1.

Which number was approved as the single emergency number for India by the Telecom
Commission in March 2016-
112
Who is appointed as the head of a three-member panel by the Supreme Court of India in May
2016 to oversee the functions of the Medical Council of India- RM Lodha
3. Identify the scheme that was launched by PM Modi in May 2016 to provide cooking gas
connections to five crore below-povertyline beneficiaries over the next three years- Pradhan
Mantri
Ujjwala Yojana
4. Identify the state in which National LED programme UJALA was launched by Union Power
Minister Piyush Goyal in April 2016-
Madhya Pradesh
5. The Karnataka Government in May 2016 decided to establish Asia's first Rice Technology
Park. The park will be established at which of the following towns- Gangavati
6. What is India's rank in crony-capitalism index that was released by the Economist in May
2016- Ninth
7. Heart of Asia conference with an objective of bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan
and speeding up its reconstruction began in April 2016 in which city- New Delhi
8. Who in May 2016 won the Best Indian Destination for Wildlife Award- Madhya Pradesh
Tourism
9. Union government constituted the inter-ministerial panel in April 2016 to prepare a blueprint
for doubling farmers' income by which year- 2022
10. Who among the following is not in the six eminent personalities whom President Pranab
Mukherjee nominated to Rajya Sabha in April 2016- Anupam Kher

11. The 2016 Nuclear Security Summit concluded in April 2016 in which of the following
cities- Washington, D.C. United
States
12. Name the fastest train of India that was flagged off in April 2016
from Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin station-Gatimaan Express
13. Which of the following was adjudged as the top university in
India as per the India Rankings 2016 released under National
Institutional Ranking Framework- Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore
14. In which city the 2-day National Summit on Family Planning
concluded in April 2016- New Delhi
15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April 2016 launched 'Gram
Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan' from which state- Madhya
Pradesh
16. Identify the Programme under which India and Germany signed
an Implementation agreement for Ganga Rejuvenation in April
2016- Namami Gange Programme
17. Kachhabali village became the first liquor-free village in which of the following state-
Rajasthan
18. Haryana Government in April 2016 decided to rechristen Gurgaon as-Gurugram
2. Who is appointed as the head of a three-member panel by the Supreme Court of India in
May 2016 to oversee the functions of
the Medical Council of India- RM Lodha
3. Identify the scheme that was launched by PM Modi in May 2016
to provide cooking gas connections to five crore below-povertyline
beneficiaries over the next three years- Pradhan Mantri
Ujjwala Yojana
4. Identify the state in which National LED programme UJALA was
launched by Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal in April 2016-
Madhya Pradesh
5. The Karnataka Government in May 2016 decided to establish
Asia's first Rice Technology Park. The park will be established at
which of the following towns- Gangavati
6. What is India's rank in crony-capitalism index that was released
by the Economist in May 2016- Ninth
7. Heart of Asia conference with an objective of bringing peace and
stability to Afghanistan and speeding up its reconstruction
began in April 2016 in which city- New Delhi
8. Who in May 2016 won the Best Indian Destination for Wildlife
Award- Madhya Pradesh Tourism
9. Union government constituted the inter-ministerial panel in April 2016 to prepare a blueprint
for doubling farmers' income by which year- 2022
10. Who among the following is not in the six eminent personalities whom President Pranab
Mukherjee nominated to Rajya Sabha in April 2016- Anupam Kher
19. Paris climate agreement 2016 was signed in April 2016 by 175 countries at- New York
20. Identify the epidemic that needs an urgent action to end it within the next five years, as per
the new report released by United Nations in May 2016 AIDS
21. India held the first round of Maritime Security Dialogue with which country- United
States
27. As per the World Malaria Report 2015 released by the World Health Organisation (WHO)
which region became the first in the world to eradicate malaria- Europe
29. Name the country which become the 189th member of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank - Nauru
31. Name the Indo-American woman teahcer who was honored by
US President Barack Obama for her excellent work in the field of education in May 2016-
Revathi Bala krishnan
38. Who in May 2016 was appointed as Additional Solicitor General in Supreme Court-Atma
Ram Nadkarni
39. Who in May 2016 was appointed as the Chief of Bureau of Civil
-
22. The 2016 Nuclear Security Summit concluded in April 2016 in
which of the following cities? - Washington, D.C. United
States
23. In which city the 13th India-EU Summit was held in March
2016- Brussels
24. The 13th session of the Islamic Summit Conference concluded
in April 2016 was held in which of the following cities-Istanbul,
Turkey
25. The Supreme Court of this country in March 2016 upheld the
1988 Constitutional provision that declares Islam as the state
religion- Bangladesh
26. Who topped the World's Greatest Leaders list that was released
by Fortune magazine in March 2016?- Jeff Bezos
28. India, Afghanistan and Iran finalized draft of the Chabahar
Trilateral Agreement on Transport and Transit Corridor at a
meeting of experts from the three countries in April 2016 held in-
New Delhi
30. What is India's Rank in 2016 World Press Freedom Index-160
32. Who was sworn-in as the first civilian president to lead the
country after 53 years of military rule by Myanmar's Parliament
in March 2016- Kyaw
33. He took over as the Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal
in April 2016-Ans. Justice (retd) Permod Kohli
34. Identify the first woman who was sworn in as the Chief Minister
(CM) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) at Raj Bhawan in Jammu in
April 2016-Mehbooba Mufti
35. Who in April 2016 was appointed the President of the Indira
Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, which was reconstituted on
the same day-Ram Bahadur Rai
36. Which famous cricketer in the second week of April 2016 was
signed by the Union Government to endorse the I Support Skill
India campaign-Sachin Tendulkar
37. Who in April 2016 was sworn in as the 9th President of
Vietnam-Tran Dai Quang
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40. Who was appointed as head coach of Pakistan Cricket Team by
the Pakistan Cricket Board in May 2016?
Ans. Mickey Arthur
41. Who of the following will be taking the charge of Chief of Naval
Staff in May 2016-Sunil Lanba
43. Name the person who was appointed as the Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in
April 2016-Rahul Johri
49. What was the theme of National Technology Day that was
observed across the nation on 11 May 2016-Technology
Enablers of Startup India
50. What was the theme of the World Malaria Day 2016 that was
observed on 25th April 2016-End Malaria For Good
53. Name the South Korean author who won the 2016 Man Booker
International Prize for her novel 'The Vegetarian'-Han Kang
54. Which are the four countries that are internationally recognised
as having successfully developed and flown manned stealth
jets-Japan, USA, Russia & China
55. Name the off-shore patrol vessel (OPVs) that was launched in
May 2016 by Goa-based defence shipyard, Goa Shipyard
Limited (GSL)-ICGS Shaurya
56. The world's largest unmanned surface vessel that was tested
by United States of America (US) Navy in San Diego in May
2016 named as-Sea Hunter
57. Name India's seventh navigation satellite of the Indian Regional
Navigation Satellite System that was launched by ISRO in April
2016-IRNSS 1G
42. Who on 6 April 2016 was appointed the Chairman of the
National Association of Software and Services Companies
(NASSCOM)-CP Gurnani
44. Name the co-founder of Hero Cycles group who passed away in April 2016-Satyanand
Munjal
45. Identify the Saudi Arabia's highest civilian honour that was conferred on Prime Minister
Narendra Modi in April 2016.
Ans. The King Abdulaziz Sash
46. Who in April 2016 was crowned the FBB Femina Miss India World 2016 at the 53rd
edition of the Femina Miss India beauty pageant-Priyadarshini Chatterjee
47. Identify the poet who in April 2016 was selected for the prestigious Saraswati Samman for
2015-Padma Sachdev
48. Who was chosen for the UNESCO or Guillermo Cano World
Press Freedom Prize 2016 in April 2016-Khadija Ismayilova
51. Who authored the book Anything But Khamosh: The Shatrughan Sinha that was in news in
March 2016-Bharathi S Pradhan
52. What is the name of the book that narrates the story of actor Emraan Hashmi life when his
family dealt with the horrific struggle as his six-year-old son Ayaan battled his way through
cancer-The Kiss of Life
58. Google in collaboration with RailTel, the telecom arm of the Indian Railways, rolled out
free Wi-Fi service at which railway in April 2016-Bhubaneswar
59. Identify the nuclear capable undersea ballistic missile that was
successfully test fired in March 2016 from an undisclosed
location in the Bay of Bengal-K-4
64. West Indies in April 2016 won the ICC Cricket World T-20 Men's
Cup 2016 by defeating-England
65. What is India's rank at the April 2016 edition of FIFA or Coca-
Cola World Rankings of Soccer-162
66. Which country in April 2016 won the 25th edition of the Sultan
Azlan Shah Cup held in Ipoh, Malaysia-Australia
67. Who in April 2016 became the first Indian gymnast ever to
secure an Olympic berth-Dipa Karmakar
69. The Union Cabinet recently approved which of the following scheme for providing short
term crop loan to farmers-Interest Subvention Scheme
60. Which indigenously developed Advanced Air Defence interceptor missile was test fired
from the complex of Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast-Ashwin
61. Who of the following won Italian Open Women's Singles Tennis title-Serena Williams
62. Name the snooker player who in May 2016 won World Championship title of Snooker in
Sheffield-Mark Selby
63. Who of the following was elected as the independent Chairman of the International Cricket
Council in May 2016-Shashank Manohar
68. Who of the following was appointed as a member of Union Public Service Commission
(UPSC) by President Pranab Mukherjee-Bhim Sain Bassi
70. Who headed the SC-constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money that
submitted its fifth report to the apex court-Justice MB Shah
71. Who of the following will head the high-level committee that was constituted to review the
minimum support price (MSP) and bonus for pulses-Arvind Subramanian
72. What is the name of the operation that was started to evacuate Indian citizens stranded in
South Sudan's capital Juba-Sankat Mochan
73. Which state recorded the highest number of foreign tourist visits in 2015 as per the data
released by the Ministry of Tourism-Tamil Nadu
74. India's first e-court was opened in July 2016 at which High Court-Hyderabad High Court
75. Name the cyclonic storm over the west central Bay of Bengal that will strike Andhra
Pradesh coast-Roanu
76. Which of the following political parties emerged triumphant in the 2016 Tamil Nadu
Legislative Assembly Election-AIADMK
77. Who was elected as the Chief Minister of Kerala by the Left Democratic Front that secured
majority in the Assembly elections-Pinarayi Vijayan
78. Name the former Union Minister from BJP who opened the account for BJP in the
Assembly Election 2016 for the first time in the Kerala-O Rajagopal
79. Union Cabinet gave its ex-facto approval to the Amendment to The Institutes of
Technology Act, 1961 for incorporation of how many IITs-Six
80. Who was appointed as the head of one-man judicial commission by the Uttar Pradesh
Government to probe violence in Mathura in early June 2016-Mirza Imtiyaz
81. Name the island of Gujarat that was in news recently for getting
power after 70 years of Independence-Shiyal Bet
82. Which state on 21 June 2016 approved the minority status to Jew community-
Maharashtra
84. Which state recently became the first Indian state to launch a green-concept based State
Data Centre-Himachal Pradesh
85. The pound sterling fell in value with Britain voting in favour of
exiting European Union (EU). This was the lowest since which
year-1985
86. As per Mercer's 2016 Cost of Living Survey, which of the
following cities topped the list of most expensive cities-Hong
Kong
87. Which country was ranked 1st in the Human Capital Report 2016 released recently-
Finland
89. Which Company topped the 2016 Fortune 500 list of the world's biggest firms that was
released on 21 July 2016- Walmart
90. Which historical site in Bihar was declared as the UNESCO's World Heritage Site-Nalanda
Mahavihara
91. India's joining the Hague Code of Conduct (HCoC) against Ballistic Missile Proliferation
increased the number of signatories' to -138
92. What was India's rank in the biannual Good Country Index Who became the third Indian in
100 years to get elected to the post of chief of Paris-based International Chamber of
Commerce-Sunil Mittal
93. Who was re-elected as the chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee for another 3-year term
until 2018-Anil Kumble
94. Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of
Unique Identification Authority of India-Ajay Bhushan Pandey
95. Who was recently appointed as the Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India to succeed
Harun R Khan-NS
Vishwanathan
96. Who was appointed as the Chief Economist of World Bank in July 2016-Paul Romer
97. Who of the following was appointed as the second women Prime Minister of United
Kingdom-Theresa May
98. Who of the following was elected as 34th BCCI President at the
83. Which State Government announced 14.5% fat tax on pizzas,
burgers, sandwiches and tacos sold through branded outlets-
Kerala
88. Which European city hosted the NATO Summit 2016-Warsaw
board's special general meeting (SGM) in Mumbai-Anurag
Thakur
99. Who was appointed by the President as the Lieutenant
Governor (LG) of Puducherry-Kiran Bedi
100. Name the boxing legend who died after a 32-year battle with
Parkinson's disease on 3 June 2016-Muhammad Ali
103. Who was recently awarded the 2016 PEN Pinter Prize-
Margaret Atwood
105. 2016 World Environment Day was observed on 5 June 2016
with theme-Zero tolerance for the illegal trade in wildlife
106. What was the theme of World Day Against Child Labour 2016-
End child labour in supply chains - It's everyone's business!
107. World Refugee Day that was observed on 20 June 2016 was
adopted by UNGA via a resolution adopted in the year-2001
108. Name the author of the book titled 'Who Moved My Interest
Rate'-Duvvuri Subbarao
109. Identify the supercomputer that was declared as the fastest in
the world by the TOP500 List-Sunway TaihuLight
110. The first squadron of home-grown Light Combat Aircraft
(LCA) Tejas was inducted into Indian Air Force (IAF) at the
Aircraft System Testing Establishment in-Bengaluru
111. Identify the Land-attack version of the missile that
successfully test-fired by Indian Air Force in May 2016-
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile
112. With which country India held the Desert Eagle II bilateral
military exercise-United Arab Emirates
113. Which three countries participated in the Malabar Exercise
2016-India, United States and Japan
114. Which country won Hero Hockey Champions Trophy 2016 at
the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London-Australia
118. Which country is hosting month-long UEFA Euro 2016
football championship-France
119. Name the football club that won the 2016 Federation Cup title for the 14th time-Mohun
Bagan
120. Which country won the Uber Cup badminton tournament held in Kunshan, China-China
121. Name the Indian para-athlete who clinched gold medal in the men's club throw F-51 event
at the 2016 French Open Athletics
101. Name the South African writer who won the 2016 Caine Prize- Lidudumalingani
Mqombothi
102. Who of the following was conferred the 51st Jnanpith Award by President Pranab
Mukherjee- Raghuveer Chaudhari
104. What is the theme of the 2016 World Population Day-
Investing in teenage girls
115. Who of the following won the men's singles title of 2016
Wimbledon-Andy Murray
116. Who of the following won the women's doubles title of 2016
Wimbledon-Serena Williams and Venus Williams
117. Who of the following won the women's singles title of 2016
Wimbledon-Serena Williams
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122. What percent government equity will be available in India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)
that will be set up under the Department of Posts-100 percent
123. Who headed the 7th Pay Commission whose recommendations were approved by the
Union Cabinet-AK Mathur
124. The world Hepatitis Day is observed on-28 july
125. Which Indian(s) received the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016-Bezwada Wilson and
Thodur Madabusi Krishna
126. India's first Water Metro project was recently launched in which of the following cities-
Kochi
127. International Tiger day observed on-29 July
128. Who has been appointed as the new President of Microsoft India-Anant Maheshwari
129. Who was appointed as the Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes-Sushil
Chandra?
130. Who of the following was not selected for 2016 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna-Shiva Thapa
131. Who is the newly elected Prime Minister of Nepal-Pushpa Kamal Dahal
th 132. What is the name of the Indo-Thailand exercise started on 29 July, 2016-Maitree
133. Who won the 2016 German Grand Prix-Lewis Hamilton
134. National Handloom Day is observed on-7 Aug
135. Irom Sharmila, the Iron Lady of Manipur, who ended her hunger strike in Imphal,
Manipur started her hunger strike in-
November 2000
136. Which operation Launched to trace missing and Destitute children Reunite them with
their parents-Operation Muskaan
137. International Youth day observed on-12 Aug
138. Name the Indian female wrestler who won the bronze medal in the 58 kg category at the
Olympic Games in Rio-Sakshi Malik
139. Name the Indian music composer who was recently honoured with the Tamil Ratna
Award-A R Rahman
140. Who won the gold medal in men's singles tennis category in Rio 2016 Olympic Games-
Andy Murray
141. Name the author who was awarded with the prestigious Vyas Samman 2015-Sunita Jain
142. Who of the following was appointed as the 24th governor of Reserve Bank of India
(RBI)-Urjit R Patel
143. India ranks at which spot in the 9th edition Global Innovation Index that released
recently-66th
144. Name the Indian female who won the Silver medal at the Olympic Games in Rio-P.V
Sindhu
145. What was the theme of the World Humanitarian Day that was observed on 19 August
2016-One Humanity
146. In which Dargah, Bombay High Court on 26 August 2016 ruled that women should be
Permitted to enter the sanctum sanctorum of a Dargah set in the heart of Mumbai-Haji Ali
Dargah
147. Which state named Sakshi Malik, the woman wrestler who won the bronze medal at Rio
Olympics, as its brand ambassador for Beti Bachao, Beti Padao campaign-Haryana
148. Which of the following cities will host the 2016 Kabaddi World
Cup-Ahmedabad
149. Who was recently sworn in as the Governor of Punjab-V P
ingh Badnore
150. Which of the follwing Country team won Mens hockey gold medal in Rio, Olympics
2016-Argentina
151. Who is Indian Flag bearer during Rio Olympics 2016 opening
ceremony-Abhinav Bindra
152. Who was honoured with the 2016 Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award-Shubha
Mudgal
153. Who of the following was conferred with the 2016 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna-PV Sindhu ,
Jitu Rai and Dipa Karmakar
2015-70
154. Who topped the 2016 list of Forbes World's 100 Most Powerful Women-Angela Merkel
155. Identify the rank that India secured among the 163 countries with 2.566 GPI score in the
2016 Global Peace Index-141
156. Which country hosted the 42nd G7 Summit in May 2016- Japan
157. Identify the UK Prime Minister who announced resignation hours after the Brexit vote
that called for leaving the European Union-David Cameron
158. Who of the following was appointed as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh in July
2016-Pema Khandu
159. Who recently became the first Indian to win the Mr World title- Rohit Khandelwal
160. Who was officially declared to be the president-elect by the parliament of Philippine-
Rodrigo Digong Duterte
161. CRPF recently decided to appoint which sports persons as its Commandant and Brand
Ambassador-P V Sindhu
162. Name the Indian wrestler whose bronze medal from the 2012 London Olympics was
upgraded to silver-Yogeshwar Dutt
163. Who awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year
2015-Advay Ramesh
164. 29 August is observed as National Sports Day across India to commemorate birth
anniversary of- Dhyan Chand
165. Which of the following won the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards-Game of
Thrones
166. Which sports personality appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Punjab National Bank
recently-Virat Kohl
167. Name the district that was recently declared as the 22 nd district of Haryana-Charkhi
Dadri
168. Name the Indian shooter who clinched a silver medal in the 50 meter pistol event of the
ISSF World Cup Final at Bologna, Italy-Jitu Rai
169. Who was recently appointed as the Chairman of the Union? Public Service Commission-
Alka Sirohi
170. What was the theme of the 2016 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone
Layer-Ozone and climate: Restored by a world united
171. Joint military training exercise of Indian and US Armies, coded as YUDH ABHYAS
2016, is being held in-Chaubattia, Uttarakhand
172. National Hindi Divas is annually celebrated on-4 September
173. Indian para-athlete Devendra Jhajharia recently won gold medal in which of the following
events of Rio Paralympics- Javelin Throw
174. The first BRICS Wellness Workshop was held in-Bengaluru
175. Which Indian athlete became the first Indian woman to bag a medal at the Paralympics-
Deepa Malik
176. Which smartphone usage and carriage on board aircraft was prohibited by the Civil
Aviation Ministry-Samsung Galaxy Note 7
177. Who won India's first gold medal at the Rio Paralympic Games-Mariyappa Thangavelu
178. Which city hosting the 28th ASEAN Summit-Vientiane, Laos
179. Which Indian organisation won the 2016 UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy-Jan
Shikshan Sansthan
180. Which Indian Olympic gold medallist announced his retirement recently-Abhinav Bindra
181. Majuli that recently became the first island district of India is located in which state-
Assam
182. Who was sworn in as President of Brazil in August 2016-
Michel Temer
183. Name the Syrian civil defense organization that won the 2016 Right Livelihood Award-
The White Helmets
184. Mother Teresa was recently proclaimed a Saint by Pope Francis in a ceremony at the
Vatican. In which year she was beatified, a first step towards canonization- 2003
185. What is the position of India in the World Economic Freedom th (WEF) Index 2016-112
186. Which Nobel laureate was honoured as the 2016 Humanitarian of the Year by the Harvard
Foundation-Aung San Suu Kyi
187. Theme of the International Day of Peace that was observed across the world on 21
September 2016-The Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace
188. Name the Declaration that was adopted by the World Leaders recently at the United
Nations General Assembly Summit for Refugees and Migrants-New York Declaration
189. Which political party of Russian President Vladimir Putin won the Russian parliamentary
election-United Russia party
190. Which state has decided to install monorail in its capital City- West Bengal
191. Which airports was awarded the Best Tourist Friendly Airport under the category for State
Annual Excellence Awards by Andhra Pradesh Tourism-Tirupati Airport
192. Who was conferred with the 2015 Moortidevi Award by Bharatiya Jnanpith Organisation-
Kalakaluri Enoch
193. Recently, which of the following country declares measles free by WHO-Brazil
194. The Union Cabinet recently approved closure of which Company-Hindustan Cables
Limited
195. Who will be honoured with the 2016 Lata Mangeshkar Award for Lifetime Achievement
of the Maharashtra Government- Uttam Singh
196. Who was appointed as first US ambassador to Cuba in 55 years by President Barack
Obama-Jeffrey DeLaurentis
197. What was the theme for World Maritime Day that was observed across the world on 29
September 2016-Shipping: Indispensable to the World
198. Name the instant messaging mobile application launched by Google-Allo
199. The world's largest solar power plant has recently opened at which of the following places
in Tamil Nadu-Kamuthi
200. Who was appointed as the Indian Ambassador to the United States of America-Navtej
Sarna
201. India wins historical 500th test against which country-New Zealand
202. Which film has been selected as India's entry to the 89th Academy Awards (Oscars) to be
held in 2017 in the Foreign Language Film category-Visaranai
203. With which country India inked the 7.8-billion Euro deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets-France
204. NITI Aayog's Target for 2024 olympics-50 medals
205. Indian Air force day is observed on-oct
206. Which city is hosting the Conference on disaster risk reduction-New Delhi
207. Who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Medicine-Yoshinori Ohsumi
208. Who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics-David J. Thouless along with F. Duncan M.
Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz
209. Who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry-Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir James Fraser
Stoddart and Bernard L Feringa
210. Who was bestowed with the 2016 Nobel Peace-Juan Manuel Santos of Columbia
211. Who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature-Bob Dylan
212. IMF in its 2016 October World Economic Outlook (WEO) projected the global growth in
2016 at-3.1 percent
213. IMF in its 2016 October World Economic Outlook (WEO)
projected the India's growth in 2016 at-7.6 percent
214. Which Indian shooter clinched a silver medal in the 50 meter pistol event of the ISSF
World Cup Final at Bologna, Italy-Jitu Rai
215. Name the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, who will be the chief guest at the 2017 Republic
Day parade of India-Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
216. Who was recently selected by the UN Security Council as the next UN Secretary
General-Antonio Guterres
217. Which ISRO's communication satellite was launched from the spaceport of Kourou in
French Guiana-GSAT-18
218. Who won the 2016 John F Richards Prize of American Historical Association-Nayanjot
Lahiri
219. World teachers day is observed on-5 Oct
220. Which country recently became the first in the world to ban disposable plastic cups and
plates-France
221. Which Indian to inducted into the IAF Hall of Fame- Prof U R Rao
222. RBI in its 4th Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2016-17 reduced the Repo rate by
what basis point-25
223. The Union Government on 1 October 2016 gave a year extension to the Chairman of State
Bank of India (SBI). Name her-Arundhati Bhattacharya
224. Name the Indian Bank that became the first to open a branch in the capital city of Yangon,
Myanmar-State Bank of India
225. What is the theme of World Space Week is being observed from 4-10 October-Remote
Sensing: Enabling our Future
226. Which Indian wildlife film-maker was recently appointed Chevalier de l'Ordre National
du Mrite (Knight in the National Order of Merit) by the French Government-Prajna Chowta
227. Which state became India's first state to implement Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in
Kerosene-Jharkhand
228. What is the theme of the World Habitat Day 2016-Ans:
Housing at the Centre
229. Who is the Chairman of 21st Law Commission of India-Balbir Singh Chauhan
230. The India Sanitation Conference (INDOSAN) was recently inaugurated by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi at-New Delhi
231. FARC peace plan rejected in Which country-Colombia
232. Who won the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix-Daniel Ricciardo
233. Name the tributary of River Brahmaputra that was blocked by
China for building a dam-Xiabuqu River
234. International Day of Nonviolence is observed on-2 Oct
235. International Day of Older person is observed on-1 Oct
236. 56th Atheletics Open Nationals that ended in September 2016
is held in-Lucknow
237. World Mental health day is observed on-10 Oct
238. Who is the author of the book titled The Ministry of Utmost
Happines-Arundhati Roy
239. Name the person that was appointed as the India's
Ambassador to Austria recently-Rajiva misra
240. Name the person that was appointed as the China's
Ambassador to India-Le Yucheng
241. Name the two words that added to the oxford dictionary-
Aiyoh, Aiyah
242. International Day of Girl Child is observed on-11 Oct
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