters of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)? (New York)
2562. Who passed away recently, was associated with which field? (Law)
2563. Who is the newly appointed Indian Ambassador to European Union (EU)? (Gaitri Issar Kumar)
2564. What is the theme of the 2017 ASEAN Dengue Day (ADD)? (United fight against dengue)
2565. Who will be conferred with the 2017 Bhupen Hazarika National Award? (Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi)
2566. Who has won the 2017 Man Booker International Prize? (Roy Jacobsen)
2567. Which IIT institute will confer honorary doctorate degree to PT Usha? (IIT Kanpur)
2568. The 2017 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is observed on which day? (June 15)
2569. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Global Innovation Index (GII)? (60th)
2570. Who has been conferred with the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire)? (Annabel Mehta)
2571. John Avildsen, the renowned film director passed away. He hailed from which country? (United States)
2572. Who has won the 2017 Men’s singles Indonesia Open Super Series Badminton tournament? (Kidambi Srikanth)
2573. Which Indian organisation has launched digital enrollment process “APY@eNPS” for Atal Pension Yojna? (PFRDA)
2574. The International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict is observed on which day? (June 19)
2575. Which public sector bank has tied up with Tirumala Milk Products for providing loans to dairy farmers? (State Bank of India)
2576. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has recently approved the membership of which nations? (Argentina, Madagascar and Tonga)
2577. Sahapedia in partnership with which UN organisation has launched fellowship programme to promote India’s cultural heritage? (UNESCO)
2578. The Jigme Dorji National Park is located in which country? (Bhutan)
2579. Who has won the 2017 Orwell Prize? (John Bew)
2580. The first-ever BRICS Games 2017 has started in which country? (China )
2581. The Union Government has launched ECBC 2017 for new commercial buildings. What does “ECBC” stands for? (Energy Conservation Building
Code)
2582. Baldwin Lonsdale, who passed away recently, was the President of which country? (Vanuatu)
2583. The iconic Taj Mahal Palace hotel of Mumbai has acquired an`image trademark’ under which act? (Trade Marks Act, 1999)
2584. The 2017 World Refugee Day (WRD) is observed on which date? (June 20)
2585. Who has become the new brand ambassador to promote Goods and Services Tax (GST)? (Amitabh Bachchan)
2586. Which union minister has launched a mobile app “Celebrating Yoga” for scientific healthy living? (Harsh Vardhan)
2587. Who has been re-nominated by India for another term as judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ)? (Dalveer Bhandari)
2588. Muzoon Almellehan has been named as new Unicef Goodwill Ambassador. She hails from which country? (Syria)
2589. P K Kaw, an internationally recognized plasma physicist passed away. He hailed from which country? (India)
2590. Which institute has been selected as the first recipient of the Prime Minister’s Yoga Award? (Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute
(RIMYI), Pune)
2591. What is the theme of the 2017 International Yoga Day (IYD)? (Yoga for Health)
2592. India has signed how much amount of loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to upgrade 64 small towns of Madhya Pradesh? ($275
million)
2593. India has signed a historical agreement with which country to promote cooperation in the field of archives? (Portugal)
2594. India’s first indigenously built floating dock (FDN-2) has launched on which shipyard? (Kattupalli Shipyard)
2595. Who is leading the Indian delegation at the 2017 BIO International Convention? (Y S Chowdary)
2596. Which state government has announced free education for girls in Government Schools and colleges from Nursery to PhD? (Punjab)
2597. Which Indian agri microbiologist has been conferred with the 2017 Ministry of Environment Award in Japan? (Shrihari Chandraghatgi)
2598. Who will be the new Union Home Secretary of India? (Rajiv Gauba)
2599. The Lahugala Kitulana National Park is located in which country? (Sri Lanka)
2600. Who has been appointed as the new special secretary in Ministry of Ayush? (Rajesh Kotecha)
2601. Which city has topped the list of most expensive cities for expatriates, according to Mercer’s 2017 Cost of Living Survey? (Luanda)
2602. Who will be the new secretary of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry? (Narendra Kumar Sinha)
2603. The world’s first ever data embassy will be established by which country? (Estonia)
2604. Who has been appointed as the head of the newly created United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office (UNCTO)? (Vladimir Voronkov)
2605. Who has been appointed as the new economic affairs secretary in the Union Finance Ministry? (Subhash C Garg)
2606. Carla Fendi, the fashion legend passed away. She hails from which country? (Italy)
2607. The Bhawal National Park is located in which country? (Bangladesh)
2608. Who is the author of the book “Hope in a challenged democracy; An Indian narrative”? (Ashwini Kumar)
2609. The 2017 World Hydrography Day (WHD) is observed on which date? (June 21)
2610. Which city has become the India’s first city to use robot to control unruly traffic? (Indore)
2611. Which Indian bank has launched India’s first open loop EMV contactless metro card “Kochi 1”? (Axis Bank)
2612. Which Indian personality has been honoured with the “Social Entrepreneur of the Year” award at The 7th Asian Awards in London? (Nisha Dutt)
2613. Which social media platform launched an Online Civil Courage Initiative (OCCI) in UK to counter online extremist material? (Facebook)
2614. Which Indian personality will be honoured with the 2017 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy? (Azim Premji)
2615. The Union Government has launched VAJRA scheme to attract Indian scientists abroad. What does “VAJRA” stands for? (Visiting Advanced Joint
Research Faculty)
2616. Which city has become the India’s first city to deliver diesel at home? (Bengaluru)
2617. The 2017 United Nations Public Service Day is observed on which day? (June 23)
2618. Which Indian Anti Hunger activist will be honoured with the 2017 Queen’s Young Leaders award? (Ankit Kawatra)
2619. The Kishtwar National Park (KNP) is located in which state? (Jammu and Kashmir (J&K))
2620. Which state government of India has won the prestigious UN Public Service Award for year 2017? (West Bengal)
2621. Which state government will launched ‘My Plant’ mobile app on tree plantation? (Maharashtra)
2622. Who has been appointed as the new Deputy Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) board? (Imran Khawaja)
2623. What is the theme of the 2017 International Widows Day (IWD)? (Empowering women for greater achievements)
2624. Who will become the first Indian woman wrestler to compete in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)? (Kavita Devi)
2625. NASA has successfully launched the world’s smallest satellite “Kalamsat”. The satellite is built by which Indian teen? (Rifath Sharook)
2626. Which Indian state hosted the 2017 International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup? (Maharashtra)
2627. Who has been appointed the head of the reconstituted Oversight Committee (OC) of RBI for faster bad loan resolution? (Pradeep Kumar)
2628. The World Bank (WB) has sanctioned how much amount of loan assistance for the Assam State Public Finance Institutional Reforms (ASPIRe)
Project? ($44 million)
2629. Who has won the 2017 Sahitya Academy Yuva Puraskar in English Language? (Manu S Pillai)
2630. Who has won the 2017 Miss World title in BodyBuilding Championship? (Bhumika Sharma)
2631. Desh Bandhu Gupta, who passed away recently, was the founder and chairman of which pharmaceutical company? (Lupin)
2632. Manushi Chhilla has become the 2017 Femina Miss India World. She hails from which state? (Haryana)
2633. Which committee has been constituted to draft the final National Education Policy (NEP) document? (K Kasturirangan committee)
2634. What is the 2017 theme of International Day of Seafarer? (Seafarers Matter)
2635. Which Indian movie has won the Best Action Movie award at the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF)? (Sultan)
2636. What is the theme of the 2017 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking? (Listen First)
2637. Which Indian shuttler has won the Australian Open Super Series Badminton trophy? (Kidambi Srikanth)
2638. Who has become the first turbaned Sikh woman to be appointed as Canada’s Supreme Court judge? (Palbinder Kaur Shergill)
2639. Which Indian shooter has bagged gold in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol at the ISSF Junior World Rifle/Pistol Championship? (Yashaswini Singh
Deswal)
2640. Who has become the first Indian to complete the 4,900-km Race Across America (RAAM) in solo category? (Srinivas Gokulnath)
2641. The World Bank has approved how much loan amount to aid the Skill India mission? ($250-million)
2642. Who has been appointed as the new President of the India International Centre (IIC)? (NN Vohra)
2643. Who is the author of the book “The Emergency-Indian Democracy’s Darkest Hour”? (Surya Prakash)
2644. Who has won gold in the 60kg category at the 2017 Ulaanbaatar Cup boxing tournament? (Ankush Dahiya)
2645. Which city will host the 2017 Whatashort Independent International Film Festival (WIIFF)? (New Delhi)
2646. Who has won the 2017 Gerry Weber Open tennis tournament ? (Roger Federer)
2647. The headquarters of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) is located in which country? (South Korea)
2648. Which Indian sportsperson will be conferred with the best Sportsperson of the Year Award by the Sports Journalists Federation of India (SJFI)? (P V
Sindhu)
2649. Which Indian sportsperson will be conferred with the East Bengal football club’s highest honour “Bharat Gaurav”? (Dhanraj Pillay)
2650. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Social Progress Index (SPI)? (93rd)
2651. The first-ever International MSME Day 2017 has celebrated on which day? (June 27)
2652. The Uttar Pradesh government has signed how much amount of ADB loan for improving roads in the state? (Rs 1,950 crore)
2653. Which committee has been constituted by BCCI to study contentious issues in implementing Lodha panel reforms? (Rajeev Shukla committee)
2654. Who is the new President of International Economic Association (IEA)? (Kaushik Basu)
2655. Which city has been designated as the UNESCO World Book Capital 2019? (Sharjah)
2656. Which committee has been formed by the Maharashta Government for Padma Awards 2018? (Ram Shinde committee)
2657. The Dudhwa National Park is located in which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
2658. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)? (Rajesh Shah)
2659. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has collaborated with which social media platform to launch nationwide “Voter Registration Reminder”?
(Facebook)
2660. Which Indian state is hosting the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships? (Odisha)
2661. Which country to host the 12th edition of G20 summit? (Germany)
2662. Who has become the new member of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)? (Manoj Soni)
2663. Which Indian Bollywood actress has been appointed as the new brand ambassador for government’s flagship Skill India campaign? (Priyanka
Chopra)
2664. Who has become the ambassador of the 2017 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM)? (Vidya Balan)
2665. India’s first blood bank for cattle will be set up in which state? (Odisha)
2666. India’s first-ever mega textiles trade event “Textiles India 2017” has started in which city? (Gandhinagar)
2667. Who will lead the Indian delegation in the 12th G20 Summit-2017? (Narendra Modi)
2668. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh? (Rajiv Kumar)
2669. Which Indian state has been conferred with the award of excellence at the 2nd Global Skill Development Summit (GSDM – 2017)? (Uttarakhand)
2670. Which union minister has launched a new training programme “COMMIT” for State Government officials? (Jitendra Singh)
2671. Which Indian company has signed pact with Japanese firm Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd (KHI) to make steel metro coaches? (BHEL)
2672. What is the theme of the 2017 National Statistics Day (NSD)? (Administrative Statistics)
2673. India’s largest Fresh water aquarium has opened in which state? (Jharkhand)
2674. India has donated how much amount to UN Tax fund on tax matters for developing nations? ($1 lakh)
2675. Who will be the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India? (Achal Kumar Jyoti)
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