GK update 9th January 2016

Ques. Who has been named as the Most Generous Indian?
Ans. Azim Premji

Ques. Azim Premji topped the the list of Most Generous Indian. He is the chairman of which company?
Ans. Wipro

Ques. In order to avoid duplication of work and to improve efficiency, the government on Thursday merged the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) with which ministry?
Ans. Ministry of External Affairs.

Ques. What is the name for the Indo-French military exercise?
Ans. Shakti 2016

Ques. Where is the Indo-French military exercise Shakti 2016 being held?
Ans. Rajasthan

Ques. Who was appointed as Registrar General and Census Commissioner.
Ans. Sailesh

Ques. Which company has won Prime Minister’s Trophy for being the ‘Best Performing Integrated Steel Plant’ in the country for the performance year 2013 – 2014.
Ans. Tata Steel

Ques. Who has been appointed as CEO of NITI Aayog?
Ans. Amitabh Kant

Ques. Who has been appointed as Chairman of Competition Commission of India?
Ans. Devender Kumar Sikri

Ques. INS Kadmatt is a _________?
Ans. Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvette

Ques. Ban on which traditional sport has been lifted in Tamil Nada?
Ans. Jallikattu

Ques. Jallikattu is a ______ sport.
Ans. Bull-taming sport

Ques. Commonfloor.com has been acquired by which company?
Ans. Quikr

Ques. Who has won Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month
Ans. Miguel Tabuena

Ques. Pavan Kapoor has been appointed as India’s new ambassador to which country?
Ans. Israel

Ques. Who has been elected as the General President of the 105th Indian Science Congress Association for 2017-18?
Ans. Dr. Achyuta Samanta

Ques. The Union Cabinet approved the conversion of MUDRA Ltd, a non- banking financial company (NBFC), into ______?
Ans. MUDRA bank

Ques. RBI governer Raghuram Rajan was felicitated with which award by the Financial Times Group's monthly publication The Banker
Ans. Central Banker of the Year Award

Ques. The government of India has approved the closure of which PSU?
Ans. HMT watches

Ques. AB Khare has been appointed as the CMD of which state run company?
Ans. Madras Fertilizers