1. Prime Minister NarendraModi has recently launched the ambitious ‘Rurban Mission' for developing 300 villages across the country as urban growth centres aimed at improving the country’s basic infrastructure, at which of the following places?
1. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
2. Jaipur, Rajasthan
3. Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
4. Dongargarh, Chhattisgarh
5. None of these
Ans.Dongargarh in Chhattisgarh
Prime Minister NarendraModi launched the ambitious ‘Rurban Mission' for developing 300 villages across the country as urban growth centres aimed at improving the country’s basic infrastructure, at Dongargarh in Chhattisgarh.TheShyama Prasad MukherjiRurban (rural-urban) project will focus on improving infrastructural facilities such as power lines, shelters, roads, drinking water connections and drainage, and creating community assets such as schools, colleges and health centers.
2. External Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj recently inaugurated the Rise of Digital India Exhibition in which of the following places.
1. Hyderabad
2. Seoul
3. Tokyo
4. Colombo
5. None of these
Ans. Colombo
External Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj on 6 February 2016 inaugurated the Rise of Digital India Exhibition in Colombo. The exhibition was a part of Sangam -The Festival of India in Sri Lanka 2015-16. The Rise of Digital India exhibition showcases the initiative of Indian government to take the benefits of Information Technology to the common man. The exhibition is a part of six month long Festival of India celebrations in Sri Lanka.
3. Who has sworn in as the 9th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh after Governor JP Rajkhowa used his discretionary powers to appoint him?
1.JarbomGamlin
2.KalikhoPul
3.NabamTuki
4.Rajendra Prasad
5. None of these
Ans. KalikhoPul
Congress Leader, KalikhoPul, 46, has sworn in as the 9th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh after Governor JP Rajkhowa used his discretionary powers to appoint him. He was administered oath to the office and secrecy by Governor in a simple function at Raj Bhawan in Itanagar.Pul’s swearing-in came a day after the Supreme Court vacated its interim order to maintain status quo in the Arunachal Pradesh assembly, paving the way for government formation.
4. North Korean has recently been appointed which of the following as the country’s new military chief?
1.Kim Yong-chun
2.Ri Yong-ho
3.RiMyong-Su
4. Kim Kyok-sik
5. None of these
Ans. RiMyong-Su
North Korean state media has confirmed the country has a new military chief, following earlier reports in Seoul that the former holder of the post had been executed. RiMyong-Su, former People's Security Minister, was referred to as "chief of the Korean People's Army General Staff" when the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on an army exercise guided by leader Kim Jong-un.
5. The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has decided to set up the National Organic Farming Research Institute (NOFRI) in which of the following States/Uts?
1. New Delhi
2. Chandigarh
3. Sikkim
4. Tripura
5. None of these
Ans. Sikkim
The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has decided to set up the National Organic Farming Research Institute (NOFRI) in Sikkim. Decision in this regard was taken by Union Agriculture Minister Radhamohan Singh after he met Sikkim Agriculture Minister SomNathPaudyal in New Delhi. The NOFRI will be established by upgrading the existing Gangtok based Regional Centre of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
6. Christine Lagardehas been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a second five-year term. She belongs to which country ____?
1.France
2. Japan
3. UK
4. USA
5. None of these
Ans. France
Christine Lagarde (60) from France has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a second five-year term. She was sole candidate nominated for the post and was re-nominated by IMF’s Executive Board decision taken by consensus.
7. Christine Lagardehas been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a second five-year term. Her new term would be ______?
1. 2016 to 2020
2. 2017 to 2021
3.2016 to 2021
4. 2017 to 2020
5. None of these
Ans. 2016 to 2021
Christine Lagarde (60) from France has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a second five-year term. She was sole candidate nominated for the post and was re-nominated by IMF’s Executive Board decision taken by consensus. Her new term will start on 5th July 2016 to 2021.
8. Italian author Umberto Eco has died aged 84. Umberto Eco a philosopher who wrote best-selling novels including "The Name of the Rose". Which one of the following novel is not written by him?
1.The Island of the Day Before – 1994
2.Baudolino – 2000
3.The Prague Cemetery - 2010
4.Midnight's Children
5. None of these
Ans.Midnight's Children
Italian author Umberto Eco has died aged 84. Umberto Eco a philosopher who wrote best-selling novels including "The Name of the Rose". The Novelist had been suffering from cancer. Eco was born on January 5, 1932, at Alessandria in the northern Italian region of Piedmont. The Name of the Rose was Eco’s first novel but he had been publishing works for more than 20 years beforehand.Some books written by Umberto Eco are:
The Island of the Day Before – 1994, Baudolino– 2000, The Prague Cemetery – 2010
9. Which one of the following cricketers has been named in ICC’s newly appointed Anti-Corruption Oversight Group as part of the recommendation from its Integrity Working Party of the parent body?
1. Rahul Dravid
2. MS Dhoni
3. SouravGanguly
4. ManiratnaChaudhari
5. None of these
Ans. Rahul Dravid
Batting great Rahul Dravid has been named in ICC’s newly appointed Anti-Corruption Oversight Group as part of the recommendation from its Integrity Working Party of the parent body. The oversight group will include the chairman of the executive committee (under whose area of responsibility this function rests) and will also include former India captain Rahul Dravid, legal expert Louis Weston and independent anti-corruption advisor John Abbott, who was the Chairman of the Integrity Working Party.
10. Brendon McCullum has blasted the fastest century in Test history in his 101st and final match before retiring. He is from ______?
1. Australia
2.West Indies
3.New Zealand
4. South Africa
5. None of these
Ans.New Zealand
Brendon McCullum has blasted the fastest century in Test history in his 101st and final match for New Zealand before retiring. Brendon McCullum has, a 54-ball effort that broke the record jointly held byViv Richards and Misbah-ul-Haq
11. Who has recently been appointed as Chief People officer of Jet Airways?
1.Vinod Singh
2.Rahul Taneja
3. Rajeev Pal
4.PinkuTaneja
5. None of these
Ans. Rahul Taneja
India's 2nd largest airline Jet Airways India Ltd named Rahul Taneja as its chief people officer, responsible for shaping the operations and performance of the group. Taneja previously headed corporate human resources (HR) at Essar Group where he led the strategic redesign of the organization and HR function for global operations across all business portfolios.
12. The International Fleet Review (IFR) 2016, an international military exercise hosted and conducted by Indian Navy was inaugurated in __________?
1. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
2. Agra, Uttar Pradesh
3. Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
4. Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
5. None of these
Ans. Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
The International Fleet Review (IFR) 2016, an international military exercise hosted and conducted by Indian Navy was inaugurated in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The last IFR conducted by the Indian Navy in 2001 in Mumbai, Maharashtra in which navies of 29 countries from across the globe had participated.
13. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Naddahas launched Project Sunrise for prevention of which of the following disease specially among people injecting drugs in the 8 North-Eastern states?
1. Ebola
2. Chickenpox
3. AIDS
4. Chikungunya
5. None of these
Ans. AIDS
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Naddahas launched Project Sunrise on for prevention of AIDS specially among people injecting drugs in the 8 North-Eastern states. The AIDS prevention special project aims to diagnose 90 per cent of such drug addicts with HIV and put them under treatment by 2020.
14. The International Fleet Review (IFR) 2016, an international military exercise hosted and conducted by Indian Navy was inaugurated in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. What was the theme of this year IFR exercise?
1. Secure Oceans
2. Ocean is our great
3. Blue Ocean Blue Economy
4. United through Oceans
5. None of these
Ans. United through Oceans
The International Fleet Review (IFR) 2016, an international military exercise hosted and conducted by Indian Navy was inaugurated in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Theme of this edition on IFR is “United through Oceans” and its objective is to enhance mutual trust and confidence with neighbouring navies by inviting their ships to participate in the event.
15. According to the 18th Mercer Quality of Life study which examined socioeconomic conditions of 230 global cities, which of the following cities, is the world’s best city?
1. London
2. New Delhi
3. Tokyo
4. Vienna
5. None of these
Ans. Vienna
Austria’s capital Vienna is the best place in the world to live, according to an international survey on quality of life that has no Indian city in the top 100. Baghdad is the worst, and London, Paris and New York do not even make it into the top 35, according to international research into quality of life.
