Weekly Update: India: Week2, January 2016

India during the second week of Jan 2016 i.e. 03/01/2016 to 09/01/2016

Ques. Recently India's first urban yacht marina project will come up in Howrah on the banks of the __________ river.

Ans. Hooghly

Ques. At which of the following places the foundation stone for the new helicopter unit of HAL was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

Ans. Tumakuru, Karanataka

Ques. MHA minister Rajnath Singh has approved 33% reservation for women in CAPF. What does CAPF stand for?

Ans. Central Armed Police Forces

Ques. GOI has constituted a Committee headed by which film personality for holistic interpretation of Cinematograph Act and Rules?

Ans. Shyam Benegal

Ques. Recently __________ became the first in the country to become eligible for the Power Ministry’s incentive programme under which power transmission projects achieving early completion will be incentivized.

Ans. Rajasthan Atomic Power Project

Ques. Which prominent educationist and social reform’s 200th birth anniversary celebrations were held on January 6, 2016 at Nadia, WB?

Ans. Pandit Madan Mohan Tarkalankar

Ques. The 7th National Conference on Women in Police is being held at which location in Kadarpur Gurgaon from Jan 6-8, 2016?

Ans. CRPF Academy

Ques. Indian space agency ISRO is setting up the country’s first space park at which location?

Ans. Bengaluru

Ques. For what purposes Tata Trusts signed an agreement with Mars, Incorporated?

Ans. Development of agriculture in India

Ques. In which state Ganga Gram Yojana has been launched?

Ans. Uttar Pradesh

Ques. Which has become the first state to sign a MoU with the Union Government for UDAY scheme?

Ans. Jharkhand

Ques. Recently how many agreements have been signed between Pakistan and Sri Lanka?

Ans. Eight

Ques. As projected by the World Bank what will be the economic growth rate of India during 2016-17?

Ans. 7.8%

Ques. From which of the following dates the union government will implement Bharat Stage (BS) VI emission norms?

Ans. 1 April 2020

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. INS Kadmatt is a _________?

Ans. Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvette

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

Ans. HMT watches