1. Union Cabinet has given its nod for Civil Nuclear Cooperation deal with which country?
Japan
Russia
Australia
Ram Antar Gokhal
None of these
2. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved introduction of Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS) for technology upgradation in which of the following sectors?
IT Sector
Automobile Sectors
Banking Sector
Textiles industry
3. Union Govt approves constitution of 69 bridges on Trilateral Highway in which country?
Myanmar
China
Japan
Nepal
None of these
4. State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned a 660 MW unit of Prayagraj Super Thermal Power Project at Which Place in Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh?
Bajha
Bhagwatpur
Bara
Bharetha
None of these
5. Who has recently been appointed as DG of National Centre for Good Governance?
Hemant Contractor
Kuldeep Singh
Rakesh Singh
Dr Gyanendra D Bandgaiyan
None of these
6. Japan and which country recently reached an Agreement on Issue of Comfort Women?
South Korea
North Korea
China
Russia
None of these
7. Who has recently been named as Tournament Director of 2016 Hockey India League?
Sjorn Isberg
KV Isberg
Bjorn Isberg
PK Sant
None of these
8. Which Sand artist’s Santa Claus sculpture featured in Limca Book of Records recently?
Sudarsan Singh
Raghvendra Pattnaik
JP Pattnaik
Sudarsan Pattnaik
None of these
9. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared which of the following country as Ebola-Free?
Republic of Guinea
Liberia
Seirra Leone
Guinea
None of these
10. The educational technology initiative - “Online Labs” - for science students who have not access physical lab for experiments, developed by Amrita CREATE (Centre of Research in Advanced Technologies for Education) in association with which of the following Institutions?
NIIT
C-DAC
IIT
IIIT
None of these
Answers:
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Australia
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the India-Australia Civil Nuclear Cooperation deal that came into force on November 13, 2015. The deal along with the administrative arrangement for implementing the accord will bolster India’s energy security by supporting the expansion of nuclear power in the country. - 4
Textiles industry
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved introduction of Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS) for technology upgradation of the textiles industry. Decision in this regard was taken by CCEA meeting chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The ATUFS replaces existing Revised Restructured Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (RR-TUFS) to give a boost to textile sector under Make in India campaign. - 1
Myanmar
The Union Cabinet has approved the construction of 69 Bridges including Approach Roads on the Tamu-Kyigone-Kalewa (TKK) road section of the Trilateral Highway in Myanmar. Decision in this regard was taken by Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. These bridges will be constructed at a cost of Rs.371.58 crore and shall impart all weather usability to the TKK road section. - 3
Bara Town
State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned a 660 MW unit of Prayagraj Super Thermal Power Project at Bara town in Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh. This is the first supercritical thermal unit to be commissioned in the state to achieve capacity addition on attaining full load. Super-critical units are generally eco-friendly and more efficient thermal power plants as they consume less coal as fuel. - 4
Dr Gyanendra D Bandgaiyan
he Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on 30 December 2015 approved the appointment of Dr Gyanendra D Bandgaiyan as the Director General of the National Centre for Good Governance. He will be in the office for a period of three years which is extendable by another two years or up to 60 years of age, whichever is earlier. - 1
South Korea
Japan and South Korea on 28 December 2015 reached an Agreement on Issue of Comfort Women. The agreement was reached after a meeting between Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and Yun Byung-se, Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea in Seoul. It aims to resolve a decades-old dispute over Korean women who were used as sex slaves by Japanese soldiers during World War II. - 3
Bjorn Isberg
Sweden's Bjorn Isberg on 30 December 2015 was appointed as the Tournament Director of Coal India Hockey India League (HIL), the premier league for hockey in India. On the other hand, Muthukumar Balakrisnan from Malaysia was given the role of the Assistant Tournament Director in the 4th edition of the Coal India Hockey India League. Andy Mair from Scotland was named as the umpire's manager for the league. - 4
Sudarsan Pattnaik
The artist had also created sculptures of Jesus and Mother Mary near Santa Claus. Pattnaik had already created eight world records registered with the Limca Book of World Records. Sudarsan Pattnaik is a world-renowned Indian sand artist from Odisha. Born on 15 April 1977, he self-taught himself the art of sand sculpture. He established The Golden Sand Art Institute which is first of its nature in India. His sculptures include environmental crisis, famous festivals, national integrity and religious tolerance. He has represented India in 50 international Sand Sculpture championship and festivals all around the world and won 27 championship prizes for the country. - 1
Republic of Guinea
The World Health Organization (WHO) on 29 December 2015 declared the end of Ebola virus transmission in the Republic of Guinea. The organization took the decision after observing that 42 days have passed since the last person confirmed to have Ebola virus disease and tested negative now. The end of Ebola transmission in Guinea marks an important milestone in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The original chain of transmission started two years ago in Gueckedou, Guinea in late December 2013. - 2
C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing).
Students who have opted for the Science stream at the high school level, but have no access to physical labs now have the option to perform experiments in a virtual science-lab. Thanks to the educational technology initiative - “Online Labs” - developed by Amrita CREATE (Centre of Research in Advanced Technologies for Education) in association with CDAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing).
