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1. Christine Lagarde from France has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund for a second five-year term. The headquarters of The IMF is located at which places?
1. Tokyo (Japan)
2.Washington D.C (United State)
3. Ufa (Russia)
4. London (UK)
5. None of these
Ans.Washington D.C
Christine Lagarde (60) from France has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund 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 till 2021. The IMF’s headquarters is located in Washington D.C., United States.
2. Who has recently been won the 2016 Presidential election of Central African Republic (CAR)?
1. Catherine Samba-Panza
2. Alexandre-Ferdinand Nguendet
3. Michel Djotodia
4. Faustin Archange Touadera
5. None of these
Ans. FaustinArchangeTouadera
FaustinArchangeTouadera has won the 2016 Presidential election of Central African Republic (CAR) held on 14 February 2016. He defeated Georges AnicetDologuele of Union for Central African Renewal Party who had obtained just over or 37.3 percent or 413,000 votes.
3. Who has set to be named as the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) “national goodwill ambassador for youth”?
1. MS Dhoni
2. ViratKohli
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4. Mashrafe Bin Mortaza
5. None of these
Ans. Mashrafe Bin Mortaza
Bangladesh limited overs captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is set to be named as the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) “national goodwill ambassador for youth”. he appointment will be made official on that day following a signing ceremony, the UNDP said in a statement.
4. The 2016 Asia Cup is a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament currently being held in which of the following countries from 24 February to 6 March 2016?
1. Bangladesh
2. India
3. Sri Lanka
4. Nepal
5. None of these
Ans. Bangladesh
The 2016 Asia Cup is a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament currently being held in Bangladesh from 24 February to 6 March 2016. It is the 13th edition of the Asia Cup, the fifth to be held in Bangladesh, and the first to be played using the T20I format.
5. President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Justice Vineet Saran as the new Chief Justice (CJ) of which of the following States High Courts?
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Rajasthan
3. Orissa
4. Kerala
5. None of these
Ans. Orissa
President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Justice Vineet Saran as the new Chief Justice (CJ) of Orissa High Court as per the provisions of Article 217 of Constitution. His appointment comes after it was lying vacant ever since transfer of Justice D H Waghela as CJ of Bombay High Court.
6. Which of the following distinguished scientist has been appointed as Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) for a term of three years?
1. NK Singh
2. Rajeev Shukla
3. Ravi Jha
4. KN Vyas
5. None of these
Ans. KN Vyas
Distinguished scientist KN Vyas has been appointed as Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) for a term of three years. His appointment was confirmed by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) presided by Prime Minister NarendraModi in New Delhi. He succeeds ShekarBasu who was appointed as Atomic Energy Secretary and Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) in October 2015.
7. In order to enhance economic cooperation and strengthen financial stability, RBI has extended the currency swap arrangement to SAARC nations till mid-November 2017 of how much amount?
1. $3 billion
2. $2 billion
3. $6 billion
4. $1 billion
5. None of these
Ans. $2 billion
In order to enhance economic cooperation and strengthen financial stability, RBI has extended the $2 billion currency swap arrangement to SAARC nations till mid-November 2017. Under the arrangement, RBI is to offer swap arrangement up to an overall amount of $2 billion both in foreign currency and Indian rupee.
8. World’s first fast-acting anti-rabies drug Rabies Human Monoclonal Antibody (RMAb) will be launched in India. This drug has been developed by ____?
1. Lupin Ltd (Mumbai)
2. Serum Institute of India (SII) (Pune)
3. US-based Mass Biologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School
4. Both 3 & 4
5. None of these
Ans.Both 3 & 4
World’s first fast-acting anti-rabies drug Rabies Human Monoclonal Antibody (RMAb) will be launched in India. he drug has been developed by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) and US-based MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School. RMAb drug is a human IgG1 monoclonal antibody that instantly deactivates rabies virus by specifically binding to a conformational epitope of glycoprotein of the virus. It is 25% cheaper compared to the existing expensive human rabies immunoglobulin (hRIG) treatment.
9.Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (formerly MCX Stock Exchange) has appointed which of the following as its interim Managing Director & CEO?
1.Raghav Rajput
2.GopalPurohit
3.Udai Kumar
4.AdityaPuri
5. None of these
Ans. Udai Kumar
Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (formerly MCX Stock Exchange) has appointed its interim Managing Director & CEO Udai Kumar as MD & CEO after receiving necessary approvals from securities regulator SEBI. Prior to this appointment, he was given an interim charge after then MD and CEO SaurabhSarkar had resigned. Udai Kumar is a veteran of the capital and financial markets
10.Tamil film KanavuVariyam has won the prestigious 2016 Remi Award in the United States. This film is directed by?
1. Rakesh Chidambaram
2. Arun Chidambaram
3. Neeraj Singh
4. Aniket Mishra
5. None of these
Ans. Arun Chidambaram
Tamil film KanavuVariyam has won the prestigious 2016 Remi Award in the United States.The film has been directed and produced by a Chennai-based techie Arun Chidambaram and Karthik Chidambaram. The film deals with the incessant power cuts and shortage of electricity faced by the Indian villages. It stars Jiya as the lead character and the music is by Shyam Benjamin.
