GK update 15th January 2016

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Ques. According to Finance Ministry, on how many overseas trip can a Bureaucrat can go in one year?
Ans. 4 trips

Ques. Which state is India's First Fully Organic State?
Ans. Sikkim

Ques. Which bank has launched dedicated branch for start-ups in Bengaluru?
Ans. State Bank of India

Ques. Who has been appointed Chairman of Assocham Karnataka?
Ans. R Shivakumar

Ques. Which two initiatives have been launched by the Mumbai Railway Police?
Ans. SAMEEP and B-SAFE

Ques. What is the abbreviation for SAMEEP, an initiative launched by Mumbai Railway Police.
Ans. Safety Alert Messages Exclusively For Passengers

Ques. B-SAFE is a prolonged multimedia awareness campaign to educate the public about various precautions they should take for safe commuting. This initiative is launched by?
Ans. Mumbai Railway Police

Ques. Who has been presented by UNICEF's Danny Kaye Humanitarian Leadership Award
Ans. David Beckham

Ques. India is in talks with French Government to boost the purchase of which fighter jets?
Ans. Rafale

Ques. Which Asian Country is the top country of birth for immigrant scientists and engineers to the US.
Ans. India

Ques. Who has been elected as the president of BJP Odisha?
Ans. Basanta Panda

Ques. The plea against the odd-even rule in Delhi has been dismissed by which court?
Ans. Supreme Court

Ques. This Republic Day, army dogs will be walking on Rajpath. This will be happening after how many years?
Ans. 26 years

Ques. Which Indian state has earned a place in Guinness World Records for the  largest bollywood dance performance.
Ans. Amritsar

Ques. Alan Rickman passed away recently. He was an?
Ans. Actor. (Best known for his as Severus Snape in the Harry Potter movies)

Ques. Rajesh Vivek died recently. He was?
Ans. Actor. ( Best known for his role of Guran in movie Lagaan)

Ques. The Enforcement Directorate has slapped a show cause notice of how much amount against alleged hawala kingpin Naresh Jain on charges of violations of forex laws.
Ans. Rs 1,200 crore

Ques. Who is India's new High Commissioner to Bangladesh?
Ans. Harsh Vardhan Shringla

Ques. Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis have made history by winning how many consecutive matches?
Ans. 29

Ques. What is the name of NASA's solar powered probe which set the record for distance recently?
Ans. Jupiter