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Ques. Who has been appointed as the new police commissioner of Mumbai?
Ans. Datta Padsalgikar
Ques. Who won the women's doubles title in Australian Open?
Ans. Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis
Ques. What is the proposed amount of loan that would be provided to students under the Students Credit Card?
Ans. 4 Lakhs
Ques. The Indian women's cricket team scripted history on Friday by clinching its maiden Twenty20 series win against which team?
Ans. Australia
Ques. Six Indian-manufactured Metro rail coaches have been exported to which country?
Ans. Australia
Ques. Arindam Sen Gupta passed away. He was?
Ans. Managing editor of Times of India (TOI)
Ques. Who won the women's single title at Australian Open?
Ans. Angelique Kerber
Ques. "Mukhyamantri Jal Swavalamban Abhiyan" is a water conservation mission of which state government?
Ans. Rajasthan Government
Ques. Who is the excise minister of Kerala?
Ans. K. Babu
Ques. Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with which NBFC for vehicle financing?
Ans. Magma Fincorp
Ques. Excise duty on petrol has been hiked by Re __ per litre and Rs __ on diesel
Ans. 1, 1.50
Ques. Former Army Chief General KV Krishna Rao, passed away recently. He played an important role in which war?
Ans. Bangladesh Liberation War
Martyrs’ Day marks the death anniversary of the father of nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who was assassinated on Jan 30, 1948, by Nathuram Godse. Godse held Gandhi responsible for the partition of India thus he shot Gandhiji. For this evil deed Godse was hanged on November 15, 1949. Martyrs Originally the martyrdom of the soldiers while defending the sovereignty of the country during the freedom struggle was remembered on Republic Day, January 26, and this gave way to January 30.
On this day not only Prime Minister and chiefs of the armed forces salute the martyrs at India Gate but also common men show their gratitude towards them by giving up their normal activities for some time and observing silence for 2 minutes.
Sirens are blown at every government establishment around 11 am. At that time everyone, be it in industrial units or government offices even the commoners stop their work and observe silence for two minutes as a remembrance of the martyred souls. The siren again blows after two minutes, i.e. around 11.02 am allowing resuming work.
The day sees the triumphant celebrations, showcasing the latest weapon achievement and advertising military might.
The followers of Mahatma Gandhi worship him and quote- He is the greatest human being so far appeared on this earth. Bapu is a symbol of virtues and greatness. This man lived the life of a saint.
His status of Father of the Nation cannot be challenged as the political party led by him enjoyed full monopoly after independence. He believed in anti violent ideologies. Gandhi and his followers played a significant role in ousting British.
January, 30 is a Martyrs' day to remember the freedom fighters of our country, where as January 25, is considered as a Martyrs' day to remember those who lost their lives in the Anti-Hindi agitations during 1937-38 and 1965.
Ques. Who is the chief minister of Kerala?
Ans. Oomman Chandy
Ques. What is the name of second part of the President Pranab Mukherjee's memoir?
Ans. The Turbulent Years: 1980-1996
Ques. Who has been appointed as the spokesperson for Congress party?
Ans. Manish Tiwari
Ques. Union Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot launched an exclusive job portal for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). What portfolio he holds?
Ans. Ministery of Social Justice and Empowerment
Ques. Ministry of Railways has signed two Separate Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with which two state governments for “Formation of Joint Venture Companies for Development of Railway Infrastructure in these States?
Ans. Kerala and Andhra Pradesh
Ques. Who has been appointed as Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh by the Supreme Court of India recently?
Ans. Sanjay Mishra
Ques. David Warner of Australia has won the Allan Border Medal for the first time and also the 'Test Player of the Year' award. What role he has in the Australian cricket team?
Ans. Vice-captain
Ques. Indian activist Henri Tiphagne is the first Indian to receive the Amnesty International Human Rights Award 2016. Which arm of Amnesty International confers Human Rights Award?
Ans. Germany
Ques. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced Ireland's South African coach ---------------- as 2015's Coach of the Year in men's category.
Ans. Craig Fulton
Ques. A book "Midnight's Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition" on the partition of India in 1947 and its fatal consequences has won a 'William E. Colby Award 2016' in US. Who is the author of this book?
Ans. Nisid Hajari
Ques. India has overtaken which country to become the world's largest rice exporter in 2015?
Ans. Thailand
Ques. The list of 20 smart cities out of the 98 shortlisted for the 'Smart Cities Mission' has been released to receive funds. What is the total number of capital cities under this mission?
Ans. 24
Ques. For the capital cities of which two states Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $80-million loan agreement with the Centre to help continue improving infrastructure?
Ans. Mizoram and Tripura
Ques. Who among the following headed the Expenditure Management Commission which submitted its final report to the government recently?
Ans. Bimal Jalan
The list of 20 smart cities out of the 98 shortlisted for the 'Smart Cities Mission' was released on Thursday. These 20 cities will be the first to receive funds, thus kickstarting the process of developing them into 'smart cities'. The next two years will see the inclusion of 40 and 38 cities, respectively.
The centre would be spending Rs. 200 crore each selected city would be given out this financial year - a total outgo of Rs 4,000 crore. This is to be followed by Rs 100 crore each in the subsequent three years
The list is as follow:
1. Bhubaneswar, Odisha
2. Pune, Maharashtra
3. Jaipur, Rajasthan
4. Surat, Gujarat
5. Kochi, Kerala
6. Ahmedabad, Gujarat
7. Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
8. Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
9. Sholapur, Maharashtra
10. Davangere, Karnataka
11. Indore, Madhya Pradesh
12. New Delhi Municipal Corporation
13. Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
14. Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh
15. Belagavi, Karnataka
16. Udaipur, Rajasthan
17. Guwahati, Assam
18. Chennai, Tamil Nadu
19. Ludhiana, Punjab
20. Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Ques. India with which country has signed an agreement for cooperation on a coordinated grant competition for conducting basic and exploratory scientific research?
Ans. Russia
Ques. With which country has India signed a Protocol recently amending the Double Taxation Avoidance Convention with that country?
Ans. Armenia
Ques. Veteran actress Rekha has been honored with the Yash Chopra Memorial Award recently. Which state has conferred this award on her?
Ans. Maharashtra
Ques. Rajasthan has become the third State to sign the MoU under UDAY scheme, which are the other two States?
Ans. Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh
Ques. Which Indian origin dentist in Melbourne has been honoured with the highest civilian honour, the Order of Australia?
Ans. Sajeev Koshy
Ques. After how many years India has regained its No. 1 ICC Test ranking recently?
Ans. Five
Ques. Which organisation has named the Netherlands pair of Robert Van Der Horst and Lidewij Welten as the 2015 Players of the Year in the men's and women's categories respectively?
Ans. The International Hockey Federation (FIH)
Ques. Famous ------------------ Actor Abe Vigoda passed away recently.
Ans. American
Ques. Which state government has launched special weekly free clinics for women to provide free check up, treatment, tests and medicines?
Ans. Madhya Pradesh
Ques. Which country has been ranked number one in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index?
Ans. Denmark
Ques. CIC stands for?
Ans. Central Information Commission
Ques. Mahindra defence has signed an agreement with which French company to make helicopters?
Ans. Airbus
Ques. India will set up a satellite tracking and imaging centre in_____ that will give Hanoi access to pictures from Indian earth observation satellites that cover the region, including China and the South China Sea
Ans. Vietnam
Ques. How many Rafale jets will India buy from France?
Ans. 36
Ques. PM Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande inaugurated the interim secretariat of ?
Ans. International Solar Alliance (ISA)
Ques. Sait Nagjee football tournament was inaugurated by?
Ans. Ronaldinho
Ques. Who has been named as the advisor to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar?
Ans. Prashant Kishor
Ques. Which language was made the official language of India?
Ans. Hindi
Ques. Where is India's tallest and largest tricolour situated?
Ans. Ranchi
Ques. Who hoisted India's tallest and largest tricolour in Ranchi?
Ans. Manohar Parrikar
Ques. How much is the budget Telengana government has decided for 2016-2017?
Ans. Rs 1.40 lakh crore
Ques. What does USFDA stands for?
Ans. United States Food and Drug Administration
Ques. What amount has been raised Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), through Non Convertible Debenture?
Ans. Rs 425 crore
Ques. World Economic Forum is being held at?
Ans. Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.
Ques. Sushma Swaraj is in Bahrain to attend?
Ans. first India-Arab Ministerial meeting
Ques. AC Jose passed away recently. He was -?
Ans. Former Kerala assembly speaker
Ques. Which indiginously made helicopter took part in the international air show?
Ans. Dhruv
Ques. India's which indigenous Light Combat Aircraft took part in the international air show?
Ans. Tejas
Ques. What is the rank of India in the inaugural list of the world's best countries, released on the sidelines of WEF Annual Meeting?
Ans. 22nd
Ques. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed banks to sell India Gold Coins (IGC) with ------------------ manufactured by public sector MMTC Ltd.
Ans. Ashok Chakra
Ques. Who has been appointed as Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
Ans. Atulesh Jindal
Ques. 'Mahamana Express' was recently flagged off by ther Prime Minister from-
Ans. Varanasi
Ques. What is the medium term and long term duration of Gold Monetisation Schemes for which the RBI has allowed depositors to withdraw pre-maturely after the minimum lock-in period?
Ans. 5-7 year and 12-15 years
Ques. Umaid Bhawan Palace in ------------------------- has been declared world's best hotel in the Travellers' choice awards by the world's biggest travel site TripAdvisor.
Ans. Jodhpur
Ques. To which of the following sports firm the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has signed as its marketing rights partner for the next two years?
Ans. IOS Sports & Entertainment
Ques. Which U-15 badminton player has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Life Insurance Company PNB Metlife India?
Ans. Vaishnavi Reddy
Ques. Lleyton Hewitt who announced his retirement from tennis recently belonges to which country?
Ans. Australia
Ques. Who has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Moldova?
Ans. Pavel Filip
Ques. ONGC Videsh Ltd, has entered into an agreement with which African Nation for cooperation in upstream hydrocarbon sector?
Ans. Equatorial Guinea