GK update 16th January 2016

Ques. Who has been awarded with the Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship in Singapore?
Ans. Shivraj Singh Chouhan ( for providing dedicated leadership for development)

Ques. Alejandro Aravena has won the 2016 Pritzker Architecture Prize. He belongs to which country?
Ans. Chile

Ques. When is the Army day celebrated?
Ans. 15th January

Ques. Who is the road transport minister of India?
Ans. Nitin Gadkari

Ques. Which commission has issued a notice to West Bengal Government over an alleged banning of HIV positive student?
Ans. National Human Rights commission

Ques. What is the total budget outlay of the Neeranchal project which is being implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development over a six-year period (2016-21) with World Bank Assistance?
Ans. Rs.2142 crore

Ques. What freedom did the Reserve Bank of India has given to banks?
Ans. (1) To provide loan applications through ATMs

(2) To provide draft making services through ATMs

(3) To provide railway ticketing through ATMs

(4) To provide water and electricity bill payment through ATMs

Ques. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test-fired the Nag anti-tank missile at the Mahajan Field Firing Range. In which state the Mahajan Field Firing Range is loacated?
Ans. Rajasthan

Ques. Marat Safin who has been inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame recently belongs to which country?
Ans. Russia

Ques. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson for Gujarat State Commission for Protection of Child Rights?
Ans. Jagruti Pandya

Ques.  Minister of health and family welfare launched four mobile health services- Kilkari, Mobile Academy, M-Cessation and TB Missed Call in New Delhi. Who is the present Minister of health and family welfare?
Ans. J. P. Nadda

Ques. Which state has signed four MOUs with Singapore in the field of urban planning, capacity building skill training and food processing?
Ans. Madhya Pradesh

Ques. Who has won the International Woolmark Prize 2015-2016?
Ans. Suket Dhir

Ques. Which among the following organisations has released Global Risks report 2016?
Ans. World Economic Forum

Ques. Jimmy Morales has been sworn in as the new president of which country?
Ans. Guatemala

Ques. ‘Sahyog-Kaijin’ is joint coast-guard exercise in the Bay of Bengal between India and ----------------.
Ans. Japan

Ques. Which state has been ranked number 1 in the country in terms of installed solar power capacity?
Ans. Rajasthan