1. Who will take the oath as the first woman CM of Jammu and Kashmir ending 11 weeks of political uncertainty?
Answer. Mehbooba Mufti
2. President Pranab Mukherjee has signed an ordinance to authorise expenditure in whic state that is under the central rule?
Answer. Uttarakhand
3. Who has stepped down as UBHL [United Breweries (Holdings) Ltd.] director recently?
Answer. Sidhartha V Mallya
4. Pakistan’s Sikh religious body elected whom as its caretaker president after its first chief Sardar Sham Singh, credited with changing the face of Sikh shrines in the Muslim-dominated country, died?
Answer. Sardar Tara Singh
5. Name the Former German Foreign Minister who has died at the age of 89 recently?
Answer. Hans-Dietrich Genscher
6. Name the famous TV actress who was known for her role of adult Anandi in the serial “Balika Vadhu”, allegedly committed suicide?
Answer. Pratyusha Banerjee
7. Name the Indian boxer who reached the Asian-Oceania qualifying event final in Quian’an, China, and become the first Indian boxer to book a spot in the Rio Olympics?
Answer. Shiva Thapa
8. Who will be feted with the ‘Maharashtrian Of The Year 2016’?
Answer. Bollywood star Ranveer Singh
9. Which company has forayed into the global combine harvester business, by agreeing to acquire 35 per cent stake in Finish firm Sampo Rosenlew, a combine harvester company based in Pori, for 18 million Euro?
Answer. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M)
10. Name the Chinese technology firm which has announced that it would set up in-house Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) in 10 cities across India by the end of this year with an investment of over $10 million?
Answer. LeEco
11. Which country's National Assembly (NA) elected Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan as the country’s first female house speaker?
Answer. Vietnam
12. ICCR will set up the first Indian Chair in Arab world in which country?
Answer. Ain Shams University (ASU), Cairo, Egypt
